Halloween Week~ Wearables!

Oh how I adore holiday inspired apparel for kids! I'll let the fabulousness speak for itself....

For little girls, there's nothing quite as cute as these Halloween pillowcase dresses by Mae Morgan's! I love this Trick or Treat dress!


And the Pumpkin Princess dress adorned with polka dots, swirls and zebra...Oh my!!!


Adorable Monogrammed Pumpkin shirt by aBcChildren!


Oh, how I love a tutu! Yep, my love for them runs deep and since I don't have any girls (YET!), I have been known to make my bulldog, Lola, sport one! : ) Check out this little darling! So cute! Find it here!


How cute is this little Jack O'Lantern number? Find it here!


And when you thought baby buns couldn't get any cuter...you find this!



Now all this preciousness is not just for Girls!!! Check out these RAD finds for the little Dudes in your life!

Loving this personalized Skull & Crossbones shirt and killer hat! How adorable is this little boy too!


I'm so going to have to buy my 4 year old son this awesome RIP shirt, as he is completely obsessed with cemeteries. (whole other post on that weirdness!)


SImple and Fun and not too spooky! Find it here!


And last but not least....

If you're sporting a baby bump this Halloween, you must sport this hilarious shirt!!

Halloween Week~ Treats

My love for Halloween definitely starts with all the fun and yummy treats! There are a squillion (that's way more than a trillion) different yummies in all fun shapes, sizes and flavors for Halloween....how does one resist?? Lord, help me! Ever since my metabolism broke up with me and ran off with my will power, these holiday treat temptations can be rough on this girl! It blows getting older! (that's another post all in itself) Moving on to happier things...

Here are a few of my favorite Halloween Treat finds!....

These cutie Candy Corn treats are caramels on a stick from Mrs. Prindables!


I am a sucker for Candy Caramel Apples and these featured on Southern Living are just too cute! I wish they weren't such a pain in the arse to eat!


These are just too fun! The fabulous, Audrey, of Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats created these awesome Ogre Toes! I love them! Want to add these to your treat table? Audrey gives a step-by-step tutorial on how to make them here! Fiona would be so proud!


Sweet Cheeks, Audrey is such a stud, she also won the Pizzazzerie Cupcake Skewer Contest with the little darlings!



Mummy Cakes! Find out how to make these no-bake treats here!


Meringue Ghosts! Cute, cute! Recipe found here!


Who said Gingerbread houses are only for Christmas? Look at this spooky house! Kit available at Williams-Sonoma.


And let's not forget our 4-legged friends....we know how much they love TREATS! How cute are these from Waggy Tail Treats!

Halloween Week~ Partygear

When I'm planning a party, I love to try and find or create my own unique items to include in my overall design...something that hasn't been seen before! And while planning, I think it's important to tie everything together with food labels, toppers, banners, centerpieces and I always have to have some elements of personalization...it just looks great and makes people feel good! : )

Today I am featuring some of my favorite Halloween party products that are a sure way to make your party seamlessly come together and be utterly unforgettable!

Tweedle Dee Designs has created a super cute Halloween Party Printable Collection...complete with favor tags, banner, sign, treat bag toppers, labels, drink flags and more! Buy it here!





Kandy Kones! These little treats are truly unique! No doubt that these fall into the 'absolutely genius' category! These are the creation of the one and only Genevieve aka Superchick! And you'll definitely want to follow her blog...she's ridiculously funny. Find these darlings here!




I love these Glitter Skull and Crossbones Tags by Little Pumpkin Papers! I think these would be super cute as tags for Halloween gifts for friends, teachers, coworkers,etc! I love me some glitter!! Find 'em here!


And nothing makes me happier than a little personalization! Love these stickers by Polka Dot Paper Shop! Personalize yours here!


I'm loving these printed Trick-or-Treat brown favor bags by the Stationery Boutique! These would be super cute for classmates! Order yours here!


I am completely smitten with these bags and honestly, pretty much obsessed with everything from Perideau Designs! Purchase these little delights here!

Halloween Week~ Invites

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! Candy, costumes, parties....what's not to like? There are so many different directions you can take the holiday....you can make it scary, creepy, spooky,yucky, silly, funny, goofy...it's endless on how to make your Halloween party, costume, home decorations your own style! I'm not big on the whole scary, creepy, spooky and yucky concept...I'm more of a cutesy, funny, silly type gal. Maybe when my little guy gets older, I'll be forced to embrace the creepy aspect! : )

Today I want to share my very favorite Halloween party invites! ALL of them come from Party Box Designs!

This first one is my absolute favorite! Those four little munchkins make me laugh out loud! I love the colors she's incorporated into the invite! This would be perfect for a party with young trick-or-treaters! Too cute!



Great invite for a kids costume party! The fangs kill me! : )


I love this! I think I'm going to host our 'Girl's Night Out' group a 'Girl's Night In' get-together and send this darling invite!


The simplicity of this really speaks to me! This could be used for a variety of parties! Oh, how I love the candy corn!


Have a kiddo who's birthday falls around Halloween? This would be a great invite for a fun party!


I love the aesthetics of this invite! Great for a grown-ups party! Cocktails, anyone?


All of these wonderful invitations can be found HERE!

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Once, I pick myself up off the floor and regain my composure, I'll be back! : )

Golf Centerpieces

Wow, I was very surprised at the lack of golf party decor and centerpieces! I have some fun ideas up my sleeve for the little Golf Birthday party I'm designing, but we'll have to wait a few weeks for those pics!

What I did find, I really love....

I love the grass in the clear bowl, exposing it's roots and the sweet tee flag! Very cute!


I love how she tied the grass with ribbon and put a tee and ball in there!


I am totally digging the submerged golf balls in this beautiful arrangement!


I think a carnation ball set on top of a clear glass cylinder vase filled with golf tees would be perfect!




This cute place setting comes with a great tutorial found here!


Another inexpensive idea is to decorate with astro-turf...you know the fake grass carpet your grandmother (okay, MY grandmother) had on her back porch! Well, you can buy a large 'rug' of that at Home Depot for $20. You can cut it into golf green shape and add some sand to an area for a 'sand trap', also cut a hole in it and have a little flag coming out! It would make a very cute centerpiece!

Let me know if you have any great Golf party ideas for decorating!! Have a great weekend!

Photo Sources:
1. via Pink Peppermint Paper
2. via Linda McCormick
3. via Thrans Flowers
4. via ShoShoDesigns
5. via Create My Event
6. via Create My Event

Clubhouse Cookies

Oh, how I love decorated theme cookies! It truly amazes me how talented these bakers are with these to-die-for cookies!

I have tried and tried to make decorated sugar cookies and let me tell you...it's NOT EASY! I can barely get the rolling of the dough done correctly, so you can guess what my royal icing looks like! Not cute! I have watched tons of tutorials on 'flooding' the icing, outlining, and so on and I'm pretty sure there aren't enough tutorials or classes in the world that's going to make any of my cookies even resemble what it's supposed to be!
So, thankfully there are a bunch of very talented people that ROCK at making little pieces of art on yummy cookies, just like the ones below.....

I love the monograms sweetly added to the cookies...nothing like personalization!


How cute are the golf greens with the 'sand' and 'water' and the pink golf bag!!


Calling all lady golfers!! Preppy pink polos, green & pink golf bags and the pink flags waving in the blue skies...precious!!!


Loving the letter for personalization!


The little lady bug was added to the ball because the father (cookie recipient) calls his daughter his 'Little Lady'! Too sweet!


This awesome PINK golf cookie set was a donation for a golf tourney to raise $ for the Susan G. Komen Fund! Brilliant!








Super cute cookies on sticks!


See you tomorrow for Golf party tablescape and decor ideas!

Photo Sources
1. via Sunflower Baking
2. via Sabrina's Sweetery
3. via A Dozen Eggs
4 & 5. via The Cookie Mama
6. via The Painted Cookie
7. via Vanilla Bean Maker
8. via Favors By Serendipity
9. via Cookie Crazie