A\u00a0SWEET Valentine’s Day printable package<\/a><\/strong> +\u00a0SWEET treats + the<\/em>\u00a0SWEETEST kids around (well, most of the time<\/em>)\u00a0= one pretty\u00a0SWEET {LOVE} Day celebration.<\/p>\n

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I’m not gonna lie.\u00a0\u00a0 Some<\/em> parties are for the kids.\u00a0 And some<\/em> parties are for me<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0I\u00a0pretended\u00a0this<\/em> party was for the kids, and spent a few hours trying to convince myself it was for the kids, but\u00a0in actuality\u00a0I think it might<\/em> have really been for me.\u00a0(GASP!<\/em>\u00a0 I know, how selfish!)\u00a0 There’s just something about pink + red + hearts + sparkles that speaks to me, not to mention all of the adorable sweet{LOVE} Day treats.\u00a0 (I’m pretty sure those sweet treats really were<\/em> speaking to me too–as in calling my name and saying, ‘eat me’.\u00a0 Before<\/em>.\u00a0 After<\/em>.\u00a0 And during<\/em> the party.)<\/p>\n

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Truth be told, the kids probably would have been fine if I had\u00a0just dumped a bunch of candy & treats in the middle of the table and let them go at it!\u00a0 But, they are\u00a0quickly learning\u00a0that EVERYTHING tastes better when it’s cutened up with Anders Ruff printables<\/a><\/strong> and decor!<\/p>\n

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I’m pretty good at fooling my kids (I’m admittedly not<\/em> as good at fooling my husband), so fortunately, they still thought<\/em> the party was for them.\u00a0 After all, the little details were planned with them in mind (kind of, ha!<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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Take these cute customized shirts, for instance–first name initials on hearts for the little girls and red\/white polka dotted tie t-shirts for the boys.\u00a0\u00a0The darling shirts were custom made by my talented friend, Vivian, of Kerr Kreations<\/a>.\u00a0 We knew the girls would love the oversized coordinating hair accessories, and we were right!\u00a0 A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!<\/p>\n

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Every great party starts with an amazing graphic printable package<\/strong> <\/a>(or should<\/em>, in my opinion!).\u00a0 I fell in love with Anders Ruff’s Sweet Valentine’s Day collection<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0the moment I saw it.\u00a0 I love the ‘sweet shoppe’ feel with the pink and white stripes and the darling dessert graphics.\u00a0From the sweet invitation<\/a>, <\/strong>to the pages and pages of printable party accessories (cupcake toppers, drink flags, banner, placemats, party favors & more, Anders Ruff<\/a><\/strong> knows how to do Valentine’s Day\u00a0right!<\/p>\n

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Immediately after seeing AR’s Valentine’s graphic package, I began pinning ideas for an awning on Pinterest<\/a><\/strong> (Do you need an invite?\u00a0 Leave me a comment and I’ll send you one!<\/strong><\/em>) Again, my amazing friend Viv and her husband set to work making my dreams of a sweet shoppe awning a reality.\u00a0 (Maybe I can convince them to share a tutorial on building it?)\u00a0 They were so sweet to let me borrow it for the party!\u00a0 We picked out coordinating pink & white striped fabric to tie into the printables.\u00a0 Vivian also sewed a coordinating runner to tie\u00a0the kid’s table to the dessert table.<\/p>\n

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Filling the dessert table with yummy treats was the easy part.\u00a0 Along with a few sweet treats I picked up at the store, I recruited the talents of Lynlee, of\u00a0Lynlee’s Petite Cakes<\/a><\/strong> , Christina, of Cookies Are My Canvas<\/a><\/strong>, Johanna, of\u00a0Pop.O.Licious Cake Pops<\/a><\/strong> and\u00a0Jessica of Vita Dolce Chocolates<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 I am always amazed to see the end products of talented dessert designers.<\/p>\n

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I had lots of fun products to display these beautiful desserts in, thanks to Amanda Graff of Hey Yo Yo<\/a><\/strong>!\u00a0 Amanda sent adorable pink trimmed berry baskets, red striped ice cream cups, cupcake liners & more!\u00a0 I added a little coordinating paper shred, some ribbon, a few of the\u00a0sweet printables from Anders Ruff’s package<\/a><\/strong> to add some pizzazz, and what I like to refer to as ‘dessert heaven’ was created.<\/p>\n

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Lynlee’s fondant work (Lynlee’s Petite Cakes<\/a>)<\/strong> was gorgeous!\u00a0 She was able to perfectly recreate the sweet cupcakes, sundaes, ice cream cones & fountain drinks from Anders Ruff’s printable package!\u00a0<\/a><\/strong> Christina’s cookies (Cookies Are My Canvas<\/a>)<\/strong>were also exceptional!\u00a0 She added edible glitter\/luster dust which made the cookies have a beautiful sparkle in just the right places!\u00a0 I’ve been a long time fan of Johanna’s cake pops (Pop.O.Licious Cake Pops<\/a><\/strong>)!\u00a0 I’m fortunate to live close to her, but even if I didn’t, I’d still be choosing her for my cake pop needs!\u00a0 See those cute waffle cone\u00a0 and cupcake pops?!!\u00a0 Yum!\u00a0Jessica (Vita Dolce Chocolates<\/a><\/strong>) sent a variety of yummy artisan chocolates, including truffles, heart shaped chocolates\u00a0and ice cream cone chocolate suckers.\u00a0 I displayed them in ice cream glasses filled with pink & red M&Ms, topped off with a red glittered heart shaped cherry and striped straw!<\/p>\n

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My dining table was overflowing with Valentine’s goodies too.\u00a0 Glittered heart topiaries and apothecary jars filled with colorful candies served as centerpieces.\u00a0 Each place setting included an adorable heart cut out placemat, cute Anders Ruff printable<\/a><\/strong> wrapped napkins, ramekins filled with cute candy bars with fun AR Valentine wrappers, a raspberry milkshake and gourmet cupcake.\u00a0 Of course, each little sweetheart needed his\/her own mailbox for storing sweet treats, take home favors & letters & cards too.\u00a0 I dressed the mailboxes up with 2″ circle toppers and Hershey’s Kiss labels from the Sweet Valentine’s Day printable package<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (That’s the great thing about Anders Ruff’s printables, there are endless uses for the different designs included in each package!)\u00a0 My quick & inexpensive\u00a0DIY idea for dressing up the chair backs involved gluing red heart paper plates to leftover strips of coordinating fabric.\u00a0 It added a fun pop of color to each seat.<\/a><\/p>\n

It was obvious the kids enjoyed themselves.\u00a0\u00a0Smiles were big and laughs were loud!\u00a0 <\/p>\n

They ate….and ate.<\/p>\n

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They decorated Valentine’s Day cards, made\u00a0cootie catchers (yes<\/em>, even the boys…who loved them!), colored their activity placemats & played games (from Anders Ruff’s printable Valentine’s package<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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I may have to throw my kids and their friends<\/del>\u00a0myself a Valentine’s Day party every year!<\/p>\n

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Credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Event Styling:<\/strong>\u00a0 Jen Carver, Banner Events<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Printable Graphic Designs:\u00a0 Anders Ruff Custom Designs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Invitation here<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Party printables here<\/a>:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Photography:\u00a0 <\/strong>Karina Rigtrup, A Fresh Take Photography<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Custom sewing <\/strong>(custom awning & shirts):\u00a0 Vivian Kerr, Kerr Kreations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Party goods\/decor <\/strong>(striped straws, cupcake liners, plastic ice cream bowls, Divine twine, berry baskets):\u00a0 Hey Yo Yo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Custom Fondant <\/strong>(3-D Cake topper & cupcake toppers):\u00a0 Lynlee’s Petite Cakes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cake Pops:\u00a0 Pop.O.Licious Cake Pops<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Custom Cookies:\u00a0 Cookies Are My Canvas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gourmet Artisan Chocolates:\u00a0 Vita Dolce Chocolates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Target:\u00a0 <\/strong>Valentine mailboxes, napkins, plates, Valentine stickers\/cards\/envelopes<\/p>\n

Michaels:<\/strong>\u00a0 Glitter heart topiaries, glitter heart ornaments, glitter heart wreath<\/p>\n

Pier 1:\u00a0<\/strong> tasting spoons (for brownie bites), ramekins<\/p>\n

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