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Ruff Draft: The Perfect Back to School Teacher Gift

This week, here in Fort Mill, is BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK.  We wanted to show you how to make the Perfect (Start of the Year) Teacher Gift – something everyone can do, cost efficient, and Teachers will LOVE. I  asked my mom & step dad last week (who are both Teachers) to see what would […]

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A Summer Lemonade Stand & FREE Printable Lemonade Stand Designs

Summer has flown by so fast!  Jeffrey has been talking about having a lemonade stand for weeks now.  This past week, we decided to spontaneously put one together.  Cade, his best buddy, came over and his mom and I enjoyed helping set up the stand for the boys to raise money for the Fort Mill […]

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A Pirate’s Life for Us! {Pirate Party}

Ahoy, me Hearties. What’s better than one adorable birthday pirate? Two adorable birthday pirates! Savvy? (That’s ‘do you agree?’ in Pirate speak for you novice Pirate speakers. J ) Recently, my 3 year-old son and I had the privilege of attending an incredible pirate party put on by two very creative and talented mothers (Vivian […]

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A Spa Soiree – Brynne’s 9th Birthday Party

In June, my oldest daughter Brynne, asked me to have a Sleep-over Spa Birthday Party.  I am usually not the type of mom who puts on huge birthday celebrations because my kids have summer birthdays.  Usually we go on a family trip…. do something special for the day… which doesn’t require taking over my house! 🙂 Don’t get me […]

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Ruff Draft: DIY Polyhedrons with Fan Ruffle Embellishments

Today’s RUFF DRAFT is inspired by Maureen’s favorite Polyhedrons, seen in our “I heart Valentine’s Day” photoshoots and “Jeffrey’s Modern Lego Inspired Birthday Party” photoshoots.  We  have had several questions about these fun accent pieces, so we wanted to share with you this easy DIY project.  Maureen asked me to demonstrate the tutorial….. and I of course, wanted to give them a little […]

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A Pirate Party by the Lake

A client of ours, Laura (of Live Smile Celebrate) shared this set of fabulous photos from her family’s “kids weekend” that she themed a “pirate’s on the sea” weekend.  We customized our Pirate Package for her event and just LOVE what she did with everything!  She really added great creative touches and I love the […]

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Jeffrey’s Modern Lego Party – Full Detail Feature

I am so excited to share ALL of the details from my son’s 6th birthday (Lego style)!  Jeffrey has loved Lego since he was 2.  This year his request was a “Lego” themed birthday party.  He wanted to have it at the Lego Store.  Momma knew that wasn’t going to happen 😉 (I had too […]

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Featured Elmo Inspired Party Setup

We get a lot of requests for character and commercial themed parties.  We limit the custom work that we can take when related to commercial characters.  They are a challenge and are limiting, but can be fun.  One that is pretty popular in our shop is the “Sesame Street or Elmo Inspired” design. I wanted […]

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CLOSED – Giveaway of the Week – Treats, Props, Fashion and Signage from the Lego Inspired Party!

Jeffrey’s Modern Lego Inspired party was a blast.  I’m so glad I could share the 3 parts to his party this week with all of the details! Part One: The Dessert Table and Lego Inspired Candy Bar Part Two: The Decor and Favors Part Three: The Activities and Games This week’s Giveaway is a Fabulous […]

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Part 3: Modern Lego Inspired Party – Games and Activities

This week we shared (Part ONE) The Dessert Table and Candy Bar and (Part TWO) The Favors and Decor from Jeffrey’s Modern Lego Inspired Birthday Party. I am excited to share Part THREE of Jeffrey’s Modern Lego Inspired Birthday Party – The Games and Activities! The top priority at the Lego Party was to have fun and […]

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Ruff Draft: Party Packaging with DIY “Ruff” Style Poms

Today starts our first ever Ruff Draft column…. Maureen and I are thrilled to be able to share some of our “behind Anders Ruff scenes” with you. Since it’s the first article,  we thought we would start off with a basic pom (so easy, so simple) – “Ruff” style. As you may already know, we just released a new product […]

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Part 2: Jeffrey’s Modern Lego Party – Favors and Decor

Yesterday’s (Part ONE) Dessert Table and Candy Bar were fun to share and now I’m excited to share some more eye candy, decor and DIY ideas…. We are thrilled to share Part TWO of Jeffrey’s Modern Lego Inspired Birthday Party – The Favors and Decor! See the FULL Lego Party post here. You saw the Dessert table […]

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Part 1: Jeffrey’s Modern Lego Inspired Party – The Dessert & Lego Candy Bar

This week, I am so excited to share ALL of the details from my son’s 6th birthday (Lego style)!  Jeffrey has loved legos since he was 2.  This year his request was a “Lego” themed birthday party.  He wanted to have it at the Lego Store.  Momma knew that wasn’t going to happen 😉 (I […]

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Stay Tuned…

We will be continuing our weekly giveaway contests, however, this week we are offering a week long $9 printable package sale to celebrate the launch of our new website.  Check out the post here. Next week check back for our weekly giveaway contest.

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Site Launch Celebration SALE! $9 Printable Collections!

We haven’t ever done this before, so now (with the new andersruff.com site launch and everything) seemed like the BEST time to do it. It took us 9 months to design and launch our fresh new website, so for one week we are offering ALL of our holiday, seasonal and school printable packages for only $9 […]

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