A Rustic Baby Shower

It’s baby shower season and I’m excited to share with you this rustic baby shower I recently threw with several girlfriends in Ohio.  Our very best friends, Mike & Jaci are expecting their first child (Baby Jacob) and we put together an elegant southern motif with elements of burlap, cotton stems, fresh flowers and wood […]

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Creative Nautical 4th of July Ideas

We are SO excited for the 4th of July and summer parties.  Nautical and preppy decor meets 4th of July = adorable!  Adria and I put together this shoot and partnered with the fabulous Becca Bond Photography.  While we were researching ideas for our 4th of July props, we noticed lots of twine accent pieces […]

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Kate Spade Inspired Pool Party

Hi, Jen Carver here of Banner Events, and I am thrilled to share the sophisticated soiree I styled for my daughter’s 10th birthday!  Fashion and fun paired up for one fabulous fete in this Kate Spade inspired pool party! Entering double digits called for an extra fun celebration full of all of the glitzy and […]

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A Sweet Valentine’s Day Party

Valentine’s Day is so much fun for both old and young alike.  When my daughter’s teacher messaged me to see if I’d like to help host a Valentine’s Day party for her class, I was so excited!  I knew immediately that I would love to use the I Heart Valentine’s Day collection from Anders Ruff   […]

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Princess Barnyard Party

When girly and animal lover collide a Princess Barnyard Party is born!  Amber Robinson used our Pastel Barnyard collection as the inspiration for her two year old animal loving daughters birthday party.  Since her daughter also loved all things girly, so Amber had us add tiaras to some of the animals in the designs resulting […]

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A Lego Ninjago Inspired Birthday Party

When your son and his friends love Lego Ninjago, planning a Lego Ninjago inspired birthday party is an exciting choice!   Maureen set the bar high for this theme when she styled her own son’s ninja party a couple of years ago.  Coming up with new ideas for party decorations, ninja desserts, favors and activities was a fun […]

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First Birthday Shabby Chic Tea Party

Our sweet and talented friend, Yolanda, of Kiss with Style styled this delicate and sweet first birthday tea party.  Very different from the Creepy Crawly Party she styled a few months ago.  For this tea party she paired printables from our Vintage Pink Doily collection with vintage lacy doilies and soft feminine colors it is […]

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Ruff Draft: Cookie Exchange Kit – New to the Shop

We are still in the midst of Cookie Exchange Season and we just added to the shop a Cookie Exchange Kit you can use for either cookie swaps or a holiday milk & cookies party.  The collection includes several designs that take minimal time to prepare.  It is in classic Christmas colors with a retro […]

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OREO Cookie Balls Wreath Recipe for the holiday season

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.  #OREOCookieBalls #CollectiveBias You know that OREO is America’s favorite cookie, right!?  There’s nothing better than sharing it with with people, except when it is crushed and rolled up into the delicious, simple goodness that is the OREO Cookie Ball. Since […]

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All Aboard! A Girl Train Birthday Party!

Parties by Krista of Hoopla Events are a regular feature here, so it should come as no surprise that when Krista asked Maureen to design a girl train birthday party invitation and coordinating décor, she happily obliged.  I (Jen from Banner Events) had the privilege of helping Krista plan and style this special party for […]

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My Vintage Casino Party – Game Night with Friends

Stay!  Hit me! Jackpot!  I have wanted to have an official Casino Game Night Party with dessert table, decor ideas and all for a LONG time.  Since I moved to Milwaukee last November, I have met some super fun friends who LOVE a reason to party.  (They sure know how to socialize up here in […]

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Tutorial: Chocolate Pencil Pretzels from our Detective Birthday Party

I shared Jeffrey’s Vintage Detective Party last week, and I promised that I was going to show you guys how to make these easy Chocolate Pencil Pretzels (or is it chocolate pretzel pencils?)  Either way! We shared the Detective magnifying Glass cookies yesterday and now, to share the easiest of all ease!  These are the […]

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Jeffrey’s Vintage Detective Party

I’ll give you a clue – this party is black, white with pops of color and full of style!  All of you detective and spy party lovers, this party is what you have been searching for!  Our recent Detective Party that I styled for Jeffrey’s 9th birthday was quite an exciting one full of activities!  […]

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Book Theme Party with Bedtime Stories

This sweet book theme party was sent to us by Courtney Portner and we couldn’t resist sharing it.  With a shabby chic feel and lots of warmth added with all the book pages and book decorations it’s the perfect birthday party theme for any age. Some of my favorite elements are: – the books on candlesticks […]

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Super Hero Party Packed with Action

Super Heroes are very active so it’s only fitting that their parties are as well.  They can leap tall buildings in one single bound , wrap you up with their Lasso of Truth, and get tingly sensations in their Spider senses!  Active is exactly what MudPie Parties  in Alberta Canadas strives for their parties to be.  This […]

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