Easter Fun!

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! We had a great time celebrating with a brunch and egg hunt.

My dear friend Jamie made these peep kabobs and marshmallows.

Cross Cookies by Cookies by Tree.

The kids enjoying their brunch.

The Dads hid eggs filled with tickets and the kids redeemed them for toys from the "store".  They all had a blast!


Thank you for visiting!

Blessings,

DIY Petal Garland

Happy Thursday!

Today I'd like to show you how to make the Flower Petal Garland from our Easter Party!

 
I've had these flower petals in my craft stash for a long time, I don't remember why I bought them but I finally put them to use at our Easter Party. I found them in the wedding isle at Joann's Fabric Store. This particular pack also has tulle petals which I love for this project.

All you need is:

• Petals of your choice (you can also use paper circles, paper squares, paper doilies or cupcake liners)
• sewing machine
• thread of your choice (I used white for this project)
• 20 minutes to spare

You don't need to be a master seamstress to do this project, all you need to know is how to sew a straight line using a long stitch.

To make it easier on myself, I separated the tulle petals from the fabric petals then stacked them in piles of 20.  Each of my strands had 40 petals for the space I wanted to cover. I made a total of 24 strands for my backdrop.

Start your machine and make sure you have a bit of a thread lead then start sewing your petals.  I spaced mine about 1 inch apart just to give them a more "suspended look" but you can sew them close together if you choose.

Sew the petals to your desired length.  When you are done, back-stitch and leave enough of a thread "tail"  for hanging.  I tied the thread to a strand of tulle and ribbon to hang as my backdrop.

And there you have it! A pretty petal garland for your next party...you can also use the same technique to make your own leis for your next luau!


Thanks for visiting!

P.S. Was this tutorial useful? I'd love to see your comments and projects!

Our Fun Filled Easter Sunday

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a wonderful Easter with your loved ones.  We sure did! Here are some highlights I'd like to share with you all from our wonderful day.

Sweets & Decor:

 

 

The Table Settings:

 

Kiddie Table

The Lollipop Patch:

Before we left for Church, my youngest son planted jellybeans in the Lollipop Patch in hopes that they will sprout into Lollipops when we returned.

(A friend of mine was telling me that her family does this every year and now it's a tradition we have adopted for our family. Thanks Samantha for sharing this idea, the kids loved it!)

Our sprouted lollipops!

Easter Brunch:

Our dearest friends brought a wonderful spread for Brunch.

The Menu:

Pecan Praline French Toast

Quiche

Danishes

Soy Chorizo and breakfast potatoes

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice

Lime Sherbet Punch

My dear friend made this peep tree for me as a hostess gift. 

The Festivities:

 After Brunch, we made crafts and played games....

Let the Easter Hunt Begin!

Time to fill up the goody bags!

 

Event Styling - Party Plan-It Designs

Party Stationery and Coordinating Decor: Party Plan-It Designs

Easter Cookies:   Casey’s Confections

 

Meringue Bird Nests & Freebie Friday Easter Roundup

Happy Good Friday!

Today I'm sharing the Easter Bird Nests I made yesterday.  I was so excited when I found empty meringue nests at World Market.  So many ideas went through my mind, you can fill them with almost any sweet treat, whipped cream, fresh fruit, the possibilities are almost endless!  I immediately knew what I wanted to fill them with for Easter, colored coconut and jelly beans.

What you will need:
1 Package of Meringue Nests
Jelly Beans (chocolate candy covered candies or chocolate malted eggs would be great too!)
Green Food Coloring
1/2 cup of Coconut Flakes

 

Step 1:

In a small mixing bowl, add 2-3 drops of food coloring to the coconut and mix.  I used a fork to sift the coconut and evenly spread the food coloring.

Step 2:
Fill the Nests with coconut and top with Jelly Beans of your choice.

And that's it! A quick and easy Easter treat!  These would also be great for an owl party any time of year!

It's also Freebie Friday and I'd like to share with you some of my favorite links for great Easter Party Printables.


One of our favorite party sites is Catch My Party where Jillian has some great Easter printable collections posted.  Visit her blog to download this adorable "Gingham Bunny Collection" by Twinkle Twinkle Little Party made especially for Catch My Party.

I love these Treat Bag Toppers by Anything But Perfect. So cute and simple! Angela also has coordinating candy bar wrappers, party circles and printable art freebies!

CLICK HERE to visit the blog and download.

 

Printabelle is another one of my favorite sites filled with great FREE printable party stationary.  I love this Subway Art print.  It would look great on any Easter table!

 

Go here to download and explore, there are so many cute designs!

And last, but certainly not least, Naptime Delights has this lovely Christ-centered sign on their site, also available in green.

Check out their blog to download.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and a Blessed Easter Sunday with your loved ones!

P.S. Please comment below, I'd love to hear from you!!!

More Eggs-ellent Uses for Water Bottle Wrappers

Happy Wednesday!

Last week I posted about using our Water Bottle Wrappers as Easter egg holders (see post here), today I'd like to share a couple more fun ways to use them at your next party.  I used our Easter themed wrappers from our Easter collection just because I am getting ready for our Easter Brunch, but these tips aren't limited to Easter. You can use any themed water bottle wrapper all year around.

Use them to wrap bubbles as party favors.  I found these adorable duck and frog bubbles at the Dollar Tree, aren't they cute? They would be great for a first birthday party too!

You can also use wrappers as napkin rings!

Need more wrappers in time for Easter? Download our free Chocolate Bunny themed wrappers HERE!

Thanks for visiting!