Vintage Barbie Birthday!

This was such a fun party to plan, and the actual party was such a blast. So girly and pink. I decided to use the Vintage Barbie Silhouette, it looked so cute with the pink, grey, and black color scheme.

The dessert table!

The Barbie cake was so much fun to make, and alot easier than I thought. My friend made the fondant for me! And she used THIS fondant recipe, and I used an actual Barbie dress mold.

The party was held at Alyssa's Bridal Event Center in Orem, it was such a great open space for the girls to run and dance around in!

We played pin the Bow on Barbie.

And had a Barbie Nail Polish Pinata filled with ring pops, I added the barbie on front of the bottle, since I couldn't find an actual Barbie Pinata.

Barbie even came to see the Birthday Girl. She read some books and took pictures!

The Birthday hats were made with my silhouette. I used THIS hat template, opened it in my silhouette to cut it. It made these hats so easy!

I used my Silhouette Machine to make the dot garlands, and all the cupcake toppers, and the birthday girls shirt.

My little Barbie girl chose her party menu, with all her favorite things!

Macaron's (I made them so don't judge!)

Yogurt and cereal in cups, powdered donuts, and chocolate pretzels.

cupcakes, marshmallows...

And Strawberry Milk! I got the paper straws on Amazon, 144 for around 6 dollars!

This little table was my favorite part. I loved that the girls could just sit around it on the floor, no climbing up and down off of chairs.

I bought a large 4 by 8 foot particleboard from Lowes, it was $11.00. I called my local grocery store Bakery (Maceys) and they had 5 gallon buckets I could have. I used 4 of the buckets to set the particleboard on and covered it with a table cloth!

It worked out so well!

The favor bags are from the dollar tree! I found them in the wedding isle, 12 in a package for a dollar!

I made her shirt, skirt and leggings. For her shirt I used heat transfer vinyl and my trusty silhouette machine. I added the lace ruffle to her shirt for extra girly factor. Her skirt was refashioned from an organza overlay that was on an old prom dress. Saved me some hemming! But the leggings are my favorite part. I just can't get enough of black and white stripes!

Happy Birthday Princess!

Barbie Birthday, Free template

Yes I have been a major slacker. It was the Holidays, and I got an iphone... need I say more?

I have a million things that I need to catch up on, but I will talk about what I am currently working on, I am planning Addie's 5th Birthday party, and thought I would share a free template you can use if you want to have a Barbie birthday! I made the Barbie invitation using my Memory Mixer software.

Also How cute is this Birthday Banner?

Go here for a free printable!

Here are a few good barbie silhouettes. You can download them and use the trace tool on your Silhouette to make cupcake toppers!

More Barbie Birthday goodies to come!

lemon ruffle cake

I had so much fun making and decorating my moms birthday cake! My first ruffle cake, which for my first I am okay with the imperfections!

I started with 2 cake mixes, one yellow and one white. I like to doctor up my cake mixes to make them here is the recipe for my doctored up Lemon Cake!

1 yellow or white cake mix

4 eggs

1/2 Cup water

1/3 Cup oil

1 Cup Sour Cream

1 package of Lemon Instant Pudding

Combine ingredients and Bake according to the directions on the cake box. I used tow 8-inch rounds for each cake. Since I did one yellow cake and one white so 4 layer the cake would look striped when we cut into it. When making the White cake mix, I used only the egg whites.

For filling between the cake's layers I used Lemon Curd. I discovered a new way to make it so it doesn't need to be strained and ends up perfectly smooth!

4 TBS unsalted butter

3/4 Cup Sugar

3 large eggs

1/3 Cup FRESH Lemon Juice

1 teaspoon lemon zest

Combine sugar and butter in a glass bowl, and beat until fluffy. Then beat in the eggs. Add the lemon juice. Once it is all combined, pour into your stove-top pan and heat on low-medium until it gets creamy and thick. Be sure to CONSTANTLY stir the curd and don't let it boil! You can freeze or store it in the refrigerator.

For the frosting I wanted something light, but still lemon flavored. Here is the recipe!

1 pint of Heavy Whipping Cream

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 package of Instant Lemon Pudding

Use your hand mixer to beat until it gets thick enough to pipe or spread, if it is too thick you can add a teaspoon or two of milk until it gets to your desired consistency. note* I should have doubled this recipe to make the ruffles work better.

Another First...

I watched Breakfast at Tiffany's for the first time this weekend with my sisters. Such a great movie. I love Audrey.

This is what we did while we watched the beautiful Audrey and her Cat. Kind of creepy photo, we could hardly talk or smile once the facial dried!

Ever heard of Redmond Clay? It makes an AMAZING mask. Pulls all the toxins and yucks out of your skin, and makes it so smooth. Read more about Redmond Clay here. I mixed the dry clay with water until it was a muddy consistency, then smothered it on and left it until it was dry! Do this about once a month, and you can store the leftovers in a airtight container, if it drys out, add more water! I got mine at Good Earth in the bulk section. It is less expensive to buy it in the bag than premixed in a container.

A Big First for me!

Today is a big day, my first time being a Guest Blogger! WOOT WOOT!

Check it out here!

Check out Amanda's etsy shop while you are there, adorable accessories for girls!

Thanks for Having me Amanda!

Fifty is Nifty

My amazing mom turned fifty this week. My sisters, Dad, and I decided to throw her a big surprise party! We plotted and planned for weeks, trying to gather emails, make decorations, and order food.

The cake was my first ruffle cake! I will post more details about the cake soon!

We decided that doing a black theme was just too dreary! So we thought of something more cheery and bright and landed on lemons and limes!

We had mini Vanilla Cupcakes from Sweet Tooth Fairy. YUMMO. Best Vanilla Cupcakes ever.

We also had Coconut and Pistachio Macaroons from the Sweet Tooth Fairy. If you haven't ever tried a french macaroon, you must! They are light and fluffy and melt in your mouth.

Several of my aunts made gooey rice crispy treats. I love sticky melted marshmallows!

We got Citrus flavored and colored candies, and had them all over the table. Adding jars of colored candy helps decorate your party and adds an extra treat for your guests, especially if you have little kids! Using real lemons and limes in vases is a great way to decorate, inexpensive and pretty!

With the help of my Grandpa we gathered old photos of my mom and scanned them so we could make them black and white and order prints online. We used clothes pins and twine to hang them along the back wall for everyone to see.

Lemon water and Lemonade to drink, with grey striped paper straws. (which I found on Amazon for a great deal!) My sister printed out the cute labels using this free printable.

We used my silhouette machine to make the Happy Birthday Sign that we hung on the front of the table and the round paper streamers that were hanging behind the table. We cut our 150 scalloped circles and I sewed them together on my sewing machine!

Happy Birthday Mom! I love you!

Tea Party Dress

Addie was invited to her friend Brinley's Princess Tea Party last week, and so I made her a super frilly outfit to wear for the occasion. She calls it her shake it up Chicago Dress... because it looks like a lace dress from target that was hanging by a picture of the girls from that show. Random....

Anyway the top is Stretch Lace and Ivory knit, and some plum colored knit ruffle pants for modest twirling! Brin's mom Stephanie (Giovanna Lou Photography) took these AMAZING pictures at the party. You can go HERE to see more of the party and her fabulous photography.