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Showing posts with label party. Show all posts
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4.11.2013

Graduation is coming up! STAR WARS Graduation Party

ReMarkable Home's Star Wars Graduation Party

My oldest son graduated from High School last year.  He is a die-hard Star Wars fan.  His room is packed with Star Wars memorabilia.  He has loved the movies since he was a little boy.  One day I was surfing the web when I came across THESE Star Wars Cupcake Topper Printables from Living Locurto.  I knew I HAD to do a Star Wars graduation party for my son.  It was the perfect theme!

I created this invitation and sent it to all our friends.

ReMarkable Home's Star Wars Graduation Party

I had a great time creating this party.  It was a TON of work….themed food always is!  I was also planning my sister's big Little Princess Baby Shower as well as our Relief Society Birthday Party at the same time.  That was definitely party planning overload!  Word to the wise: Stick to one party at a time! 

I found THESE printable labels for some of the food at Sandy Toes and Popsicles.   The others I created myself. 

Ok, there are a million pictures from this party.  Here is the overall food table.  I created this banner using all my son’s school pictures and a few professional photos from before he started school.  I loved the way it turned out and it was SO fun to see his transformation over the years.  The guests really enjoyed looking at it, too!

ReMarkable Home's Star Wars Graduation Party

4.05.2013

Garden Tea Party Shower {Repost}

One of my very first posts was this Garden Tea Party baby shower I threw for a friend.  Thought you might enjoy seeing it (again)!  Pardon the small photos! I was using blogger’s editor back then! 

Garden Tea Party Baby Shower

Here are some pictures from a baby shower I threw for one of my girlfriends who was having a girl!  It was fun to get to do girly things and use PINK!!!  The shower came together beautifully.  See the green tablecloth??  I got it at Goodwill for a few dollars!  The quilt you see on the food table was made from designer fabric samples I got from my design job.  I actually made (with help) 9 of them in all different colors and we used them at a picnic for the family and close friends on my wedding day.  I love to pull them out and use them for different things all these years later.
Banquet tables with chairs arranged casually around them

Pink Tulle anchors the centerpieces
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2.28.2013

Learn To Make Tissue Pom Poms {Tutorial @ ReMarkableHome.net}

As promised, here is my little tutorial for tissue pom poms! They really are easy to do, especially these little ones.

Step 1. Get your layers of tissue.  The width of your tissue determines how big your ball will be.  For my St. Patrick’s Day banner, I used 7” tissue squares.  Typically, you use a rectangle…don’t ask me why I did squares.  The longer your rectangle, the fuller your ball will be.  You will need several layers of tissue.  For these I used 8 layers, but for a bigger ball I’d use 10 or 12.  Try to lay them out with the corners matched up.  Don’t worry if it isn’t perfect.IMG_1098

Step 2.  Accordion fold your tissue paper.  If you’re using rectangular tissue, start from the short end.  The size of your accordions depends on the size of your ball.  For these little guys my folds were about 1/2”.  For a 12” ball I’d probably do about an inch.  It doesn’t have to be perfect.  If your last fold isn’t the same size, don’t worry.  It will be fine.
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Step 3. Use scissors to trim the ends. I trimmed mine round here, which makes for a flowery look.  You can also trim into a point, which looks more spiky.  You could even cut into it in a V.  Again, it doesn’t have to be perfect.
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Step 4. Fold it in half to find the center.  Then use some wire or string to tie around the center.  If you’re going to hang them from the ceiling, make a little loop to attach your monofilament onto.  For these I just tied a knot and trimmed the string off later when I glued them onto my banner.  It doesn’t need to be super tight.  I usually pinch it slightly but some people leave them totally flat.  Either way is fine.  You just don’t want the wire or string slipping around.
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Step 5.  Open up each side like a fan.  Then carefully start to separate the layers, pulling these top two together in the center.  Be careful not to rip the paper, but if you rip it a little don’t worry.  No one will notice!
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Once you have them all separated you are done! See, I told you they were easy!  Isn’t it purty?
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2.16.2013

RELIEF SOCIETY BIRTHDAY PARTY {Super Service Soiree}

Last year I was in charge of our Relief Society Birthday Party.  For those who don’t know, The Relief Society is the largest women’s organization in the world.  It is the women’s organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Mormons, of which I am a member.  Every year, we celebrate the organization of the Relief Society with some type of activity/meeting for the women in our ward.  A ward is how our church members are organized into congregations based on geographical locations.

Anyway, I know a lot of ladies are searching the web right about now for ideas for what to do for their activity this year so I wanted to share what we did last year because it was a big success.

Our theme for the night was:

“SOUP”ER SERVICE SOIREE

“Buzz”ily Doing Something Extraordinary

I based that off what Emma Smith said to the sisters at the very first Relief Society meeting…that they would be doing “something extraordinary”.

Here is our invitation made by a friend of mine who is also a fabulous photographer. You can find her on Facebook HERE!

Birthday

So, we had a Bee theme for the main food table, which I did.  I made these cute as heck cupcake toppers that I was in LOVE with and put them on cupcakes topped with a beehive of frosting.  For those who don’t know, the beehive is a symbol of our church standing for hard work and industry.  We had several soups and a delicious salad.  We used beehive water dispensers.

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You can download these toppers for FREE by clicking the button below. In exchange you just need to share it on Facebook or Twitter for me

2.10.2013

HOT COCOA BAR for VALENTINE’S DAY {Party & FREE Download}

Looking for an easy, fun Valentine’s Party idea?  How about a

Hot Cocoa Bar

I did this last year for a ladies’ church function and it was really fun. Everyone enjoyed getting to make up their hot cocoa just they way they wanted it.  We had fun chatting and drinking our yummy concoctions.  And it was so easy!

I covered the table with my Valentine’s tablecloth and topped it with a wrapping paper runner.

I got these cute cups for the toppings at the dollar store.  I made labels for the fronts of the cups, and glued a paper heart to the serving spoons.  YOU CAN FIND THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE LABELS FREE AT THE END OF THE POST!

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We had whipped cream to top it off, and cookies to dip in the cocoa!IMG_7834IMG_7836

I got these fun heart shaped marshmallows and put a couple on a swizzle stick.

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We had this hot water dispenser and a big can of cocoa mix.

This cute banner was a printable from Kiki and Company.

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The toppings and mix ins included:

  • peanut butter cups
  • Oreo crumbs
  • graham cracker crumbs
  • chocolate chips
  • caramels
  • sea salt
  • hazelnut creamer
  • French vanilla creamer
  • peppermint candies
  • dark cocoa powder
  • whipped cream

I am offering a FREE DOWNLOAD HERE and HERE for the labels I used.

PLEASE SHARE THIS ON PINTEREST OR FACEBOOK IF YOU DOWNLOAD.

THANKS!

Just print them, cut them out, and mount them on a cute cardstock backer.

Enjoy!

9.07.2012

LITTLE PRINCESS SHOWER ITEMS for SALE

To order any of these, please email me at remarkablehome@gmail.com . Tell me which items you want, quantities, colors, when you need them, if you need a rush shipment, and shipping method preferred. I will then send you a PayPal invoice. Thank you!

To see these items in action at a Lovely Little Princess Baby Shower, click HERE.

A. Printable Package: $6- Includes cupcake topper centers (not cardstock backgrounds), Favor Tags, and Once Upon a Time Poster.  These are digital .pdf files that will be emailed to you.

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B. Cupcake Topper Cardstock Backgrounds: These will be cut from cardstock by me and shipped to you.

These come in sets of 12, six scalloped squares and six scalloped circles, all one color.  You can choose white, yellow, light pink, dark pink, or charcoal.

First set: $5

Each additional set: $3

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C. Printable “Lovely Little Princess Banner” squares: $15—This is a digital .pdf file that will be emailed to you.  You print this on white cardstock and cut out around the edge of the scalloped squares.  Then you hang from ribbon to finish the look.

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D. Printable “BABY” Banner Squares: $15—This is a digital .pdf file that will be emailed to you.  You print it on white cardstock and then cut out around the edge of the scalloped squares.  Then you hang from ribbon to finish the look.

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E. Iron-on vinyl to make the THREE onesies: $20—This is heat transfer vinyl that will be cut and mailed to you, ready for you to iron-on to your own onesies.  It is a hot pink color.  Comes with instructions for application.

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F. Printable Food Tag Centers and Parfait Bar sign: $4 (no customization available)—This is a digital .pdf file that will be emailed to you.  It does not include the scalloped circles to mount them on, if desired, but it just the center circle.  It includes twenty-one 1.25” small labels for spoons (apricots, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, kiwi fruit, bananas, walnuts, pecans, banana granola, oats and honey granola, coconut, lemon curd, lime curd, raspberry jam, strawberry jam, blackberry jam, apricot jam), three 2.5” yogurt labels (plain Greek yogurt, sweet vanilla yogurt, honey Greek yogurt), and two 3” drink labels (citrus water, raspberry sherbet punch)  Comes with the recipe for the punch.

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G. Scalloped Cardstock Mounting Circles for Food Labels: $7—Come with enough backgrounds for all the labels in item F. above, all one color.  These will be cut from cardstock and mailed to you. (see photos above)  You can choose yellow, white, light pink, or dark pink.

H. Vinyl Crown Stickers (70): $9—These crowns will be cut from white vinyl (not the yellow pictured) and mailed to you to be applied to cups.  They are 1.27” wide.

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I. Customizable Invitation: $15—This will be customized with your wording and emailed to you as a digital file for you to print at home. 

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J. Paper Chandeliers: $10 each—This will come as two pieces of cardstock that you will have to put together, which is simple.  You will also get the five crystals (plastic) to hang from the bottom. If these are included in your order you must choose Priority Shipping.

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K. Wording changes of printables: $3 per item

To order any of these, please email me at remarkablehome@gmail.com . Tell me which items you want, quantities, colors, when you need them, if you need a rush shipment, and shipping method preferred. I will then send you a PayPal invoice. Thank you!


**Shipping charges:
$1.50 for USPS First Class Mail ($3.00 if chandeliers are included)
$6.00 for USPS Priority Mail
Please specify which shipping method you prefer in your email. I am located in Highland, UT 84003.
**ORDERS are filled every Thursday and shipped out on Fridays. Rush orders will be charged a $5 or 10% fee, whichever is greater.**
Thanks!

LOVELY LITTLE PRINCESS BABY SHOWER {Party}

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Amandas shower by Missy

You may have noticed the picture of my sister and her husband on the right side of my blog who are trying to adopt.  Well, in April, a beautiful baby girl miraculously came into their life! We couldn’t be more thrilled to have little Abigail in our family!  As soon as we found out she would be joining our family, I started planning her baby shower!  It was so fun to create this shower with little Abby in mind.  I decided to go with a princess theme and am thrilled with the way the shower turned out.

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My sister, Amanda, her beautiful PRINCESS Abigail, and me.

INVITATION:

I created this invitation for the shower.  It is available for sale. Please see my Princess Shower Order Page  for details.

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DECORATIONS:

I picked up a couple yards of this pink striped fabric from Home Fabrics for only about $5 a yard! It was the perfect backdrop for the food table. I used some other table cloths we had on hand for the other tables. On the food table a added a contact paper runner in the appropriate green color. I love adding a runner to a food table! You can also use wrapping paper to do this, which of course comes in tons of designs.

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I chose light pink, hot pink, yellow, green, and charcoal for the color scheme.  I made cupcake toppers, banners, favor tags, food tags, and a couple signs.  These will all be available for sale as printable files. 

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I also made paper chandeliers, which I think really added to the ambience.  I made little crown stickers for the cups, as well as iron-ons for the onesies on one of the banners.

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I made this cute sign to put on the table by the front door where I placed the favors.

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FOOD:

For this shower I thought it would be fun to do a yogurt parfait bar.  It was a big hit.  I had several types of fruit and yogurt, as well as granola, nuts, and coconut to mix in.  We also had jams and lemon curd to flavor the plain yogurt.  It is soooo yummy!  If you haven’t tried Greek yogurt I highly recommend it.  This is a really easy way to throw a party as there is little preparation other than cutting fruit and toasting nuts and coconut, and it looks super cute!

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For dessert we had some delicious lemon cupcakes with raspberry frosting, as well as some sugar cookies.  I used a tutorial from Our Best Bites to decorate them.  It was so fun and really not hard at all!  I love how they turned out!We also had little chocolate mousse cups.

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To drink we had raspberry sherbet punch which is not only delicious, it is the perfect pink color to go with the shower!

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It was so fun to get to throw this shower for my sister and her little miracle baby.  I can’t wait to see Abby again in October and kiss those chubby little cheeks!

Check out this blessing gown my AMAZING sister crocheted for Abby!  Jennifer, my sister, doesn’t really even know how to crochet.  She just taught herself so she could make this gown! I wish I had a close up of the details! She has a blog where she posts things she does around the house and let me tell you, she is AMAZING!  Her blog is www.amasterofnone.blogspot.com. Stop by and say hello and make sure to look for the bathroom vanity she MADE BY HAND OUT OF STOCK LUMBER for her boys bathroom!  It is awesome!

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TO ORDER ITEMS FROM THIS SHOWER, PLEASE SEE MY

 PRINCESS SHOWER ORDER PAGE

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