RAAAWRRR...said a little dinosaur

A client of mine requested a party for her dinosaur crazy son. Since my kids are in that stage as well, I loved the idea of planning some props for his big day!

Here's a peek at the party hats I am working on.

Check out those kick-ass dinosaur scales on the caps and the caption "RAWR means Happy Birthday in Dinosaur".

OK, now let me get back to working on the rest of the rawriffic decos! Ta!

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Minecraft Party

I didn't know anything about Minecraft game until about a week ago. My knowledge of techie games stopped at Digger. I know DIGGER! That is pre-historic stuff eh?

So, when a mom asked me to design a Minecraft themed birthday for her son, I was like CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. Google, Wikipedia to the rescue :)

Here's some of the fun stuff I made so far:

Creeper and Steve and potion themed water bottle labels:

Personalised food labels:

Personalised name gift tags with cute Steve faces on them:

For more Minecraft themed party decor, head over here

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Rainbow Loom Invites!

I feel old, because I did not even realise what a Rainbow Loom was until a client came requested for a themed Rainbow Loom party invite!

And I kept wondering if she meant Rainbows and maybe her 9 year old was also interested in knitting, and she wanted to combine the two ideas? Then I recalled saying Rainbow Loom out of stock at Spotlight and Woah! It struck me!!!

This is all the rage now, (so the young people of the world have deemed).

Here's a Rainbow Loom birthday party invite I designed.

I love how the colours pop out. Reminds of those ancient television sets :)


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Dads are special (on every day of the year)

Growing up, Daddy was our super-hero. The one who bought KitKats back home and said the cashier at the supermarket just 'happened' to have an extra one to spare. He was the one who urged me to write when I began to blog. He's also the one these days who tries to 'explain' to Mummy some of the gifts I make on the website. Well, most of the humour on the gift tags I design escapes my poor mother :)

Another Father's Day is here! The internet is abuzz with Father's Day articles, posts and tips to jazz up the special day.

This is a Father's Day Candy bouquet I made for a dear client. She wanted some thing that would satisfy a sweet tooth, but wanted to take it up a notch more than the regular box of chocolates.

I 'fatherised' the bouquet box a bit with a collar and tie, and add a customised card in the middle with all his favourite candy. If that doesn't spell special what does? :)

HAPPY FATHER's DAY to all you wonderful men out there! :))

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Father's Day surprise at the home front

At the home front, I made a quick (and easy) Father's Day gift. WITH THE KIDS.

I know. Me of very little impatience made a card with the kids. So it must have been an easy card :D

Ta-da!

The  iDad card. For my husband who is an avid lover of all things Mac, who tells me that he shows only ' value-added ', educational stuff to the kids on the iPad :)

Head over to SheKnows for the tutorial.

I got Ryan (4 yrs) and Steve (2 yrs)  to decorate under the little flaps. Actual words courtesy of R and  scribbling courtesy of S.

Hope all Dads out there having an awesome day!

When Frozen took over the World...

I jumped on the Frozen bandwagon pretty late. But Ya, I fell in love with lil Olaf....

I hear there's an entire Frozen revolution among little girls. So obviously I had to create these favour bags. Obviously, I just had to.

Its like the bag just wants to jump and hug you all! A perfect accompaniment for a Frozen themed party :)

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Say thank you with with flowers and chocolate...

1. • grateful

     ˈgreɪtfʊl,-f(ə)l/

     adjective

     1. feeling or showing an appreciation for something done or received.

        "I'm grateful to you for all your help"

        synonyms:

        thankful, filled with gratitude, appreciative;

        • archaic

          received or experienced with gratitude; welcome.

          "the grateful shade"

     
     

     
     

     
     

     Feeling grateful for something in your life? Need to say thank you to someone?

     
     

     Do it with a simple thank you gift. To brighten up their day.

     
     

     This is something I made for a lovely client of mine. She wanted customised thank-you envelopes with gift tags.

     
     

     

     
     
     
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     Each envelope had a Hersheys bar and a handmade flower with a funky 'straw' stem and leaf on them. Because hey, chocolate and flowers never fails to impress right?

     
     

     
     

     

     
     

     

     
     

     

     
     

     I took this shot after I finished doing the flowers and was waiting for the glue to dry and I had to keep the flowers upright. They make a happy picture don't they?

     
     

     

     
     

     
     

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Baby Shower Diaper Invites

I know the title of this post is a little intriguing and you all must be wondering, does she mean a diaper cake, because she sure as hell cannot make an actual invitation from diapers.

But what I meant were these uber-cute diaper invitations for a baby shower. Can I get an "Awwwww"?

I ran out of satin ribbon and made do with regular ribbon. But for classy effect, I'll be using satin ribbon. Cos a baby and his Mom deserve the best :)

The invitations can be opened and there is enough space to write/print out your invitation, or a thank you note if you're using these as a favour tag.

They can be used for a baby shower or a gender reveal party or...ahem....learning how to put on a diaper the correct way for your firstborn ;)

For baby shower photo props, check these! 

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Ballerina Cupcake Toppers

I have 2 sons. And on most days, when people ask me if I want a daughter, I can honestly say I don't.

Except on the days, when I see a chubby toddler girl with curls and a pink bow. Or when I hear a Mom telling me she's planning a pink ballerina birthday party for her little girl. And I feel slightly miffed I can't creep in pink into any of my son's birthday parties.

Pink and tutus and princess parties are a little cliche these days. But hey, just because something is cliche, doesn't make it any less gorgeous :)

Aren't these ballerina cupcake toppers just precious?
Stick a bunch of these on cupcakes, or party nibbles and instantly jazz up your party food.

These are a little time consuming to make, but I am liking the overall look and that pretty flair in the tutu skirt.

These are customisable to whatever colour you like. They can be used for a little girl's birthday, or a baby girl's shower, or a bridal get together.

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Fathers Day Gifts

When I was growing up, there was no Fathers Day or Mothers Day awareness.  Parents just 'parented' their little wards day and night. They got appreciation in the form of a hug or a kiss, sometimes. And sometimes, well sometimes, it was what it was :)

With Fathers Day around the corner, June 15th to be exact, I though I'd create these cute lil macho Father figure gift sleeves. To celebrate the Dad, the breadwinner, the pillar of every family, the one who helps you escape Mom's wrath :)

Come on admit it, you smiled a little when you saw these. They can be opened and there is a space for a hand-written note from you, and a place to stick the gift card. It simple and classy.

Can be customised to different colours. 

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If you have bought a gift for your Dad, skip the traditional packaging this time and get him one of these uber-stylish customised envelopes. They are "Tie-rific" !!! ;)

The envelope in the pic is A4 sized. Envelope size can be customised to any regular envelope size. And colours can be customised too. 

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Or go all minimalistic, and present him with a 'shirt-card', with a little surprise in the pocket. Enough space for a gift card in there. Or a note or card from you.

These can be customised too. 

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A 'Roar-some' Animal Party

My toddler is crazy about 'aminals' right now. Since the theme offered a lot of variety, I had a lot of fun planning his Animal/Zoo/Safari Birthday Party in February 2014.

Here are the pop-up invitations. Pull the puppy's tongue and his ears pop out!

Origami butterfly art on one wall.

A tiger print wreath for the door.

Animal banner.....

Owl garland and the 'zoo' wall.

Slithering snakes around the curtains, tiger and zebra print lanterns and tiny standing animals too!

The Aquarium Wall also served as a great photo backdrop for the guests.

Jungle vines

A panda tissue box. Isn't that cute or what?

 Walking Penguin juice boxes anyone? :)

The favours included these elephant whistles. Watch the trunks grow long as you blow!

 "Whoos Hungry" menu :)

Olive penguins with cream cheese filling and tiny little carrot feet and beaks.

Cherry tomato ladybirds on cucumber leaves.

Animals crossing the celery 'bridges'

Sausage octopuses

Snakey grapes

Caterpillar sandwiches

Each child went back with a monkey favour bag filled with these adorable owl candy bags and the elephant whistles.

Rainbow Birthday Party

I organised a Rainbow Birthday Party for my 1 year old in 2013. It was a relatively new theme at the time. And decorations and cake and food was hard to come by. That's when I decided to plan and execute my party from scratch. 

I had a rainbow balloon garland by the window and hanging cardboard rainbows from the ceiling, interspersed by cotton 'clouds'.

A photo backdrop with balloons and streamers.

A crepe rainbow with a pot o'gold at the end :)

Rainbow invitations

Rainbow cake. Not baked by me, if you wondered :)

Rainbow jello

Rainbow ice cubes...yo!

Personalised rainbow disposable cups. Sure to bring a smile on everyones face.

Rainbow cutlery stand

Not a great view. But we were in a hurry and didn't take sufficient pics. On the table, was the rainbow fruit platter with marshmallow clouds. And marshmallow M&M pops to go with the theme.

Goodie bags. I had rainbow coloured packs of sketch pens in the bags.

A lil Photoshop magic with my kiddos.. sigh missing my chubby 1 year old :(