Mom on a mission

So, after seeing great ideas on Pinterest, I decided to create labels for the food at Gavin's party. All the labels I had seen were cute, but they were basic in that they were just attached to the container. So again, to go overboard, I created Mickey and Minnie heads and placed the labels on them. First, I took styrofoam balls and cut them in half. I painted each one black. I also painted wooden skewers black and cut them in thirds. I made sure they were all sizes to the table will have some depth to it.  For the paper, I cut out basic shapes, then used scrap booking scissors to cut out the labels and placed them on the colorful backgrounds. Finally, I used foam sheets that have glitter on them and cut them out to make the ears. By leaving the space between the two circles, you are able to easily attach these to the skewers. Finally, for the Minnie heads, I pinned ribbons on there and done! I would have to say, the hardest part of this was coming up with the food.  I wa...

A few months ago, I was speaking with my best friend about my son's first birthday party. Naturally, I planned to have a Mickey Mouse themed party since Gavin seems to love Mickey. While talking, we realized that my wonderful home was going to be a winter wonderland during the party. Gavin, being one of those lucky children, was born a short time before Christmas.  As a holiday baby myself, the 4th of July, I understand the challenge of having a birthday that can be overshadowed by other holiday decorations. So, in an effort to go "over board", my friend and I have taken on the task of creating the perfect Mickey party. The first plan in our grand scheme, to give the right feel from the first moment people are invited. A.K.A: The Invitations! We used a Cricut to cut the Mickey heads, and glued "pants" on with real buttons for a nice embellishment.  We slid the small cutout (thanks embellishment scissors) invitation into the pants. I downloaded a Walt Dis...