Halloween plate setting

Halloween is usually thought of as a holiday for our kids. However, I think it is a great time for adults to have a darker themed dinner party or cocktail party. Here I used black and white scrapbook paper under the plate. A black rose is used for the napkin ring jazzing up the white plate. My favorite thing was the blood splattered place card. Of course it is only red paint. I put the skull on a candle holder to make it a centerpiece.

Daisy themed birthday party

I was shopping in Target one day and ran across some yellow and white striped plates that inspired me to throw a yellow and white daisy themed party for my daughters third birthday. I covered a Styrofoam cube with scrapbook paper and stuck lollipops in it. Made a candy topiary by hot gluing yellow and white peppermints on a Styrofoam ball anchored in a yellow pail. I found the cute daisy favor boxes on clearance in Martha Stewart's wedding collection. I put marshmallows on a three tiered stand and my friend Alison made the cute mini cake. I love home made party banners so I just cut out the circles and used stencils to paint Happy Birthday. The little chocolates on the table say thank you. I used a store bought candy mold for these to make a sweet treat with a message. We also had a store bought cake with daisy's on it.

Place setting

One of the things I love most about dinners is designing the place settings. I wanted to do something natural and organic. So I used raffia to tie the napkins. The place cards are actually note cards I found at a craft store. I loved the birds and limbs on them and used stamps to put every ones name on them. It isn't practical to buy a table runner for every party or event so I often use an inexpensive yard of fabric in the center of the table. The square fabric is actually a napkin unfolded and put in the center. I also love to do something different at the heads of the table so four plates are gold and two are blue with patterned napkins.

Murder mystery

Lounge area. Floating roses in little glass trays.

Card playing

These are pictures of my 1920's speakeasy murder mystery party. It was called Murder at The Four Deuces . I did a black and white with little touches of red theme. A good friend of mine made the four deuces playing cards for the wall. I used two black sheets hanging from the ceiling to make a black swag. Martini coasters decorated the food table, but the best decorations was the great tiered black and white cake from Pat a cakes. One room was the gambling room set up with a blackjack table. We also had a lounge area and dance floor. One of my favorite crafts was making the roses in a vase of domino's. It wasn't easy getting the dominos lined up in glass vase like that but it was super cute. One thing not pictured was the room with dance floor. On one wall I used black streamers to make stripes on the wall. All the guests got their picture taken in front of this wall too. It was an easy way to create a focal wall. I really enjoyed this party and look forward to another murder mystery in the future.

Orange and chocolate dinner party

For my mother in laws birthday dinner I wanted to do something elegant with a little festive flair. Since this is the begining of fall I wanted to use orange and chocolate brown. I found the fabric for the runner at Joann's Faric and used scrapbook paper found at Hobby Lobby for placemats. I tied orange and brown ribbon around each glass and on top of bird cage. My good friend Alison made the three tiered cake for us. I almost always use plac cards because I want to control who I sit next to and to promote conversation among guests. At the head of every plate I placed an orange flower in a mini vase to tie the color sceme together. Everyone enjoyed the dinner and I think the decor was enough without going over the top.

Rock star party pictures

This was the sign posted at entrance to dance and music area. A seperate lounge area in a quiet part of the house was reserved for parents.

Stage and karaoke area. In same room as dance floor.

Poster says Kat Rocks. Every girl wants to see her name in lights, but for this party glitter will do.

Place setting.

This is where hair and makeup was done. I made the big pom pom out of tissue paper.
The favortite of the night was rock star tattos and body glitter.

As each guest arrived they received a personalized VIP pass and a hand stamp.

Each child decorated a guitar to take home. There were two kinds of guitars.

Bowl is full of purple gems. Found little pails at Target I used skewers and stars to make centerpieces that rock.

Pictures of Rock Star Party

Rock star party

What kid hasn't dreamed of being a rock star at some point or another? That dream came true at this little girls Rock Star party. Instead of going with a party in a box I custom created almost every decoration for this party along with the party craft. When guests arrived their hand was stamped with a skull and they received a VIP backstage pass. They party started in the hair and makeup station where little rock stars streaked their hair. Polished nails, received tattoos, and painted their faces. Once everyone was super glam everyone sat down to decorate their own guitar with glitter, stick o gems and stickers. Then it was time to rock out. Each child got to be a star while singing karaoke. Hannah Montana was the favorite CD of the night. When everyone was nice and tired we sat down for pizza and drank pin lemonade out of sugar rimmed cups. Next we cut the awesome cake and had ice cream with every topping imaginable. Every rock star took home a bag with lip gloss, bracelets, microphone, and treats. This party rocked.