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A space party for little astronauts (Henry’s 4th birthday)

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I am physically incapable of going low-key when planning a party. You know it. I know it. So when Henry started talking about an astronaut party in mid-February, I couldn’t NOT start planning and pinning and dreaming about a fun space-theme party. And I guess my version of low key isn’t actually low key. But it […]

Constellation party details with Sharpie

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Henry’s party was on Saturday and this year it was all things space. I will be sharing more details from the party later this week, but one of my favorite details was creating simple constellations into the party decor – especially this fun and easy constellation table cloth for the food table. This was so […]

Planning an astronaut space party

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Birthday party time has come again. Henry told me in February that he wanted an astronaut party. I have no idea where he gets his party theme enthusiasm. (Sarcasm.) It started with the astronaut costume. The costume was very likely the reason Henry wanted a space party. Who can argue? He and I staged a little […]

A Superhero Training Camp Party for Kids

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Do you ever get a crazy idea in your head that you just can’t shake? That is me. Pretty much every day of my life. But sometimes, the ideas come together in the most fun and wonderful way! That’s what happened when I had the idea to throw a Superhero Training Camp for Henry, his cousins and friends […]

6 craft ideas for wine lovers

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It’s Wednesday – which means is Wines-day. Just kidding. Every day is Wines-day in my world. And since I love wine, I also end up with a lot of bottles and corks. And I can’t recycle glass in my area, so I hold onto them for inspiration to strike. Here are a few of the […]

Baseball, beer and 90 years (a birthday party recap)

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My papa’s 90th birthday was last week, so we planned a fun party to celebrate his big day with friends and family. The man loves baseball and beer – so that was the theme of our party. He’s just too cool for school. It turned out really fun so I wanted to share some of the […]