Totally cool.....Neon Glow Party

It that time of year for me and my house hold....

Birthday Party Season.

With 3 birthdays in April and May,

It is 2 of my favorite months of the year.

My oldest daughter Abby celebrated her

last year in the single digits....(tear)

a few weeks ago with a

super cool Glow in the Dark Neon party!

What started as a pretty simple

"just a sleepover" party, grew into one of my

favorite parties I have planned.

On with the party.....

I designed these invitations to set the scene
 for a fun night!

 

 

"Will you be Glowing?"

The girls were asked to come in there favorite

neon or white outfit so that they would

reflect the black lights!
Abby's BFF's.....

 

For the table, I used glittered hot pink scrapbook paper

for the placemats topped with the paper goods and glow stick

utensils.  The girls loved the utensils!

The table decor was kept simple with the addition of these

fun glow stick spheres.
 

 

I found these neon tambourines that my "party stylist" in the making

thought would make great coasters!

I think she was right!

Glow stick straws were added for fun!
 

The girls made flip flops with neon

fabric and puff paint.
 

After pizza and crafts, the girls headed upstairs to get there first look

at the party!  It was so fun to see there faces.

I wanted to be a kids again!

This is where the photography got a little tricky!

It is hard for a non-trained photographer to take glowing photographs.

I did my best!

Lots of black lighting made for a cool glow throughout the room.

Glow stick chandelier greeted the girls.
 

Grab a Bag and Let's glow!
 

The girls filled there beauty bags with

nail files, glow in the dark hand sanitizers,

neon sunglasses, neon socks, combs and more....
 

I was not finding the material that I liked for

backdrops so, I created two very fun backdrops myself.

First was a post note backdrop!

Seriously!
 Post it notes....

 

The second, was made from neon bowls!

I loved how it turned out.
 

The neon bowl backdrop was perfect for the sweets table!

Gumballs, cookies, neon gummy worms and

cotton candy on glow sticks...YUM!

 

 

The girls grabbed a sack filled it to the top!

 

 

The girls loved these cookies from the Cookie Jar!

She designed these just for Abby.

 

The girls danced the night away and sang karaoke

for the next few hours before it was time to cut the cake!

Beautiful cake from the outside....

 

 

to the inside.....

 

The girls continued the party back upstairs

'til the sugar rush wore off. 

 

I had such a great night hanging out with these

beautiful girls!

 

 

If you would like to create your own

neon glow in the dark party

see all of the vendors below!

Paper goods can be found in my shop

Simply Creative Printables.

Vendor Directory:

Styling and Printables:  Simply Creative Printables

Cookies:  A Cookie Jar

Cake:  Mugs Bakery

Mini Treat Bags:  Pick Your Plum





"Tote"-lly Cool Teacher Tag

If you are looking for a last minute idea for Teacher Appreciation week,

I am hear to help!

Our PTA gave out these fun and colorful Totes this morning

to our teachers to carry all of their goodies home with them at

the end of the week.

I designed this little Chevron Tag and

I would love to share them all with you!

  Free to download just for you all!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Just right Click on this LINK and Save!

Enjoy!

Fathers Day Printable and Treat

Who needs a fun idea for Father's day?

I know, I know....Mother's Day is coming first!

But, I know what I am doing for my sweet Mother

so, I have moved on to Father's Day!

My girls and I came up with this fun printable

and made some homemade chocolates with this

fun mustache mold!

What do you think?

I think it turned out pretty cute!

You can find the printables here in my Etsy shop!

Blood Orange Margaritas

It's Thursday...

Who needs a drink already?

I have the perfect summer drink for you!
Not to mention for the upcoming Cinco De Mayo Celebrations!

Blood Orange Margaritas

(serving size 1 or 2)

What you need:

3 oz. Blood Oranges (3 or 4 should do)

2 oz. Tequila

1 oz. Grand Mariner
1 oz. Lime Juice
Agave Nectar to taste

Fresca soda

Salt

Sugar

Slices of oranges to garnish

Mint

What to do:

1.  Juice your oranges by hand or with a handy juicer.  

     If you are making this for one or 2, 3 to 4 oranges is fine.

     If you are making for a crown about 12 oranges equals 1 quart.

2.  Combine orange juice, tequila, triple sec, and a squeeze of agave nectar

      into a cocktail shaker.  Add ice and shake for about 15 seconds.

3.  Mix equal parts of salt and sugar on a plate for rimming the glass.

4.  Rub the rim of the glass with an orange slice and dip into the rimming

     salt and sugar mixture.

5.  Add ice to the glass and pour your drink from your cocktail shaker.

6.  Add a splash of Fresca soda to the top

7.  Garnish with a mint leaf and an orange

There are so many things to love about this drink....

Fresh Juices

Agave Nectar to sweeten naturally

and I love the Salty and Sweet Rim!       

If you are making these for a crowd follow these amounts
1 quart blood oranges juiced - about 12 oranges
1 1/2 cups of lime juice - about 12 limes
3 1/2 cups tequla
1 1/2 cups tripe sec
fresca to taste
splash of fesca to each drink to top

Play Ball......

It's time to play ball.....

This is one of my favorite times of the year!

Today is Opening day at The Ballpark in Arlington!

Let's go Rangers!

In honor of my beloved Rangers, I am sharing with you

the most adorable Baseball party!

This party has all of the classic details with some modern twists!

Jennifer, from Bella Grey Designs designed

this home run of a party!

Just check out all of the fun details!

Super fun felt pennant invitation!

So Clever!

Dessert table....

Love the astro turf ball field

and custom backdrop!

Perfection!

Who doesn't like a little treat or two at a game!

Love the snacks and sweets!

I love stamped wooden spoons!

It is all of the little details that make such a big impact!

And of course an adorable cake with a custom

birthday pennant!

Fun details...

Favor boxes to go!

And what it is really all about....

Happy Birthday Greyson!

You knocked this one out of the park!

To check out this party and more

head on over to Bella Grey Designs Blog

HERE.

You can also find these fabulous party printables

in her Etsy shop

HERE.

Kickin' Soccer Party

Soccer season is starting and there is no better time to share

my daughters end of the season Soccer Party from the fall!

These little Bees were great this season! 

They played there little heats out for an Undefeated season!

GO BEES!

Us soccer moms planned a laid back party with pizza, cupcakes, and

time for the girls to just be girls and play for once!

I planned the dessert table was fun to design

and as sweet as the girls themselves!

I designed the printables

black, white and pops of yellow to match our team name.

The girls snacked on

Cupcakes....

Cake Pops....

White Chocolate Popcorn in self serving yellow chevron bags....

White Chocolate Oreos were dressed up with

candy soccer balls and arranged on a place mat of artificial grass!

These were definitely my favorite!

I wrapped the drink glasses with black sequin ribbon and attached

a party circle!  All girls need a little bling right?!

Water bottle labels and a Banner....

The girls were all sugared up and left in the hands of the hostess!

Now that was a long night...Sorry Nicole! 

Maybe next time we will do a Fruit and Veggies themed table!

No way!

Hope you enjoyed the party!

All of these items are available in my shop.

Vendors:  Simply Creative Printables

Chevron Bags:  Pick Your Plum

Candy Soccer Balls:  Party City

Stripped Straws:  Pick Your Plum