Birthdays: Cakes and Decorations

  • DIY Simple Watercolor Butterflies Anyone Can Make!

    DIY Simple Watercolor Butterflies Anyone Can Make!

    If you love the look of watercolor butterflies with mixed media details and line work, then check out my doodle butterfly cutouts , though if you are looking for something just a bit simpler to make in quantities or as a craft to do with little ones, this simple watercolor butterfly cut-out craft might just…

  • Watercolor Butterfly Cut-Outs For Collage, Art Journaling And Crafting

    Watercolor Butterfly Cut-Outs For Collage, Art Journaling And Crafting

    Now is a great time to paint loose watercolor butterflies and then add details with a fine line pen and some paint pens, and voila, some really great looking butterflies to use in so many ways are born! They'd be great as cake toppers, gift tags, collage elements, or as a wall hanging or mobile,…

  • DIY Nickname Cake Toppers Using Art Journal Lettering

    DIY Nickname Cake Toppers Using Art Journal Lettering

    My baby just turned 18, and for a quick cake in my usual style I came up with the idea of making cake toppers from all the nicknames he had as a child…….I have to say I love the results and the cake looked quite cute! The lettering idea came about as I’ve been working…

  • Origami Horse Cake Toppers Are Cute As Can Be!

    Origami Horse Cake Toppers Are Cute As Can Be!

    Ever seen a cake topper that is a horse dressed up as a unicorn? Me neither but it just seemed perfect for a four year old! Right now I'm in the process of using up all the flour in the house as we prepare for Passover, and the first step for me is to bake…

  • Origami Butterfly Party Decor

    Origami Butterfly Party Decor

    Origami butterfly party decor is simple to make and so festive! Purim is coming up next week which means it is time to invest in some joyful decorations, right? I’ll admit, you don’t need to spend hours and hours making hundreds of origami butterflies as I did, even just 30 or so, made in an…

  • DIY Plastic Bag Pom Pom Cake Toppers

    Looking for a festive cake topper idea in a pinch? How about plastic bag pom pom cake toppers? I'll admit, this was truly a last minute idea as I had made the pom poms to hang from our dining room table chandelier but hadn't quite gotten around to it, so I quickly stuck skewers into…

  • DIY Fruity Birthday Number Centerpiece

    DIY Fruity Birthday Number Centerpiece

    Mazel tov to my wonderful daughter, whose birthday is today! A big phew, because tonight we enter the somber period of the 9 days, on the Jewish calender, and if she had been born just one day later I would not have been able to make her festive birthday parties until 10 days later! For…

  • DIY Painted Paper Gerbera Centerpiece

    DIY Painted Paper Gerbera Centerpiece

    A DIY painted paper gerbera centerpiece is so fun to make and looks amazing. There is nothing quite as lovely as painted paper flowers used as holiday decor, or really anytime! I am so thrilled to have these flowers on my sideboard right now!  They are so cheerful and never fade, and can be easily…

  • Paper Doll Chain Party Decorations In A Pinch!

    Paper Doll Chain Party Decorations In A Pinch!

    Sometimes you just need a great idea for party decorations in a pinch, and maybe even a ton of them, and this my friends is a keeper! Paper doll chains can be made in any length or size, the only limit is the size of your paper! I just love the idea of hanging them…

  • DIY Recycled Cardboard Castle Wall Decor!

    DIY Recycled Cardboard Castle Wall Decor!

    Phew, I did it, and the crowd loved the women's Purim party decor…..they said it was better than ever! Truthfully I also felt like I moved up a rung, as the look was much cleaner and in a way, simpler, than previous years when my creations may have been a bit more all over the…

  • Simple Cake Decorating Ideas To Impress Your Guests

    Simple Cake Decorating Ideas To Impress Your Guests

    If you have been reading my blog for more than a few years, you may remember that I just love surprising my family and friends with simple and creative cakes to celebrate any number of occasions. It is true, in the past I have mostly relied on paper cut outs, mini bunting, flags of all…

  • DIY Birthday Centerpiece With Pink Apples!

    DIY Birthday Centerpiece With Pink Apples!

    For my daughter's 19th birthday on the last day of the Jewish month of Tammuz (fortunately just before the 9 day of mourning, during which time I could not throw a festive party no matter how simple.) I needed to make something new to shower her with a bit of love, and the painted apples…