{Fab Features} School Party theme

School days are coming to a close for summer in a couple of months....which got us to thinking about year end kindergarten graduation and saying goodbye to classmates until september! Here is an adorable School party theme! So many adorable elements. Had to share. Adoring the milk jugs, chalkboard backdrop and table cloth. I previously featured the chalkboard table runner...and the fabric is available here!

just call me martha.

{Cake Love} Mini wedding cakes + DIY

In love with mini cakes! Great for weddings, and for any soiree! These would look adorable with pink rosettes on a little girls dessert table. This is a very simple and fun project that requires few materials.  Use a plain white cake as a canvas for decorations such as these hand-crafted “blooming rosettes.”  Bake up tiny french cakes and place citrus hued paper flowers atop for extra appeal.  Add ornaments to the cakes by wrapping each in a bold orange ribbon. Adorable...almost to cute to eat.

1. Scissors
2. Card stock (a variety of shades is nice)
3. A Pencil
4. Ribbon (for added décor)

1. Lightly trace a spiral pattern on a 5″x5″ piece of card stock
2. Cut out the spiral along its lines

3. Simply roll the spiral from the outside until it forms a rosette and pull away the edges to make the rosette “bloom”
4. Cut out leaves for the rosette using green card stock

Thanks to Hilton Pittman Photography.

{Party Favors} Harry Potter Party - Ollivanders Fine Wands

Our search for the perfect wands for our upcoming Harry Potter party...came up short first. All of the wands for sale at costume shops were huge and made of plastic. We were sure they would last 5 mins if they were lucky. Definately not something the children could keep as a keepsake of the party. So we took it upon ourselves to become fine wand makers ourselves. :) Here is what we came up with...who knew we had a bit of Ollivander within. ;)

{Party Favors} Harry Potter Chocolate Frogs! Sneak peek

A peek at one of the favors for our Upcoming Harry Potter Party. Needless to say these are a fun item...but very tedious to create and assemble! Inside to include a yummy chocolate frog and wizard card....straight off the Hogwarts Express Trolly...thank God our's will not be hopping away!

{Party Packages} New "Baking Party Collection" Cupcake Toppers

New "Baking Party Collection" Cupcake Toppers/Party Circles. Use these to make cupcake toppers, candy jar labels, favor tags, napkin rings, placecards, party hats, thank you cards & much more! Printable DIY. Coming soon to our shop. Click for Larger Image. Click here for baking party inspriation! Invitations also available here.

{Party Packages} NEW "Baking Party Collection" Invitation

Here is a sneak peek at our new Party Package "Baking Party Collection". This is a two part invitation...featuring a cupcake that slips neatly into a cupcake wrapper. So fun! Perfect for the Bakery Party Theme. Click here for Larger image.

{Parties} Vintage Bake Sale/Baking Party

Vintage packaging...what a fun way to display your red velvet cupcakes and sugar cookies! Hope you enjoy some inspiration for your next vintage Bake sale or Baking party. Vintage packing also makes for fun combined with these themes "vintage carnival", "vintage ice cream shop", "Fresh picked strawberries", "pop shop". Read below for tips and where to find!

Vintage labels can be found on ebay and etsy. Just google: Vintage labels or packaging

Twine is wonderful tied around simple strawberry filled cookies in clear or glassine bags Twine available at the Twinery.

Vintage ice cream cups - Available here! and here When they are gone they are gone...so get yours fast. I already have another order placed. :) They are so adorable filled with cupcakes that look like ice creams!

Make sure to sanitize and clean vintage containers.

Strawberry cakepops.

Beautiful props for this theme could be: vintage tins...especially in red! Always found at salvage stores, antique stores, and flea markets.

One Charming Baking Party. again where the strawberries fit in. :)

Super cute baking kit Available here!

Invitations and partyware are in the making for our baking party!

{Dessert table} Easter Dessert Table + Cute Bunny Cakepops

Happy Easter from Serendipity Creative! Here is a Fun little Easter dessert table we did. Lots of yummy. Cute little bunny cakepops, bird nest cake, itty bitty candy arrangement with jelly beans and candy rock lollipops, brownie cookies with frosting and of course cupcakes. All topped off with our "peep" cupcake toppers. Oh and can't forget our little peeps!

{Fab Finds} Color Inpsiration - Turquoise/Aqua

I adore shades of Turquoise. They make me dream of lazy breezy days on an island soaking up the sun. Decorating with Turquoise is so effortless and has a calming effect on all who surround themselves with it. It is beautiful paired of shades of celery green. Great for a coastal beach theme. Turquoise/Green beach glass and bottles look beautiful mixed in with this design. Hope you enjoy some inspriation. I will be dreaming of being on the beach today! {Click for larger image.}

Leather Sofa - Pottery Barn, Turquoise Swing Bag - Coach,

Vintage BLUE Canning Jar CHANDELIER - LampGood's Etsy store. (How cool is that?!)

All other finds - Pier 1 (dangerous store for me! I shall sneak these in one by one until the hubby notices them...sometimes that takes a long time. LOL)

{PARTY PACKAGES} Our "UP" Collection + Party Inspiration

Our "UP Collection" Will be Coming soon to our Shop. "Visit paradise Falls Postcard invites". The usual suspects to go along with it... banners, toppers etc. Click the image for larger view!

Party Collection accessories coming soon.

Wendy Updegraff Photography.

{NEW to the Shop} Harry Potter Invitations!

All ready for owl Post! Available now in our SHOP!

{DIY} Easter Surprise Eggs + Tutorial

Move over Kinder eggs.....there's a new surprise egg in town! These are adorable to make for the kiddies, they will love them...best part...no wasted money for "just a toy" and a thrown away chocolate shell! Because we all know that is what most kiddies do with kinder. :) You can fill these up with your own fun treats and toys...brilliant.

insert custom tags or even fortune tellers inside!

Fill them up with tiny treats or a combo of treats and toys.

either option cupcake liner or sticker works...but I love the stickers...you can do custom ones.

Ready for giving. 

Instructions:

1. Start off blowing, cleaning, and dying your eggs in typical easter fashion.

2. Make sure that all eggs have fully dried.

3. Seal the eggs using craft glue (or glue gun works). Affix clipped cupcake liners (these would look super with custom cupcake liners or printed finds at your local craft store. I really love the idea of making your own custom stickers to cover the openings.

4. Tuck in a little printed "message". you can glue them in on one side if you prefer.

5. And now one can open the egg by either cracking it, or just tearing off the paper base. Cracking it is way more fun though!!

6. These would also be fun for adults. Keep to a simple 2 to 3 colors only. The fortune tellers work well inside and some pretty foil chocolate eggs and treats etc.

not martha.