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Now that Valentine’s Day has come and gone, St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner. We collected a dozen sweet St.Patrick’s Day DIY Ideas from this past week’s Monday Funday Link Party… There is so much creativity at Monday Funday each week! If you have never joined us, we would love to have you! [...]
So recently my girls had a very special event… a Slumber Party! Ah yes…the good ole days….staying up ’til the wee hours giggling and telling stories…good times! Anyway..flash forward 25 or so years and here we are…no longer the participant, but rather the hostess. So I took full advantage of becoming the hostess with the [...]
Are you ready for some football? With the Super Bowl on Sunday, we thought we would share some of our game day tailgating ideas. Trish and I love some football and right before the college season started this past fall, we did a few little crafts… Football Tailgating Ideas These ideas would be great [...]
Tailgating ideas was published first on Uncommon Designs. It’s here!! Football season! Nothing says fall around these parts like the beginning of football and with it comes… TAILGATING! I created this fun table scape with the help of my sweet kiddos! They wanted a more “kid-friendly” look and, well…you just can’t go wrong with the [...]
A Simple Mermaid Party was published first on Uncommon Designs. Do you ever get so frustrated when you want to plan a simple party for a ton of your child’s friends, but also want it to be beautiful? As a mom and a creative blogger I am constantly torn between style and function when [...]
Simple Beach Cupcakes was published first on Uncommon Designs. Tomorrow is my Ann’s last day of school! Yahoo! I just had to share the simple beach cupcakes that I made for her End of the Year party. These have been around for years, but they are SO easy to do and they are perfect for [...]
3 Tips on Planning Children’s Birthday Parties on a Budget was published first on Uncommon Designs. One of my favorite things in life is party planning, and today I can’t wait to share some tips for planning children’s parties on a budget! Here are 3 tips to help you plan a beautiful children’s party on a budget… A Butterfly [...]
Today was the end of the school year party for little La La and I wanted to do something extra special for my favorite four-year olds. They love playing with all types of balls, so when I saw the printable at Dixie Delights, I knew what the theme would be… A Have a Ball this [...]
I am so excited to share my little La La’s Minnie Mouse birthday celebration with you today! Minnie is her absolute favorite, so this was our only choice for her big shindig! The tables were set for her to share a sweet picnic lunch with all her friends. Of course, they needed little mouse ears and hands for [...]
I am so excited to share some Classroom Valentine goodies with you today! But first…. I have a little confession… I may have gone a little crazy in the Target holiday clearance section last week. I may have purchased a few {dozen} felt heart gift package toppers. I just got all a flutter when I realized that they [...]
Here is a post from the vault… aka from a few crazy, cloudy months at the beginning of last year . It is too cute not to share with you guys! ….cue dream sequence music…. My little La La {short for Lauren} just turned three and we celebrated by throwing her a Winter Wonderland party! [...]
Letter to Santa Party Do you guys feel the excitement in the air? Things are starting to look a lot like Christmas around here and my kiddos are just so full of joy and anticipation of all that the holidays bring! Today I wanted to share one of our favorite Christmas traditions… our Letter to [...]
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“Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet, Give me Something Good to Eat!” Our Spider Cupcakes! Last week I talked about how much I love to decorate for Halloween parties. This week it is all about the treats! Aren’t our bat and moon caramel apples just sweet! Here are a few of my must try [...]
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