It is just around the corner and it is one of my favorites … Halloween!  Reason to eat loads of chocolate, stay up late and act crazy … I’m in!

And all of the party details …

1. invite 2.boo halloween tee 3.  chocolate peppermint patties 4. strawberry costume
5. candy corn pops 6. tablescape 7. mod podge pumpkins 8. wreath
9. skull & crossbones tee

See more Halloween inspiration on my Pinterest Board!

It’s a good thing as she looks like Punky Brewster every time she strutts out of her bedroom (as is evident here).  She is a walking rainbow for sure.  A rainbow birthday tee is also a very popular custom order request with my little shop.  It is such a happy theme.

I came across this invite by SwishDesigns and completely fell in love.  Here is my take on a rainbow soiree planned around this adorable invite …

1.rainbow birthday invitation 2. rainbow wreath 3. rainbow rosette birthday tee by Modern Frills 4. rainbow pancakes 5. rainbow table runner 6. stained glass lollipops 7. rainbow rock candy 8. rainbow pom cake garland

For more rainbow inspiration, follow my Rainbow Pinterest board.

A sweet and summery birthday party for this week’s inspiration …

sources: yellow fringe garland, bee birthday invitation, cake, polka dot crepe paper, bee birthday tee, stitched party favors, mason jar drinks & flowers

For more Little Bee party ideas, stop by my Pinterest inspiration board.

I have been pondering my blog and what it should be about.  I am going to be trying a few new things this summer … not sure which will actually stick but I am mixing it up a bit.  First on my list is a new series on party inspiration.

Modern Frills was built on making a birthday a bit extra special with a unique, colorful tee.  The idea is to take one of my tees and build a party around it … my way.  I love pulling a party together … with simple touches and DIY crafts.

Here is my take on a Retro Cherry party …

1. Retro Cherry tee by Modern Frills  2. Cherry Cookies by i am baker 3. Garland by Couture by Ayca 4. Invitation by Polkadot Prints Studio 5. Red Stripe Paper Straws from Shop Sweet Lulu 6. Cherry Lollipop Favors by The TomKat Studio 7. Suitcase Set by Shop Sweet Lulu 8. Cherry Cupcakes by Cupcake Bake Shop 9. Paper Baking Cups by Shop Sweet Lulu

For more Retro Cherry inspiration … Follow my Pinterest board here.

PS … If you can’t find those adorable lollipops, you can make them yourself.  Buy some mint green washi tape and some red lollipops.  Wrap the washi tape around the sticks. Attach 2 together with more tape … hinging them together and creating the same look!

One of my friends recently asked me for a few ideas for her daughter’s upcoming 1st birthday.  She wants sweet … classy … pretty.   So many ideas came to mind so I put together a little inspiration board …

1. cake (via pinterest, original link) 2. flowers (via pinterest, original link) 3. birthday shirt (via Modern Frills) 4. drink container (via pinterest, original link) 5. party favor (via pinterest, original link) 6. easy snack (via pinterest, original link) 7. party crowns (via pinterest, original link)

Happy Friday!

Garland is just fun!  I keep things pretty simple around my house … but i can’t say no to garland.  I love it all!

A little bit of color …

images via … 1.Kristina Marie 2. A Beautiful Mess Blog 3. Sheek Shindigs

Or keeping it neutral …

images via … 4. Be Different Act Normal 5. Beautiful Nest 6. Somewhere Splendid

Loving this fall table I came across over at 100 Layer cake.  Love Me Sailor, Mr. Caballero Creative and Geronimo Balloons collaborated on this photo shoot and it is amazing.

[images via 100 Layer Cake]

If that doesn’t get you in the mood for Fall … I don’t know what will!

The backdrop of Ava’s dessert table was made up of the Happy Birthday banner from Anna and Blue Paperie and simple fabric flowers…

I found some amazing kitchen towels and loved the vintage look but wasn’t sure how I was going to use them for the party.  Then I came across this simple tutorial over at Jones Design Company for gathered flowers.  It clicked…love that feeling.

Using the kitchen towels and some scrap fabric I had, I created these…

The only change I made to the tutorial was the addition of fabric stiffener, since  I needed my flowers to hold their shape while attached to the wall (another fabric stiffener idea here).  I treated the fabric with the stiffener before cutting the petal shapes from the tutorial…it worked perfectly!

See more of Ava’s Strawberry Lemonade party here …

Absolutely perfect…amazing…loving every thoughtful detail.  This sweet party was thrown by Emily of Jones Design Company for her little girl.  Stop by Emily’s blog for the full party post.  While you are there, check out all of her tutorials and design inspiration.  She has amazing style!

Here is some major eye candy from one of my favorite blogs… Mrs A in the Cove.

Every detail is perfect…I would like one of each please!

Hop on over to her blog to check out even more amazing party and dessert table inspiration!

PS … She is super nice too!