Halloween Sweets & Parties

Wanna know the first sound I heard this morning?....I still use a monitor for Noah's room (especially since he's been sick), so I hear every sound he makes.  He got out of bed saying, "Halloween party, Halloween party, Halloween party!".  Then, he came into our room and said, "Good Morning, Daddy, it's our Halloween party!"  "Good Morning, Mommy, it's our Halloween party!"  Do you think he's a little bit excited?  Truth be told, I'm excited too!  I LOVE me some Halloween fun!  ;)


My hubby & I have hosted a Halloween party since 2004.  Click the pictures below to see pictures from our last two parties (my first two experiences with DIY parties) :)

Halloween 2009

Halloween 2010

Now, here's some Halloween sweets Pinterest love...P.S. I'm making some of these treats tonight, so I'll let you know how it goes...wish me luck! 

Candy Corn Bark from Texas Cottage

Pretzel Ghosts from The Hidden List

Mummy Munch from Picky Palate

Witch Hats from Explore Dream Discover

Check out this budget-friendly & boo-tifully cute Halloween sweets table from Piggy Bank Parties.

Soiree Saturday {Let's Go Racing}

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of helping my neighbor, DeeDee, design her son, Cody's 9th birthday party with a racing theme!  Cody already races go-karts, and is becoming quite the little race car driver!  DeeDee decided on a black and orange color scheme and wanted there to be graphics of racing flags and cars in the design.  Here are some of the photos I took at the party!  

Pizza, Chips, Candy, & Cupcakes ~ could there BE a better menu?  (Did anyone else just think of Chandler from "Friends" when you read that? Maybe it's just me!)

I love that their family all dress for the theme...DeeDee asked me to design Motorsports t-shirts for them!

A family friend hand-made these awesome racing uniforms for the boys (& is now making one for the youngest daughter)!  They are all going to wear them for Halloween!

The bounce house is always a fun attraction!

The party ended with sparklers...

and a fireworks show that thrilled even the youngest of guests (including MY boy~thank the Lord he's not scared of fireworks anymore)!

The RAD RACER Party Collection is now available in my etsy shop (if any of you happen to have a race-theme party in your future).  ;) 

The collection includes these 8 PDF files.

Enjoy this short video I made for the birthday boy and his family...

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Happy Saturday, friends! :)

Soiree Saturday {Fall Parties}

I absolutely love everything about fall---the colors, the smells, the weather and not to mention....

THE PARTIES! 

I could look at ideas on pintrest for hours, but I wanted to show you some of the ideas:

I couldn't go without showing you my fall party invitation that I just introduced in my shop!

Click the picture to check out my shop!

Caramel-Nut Cinnamon Bun Cupcakes YUM! What part of this doesn't sound yummy? 

Fall just wouldn't be the same without caramel apples.

That's all the time I have for today my friends! Enjoy!

Fiesta Friday!

Going back to school is always an exciting time for me and my family!  One sniff of a new box of pointy crayons is all I need to get back in the school spirit!  The year my family is having a back to school party to celebrate the new school year.  I found some awesome ideas for this party-check them out!

I love the use of the lunch box and thermos for this display!  

Sundae School-LOVE IT!!  Especially since it is super hot right now!

These center pieces are super cute and easy to create!

This party set up is super duper cute!

Love these cupcake toppers!

Cute treat bags!

And check out this awesome party set up-definately one of my favorites!

Click the pictures and visits the sites I found these cute ideas for a back to school party!  

Happy Friday and Party on friends!

Fiesta Friday {Milk, Cookies & Bedtime Stories Baby Shower}

So I finally hosted the Milk, Cookies, & Bedtime stories baby shower for my cousin. It was SUPER cute and so much fun. I think this was the most fun I’ve ever had hosting a party…and I just absolutely LOVE baby showers! I’m leaving you with pictures to dream on.
We hosted the shower at The Tin Roof Cafe in Sevierville--- FABULOUS little Café and perfect atmosphere for any occasion. Check her blog out here-The Tin Roof Café

I used the book "Goodnight Moon" for everyone to sign as a guestbook. 

Isn't she beautiful? 

Cookies courtesy of Fuddruckers. These had just popped out of the oven....oh they were delish!

My favorite party designer made all of party stuff. Check out her shop on Etsy-- Moo Moo's & Tutus 


Mine was not near as cute as hers...but I have a Milk & Cookies invitation in my shop and this is what it looks like: 

I also made matching Thanks Yous:

Check them out here- Savvy Chic Designs

Have a FABULOUS Friday my friends!! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for a big tall glass of iced tea and some floating in the coolest water to be found!!