As promised, I'm here to deliver the cupcake stand tutorial. My husband may be a bit of a perfectionist, not when it comes to picking up his dirty cltohes, but building something? Yes. This is unlike what I would do in so many ways. First, he doesn't use any hot glue. Second, he uses a saw and other power tools. Basically, it's legit. (Don't worry, you can purchase pre-cut circles and wood glue.) It's also rather large. You may find that the dimensions are too big for your liking, in that case just start with a smaller base circle. I wanted it to be large enough to use for future events, but the top tier does screw off, so it gives me a little room to scale … [Read more...]
princess party favors
Today, I want to share the adorable princess party favors and one of my favorite places to shop online. If you're not buying your bows from Polka Dot Posies, I think you might be missing something great (and you might be spending way more money than I do on bows). When BK first came on the scene, we were stocking up on bows at local boutiques and paying as much as $8-$10 dollars per bow. It didn't seem so crazy, because everywhere I looked the prices were in that range. Before I get ahead of myself and tell you more about Polka Dot Posies, here are the adorable princess clippies the girls took home from Braylen's party: These were only $2 from Polka Dot Posies. I … [Read more...]
Braylen’s Perfectly-Pink Princess Party
When I started planning Braylen's party, I knew without a doubt that she would have a princess birthday party full of pink this year. I'm not sure when her love of all things pink started, but she's maintained that pink is her favorite color for months. Her love for princesses and fairy tales grows stronger by the day. In fact, when talking about Disney World, I told her it is where the princesses live. She replied, Like at this house, 'cause a princess lives here. Of course, she was referring to herself. She has asked consistently for the past few weeks, every morning, if today was her party. I was so happy to finally tell her the big day was here when … [Read more...]