9!

Holy Smokes! The munchkin is now 9! We celebrated her birthday at the rock climbing center. She had a great day and all of her special people were there to help her celebrate. Here are a few details from her party.

This one isn't birthday related but it is kiddo and fun related. I made this cute paper parasol arrangement for her room for a little spring fun.

Bollywood Food Stands

On my quest to save money and have a fancy themed party, I wrapped random household items in gold vinyl (why on earth do I have gold vinyl laying around?!). I put my gold Holiday chargers on top to have serving plates on top of them. I added heavy stuff inside so hopefully they will withstand the weight of the food. This could be messy! hehe 

Christmas Cheer

I just finished my next to last piece for my Seussical Mantel! I altered this printable from Inviting Printables (the pink letters were red) and mounted it on two pieces of poster board. I think I will still need to attach it to something sturdy (i.e. Amazon.com boxes) to make it stand up right.

Bollywood Murder Mystery Bash

I made it to 30! And as much as I would love to post all of the photos from my big night, this is all you get. ;) I was surrounded by all of my favorite people and felt so loved. I don't think the night could have been better...unless maybe I skipped that last glass of champagne. Ahh... Everyone really outdid themselves with their costuming and the murder mystery game was just too hilarious!

Whimsical Seussical Mantel

 

At last! Well, almost. I have one more piece to put together. It may be a little overwhelming but you can't possibly overwhelm an 8 year old with Christmas decorations. It melted my heart when she said, "Kort, you're the best at Christmas Spirit." Exactly what I was going for. But then she went on to tell me that the outside of a house is more important than decorating the inside...my measly strand of lights isn't cutting it.

d.i.y. branch tree

 

That d*mn tree branch isn't going to scratch me anymore! For the past few months, I've been running into a low hanging branch on my way to the compost bin. I was in desperate need of a nice limb for my buffet table decor so it had to go. I spray painted it gold and hung mini ornaments from it. What do you think? Kortney=1 Evil Branch=0.

Recycled Reindeer

I saw this Reindeer on BHG and fell in love...only I needed mine to be on drugs or something. I feel really bad when I buy new decorations because I have...so...much...stuff. But making them from items I already have is totally acceptable. The tutorial is on BHG.com so I won't reinvent the wheel. It's perfect. Cut, decorate, glue.

 

I cut too many of the U shaped pieces (only need one).

A little scrapbook paper and modge podge. 

The original: