See, bunting on the brain. I couldn’t just stop at one. Here is a little more bunting inspiration.
Quick and easy note card tutorial at all about you.
Oh for the love of ric rac! Ric rac bunting tutorial at oh my! handmade goodness.
Free printable at 74 Lime Lane.
Ok, I’m done…for now.
Father’s Day is just days away, are you ready? I have one little errand to do with my daughter’s, but other than that, we are ready! My husband is not so much into sports or super heroes, but he loves to get his hands dirty! And since I picked up the potter’s wheel last year, this year is all about gardening!
I have a little something special ready for my husband, like these garden markers. Made with my daughters so the husband can label his seedlings in the garden.
I saw this mini indoor greenhouse at Home Sense and knew he would love it for starting his seedlings indoors.
The girls can’t wait to give their dad his bounty; the husband can’t wait for the girls to paint his car (yearly tradition) and for his Father’s Day dinner (I’m cooking up a storm for him!). Me, I’m just happy to celebrate my husband and his talents.
And because I love men who help things grow, whether its food or people, I’ve designed a set of free cards for Father’s Day, so you can show the dads you love how much they rock, or how much you dig them.
The set of four Father’s Day Note Cards can be downloaded over at Scribd.
You can also find them through the Freebies page (love that Freebies page!). Now go get ready for Father’s Day, only a few days left!
Welcome to Wonderland Part 3 – The Queen’ Royal Garden! If you missed Part 1 or Part 2, you may want to check them out, because today we are focusing on the third area of my daughter’s birthday in Wonderland was the Queen’s Royal Garden and Croquet Court. It was fun creating and designing the details for this little part of the party. I really wanted to create the experience of going to the Royal Croquet Grounds through the Royal Garden, passing the Cardmen painting the roses red.
One of our favorite moments of song from the Disney version of Alice of Wonderland is “painting the roses red”. We dance around the house singing this song regularly, so I was really excited to create this area of the party and design the printables to go along with the theme.
At the same time, I didn’t want it to be over the top intimidating. I wanted the crafting to be accessible to mama’s out there who might want to create this experience for their little girls. I understand not everyone will want to create the rose bushes, but I will still say yes you can make them! They were a test to my piping abilities, yes, but they weren’t impossible, they were a fun challenge. One that I will do again!
So party details. After a game of The Queen of Hearts Says (a modified Simon Says where those who miss the cue get a loud “Cut off her head!”), the girls were led through the Royal Garden on the way to the Royal Croquet Court.
Rose bushes were waiting for the girls.
Some of the cupcakes were white, some were mostly painted red with a little white peeking through the paint, but most of them were painted red just in time for the Queen’s arrival. Oh the Queen of Hearts was not happy about those white roses!
Aren’t these rose bushes lovely?
Believe it, these roses were REALLY easy to create, it’s all in the tip!
Once the Cardmen heard the Queen was coming, they threw themselves on the ground between the rose bushes.
Even though they hadn’t quite finished painting the roses red.
The Cardmen were sandwiches wrapped in custom printables – they were a mix of my daughter’s favorite sandwiches. I really loved these and am so pleased with how they turned out!
Hot water and tea in custom envelopes were set out for the adults to enjoy while the girls explored Wonderland.
As the girls passed through the Royal Garden, they were encouraged to make up a plate with a sandwich and a cup of tea for a light snack before a final game of croquet.
It really was a such a joy to design this part of the party. I only designed these few pieces for the Wonderland party, but just in case there are mama’s out there who only want to host a Queen of Hearts tea, I created a luncheon printable party collection which is now available in my Etsy shop! It’s 50% OFF for the next week.
Interested in how I made those rose cupcake bushes? Next week I will post a quick walk through of the process. Sadly, I don’t think I have any pictures of me decorating the cupcakes, but I can point you to the blogs that I used as resources. It’s too bad really, I’m sure I looked crazy piping those roses.
So what do you think about the Queen’s Royal Garden? Want to try your hand at making those rose bushes? Seriously, they were easier than they look and so, so much fun to craft! As always, I would love to hear from you. If you have a moment, please leave me a message in the comments! It always makes my day when you pop by.
Finally, a glorious sunny spring day! Is it finally the beginning of spring? Oh goodness, I hope so. I am in love with flowers at the moment, all kinds of flowers, real, tissue, fabric, graphic. So I am ready for the flowers in my garden to grow and bloom. I mean Mother’s Day is literally just around the corner, bring on the hyacinth and hydrangea!
Later today I will be launching a new Happy Mother’s Day printable set in my Etsy shop, but right now I have a coordinating freebie for you, already up on Scrib’d for you to download.
Flowers, told you I was in love with flowers right now 
You probably have a little something-something to give your mom on Sunday, but if you’re in need of a card, I’ve got you covered with this little set of 3, one for every mom in your life!
Don’t forget the mom-to-be you know, it really is her first Mother’s Day! I am a firm believer that you become a parent the moment you find out you are pregnant. Because from the moment you become pregnant (or you are told your significant other is pregnant) you begin to make decisions based on the safety and well-being of your baby. You begin to make all those parenting decisions, living for this little being you have yet to meet. Just like a parent.
I’ve already printed mine out for all our moms, my mom and both my mothers-in-law. I think I have a little something-something for all of them too. Hmmm, I better go check.
Download your Happy Mother’s Day Note Cards here on Scribd. You can access the note cards through the freebies page too! And don’t forget to check back later for the coordinating party circles, bottle wraps and tent cards!
