Have Your Cake And Eat it, Too! (A Cake Decorating Party)

If you or your child is addicted to Cake Boss or Ace of Cakes, this party theme will be right up your alley.  My daughter is convinced she wants to be a professional baker at this point (rather than her previous aspirations of farmer and architect).  So it was up to me to create a birthday party around her obsession! 

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I made the invitation for this party by scanning a photo from a vintage Better Homes & Garden’s cookbook for children, [Read more...]

Native American Indian Birthday Party

My youngest daughter was an American Indian last Halloween.  So we already had the beginnings of a great birthday party theme.

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Her costume came from a large authentic-looking Native American shirt I bought at an estate sale for $3.  The shirt hung down to the ground on her like a dress, and I simply had to cut the sleeves down.  I bought mocassins on ebay for $8.  The headdress came from a yard sale for $1 that I found 2 weeks before the party.  I love those racoon tails hanging down around her ears! DSC 8694 Native American Indian Birthday Party

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