I have to say that one of my favorite gifts or favors is a giving the gift of a living plant. Particularly succulents because they are so easy to care for. Our latest DIY for minted’s blog, Julep adds the gift of green and a splash of handmade. Instead of potting the succulents, I opted…
Our latest DIY post for minted’s blog, Julep was so much fun to make. I made party hats using paper and fabric. Not sure about you, but I have so much fabric stashed away waiting to be used. So what better way than to use it in your birthday party decor. I used some gorgeous…
It’s October – birthday month for my girl. Harper will be turning eight, which is so hard to believe. We have a few birthday traditions leading up to the special day; make a birthday countdown chain, plan her birthday party, and go through her room to select toys and clothes to donate that she has outgrown….
You can never make too many garlands, right? We love this new one we created for Julep this week. It’s festive, timeless and will for sure become your next birthday party decor staple. Use any colors you like for this DIY birthday candle garland. And we love birthday parties, here’s one of our favorite big…
We’ve got a perfect craft to make for your kiddo’s birthday party. We made these initial felt banners for minted’s blog, Julep. Check out the full tutorial here. Easy prep work – hot glue gun, scissors and felt and you are ready to go. The kids can decorate the banners during the party. We love…
I have learned my lesson from my few years as a parent of a school aged child – keep the end of year teacher gifts simple. Teachers do not necessarily love to get coffee mugs, notepads, desk accessories, etc. They have years of these gifts piled up somewhere. A practical gift card is the way…
We are still celebrating big time this week with our nod from Better Homes and Garden as a Top 10 DIY Blog. You can vote for us here. (voting in now closed) And we are still shouting Hip Hip Hooray with the launch of our new site design as well! To celebrate, Melissa designed the…
Who doesn’t love polka dots? For our latest post for minted, I made hand-stamped favor bags using polka dot patterns. All you need is craft paint, stamping tools and muslin bags. You can create any style and pattern you dream up. Creative freedom! Head over to Julep to see the full post.
post by Melissa Okay, here’s the DIY I promised yesterday, it’s the simplest balloon decoration I’ve ever made. It was super windy for Calla’s party so helium balloons were out of the question. I was trying to come up with a way to get a big splash of color with balloons and I thought, why…
post by Melissa It’s so hard to believe that Calla girl is five years old! She celebrated her birthday yesterday and we had her party on Sunday at the park across from our house. All of her classmates from preschool came, along with some of her other good friends. This year we decided on a…
We just spent a week in Michigan to celebrate our dad’s upcoming 70th birthday. Coming up with the theme for his party was easy, our dad simply loves cars. So we enlisted the help of our older brother to create a list of our dad’s favorite, or most memorable cars he’s owned. From a GTO…
Our dad turns 70 this August, so we’ve been working on ideas to celebrate his big day. Birthdays are a real celebration in our family, and we like to commemorate our parents’ milestone birthdays by creating something meaningful. For our dad’s 65th we asked our immediate family members, our Pop Pop (grandfather) and our dad’s…
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