New rooms for my ten year old girls!

Well that didn't go as planned ;) So let's try this again shall we and see if I can keep up a bit better. I have a few more fun parties to share with you and over the summer my twin girls turned TEN! Say what? I don't know where the time has gone. For their birthday this year they wanted to redo their bedrooms (they each have their own room) so that's what we did. For my daughter Ciara we went with teal and lime and for my daughter Tara we went with lemon and grey. It was a lot of work as I was on a pretty tight budget which meant a lot of running around to find what I was looking for at the right price. Most items came from Ikea, Target or Walmart. I started with the bedding which came from Bed, Bath & Beyond and of course I used coupons :) Then, with a pillow sham from each set, I went around looking for items that would either match or coordinate with our colour schemes.

Both girls were delighted with their rooms. Let's hope these last them until they leave for college!

A Sneak Peek

A little peek at what I am working on for my Etsy shop. Hope to have more to show you soon.

A Puppy Party

 

This puppy party was for one of my twin daughters. For their 8th birthday I decided to give them their own separate parties in a theme of their choosing. Up until now I had always done just one party for both of them. We started planning about six months before their birthday which is at the beginning of July. Starting this early was great as it gave me the time to find items that matched our theme and color scheme, some of which I was able to find on sale too which was another bonus.

We chose to go with pink and purple for the colors. I made all the paper goods including the invitations, which I neglected to take a picture of, 'Happy Birthday' banner, the cake bunting (which I used on the cupcakes instead of a cake), treat bags and 'thank you' cards.

I also made all the treats for this party which included cupcakes with chocolate paw prints for decoration which I made using a mold, brownies and rice krispie treats which I cut into the shape of dog bones using cookie cutters and not shown here were chocolate dogs on a stick which I also used a mold for.

I used my daughters stuffed dog toys as decorations throughout the party - you gotta love free props! I also used those great paw print balloons I found at Hobby Lobby along with plain pink and purple ones.

For activities the girls painted puppy sun catchers, did dog themed foil scratch art, played Hot Dog (my take on hot potato) using a stuffed hot dog dog toy and a guess the famous dog game.

They also watched the movie Marmaduke and made no sew fleece pillows using dog print fleece. So cute!

This was a fun party and my daughter loved it which of course makes all the hard work so worthwhile :)

A New Journey

And so we begin. 

Welcome to my blog. I have always been creative. Growing up the glue, scissors or tape could always be found under my bed! I studied interior design at UC Santa Barbara and worked for a few years in a cabinet showroom designing kitchens, bathrooms, home offices etc. When my twin girls were born in 2003, I left to become a SAHM. I've been making cards and rubber stamping for over twenty years and scrapbooking for about fifteen. I've dabbled in jewelry making, sewing and knitting and love to go to thrift stores and garage sales to see what treasures I can find. My recent obsession is planning and throwing fun themed parties for my girls. Over the next few weeks I hope to post these parties here so you can take a peek and let me know what you think.

I will also link to my new Etsy store where I sell handmade invitations and party goods. I just need to get a few more things added in there first.

Thanks for joining me on this adventure.

See ya next time,
Ruth.