St Patrick's Day (free) Printables

My favorate - Free Printables! What better way to spice up your St Patty's Day Party!
These Printables by anna and blue paperie are super cute and the possiblities are endless!

Gift Tag

Box Tag

Cupcake Topper

Click HERE for the printables!

Rainbow Cupcakes

These would be so cute at any St. Patrick's Day party.

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Pot o' Gold

Check out this super cute idea for St. Patty's Day by It is what it is .

Image by It is what it is

Click here for the free printable tags.

Enjoy!

Our Valentine Party

My daughters Best Friend Casey came over for a play date today and I wanted to surprise them with a little Valentine Party. My budget was $25.00.  I did most of my shopping at Target and had picked up Heart straws at Walmart a couple weeks ago. I was only having two little guests but you could still acheive the same party with a few more kids and skip the favor boxes for the same price.

This was a simple, easy party to do.  I kept it low key since I was planning it the day before the party.

 I LOVE the color scheme. Perfect for a 2.5 yr old party!

I hung tissue paper Pom poms for the light fixture in the kitchen that I had saved from my Best Friends Bridal Shower.  But they are really easy to make.  You can check out Martha Stewarts blog for them instructions on how to make them. Click here.

The banner came all in one piece but I found it too long to hang so I took it apart in three pieces which made it easier.

For the favor boxes I cut out the work Love and glued it to white card stock - I made it look like an oversized tag and used tulle that I had in the house to make and wrapped it around the boxes.

The girls enjoying their party!

Target
Cookies - $3.00
M&M's - $2.50
Plates  - $1.50
Stickers - $2.00
Dinosaurs - $2.00
Hippo Bowl - $3.00
Banner - $3.00
Placemats - $1.79 each
Favor Boxes - $1.00 each

Walmart
Heart Straws - $2.00

Grand Total
$24.58 Not bad!

Valentine Cupid Poop

This is such a cute and inexpensive idea by Mine for the Making for valentines day. Cupid valentine poop! So Cute!

Image by Mine for the Making

Image by Mine for the Making





 
 

Wooden LOVE Letter by Pen n' Paper Flowers

I came across this easy LOVE project by Pen N' Paper Flowers and just HAD to share it.  The best thing is that you really do not need to be all that crafty to do it. I also love that it is not just for Valentines Day but something that can be enjoyed all year long!

Simple True Love

Image by Pen N' Paper Flowers

Love this look too

Image by Pen N' Paper Flowers

Summer Love

Image by Pen N' Paper Flowers

Halloween Love

Image by Pen N' Paper Flowers

Be sure to visit Pen N' Paper Flowers not only does she explain how she made this project but she also include (free) printables for you to use.  I just may have to make one of these tomorrow for my cousin and surprise her with it when we go Wedding Dress shopping in New York over the weekend.

Click here is get your free printables http://penandpaperflowers.blogspot.com/

This project is really affordable too and of course I love that! You can do this project for around $7.00 - Now thats a good deal! Wooden Letters at Micheals or Joann Fabrics are under a dollar a piece - Black paint $1.25 and Ribbon between $.50 and $2.00 depending on which ribbon you use and a paint brush will run you about $.25.

ENJOY!

Paper Napkin Flowers by Creative Hostess

Aren't these paper napkin flowers by the Creative Hostess just the cutest? I love them! I also love that they are really inexpensive to make. All you need are paper napkins (which you can find at your local dollar store or Walmart for super cheap) , string, pipe cleaners, ribbon or staples what ever you have in the house will work.

Image by Creative Hostess 

Image by Creative Hostess

Image by Creative Hostess

These would look so cute at a bridal shower, baby shower or birthday party. They are also great if you just need something to brighten up your or a special someones day!


Click here for the Tutorial for these flowers.

http://www.dana-made-it.com/2008/07/tutorial-wallflowers.html

Birthday Printables by Dimple Prints

When my daughter informed me that she wanted a Cat in the Hat birthday this year I was stumped. I am a sucker for homemade birthday parties and the past two years have made everything myself - Invites, banners, thank yous, etc. I have nothing to make a Cat in the Hat birthday. Cricut does not make a Dr. Seuss cartridge. What was I to do? I began searching on Etsy for homemade Cat in the Hat birthday parties and stumbled upon a little treasure from Dimple Prints. Their DIY Seussish Printable Party Package was just what I was looking for and for $10.00 how could I pass that up!

   Their package came with so much it was unbelievable. Happy Birthday Banner, Party Hats, Favor Tags, Various food label/place card designs (flat & tent), Cupcake toppers, Invitations (fill-in style), Thank You Notes-Favor Box, Welcome Signs, Party Signs - games, prizes, coat check, etc., Large Pennant Banner, Small Pennant Banner (high chair bunting), T-Shirt Design (requires printable transfer paper), Door & Chandelier Decorations, Cupcake Wrappers, Patterned Papers, Water Bottle Wraps, Juice Wraps, Instructions & more! I was very impressed!

They have a lot of $10.00 printables to choose from. Under The Big Top , Construction..Loads of Fun and Sweet Cookies & Milk just to name a few.

Under the Big Top 

Construction - Loads of Fun

Sweet Cookies & Milk

I love all of Dimple Prints printables that I will definitely be using them again for sure.

I would order these printables in plenty of time before your party. There is so many pages of printables that you will want to go through in advance to pick and choose what you want to print. Make sure that you print them on card stock for durability.

My daughter's birthday is not until the end of March and I have already have our printables. I am so glad that I ordered them when I did. There is so much that I want to print and put together. This way I will have all the leg work done long before her party happens and I can just relax and enjoy her party. Not to worry I will totally share her party with you when it happens!

LOVE Cupcakes by Sweetopia

Ok so I am in LOVE with these cupcakes by sweetopia. Such a cute colorful idea for valentine's day. The Disco Dust used on the LOVE sure does make these cupcakes sparkle!

Image by Sweetopia


I am thinking of making my own verson of these sweet cupcakes.



Valentine Printables

Another great Valentine Printable. The Hands-On Housewife designed these adorable valentine printables. These would look so cute in a frame displayed in your home or if your having a Valentine's party displayed in a frame on your dessert table. I know I will be printing at least one (or both) of these little cuties out!

 

 

Image by The Hands-On Housewife

Image by The Hands-On Housewife

 

Free Printable Valentine Cards by Anders Ruff

Check out these super cute (free) Valentine printables by Anders Ruff . I can not wait to print mine out. Thanks Ladies!

 

Image by Anders Ruff

Image by Anders Ruff

 

Valentine's Cookies

I wanted to make something fun, easy and affordable for Valentine's Day. That's when I came up with a Valentine Cookie Party. These Cute heart shaped sugar cookies would look great at any Valentine's day party.



My daughter Ella helping roll out the dough.





For these mini hearts I melted Wiltons Chocolate melts(I used red and white) in a small bowl,

dipped a spatula in the chocolate and drizzled it over the cookies.





These LOVE cookies turned out pretty cute! I used ABC cookie cutters that my

sister gave me for Christmas that I have been dying to use. I dipped the bottom

half of the cookie in the Wiltons chocolate and poured sprinkles them.





For these heart cookies I dipped half of the cookie in the Wiltons chocolate and poured valentine

 sprinkles over them, drizzled a couple with the chocolate and left a couple plain



The Sugar Cookie Recipe - from allrecipes.com

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups butter, softened

2 cups white sugar

4 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely

ENJOY!