Birthday Week Envelope

This last week we headed up to a lake house in northern Minnesota. When we weren't swimming or boating,  us ladies were mad-crafting (definition: crafting that causes a mad mess, the kind of mess that shocks the husband when he gets back from golfing). One of my favorites was this darling birthday week envelope. The idea is to fill an accordion like envelope package with different small gifts for a special someone's birthday week. My amazing mother-in-law brought all the darling supplies all the way from UT.

Supplies:
7 envelopes
adhesive of your choice
scrapbook paper
embellishments (ribbon, buttons, etc)
mini-gifts to stuff the envelopes

Step 1: Attach the envelopes together by by gluing the envelope tops to the back of another envelope. Continue gluing all 7 envelopes together

Step 2: Line the envelopes with paper of your choice  

Step 3: The fun part: DeCoRaTe!  I made two so here are a few pics so you can get an idea of what I did. I wish I would've taken picture's of my sis-in-laws and mom-in-laws envelopes. They were totally darling and blew mine out of the water! 

Step 4: Fill 'em up! We filled ours with cutesie hand wipes, ghiradelli chocolate squares, see's peanut brittle, altoids, a mini notepad &  gift cards

 Step 5: Fold it up and give it to the birthday boy or girl! 

Money Tissue Box Tutorial

Alright folks, let's start this post with a dose of pure honesty: I dread my brothers' birthdays. Yep. Dread. What do you get teenage boys that they actually want, and that you can actually afford? Pretty sure my brothers would love new cars but thats not exactly in my budget, nor will it be anytime soon. Up until this point my only solution to this annual problem was gift cards and cash in a funny (or what I think is funny) card.  Well, here's an idea to spice up the cash giving.

 A Money Tissue Box

What you need: 

An empty tissue box

Cash (preferably in ones-makes it more fun!) 

12x12 paper

Glue dots or double sided tape

Scissors 

Masking tape

Step one: Carefully dissemble and unfold the kleenex box. It will still be in one long piece but you can easily see how it is divided into 4 sections.   *Again do not cut the box. It should stay in one piece for the entire project*

Step two: Flip the box over and trace each section separately onto the backside of the paper. 

3. Cut out each piece of paper and tape to the coordinating section of the outside of the box.

 

 4. Once all sections have been taped down, refold the creases of the original kleenex box.

5. Refold kleenex box and tape the insides in place.

6. Add how ever many embellishments your heart desires. I just added a "Don't 'BLOW IT' all in one place" tag.

7. Use masking tape to attach dollar bills together like an accordion and place in tissue box. 

And there you have it! A fun, easy, 20 min gift, that is way more fun than a card.  :)

Find: Cupcake Stands

I have a theory that in heaven cupcakes don't have calories and are served as the main course. Okay, maybe its not a theory but just wishful thinking. A girl can dream right? 

 Give those scrumptious beauties a display that they deserve.  Check out this weeks find: Individual Cupcake Stands. 

 

1. Porcelain cupcake stand from CSPost & Co. 
2. Mini wooden cupcake stands from The Papered Nest
3. Personalized cupcake stands from Vessels & Wares
4. Ceramic cupcake stand with bird from Whitney Smith
5. Ceramic cupcake pedestal by Ganz
6. Petite treat mini pedestals from Rosanna Inc

Find: Spring Cupcake Liners

Spring is here, which means nature is ready to Par-Tay! In celebration, I found some darling Spring cupcake liners. Check 'em out! 

1. Mini-Fluted Flower Baking Cups from Bake it Pretty
2.  Floral and Gingham from Meri Meri
3. Yellow Petal from GorgousCups 
4. Flower Liners from GorgeousCups
5. Spring from Cupcake Swirl 
6. Yellow Pin Stripe from Confetti Sunshine
 

Find: Vintage Bottles

So I've decided to take this blog down a different direction--From here on out I am going to search for hot party finds and post them weekly (or let's get real-it'll be whenever my toddler allows me to have some Mommy time). I'll still be posting party features and party inspirations but I want to share the fun stuff I've been finding lately, and the cool places I've been finding them! First up: Vintage Bottles

1. Plastic Petite Bottles from Polka Dot Market
2. Lemonade Bottles from Sweet Shop Lulu 
3. Glass Milk Bottle with Porcelain Lid from FarmHouseWares
4. Miniature Glass Milk Bottles from Bake it Pretty 
5. Large Square Bottles from The Sugar Diva 

I am a believer that the beauty (and fun) is in the details, details like the drinkware you share with your guests.  These vintage bottles are sure to impress.

If you have a great product you want to share or something you want me to find please email me at thebdaygirl{at}gmail{dot}com.

Corbin's 2nd Birthday

Man, I wish I had all the money in the world to plan this party for my little man but since thats not a reality I had to be creative and frugal. I got the idea for the party by simply combining my son's two favorite things: Elmo & Football. 

I created the different decor elements with the help of my beloved Circuit.  

Invites created with a little Photoshop magic

 "Kick" the Field Goal 

The Kids Table-Football hats which were ironically only worn by the parents and the "Elmo's Goldfish Jar" which was a hit!

 Coloring-I was able to find a ton of Elmo Football coloring pages online for FREE. 

Elmo Chocolate Pops 

 Food Table complete with turf table topper, and matching food & water bottle labels. 

Opening gifts in his Team Elmo Football Jersey

The kiddo's checking out Corbin's new fish: Bronco

 The Family :)

The Birthday Boy

Vendor Credits: 

Cupcake Topper by Cupcake Stylist for $17.00

Cake by Queen of Cakes for $40

Invites, Food and Water Bottle Labels by ME :) which means free 

Chocolate Elmo Pops by Hannah Chocolate Dream for only $10! 

Team Elmo Football Jersey by FlyDuds for $16.99

Turf Table topper from Lowes $12

Football Hats from Party City: $2 a piece

My Son's First Birthday Flashback

 My sweet little boy is going to turn two in a week. I can hardly believe it. I was just reminiscing his first birthday party and thought I'd share what I did for his party. The theme: "Look Whoooo's Turning One!

 

 I had such a great time planning my little man's first party and I am having a blast prepping his 2nd. Stay tuned to see what I have in store. :)