Princess Party Invitation
March 3rd, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Invitations to my Disney Princess Party. I started with a tiffany-blue blank card. Using white card stock and pinking shears, I cut out a white square, gluing half to the backside of the card and folding the other half over to make a flap. I then glued a fabric rosette to the front tip of the flap.
Inside the card, I first measured the inside of the card and then used Photoshop to create the insert with the invitation details to glue to the inside. I loved the Old English font to give the invitation a medieval look.
To make the pop-up crown: first cut out your crown and fold the bottom backwards. cut out a small strip of paper and fold the top forward and the bottom back to make a “z”. With the invitation opened to your desired angle, glue one end to the middle of the back of the crown, the other end to the invitation, and the folded bottom of the crown to the bottom of the invitation.
For the insert: I used an Apple Craft Punch to cut out apple shapes from red iridescent craft paper and used a glue pen and red glitter to outline the apples. I then glued to the cards after printing them on card stock.
Lesson learned: when dealing with pop-up cards and other cards involving heavy paper, bring them to the post office for mailing instead of trying to guess how many stamps you’ll need. You will have less invites mailed back to you asking for more stamps!
I spent hours surfing the web for the right inspiration. This was one of my favorites from a UK site- Thyme Graphics
Tissue Paper Roses
March 3rd, 2010 § Leave a Comment
You can’t have a Disney Princess Party without roses (if you remember, that was the enchanted flower that starred in Beauty and the Beast.) You will need about three to six sheets of tissue paper for each rose.
- First, stack two sheets together and fold into sixths.
- Cut a large heart shape out of the tissue paper, you should now have twelve large hearts.
- With the third sheet, fold into sixths and cut a teardrop shape out to make six teardrops.
- Start making the middle of the rose by curling one of the teardrops on itself, holding the pointy end in your fingers.
- Keep adding teardrops, layering on one another until you run out, fanning the rounded top part outward.
- Begin adding the hearts with the curved end out, laying more and and pulling the tops outward and back.
- Twist the bottom and secure with a piece of tape.
DIY $2 Thrift Store Cake Stand
March 2nd, 2010 § 1 Comment
You heard that right- $2.00. Can you tell? So simple. The base is a 99-cent candleholder glued to a 99-cent clear glass plate (make sure you wash the plate first.) I used hot glue because I wanted to be able to pull off the plate and paint the base different colors whenever I feel like it to match my party/mood. If you want a more stable piece I would suggest super glue. 
This is a great piece for food displays but you can also use it as a home decor piece by topping with pillar candles, decorative ornaments, or fruit.
Glittery Apple Decorations
March 1st, 2010 § 2 Comments
Believe it or not these are real apples glammed up for my Disney Princess Party to go along with my Snow White-themed bathroom. All you need is red tempera paint, a paint brush and Martha Steward glitter in Garnet. Simply apply a few coats of paint to the apple- drying for one to two hours in between coats. On the final coat, cover the apple with the glitter immediately after coating while the paint is still wet. After it dries, shake off excess glitter in the sink and decorate at will!
One of my guests at the party is planning a Twilight-themed bachelorette party and was so excited about the apples for her party. Definitely will have to make new ones!
