25+ SPOOKtacular DIY Halloween Ideas

Hello AR Fans!  I’m really not tricking  when I say that it’s a treat to be guest blogging today on one of my all-time favorite party sites.  Aren’t you constantly inspired by all that Maureen, Adria & the Anders Ruff team contribute?  I know I am! Halloween will be here before you can say, ‘BOO!’  With Halloween merchandise […]

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Ruff Draft: Old Books Turned Spooky, DIY

BOO!  It’s Wednesday, weekly RUFF DRAFT time! We are sharing our Haunted Halloween collection this week (Printable graphic collection now available in the shop!) Lucky you –  the collection is on Sale!  We are offering both of our complete printable Halloween Collections for only $9 each in our shop through the end of September the 11th. We […]

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BRIDESMAIDS Girls Night In Photo Shoot – The Kitchen

We have had so much fun sharing our recent project for Universal Studios/Target. Our Bridesmaids themed printable “girls night in” photo shoot continues.  This time, we are sharing the kitchen area.  Afterall, isn’t that where everyone typically hangs out at a “girls night in” (before watching the movie, of course!) If you have seen the […]

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Ruff Draft: The “How To” of Printables – Featuring our Bridesmaids Collection

Over the last week, we have been featuring our latest  Bridesmaids themed Parisian “Girls Night In” photo shoot for the launch of Bridesmaids (the movie) exclusively at Target.  (9.20.11!) We get a lot of questions on how to use our printable packages.  While we do include a full set of instructions with all of our […]

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Ruff Draft: Healthy Snack Week

Get excited everyone! We bumped up our Weekly Ruff Draft to Tuesday this week due to a special announcement that will be made very soon! (Stay tuned for our most exciting news yet!!!) Sooooooo with that said…. we are still celebrating Back to School, and wanted to show you some more ways to use our SCHOOL DAY […]

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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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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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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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Press: School Day Printable Collection Featured on Sonoran Living (ABC)

We love Sonoran Living and were so excited to see the segment last week which Stephanie (the fabulous host of Sonoran Living!) and Heather (of Paper Princess Studios) showed some creative ways to use our New “School Day” Printable Design Collection.  Take a peek! You can read the full writeup on ABC 15 Arizona’s site […]

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This Week’s Giveaway: Hand Embroidered, Personalized Pillow for Boy or Girl from The Embroidery Collection

We are thrilled that Manuel Lira and Felix Achenbach of Southern Collection, the amazingly talented duo behind the Etsy shop, Embroidery Collection, have offered to sponsor this week’s giveaway. One lucky follower will win their choice of a hand embroidered, custom children’s pillow.  Felix says: “I was lucky enough to grow up on a farm […]

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A Robo-tastic Robot Party

Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto. (I just had to say that!) We recently had the pleasure of working with Stephanie, the host of Sonoran Living, a TV Show that is based in Arizona. When she told us she was having a robot party for her son, we were thrilled to create a new custom robot collection. […]

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Horsing Around for Ailey’s 5th Birthday Party

Our fabulous client, Molly, blogger extraordinaire (see her blog, Pomp & Circumstance, here), wanted to throw for her daughter Ailey’s 5th, the horse party Ailey has wanted since she was two years old. Molly purchased our Western Cowgirl birthday party invitation and asked us to design for her some coordinating printables. Yee haw! In Molly’s […]

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Alden’s 3rd Firetruck Birthday Party

Calling all firefighters to the station! It’s time to share Alden’s 3rd birthday celebration!  My dear friend, Kathryn (the editor of My Mommie Made It), celebrated her son’s 3rd birthday recently. I am excited to share with you her party details. She sent out Anders Ruff invitations to set the tone for her party…. Kathryn […]

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DIY Tutorial & Printable: Egg-Shaped Old Fashioned Candy Buttons

  DIY Tutorial: Egg Shaped Candy Buttons Did you see our feature on our Easter Has Sprung Collection photo shoot yesterday? We had many comments asking how to make the old fashioned candy buttons. Simple! Materials: – Copy Paper (Cut into 4″x5″ rectangles or whatever size you prefer) – Printed Egg Stencil Shape (Download yours […]

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This Week’s Giveaway: I Pine for Twine

“Wrap It Up” by the group the Fabulous Thunderbirds was the tune that popped in to my head as I sat down to type this post. Why? Because today’s giveaway from The Twinery will have you wrapping things up with twine all of the time! Before we get down to the business of the giveaway, […]

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