The Catch My Party Blog » Uncategorized http://blog.catchmyparty.com What's going on at Catch my Party Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:55:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 TRENDS: Ballet Parties on Catch My Parties (Part 1) http://blog.catchmyparty.com/2011/04/28/trends-ballerina-parties-on-catch-my-parties-part-1/ http://blog.catchmyparty.com/2011/04/28/trends-ballerina-parties-on-catch-my-parties-part-1/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:00:19 +0000 Jillian http://blog.catchmyparty.com/?p=14351 (Win a $100 gift certificate to Picadilly Circus Designs and get some gorgeous appliquéd tee shirts. It’s easy to enter!)

My daughter is all about ballet right now so I thought I’d highlight some of the beautiful ballerina birthdays we’ve seen on our main site.  These are just gorgeous!

Renee B’s Prima Ballerina Birthday

Amy O’s Glittery Ballerina Party

Jane and Lou’s Grade 1 Ballet Party

Merydwen P’s Tutu Cute Birthday

 

 

Stay tuned for Part 2 where I show off more gorgeous ballerina birthdays from our site.

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How great would these be for your kids to take to camp? And the best part is, they can’t get lost because they’ve already got your kid’s name on them!!

There are so many styles to choose from. Check out the whole line of water bottles and clipboards.

All you have to do to enter is first head over to Sweet Paper Lane and “like” them on Facebook.  Then head back to this post and leave a comment saying you did it. It’s that easy!

Thank you Jayne and Sweet Paper Lane for this fun summer giveaway! Too bad I can’t enter, my daughter would love the rainbow set!

We’ll pick the winner at random on Friday, April 22th at 10:00 (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.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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]]> http://blog.catchmyparty.com/2011/04/15/giveaway-kids-personalized-water-bottle-and-clipboard-set-from-sweet-paper-lane/feed/ 39 DIY Tutorial From A Catch My Party Member – How to Make Sequin Easter Eggs http://blog.catchmyparty.com/2011/04/07/diy-tutorial-from-a-catch-my-party-member-how-to-make-sequin-easter-eggs/ http://blog.catchmyparty.com/2011/04/07/diy-tutorial-from-a-catch-my-party-member-how-to-make-sequin-easter-eggs/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:00:40 +0000 Jillian http://blog.catchmyparty.com/?p=14021 When I saw these stunning sequin Easter eggs Norene C made for her Easter Brunch for 14, I had to know how she made them.

It turns out they’re quite simple. Here’s a tutorial Norene put together for us. Thank you, Norene!

Supplies:

  • 5mm sequins in colors of your choice
  • Sequin pins (13mm)
  • Styrofoam eggs (1 7/8” x 2 ½”)
  • Thimble (if you have wimpy fingers like mine)

Step 1 – Start by pinning the sequins in the MIDDLE of the egg making a row of sequins that runs horizontally around the entire egg. (Kind of like a belt on Humpty Dumpty.)


Step 2 – Continue making rows around the egg until you reach the tip.


Step 3 – Repeat in the opposite direction until the entire egg is covered. You can use the same colored sequins to cover the entire egg, or make stripes in different colors. Let your creativity and imagination take over and “eggsperiment” with different patterns like diamonds and dots!


Step 4 – Embellish the sequin covered egg with flower or butterfly shaped sequins if you wish.


These really are so easy and fun to make. Great to do while watching television and they are so beautiful!

Thank you again, Norene!  These eggs are so sparkly and gorgeous and would look great on any Easter table! To learn more about Noreen, please check out her blog, Party Pinching, where she shares all her budget-friendly party ideas.

Also, if you make some of these sequin Easter eggs, please send photos to jillian@catchmyparty.com. I’d love to show them off!

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]]> http://blog.catchmyparty.com/2011/04/07/diy-tutorial-from-a-catch-my-party-member-how-to-make-sequin-easter-eggs/feed/ 0 Please Vote for Us as one of the Top 25 Party Blogs http://blog.catchmyparty.com/2011/03/29/please-vote-for-us-as-one-of-the-top-25-party-blogs/ http://blog.catchmyparty.com/2011/03/29/please-vote-for-us-as-one-of-the-top-25-party-blogs/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:21:26 +0000 Jillian http://blog.catchmyparty.com/?p=13843 Circle of Moms is holding a contest to try to find the Top 25 Party Plannin’ Moms by April 11, 2011.

You get to vote once a day for your favorite blog.

If you like our blog, please vote for us. Thanks!

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Please donate to Shelter Box.

Each large, green ShelterBox is tailored to a disaster but typically contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, blankets, water storage and purification equipment, cooking utensils, a stove, a basic tool kit, a children’s activity pack and other vital items.

We at Catch My Party are praying for all the victims of the disaster.

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This collection includes: party circles, invitations, food labels, favor tags, water bottle labels, and a “Happy Easter” banner.

Party circles

Invitations

Food labels

Favor tags

Water bottle labels

"Happy Easter" banner - chicks

"Happy Easter" banner

"Happy Easter" banner

"Happy Easter" banner

"Happy Easter" banner

"Happy Easter" banner

"Happy Easter" banner

Download the high resolution files for printing here:

Easter party circles

Easter party invitations

Easter food labels

Easter favor tags

Easter water bottle labels

“Happy Easter” banner (chicks)

“Happy Easter” banner

Thank you so much, Autumn, for this charming collection.

To learn about Autumn and see more of her designs, please visit her site Autumn Leah Designs and her etsy shop.

Check out all the  FREE Easter printable collections on our site.

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(Decorating a dessert table? Enter our $25 giveaway from Superior Nut Store. It’s so easy!)

Anyone who knows me, knows I have a serious sweet tooth, so here’s my roundup of my favorite Valentine’s Day treats.  (Click on the photos to see what parties they’re from.)

Yummy, right?




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Take a look at the rest of the adorable photos. The pink heart pancakes are too cute.

If you’re looking for some last minute inspiration, browse at all of our free Valentine’s printable collections and our gorgeous Valentine’s Day parties.

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Throwing a tea party, add a play cottage…

Throwing a princess party? How about this castle and carriage…

Throwing a rocket party or Toy Story party? How about this rocket ship…


These playhouses are sustainably made from 80% recycled cardboard, and come with a set of four markers for decorating.

What fun!  Sure you could make your own out of an old refrigerator box, but if you don’t have the time or inclination, $35 a playhouse seems worth it to me.

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We’d love to see how you used our printables so please send photos so I can post them!

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