Wednesday, November 27, 2013

10 Festive Christmas Tutorials

It is the day before Thanksgiving and do you know what the means?! It means that we will be having the most delicious food tomorrow and then I can get my Christmas Decorations up {because I do not decorate before Thanksgiving}!

Today I am sharing with you ten Christmas tutorials I am hoping to try in the month of December {and maybe a few between now and the first}.  If you end up trying any of these tutorials make sure to let me know! I would love to see your interpretations of these projects! 
























To make your own, please see this tutorial. 








I hope you enjoy all of these fun Christmas crafting ideas! I am hoping with a long weekend ahead of me that I will be able to make some of these for myself! However, I may have to fight some of the Black Friday shoppers to get the supplies.

For more Christmas ideas, feel free to check out my Christmas Board on Pinterest.

If I do not get a chance to post tomorrow, 
Happy Thanksgiving!




Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Princess McKenna's Fabulous Snow White Party

Hi there! Happy Tuesday! I'm excited because this is my last catch up post from my surgery!

Today's post is going to be dedicated to sharing my niece's first birthday party with you! She had the cutest Snow White themed party and it fit her perfectly because she is a cute little princess!

 



My sister-in-law did the cutest decorations and prized for the party! Everything was decorated in blue, red and yellow and my niece had the cutest outfit on that matched everything in the party.  I loved how she incorporated all of the silhouettes of Snow White into the decorations and how she included the apples and a few bird houses which drew everything together!

She also got my niece the most adorable cake!

I loved how much detail they put into the cake and it was super delicious! Personally I prefer to have fondant on my cakes, but this cake was the perfect balance of cake and frosting and if I could eat some every day, I think I might.  Honestly, I am always impressed when I see cakes that have so much detail made with butter cream because it is not as solid as fondant! Kudos to the person who made that beautiful bow on her cake.

Once everyone arrived at the party, we all enjoyed a delicious lunch of mastaccioli, salad and delicious bread.  I really enjoyed the time during lunch because I was able to catch up with some friends I had not seen in quite some time.  I love going to parties and catching up with friends!

After lunch was finished we all enjoyed watching McKenna eat her "smash" cake.  There is just something so hilarious about watching a one year old eat their first birthday cake.




At one point during the cake smashing, my niece had it in her ears! That was not a fun mess to clean up I am sure! She was a bit tentative at first but once she realized it was okay for her to get the cake everywhere, so dug right in and made a huge mess! She enjoyed every minute of it and made sure to smash every.single.inch of her cake.

After the cake smashing, she got all cleaned up and we watched her open her gifts and spent some more time with everyone at the party.


It is so hard to believe that my "baby" niece is now a year old! Such a fun day watching her celebrate her first birthday and I look forward to celebrating many to come!



Monday, November 25, 2013

Thanksgiving Table Decorations with {Free} Printables!

Hi Everyone! I trust you had a wonderful weekend filled with fun and excitement!

Today's post is going to be dedicated to all things Thanksgiving! A little over a week ago, Justin and I hosted the first annual Friendsgiving and I made some super adorable decorations for the table that I wanted to share with you! 


In this post, you will be able to print copies of the name tags, utensil holders, place mats and candy wrappers.  I will also show you a link on how to make the utensil holders.  

First up on the list is the name tags.  There are two different sizes that I am offering to you! The first size is the large size which measures 3.5" x 5" when folded in half.  
Print these here.
The second size I have is the small size.  When folded in half, these measure 2.5" x 3" when folded in half.  I used the smaller size on my table due to a lack of space.  The name tags are simple to make, just click the link provided below the picture and print enough copies for everyone coming to your party.  Cut out each name tag and fold them in half.  Fill out the name of the person you would like and place them at  There is space on the back of their name card for them to write what they are thankful for.  We did not end up doing this at our party, but it is a good idea to figure to share what you are thankful for.  

Print these here.

Next up is the place mats.  I saw on a blog somewhere (I cannot remember for the life of me which one) these super cute place mats that they had designed and I got the idea to make my own place mats for our table setting.  

Print these here.
This place mat has been automatically formatted to print at 11" x 17".  I found that an 8.5 x 11" page of paper was too small and became engulfed by all of the other decorations.  Printing the page larger allowed for the place mat to be seen and for it to be used alongside other directions.

The last decoration I used on my table was the utensil holders.  These turned out super cute and were a nice way to keep the silverware in place.  
Print these here.
I originally got this idea from Eighteen25 to make these utensil holders.  I was going to use their printable for my table, but it did not fit the color theme for my party, so I decided to make my very own.  To make these holders, print enough copies to cover all of your guests.  Cut out the picture, then cut them in half.  Once they are all cut out, use your sewing machine to sew a simple stitch along the side of the paper.  
**It is important to note that a cardstock paper, or thicker paper will work best for this project.  I ended up lining mine with an extra piece of paper to help with the thickness**

If you are looking for a few other fun decorations, check out my Give Thanks Banner and my I am Thankful For Chocolate Bar Wrapper.  I had intended on using both the banner and the wrapper but I ran out of time to cut them out and make them so I do not have any pictures of them for you to see.

Well that is all for my decorations! I hope that you get as much enjoyment from them as I did! 

For the mini hats, plates, cups and confetti please see Party City.
For the leaf felt coasters please see Bed Bath and Beyond.



Disclaimer: These images and documents are intended for personal use only and are not for resale.