Kim Byers
The Celebration Shoppe
Today’s real party feature is the perfect example of why small birthday parties don’t necessarily mean less exciting. Wendy Updegraff of Wendy Updegraff Photography hosted a small and very special “Camp Bella” birthday party for her little girl and her two besties. The dessert table is just beautiful and I love that ruffle cake with …
Today I’ve asked the talented Bird’s Party to share her super cute and fabulously DIY circus crayon favors with us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Homemade crayons make fun and economical party favors for any age, and it’s a great use for all those broken crayons lying around the house! I made these for my kid’s Big Top Circus birthday party! What you’ll …
Let’s make darling Jack-o-lantern pumpkin jars, Frankenstein jars, Ghost jars and more for that perfect Halloween party! These are super simple to make with the help of your Cricut! You’ll need a few things to craft these fun Monster Candy Jars for Halloween: Cricut machine Glass bowls (Dollar Tree and Target) Glass glue Black vinyl …
I’m so excited to share our 2011 photo holiday cards collection! It’s been in the works for some time and I couldn’t be more thrilled with the outcome. I’m so excited to share our 2011 holiday photo card collection! It’s been in the works for some time and I couldn’t be more thrilled with the outcome. These …
We always like to give a little something special out on Halloween to the kiddos in the neighborhood that the boys play with. Last week I was browsing around and ran across some adorable ghost cello bags from The Gaines Gang. I immediately thought clever! And then the next thing I thought was how I …
I made these little hoot owl donuts a few months ago, in the aftermath of designing our pumpkin patch harvest party collection that features a cute little owl and this argyle pattern (see full collection in the shoppe). He’s super easy to pull together and no baking required! I personally LOVE that part! Here’s what you’ll need: Body – …
Growing up I remember orange pumpkins and gourds galore, but not so much the white pumpkin. And now they are everywhere and I LOVE how we can decorate with them. I admittedly subscribe to a ton of magazines and these are just a few of my favorite white pumpkin decorations found in their pages: Spellbinding black and white from Better Homes …
We had the most beautiful Sunday afternoon yesterday. The air was crisp and fresh, the boys were happily playing in the yard and it just felt like fall. Plus we started decorating our front porch. We always start with fall items (straw bales, Indian corn, pumpkins) and then follow-up in a few weeks with Halloween items like …
We live in Ohio so there are pumpkins galore this time of year and the kids always want to carve them. It’s not always the easiest task to keep the boys clean during that process, but they always have such a good time. And who am I to say no to these sweet faces and to …
Those who stop in know that my oldest is a scientist (his birthday party last year). What this means is that I have read too many bug books, collected too many live… and dead… oh yes… specimens, dug up too many worms, bought too many science kits and gadgets… but at the end of the …
