A TASTY BOUQUET!

Practice makes perfect with this bouquet! Having the right decorating tip made all the difference in  the world and I used Wilton 1m. The trick is to start swirling from the center of the cupcake to the outside with one hand moving the cupcake in a circular motion at the same time while piping with the other hand. I used two long kabob sticks pressed in to Styrofoam in the pot and placed the cupcake on them. I used 6 cupcakes for each pot because they were so big. I saved some money and purchased the leaves at the dollar tree. I cut each branch and pushed the leaves to the top; and arranged the leaves around the cupcake roses! TADA a cupcake bouquet! It didn't take long at all and having the right consistency for the icing was the hardest part. I cheated first and bought wilton decorating icing and made my own to match the consistency. I have my own recipe now and it seemed to work great. Search YouTube for some easy tutorial and…. GOOD LUCK!

Tea for TWO!!

I have to start by saying I LOVE my PHOTOGRAPHER!! We click and our pics show it! I love sharing with her my vision and all the idea's I've pinned, from there she puts it's all together for the camera. Pictures are art, it tells a story and it has a meaning. Melonie has taken pictures of our family before Aliana was born. She is so much a part of the picture and the art or it all! I try with each picture to include something from the other pictures take and something from their past. For these pictures I included Chad's receiving blanket which was used in both girls’ new born pictures. Here its acts as a table cover. The baby doll bed was where Alisia laid for her new born pictures. Each picture with her I have included the bed to so just how much she has grown and it's something special for her. I treasure art and I'll always treasure these pictures. To see more of Melonie's work visit her website at http://www.fifphotography.com/.

TUTUS

Everyone was wonder I must have grew a small money tree for Alisia's party but I must have not watered it...lol! I always have been this way...If I want it or have an idea I will get it and I will stay up day and night to try and figure out how I can afford it. I set a budget for the party and wanted to include tutu's, flower hair clips, and just happen to come across cute hangers. I debated making the tutus or buying them. I wasn't going to spend that much on them! So after days of goggling I came across a website where they were listed reasonable in my budget. http://www.haloheaven.com/ Here I also purchased matching flower hair clips too! I'm not connected or advertising for them; I have placed an order with them and have been very happy with it. All of the girls loved their tutus and each asked "really we can take it home!" I loved it! I’m trying to raise my girls to be giving and show them that their birthday party can be just as fun when they are giving! I wanted the girls to play in a "fairy" land and of course they had to dress the part! :)

HULA-HOOP Chandelier

This was a super easy and cute! All you need is tissue paper, hula-hoop and string. I searched the net on how to make these puffs and didn't find exactly what I was looking for but what turned out worked great! Open up the tissue and cut the sheet of tissue paper in half. Stack 5 and accordion fold when you have one thick strip find the middle and tie it off with tape, fishing line, or thin flower twists. I hot glued the puffs to the hula-hoop. As for the green leafs you do the same thing only when you get to the long strip cut and angled < > on each end. When you open up the tissue paper it looks like grass or leafs. After the party I loved the idea and decided to use it as a chandelier in their play house. I removed all the tissue puffs and added some dollar store flowers in bright colors. I'll post pic soon or play house chandelier! It's held up great so far!!

Updated!

I moved my new blog to blogger because it's easy link between Facebook. I only had to move two posts, but now that I’m set up here there are more posts to come. For the next few days I'll be posting what I did for Alisia's party and share my inspiration. First I'd like to share the coffee filter roses. While at my friend and photographer Melonie's house (who happens to be just as crazy as me) was preparing for her daughter’s birthday tea party and that's when I spotted the flowers! She shared with me the web page and her lift over supplies to make my own. I have to say the supplies sat in my car for 2 weeks! I was intimidated by it and wasn't sure if I could do it. I found myself up one night and with nothing else to do; and so I decided to tackle this project. Much to my surprise it came out great, of course had plenty of my own critiques. In an hour I had made 8 roses, placed them in a vase and was ready for the next party project. HERE YA GO, ENJOY!

Heidi, in the turquoise skirt, is holding the "coffee filter" rose. I decided to keep it simple, but it would be cute to wrap the stem in ribbon and place other pieces of ribbon at the top under the rose.

HERE IS THE LINK

http://www.auntpeaches.com/2010/09/coffee-filter-roses.html

Girls Weekend!!

So Monday is here after a GREAT weekend with the girls! So here is a breakdown of how the weekend went! Friday we enjoyed dinner at the new Japanese Buffet and it was pretty yummy! We wanted to make it a movie night and instead of popcorn let’s do cupcakes. Well that turned into a sugar high real quick! I put Alisia to bed and we got started on the cupcakes. This is my FAVORITE thing to do with the girls! I love to bake and have fun with all the icing and decorations. I let them go wild with it all! Of course I used this time to practice on Alisia cupcakes for her birthday. I'm trying to learn how to icing a flower on a cupcake. Practice, patience, and the right tip should work! After scarfing down more icing than cupcake it was time to watch our movie, Rango. Rango wasn't in my opinion that good, so we finished up the movie and headed to bed by 10:30! Saturday we all woke up at our own pace and skyped Chad to join in on all the fun! He joined us for breakfast and helped us plan out our day. We couldn’t decide on what we wanted to do, we were at the point to drawing ideas out of a hat! After writing down our ideas on paper we just decided to go the ZOO!! So off to Lafayette for the afternoon (we didn't leave till 12). I'm not sure why everyone plays down the Acadiana Zoo, we loved it!! I love any zoo really, but it wasn't crowded and you had so many opportunities to feed the animals and get close to them. Since we were there near to closing time all the animals were active and waiting on their supper! We got caught in a rain shower, but that didn't spoil it for us rather it cooled us down. Two cranky kids later I decided to brave the mall to look for Megan's school shoes. The one thing I loved about starting school, SHOES!! Without much of a nap the little ones survived the mall, but I didn't do much shopping. A double stroller, sleepy and hungry kids we called it quits fast! Headed home for bed and we all passed out as soon as we stepped in the door! Sunday morning came in a rush, both girls were up early and Megan had to be ready for church. I skyped Chad so he could join in the ciaos! We got out of the house to help Mimi and Uncle Scott with the estate sale. I don't think I was much of any help all I did was bring lunch and tables! We did manage to get some things accomplished and then it was time to head back for a nap so that they would be rested for Jamie's Baby Shower. Well sometimes I wonder if a nap really helps! I guess Aliana didn't get all the sleep she needed because she woke up a little too cranky. I'm sure that's the law, if you have to go somewhere and get everyone dressed someone is going to be fussy! Of course I'm last minute about everything, I've known about the baby shower for over a month but when do I get the present, thirty minutes before I'm supposed to be there! We had fun and Aliana made a little friend there too! Worn out we headed back home to get into our pj's! All in all I'd say it was a great weekend!! I enjoyed the girl time! Theme song for the weekend is “Only girl in the World” by Rihanna! Nothing in our lives is ever planed and nothing in my day is planned!

HELLO WORLD!!!

Literarily the WORLD as this post will be read from Casablanca, Morocco where Chad is currently living. A few days ago I started looking for a new hobby, something I could commit myself to,have some end results and a lot of fun with! I decided that blogging just might work! A "Traveler's Wife" is something very unique, it's not for everyone and not everyone understands. Chad and I have been married for 4 years, and while our relationship is young we have found that are bond and trust is that of 50 years. Yes like anyone we do have our struggles and you can still argue thousands of miles apart. We've learned a few things this year and thanks to skype the kids get to see him almost every day! Chad reads to them, plays peek-a-boo, sings along to patti-cake, and they look forward to it! We can't wait for the next time he's home! Chad is currently in Casablanca, Morocco working as maintenance technical advisor through GE. He is scheduled to be there through September 24th. I have to brag on him; he is very intelligent and has become very successful. I believe he has excelled passed his own expectation and I am so proud of all of his accomplishments! The sacrifice that he makes for his family only shows the love he has for me and our children. He would walk to the end of the earth just to make sure we are happy! I truly love him with all my heart! OKAY, OKAY enough with the mushy stuff! Life at home without him is pretty normal sometimes. Today starts a new day! Today I start my blog, today I'm taking control of some things in my life, I'm not choosing a path I'm creating my own! Things to come in the next few weeks are going to be fun and exciting. That's one thing for sure, when Chad's away the busy bee I am. I’m never at home when he's gone; I find it much easier on us to keep our mind busy on something. We have Alisia's party in 3 weeks, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event, and then Chad's back! Wow how time flies! I keep our weekends booked, this weekend includes girls day Saturday, Sunday helping a friend, and a baby shower! Well I think I'll wrap this one up for today! I told you I could talk..LOL! Well this blog will keep you informed on what's going on with us, I'll share some of the girl's milestone, and what it’s like being a "Traveler's Wife." Until next time.... au revoir! P.S. Here is a little fact: the Language spoken in Casablanca, Morocco is mainly French and Arabic. Chad is currently learning French in order to go through day to day life.