Favor Pouches

I've been making these for a little while now, but only now decided to list them up to sell in the shop. They are the perfect size for a little treat for any party guest. AND perfect for Valentine treats. I just may be making them for my little 3 year old and her preschool friends.

I'll be adding different patterns soon- for baby showers, birthday favors, etc. So stay tuned. :)

Thanksgiving Chocolate Wrappers

It's Thanksgiving time!!! 

Or at least time to start planning out your Thanksgiving dinner... 

,,,and why not add these to your table? 

It's the simplest DIY you could ever do and add so much to your Thanksgiving table. 

Grab them here.

Gearing up for Halloween

Yes, Halloween. You can never plan too far ahead, right? 

Print off these fun candy wrappers at home, wrap your candy up for the big night or a spooky party, and you'll have the cutest candy on the block!

Make your own pixie sticks

This is just awesome!!!

Find out the how-to, here on instructables.

Hello Yellow

I couldn't help myself not to post about this yellow party. My favorite feature: a tent of ruffled crepe paper streamers cascading over a candy buffet.

via the sweetest occasion

Happy National Jelly Bean day!

Jelly belly's are my favorite. And my favorite jelly belly's are: juicy pear, black licorice, and pina colada. 

But really, I like them all. 

What are your favorite flavors?

The birthday party without a theme

My niece celebrated her birthday with us so we, or course, had to have a party.

She likes pink, Rapunzel, candy, and gumballs. So I guess that was our theme.

Some favor bags

Pin the hair on Rapunzel

Cake Batter Pancakes and Cake Batter Bark

Got some left over cake batter? Just by chance?
lol.

 Create some yummy cake batter bark and cake batter pancakes with How Sweet It Is.

   
  

and while you're there, check out her whole wheat cherry vanilla bean pancakes. YUM!

 

10 ways to reuse baby food jars as party favors

After raising a 1 year old, you quickly notice how many jars of baby food you go through (up to 3 a day for me). So why not save those cute little jars and reuse them for a party!!

We did it with my 2 year old for her 1st birthday and we are now. again, collecting jars to figure out something fun for my 7 month old on his birthday.

Here are a few neat examples:

1. Hot chocolate in a jar-. Turns out to be a perfect size for a fun serving of hot cocoa.

2. Candle holders- I'm not sure where I got this photo but I love the fabric used here to dress up each candle/jar.

 

 3. Fill it with a coordinating food/snack with your party for guests to take home.
These are "caterpillar food" jars I made for my daughters 1st birthday with the theme The Very Hungry Caterpillar. I pained the tops, filled them with cereal, then placed personalized stickers on the tops and sides.

4. Plant starter seeds/plants and hand them out to take home.
A friend of mine made these with her son's owl themed birthday party.

5. You can't go wrong handing jars out filled with candy at a baby shower. It's a perfect combo.
Clever idea from Katherine Marie Photography

6.  Halloween party? ... dress them up as mummies or tea light holders to hold candy.

credit

7. With Valentines Day coming up these are perfect!

8.  Terrariums and tea kits 

 

 9. Advent Calendar. I know this isn't really a party favor, but it was good of an idea not to post up. You could adjust the holiday from "25 days of Christmas" to "25 days of Birthday" (an activity or treat count down to your child's birthday???). Possibilities are endless. 

 10. Tangerine Vanilla Bean Marmalade

At prudent baby, Jaime shows how to sterilized the jars, sealed them, and make your own tangerine marmalade. Yum! Makes me wish I had a Tangerine tree in my back yard. 

Gumball Necklaces

This idea is genius! One Charming Party teaches you how to make a gumball necklace for a special girl on Valentines Day. 

I'd make one for my daughter, Kai, but it would gather humidity and get super sticky after about an hour. One of the downsides of living in a tropical climate (not complaining though). :)

You could adapt the Martha Stewart beaded necklace and swap the beads for gumballs if you didn't want to string them....  Might give it a shot for Kai's friends.

But seriously... these are adorable!!!!

images: one charming party

Valentine Chocolate Wraps

are now in the shop. 

One can limit themselves of chocolate intake, 

but when they are dressed in a cute wrapper they are harder to resist!

Get them here

Candy Jar Labels (and black licorice- Yum)

I love, love, LOVE, love black licorice!

When I first saw this image my mouth started watering and couldn't help but to go out and get some black licorice to eat that instant (ok, maybe a few hours later... but I got it!).

Get the free down-loadable labels here.

I wouldn't mind eating this too-
From Parents

Flyaway Favors

I know these are all across the internet/blogs, but every time I see them they make me smile. 

They'd be perfect for a Halloween witch party, or actually ANY Halloween party.

Make them with Martha.

Simple Halloween Candy Decor

I've been collecting easy and simple DIY ideas for Halloween candy decorations and handouts. 

They are so simple they don't need explanation on how to make them. 

Just look at it and you can figure it out. 

I thought I'd share.

Katherine Marie Photography

(as always, has brilliant ideas and such nice images!)

I love those bats folded over chocolate bars

 Ghostly boo bags

spotted on laTdah

Lollipop Ghosts

(I remember always making these growing up as kids-

made out of a tissue)

Take it to another level and make a wreath

tutorial HERE

or glam it up with some fabric 

l

Domo paper bags- monsters!


Ghostly nutterbutters from Marta
(these look soooooo good)

 

Caramel Apples!!!

I love love love caramel apples!!!

It's our family tradition to make them around Halloween time.

So lately I've been searching for some new mixtures and concoctions to make this year. 

These ones we made two years ago

 

they were drenched in caramel and soooooo good!

I've got my eye on these...

One Charming Party -actually shows how to make this yummy oreo, chocolate, caramel goodness

These look perfect!

from AllYou

(they have recipes too)

Chow.com has a fun salted pretzel caramel apple

I think we'll try this one this year

Love these twigs used as sticks

via