You scream,
I scream,
We all scream for ice cream.
We made a DIY sprinkles in a spoon {a sip ‘n spoon}…and honestly, it’s a party with every bite.
This ultimate summer treat and ice cream party favor is on Momtastic.
05/15
Sheep Baby Shower
This baby shower is so adorable, it made us want to count sheep all night. Then, after a night of no sleep, we want to get on a plane to visit Kyburg farm in Stellenbosch, South Africa…and take those sheep lanterns home with us as a souvenir. Oh, we’re not leaving without a bottle {or two} of wine, too.
The gorgeous DIY details at this sheep-themed shower were made by the talented, Tanya Murray.
Lizelle Lotter Photography, thank you for sharing the beautiful images with us.
To make the cute hanging sheep lanterns like Tanya did, simply cut out hands and feet from black paper, add google eyes to the head and glue them to white chinese paper lanterns,
VENDOR LOVE:
Photography: Lizelle Lotter Photography | DIY details: Tanya Murray | Sheep Cake: Whoopeedoo | Rentals: Special Events | Venue: Kyberg Boutique Wine Estate
05/09
Make & Mingle Macaron Workshop
It’s happening. It’s seriously happening.
Along with Kaitlin at The Every Hostess, we are thrilled to announce a new series for those in Colorado who love to create, learn a new craft and have fun while doing it.
We shall call it Make & Mingle.
The kick-off workshop of the series is super sweet, literally. We are hosting a Make & Mingle Macaron Workshop at Glaze, the Baum Cake Shoppe, in Denver, CO.
The pretty and delicious desserts that fill pastry shops seem so daunting and difficult to make. Well, the only way to learn how to make a Macaron is to just do it. We are going to be in the kitchen with a Glaze pastry chef who will teach us how to create the delicate, gluten-free desserts.
We only have 20 spots, so hurry up and sign up. Workshop is May 18 from 5:30-8 p.m. Call 720.387.7890 to register. Tickets are $60.
It will be a lovely evening, and a great opportunity for the creative community of Colorado to connect. Don’t worry, we won’t send you home empty-handed. You’ll get to take $20 worth of macarons with you, as well as other fun goodies in your swag bag, including a gorgeous print from The First Snow. We are suckers for swag bags.
Thanks in advance to Prema who is going to rock your world with stunning florals. And, thanks to Fleur de Lis for a pretty invite.
We can’t wait to Make & Mingle with you.
photo via Connie Whitlock Photography
05/05
DIY Air Plant Gift
We know that sometimes the person we love, depend on and count on the most, is often the one we tell the least. This Mother’s Day, take the time to tell mom thanks and you love her. And, if you cannot celebrate with your mom this Mother’s Day, take the time to honor her life if she is no longer with you, or reach out to the person{s} who is a ‘mother’ figure in your own life.
We know trendy air plants are not totally our mom’s style, but this DIY planter is too cute not to make for her. Plus, she really is the apple of our eyes. We would not be the women and mother’s we are today without her.
This air plant is planted {in this case, when we say planted we mean ‘set inside’ because there is no soil, no mess and no intense tools needed} inside a fake apple. Seriously, these air plants are the plants for us. One month since we made the green purchase…and it’s still alive. We call that a success.
More details on how to make the DIY Mother’s Day gift, which BTW would be an awesome DIY gift for a friend, teacher, co-worker or family member, can be found here.
photo via Meredith Moran Photography
05/01
Mother’s Day DIY Party Hats
Mom. Chef. Wife. Friend. Housekeeper. Chauffeur. Therapist. Teacher. Coach. Hair Stylist. Nani.
Moms wear many hats. We know our mom did. She amazes us everyday with her energy and love. Sometimes she can wear 5 hats at the same time!
Celebrate all the many hats mom wears this Mother’s Day with DIY photo party hats. The kids will love to help create them and everyone can wear them to celebrate mom.
Materials Needed:
- Astrobrights Papers
- Photos
- Decorating accessories – sequins, paper, yarn, ribbon, flowers, tissue paper, pom poms, etc
- Hot glue gun
- Ribbon
- String
- X-acto Knife
Directions:
- Download a hat pdf online. Print, then cut out the template.
- Print images of your mom with family and friends on heavy paper. We found it best to re-size the images in Microsoft Word to fit an 81/2 x 11 size paper. Some of the photos worked best with a small border around the edge – it just depends on the photo. Make sure images are horizontal.
- Trace the hat template onto the image and make sure everyone’s beautiful faces fit in the template {if not, adjust accordingly}, then cut the tracing and use your X-acto knife where the slits are.
- Gently bend the hat to place the tab into the slot. If it doesn’t fit easily, you can always use a hot glue gun to keep the paper hat in place at the tab seam.
- On each side of the hat, use a small hole punch or use an X-acto knife to make a X cut mark for the ribbon. You can always glue the hat onto headbands, too.
- Push the ribbon through the X and tie a knot on the inside of the hat.
- Embellish, embellish, embellish. We used all the sparkly and pretty things we had around the house. Use the hot glue gun to glue all the embellishments to the hat.
- For all the ‘hat labels’ we painted watercolor circles with watercolor paint, and glued them to the hats.
See more creative last-minute Mother’s Day ideas at Cre8tive Compass.
{images via j. sorelle}