Because It's Friday - Cinco De Mayo Fun!

Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo!

Do you have your fiesta all planned?

If not don't worry.. here are a bunch of amazing ideas that you still 

have time to pull off!

Food

1 Mexican Pizza . 2 Chicken Tequila Burgers . 3 Chimichangas . 4 Black Bean Salsa . 5 Chicken Fajitas

Desserts

1 Margarita Ice Cream Sandwiches . 2 Frozen Cinco de Mayo Cake . 3 Mexican Brownie Bottom Cheesecake . 4 Margarita Cupcakes . 5 Chile Cocoa Graham Crackers . 6 Tres Leche Cupcakes

Drinks

1 Strawberry Margarita Jello Shots . 2 Corona Beer Popsicle . 3 Skinny taste Margarita Spritzer . 4 Grapefruit Margarita . 5 Margarita Lime Jello Shots

Fiesta Decorations

1 Ruffle Streamers . 2 Drink Tag Printables . 3 Tomato Can Vase . 4 Ruffles "Pinata" Lamp . 5 Paper Parasol Topiaries

For more amazing Cinco de Mayo ideas check out our Fiesta Fun Board on Pinterest!

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!!

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A Jungle Baby Shower

The adorable JUNGLE themed baby shower that I've been planning for weeks has finally come and went, and I'm extremely proud of the result!

I was originally inspired by these cute invitations from Tiny Prints

And from that point on I really ran WILD with the animal theme (no pun intended)

I created this cute sign using animal print cardstock and wooden letters

(see the how-to HERE)

 Instead of the usual table numbers, I gave each table an ANIMAL name



and created matching PLACE CARDS which we displayed on a magnet board

Each guest received an ANIMAL cookie favor that matched their table theme
(see more HERE)

This adorable BOOKSHELF was used to display all the books that each guest

brought to help build the mommy-to-be's children's book collection

And finally...the CAKE!

Of course I had to incorporate all the cute ANIMALS for this as well.

Overall, it was a great day, and most importantly, the Mommy-to-be LOVED it!

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Jungle Animal Cookies

Dana made these adorable Jungle Animal Cookies as favors
for our cousins baby shower!

She started off by cutting each animal shape by hand using a clip art printout as a guide

Once they were baked and cooled she iced each cookie...

This layer of icing needed to dry completely before she could add the final touches

Each guest was greeted by one of these cuties on their plates

C'mon.. who could resist a cookie this cute??

Check back on Thursday to see our post highlighting the entire  
Jungle Themed Baby Shower!

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Month-by-Month Onesies

It seems as though baby shower season is in full swing! We've seen countless posts filled with baby shower inspiration lately! 

We've also been busy with baby showers around here! 

Have you seen the adorable Vintage Winnie the Pooh Cookies that Dana did recently for a friends baby shower?

Last weekend we also attended a baby shower for our cousins wife.  We wanted to give her a meaningful and memorable gift so we decided on Month-by-Month Onesies! 

We used the boy version of the

Petite Lemon Printable

but there are also several other printables available for free online or to buy on Etsy

Petite Lemon offers both a boy and girl color pallet

Martha Stewart offers a neutral color pallet that could work for boys or girls

Once you find (or make if your not Photoshop deficient like me) the perfect pattern you simply print it out on iron on transfer paper, cut it out and iron it on!

This gift was a huge hit with the mommy and all of her guests!

Check back for more goodies from this jungle themed baby shower later this week! 

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Springtime Cocktails

I don't know about where you live, but over here the weather has be 

uncharacteristically beautiful for April.  

I'm talking 90 degrees - spent the day on the boat - got a sunburn beautiful!

And my favorite part of these hot Spring days is the warm and breezing Spring evenings.

So tonight while I was relaxing outside as Matt was grilling up some steaks I found myself longing for a lip-smacking Spring cocktail to top off the beautiful weather.

Here are a few cocktails that would have fit in perfectly..

Pomegranate and Lime White Wine Spritzer

Nutmeg Nanny

Lillet Rose Spring Cocktail

Everything Fabulous

Rocklands Icy Peach Tea

The District Domestic

Sangria Bianca

Refinery 29

 

Tower 23 Strawberry Lemonade Sparkler

Valley & Co

How amazing do those look? I really need to get the ingredients so I can whip one of these beauties up next time!

I hope that you're enjoying some nice Spring weather too! 

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Vintage Winnie the Pooh Cookies

I'm so excited about these Vintage Winnie the Pooh cookies

 that I made for a friend's baby shower. 

I was inspired by her baby bedding..

They're just so cute, you could eat them!

Enjoy!

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Cupcake Wrapper Pom Poms

We're so excited that we've been having such a great turn out for our Beautify It Monday link party! If you haven't linked up yet be sure to check it out! We'll be highlighting some of our favorite posts on Saturday so don't miss your chance to be featured!

Creating hanging pom poms to match your event is an easy and affordable way to add to your party decor. 

All you need for this craft is:

Cupcake wrappers (about 150 for 1 pom pom)

A Styrofoam ball (I used one with a 10 in diameter)

A Glue gun and plenty of glue sticks

And a ribbon or string for hanging

Directions:

1.  Start out by taking one cupcake wrapper and wrapping it around your finger to create a rounded base for your glue. If you are using a patterned wrapper turn it inside out so that the pattern is on the inside.  You will see it better this way.

The pattern should be on the inside (not pictured here). I didn't realize the importance of this until after I took this picture.  This is one of the many benefits of getting craft ideas from bloggers. We get to iron out the kinks for you :)

2.  Next, simply glue each wrapper (one at a time) to your Styrofoam ball until you achieve the look you want.

3.  Glue your ribbon on and place a few cupcake wrappers over the ribbon to enforce the hold.

You can play around with the tightness of the wrappers and the pattern to create a unique design that's perfect for your event.  

I used about 150 cupcake wrappers for this pom pom to achieve a very full look

I made this one a little loser by using 100 wrappers and spreading them further apart

 

 And for my last pom pom I used even less wrappers and I combined green and yellow for a variation in color. 

Let us know what you think by commenting below!

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