{Party Bee} Welcome to Ava's Bowtique!

This past weekend we celebrated my daughter's 3rd birthday! Talk about wondering where the time went....it is hard to believe she is already THREE! She has definitely grown since last year in more ways than one as she has developed quite the vocabulary and personality. This year for her birthday she made it very clear that she wanted to have a pink Minnie Mouse party. If you have ever watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, you probably know that Minnie and Daisy have the cutest little boutique called "Minnie's Bowtique". Well I though it only seemed fitting for me to design an "Ava's Bowtique". So without further ado...Welcome to Ava's Bowtique!

To welcome our guests, I created a sign to place on our front door. When they walked in they were greeted with lots of pink, Minnie's, and bows galore! Even the letter "A" on one of the tables had a bow! To continue the bowtique theme, I added a banner above the dessert table that said "Ava's Bowtique".

On the dessert table I created sugar cookies in the form of a number 3, but this time around I dressed them up to look like Minnie. I also dressed the take home bags to look like Minnie Mouse.

I have always loved the look of curling ribbon, not to mention that you can get quite a bit of it for little money. So I thought how fun to just drape the ribbon from the dessert table. I added little Minnie heads as a little extra touch.

Both cupcake toppers and pink chocolate bows adorned the cupcakes along with pretty white edible pearls. I wanted them to just look pretty in pink....and they were super simple which is always a plus when I am having to make a lot of goodies.

In addition to the cupcakes were cake pops made by one of my super nice neighbors, as well as chocolate covered Oreos with pink bows, and Ghirardelli squares covered with coordinating wrappers.

I just love the look of water bottle labels and flags on striped straws. Not only do they look so festive, they are also super easy and inexpensive.

The centerpieces we also very easy as they were just my designs glued onto sticks and doilies. The center was a Minnie Head with an  "A" for Ava that was glued onto a doily. I also placed a doily underneath the bucket for an added touch. I love how pretty and girly doilies are, but even better is the price! Next time I may use a whole lot more to decorate with!

Each child that came to the party had a place setting with their name on a place card. At their place setting they found a party hat (Minnie for the girls, Mickey for the boys). They also found a box with a couple party favors inside. The boys received a bow tie and the girls received a bow for their hair....this party was of course a Bowtique so they had to get a bow of some kind!

Along with their box of goodies they found a juice box, bubbles, and a bag full of materials to make an edible bracelet!

Even the pinata and banners had Minnie Mouse on them. We were definitely surrounded by pink Minnie....and the birthday girl loved it all!

We of course had to take a photo with the birthday girl....I loved how she just had to give her mama a big kiss! She was one happy girl!

Pin the bow on Minnie was a fun activity that all the children enjoyed!

But I think because the pinata ended with a large pile of candy, they may have found that game to be their favorite!

Then it was time for Ava to blow out her candle. That was almost as much fun as eating the cupcake!

 It is safe to say that she had a wonderful party and everyone enjoyed "Ava's Bowtique"!

{Queen Bee} Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to all of the little "Lovebugs" out there! Have a wonderful day filled with love, hugs, and kisses....and cookies, chocolates, and cupcakes of course! :)

{Queen Bee} Be My Lovebug Tags

 

Valentines Day is in a week and because I love all of my readers and customers, I am giving you free printable valentines tags! They will be perfect for attaching to gifts for your very own valentines!

To download the "Be My Lovebug" printable tags click here

{Sugar Bee} Merry Christmas!

Wishing you and your family a very merry and blessed Christmas!

{Sugar Bee} A Sweet Gift Idea

The holidays can definitely be stressful, not to mention a little on the pricey side. But what can you do when you have so many people to shop for? Well I have a little gift idea that is cute and super simple and won't break the bank. Hot cocoa filled ornaments! These make the perfect gifts for teachers, neighbors, coworkers, and anyone that you want to know you have thought of them this holiday season.

Ingredients:

- Clear plastic ornament
- Hot cocoa packets
- Mini chocolate chips
- Crushed peppermint candies (if you can't find the crushed baking candies, just put peppermint candies in your food processor or in a bag and crush them with your rolling pin....works like a charm!)
- Marshmallow bits (you can usually find these in the aisle next to the hot cocoa packets)

Directions:
First thoroughly wash the plastic ornament and let fully dry. Then using a funnel, pour in a packet of the hot cocoa mix. Next add a handful of mini chocolate chips. Follow that with some crushed peppermint candies. Finally top it with the marshmallow bits. Put the ornament top back on and adorn it with a ribbon and one of my printable tags. There you have it, a wonderful gift for someone special!

These make perfect pairings with a holiday mug and a candy cane too!

Happy Holidays!

{Sugar Bee} Sending Warm Wishes and Holiday Treats

It is that time of year again! Time for making little holiday gifts for those who are special to my family and those who we like to wish a Merry Christmas! I always like to make little packages of sweet treats decorated with my printables (this year I used my Red-Nosed Reindeer Collection) for my son's teachers and teacher aids to thank them for being so wonderful teaching my son and taking care of him while he is at school.

This year I created snowman sugar cookies and reindeer chocolate covered Oreos.

 I also added a non-edible gift to the mix by placing an EOS lip balm on my reindeer printable to resemble Rudolph's red nose! It is just a fun way to give a little gift  to say "Merry Kissmas" that is also super practical!

Tucked inside are also a couple Ghirardelli squares wrapped with my mini chocolate wrappers! 

I hope they enjoy opening these fun goodies as much as I enjoyed making them!

To print out a Merry Kissmas printable of your own for FREE just click here or here!

{Party Bee} Owl Be Home for Christmas Collection

Hoo Hoo Hoo, Merry Christmas! Whoooo doesn't love little owls dressed in their Christmas attire to help celebrate the holiday season? New to the collection is my Owl Be Home for Christmas printable collection. Now you can decorate your home or give the sweetest little gifts decorated with these cuties. They will be  HOOT!

The entire collection is $10 and comes with the following:

- "Hoo Hoo Hoo Merry Christmas" banner
- Decorative single point pennant banner
- Circle tags in 4 designs (these are great for creating cupcake toppers, cookie tags, bag decorations, confetti, the uses are endless!)
- Water bottle labels in 2 designs
- Mini chocolate bar wrappers in 4 designs (designed to fit Ghirardelli chocolate squares)
-  Treat bag labels
- Menu tent cards/name place cards (they come blank)
- Straw flags
- Gift tags

Just send me an email and place your order, receive the files electronically, print out what you need, then cut and assemble!

Have questions? Refer to my FAQ's or send me an email!