Party Invitations, Party Planning & Event Ideas

Gothic Girls Night Out Party

Here is a not so typical Girls Night Out Party. Invite your friends over and ask them to dress on the dark side - a Gothtail Party. Everyone owns something black and with a few accessories it is easy to pull of a gothic look. Glitter skulls, feathers and bling make this a fun party to plan.

Get these party details at Entertain Exchange with more decorating ideas here. The complete hand made invitation instructions are here.

Happy Halloween!

Bewitched

Bewitching fun for Halloween!

1. Add a little witchy fun to your front porch this year - Better Homes & Gardens

2. I scream sandwitches - Martha Stewart

3. Bewitching Invitations - Get the instructions from Better Homes & Gardens

4. Kick up your heals with these wacky witch cupcakes - Better Homes & Gardens

Witch Legs Cupcakes

Your kids will love this wickedly wild coconut-topped cupcake, with wacky witch's legs made from peppermint sticks.

To make it, follow these steps:
1. Start with frosted store-bought or homemade cupcakes.

2. Use black marzipan to make the shape of the witch's boots.

3. Stick yellow mini M&Ms on each boot for the buckles with frosting.

4. Mold each boot around a peppermint stick to create the legs.

5. Top cupcake with coconut dyed with green food coloring.

6. Insert the peppermint sticks into the cupcake to create the witch's legs.

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Western Style For A Fall Party

There is a chill in the air and the nights are getting shorter, but many of us are not ready to give up our outdoor entertaining. It does not feel right to move into the true "harvest style" entertaining, so why not a western theme! This is a casual way to continue entertaining outside on those cooler days. With a few Western Style Details, great food and friends  you can have a fun and memorable day! Here are a few ideas to get the party started.

1, 3 & 4 Hoedown from Country Living. 2 Wedding from Brides.com. 5 Texas Barbecue from Country Living. 

 

1 & 5 Hoedown from Country Living. 2 Wedding from Brides.com. 3 Texas Barbecue from Country living. 4. Cowgirl Cookies from Bakerella.

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New Invitation Design - Jumpy Party!

 

Sendomatic has a great new design for a Jumpy Party for all the little hoppers out there! Sendomatic tracks responses, allows guests to add to calender and send text reminders - what more can you ask for?

Vintage Party Hats

Vintage Party Hats showing up on invitations everywhere! The Craftpantry party hat invitations and Sendomatic's Party Hats has a vintage look.

Cinco De Mayo Party Invitations

 

Easy, paperless Party Invitations by Sendomatic.com. Invite your friends to a Cinco De Mayo Party in minutes - with animation & music!

Wedding Invitations from Hello Lucky

   

Love these letterpress wedding invitaitons from Hello Lucky.

Green St Paddy's Day Invitations

 

This year go 'Green' with online St Patrick's Day Invitations from Sendomatic.com. Favorites are Birds & Shamrocks and Irish at Heart.

Carved Cards for Valentines Day

I thought these Carved Cards by SuckUK were pretty cool. You probably wouldn't want to carve too many of them, but maybe one for a special person, say an invitation to a valentines date? A simple old fashioned heart pierced with Cupids arrow and decorated with the initials of yourself and the object of your affections! How sweet! Made from soft wood and easy to carve.

1st Birthday Ideas

I thought it would be appropriate for my first post of the New Year to be about first birthdays. A simple activity, yummy food and a great cake are usually enough to make a birthday enjoyable for young party guests. It's going to be those special little touches that establish the party’s theme and make it stand out.

Set the tone and then seal the deal by sending your guests home with an equally appropriate favor. A little inspiration from Parents.com and my own two cents should make baby's first blowout a blast! Not Just a Mommy!

Firefighter Many a baby loves the big red noisy fire truck and will thrill to see a birthday bash in this theme. A firefighter party is easy to put together. And firefighters appeal to a broad age range, so this is a good pick for a party that will have older siblings in attendance.
Hello! tiny print's fire truck party invite is sure to capture guests' attention with vibrant hues of yellow and rich red.
Goodbye! Red plastic firefighter hats from Oriental Trading or a party supply store is perfect for a young age group.

Superhero Okay, this theme is twice as much fun for the parents and a good one to pick if your guest list is going to include a lot of dads. Ask your guests to bring their little ones dressed as a favorite superhero, past or present.
Hello! Another fab invite from tiny prints, comic-book inspired.
Activity - Photo op with a Superhero. Using a Polaroid instant camera, capture mini Superman and Wonder Woman on film. Superheroes can pose alone or in groups.
Goodbye! Create magnet picture frames for their photos.

Making the Band Be sure to invite the neighbors -- this party is a noisy one! Babies love to make music and you can plan a party around that activity that'll be a blast. To make sure everyone has fun, have plenty of instruments on hand.
Hello! A fun music-themed idea from Ten Fingers and Toes.
Goodbye! Musical instruments like these plastic handled jingle stick cymbals. Keep it simple, so long as it can stand up to a good banging from baby.

King/Queen for a Day This makes a good choice for an event where many of the guests will be too tiny to truly party. The mood will be festive and the party favors fun, but the little ones won't have to do much more than sit around and be cute.
Hello! An invite fit for a king or queen; includes a die-cut crown embellishment with jewels. Goodbye! Darling crown cookies from Pink CakeBox.

Sesame Street An easy baby/toddler favorite. Sesame Street provides baby's first celebrities, and a party devoted to Elmo and friends is sure to be a hit.
Hello! These Sesame Street invites let you pick which favorite character to focus on. Goodbye! Board books like these from your local dollar store are fun and durable.

Bouncy Party Clear out a room and fill it will balls of all sizes (larger than a golf ball to avoid choking hazards, then let them at them!
Hello! Gather your child's "circle" of friends with an invitation in the round.
Goodbye! A few of these ball-pit balls are perfect to keep little guests active.