Soaking it all in...

Hey Ya'll, I'm so sorry that my posts are so few and far between...

I just wanted to write and say that I love and appreciate all my followers but

for now I am just enjoying my family and all the amazing ways God is moving in my life.

Parties will be always be my passion and I am going to continue to plan and post parties just not as often as usual.  Keep following.... in the spring I will for sure have some great things to post about! God is so good and I am just going to soak it all in for now!

{Photo via Art Studio 54 etsy Shop}

"Kids Only" Fall Table

{HAPPY FALL YA'LL}

Hello! Just wanted to post real quickly with this super adorable "Kids Only" Fall table that my mother in law and I put together a few weeks ago for a

Fall Dinner Party that we hosted. 

This table was inspired by the Celebration Shoppe's Harvest Collection.

 I fell in love with the adorable scarecrow and the addition of the bright blue color to all the

traditional fall colors. This party only hosted 4 little ones so I didn't purchase the printables but they would have been PERFECT!

{FAVORS} Candy Corn Cupcakes in Mason Jars

{Details found at...} 

Wooden painted Scarecrow and Favor tags - created by my VERY talented mother in law.

Scarecrow Treat Bags- Lillian Vernon

Wheel barrel gummy holder, Candy corn shaped lolly and Table Fabric- JoAnn's Fabric

Circle candy corn lollipop, Popcorn balls, Red melamine plate, Mason Jars- Walmart

Acorn bowl- Michaels Craft Store

Tiered Stand and wooden wheel barrel- Thrift Store

Sippy cups- Kmart

{Inspiration} Festive Fall Dinner Party

Hey Ya'll, Real quick...

I just wanted to post this super festive inspiration board that was posted last year by the The Party Dress. My mother-in-law and I are working on a Rustic Fall Dinner Party for this coming weekend. Keep your eyes out for photos sometime soon!

{Inspiration Board designed by The Party Dress}

dinner table and buffet table (countryliving.com), invitation (tinyprints.com), barrel of apples (stylemepretty.com), girl (inmagine.com), candles (realsimple.com), mini apple pies (williams-sonoma.com)

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My 5th Wedding Anniversary

 

Five years ago today I married my best friend, my soul mate and the most amazing man I know...When God created him, he must have beening thinking about me!

      

  

     

Happy Anniversary Love!

{HALLOWEEN} Freebie and Giveaway

HaLLoWeen is right around the corner and happens to fall smack in the middle of my favorite time of year.  One of my favorite details about Halloween and throwing a great Halloween party is the creativity that goes behind the PARTY FAVOR !!!


I hope you didn't miss the guest blog post over at one of my favorite blogs

HALF BAKED!

I got together with a few of my favorite party vendors to come up with some fantastic party favor ideas.....
GO CHECK IT OUT!

Jessica of Pen N' Paper Flowers and I came together again to create a great
Halloween Printable FREEBIE for ya'll. 
Use it for cupcake toppers, favor tags or incorporate it into your spooky halloween sweets table. 
I hope ya'll enjoy it! We thought they turned out great!

 

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NOW for a fabulous giveaway from...

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Winner will receive 4 Sweets Indeed's

Halloween Candy Kabobs!!!!

To win... Become a FAN of Sweets Indeed on Facebook.

Come back and leave a message here that your a FAN!

Winner will be picked October 10th via Random.org.

Winner will also get 10% off any additional Halloween Skewer purchase from Sweets Indeed.

Happy Halloween Party Planning!

{Real Party} Sweet Shoppe

HI! I'm alive! I'm sorry for my lack of post lately...

I have been focusing on the family and the regular craziness of having two small children.

But I wanted to post really really quickly about this SUPER adorable

Sweet Shoppe Party by Natalie of

the Busy Budgeting Mama blog!

Natalie took a super fabulous and popular theme and went ABOVE and BEYOND by creating a Sweet Shoppe Village for her adorable daughter Sophia's 2nd birthday.

So many super cute details... Sophia is one lucky little girl!

You MUST head over the Busy Budgeting Mama Blog and

check out the rest of the details and photos!

Natalie, Sophia's party was beyond adorable. You did a phenomenal job!

{Real Party} Lily's Luau

 Okay, one last summer post before we are full force into Fall!

My favorite time of the year! YAY!

 Aubree Seaman sent me this adorable LUAU created for her daughter Lily's 6th birthday.

I adore the bright color scheme and the precious little girls in there super

 fun hawaiian skirts!

 I love the sweet and simple luau tablescape, set to feature a delicious dinner of Hawaiian chicken and pineapple from the grill.  Perfect combo for the occasion!

 

Each girl took home a super thoughtful party favor ...

 a pineapple drink cup and there very own grass skirt and flower hair clip made by Aubree.

Gourmet cupcakes made by Happiness In A Bite

Cookies made to PERFECTION by my FAVORITE baker, Lori of

Lori's Place

Be sure to head over to Aubree's Blog for all the details and lots more great photos!

Thank you Aubree for sharing your daughter's big day with me!

You did a fantastic job... Just look at the smile on that little girl's face! So Sweet!

Ladies Country Hoedown Inspiration

Recently I have been privileged to join the ladies ministry

planning team at my amazing church

GRACE FAMILY CHURCH EAST LAKE

And to say the least... I am beyond excited!

This month we are planning a Country Line Dancing hoedown ladies event to bring all the

Ladies of Grace Family together for a fun night of food, fellowship and

hopefully lots of laughs.

Despite some crazy changes that have happened over the past few months I am so very

blessed that this is where God has lead me to use my talents.

I couldn't be in a better more rewarding place in my life.

{Brown Cow Fabric} {Pink Pasiley Bandana} 

{Southern Charm Mason Jar Floral Arrangement } {Pink Cowboy Boots}

{Cowgirl Cookies Jars} {Pink Vintage Tissue Pom Poms}

{Real Party} Toy Story Cowgirl Party

{YEE HAW}

This adorable Toy Story Cowgirl Party came to me from

 Beth Kruse Custom Creations.

Beth mentioned recently seeing my daughter's Toy Story Party. She was excited to share this party with me because she was so happy to see that she wasn't the only mom who bought boy pjs for her daughter. That made me smile!

Whatever mades the kiddo happy... right?

{I always say...}

I love seeing someone successfully take a popular

character theme and turn it into something stylish...

The cake is precious and I LOVE the wooden container used to hold these s'more pops!

{Great details}

I love all the SUPER CUTE DETAILS here!

Check out Beth's Blog for all the fun details!

Thank you Beth for sending this to me...

You did a great job and I bet the kids loved each and every detail...

especially the birthday {cow}girll!

{Real Party} Vintage Circus Baby Shower

 

This super fun Vintage Circus baby shower came to me from Tanya of

Sweet Little Parties {a blog by The Candy Tree}

You can never go wrong with Vintage, a Circus theme or Polka Dots...

so this baby shower was the perfect combination of all of the above.

 I love the color scheme and I adore the fabrics used in the buntings.

 

{Fairy floss cupcakes}  {Popcorn cones} {Tissue paper pom poms}

FUN... FUN and FUN!

This invitation set the tone perfectly...

Themed printables, bunting, lolly bags & tissue pom poms will be

 available soon from The Candy Tree website...so stay tuned!!  

Also, check out The Candy Tree on Facebook!

Thank you Tanya for sharing this with me! GREAT JOB!

Is this NOT the truth?

Now, this {PHOTO} deserved it's very own blog post!

First of all, to all my party momma's out there....

IS THIS NOT THE TRUTH or WHAT?

During the planning process of each and every party I plan... there is always that moment of creative inspiration when I say "... And for my next party I am going to..." and my husband says,

 "Whoa, whoa...Let's finish this party before you go jumping the gun..." LOL

Not only does this photo crack me up, but it seriously is one of the MOST CREATIVE ideas

that I have seen used in the {OH so popular} photobooth concept!

Chalkboard thought bubbles!!!

Great job to Stacey from Elle Belle!!!

In my book, you win the most thoughful and creative award for the YEAR!

{Photo by Elemental Image}

{Real Party} One Year Old in A FLASH...

This super fun and bright First Birthday came to me from Stacey of Elle Bella Blog, a blog filled with great DIY projects. When I saw this party, I immediately fell in love with the color sheme... one of my favs!

Stacey says" Every parent says it… they grow up so fast! In just a year’s time, they go from snuggling and sleeping most of the day to toddling around the house, laughing, and calling out for “Ma Ma Ma”. The bittersweet thoughts about our last baby's first birthday & the desire to capture this fun time in my little one’s life inspired the theme for Liv’s party:

One Year Old in a Flash. "

 

Invitation designed by Beyond Design... Set the tone of the party PERFECTLY!

Water labels are one of my favorite party details! (designed by Beyond Design)

Such a simple idea but it always has such a huge impact!

Chocolate dipped oreos, homemade marshmallows, and white chocolate covered popcorn ...

{YUM}

You have to check out the details and more photos of the fun

 photo booth Stacey created for the party.

PERFECT detail for such a unique theme!

Always love seeing the family photos ... Gorgeous family!

{Photography by Dawn of Elemental Image}

Stacey, Thank you so much for sharing this super fun and unique party with me.

Your creativity, attention to detail and determination to create a unique idea is very inspiring!

Can't wait to see what you come up with next!