Parties with Amy

Star Wars Party I think most little boys eventually are bitten by the Star Wars bug.  My Evan was no exception.  My sweet friend had a party and ended up having an extra outfit.  She generously gave it to my son for Halloween and then the party grew from that. I watched a YouTube video on Mirror Galaxy cakes and decided it would "The ONE."  Although he needed some Star Wars on it.  I found these edible prints on Amazon.  Someday I will be better at figuring out links buttons or something, but this is the link I found: http://a.co/iE3nd0l Little tip on Mirror Cakes.  They really are shiny and super reflective, but when I did it the day before it did not stay as shiny as it started out as.   For all that work it was disappointing, so maybe look into how to keep it that reflective. Also stacking them...Oh man.  That was intense.  Even with two people...as you can see it was not lined up perfectly and there is ...

Little Red Riding Hood Birthday Party This was by far the most ambitious party I have ever thrown.  I am a photographer who dreamed of pictures of my Meg in a field of flowers with her red cape and then it spun out of control.  I knew what I wanted for an invitation and did not see it online, so I painted this one.  I used water color, ink, and colored pencil.  It is always nice to put your college degree to good use, right? I thought it would be fun to have a sort of scavenger hunt through the "woods" on their way to Grandma's house.  So of course they needed somewhere to put the items they gathered.  I purchased the baskets at Hobby Lobby.  They were a yellow pine color.  So I washed them with an acrylic paint/ water mixture- like a stain.  The I added a napkin/ fabric cut with pinking shears. The tags and butterfly stickers are also from Hobby Lobby. Once at Grandma's there would be a picnic...I did not fe...