The Baseball Party

I'm finally getting pics uploaded from my son and daughter's birthday parties! I'm going to start with Carson's baseball party. There are quite a few...hopefully it won't take to long to view on your end! :) I'll try to upload Madeleine's pics tomorrow. I asked my husband to make a large chalkboard for the party. He bought MDF board for Lowes and painted with chalkboard paint. I just used the kids sidewalk chalk to draw with. I think it was a little wet, thats why I got clearer images. I was inspired by this party on Amy Atlas.

My birthday boy! :) I bought the glass coke bottles at Costco.

Paper straws are from Hey Yo Yo on Etsy!

Peanut bags were from Hey Yo Yo too!

Ice cream cups from my shop !

My other daughter with cotton candy cones!

My friend made the yummy brownie ice cream cake! We had it out for a short time otherwise it would have been a mess! This is the pic when the cake was in the freezer!

I'll try to get the Patisserie Party pics up soon!

Scor-pal & Twinery blog hop

I'm so glad to be a part of the 1st Anniversary Celebration blog hop with The Twinery & Scor-pal.
If you came here by way of Julie Ranae's blog,
you are on the right track. If not, make sure you start at the beginning over at The Twinery's blog because there are terrific prizes for those who complete the hop by commenting on each blog. You'll have five days to enjoy this hop, so relax and have fun!

Today The Twinery has teamed up with Scor-pal for an amazing line up of projects that will show you the wonderful things you can create! From boxes and bags to cards and 3D projects the creativity by these two teams is sure to please.

I had a SUPER busy weekend! Two of my childern were born on August 12th, so we had BOTH of their parties on the 13th. ( I know a "little" crazy!) My son's baseball party was in the morning!
The SCOR-Pal is a huge time saver when you're making paper rosettes. Especially when the folds are only 1/4" wide! I put together fun & festive ice cream toppers and tied on wooden spoons with the NEW denim twine from The Twinery. It matched the colors of the party perfectly! The vintage ice cream cups & spoons are for sale in my shop. I'll be posting lots of party pics here very soon!

Here are the great prizes!

The Ultimate Sampler Pack
from The Twinery


The Scor-Buddy
from Scor-pal

I'm so glad you stopped by! I hope I've inspired you to give baker's twine a try.
Please make sure you leave a comment on my blog because there are terrific prizes for those who leave comments on each
designer's blogs!
The deadline for commenting is 11:59pm EST, Friday, August 19th.
Your next stop on the hop is Stephanie Ackerman's blog.

Madeleine's Patisserie Party

As I continue working on my son & daughter's parties, I thought I'd share a couple more pics with you.
Madeleine loves pastel drop mints, so I wanted to display them in a fun way for her party. Since there's always so many things to buy, I went "shopping" through the things I already own instead of just buying more stuff. A while ago I found this neat jewelry tree from IKEA -it's a great base for my "sweet tree".

I bought adorable cupcake liners from my local bakery shop and punched 2 holes. Charcoal twine from the Twinery worked great as a hanger!

You'll have to stop by again soon to see all the photos after the parties!

Busy Summer!

I can't believe how fast the summer is flying by! .........
My oldest daughter informed me yesterday of her spots all over her tummy. Later I discovered the other 2 displaying the same thing: Chicken pox...yeah! At least they are not in school right now! But it does cause some rearranging in the schedule!
I have been busily working on my 2 kids birthdays for a few weeks now. I'm planning a Baseball party for my 8yr old & a Patisserie party for my 13 yr old(inspired by my daughter Madeleine's french name) My son & daughter were both born on August 12th, 5 years apart! I know it's crazy but were having Carson's party in the morning and Madeleine's in the evening!

I came across this wonderful invitation over on O happy Day. I just followed Jordan's tutorial. I thought it would be a fun and unique way to invite Madeleine's friends! Jordan was so nice to include the label to print too! If you decide to make these yourself.....I found the poppers at Wal-Mart for 50 cents. I HIGHLY suggest NOT popping them! Just peel off the top & labels and dump out the confetti. That way you don't have to disassemble them! I tried to take one apart ...let me tell you it was a royal pain! So...don't even try! :) lol

The colors for M's party are Pink, Green, Black & white. This polkadot tissue will look really cute as her guests open their mail.

The Twinery has the perfect bakers twine for this project: Charcoal, Honeydew and Pink sorbet.

I'll be popping in again soon with more pics of the party planning!

Take care!
Caroline

The Twinery & PSA Essentials Blog Hop

Hi Everyone! Hope your having a great time and getting LOTS of inspiration so far! I'm so excited...this happens to be my very 1st blog hop...EVER!
(I know...where have I been?!) hee hee! :) Be sure to scroll all the way down, I have several ideas for you today!

You should have arrived here from Kelley Eubanks blog. If you didn't get a chance to start from the beginning then head over to The Twinery blog.

A little bit about PSA Essentials
PSA Essentials manufactures custom,
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Birthday, Sentiments, and licensed Peanuts, Hello Kitty, U.B.U., Smirk,
College & Universities, and Greek Life, making PSA Essentials perfect for
crafting! The self-inking stamper (and 22-ink cartridges) give a crisp,
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interchange your designs quickly for scrapbooking, cardmaking, creating gift
tags, bags, wrap, making favors and decorations.

PSA Essentials can be ordered HERE and all orders will receive a 30% discount when ordered between June 6-10 only. No discount code is needed.

A little bit about The Twinery
Our twine is made from 100% cotton, it's eco-friendly and made in the USA.
Whether you're gift wrapping, crafting or tying up baked goods to give to a friend, our baker's twine adds a fresh,
yet nostalgic look to any project at hand! Our baker's twine comes in 11 delicious colors
and is uniquely twisted against a bright white hue, creating an eye-popping burst of color
and a creative embellishment! Our twine has lots of color which lends to a fun, candy-striped look.

The Twinery is offering a 15% DISCOUNT on all orders placed between June 6-10 only with the Discount Code PSAHOP15.

PRIZE GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
The Twinery Prize Pack
Winners choice of 6 spools of baker's twine (value of $84)
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1 stamper & 3 Peel & Stick packs, and 1 Monogrammed Tote Bag (value of $75+)

HOW TO WIN
Enter from June 6th at 12:01 AM EST to June 12th at 11:59 EST
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Winner will be chosen on 6/13 and announced on The Twinery blog as well as on the Facebook pages of The Twinery and PSA Essentials.

I started loving Hello Kitty around age 10! Some 30 years later my girls love her too! The Hello Kitty line offers a stamp for every occasion!

First up... I have a little card for a friend going to California this summer. I love adding bits of twine to buttons! Here I've used Cappuccino!

Next up... I have a fun thank-you card for a friend who really went the extra mile to help me out of a bind.


Another fun little project are these flat glass marble magnets. Now as you can see I didn't quite finish. But all I need is a little diamond glaze and a strong magnet!
Hey...a good craft project for my kids this afternoon!


Finally, I have a little winter ensemble using Fancy Flakes. Some friends of mine got married last Dec.31st, and their theme was snowflakes! How perfect would this have been back then!


A couple of sweet and simple cards. I think the charcoal twine really sets it off!



Here I made a matchbook notepad which slides into the bag nicely!


And a sweet little tin with some yummy treats!
Thanks for visiting with me! From here you'll hop over to Kim Moreno. Can't wait to see what she has for ya'll!

~Caroline

Mini Pom Pom Fun!

Hey there! I'm here to share a few ideas using mini poms! I have made pom poms with my fingers, a piece of cardboard and I even went out and bought a little Clover pom maker. I wanted to make itty bitty poms so when I came across this technique on Pinterest, I had to try ....
This is my own version tutorial.

1. Get the color of your choice Twinery twine, a nice sharp pair of pointed scissors. ( Mine are Fiskars) A long tined fork and waxed cord. I bought my Darice waxed cord at Joann's for $1.99 . It's located in the beading section by the stretch & hemp cord. Your going to wrap about 30 times around 2 of the tines.

2. Take a 4" or 5" length of waxed cord and go around the baker's twine tightly tie once. I then slide it off the tines, pinch hard, pull on the waxed cord and tie again. The waxed cord holds really well and you don't have to worry about your little pom coming loose!

3. The waxed cord is perfect to hold onto when you start cutting your loops too. I actually cut from the back to the front it's easier to get the point of your scissor in there.

4. After the loops are cut, keep trimming all around to shape it in a ball. I pinch the ball to flatten so the edges line up better.

My first project is a fun holly tag. I know it's early to start thinking about Christmas, but If you start now, think of how relaxed your holiday would be ;) wink!
I cut a length of honeydew and peapod twine, brought the ends through the front and tied a bow.

My 2nd project is a cheery birthday card.

I don't have step by step pics for the grass. But what I did was cut a 1/2" piece of cardstock the width of my card, wrapped twine all the way down. I carefully ran one edge through my sewing machine and the cut almost to the top of one side. That way I'd have longer grass in the back. I spread the twine apart and cut some of the cardstock away so it would not show. Then I adhered with hot glue for a strong hold.

I took the long ends of wax cord and threaded them with an embroidery needle so I could sew on the pollen. I attached it to the card, but I was going to make it into a little pin. My next little project is a 2 in 1. Hair bobby and gift tag. This time I left the waxed cord long so my little Caterpillar could have antennas!
I also used the extra waxed cord to tie the mini poms onto the bobby pin. It holds well and is less messy than glue! Isn't she precious! hee :)

Lastly, I have for you a little cupcake ...celebrating a milestone birthday. Mine! :) I'm turning 40 this Wednesday, May 18th to be exact! For the cherry, I used a little mono adhesive on a punched circle and twisted on Maraschino twine. Then I cut up little bits of twine for the sprinkles! This is me and my little family on Mother's Day!

I hope I have inspired you with a few ideas! I'd love to see YOUR mini pom ideas using the Terrific Twinery Twine!

Have a great week!

Caroline