40th Fiesta!

A few weeks ago, we had a SURPRISE 40th Fiesta for Eric's Aunt. I think we really surprised her and everyone seemed to have a good time. Some of these ideas would be great for Cinco De Mayo. In fact, I plan to use them again:)

We had the party in her back yard so we only had about 30 minutes to set up!

The tassle streamers were really easy to make! I followed this tutorial...
sort of. 

The centerpieces are cans from the grocery store filled with paper flowers. Since the flowers are so light, I had to hot glue them in!

Can we talk about this cake topper for a little bit? LOVE.Love.love. 
Super easy, too (I just used the leftovers from the cupcake toppers and paper flowers). I will definitely be making these toppers again...can you imagine the possibilities? 

And then there are the festive cupcake toppers. I think these will be making a debut on Cinco De Mayo. These are super easy to make as well. I got inspiration from this tutorial .

Why is it so hard to get a picture of multiple kids looking at a camera?

Overall, I think it was a hit! Here's to 40 more great years, Jana!

Fairy, Fairy, Quite Contrary

Fairy, Fairy, quite contrary,

How does your garden grow?

With seersucker bunting, and a little picket fence

and pretty rocks all in a row. 

Today we had so much fun with Kendall making fairy gardens! (If you're following me on Instagram, you already know this.)

 They were so cute painting each piece and planting the flowers. I should have grabbed enough supplies for Shannon and I to make our own:) 

We had just as much fun as they did!

Supplies:

• a pot (we used terracotta so we could paint it)
• soil
• small wooden birdhouse (we got ours from JoAnn's)
• acrylic paint
• small picked fence (also from JoAnn's)
• flower of your choice
• mini bunting banner
• glitter(aka fairy dust)

 Have the kids paint everything-the pot, the fence, the birdhouse, the rocks

(you could also use seashells, bells, beads-anything really.

Let the paint dry and then let them help you plant the flower and arrange their garden. After that, sprinkle with "fairy dust" dust to attract fairies!

It's that simple!

It's such a fun and easy project! 

How cute would this be to do at a birthday party?

What are some fun crafts to do over the summer?