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DIY Kraft name tags with the Silhouette

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Do you want to take your party to “the next level?” Make SUPER EASY custom name tag shapes for your next party. I ended up throwing these oven mitt name tags together for the kitchen bridal shower. It was a 15-minute project and people went nuts over them! This is another quickie party post using […]

Tips to make a bridal shower DIY towel cake

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One of my favorite bridal shower gifts to make and give is a towel cake. It makes great decor for a shower, plus it also packs a big punch as a practical gift for the bride-to-be. You may have spotted my most recent towel cake creation in the bridal shower post last week. Here’s a close-up. […]

Easy DIY cupcake toppers

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Today’s fun kitchen bridal shower craft could really be for any celebration – cupcake toppers. Can you believe I’ve never made these before? These were so stinkin’ easy, I’m planning to make them for every party I plan. What a fun and simple way to tie into any theme. For these, I used my Silhouette to cut […]

Think beyond the guest book: a DIY signature platter and recipe box

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So, guest books are fine. But, you know, EVERYBODY does guestbooks. And I’ll tell you what – I never ever look at the guestbook from our wedding or showers. So I set out to come up with some fun DIY guestbook alternatives. And I think I found them. Dum. Dum. Dum. You may have noticed […]

A kitchen bridal shower and cooking demonstration {red and aqua}

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Last weekend, my mom and I hosted a fun kitchen-inspired bridal shower for a family friend who’s getting married in June. It’s like family to us, so my mom and I were happy to spend time planning a fun shower together. We had fun plotting all the details. I shared the invites in April, which I think […]

Surprise!

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Subtitle: When you know your husband is a keeper If you know me at all, you know I love a good celebration. But I’m usually the one planning it. I knew that Ryan was up to something for my birthday. But, never in a million years did I expect a surprise party. Never. Seriously, I am […]