#Bird-day Party, #birdcookies, #14th Birthday theme

Karleigh is officially 14!!! 

Her party has come and gone...

and here is how the decor turned out.

I saw these cute little birds nest on pinterest.

  They are so so easy to make.

 just melt butterscotch chips, break up pretzels, & mix together.

Use your fingers to drop nest on wax paper.  

Add malt eggs or marshmallows

on top. Then let them dry.

 Its messy but so worth it. :)

I'm not a baker so I use my cricut to foof up a simple layered cake.

Not my best work. :(

It's so hard to ice chocolate cake and not get crumbs in icing.

I used a heart cookie cutter, 

then cut it in half to make these birdie cookies.

This was my first attempt at iced sugar cookies.

Not bad if I say so myself.

But its way harder than it looks.

More party favors.

This little purse held chiclet gum 

and a gift card.

This party was lots of fun to plan.

However, i have been dreaming about birds,

nest, cages, etc. 

I needed it to be over.

Happy Bird-Day Karleigh!!!

The party planning continues.....

I sewed these cute little birdies using a tea dyed pillow case to save time and money.

The idea was not my own (pinterest) 

I basically drew out a simple triangle with rounded edges

 on a piece of paper for a pattern.  You can make your birds any size

 you choose.  I sewed them leaving a small opening for stuff in'.

I then flicked them with brown paint and a toothbrush to give them an

 aged look.  Finally, I hot glued a felt beak, eyes, a cut bow and feathers on top.

This project took less than two hours to complete.

What's a Bird-Day party without a banner?

I have a Cricut machine that makes this project easy and fun. 

( I used my Quarter Notes cartridge for the letters)

My daughter Karleigh is turning 14!
I spent hours and hours and hours on pinterest looking for the perfect theme for her party.  And I found it!!!  Yes it's different but it's clever and cute.  And that's exactly what my 14 year old is looking for.  So here is her invitation, one party favor, and a stampin sampler I made to decorate for her....
HAPPY BIRD- DAY PARTY!

Inside her invitation said....

                                 Fly over to my Nest at Eggs- actly 2pm, Sat. Jan.26
                                                                         Chicks only!
                                We will leave the nest and Flock to Katy Mills Mall,
                                                Charming Charlie, and Ci Ci' s pizza.
                                 We will Migrate back at approx. 6pm for Tweets.

This is one of the party favors I came up with.

This little envelope is filled with

 Chick- o- Sticks!!

get it?  "Chick" o sticks.

I came up with that all by myself. 

(she says, while patting herself on the back) lol

My favorite Stampin' Up Demonstrator,

 Penny Thomas

has been teaching us how to put together

stamping samplers.  

It' s so much fun !

So I decided to make one for Karleigh's party.

I love the way it turned out. :)

Here's a little sign we made for decoration...

Have your Peeps call my Peeps.

 I just love it

Here' s how it has come together so far.

I will post more after the party.

Happy- Bird Day Karleigh!!

      

                                                Here' s my first Valentine's day card.  
                                                                               xoxoxox

THE HOLIDAYS REALLY KICKED MY ............

We made over 200 Light bulb Ornaments!!!

Smiley Face, Sealy Tiger (our school Mascot),

An adorable Dog, and Kitty

My hubby also made ornaments of my babies.

They are so precious!!!

This is Karleigh.....AKA Kar Keys. 

You can't see her name in Hot Pink cuz it blends into the orange, but its there. 

  I just smiled every time I saw my new ornaments on the tree. 

 I got lots of gifts this year, but these were some of my favorites.

This is Savanna.  She likes to hunt dove with her Dad.

So she got a camo. hat w/a dove on it. 

This is Mason.

  When he was little his sister called him MAY MAY.

  and it stuck.

This is my hubby, Warren.

This looks just like him.

No...Seriously!!!

Just like him.  :)

We went to Band Concerts!!!!

Mason/Berry Sax

Savanna/French Horn

Karleigh/Flute

The girls Danced!!!

 

We went to a Theater Musical!!!

We Decorated!!!

We took Christmas Pictures!!!

We Partied with Family!!!

We Shopped, Wrapped, & Unwrapped Gifts!!!

and....

We Cooked and Baked!!!

Needless to say....There was no time for
Bloggin' :)
But that's all behind us now.  So let's make some cards.  :)