The Center of Attention!

Ahhh... Friday! Finally! We hope that everyone has had a good week, and we're sure you're all looking forward to the weekend. Today's projects are ones that we're pretty proud of and really excited to show off! Every party needs a little decor, so here they are- some party centerpieces we designed!
The first one is our princess centerpiece. As you can (hopefully) tell, it is Cinderella's coach, complete with two trusty stallions. It is a little hard to tell in the picture, but it is a 3D horse and carriage. You can see the two different horses, drawing the carriage. We absolutely love how this centerpiece came out! (Not to toot our own horn, but...)  There is also a little box (where the little blue tissue paper is), where you can put a little bouquet of flowers or, with some foam and picks, a very happy birthday wish.

And, of course, here is our superhero centerpiece. (OK, before anyone asks, we do not know a "Mason" who is turning 4. Since we used that name and age on the invitation, we decided to use the same information for the centerpiece) This one was super easy to put together. It seems to encompass most of the features of a comic- the city that is being saved, the action bubbles, and the colors. All it needs is someone to come save the day! This one was a lot easier to whip together, but we love how it looks. It is a nice and simple centerpiece to create for a special day.

Our original plan was to make something like this for both of the centerpieces, but then we decided that since they are two very unique party concepts, they needed their own different designs. (Also, we are aware that the television makes for an excellent backdrop...)

Anyway, I think that is all for today. Thank you so much for stopping by and come back tomorrow for another addition of Cupcake Saturday, which is sure to delight the superheros and princesses in all of us!

Birthday Banners!

Is it Friday yet?? We have another project to share with you. Well, two, since there's the princess one and the superhero one. Here are our birthday banners.

There are wands at the ends and a crown in the middle of the words, since every princess needs a crown and a fairy godmother with a wand! (Wouldn't that be nice?!)

Here's the superhero birthday banner, with a close-up of the "pow!" between the words. The other ones say "bam!" and "boom!"

They definitely finish off the party decorations! I bet any little one would love to have their own princess or superhero party. Who knows, maybe even some adults would want one, since who wouldn't want to be one or the other?!

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One Way to Outfit a Party

Happy Wednesday! We hope everyone is having a great week so far.We have another fun party project to share today.  This is another two-parter, and and these favors are sure to get a best-dressed award ;) (in my opinion, at least!)
First, we have our set of princess party favors:

I absolutely love how these came out! How stinkin' cute are they?! We designed dresses to look like the princesses' signature looks. You can't see it on all of them, but they all are embossed a little, and Tinkerbell has some added glitter! They all have a matching ribbon, used to tie them closed.

I wouldn't even know where to begin to pick a favorite...So, now for our superheroes! We took the same idea (somewhat) and made these favors.

 For these, we modeled the bags after the superheros' outfits. They're not quite as fancy as the princesses, but I already got scolded once for making the superheroes look "girly"...

 These are the bags up-close. We even included capes, for those crusaders who never took the advice of Edna in The Incredibles: No Capes! (oh, youtube...) I guess they were before the jet turbines were a problem...
Phew! I guess that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by!

Princesses For Sale Here
Superheros For Sale Here

Adding Some Character to the Walls

Let's continue Princess and Superhero Week, shall we?! I'm pretty excited about today's post. Let's just say that it has definitely added some color and character to our bare apartment walls!

We figured that every princess needs some wall art to remind her that she is fabulous! Like it says, if the crown fits (you might as well wear it, right?!) We don't have any frames to put them in, but even by themselves, they look pretty good up on the wall.

And of course, we couldn't leave those superheroes out today. But since we aren't into the superhero thing, we decided that they have to share a space. Oh well. At least we remembered them! My favorite is definitely Spiderman. I'm pretty proud of how he came out.

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Don't Mess With A Princess

Hi there! Today we have some scrapbook layouts to share with you. The first one is our princess layout. The title is "Don't Mess With A Princess." There are two 4x6 photo mats and an area for some journalling. And since it's a princess layout, it needs some princesses on it!

And here's one for the boys. Our superhero layout is "My Super Hero."  Again, there are two photo mats and a spot for some notes. I am really happy with the way the logos came out. They took a lot of time to come up with, but were definitely worth it! And they look good at a small size, which is even better, since sometimes things just look messed up when they're small.

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Holy Cake and Ice Cream!

Welcome to another week! We hope everyone is having a nice weekend. And with tomorrow being Labor Day, a long weekend is always nice. So, since today is Sunday, that means that we have a new theme for this week. Now, this isn't one that we would have come up with by ourselves. OK, part of it, maybe... Our sister was supposed to come visit us, and we were going to do this week of projects with her. Unfortunately, things didn't work out and her trip had to be rescheduled. Anyway, this week's theme is "Princesses and Superheros". I don't know if there is anyone out there who has never wanted to be one or the other. The two of us are hopeless romantics, so we love anything with a sappy, happy ending. As for the superheros, we never really got into them. That was our brother's area.
Alright, enough chatter. Since most of our weeks start off with an invitation of some sort, today is no different. We have two sets of invitations to share. These would be perfect for any child's birthday. Here ae the princess ones we came up with. I love the little poem at the beginning.

 The ones above are Cinderella themed, complete with her glass slipper. However, they can be changed to match any of the other princesses.The band in the middle of the envelope can be changed to one of the below:

I think my two favorites are Snow White and Tiana. I think this is the first time Belle isn't at the top of my list... And now for our superheros! The invitation below features none other than Batman.

I love how this invitation turned out. I thought it was going to be harder to get the wording right (the princess one just came out and flowed nicely, if you know what I mean). But who knew there was an actual "superhero" font?! And just like the princesses, these can be changed to fit other characters.

And I am fully aware that Captain America, like most superheros, probably wouldn't be very happy with a "flower" shield, as our brother put it. Oh well.
Wow, that was longer than I thought. Thanks for stopping by!

Princess Invitations Sold Here
Superhero Invitations Sold Here

Cupcake Saturday!

I can't believe it's September! That means summer is coming to a close. Although out here, I think summer ended the week after it started. We had our couple of 85-90 degree days and then it went down to 70. The leaves have already changed, too! (See below) I'm not really complaining though. That means we can start thinking Fall and Halloween and Thanksgiving! (Christmas, anyone??) Crazy? Maybe, but I love this time of year!
Anyway, what you came here for: Cupcake Saturday! Of course our cupcakes follow the music theme of the week. After making the Olympic Torch cupcakes, I got to thinking, "What else can I make with ice cream cones?" Microphones! Of course!

We used the flat-bottom cones and put a cake-pop type mixture inside. We used vanilla cupcakes and a buttercream frosting and mixed it all together. The nice thing about using this mixture is that you don't need extra frosting on the top. The silver sprinkles stick right to the cake.
This is what we mean by the leaves changing. This picture was taken early last week.

I know you're thinking there's not too much to it, and we're totally aware that there is nowhere like New England in the fall, but just a bit makes everything OK!
Thanks for stopping by! Join us tomorrow for a new theme. It's sure to bring out the kid in all of us.