First Birthday Parties

My sweet daughter is now 6 months old. A chime went off in my head to start the great search... a theme for her first birthday party. Let me share with you my favs for the next few days. Please comment on what your thoughts are to help me choose!

This Sweet Butterfly Party is from Hostess With The Mostess Blog:

Great iPhone Wallpapers

These were found at Poolga.com.

Fall Wreaths Galore

I absolutely love monogram wreaths. The hard part is deciding which fantastic way to go. Click the link below each image to get a 

step-by-step instruction guide.

from Design Sponge.

from Style Me Pretty.

from Lucky Star Lane.

This came from Living With Lindsay!

And if you aren't willing to make one, I would spend on this one!

The Wood Shaved Wreath can be found at Garnet Hill.

Max The Moose - Party Time

I posted before about a Max The Moose Birthday party. Well the party has come and gone and here are the highlights! Thank you Rhonda!

Gift Giving Time

I started my Christmas shopping online this morning and I just happened upon this great little tool from the Creature Comforts blog. I won't tell you how completely wonderful it is. I will let you find that out for yourself! It includes great DIYs and plenty of gift giving inspiration.

Week of the Milk & Cookies Party - Odds & Ends

The Oreo shaped cake was found at William Sonoma here. The cow pinata was found at Oriental Trading here.

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Happy Halloween!

To Interupt Your Party

Halloween has come upon us... the Milk & Cookies Party will have to wait.

If you haven't seen these yet, start looking. Martha came out with some cake stencils that are pretty fantastic. This is my shot at using them. I was quite pleased at the ease! I used a box carrot cake and a can of cream cheese icing. "Don't tell anyone."

Week of the Milk & Cookies Party - Favors

Who can argue that one of the best classic cookies is the chocolate chip? I might hurt someone if they get between me and the bowl of cookie dough!

This is my favorite recipe courtesy of Rhonda:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated [white] sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3 eggs
12-ounce package Giradelli semi-sweet chips
6-ounces of mini semi-sweet chips
1 box of instant vanilla pudding


COMBINE flour, baking soda, salt and instant vanilla pudding powder in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
BAKE in preheated 375-degree oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown.

Week of the Milk & Cookies Party - Invitation

The invitations included a hand drawn farm illustration along with fill-in-the blank thank you cards. This made it nice for a two year olds attention span. Also, notice the detail of the party date. It is hole punched for the month and day!

He couldn't help himself. It took all I had to keep him away from that bottle to take three pictures.

My son, Jack turned two this year. I found a fantastic party idea at A Party Style Blog. I wanted something a little bit different than the "Dora The Explorer" party that you can find a party city. Plus, it was right in line with Jack's love to make cookies and his unbelievable weekly milk consumption.

This invitation will soon be sold in my shop. Also, the wonderful ladies at GormanFoy printed the invitations and sourced/printed the vintage milk bottles for me. Give them a holler if you need something specific customized.

Here is another fabulous interpretation of the Milk & Cookies party via The Savvy Moms Guide.