garden swap party by etsy

This party idea from etsy and food & wine is charming.

preppy birthday

Check out this cute party setup for Winnie's 5th birthday!

a last minute birthday

Gen tells us, "Oden's friend Bella came over to dinner on the night of her 4th birthday. I threw together a last minute 'cowgirl celebration' for after dinner." Love, it- of course!

pardon the interruption

When reader Jennifer asked if I could make an exception and post a question for an upcoming party she's having this weekend, I said yes, given the circumstances...I hope you'll be able to help!

"I am throwing a tea party fundraiser for 40 people next weekend. It is to benefit the family of a little boy who fell from a third story window and sustained a brain injury. For the finale of the tea, I will give each guest some sweet treats - french macarons and petits fours (all donated by the community!) and would like to put them in clear treat bags, but want a unique twist...any ideas of how I could make this more unique, special and fun? My colors for the tea are shades of coral and pink."

GIVEAWAY! GIVEAWAY! GIVEAWAY!

I am SO excited to host Party Perfect's first giveaway, and I couldn't imagine a better sponsor for it. Drumroll, please...

If you eyeballed those baking cups and guessed Layer Cake Shop you were RIGHT! Layer Cake Shop is giving away a $20 gift card to our winner. That's like 300 super cute cupcake liners or 24 scalloped gift boxes or 10 bags of heart twist ties...oh the possibilities! I am already so jealous of the winner. 

What do you have to do to be the winning lucky duck? Tell us in the comments section what you would do with your 20 LCS bucks. We will announce the winner NEXT Tuesday, September 1st. You have until midnight on the 31st to enter...best of luck! 

Feel free to peruse all of the Layer Cake's eye candy right here in the meantime.