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Super Easy Halloween Favor Bags

by Vanessa Brady on 30 October 2011 in Tutorial with No comments

You’ve got to love brown paper lunch sacks, patron saint of all procrastinating party planners! Here’s a super easy Halloween favor bag idea that can be whipped together at the last minute. And really?! Considering that the kids are going to just rip the bags apart to get at the candy, (or Halloween pretzels, in our case. I know, I know, lame.) do you really want to put a whole lot of time into them?

Super Easy Halloween Favor Bags

Materials:
- brown paper lunch sacks
- hot glue gun and glue
- paper bowls
- black paint
- foam brush
- black clip-on spider
- white paper (optional)

Instructions:

1. Use glue gun to make a spiderweb on the back of the paper bowl. (Hint: try to keep the line thickness as even as possible. This will help the image come out clearer.)

2. Spread a liberal amount of paint onto stamp, making sure to cover completely.

3. Press down onto paper bag, rubbing all areas of the stamp to make sure paint transfers.

4. Cut out little .5″x2″ rectangles, write out message and punch a hole at the end.

5. Fill paper sack with your goodies, fold top over twice and punch hole about an inch down. Place spider and paper in place. Now, quick! Finish the rest of your favors because if you’re like me, you have a million other things to do before your guests arrive! :D

Little Golden Books Baby Shower

by Vanessa Brady on 22 June 2011 in Kids with 14 Comments

I’m still working on getting all the tutorials and free printables from the Little Golden Books themed shower together to share with you all…in between nursing a two month old around the clock and running after a crazy toddler, of course. Here are some crafty images to hold you all over until then!

Edit: I’ve finally uploaded all the projects! Invitations, Pennant Flags, Table Game, Pinwheel Favors, Pocket Book Worms Favors, & Mini Apple Pies.

And one more of the super cute mother-to-be!

Cupcake Chalk Tutorial

by Vanessa Brady on 13 December 2010 in Kids, Tutorial with 7 Comments



We had an early birthday party for friends last weekend themed Union Jack. Last year it was Cracker Jack, this year Union Jack. Turns out, I like quirky little parties. Unfortunately, throwing “quirky little parties” mean very few options when it comes to decorations or favors. Remind me of this next year when I’m walking the aisles of Party World looking for obscure “Jack” references!

But back to this year…I was looking for a quick and easy favor to make for about 16 kids. If I had planned ahead of time, I would have just bought cheap British flags for everyone and called it a day. Instead, I decided to try my hand at chalk. In the shape of a birthday candle. Two days before his party. Do you see where this is going?

After three tries, a ruined mini cupcake pan, a dozen discarded silicon molds, two bottles of tempura paint  and the biggest mess in the history of the world…this is what I came up with. Hope you enjoy!

Cupcake Chalk

Materials:
- tempura paint (wet or dry)
- plaster of paris
- disposable containers
- disposable spoons
- small foil cupcake liners
- small muffin tin (you won’t be able to use for food again)
- disposable piping bag (or ziploc bag)
- paper towels
- more paper towels

Instructions:

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1. Assemble and organize all your supplies. Once you start working with wet plaster, things have to move very quickly. Having everything everything accessible is an absolute must.

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2. Line your pan with liners. The first batch I made, I used old silicon liners and took forever to dry. Unless, you’re super prepared and are making these weeks in advance (I hate you), I highly suggest using foil liners instead.

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3. Ok, here’s where things get kinda tricky. Start with mixing 3/4 cup of warm water with 1 1/2 cups of plaster. Add in a bit more water if you’re not able to spoon easily into your foil liners. Allow cupcakes to set for 5 minutes. (24 cupcakes = double recipe)

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4. While you’re waiting for the cupcake body to set slightly, mix up your “frosting” using 1 cup of water for 1 1/2 cups of plaster. At this point, you can add the tempura paint to the “frosting” if you want some color. I used liquid blue and got an extremely light blue frosting. (If I remember correctly, because I used liquid tempura, I could only add so much paint before it got too runny. Powdered tempura paint might work better.) Working quickly, spoon the frosting into a piping bag and moving in a circular manner, frost your cupcakes. Allow to dry completely (at least 12 hrs).

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5. Wrap each cupcake individually with either plastic wrap or a sandwich baggie cut in half. Tie in place with a ribbon and label.

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