Superbowl Party Decor: How to Make Tissue Pom Poms

With the Super Bowl coming, here is a fun way to root for your team with very little time, money and effort. Make a bunch of tissue pom poms like I did for Gordon's Football 1st Birthday and scatter them around to show some spirit.

Read on to learn how to make simple tissue pom poms and then stay tuned to learn how to make a football jersey cake.


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How to Make Hand Stamped Cookies (the Lazy Way)

Last December I shared the Hey Baby Shower I threw for my BFF Mary. She's since had her lovely baby (a girl!) and all is well in the world. One thing I made for the shower were these stamped cookie pops. It was so easy and fun to do, let me show you how...

Oh, and let me show you that fresh new baby!
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Gordon's First - Football Birthday Party

This past Saturday we celebrated Gordon's first birthday with a NFL playoff party here at the house. We made three kinds of soup served up in Crock Pots with fresh bread and cheese. We mixed up a batch of our signature Orange Slush. The kids played in the ball pit and had a pick-up game of football in the backyard. The birthday boy put on a great "cake smash" show. This was an easy party to pull together. Ill be sharing all of the details and simple DIYs. For now, here are some photos!

Mama treated herself to some DIY football nails.

Tissue pom poms are a cheap, quick and big impact decoration.

Turn a plain white t-shirt into an easy football "jersey." Nibble on delicious baby boy.

But there's more...
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Hey Baby! Shower

My BFF Mary is about to have a baby. Like, any second now. You met her when she and I made DIY Duct Tape Dress Forms last year. So of course I wanted to throw her a baby shower along with our other two fave ladies, Felice and Kristen. Mary is keeping the sex of her little one a mystery until the big day, so we went for a gender neutral shower. This was easy, because her favorite color by far always has and always will be green. So with the idea of green in mind, and a brainstorm with Jacinda, we went for a sort of non-theme theme, "Hey Baby!"  Check out our fun-filled morning...
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25 Totally Unique Halloween Party Ideas

Halloween is almost here! Yay! Maybe you are planning a party of your own, or maybe you are doing your PTA time at your school’s Halloween bash. Either way, these 25 totally unique Halloween party ideas will have you inspired to create a spooktacular good time. From candy blood slides to pumpkin drink coolers to simple DIY halloween party games, we’ve got an idea that’s just right for your Halloween bash. Check out 25 Totally Unique Halloween Party Ideas.

20 Rainbow-riffic Party Ideas!

This weekend on facebook I showed you how we saw a double rainbow in our backyard. You asked, but what does it MEAN? Ha, I'm not sure but it certainly was beautiful and it got me thinking about the rainbow trend in kids' parties. I pulled together 20 adorable and creative ideas for rainbow themed activities and decor for kids' birthday parties. Take a look at these 20 Colorful Ideas for Kids' Birthday Parties.

Sock Vase!

Novelty kneesock + generic glass vase = instant party decor

1. Cut off foot of sock & finish edge (or don't)
2. Slide over vase
Voila!

Need cute knee socks for a project? See my knee sock slideshow on Babble.

See the rest of Quinn's Animal Birthday Party 

How to Make A Fabric Tassel Garland (No Sew!)

Last week I shared the big reveal of My New Backyard with y'all. One of my favorite little touches are these fabric tassel garlands.

After our one millionth skype conversation/patio critique session, Jacinda suggested a tassel garland like these from Confetti System. I loved the idea, but those are tissue paper, so not ideal for outside. Hmm.

I decided to whip some up with fabric, so I ordered some Kona Solids from Fabricworm in shades of peach, coral, and blue, as well as some natural linen, and got to work. These are easy as pie and no-sew. Learn how to make a Fabric Tassel Garland after the jump...
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Fun with Fondant: It's Easier Than You Think

Before heading out to the lovely Wilton Workshop (that we were facebooking and tweeting about non-stop a few weeks back), my daughter made me promise that upon my return we would make some cake for her class party at school. NOT A PROBLEM! So, while at the ridiculous-giant-amazing Wilton tent sale, I snagged a bunch of fun pans, one of which was this popsicle mini cake pan.

These are perfect for playing with fondant! I had used fondant once before, to create a ridiculous over-the-top cake for Scarlet's Circus First Birthday, and I think I was too ambitious and scared myself off of fondant for a few years. Well, after getting some basic instruction at the workshop, I was newly excited to dig in for some fondant fun, as was Scarlet. It really is a blast to do with your kids. You might even call it edible play dough? Wait, play doug is edible isn't it? Well fondant tastes better. Let me show you how we made a different kind of cake pop and some fondant basics after the jump...
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Mitered-Corner Cloth Napkins

A few weeks ago we celebrated the impending birth of my friend Brookes' first baby. It was a beautiful shower filled with touching stories, good advice and lots of fun baby and pregnancy photos of all the guests. The decor was simple and lovely. It included a set of cloth napkins that we made together and this gorgeous arrangement of ribbons and silk orchids hanging form the chandelier. Isn't it effortlessly chic? I can say that because all I did was the sewing.


Brookes and I assembly-lined the set of 8 napkins in two short evenings. It's so nice to have a shower decoration that you can keep (and use) forever, don't you think? Maybe she will even give them to her beautiful brand new daughter some day. Here's how we made these mitered-corner napkins.

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Ombré Cupcakes

Do your kids just eat the frosting off of cupcakes and leave the tasty cake behind. Clare does. So in a effort to get her to eat her birthday cake, and score some "awesome mom" points by making another party element pink, I tried the Ombré trend in edible form. Since I can't pull off Ombré hair, these tasty treats will have to do.

Here's what I did...
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Sleeping Beauty Party: The Easy Pocket Pillow

These simple pocket pillows from The Sleeping Beauty Party were a breeze to make (with some help from my mama.) We finished up 20 in a few hours, assembly-line style! They were the perfect little handmade favor with a pouch for more take-home goodies.

Here's how to make an Easy Pocket Pillow...
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The Sleeping Beauty Party: Pinky's Revenge

We are going through pink detox here at the Boneau house. We had Clare's VERY PINK and VERY FUN 4th birthday party this past weekend. She told us she wanted a Sleeping Beauty party so we mixed up a little "princess" with a bit "sleepover" and a bit "Beauty parlor."






Click through for all of the details and plenty of eye candy.
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DIY Birthday In A Suitcase

Check out this super creative birthday idea I spotted at beautiful blog Funkytime. What kid (or adult for that matter) wouldn't love a birthday-in-a-suitcase? I asked creator Sybille to share her tutorial with us and she kindly agreed. Take it away Sybille!

Thank you so much girls for having me today! 4 weeks ago I bought an old suitcase at the flea market. First I didn't know what to do with it, but hey, it's vintage, it's a suitcase and it was $15! I knew there was another way of using this beauty besides painting it white and stacking it next to my bed as a bedside table! Since my hubby's birthday was coming up too, I decided to transform it into a 'birthday in a suitcase'. It really is a birthday-picnic in a suitcase. But before it looked like this, it had to come a long way!

Get the full tutorial on how to make your own birthday in a suitcase after the jump...
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Create any Cake Design with a Star Tip

Want to learn the super easy way to add any graphic to a cake? Using a toothpick, a star-tipped pastry bag and any stencil, you can make a pretty confection for your next cake-worthy affair. This elephant number was from Quinn's Animal Party. Let me walk you through the simple-dimple steps of star-tip decorating.


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Quinn's Animal Birthday Party: A Source Guide

I'm so happy that you like Quinn's party! I wish I could have had you all over rather than my real-life friends who drank my beer and mocked me for making balloon animals. Ahh, Prudent Baby is such a nice place to spend my day.

Do you want to know where I got the goods? Here's the scoop:

Bake it Pretty let me pick out some of their gorgeous goodies including:
The Giant Polka-Dot Balloon in Goldenrod
The Pink and Orange Round Balloons
Orange Polka Dot Paper Straws
Small White Sugar Eyes and Circus Animal Chocolate Mold

AND Bake it Pretty is offering 10% off for our lovely readers with the code: PRUDENTPARTY


Then I headed to Amazon and found:

Balloons, a pump and a book on balloon twisting. 
At $150 an hour for a professional, I thought it would be worth it to try my hand at a little clownery. Full disclosure: I think I'm hooked. I want to make more. It was super fun. Even at 2 in the morning the night before the party.


These animal masks were the hit of the party. And at under $7 for 12, a no-brainer. A must buy.

The giraffe?A Christmas gift from my husband a few years ago. I think we are going to leave him on the mantle wearing his hat. Love it. And you might remember that tablecloth from The Thrifter's Revenge.

DIY's to come on the Cake, Quinn's little Tank Tunic, the games, and the Easy Party Table Runner. Did I miss anything? Any other questions? Leave a comment and you could win the pattern of your choosing from oliver + s.