Labor Day Idea #2: Cheap and Chic Table Decor

You may have noticed the charming tablescape in the deviled egg post; at least I hope you did.  It was one of the most simple and downright cheap ideas ever.  We picked up a vinyl tablecloth at the dollar store for (you guessed it) a dollar.  Next at the Target dollar aisle we found this great wrapping paper, red with white polka dots.  I could go on and on about the delights of the dollar aisle at Target (or as I like to call it the best place on earth) but I will refrain for now. 

To achieve this fun look, we just layered the wrapping paper over the table cloth and voila!

There are so many things you can do with this idea.  You could start with a fancy tablecloth and then add a swath of butcher block paper and top it off with a bouquet of seasonal flowers. But the beauty of the vinyl tablecloths is that you can just ball the whole thing up and throw it away after the party! Is this something you guys would try?  Let me know!

Play Date Headband

This past weekend Tatum had a play date with one of her daycare friends and I had a chance to craft up these fabric headbands. The girls had a great time playing and loved the finished products. Thanks Antoinette for working on the headbands with me and the play date, the girls had a blast!

Labor Day Idea #1: Best Ever BLT Deviled Eggs

OMG these are seriously the best deviled eggs ever!  And I mean, who doesn't love deviled eggs? Don't answer that, if you don't love them I don't want to know about it.  So the idea with these is to get that delicious BLT taste in a delightful deviled egg package.  Super simple and a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, you should totally try them out over the long Labor Day weekend.  Here you go, you can thank me later:


12 hard boiled eggs peeled
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup dijonnaise
1 Tbsp Ranch dressing seasoning
4 pieces of bacon cooked
4 grape tomatoes


Cut each egg in half and scoop out the yolk. Add all of the yolks to a medium bowl and set the whites aside.  To the yolks add the mayonnaise, dijonnaise and Ranch seasoning blend well.  Chop the bacon and tomatoes finely and add to the yolk mixture.  Stir all ingredients together until they reach your desired consistency.  Fill each hollowed out egg white with the yolk mixture, serve and eat!

Let's Picnic!!

As a brief get to know me, I have been married for almost 7 years to my best friend and we have a wonderful 3 year old daughter named Tatum. Each year plans begin in early summer for her big birthday in August! This year plans were a bit disturbed as our family moved in the middle of the birthday planning...wah wah wah. I was able to pull it all together in the end with my wonderful blog cohorts. Wanted to take the time during the first blog to share some of the party highlights with each of you along with the pictures from the event.

1. Each child was provided a personalized placemat. Extra placemats were created with the verbiage “Preferred Picnic Partygoer” for those guests we were not sure were attending
2. Each picnic partygoer was provided a decorated lunch sack with a chicken sandwich and bag of chips. A condiment buffet was set up with lettuce, tomatoes, and all that good stuff!
3. Napkins were rolled pre-party and secured with coordinating craft paper…XOXO!!!
4. Each child was given a picnic basket goodie bag which included a personalized coloring book and crayons, a Frisbee with a picture of Tatum, a large lollipop, crackers and cheese snack, a plush ball, a kite and bubbles
5. A cupcake centerpiece was used on one of the tables made from a watermelon shell and some silk flowers…a big hit at the party!
6. Photo DVD – Each year since my daughter was born I have made a photo DVD slideshow with all of the photo memories for the year with coordinating music. This DVD plays throughout the party and guests can watch as they please. Please stay tuned on this one, as next year I am looking at changing this up a bit…more to come!!!
7. Activities – Since most of the kiddos were under 3 years old, a “Family Challenge” was provided for those families willing to participate. Activities included:

a. Roll the melon – roll a melon across the yard and back
b. Egg on the spoon – walk with an egg on a spoon across the yard
c. Puzzle Time – I turned a picture of my daughter into a puzzle. Adhered it to cardboard with modpodge and cut it out
d. Bean Bag Toss – throw bean bags into coordinating buckets
e. My Favorite Memory – cards were provided for families to write their favorite memory of Tatum along with a birthday wish for her

 

 

After many years of very supportive fans requesting that we share our creations, we are finally launching our new venture. We are very excited to share our blog and creative ideas with each of you. We hope you are inspired by our projects and parties and we look forward to your comments and ideas as well.