Shona's Cats & Coffee Themed Birthday Party

 Happy Sunday! Today I am sharing yet another party from way back... again, I do not recall what year this was from, but I know it was early 2024 or before. This birthday party was themed around "Cats and Coffee" (the best combination, right?). 

I used a warm color palette, and tried to use mostly browns/comfort colors. Below are the details:

-The cat face was made with greenery (artificial or mixed with real branches) poked into the pegboard. 

-The draped orange-y cloth was cheesecloth I had on hand. All of the fabrics I had on hand, and the gold one was actually a golden dress.

-I used printed pictures assembled onto string for the cat banner. 

-I also printed a Google image for the coffee sign. 

-For the party favors, I  cut out cats from recycled cardboard, drew faces and paws with a pen, and taped Dollar Tree heart lollipops onto them. I was very fortunate, Dollar General was having a great sale. The plastic coffee cups are typically 3 for $1, and then the glass mugs were half off so they were around $1 each. 

-The little handwritten signs read "Shona's Birthday Pawty" and for favors, "Please take one. Thank you for helping make Shona's birthday party Purrfect."

Thanks for visiting! 

-Lauryn

DIY Director/Teacher Thank You Gift Sets

 

Hello, happy Friday! Here is a thank you gift idea that is especially great for when you need to make several thank you gifts at once. I made these for my theater directors, choreographer, and stage manager, but they could work for other occasions such as bulk teacher appreciation gifts. This gift sets are very simple to put together. 

Here is what they included:

-Cups (mine were from Walmart)

-Thank You Cards (mine were from Dollar Tree)

-Dishcloths (I bought a set from Walmart)

-Tea/Drink Packets 

-Lip Balm (I bought mine in a set from Marshells)

-Donuts/Treats (again, mine were from Walmart)

-Sandwich Bags 

-Ribbon

-Containers/Baskets (Mine were from Dollar Tree)

Of course, these items could easily be replaced by alternative items based on what the recipient likes. 

I hope you find this helpful!

-Lauryn

A Licorice-Themed (Halloween-ish) Birthday Party

 

Hello, today I am excited to share a party I never posted from way back in September I did for my grandma. I had no idea what theme to do, and I was inspired when sometime near her birthday she mentioned how she loved licorice, which I already knew, but in desperation for a theme a thought that perhaps licorice could be my theme. Her birthday is the month before Halloween, so I ended up doing not only licorice and sweets for the décor, but also a bat and dark, moody/elegant colors like burgundy and black with blush pink, other pinks, and tan. I used fabric cut into long strips for the background of the display (from fabric donated to me as I mentioned in a previous post and had on hand), all looped around a string or fabric strip at the top. I draped the fabric over a pegboard. I made matching kabob sticks with Dollar Tree candies and licorice, and also got Dollar Tree cookies. The big pink candy decoration was fabric tied around a balloon. The licorice stick decoration next to it was black fabric hot-glued to a recycled protein powder container. The licorice-looking word banner was made of hot glue on cardstock letters all painted black. 

I hope this is helpful for other licorice/candy lovers with upcoming birthdays or as Halloween party inspiration!

-Lauryn

Thanksgiving, 2018

Here's my 2018 Thanksgiving tablescape. It's kind of an odd time to post this, but as I've mentioned before, I'm trying to catch up on the year, so maybe this will come in handy next fall. I also took some food photos for fun of my 'weird' Keto-Vegan meal. The leaves were gathered from outside and I did the calligraphy with a gel ink pen after painting half of each with gold acrylic paint for an elegant, gold-dipped looked. The runner was made with my Dollar Tree wrapping paper. The leaves and branches were from various plants in out yard, such as our Bradford Pear Tree. The candlesticks and dishes were all thrift store finds I had in my stash. I threw it all together the day of, as usual. 

I have many more posts on the way this week!
-Lauryn