Take me out to the Ball Game!

Last week my son Andrew turned 8! He LIVES for baseball so his theme was a no brainer this year! He invited his whole baseball team to a local park where I set up a concession stand in the pavilion while he and his buddies played baseball in the field. Luckily, Dad is coach so he did a great job putting a fun game together for the kids. We had a blast!

The concession stand was filled with sweets and treats....bats and balls, bubblegum, candy, popcorn, peanuts, cracker jacks and old fashioned bottles of cola! Next to that was the food table with concession stand style food....our kids favorites- Walking Tacos and Ballpark Hotdogs.

The picnic tables were set with cupcakes and cookies. Each place setting held a red gable box filled with a hostess baseball cupcake in a little baseball hat and a pack of trading baseball cards.

I am so thankful that Maggie Russo was there to capture all of the details for me (just weeks before she is due to have her baby)! Check out more photos on her blog here!

Here is my sweet birthday boy!

 This baseball printable collection and custom gable boxes are available in my shop. Thank for looking!

A Ballerina Party for Annabelle's 4th Birthday

My little princess turned 4 in May and upon her request we had a sweet Ballerina Party lunch! Thankfully Maggie Russo was there to capture all of the details for me!

 I will start with the favors. This party had a whole wall of them! The girls were pampered with tutus, pearls, flower hair clips, bracelets, ballerina soaps and sparkly rings. It was lots of fun for them!

Find the invite and party papers in my shop www.homespunhostess.com
 

We can't forget about the boys! My friend and I got together and made bow ties for all of the boys. They were placed on little kraft boxes that each had a chocolate cigar and stick on mustaches.

We served a light lunch of sandwiches, salads and pink lemonade!

And on to dessert....all of the desserts were made by my very talented sister!

They looked and AMAZING!!

Look at this gorgeous cake! I topped it with a vintage porcelain ballerina from Annabelle's room.

My favorite dessert were these gorgeous cupcakes!

Me with my Sweet Girl

Happy Birthday Sweet Annabelle!

It was a fun party on a gorgeous day!

Oink! Baa! Moo! Sofia is TWO!

Last September I helped a friend with her daughter's barn animal party. She came in from out of town and set up this sweet party at a local apple orchard with a great red barn, a petting zoo and a perfect grouping of picnic tables where we were able to set up this party! This talented mama, Anna Patrizi, went all out and made the cutest little animal cake pops and apple pies in mason jars! The party was adorable and I had to share the photos!

You can find all of the paper designs in my shop www.homespunhostess.com
 

 Look at these adorable cake pops! This was Anna's first try! Now that is talent!! They totally made the desert table! Check out Bakerella's cake pop book for tips on making your own animal cake pops.

 This place is known for the fabulous Apple Cider and Pumpkin Donuts so those HAD to be on the dessert table......you just can't go to County Line Orchard and not eat the donuts!

 Taffy Apples in cupcake liners were another great touch on the dessert table!

Anna made these rustic apple pies in mini mason jars too! How cute are they?

 The kids table was covered in burlap and each place setting had a little boxed lunch packed for each kid in red barn boxes with my custom labels. The kids loved it seeing this table when they arrived at the party!

My sweet little Annabelle was a very happy guest at this party, especially eating the little piggy cookies made by her Auntie Cil!

 I missed photo opps with the adult food table, but it was set out casually on a picnic table with a large bushel of wrapped sub sandwiches, a bushel of glass hinged milk bottles with chocolate milk, bowls of salads with wooden spoons adorned with red gingham ribbon and homemade banana bread (made by Anna, of course). Here is a peek at the bread!

 One of the cute animals in the petting zoo waiting for food!

 We filled little burlap sacs with animal feed for the kids to enjoy in the petting zoo with cut little custom tags. This was also a way to stretch the budget by splitting up the feed that the petting zoo sells into 3 burlap sacs per bag purchased. (I always like to stretch my party budget any way I can!!)

 And here is little Sofia, the Birthday Girl at her 2nd Birthday Barnyard Bash! How cute is she???

Thank you Anna for letting me share in this celebration with you! I enjoyed every minute of this!

Dolls have parties too!

Happy January! I have been busy creating new sets of party themes for my ETSY shop along with lots of custom requests. I have been working around the clock and my sweet little "assistant" Annabelle has been soaking up every little detail! Today she asked me if  I could "print a party" for her dollhouse! She told me she wanted purple and pink butterfly to be the theme and even made me a little "printable" wish list that included a banner, placemats and birthday signs. I also added a little party hat for the birthday girl.

I thought other moms might enjoy this project with your little girls too. Upload your free dollhouse butterfly party free here!

Here is my party stylist in training:

All Set up!

And of course the birthday girl needs a little party hat!

Enjoy! These little moments go by too fast!

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!

I know posts have been slim lately. My holiday season has been both very busy and enjoyable. I have a pile of ideas that I am working on for January so stay tuned! Until then, from my family to yours,

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Photo by Maggie Russo Photo

Get a Jump on Thanksgiving

Get a head start on your Thanksgiving planning with a few FREE printables! Included in this file are two 5x7 quotes for framing, Give Thanks Gift Tags, a blank Menu and Punch out tags that work perfectly with the EK Success Square Flourish punch. Enjoy!

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