Party Paper

Posted on January 30, 2015 by hildagotrocks

I know it’s been a month since NYE but I wanted to share a fun party trick I used for our little get together. Don’t worry- you don’t have to wait until next NYE, you can use it for any party! I bought a roll of Kraft paper a while back and I’ve been having fun using it for entertaining. So far I’ve used it for book club, casual post-thanksgiving gathering and game night. I love this idea for so many reasons… First you can buy rolls of Kraft paper at many grocery stores and even Walmart on the cheap. Second, it’s disposable. Third, it’s a festive way to add some unique decor and a functional and fun way to label dishes. There is so much you can do with it!

I simply rolled out my paper (cut to a 12″ runner size in this case) where I was going to have our “bar” area. I used a sharpie to outline the glasses, label wines, and even outlined the corkscrew. I tried to vary the size of the letters and different vibes for each word. I had fun and made a whimsical illustration of Champagne and used the marker to label cranberry juice that I had put in a small carafe.

As most of our guests are tired young parents like ourselves, I knew midnight was passed most of our bedtimes. I made sure the Keurig was ready (thanks, Santa!) and set out some coffee mugs with a K-cup in each one. Then I wrote simple direction for the Keurig. *** Side note: I just got a reusable K-cup so I can have any local coffee I want and be more “green” …BTW- have you seen this video?!?! Worth a quick watch.

I also used the paper on our kitchen’s peninsula for some of the food. I left the marker and open spaces for party guests who were bringing dishes to share. I added washi tape to keep everything in place and to keep the end from rolling up.

Whenever I use this I get tons of comments on how clever it is. It is literally a blank slate for your party. Cut the edges with scrap-booking scissors, use washi tape, different markers, use movie quotes or fun facts that pertain to your theme. Anything is possible! I doesn’t need to be perfect. Have fun with it!

“Little Man” Mustache Themed Baby Shower

Posted on September 5, 2013 by hildagotrocks

My sister’s best friend of 20 years is having a sweet baby boy. Like soon… she’s 4 weeks out. In honor of Kait and her sweet little man, we threw her one heck of a baby shower. Kait is trendy and cute in every way so we knew she would be all about a theme… and mustache theme was exactly what we were looking for. My sister and I started a mustache themed baby shower pinboard and got to work.

Our sweet invitation done so nicely by Katie at Custom Creations by Kate. If you read the bottom section, we used a Pinterested rhyme to ask guests to bring books instead of cards. And they did! Katie also made a really cute matching game print out. Unfortunately I have no clue where an image of that is. Noteable: Katie is also The Almost Vegan. And you don’t have to be vegan to devour her amazing recipes.

I made my signature paint chip pennant banner in navy, gray and blue. They were hung over doorways and windows and of course, the mantle. Tutorial here.

I made cupcakes and iced them by piping whipped icing onto the tops like I’ve done before. Then I pressed on paper mustaches that I had cut from Martha Stewart (they are the largest I can find at Home Depot) paint chips.

I used the same paint chip mustaches to decorate party favors. I hot glued them to the sticks of tootsie pops so that when you put the sucker in your mouth it gave you a “mustache”.

We placed those in a basket with a framed paint chip that said “Thanks for COMBING!” … haha. Get it?

This was one of the gift bags for game winners. Sneak peak into those here.

I found stick-on fuzzy mustaches at Ted’s Toy Store, a local toy store. If you’re in the Cincinnati area be sure to check out Ted’s in Madeira. Its my go to for every gift- he carries unique games, trendy toys and classics from your own childhood. Anyway I bought them on the spot, although I wasn’t sure how I’d use them. The day of the party I decided they’d be funny on the bathroom mirror so that guests could see a mustache on themselves. I stuck 3 of them on the mirror vertically. I figured that peoples’ heights vary and things look better in threes. Everyone commented on them.

I also stuck them over the spouts of our refreshment dispensers. Also I huge hit with guests!

Guests also drank from plastic glasses we had Sharpied mustaches onto. Ps- serving mimosas at a baby shower is the best idea we’ve ever had. I highly recommend it!

Kait’s sister made this adorable fruit salad… er, um sculpture? How cute! She too gave credit to Pinterest. I think we all drink the Pinterest kool-aid these days.

Best photo of the day: Kait and our friend Joanna posing for an OH MY GAWD shot. I think they had fun!

Sharpie on Beauty

Posted on May 3, 2013 by hildagotrocks

If you have a dollar and 10 minutes, you can do this project. I found some adorable wrapping paper in the dollar section at Target. At the time I had no planned use for it but it was cute and only a dollar. I couldn’t resist! I guess thats why they call them impulse purchases.

A couple of weeks later I was fishing through my art supplies to find a few things for an art piece for our half bath. I grabbed the gift wrap (I was a little eager to use it) and this old canvas. Its one of the alphabet canvases from O’s original bedroom theme. I hadn’t painted over it yet because it had a gash in the canvas. For some reason I had not yet tossed it in the trash.

I started wrapping the canvas with the wrapping paper like so. I used scotch tape to secure the paper to the canvas and to other sections of the paper.

I used a Sharpie paint pen to write a quote on the panel. I chose a quote about beauty by Marc Jacobs. I like the idea of a positive quote about beauty (by a fashion icon no less) hanging near a mirror. I’ll be hanging it in our half bath as soon as soon as I have time to paint it. And I’m sure I’ll be finding more uses for the gift wrap! How many projects can I get out of my dollar impulse purchase?

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