The Lorax Truffula Seeds FREE PRINTABLE

I can't believe my last post was Christmas. I guess I've been both lazy & busy.
For months I had hoped to do an elaborate Dr. Seuss themed party for my kids to celebrate Read Across America Day and the Lorax movie premier but that kinda fell through the cracks.
My girls still wanted to give something to their friends to celebrate the day so I ended up with these Truffula Seeds.
I just took an image from the Lorax book, added "Truffula Seeds" to it and printed them. I put Berry Kix cereal in a bag, slapped on the label and called it a day.

So by a request on facebook, I am sharing it with all of you.
You can download the PDF file here.
Enjoy!

TEEN PARTY: Neon / Glow in the Dark Sweet 16

Many moons ago, I was a 16 year old girl who, when at my friend Michelle's house, would play with her baby niece Ariane. I carried her, played with her and even danced her to sleep a couple of times. Fast forward to 2011 and Ariane is turning 16 and I am signed on to help with her party. Wow, did this party make me feel old.

Ok, back to the party. Ariane told me she didn't want a sweet look to her party. She wanted it to feel more like a school dance or club. She decided on a neon / glow-in-the-dark color scheme and I had so much fun helping out.

Our friend Ana baked all the cupcakes and made all the frosting. I was in charge of icing the cupcakes. The cupcake flavors were chocolate, vanilla, cookies n cream and classic white. All the cupcakes were frosted with buttercream frosting that we colored neon blue, neon purple and neon green. I also made red velvet cake pops, dipped pretzels and lollipops.

The cupcakes were displayed on three cupcake stands and on inverted martini glasses

The candy table was covered with a black tutu tablecloth. We hung silver streamers behind the table and poms above.

Marsha, Ariane's mom, ordered LED candles, tea lights, glow bracelets, glow drink sticks, light up serving trays and fiber optic centerpieces from Windy City Novelties.

Buffalo wings, egg rolls, meatballs and parfaits were served on mini plates from Smarty Had A Party

Happy Birthday Ariane. It has been such a joy to see you grow into a beautiful young woman. May you have many more birthdays to come. More photos are up on the facebook page

KID PARTY: Butterflies and Dots

My daughter Audrey was obsessed with butterflies. Months before her birthday she was asking me for a butterfly cake for her big day. We both fell in love with this butterfly themed cake from Pink Cake Box.



 Audrey of course wanted pink as the color scheme. I  wanted something bright and festive. Her party was in the summer, at the beach, so I wanted bolder colors. I went with hot pink, orange and lime green.

 I designed the invitations to match the cake.

 We had her party at Pacific Park, an amusement park on the Santa Monica Pier. It was of course the hottest day of the year. The icing on the cake started to melt long before we were ready to sing Happy Birthday but she was so excited with everything going on she didn't even notice.  We were under a yellow tent which gave some of my pictures a yellow hue. None the less, the party was great and my little girl was happy.

In addition to a smaller version of the inspiration cake, I found matching dot sprinkles at my local cake supply store which I used to top some cupcakes. I also made  butterfly and flower lollipops to go with the theme.

I could hardly contain myself when I walked into Gap Kids and they had tops that matched our theme! I could not have custom made a better outfit for my girls.

Audrey loved her party and wants another butterfly cake this year. Now I have to find another look she'll love.