My header!

I got my header to work! Well, ok....my daughter got my header to work. She was having a moment of relief from her strep yesterday and fixed this for me. It only took her a few minutes. Since when is it ok that our kids know more than us???

A Chicken Party!

This has to be one of the coolest parties I've ever seen. Chickens! Really! Who would have thought of a party all themed up in chickens? Dusti whipped up this fabulous party and you can see lots more pictures and information about it at Little Shindings.

I have a follower!!

I am so excited!!! I have my first follower on this blog!!! OK, I'll calm down. Thank you....Natalie from Little Shindigs and Mommy Likes to Party for being my first follower. I should give you a prize or something. :) I'm not sure why this is so exciting to me...it just is. It could be a little intimidating...I've got something to live up to now. I will do my best, that's for sure. :)

Monster Party

There's a Monster Party in progress! :) I've been working on this most of the day. Hope to get it up for sale.........soon! :)

Kidzorg... a very inspirational site.

I've come across another really neat Blog and I would like to share with those who read my blog.
The blog is Kidzorg. There is alot of inspiration on this blog! Also and more importantly it celebrates the lives of special needs children. Their "mission is to increase awareness and understanding about different health conditions and to help all people cope with challenges and enjoy life!" Check out their site and be touched by the many stories of real people they share. Also right now they are having a Huge giveaway....a $200 Target gift card among many other cool things.

Happy Valentines Day!

I just thought I'd share some of the Valentines I made.
I made the butterflies using the download from Skip to my Lou. They were easy to do but not alot of fun cutting them out. And I forgot to put eyes on them!! Goodness sakes.

And these were free downloads from Living Locurto. Very easy and fun. Bright colors. Cool design. She has alot of other free downloads there too. These bags are filled with chocolates.

And these were just a little something I came up with to give my little kids in church today. I wanted something not so sweet. They are little bags filled with Teddy Grahams and a few Valentine M & M's.

Some Changes

I downloaded a new blog header, which I like, but I need to work on the title being put in it's proper place. Still trying to figure it out. :)
If you like this header and want to see more of what House of 3 has to offer, go check them out. They have some really cool stuff there.

Seriously SWEET Valentines

Have you made your Valentines yet? Well these are so cute...you'd be "loved" for making and giving these that's for sure. You just need to print on cardstock, cut and sign your sweet name. :) The Long Thread is offering the template on their site. If you want something even a bit different...they have some options. Enjoy.

Breakfast for your Sweetheart

Broiled Banana Crisp...mmmmmmmm

Heart Pancakes

Rasberry-Stuffed French Toast

SITS Giveway....Bedroom Luxuries

You must check this out! SITS is hosting a Bedroom Bliss giveaway. If you need or even just want new Bedroom linens and things, to be exact its:

500 count Sheet Set
2 Memory Foam Pillows
Sheet Spray and Candles
Soft and luxurious Spa Towels
$30 Target Gift Card

Check it out. :)
What an awesome giveaway.

Bakerella Giveaway

Head on over to Bakerella and congratulate them on being featured in Taste of Home.
While you are there....sign up for their wonderful giveaway too. Contest ends Monday, Feb 9 at 5pm.

Cupcakes anyone?

These are fabulous!. Take an ordinary cupcake, frost it, cool it, and then put a wrapper around it. Easy, fun, and unique. Wrappers are sold at Roundabouts.

This one is perfect for your kids Valentines.And now this one...well that's just PERFECT for promoting my Popcorn Business! :)

Love Tree

Isn't this just the cutest idea? First of all , I love tree decor so this caught my eye right away. It is just branches in a vase of any kind and covered with little love notes from your family. How sweet! The idea is from this blog I happened to find. She gives much more detail if you are interested in checking it out further.

YUMMY!

These recipes/pictures are all from Martha Stewart. Just thought I'd share a few yummy ideas that can be made for that someone special.
Stay tuned for some Valentine Breakfast ideas. :)

Recipe for Ice Cream Hearts with Arrow Tuiles

Recipe for Shortbread Hearts

Recipe for Yummy Hot Chocolate with Marshmellows

Recipe for Meringue Heart Ice Cream Sandwiches

And one more...........

Recipe for Brownie Heart Cupcakes

Valentine Lollipops

These lollipops are adorable! :) Check them out at this site. They look really easy to make. Great Valentine gift if you are into Valentines day.

I LOVE this idea!

This looks like it was an amazing baby shower. What a cool idea! It was done by brit at most likely LATE. Go check out her site for the entire post. So cool. :)

Invites were done by this gal. Check out her fabulous work too! :)

Scenes from the Vintage 40th Birthday Party for Larry

Theme: Vintage

The Old Shed just after being cleaned up and paper banners and clear lights hung.
The banner is made of black and brown construction papers, and beige papers that were printed with pictures of Larry's vintage snowmobiles on them....all stapled onto black ribbon.

Tables: were covered with a beige sort of burlap fabric with black felt and rust scrapbook paper placemats it the center of the tables. There were old time canisters filled with vintage candies. Candy cigarettes, photo confetti, and old games (magic 8 balls, wolly willy) were laying on the tables. Also had a couple candles sitting on the tables.

This is not the best picture since it was taken after is was all messed up!

Menu: Chili, Beer Bread, Corn Salsa and Chips, Kettle Corn, and Old Time Sodas.

Kettle Corn was served in Vintage containers purchased from Hobby Lobby.

Napkins were wrapped and sealed with a "Celebrate Larry" "Vintage 1968 Model" Themed papers that were personally designed by me.

The Birthday Guy:Party Date: September 20th, 2008

Bridal Show and Popcorn

Well today Kelly and I went to a Bridal Show. I can't say that either of us had a very eventful day there. In order to sign up for the door prizes you had to be a bride to be, which neither of us are. So we looked around, got a few decorating ideas for parties, and that's pretty much it. But that's ok.
I set up a table at the local food fair today and sold 26 bags of popcorn!! Only came home with 2 bags left. That's exciting! I was not at the food fair except for the last 1/2 hour and even in that short time I was able to visit with a few people about my Party Business, so I am happy about that. It takes time for things to fall into place, but I guess eventually they do. I just need to be patient and that's ok too.
I did purchase another container today for my collection of candy buffet glassware. Eventually I will have enough to advertise them for rental.
Next plan is to get at least one party-to-go together and up for sale. And hopefully get some good pictures taken so I can do justice to the package. :)

New purchases

I did some after Christmas shopping and I do wish I would have bought more. The prices were amazing. I always 2nd guess my purchases and then later wish I would have bought more. One thing that I DID NOT buy and SHOULD have was sets of White with silver or gold trim Dinnerware . Each box had a 4 place setting and was marked down to $7.50. I thought I'd wait and see if I could get them just a bit cheaper. Well they went cheaper, the next day...down to 75% off which would have made them like $4 a box. They were gone when I got there. :( Shopping stresses me out!
I found this glass container at TJ Maxx for $8. It is filled with glittered balls, but I plan to use it for a Candy Buffet. Once I feel I have enough containers I will be putting them up for rental. Need to get a few more yet.
Lights...oh my goodness, I could have bought a ton of them. Of these I bought 3 packs at $1.99 each.

And these swag ones were just $1.99 each too. Got 3 sets.
And Dazzle Drape. I love this stuff. I used gold as garland on my tree this year and red as a tablerunner for Christmas eve. It is so pretty and easy to use. I think these were 1/2 off at $3.50. Only bought 3 and they are all different colors. Would really have liked to get more of each color but they were all gone.

And these!!!! Chargers. I love them. I got them at Walmart. They were 1/2 off at $3.00 for a pack of 4. Got 4 packs....16 silver chargers. Here I go again....I SHOULD have bought the gold ones too! :) These will be so nice to use. Glad to have them.

I found these crown napkin rings at Target. I took all the had. 10 of them. They were 75% off. $1.24 for a 2 pack. They will be very nice for a Princess Party. :)

Amy also found me a beautiful Punch Bowl. It was originally 39.99 and I got it for $9.99. Even though she thinks my party thing is crazy...she was shopping for the deals for me too. :)

Blog it Forward for a great cause!

Let’s Eat Cake, an amazing fundraiser hosted by the equally amazing Melissa Margarita-DiStefano, is coming up quick: Tuesday, February 17th at the Plaza Paramount Hotel! Let’s Eat Cake is a cake decorating competition with all proceeds going to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Learn more about the fundraiser right here.

In an effort to make sure we get the word out to everyone (and raise money), we are starting this chain-blog (Ok, not sure if that is correct terminology. But it’s like a chain letter so let’s just go with it, shall we?)

Here’s what we need you to do…Repost this post (or create your own new version) on your blog and ask others to post it on their blogs. Melissa will donate one dollar to the fundraiser for EVERY BLOG that posts on Let’s Eat Cake this week! With the power of the blogosphere, that can QUICKLY add up! Let’s make Melissa Pay! Once you have reposted it, leave a comment letting us know that you posted it along with the url to the blog. It’s for a great cause and it will be fun to see how far it will go! So lets do it… Lets blog it forward and raise money for a great cause!!!

**Kudos to Unique Designs for creating this fun chain-blog effort!**

P.S. Ok, Melissa… time to kick in another $1!

P.S.S. If any business wants to help out with a matching challenge, Melissa would love to hear from you!