Category Archives: Party Decorations
DIY Pallet Artwork
Last week, we were driving and I noticed a lonely pallet on the side of the road. You know me, I was too kind to let it go to the dump (ha!), so yesterday we went on a pallet hunt to rescue the pallet. We also picked up a few more we just happened to find in a couple locations during our morning walk. My daughter’s 4th Birthday is coming up in the next week, so I’ve been working on party goodies. I had a vision from the time I saw the pallet to use one as a backdrop that can later be used in our home somewhere.
Here’s a DIY project for those of you fellow pallet-lovers:
First, I did not want to take off all the planks of wood since this particular pallet’s planks weren’t spaced too far, but I did want to remove the back planks and make it thinner and lighter.
I used a jigsaw to cut the side of the pallet, removing the entire back planks and 1/2 the thickness of the pallet. Here’s proof that I did it myself.
This is how I really felt about it (weird face=my excited-I’m-using-power-tools-face)
Then, after the dirty back was removed, I sprayed and cleaned the boards to remove dirt, bugs, spiderwebs and slugs (yes, one slug fell on my leg when I was pulling this thing into the driveway (gross), but it’s all part of the process, I guess- Just don’t say I didn’t warn you. Also, while I’m on that topic, please be careful when handling a pallet! There are a lot of rusty nails sticking out, splinters, etc.
Once it is dry and clean, use a pencil to draw out the shape of what you are painting. In my case, a whale. It’s hard to see in the picture below, but there is a pencil sketch.
Then, paint! I used an affordable craft paint and a foam brush to paint the image.
That’s it! I still plan on sanding mine a little to remove potential splinters in little fingers and weather the whale image a little. Overall, I love how it turned out and I’m sure it will be a sweet backdrop for LB’s upcoming birthday party.
Valentine’s Party Accessories + Giveaway
I hope you have enjoyed the Valentine Tutorials we’ve had this week, in case you missed them, we had one on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
We also have a few extra goodies on our website that are perfect for Valentine’s gift wrapping & parties: Raffia, Cupcake Wrappers, Balloons and fun stripey or polka dot straws! So how about we end the week with a fun giveaway?!
You could win the items shown in the photo above: two rolls of Raffia (one red & one pink), a set of our pink stripe cupcake wrappers, one set of our red polka dot straws and a set of red balloons with white dots! So cute! Enter to win below and we’ll announce the winner on Tuesday!
Have a great weekend!
Our Christmas Show Booth | A Recap
Wow, this week was just a whirlwind. We returned from Christmas Village in Birmingham, Alabama, last Monday and it’s hard to believe we have been home for a week and are in full Christmas mode. Orders from the show will start shipping this week! I wanted to share some pictures of our booth so you can see some new goodies that we debuted at the show that are coming this next week to our website!
Oh, and as a side note, we are going to be selling our booth & checkout table. My husband and I built it in the Summer of 2010 and we have loved the display. We are trying to downsize just a bit with our inventory and supplies so if you are interested, please contact us!
A “Reel” Fun Birthday Party
My good friend, Donna, hosted her daughter’s 3rd birthday party at her house last weekend. It turned out so cute, but this was no surprise, she is very creative. It was a drive-in movie themed party complete with popcorn, candy and glow sticks.
Sticking with the theme, the party was BYOC, bring your own car. The kids were adorable lined up on their cars and bikes munching on popcorn and watching the movie. Everything was so cute it was hard to choose my favorite things, but here are a few highlights:
The sign on the front door directed traffic to the back yard for the feature presentation. The party favors were boxes of movie candy with a custom film strip sticker that read, “Thanks for coming, it’s been REEL fun! Love, Avery”. In keeping with the theme the cupcakes were topped with marshmallows to look like little buckets of popcorn. The polka dot balloons stood in galvanized buckets full of popcorn and added a pop of color on the tables.
I just couldn’t resist posting this picture. I love seeing all the kids lined up munching on popcorn completely enthralled with the movie. You never would have known that five minutes before they were running around the yard pumped full of cupcakes and Capri-Suns. This is my goal for our next birthday party!
Invitations, cupcake wrappers, birthday banner, food labels, custom favor stickers, and polka dot balloons by HollyDays.
Cupcakes by Donna Franklin (Avery’s Mommy)
Tailgate in Style
It’s so hard for me to believe it is already September! In the South, that means FOOTBALL! Here is some inspiration for your tailgate- orange & blue style…
Cupcake Toppers/Wrappers, Bunting & Platter by HollyDays
Cupcakes by Donna Franklin
Interested in any of the items above?
Just email us at admin@shophollydays.com
Pirate Party Featured on PIzzazzerie
We have been featured on Pizzazzerie! It is a super adorable Pirate party that was the vision of one creative Mommy, Anna Barnes, for her son’s 3rd birthday. I was honored to help her by doing all the invitations, paper goods and signs. You’ve got to see this party!
(As shown on Pizzazzerie)
We were Featured on iVillage
I am so excited our Tutus & Bow Ties party was featured on iVillage! Go HERE to see it and other party inspiration.
4th of July Party
Yes, July 4th is coming very soon! If you are thinking of planning a party or small gathering of friends, we have some great new 4th of July themed party goods. This party is filled with red, white and blue with a touch of aqua to make it even more fun! This is a great theme for a birthday party or in this party, a fun ice cream social!
::Party Details::
This is a simple ice cream & desserts party. Ice cream & drinks were served on ice in a Radio Flyer wagon. You may remember my daughter’s 3rd birthday party where we put ice cream in small mason canning jars. This works great for ice cream in single servings for easy serving. Also, we had ice cream cones dipped in white chocolate with sprinkles {yummy!} Vanilla cupcakes with buttercream icing were also served. We made yarn pom “fireworks” to hang from fishing line around the party on bamboo poles. {We are limited on trees in the yard where the photos were taken, so we used the bamboo poles. If you have trees around the area where your party will be, I would recommend hanging the pom fireworks from the trees.} Oh, and a cute party favor… ring pops for the kids – “Let Freedom Ring!”
::Party Goods:: {find them all on this page on our website}
Invitations (or another polka dot version)
Stripey Red Straws & Stripey Aqua Straws
Ribbon Hobby Lobby
Hope you have a great day! We’ll have some DIY tutorials coming soon on the dipped cones and the yarn pom fireworks!
Tutus & Bow Ties Party
My daughter turned 3 just a couple weeks ago. You may have seen some of these pictures last week on Pizzazzerie. If you missed them, here they are, plus a few more. Wow, it seems like I was just planning her 2nd Birthday Party, time does pass so quickly! Karidyn LOVES wearing a tutu every.single.day. so when it came to a party theme this year, it was an easy decision to do a tutu party. What is fun about this party theme is that it is more of a dress up party and less of a dance class party. I know that when she starts taking ballet, she will want a “real” ballet party, so that’s when we will go all out with a ballet instructor, etc. but this is more of a fun playful party for all the girls and the little boys. Since she has several little boy friends, we didn’t want to leave them out, so we added the adorable bow ties to make the theme just perfect for her and her friends! Here are some of my favorite pictures from the party:
Thanks for letting me share all the party pictures!
Featured on Pizzazzerie Today!
(courtesy of Pizzazzerie)
I am so honored to have my daughter’s 3rd Birthday Tutus & Bow Ties Party featured on Pizzazzerie today! Check it out HERE and we’ll have more of the party pics on our blog next week!
Have a great weekend!
