Bernie's Baseball Birthday Party

 To be honest, this party was so long ago I have no idea when this was. Last year? Five years ago? I really do not remember. But this party was for my grandmother who has always appreciated baseball. Below are the details:

-I drew the banner pictures with a metallic silver marker. I free-handed and cut out the pennant flags the same way. I attached them to sticks or dowel rods. 

-Some of the greenery came from tree branches outside, though the flowers were fake. 

-I used wooden stars painted with white acrylic paint and decorated with a silver permanent marker for favors. The stars came from Walmart. 

-The lace tablecloth came from Dollar General. 

Thank you for visiting! 

-Lauryn 

Christmas Room Tour, 2021

 Hey everyone, this is super random, but going through photos I realized I never shared my Christmas decorations. So here is either a very late or a very early Christmas room tour (from 2021). I decorated the mirror with hot-glued plants from outside. They are still holding on and look golden despite being dead! I added a bow and bell from a Dollar Tree pack of bells. I made the banner out of cut and tied strips of fabric. Most of the decorations came from thrift stores, others were gifts or décor I had from previous years. I wanted a very simple, minimalist feel with blush pink, burgundy, gold, and neutral brown colors. 

I hope you enjoyed!

-Lauryn

Feminine Football Birthday Party (Adult) + DIY Favors

Hello! Today I'd like to share a super last-minute birthday party I did back in January that was themed around football. I wanted a pastel color scheme (inspired by a football party I saw in Pinterest), and a fun but stylish look. I painted the black poster with white acrylic paint in quick, sketchy-like strokes. I used scrapbook paper to make little props such as a megaphone, helmet and football. I also used some trophies from Dollar Tree and painted them white, as well. My grandparents made/decorated the cake. The streamers were from Hobby Lobby (used in an earlier event I posted, Morgan's 3rd Cars Birthday Party). Below I list a quick tutorial on how to make punny "Extra" gum football favors. I hope you enjoy! 

DIY Football Favors:

You Will Need:
-Extra Gum (one package per person)
-Consruction or Scrapbook Paper
-Scissors
-A Pen
-Tape

Step 1.
Cut the paper into the hand shape seen in the photos above (I don't know the proper terminology).

Step 2.
Write with pen "You are 'extra'-ordinary! Thanks for coming!" or your own extra gum pun.

Step 3.
Tape the back of the paper cutouts to the gum packages. That's all!

Thank you for visiting!

-Lauryn

Modern Silver and Purple Girl's Mario Party

For my cousin's fifth birthday, she asked for a Mario themed party, so I was excited to try a unique color scheme, which was pale purple (or lavender), white and silver. It also had some pink and pink-purple shades in the watercolors and treats. Her favorite character is Toad, so you may notice a particular emphasis on Toad decor and mushrooms. The star balloons came from Amazon, the flowers were a mixture of backyard wildflowers and a bouquet from Currahee Gardens, the glow-in-the-dark car favors inside of the pinatas were from Dollar Tree, and the cake was from Ingles. Everything else, including the costume, was handmade (and I look foward to sharing those tutorials with you in upcoming posts). My brothers contributed by creating a white-and-purple pixel Mario (by Will) and giant Lego party scene (by Jacob), which they invented themselves. I made the crayons with a silicoln mold from Walmart. The holographic paper I used for the various signs/labels was from Michaels. I made the marshmellow treats myself, and I will share the recipe in a future post as well. I made the adult favors by printing wallet photo prints, creating holographic-confetti-filled stars and placing them in favor bags. The circle banner was just watercolored paper cut into circles and glued onto a string. You can view the Mario mystery box pinata tutorial here. Without further ado, here's Riley's fifth birthday party:

I hope you enjoyed it! I will post again soon!

-Lauryn