NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Party supplies to the extreme (from 1st Wishes)

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When it comes to parties, I love a solid party theme. And I love using personalized details and photos. For Henry’s party, I hit the jackpot when I found all the goodies from 1st Wishes. PICTURES AND PERSONALIZATION EVERYWHERE.       My very favorite part – the personalized photo plates. Because I don’t believe there […]

Printing on paper bags {Corny Cornpicker’s Popcorn Bar}

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Maybe everyone already know this. But, I didn’t until Henry’s party when I was frequently lost in the depths of Pinterest. YOU CAN PRINT ON BROWN PAPER BAGS. Honestly. Mind. Blown. I honestly didn’t think it was going to work. Because I’m optimistic that way. So I didn’t take any pictures of the process. But […]

The non-baker’s dirt cake recipe

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There are some things I’m good at. Baking is not one of them. I believe much of my issue comes from baking taking a little bit of attention to detail. I don’t really like to measure. I don’t really like to wait. There are times I can’t find my measuring spoon so I just “eyeball” it. I often walk away […]

Upgrading and personalizing stadium cups for a party

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One of my favorite parts of Henry’s party came together at that last minute. (Stop acting so shocked.) When I was ordering glasses on Amazon, I realized it wouldn’t be that much more to order green stadium cups. Then I could personalize them AND people could take them home. Because who doesn’t need a two-year-old-birthday […]

A Johnny Tractor birthday party

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Approximately two weeks ago, right after the bridal shower my mom and I threw and in the heat of planning for a local family night out with the Quad City Moms Blog, I turned to Ryan and said “I’m going low-key with Henry’s birthday party this year.” (If you know me at all, feel free to […]

Tractor photo invitations from Tiny Prints

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Henry’s birthday party was on Saturday, and it was a raging success, in my humble opinion. I am still working on a massive party overview post for tomorrow, but I never had a chance to share the invites we went with so I thought I’d pop in and share those today. I’ve been thinking about a […]