Ruff Draft: Insta-graham Cracker S’mores Kits

Did you guys happen to catch Brynne’s 11th Insta-Party featured on Hostess with the Mostess yesterday?  If not, click here to see the party writeup and details!  Brynne and I had so much fun prepping for her party and she actually did a lot of work to help me pull it off in 2 days. […]

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A Banana Split Ice Cream Party

Lydia Menzies of The Party Wagon here to share a recent Banana Split Ice Cream Party that I styled! Nothing says summer like ice cream, so why not make it an extra-special memory with an extra-special treat?! Invite friends over and get everyone into the fun by building your own banana splits- and be sure to […]

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Ruff Draft: How to Make Tissue Paper Fringe Tassles

I recently made fringe tassle garland for Brynne’s Insta-Party Birthday – it was so easy, inexpensive and actually quicker than I thought it would be.  My daughter and her friends loved it, and Brynne even helped me make the tassles!  I thought it would be fun to show you how to make these fringe tassles out […]

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Ruff Draft: Easy Layered Jello Recipe

We have had several questions over the last couple of years, asking about how Maureen makes her infamous layered JELLO! You may have seen it from our I Heart Valentine’s Day Collection, Super P Turns 3 (Pierson’s Super Hero Party), or Pierson’s Retro Bowling Party… just to name a few!!!  It is an easy and colorful […]

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Ruff Draft: DIY Tissue Paper Flower from our Birthday Girl Doll Party

Is everyone ready for the 4th of July?  We celebrated America just last week, in a non-traditional way with a very important Australian family. We threw the sweetest American Girl Doll inspired birthday party for one of our best Australian clients, Yolanda Cerra (a.k.a Kiss Me Kate) and her 5 year old daughter, Neveah!  We […]

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Ruff Draft: Free Printable Sparkler Holder for the 4th of July

We are so excited for next week’s 4th of July Celebration!  We created a fun nautical collection last year (if you didn’t see our party tips and ideas, click here)  We wanted to match today’s free printable to it because we just adore it!  Everyone loves sparklers so we decided to create a FREE SPARKLER HOLDER for […]

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Ruff Draft: Insta-cookies from Brynne’s Instagram Inspired 11th Birthday Party

So this week was my daughter Brynne’s 11th birthday party… and if you have been following us on facebook, you will have figured out that her theme was inspired by the must-have app, Instagram (in fun tween colors)!  I created the invite a few weeks ago… but didn’t have time to work on anything else […]

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Ruff Draft: Driscoll’s Strawberries and Cream Healthy Yogurt Popsicles

Has the heat kicked in yet in your neighborhood?  It sure has here!!!  We are in the 80’s and 90’s in the Carolina’s and we are loving all the gorgeous sunny weather!  We are excited to promote Driscoll’s  strawberries today – they are the best in town!!! We love them and wanted to come up with a […]

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Ruff Draft: Father’s Day Craft Idea plus Silhouette Cameo Promotion

Do you know what Father’s Day gift you are giving this year?  If not, today we have some ideas for you!  We have recently been using a Silhouette CAMEO machine to cut out our designs.. what a time saver this is!  (and precise)!  This machine is simple to use, and eliminates hand cutting – how […]

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Ruff Draft: FREE PRINTABLE Graduation Giant Chocolate Bar Wrap

It is graduation season and we know many of you will be going to upcoming graduation parties!  My 5th grader, has graduation next week actually… being promoted to middle school.  Wow how time flies – I can’t believe I will be a parent of a jr. high school kid!!!  We recently designed a free printable […]

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Ruff Draft: Father’s Day Flat Iron Philly Steak Wrap with Rosemary Potatoes {Herb Series}

We are loving fresh herbs this season and today I wanted to show you how to utilize your fresh Rosemary!  If you weren’t able to catch the last herb feature on mint, click here to see how to make a refreshing mint tea!  Father’s Day is quickly approaching… our guys love meat & potatoes, so […]

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Ruff Draft: Free Printable Graduation Money Card

Looking for a cute printable graduation card? Look no further, because we are giving you one today!  All grads love to receive money, so we thought a DIY money card would be the perfect design!  This is gender neutral, age neutral.. can be used over and over again!  The steps are so easy to follow […]

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Ruff Draft: Celebrating Teachers – DIY Snack Bag

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week – Let’s celebrate them with a cute gift idea! I am loving these cotton bags found at Nashville Wraps!  Maureen and I were trying to think of something to give to teachers and we came up with a DIY snack bag!  All teachers love to have a snack at […]

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Ruff Draft: Mother’s Day Salad

We are celebrating Mother’s Day again this week…  did you happen to see the Mother’s Day Flower Tote I created last week?  If not, you can see this easy DIY project here!  When I used to live in Ohio, I hosted Mother’s Day brunches for mothers and grandmothers over the years.  While planning the menu, […]

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A Magical Harry Potter Birthday Party (for Kids and Adults)!

We are thrilled to welcome Charynn of Two Sugar Babies to post her husband’s amazing Harry Potter inspired party! Here are the details from Charynn: “This Wizard (“Harry Potter”) Party was a surprise 31st Birthday Party for my husband (we were moving over his 30th). He loves the books and movies, and is known to […]

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