Rustic Cupcake Stands and Vintage Scooter

 I am SO excited to be a part of  the wonderfully talented Eighteen 25 Creative Team  this year!

 I have a fun wood project to share with you today. It's incredibly simple and fairly quick to whip up.

Wedding season is just around the corner and these rustic cupcake stands and vintage style scooter would make the perfect centerpiece for a bridal shower or wedding reception. Of course they'd be adorable for birthday party or really any kind of celebration that includes cupcakes. ;-)

Let's get this party started! 

Supplies:

Miniwax wood finish - provincial 

Acrylic paint - ivory

Paper- Simple Stories -Power of Love

Two 4" circle plaques, two candlesticks in small and large and scooter - available at The Wood Connection

foam brush

wood glue

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Directions:

Trace the flower basket and the front and back end of the scooter using pattern paper and cut out. Set aside while you paint. 

Paint all loose scooter pieces with ivory acrylic paint and allow to dry.

Apply wood glue to wood pieces and attach paper to the pieces. 

Sand the wheels of the scooter a bit to give them a bit of that distressed look. Punch two circles out from the pattern paper to attach on top of the wheels. 

Set aside all the loose scooter pieces while you stain the rest of the project. 

Take the 4" circles, scooter and candlesticks outside to stain. Brush one coat on each wood piece and allow to dry.  After all the pieces are dry, take a bit of sandpaper and sand your projects to give them that rustic look.

Using wood glue, attach the 4" circle to the top of the candle stick. 

Attach flower basket, front and back end and wheels to the scooter using wood glue as well. 

Tie a pretty little bow around the middle of the candlesticks. 

And the most important step... add cupcakes with colorful sprinkles. ;-)

And there you have it!  Rustic cupcake stands to display lovely little cupcakes and a super cute vintage style scooter. 

 Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you treat yourself to a cupcake....or two! ;-)

Check out the original post on the Eighteen25 site here

Children's Book Club

We are huge Eric Carle fans at our place and our favorite book is Papa, Please Get The Moon For Me.  I had a children's book club party where the little guests read and discussed the book, munched on popcorn and dined on cookies that looked as if Eric Carle himself painted them! 

Darling popcorn boxes from Eve's Party Market.

It was a sweet and simple get together to share the children's love of books and reading. The only thing missing was Eric Carle! ;-)

Thanks for stopping by!

Be sure to check out @babygabeycookies on instagram  to see all her incredible cookies and @evespartymarket for the cutest party supplies on the planet!

Sweet and Simple Spring Goodie Bags

Here is a quick and simple Easter gift bag tutorial that I'd like to share with you today.  I am a lover of presenting gifts in pretty packaging and Whisker Graphics makes it so easy to just add a couple of embellishments for a fun gift bag. 

I simply adhered a doily to each gift bag and added die cut stickers from Pebbles Inc.

I love projects that are fast and easy!

Thank you for stopping by! 

Supplies used:
Plain White Middy Bags- Whisker Graphics
White on Kraft Polka Dot Middy Bag- Whisker Graphics
Die Cut Stickers- Pebbles Inc- Spring Fling
Mini Pinwheels- Oriental Trading Company
doily

Easter Tea Party

Disclosure: As a member of the Oriental Trading Fun Squad, I received compensation and/or products in exchange for my styling and crafting services. This post contains affiliate links

 I am so excited to have partnered with Oriental Trading Company to host an Easter party! Spring is in the air and with the season of flowers almost upon us, I wanted to throw an Easter tea party for my daughter and her little friends to welcome this beautiful time of year. 

The invitations to the soiree were probably my favorite thing to make. Each guest received a box tied with bakers twine and topped with an adorable pinwheel pick.

   When the guest opened the box, an Easter egg was nestled on top of colorful grass.

 Next, the guest cracked open the egg to find the invitation to the party along with little chocolate bunny erasers  to set the theme of the party.

 I fell in love with this adorable mint suitcase centerpiece and knew it would be perfect for the party. I used it to display this darling carrot trio from The Wood Connection. It also doubled as a favor holder for a nest of sweet bunnies.

The inside of the suitcase is a soft pink and it was an ideal complement to the party table. The kids were so excited to be able to adopt their own little chocolate plush bunny. The soft bunnies are the perfect size for little hands and they come with a pretty spring colored ribbon attached to the necks.

 Here is a closeup of the charming little chocolate bunnies. I placed them in a cellophane bags and tied a pink gingham ribbon around them.  The bunnies were a huge hit and the kids loved having a little bunny to snuggle. 

No party is complete without party hats!  These hats were made using the Pebbles Inc. Spring Fling collection. How cute is that little bunny?!

Using plastic short jars, I made favors for the moms that came to the party. I simply spray painted the lids of the jars as well as ceramic bunnies (found at Dollar Tree) and super glued them to the lids. Just fill them with Easter grass and jelly beans and you've got an easy and adorable Easter favor.

 The vintage collection hanging fans served as a beautiful backdrop for the party. The fans come in such lovely spring tones and added a soft pop of color to the party table. 

Let's all just take a moment to bask in the beauty that is Baby Gabey Cookies. My cousin Leigh is such an incredibly talented cookie artist! All the little details she adds to her cookies are simply amazing. 

The detail is just stunning. Can you see those itty bitty stars on the bunny's ear? Adorable.

Baby Gabey Cookies were the perfect fit for these vintage collection cupcake boxes. It's like they were made especially for them! Each guest was able to pick out their own cupcake box with a pretty cookie inside. I love the little windows on the cupcake box to give a tiny peek of what's inside.  

Each little guest picked out a dressed up bunnies magnet craft kit to put together. The kids had so much fun mixing and matching outfits for their little bunnies. 

The diy wonderful wood eggs were a huge hit with moms and kids alike. We watercolored them, decorated them with stickers, dyed them -  the possibilities were endless with these little eggs. After the eggs had dried, the kids hid them and had their own little Easter egg hunt. 

Everyone had a wonderful time crafting, playing, nibbling and giggling. 

Thank you so much to Oriental Trading Company for partnering with me. I had a blast!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Party supplies used from Oriental Trading Company:

Vintage Collection Pinwheel Picks

Daisy Easter Eggs

Chocolate Bunny Erasers

Plush Chocolate Bunnies

Suitcase Centerpiece

Short Jars

Vintage Collection Cupcake Boxes

Vintage Collection Hanging Fans

Dressed Up Bunnies Magnet Craft Kit

DIY Wonderful Wood Eggs

Spring banner, wooden chocolate bunny and wood carrots from The Wood Connection

Gorgeous cookies from @babygabeycookies follow her on Instagram

Follow along on Instagram for more party inspiration! @fawn_parties

This review is based strictly on my opinion. I was provided the sample free of charge by Oriental Trading Company to provide my honest review. No other type of compensation was received. All ideas and opinions are my own.