Birthdays: Cakes and Decorations

  • Drinking Straw Starburst Ornament

    Drinking Straw Starburst Ornament

    Let's recycle all those plastic straws that we may be using (if not recycling, use what you may have on hand or buy paper ones, please!) and make some wonderful and festive decorations! I'll be using straws to make a whole bunch of Hanukkah ornaments for a wall hanging, but of course this idea could…

  • Simple DIY Party Decorations With Drinking Straws

    Summer is the perfect time for fun and colorful party decorations, and quick party decorations take the prize, right? I shared my plastic straw themed birthday party decorations with you a few weeks ago, and now I'm sharing them with you as a total party theme, with links to each individual project. The star burst…

  • DIY Cake Flowers From Plastic Straws

    DIY Cake Flowers From Plastic Straws

    If you ever find yourself trying to decorate a cake in say ten minutes, you have come to the right place, as this is my quickest (and maybe even cutest) cake decoration idea yet! All you need are some plastic (or possibly paper) straws and some scissors and a few minutes, and voila, cute cake…

  • How To Make A Quick Plastic Straw Cake Banner

    How To Make A Quick Plastic Straw Cake Banner

    Introducing the cutest cake banner ever made in about 5 minutes, literally! I had to whip up some decorations as a surprise for my son's birthday, and with shabbos quickly approaching I literally had no time, and yet the results all in all where some of my best yet, go figure! Truthfully sticking with just…

  • Drinking Straw Starbursts Make Perfect Birthday Centerpieces

    Drinking Straw Starbursts Make Perfect Birthday Centerpieces

    Here it is, the simplest birthday centerpiece with the greatest WOW value, drinking straw starbursts! And best of all, they aren't just for birthdays, I just realized if you have gold or silver straws you could actually make some drinking straw starbursts worthy of a wedding, an anniversary or any event that requires a touch…

  • Super Simple Birthday Balloons In A Pinch

    When I say simple birthday balloons, I mean really simple, and when I mean in a pinch, I mean when time is really really precious, like the guests are about to knock on the door! This week I'm finally going to share with you all the super quick birthday decorations I whipped up for a…

  • Mini Cardboard T-Shirt Memory Game Is Perfect For Your Family Get Together!

    Mini Cardboard T-Shirt Memory Game Is Perfect For Your Family Get Together!

    Making mini cardboard t-shirts is so much fun, I realized that if one makes say 24, 36, or 48 or any even number for that matter, you can easily whip up your own custom memory game! And making a memory game for a special occasion, especially if there will be kids (or grown ups who…

  • Mini Cardboard T-Shirts For Birthday Party Decor!

    Mini Cardboard T-Shirts For Birthday Party Decor!

    DIY mini cardboard t-shirts are just the cutest for birthdays, anniversaries, reunions, graduation, baby showers, casual weddings, and to welcome guests or just because! Simply make some mini cardboard t-shirts, decorate them with the message or graphics that works for your party, and voila, you can hang them on a string with mini clothespins, attach…

  • Cardboard Fish Centerpiece For Purim, Or Just For Fun!

    Cardboard Fish Centerpiece For Purim, Or Just For Fun!

    The cardboard fish centerpieces I made for our community Purim party were a hit, and now I get to use them to decorate our house for Purim, coming up quickly next week. I don't think I'll use all ten of them, then again, a school of fish swimming down my Purim table could be lots…

  • How To Make Quick Birthday Cake Decorations

    Let face it, life is busy and simple solutions to acknowledge family birthdays, or any special occasion, in a fun way are always great to have on hand. Personally, I'm not into spending hours and hours on a birthday cake that then gets eaten anyway, and over the years have mostly relied on simple decorations…

  • No Bake Popsicle Cookies Are Simply Adorable

    With everything looking pinker than pink in blog land this week, I thought I'd contribute with these super simple and beyond adorable no-bake popsicle cookies! And I'll just add that these are courtesy of my 16 year old daughter who is quite the expert at these kinds of things…….her mother would rather be painting, or…

  • Crocheted Cactus Applique To Use In So Many Ways

    Crocheted cacti are just the cutest things, really, and despite my late arrival to the trend (Truthfully I made these a year and a half ago, just had no time to photograph them, sigh.) they still look great. This crocheted cactus applique can be used in so many ways, I actually used it as a…