Using gift bows she spotted at the Dollar Store, a grapevine wreath she had painted for another project, and a letter “A” she had saved from another decoration, she came up with this idea for a pretty birthday wreath to welcome her guests.

To learn how simple this was to make, head to Maria’s blog, Love & Sugar Kisses.

Also take a look at her beautiful puppy party with all its homemade details.

I have a new favorite children’s’ book and it’s called Pete the Cat. I’d never heard of the book until I saw this awesome Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes party.

The book is about a cool cat who steps in different stuff and it changes the color of his shoes.  To show off the book and the party, this is my Party Photo of the Week! How they got the words on the wall in the same font as the book, I don’t know.

Please take a look at the rest of the party photos. And if you have a child under the age of five, this book is worth buying!

Shalimar M’s Kailan’s Sesame Street Celebration

Allison T’s Happy 1st Birdie Par-Tee

Melissa T’s Ethan’s Lightning McQueen 3rd Birthday

Fran V’s Nino’s 4th Birthday Shark Party

Kelly S’s David’s 1st Birthday

Dawn S’s De Plane! De Plane!

Christina A’s Jayden’s 1st Birthday

Serendipity’s A Trip to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory

Jessica R’s Hendrix’s First Birthday

Abigail B’s Space… The Final Frontier

Nicole L’s Parker’s 3rd Birthday

Nichole M’s Disney Cars Double Birthday

Susan H’s Jake’s 6th Birthday Party

Lisa W’s Kyle’s Magic Birthday Party

Not only do the clothes make the man, but in these cases, the clothes make the party (or at least help)!

I’ve been meaning to do a post like this for a while. How adorable are all these birthday girls in their special birthday outfits.  (To see what party the photo is from, click on the link above the photo or the photo itself.)

Let’s hear it for the girls!!

Chloe M’s Myleigh’s First Birthday

Mikie M’s 3 Ring Circus

Cre8tive Mocha’s Diva Rock Star 4th Birthday

Katena T’s Claire’s Pink 1st Birthday Party

Natalie’s Kenzie’s Elmo Inspired 2nd Birthday

Stephanie R’s Hello Kitty Birthday Party

Talia’s Little Miss Butterfly in Tie Dye: a First Birthday Party

Poppy B’s Winter “One”derland

Kristin K’s Cupcake Craze

Heather S’s Dora the Explorer & Boots Birthday Party

Julie L’s Laci’s 4th Birthday

Anneliese S’s Modern Farm Party

Brandy K’s Picasso Art Party

Michelle K’s Cami’s 2nd Birthday Party

Melissa B’s Addie Turns 3

Magnolia’s Audrey’s Birthday pARTy

Sarah I’s Hannah’s 5th Rainbow Brite Birthday

Ava C’s Isabella’s Fairy Tea Party

LeAnne A’s Indi’s 1st Birthday Bunny Party

Stay tuned for Part 2 where I show off some adorable birthday boys in their sharp duds!

The party is done so well, filled with so much heart and whimsy. Plus it proves that anything — really anything — can make a great theme. Please check out this awesome party!

Pinwheel Lane Parties creates custom party decorations like banners, cupcake toppers, favor tags and bags — all with serious flair!

And no need to print them out and assemble them yourself. They do all the work for you and send you the finished product in the mail. Plus they will customize orders to fit your party needs.

Look at how cute these party packages are…

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Thank you, gals, for doing this wonderful giveaway with us!

We’ll pick the winner at random on Thursday, June 30th at 10:00PM (PST).  Any entries after that won’t be considered, sorry.  We will use random.org to generate our winner and will notify you by email.

Now that I’ve featured  Minnie Mouse parties on our main site, I thought it was only right to highlight the Mickey Mouse parties.

If you want to add a couple homemade touches to your Mickey Mouse party, check out all the creative ideas here.  (Click on the link or photo to see the entire party.)

Heather L’s Carter’s Mickey Mouse Birthday Party

Welcome wreath

I had to ask  if she’d put together a tutorial on how she made them. Look how fresh and exciting they are!

Well, Kristy so kindly said yes, so without further ado, take it away my uber-talented party friend…

Tissue tassels and tassels in general will be taking over the party world. Trust me.

I  crush hard on the charm of Confetti System. Love and Adore. Seriously + Ridiculously.

Alas, true love comes at a high price. Mama cannot afford to bedazzle her deck with the fabulosity of authentic Confetti System-so she set out to create a similar look and feel of it all. Not that my junk could ever be in the Confetti Class-I was just inspired beyond to create some cute.

I created a passel of tassels for my little chimp’s Mario Kart Mustache Mania Rave. Super easy, inexpensive and so much fun + festive impact.

Supplies

• Cutting mat
• Tissue paper (you can use any tissue paper, metallics,
  cello, fleece, etc.)
• Rotary cutter
• Scissors (if you do not have a rotary cutter)
• Tape
• Twine or string
• Rope or ribbon to string tassels on

Step 1 - For ease, I started with a square size, 20 inches by 20 inches, but you can make these any size or varied sizes.

Step 2 - Cut the 20″ x 20″ paper in half so you will have two sheets of 20″ x 10.”

Step 3 - Stack the two sheets on top of each other. The 20 inch side should be horizontal to you. I place some kind of marker up top so I do not cut too far. You need to leave about an inch or so up top. I used a junky pencil for photo purposes. Once you are a pro, you can ditch the marker – you will be able to gauge when to stop.

Step 4 - Take your rotary cutter and cut strips about 1/2 inch wide up to the marker spot. Do this the entire length of the tissue. You are cutting through both pieces of tissue stacked on top of each other. If you are not using a rotary cutter, do the same with your scissors. Much easier with a rotary, but you can use scissors in a pinch.

Step 5 - Does not matter if you goof and make a wider or narrower strip. No one will notice. More charming anyway. You could also probably do more than two sheets at a time with a rotary, I just used two to keep it contained.

Step 6 –  Separate the two layers you just cut.

Step 7 - Take one of the layers and now turn it vertically to you.

Step 8 – Fold in half.

Step 9 - Fold in half again.

Step 10 - Now you will start at the end closest to you and fold in 1/4-1/2 inch section. If you try to roll or twist, the tassels with get all tangled.

Step 11 - Next, you can roll the end a little and secure with tape wrapped around the center.

Step 12 - Cut string or twine into 8″ or so sections.

Step 13 - Wrap around center of base several times. Leave twine of each side. This is how you will tie to attach to garland rope or ribbon.

Step 14 - Secure tassels to rope or ribbon or you could add them to a stick. Hang them independently, bunch them, etc.

There you go! Tissue tassel cuteness!

For this tissue tassel mini cake bunting, I used the exact same technique-just tiny:)

I will be using this adorableness for the 4th of July:)

Thank you, Kristy! And I agree with you that we will no doubt be seeing many more tissue tassels around the party blogosphere.

To see all of Kristy’s handmade party goods and get more fabulous party ideas, take a look at her blog, The Purple Pug.  And while you’re at it, take a look at the insanely creative parties Kirsty has added to Catch My Party.

So you’re hosting a party for children.  You want to make the party inviting, friendly–just their size.  But you have regular folding tables and don’t want to go rent special shorter tables and chairs for your party.  What to do?  Use this simple tip and instantly convert your regular folding tables into ones just the right size for kids.

All you need are cinderblocks and your folding tables.

Step 1

Put cinder blocks on the ground.

Step 2

Put unfolded folding table on top.

Yep, it’s that easy.  The cinderblocks raise the tabletop to the perfect height for children to sit on the ground around the table.  Add a tablecloth.  Use pillows or inexpensive placemats for sit-upons if you wish.  I used 99 cent placemats from Ikea to make my little seats.

Kids from 2 to 12 all sat around the table at the butterfly party and happily did arts and crafts.  It’s appealing to the little ones.  You can squeeze more kids around the table.  I didn’t risk my 2 year old falling off a big-girl chair.  What’s not to love?

Thank you Nicole. As I said before, such a simple, inexpensive, and clever idea.

Please check out Nicole’s other incredible parties on our site, you will be blown away, and also take a look at her blog, Tradewind Tiaras and you will see that throwing insanely great parties is not even her day job.

Take a look at the rest of this sweet party, lots of Jessie from Toy Story influences done in a really classy way.