In Flight: 'Saved by the bell Detention Desserts' by Nicole Gould

I love this party! I love that she used items around the house or things she may have already owned.
I was born in the 1980's and I remember watching this show a lot as a youngster, this Saved by the Bell Party brings back a lot of good memories!
Enjoy!
In Flight: 'Saved by the bell Detention Desserts' by Nicole Gould

Photos of Alyssa's Barbie Zebra Party

Hi everyone I am new to blogging and I want to show that there are ways to make your party beautiful and unique without spending lots of money.

I spent a good month and a half researching ideas and working on this on weekends and after getting off my normal Mon-Fri job. I tried to get as much done as early as possible. I would go to Hobby Lobby every weekend to get some inspiration to make this a unique Barbie/Zebra party. Now my inspiration can be yours!

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My First project: Barbie box Photo booth

There was a large moving box that was going to be put in a dumpster at work. I knew I wanted to do something with it, but it just hadn't come to me right away. I loaded it flattened into my small Honda car and took it home. It sat in the Garage for 1-2 weeks while in the research process. I was thinking of making a Barbie car and have the girls sit in it for pictures. I couldn't find any examples of how to make a cardboard Barbie car so I changed the idea to a Barbie Box Photo booth. I came this idea while searching Google images.

Lisa from hamptontoes made a box that gave me inspiration to try my own. Here is  her Barbie box.

Here is mine. The boxes are similar but I added my own twist and design. I also made my box on a shorter scale for a  range of 3-7 year olds could fit and look normal. The wording on top says "Barbie girl".

Cost to me: Less than $9.00
Box- Free
Pink wrapping paper 5.99 - Hobby Lobby 40% off coupon=$3.60 (half a roll still left)
Zebra wrapping paper Party city $4.99
Clip Art from Internet- Free
Tape- on hand

I love how it turned out, it was a great activity to do at the party!

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My Second project was to make a simple paper mache pinata and then Decorate it to match the theme of the party.

I looked for "How to" posts on the Internet.

I used: a punch balloon (Hobby Lobby)

Lots of newspaper cut in strips

The paper mache mixture recipe found online (Family Fun)

a bowl to hold the balloon steady

Wait a couple days to dry fully.

After the drying stage use a knife to cut a flap for the candy to go in. The balloon will pop(remove balloon from the inside of the pinata). Also, keep in mind you will need to hang the pinata so attach a hook(metal hanger) near the top.

I used crepe streamers and made a pattern to match my theme(be creative and just know, it is impossible to mess up).

use store brand kid's liquid glue to attach streamer decoration.

Cost to me: $4.50

Punch balloon- $1.99 for 3 (2 still left)

Flour, water and sugar- on hand

Newspaper- on hand

Wire hanger- on hand

store brand kid's liquid glue- 50cents

Crepe streamers Pink, Black and White- on hand

Zebra Crepe streamer- 1.99 (plenty left for another project) 

I like how it turned out. Not too bad for my first try! I Wanted the Pinata to look like an Ornament since her party was in December.  I could add tin foil to the top(near the hanger to further resemble an ornament)

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My Third project was a Bow holder. I wanted to make these as a Party favor. The girls loved them. I made approx. 25 Bows(4 different ribbon styles) and the girls picked their favorite.

Cost to me:

Wood letter- Hobby Lobby $2.50

Ribbon- (made long to hold 25+ bows) 3.00

Acrylic paint pink and black- on hand (used in another project that will follow soon)

I used a wood Letter and painted it with Acrylic paint and with the help of a stencil and in some areas I free hand painted the Zebra stripes.

I hot glued Ribbon to the back of the letter on the bottom and on the top as a way to hang it.

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I will post more projects soon!

Today is my Daughter Alyssa's Birthday!!

My little girl was born at 01:40 in the afternoon, 6 years ago today. She had grown into a sweet, kind hearted girl. She is such a girly girl, loves to wear dresses, sing and dance.

Her choice for her b-day party is a Zebra and Barbie combination theme. With the Barbie idea, I incorporated the Barbie Silhouette theme. I have worked on several "projects" for this theme, from a Barbie box to a pinata to Ornaments.  These party ideas can be made easily for those with a budget and a extra time on their hands (sweat equity). The party will be on Dec 4, 2011. I will have to post pictures to show off my hard work. I really had fun with this idea.

New to blogging

Hello my name is Jennifer, I am a Wife and working Mom that has decided to document ideas for parties and other things that I love using my blog. I will update this page with my previous party photos and DIY ideas. I hope you will be inspired to create somthing for your party!