Kim Byers
The Celebration Shoppe
Our little neighborhood Halloween party is this weekend and of course I’ll be using a number of Halloween inspired items from my own shoppe. This year, it’s going to be all about the bats from napkins and plates to candles and lanterns. {wink} And don’t miss my other Halloween bat posts: DIY Balloon Bat Wall & …
Browsing around this morning I found these adorable DIY paper pumpkin lanterns on the hostess blog (from three wheels turning). The kids will have a blast making this super easy papercraft! Here’s what you’ll need: • 1-2 pieces of orange construction paper • 1 piece of green construction paper • 1 piece of brown construction paper …
When we launched our new “on the farm” birthday party theme, I blogged about pig and sheep cakes and cupcakes, but this one has a red barn and baby chicks! I love how easy the chick cupcakes are. They’re just yellow tinted coconut {yum} with chocolate eyes and a gumdrop beak (rolled and cut in the shape …
Okay, so these mummy cupcakes are really not that creepy. They’re actually kind of cute and oh so easy to make for Halloween. You’ll need: white icing (cream cheese is best!) #46 icing tip resealable bag (freezer weight) connector Skittles (for dairy free) or M&Ms And here are the simple steps: Snip the corner of …
As many of you know, we started a printables collection last week with the launch of our “on the farm” birthday party theme. The response has been wonderful so now we’re planning on adding printables to a number of our existing themes. This one is of course an addition to our popular princess birthday party themes (prince & princess …
Having a little Halloween fun with my boys this weekend we created our version of the crashing witch cupcake to go with our Halloween decor. Here’s what you’ll need: can white icing orange food coloring black writing icing tube tangerine candy cane (or any other flavor you want) Starburst (one square per shoe) resealable freezer …
I just had to share these Halloween desserts; they really left me spinning! {wink} This first set is from Not Martha. I love the simplicity and the creativity. Not too scary, but oh so much fun. You can find more pictures including details about how to make these for yourself on her blog. The classic web cupcake and …
I was browsing through my many Halloween decorating books for inspiration staging my own Halloween party this year and I ran across this great pull-apart owl cupcake from Matthew Mead’s 2008 Halloween Tricks and Treats book. So many of us are into owls right now and not just for Halloween. I myself have three invitations …
I ran across these little oinkers at the grocery store. They were on the cover of a Taste of Home kid-friendly recipies book. You can read more about how to make these little cuties on the Taste of Home website. And the other images are from a Stay-At-Home mommy blogger named Deanna. She did a …
Each time we launch a new party theme I develop a new favorite. It’s likely because I spend so much time with it from idea conception to development to decor selection to the photo shoot to blogging about it to launch. Our “on the farm” birthday party theme is no exception. And this time we …
