Mini Piñata Invitations

It's almost time for Cinco de Mayo and I wanted to share these mini piñata invitations that I made for a Mexican Fiesta dinner party that I had at my house recently.  It was such a long, grey winter in Switzerland and Spring did not come early, so I decided to have a small dinner party with lots of colors.  What better way to do that than with a Mexican Fiesta!

To set the mood, I made these mini piñata invitations.  I used a cereal box to make them. I then designed an invitation and rolled it up, along with some confetti, and placed it inside the piñata. I added some ribbon to the invitation and placed a "pull me" tag at the other end of the ribbon to make sure that the invitation would come out easily. 

It turned out very cute and those that received it loved the idea.  I also designed a printable set that would be perfect for your next Mexican Fiesta.  Come back soon to see the pictures of the party!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I hope you get to spend your day with loved ones!

Valentine's Day Ideas

Valentine's Day is two days away, but it's not too late to put together something meaningful for your loved ones.  I've rounded up a few of my favorite ideas from around the web for you.  These ideas are so sweet and will add a special touch to someone's day! Click through the links to get the instructions on how to make these.

First up is this heart backdrop from Hank & Hunt.  Gorgeous! This is used as a photo booth backdrop, but I can imagine making it and hanging it in front of my daughters' bedroom doors.  It would be great to have them wake up and have to go through a wall of hearts on Valentine's Day.

Image Source: Hank & Hunt

Next is this giant letter valentine from Oh Happy Day!  What a great idea and it's something that the kids can help you make.  All you'll need is some butcher paper.  It's now too late to send each letter through the mail one by one, but perhaps you can make the letters and hide them around the house for your loved ones to find throughout the day.  At the end of the day, they'll have a lovely (and large!) message from you.

Image Source: Oh Happy Day

I love this idea from Studio DIY.  It's a balloon surprise in a box.  The balloons float up out of the box when you open it. Don't worry, they won't fly away...the balloons are taped to the bottom of the box! It would be so much fun to receive this at your door.  I can imagine it with heart shaped balloons for Valentine's Day.  Great idea for birthdays too!

Image Source: Studio DIY

Finally, this idea from A Subtle Revelry adds a special touch to milk for Valentine's day.  These heart ice cubes made from milk and food coloring slowly turn your milk pink as they melt.  I love pink milk!

Image Source: A Subtle Revelry

I love how these things can all be easily handmade. It's often the little things like these that can show that you care about someone. Do you have any other ideas for things you can make for your family and friends? I would love to hear them!

Party DIY::Valentines Candy Pouches Part 2

On Monday, I wrote about Valentine's candy pouches and today, I was inspired to make more candy pouches, but this time, it's a heart-shaped pouch.  This one is even easier to make than Monday's cone-shaped pouch so I thought I would share it with you.  

To make this one, I simply cut out two hearts from scrapbook paper and used double-stick tape to put them together.  I left the top of the heart open and filled it with candy.  Then I used double-stick tape again to seal the top part closed.  I punched a hole and used it to attach the twine and printable tag (which you can download for free here).  And that's it! 

You can use any shape to make these pouches.  An egg-shaped one would be great for Easter or a square-shaped one would be great for a birthday party. Decorate them with ribbon or our printable tags to make them extra special!  

Party DIY::Valentine's Candy Pouches

Hello everybody! I know it's been a while since I last posted, but I've been working on some new things and hope to be able to share them with you soon.  In the meantime, I've put together a little tutorial that is just in time for Valentine's day or your next party.  These favor pouches are really easy to make and take only a few minutes. They would be great for the kids to give to give to their friends and they can even help you make them.  Here we go!

These are the supplies that I used:

scrapbook paper (I cut mine to 15 cm x 15 cm)

glue lines (regular glue, double sided tape, or staples should also work. You can even sew these closed!)

hole puncher

twine

printable tag (you can download them for free below)

Optional: decorative edge scissors

Turn your piece of scrapbook paper over and add your glue about 2 cm in from one of the edges. It's hard to see the glue, so hopefully the arrow helps ;-).

Then, turn your piece of paper over and place a line of glue perpendicular to the glue line you added in the previous step.

Next, roll up your piece of paper and seal it by using the glue line you just added.

Then, press the side closed which has the glue that you added in step 1. 

Cut the edge using decorative edge scissors if you have them.

Add your candy to the pouch.

Press the open side closed in the opposite direction that you sealed the other end so that it looks like the picture above. Punch two holes at the top.

Thread the twine through the holes, add the printable tag, cut the edge with your decorative scissors and you are done!

See, it was easy peasy!  These would also be great for a wedding favor or at a kids party.  You could, depending on what size you make them, fill them with little toys or stickers.

Enjoy making them and giving them to your friends for Valentine's Day!

To get the free printable tags, please click this link. 

Please note that you will have to download the file to your computer from Google Drive to print it correctly. You can do that by clicking the download option under the file menu in Google Drive.  The document will download to the download folder on your computer and you will need Adobe Reader to view it.