April Showers Birthday Party

Party Details: 3rd Birthday Party

Colors: Shades of blue and accent of rainbows

Desserts: Rainboot and cloud cookies, raindrop cupcakes, s' mores bar, and rain drop cake pops

Activities: Rainbow making station, a quick and easy craft for 3 year olds using lots of glue, rainbow colored pasta, and cotton balls

Party Favors: Button Monogrammed Umbrellas

Invitation by Pen n' Paperflowers Studio and Design

And of course there were

a few desserts...

S'more Bar

Rain Puddle
Cupcakes

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It's raining, it's pouring (both inside and out!)

April Showers Bring May Flowers

favor bags with flower cookies inside

Paper Cups & Silverware

Monogrammed Umbrella

Party Favors

Craft Time

Rainbow Making Station

It was a fantastic party and everyone had a great time! The BEST compliment of the day came from my biggest bugger who has told us that he now wants the same exact party for his June birthday! 

A HUGE thank you to Amy Atlas for featuring the party on her fabulous site!!!

Sources:

Invitation & Celebration Circles by Pen n' Paperflowers

Wellies & Cloud Cookies by Dandy Delights

Flower Cookies by The Sweetest Thing

Rain drop cake balls made by me : )

Table Runner from A to Z Celebrations
Paper Straws and Favor Bags from Sugar Diva
Candy Cups & Giant Balloon (see it here) from Sweet Lulu
Paper Balls & Umbrellas from Oriental Trading

Happy 3rd Birthday

Hard to believe you are three. 
You have a gentle soul. 
You keep close tabs on mommy.
You wear your rain boots all year. 
You love to do everything just like your big brother.
You check out the same four books every time we visit the library.
You fill your bed with stuffed animals and hardly leave space your yourself. 
Your laugh comes from your toes.
And a smile that melts my heart.
Happy Birthday little man.

Earth Day 2011

Earth Day is Friday, April 22nd. Here are some ideas to get you ready...

Giant 36" Earth Globe Balloon 

             from Bake it Pretty          

                                                                          

Biodegradable Flower Toppers
Bake it Pretty

Natural Brown Eco Baking Cups

Bake it Pretty

Spring Olive 

reusable favor bags

Love Earth Poster 

{free download} from Nothing But Country

I plan on reading these books to my boys...

Henry Works

by D.B. Johnson

A fantastic Thoreau-inspired picture books features Henry the bear "walking to work" and enjoying his surroundings

Up, Down, and Around

by Katherine Ayres 

 Fun story about planting a garden and watching how things grow

If anyone has anything special planned for Earth Day, please share! I'd love to hear what you are doing!

Jess LC Inspiration Board | Please Vote!

If you have a second, could you vote for my Spring inspiration board over at Jess LC?

All you have to do is visit http://makeundermylife.com/vote-for-your-favorite-design-your-look/, scroll down to the bottom (there were over 100 boards submitted!) and in the comments leave the comment "Bugger Dixon Line" to cast a vote.

Voting ends Friday, April 15th. The top 10 boards & winner will be announced Monday, April 18th.

Thanks SO much!

Hank + Hunt Feature

I can hardly contain my excitement!  My paper straw garland is being featured on one of my {favorite} party blogs today!

The creative force behind Hank + Hunt is also a Jenny.  She is a garland goddess with her own Etsy shop, Contributing Editor for The Sweetest Occasion, and mom of two boys.

Here are a few of the darling goodies in her shop

I need this!

Chair Garland

Clay Table Numbers

Truly stunning!

Gorgeous Fabric Garlands

I hope you get a chance to visit Jenny's blog, Etsy shop, and look for her posts over at The Sweet Occasion!

What's For Breakfast? | Baked Oatmeal Recipe

I am making baked oatmeal this morning. It's perfect for company & brunches and can be altered according to your taste. Some people like to substitute the sugar with applesauce, others add raisins. 


I like it best covered in fresh fruit 
(as you can see my blueberries are frozen) 

Here is the recipe if you want to give it a try

Happy Sunday!


Thanks to homemade by Jill 
for the awesome recipe card template!

Paper Straw Garland

I {heart} paper straws. 

So many fun ways to use them for parties.

Source #1
Source #2

 Rainbow straws 
Cloud Straws

What better way to use paper straws than as garland?

I so {heart} paper straws (I buy mine from Sugar Diva).
So glad the garland idea came to me last night,
here's what I whipped up...

Linking to:

Polka Dots on Parade

Thirty Days Handmade

Funky Polka Dot Giraffe

Running With Glitter

Rook No. 17
Mommas Kinda Crafty
Whipperberry
Fingerprints on the Fridge
What Allie's Making Now
Tatertots and Jello
Elements Interiors
Lolly Jane
HOMEmomMADE
Under the Table and Dreaming
Sew Chatty
CraftOMania

Design Your Own Tote

I wanted to make 'lil bugger a special t-shirt for this birthday, but couldn't figure out how to flip my image before printing. I was just about to return my iron on transfer paper when I saw a terrific guest post from Danielle from A Few of My Favorite Things on Thirty Days Handmade. 


BINGO! Just the tutorial I needed to finish the project. Picnik (a free download) has a handy flip image button that I never knew was there!

Image from Thirty Days Handmade

I made a birthday shirt for 'lil bugger and while I was at it I found an old tote to makeover as well. 

You can find Danielle's full tutorial here

{Mail Delivery} Random Acts of Kindness

I had fun participating in the Road To the Final Tchotchke blog hop. My Americana bunting found a wonderful new home with Tina from Patina Marie blog and ironically I ended up with her decorative garden spade! I had mentioned to her that the spade would be cute for lil buggers April Showers birthday party. 

I was blown away when my package arrived from Tina...


It was the most beautiful, thoughtful package that I have ever received. And we have never met. 

seriously, how sweet is Tina?!!!!

She also included major surprises inside...

Victorian Flower Alphabet 

Rubber Stamp Set

I am dying to get stamping!

Look at this umbrella wrapping paper!!!

Adorable flowers, buttons, & seed packet

April spelled out in scrabble tiles-- ADORABLE! 

(What an amazing gift idea!)

Look at all these cute bags!

I am going to find a special place

 for this handsome trio at the party!

Tina, you have completely WOWed me and totally captured the essence of our sweet party in your thoughtful gifts.  


Thank you!