Easy Peasy Minion Jello Treats

It’s Minion Madness in my house. My twins love them so much and I have to say my older ones secretly love them too.

So when I went to Walmart I seen these super cute minion jello molds and I had to have them.

They are super easy to make and everything came in the pack so for $4.98.

What you will need:

Hot water

Nonstick spray

2 large bowls

2 spoons

What comes in the box: 

2 packs of berry blue

2 packs of lemon

2 minion tray molds

*Simply follow the box directions and allow it to chill for 3 hours.

What I love most about these jello molds is that you can use them for parties, or just snacks for the kids.

Anytime you can use something repeatedly makes it a win win in my book.

Until Next time,

Party of the Month by Birthday Express

Peppa Pig Birthday Party Ideas

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Party with Peppa Pig! Treat your little one to a super celebration with this cute theme from the party experts at BirthdayExpress.com. Peppa Pig loves spending time with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, her little brother George, and all her friends! And we bet your little one loves spending time with them, too. So treat your son or daughter to a celebration the whole family will love with a Peppa Pig party!

Peppa Pig Party Supplies – You can get a complete Peppa Pig party at Birthday Express. If you’re not sure where to start, try a Peppa Pig Party in a Box. Simply select the number of little piggies attending your party and click “Get Started.” From there, select the Party in a Box that best suits your needs. Or, if your hosting a party for 8 guests or less, consider the Peppa Pig Value Party Pack. The Value Party Pack makes it easy for hosts with the most to get their child’s birthday celebration started! All of the basics have been bundled together in one convenient pack to make planning a cinch! Perfectly-sized for a party of 8 guests, this pack is big enough for a small gathering, as well as versatile enough so that extra place settings can be added without excess.

Peppa Pig Party Decorations – Sky Blue Matte Balloons, Pink Sparkle Star Foil Balloons, pink, white, and yellow crepe paper, sunflower yellow with white polka dot cone hats … Birthday Express has all the decor to make your Peppa Pig party perfect. For an extra bright party, check out the Pink or the Yellow Paper Decorating Kit! Guests are also sure to love the Peppa Pig Plastic Tablecover and the Red Foil Star Gleam ‘N Burst Centerpiece.

Peppa Pig Party Favors – Give each guest a Peppa Pig Filled Party Favor Box that comes complete with lots of themed sweets and treats! Set one out at each place setting or send home some fun with each guest as they leave – it’s the perfect way to say, “thank you,” for celebrating the birthday kid’s big day! Best of all, they are sturdy, easy to assemble, and priced just right! Or, you could make your own party favors using the Mimosa Striped Paper Treat Bags. You can fill them with crayons, candy, mini pinwheels, activity books, and more!

Peppa Pig Value Party Pack

Peppa Pig Balloon Bouquet

Pink Chevron Dot Decorating Kit

D.I.Y 4th of July Centerpieces

Fourth of July is right around the corner. I wanted to continue with a budget friendly 4th of July and share with you how you can achieve fun and festive centerpieces without breaking the bank. I did two designs. One which requires a silhouette cameo and other which does not. I hope you enjoy!

Items needed for USA CENTERPIECE:

red tissue paper

ONE patriotic boxes (Joann’s had them for  $1 with 60% off each)

1 patriotic star straws

Styrofoam

1 Patriotic Fun Pix for cupcakes

Foam USA sign (Dollar Tree)

Scissors

Hot Glue Gun

Step One

Place your favor box top of your sheet of Styrofoam. Outline the box so that you have accurate shape and cut the square out.

Step Two:

Take your straw and gently poke a hole in the middle of the Styrofoam.

Tip: The straw should be able to hold itself in place when you let go. 

Step Three:

Take the straw out and place your Styrofoam square in your favor box.

Step Four:

Take your foam sign and cut majority of your stick off. Be sure to leave about 2 inches from the top like picture below.

Step Five:

Take a straw and put the sign tip into the straw. (It should slide in a little snug.), than tie the ribbon and make a pretty bow.

Step Six:

Take the Patriotic Cupcake Topper and gently slide it into the foam piece at the top.

TIP: Be sure to make sure it’s aligned and in the middle of the sign.

Step Seven:

Take your sheet of tissue paper and cut it in half (save the other half for the other centerpiece).

Place the tissue paper on top of the box so that the box is in the middle. Push the tissue paper inside the box.

Tip: Tissue paper should be on top of the Styrofoam

Step Eight:

Take your sign and poke it through the tissue paper where the hole you had already made is. Tuck the tissue paper in and it will look like the centerpiece below on the left.

Items needed for PATRIOTIC STARS CENTERPIECE

Silhouette Cameo

White and blue card stock

red tissue paper

red ribbon

ONE patriotic boxes (Joann’s had them for $1 with 60% off)

3 patriotic star straws 

Styrofoam

Scissors

Hot Glue Gun

Step One:

Begin by cutting out the stars you would like to use for the centerpiece.

 I used the 3d star garland from Sweet Afton. I made two whites and one blue.

Step Two:

Once you assemble them allow them to dry while you follow steps one through three from above.

Step Three:

Take the other half of the tissue paper and place the tissue paper on top of the box so that the box is in the middle. Push the tissue paper inside the box.

Tip: Tissue paper should be on top of the Styrofoam

Step Four: 

Poke the straw through the tissue paper into the previously made hole in the middle of the Styrofoam. Than add two more straws, one on the left and one on the right.  Gently poking them through just like you did the one in the middle.

Step Five:

Take your star and find an opening at the bottom.

Tip: If you can’t see an opening, you can gently squeeze it together to find the opening.

Step Four:

Apply a small amount of hot glue to the inside of the star on the back piece of paper (where the red dot is located).

Place one straw (from the box that you made holes with earlier) on the glue than add another dot of glue on top of straw and close the star so that it adheres to the straw.

Repeat this step with the other two stars and straws

Step Five:

Tie red ribbon around each straw and place back in box. Fold tissue paper in the box and you have another easy peasy centerpiece.

Total Cost for both centerpieces: $10

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial. If you have any awesome ideas, add them below and don’t forget to comment, share and pin.

Until Next time,

Fourth Of July Decor Ideas on a BUDGET

Fourth Of July is quickly approaching and with all the family vacations and summer time fun that’s taking place, I know you all want to enjoy a good cook out, or get together with friends and family without breaking the bank. Well have no fear, we have put together party items that are budget friendly and easy to style.

From burgers, hotdogs, potato salad and more you are sure to have a favorite of food, but don’t forget about those who have a sweet tooth. You can set up a small display like this one with yummy treats like the cake in a jars and rice krispy treats done by Peace Moore of Lovely Chic Occasions. If you don’t have time to order but want to make your own check out these recipes for cakes in a jar. You can also opt for store bought items like the mini cupcakes or a cake.  I purchased mine from my local walmart. I added Wilton Fun Pixs from Joann’s to give the cupcake a patriotic flare without breaking the bank.

Another easy and inexpensive way to jazz up your patriotic party is to add matching plates, utensils and cups. I took a visit to my local dollar tree for some inexpensive items and I found those patriotic plates with red and white stripes as well as blue stars (see photo at below). The blue stars would work great as children plates or even dessert plates. For the utensils I grabbed red to contrast with the white napkins and to stay true to the party theme.
 

For the cups, I opted for a clear cup for two reasons, first because you can put fun drink combinations like this one from SlapDashMom (on your left). Just add the patriotic star straws (to your right) I got from Joanns and you are all set.

To tie all the pieces together you can try a number of different decor pieces. Again to keep the cost very low, I opted for patriotic lanterns and fans from the dollar tree.

It will add a little more color and patrioticiness (I made that up lol) to your party.

For your final touches add super cute centerpieces to your table and a matching tablecloth. Red, blue or white is fine of course or you can even opt for one with stripes like this one from FantasyVintageBridal on Etsy or this one Navy and white star tablecloth from Dreamzzzzz. Keep in mind that this is not a budget friendly item but it sure would be pretty on a table :).

 *photo from pinterest

*photo from pinterest

Last but not least, One of my favorite items is the patriotic flag wreath (see third picture above). While this is not a budget friendly item I love it very much and I use it on my front door to help us celebrate this holiday. You can find this wreath at First Impressions by Christi .  

All in all I hope you were inspired you to decorate your home without breaking the bank for the holidays. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s blog post. I will share D.I.Y budget friendly centerpieces.  Don’t forget to comment, share and pin. 🙂

Until next time,

D.I.Y Mickey Mouse Head for Centerpieces

There’s no secret that kids love Mickey Mouse. He was here when I was little and he’s still here with his friends for my children. So when a good friend of mine asked me to design her a mickey mouse centerpiece for her little prince I was super excited to do so. The ultimate goal was to keep it budget friendly so I opted for minimum items. Let’s get started….

ITEMS NEEDED:

   Black Acrylic Paint

Three Styrofoam balls (2 at 2.5 inches and 1 at 3 inches)

Wooden Dowel

2 small Popsicle sticks (You can use one and cut it in half if you like)

Small rectangle of Styrofoam (to serve as base)

Gable Box or terracotta pot

STEP ONE

Take your gable box and fold the flaps down on all four sides

STEP TWO 

Place the Styrofoam in the box. This will keep the flaps down and serve as the base for the centerpiece

TIP: You can also add a piece of card stock to cover the white.

STEP THREE

Take the small 2.5 inch Styrofoam ball and stick a small Popsicle (or halve of Popsicle) inside.

TIP: Once you place the stick in the ball, take it out and use hot glue to fill the hole. Place the stick back in the hole to adhere it to the ball.

 REPEAT THIS STEP AGAIN WITH THE OTHER 2.5 STYROFOAM BALL

STEP FOUR

Take the small Styrofoam balls with stick and stick it in the bigger 3 inch Styrofoam ball. Make sure it is placed were you want it and than repeat step 3 TIP.

STEP FIVE

Added the second ball so that the mickey mouse ear and you have the head.

STEP SIX

Paint the Mickey Mouse Head. Allow 24 hours to dry.

Once it has dried,  you can do whatever it is you would like to do.

Here is some examples of what I did with mine.

    

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial.

If you have any questions or have ideas to share feel free to leave a comment.

Like, share and pin 🙂

Until next time,

Easy Christmas Ornament Centerpieces

The Holidays are quickly approaching so I want to share a few quick d.i.y centerpieces you can do. If you have every found yourself in a quick need to create a centerpiece this post is for you. All you need is a few items and you will ready before your guest arrive.

5 minute Royalty Centerpiece

The first centerpiece is the royalty centerpiece as the colors are gold and silver with a hint of green from the garland.

Items needed:

Charger plate

Silver and gold (with texture)

pine garland

Apothecary jar

Step One: Choose the ornaments you likes and stack them inside the apothecary jar. Before you stuff the apothecary jar be sure to clean it.

Step Two: Place the apothecary jar in the middle of the charger plate and wrap the garland around it. Try not to wrap it to tight.

Step Three: Line the garland with the left over ornaments you have. Make sure the tip is inside so you can’t see it. I choose to use two different sizes and texture for a different look. You could simply use all the same texture and sizes if that’s what you like.

Step Four: Step back and admire your centerpiece it took you 5 minutes and your done 🙂

5 minute Winter Wonderland Centerpiece

Items needed:

Cake stand

Silver and blue ornaments (mostly same size)

Green leaves from fake flowers

Apothecary stand

Step One: Choose the ornaments you likes and stack them inside the apothecary jar. Before you stuff the apothecary jar be sure to clean it.

Step Two: Place the apothecary jar in the middle of the cake stand.

Step Three: Take the fake flower leaves and place them on the cake stand in front of the apothecary jar. You need at least 3 sections of them.

Step Four: Place the ornaments in the middle of the fake leaves. They should look like flowers.

Step Five: Step back and admire your centerpiece it took you 5 minutes and your done 🙂

Looking for more inspiration? Here’s a few more easy centerpieces I did using all the same items.

Love what you see? Don’t forget to pin it! Until next time,

How much you really need to decorate your Christmas Tree

Have you ever wondered how much you really need to decorate your Christmas Tree. Well after doing some research I was able to come up with a few helpful numbers to assist you with decorating expenses.

Therefore based on this info a 6 ft tree would take 60 bulbs, 600 lights and 54 feet of garland. Hope this info helps someone come up with their Christmas decor shopping list a little easier. Until next time,

Budget Friendly Wedding Favors

A wedding is the grand event every girl thinks about growing up. We all want that Cinderella dress,  the glass slippers, and the Prince that will give us our slipper if we happen to lose it on the way out. But let’s face it…that Cinderella dress and shoes cost a lot of money, so most of us only dream of the chance. Well, just because your budget doesn’t have that Cinderella price tag does not mean that it can’t be spectacular. It just means you aren’t will to go into credit card debt and are being more realistic. 🙂 Therefore, today’s topic is affordable wedding favors.  I realize you can do DIY favors that are budget friendly (I will touch base on that in another post), but today’s post is about budget friendly wedding favors that can be bought in  store or online. In my opinion, budget friendly consists of favors under $3. So, this entire week is dedicated to the top 30 wedding favors under $3.

This first set of wedding favors is based on the scenario that the bride has $2000 and a guest list of 200 people, therefore all these favors are based on a 200 item order from various online stores.

 

TOP TEN FAVORS $2

10. Personalized Hand Sanitizer

In my opinion you can’t go wrong with sanitizer because everyone has to keep their hands clean

and just think every time they use it they will think about how beautiful your wedding was.

9. Good Wishes Heart Glass Coasters

These cute heart shape coasters are sure to remind your guests of all the love they felt at the wedding,

while keeping water stains from ruining their tables of course!

8. Silkscreen Printed Espresso Cups Mugs

These mugs are a great option for winter weddings and, of course, coffee lovers.

7. Personalized Acrylic Luggage Tag

If you are having a destination wedding then personalized acrylic luggage tag wedding favors are the perfect addition.

Guest can use them on any trip and they can be customized with a picture of the destination and your names for instant memory bliss.

 

6. Is your wedding during the wintertime?

If so, try adding a special touch with personalized hot chocolate mix with your name and wedding date on it.

 

 

5. Personalized K-Cup Coffee Favors

K-Cups are another awesome winter wedding favor. Coffee lovers won’t complain.

4. Bride and Groom Pens

Spread the joy of your wedding with pens.

Everyone needs a pen and it’s even sweeter when the guests are reminded of your special day.

3. Chalkboard Frames

 Chalkboard anything is totally popular right now,

so adding your picture and a personalized message makes it even sweeter.

2. Slice of Love Stainless Steel Pizza Cutter

Just about everyone eats pizza, so why not remind them of love while they slice into an oooey-gooey, yummy pepperoni pizza.

1. Personalized Shot Glass or Votive Holder

You can never go wrong with personalized shot glasses.

Just about everyone needs a drink here and there and if they don’t then they can always be used as candleholders.

Out of the ten that were listed under $2 I hope that you found that fits your budget and style. Remember wedding favors tell a little about the bride and groom so try to give a little of yourself in whatever you choose 🙂