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DIY Ribbon Flag Cupcake Toppers

Ribbon is a great way to add personality to a party without a lot of expense or effort. You can tie it around beverage bottles, utensils, silverware bundles or, in this case, make flags for cupcake toppers. I used a 4 inch lollipop stick (available in the shop), but you can use whatever size you [...]

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Original Party Feature :: Perfect in Paris

It all started here with my insistence on “orange”. My daughter was pretty set on a Parisian party, so we had to find a way to make it work. This is what we came up with–which I think turned out quite well and is a nice twist on the typical pink and black Parisian themes. [...]

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DIY Beribboned Cake Platter

This is an inexpensive and simple way to jazz up a plain-jane party platter. Just a little ribbon and some scissors is all it takes! Of course, if you are planning your shin dig with a certain color scheme, this is a great way to pull things together–a repertoire of coordinating ribbon. You’ll want to measure [...]

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The Life Behind the Party :: Cake: bake or buy?

balloons // chocolate dots // tissue fringe // tissue flowers fabric bunting // kite // fabric flower poms // yarn poms metallic sparklers  // paper garland // glitter hearts  //  sprinkle number dot garland // flags This should be easy. If you enjoy baking and feel confident that you can turn out a cake that meets your [...]

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The Life Behind the Party :: Dessert Table

{ amy atlas } Oh no! Not just cake anymore, we need to have a full-blown table dedicated to sweet treats. Brownies, cookies, cakes, cupcakes, candy…if it has sugar in it, it’s got a seat at this table. Amy Atlas, queen of the dessert table, has endless inspiration on her blog where you are sure [...]

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Washi Tape & Ribbon Cupcake Flags

Time to share a few details for my son’s “Take a Hike” party details since it was a couple of weeks ago now. (I shared the invitation here–my favorite part of the invite was that we used kraft favor/treat bags as envelopes.) For some reason, I just haven’t gotten around to sharing any of the details [...]

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