Flamingo Party Ideas

In case you haven’t heard, flamingos are currently the “it” motif of the season. But they’re not just confined to your wardrobe or home decor anymore — flamingo-themed parties are officially becoming a thing… so say the party gods at least. With the official arrival of summer just around the corner, there’s no time like the present to share our mutual love for all things pretty + pink. Call up your closest gal pals and get ready to celebrate with these flamingo party ideas.

Tropical Flamingo Pool Party

Tropical Flamingo Birthday Party

Modern Flamingo Birthday Party

Flamingos and Pineapples Tropical Birthday Party

Cactus + Flamingo Themed Summer Party

 

Tropical Flamingo Paradise Birthday Party

Flamingo Marquee Light DIY

It’s the year of the flamingo! There are so many ways to let your flamingo flag fly, from pool floats to themed parties to home decor. Why not add just one more DIY to the ‘mingo mania?

Materials: 

• foam core
• large scrap paper 
• illustration board
• string lights
• spray paint (primer and paint)

Tools: 

• pencil
• ruler
• scissors
• hot glue gun
• cutting mat
• X-ACTO knife
• screwdriver

Instructions: 

1. On a large scrap of paper (about 18 x 24 inches) draw the outline of a flamingo. Start with an S shape for the flamingo body and sketch away! Cut it out with scissors. 
2. Trace the paper outline on your sheet of foam core. 
3. Use an X-ACTO knife to cut the flamingo outline out of the foam core. 
4. Optional: Use sandpaper to clean up the edges. 
5. With a ruler, measure the distance between the string lights (mine were two inches apart). 
6. On the flamingo board, draw a dot where you want the lights to go — remember to leave two inches between the dots. 
7. Using a screwdriver, pierce the foam core where you marked the dots. 
8. Cut strips of illustration board 1 1/2 inches in width. Use a hot glue gun to attach it to the sides of the flamingo. 
9. In a well-ventilated area, spray the flamingo first with primer and then hot pink spray paint.
10. Once dry, poke the string lights through the holes in the flamingo and turn it on.

Pro-tip: When you’re cutting the flamingo outline out of foam core, lightly score or drag the X-ACTO knife along the lines a few times before you apply more pressure. This will make a cleaner cut.

PomPom greeting card DIY

Today we are making DIY Mother’s Day Cards with pom poms!
You could make them in a couple of mins literally. All fathers can make them with their kids. They are so cute I tell ya! I’m gonna mail one to my mom.

What you need: A set of blank cards ( available at any craft store ), sharpie pens, pom-poms ( mine are from hobby lobby), tape and some craft glue.

The last one with the fireflies is one of my favs. I thought you could write something like ” you fill my world with so much light”- love you MOM. And of course going with the current internet obsession, I had to go with flamingos. 

Napkin Flower DIY

A romantic dinner can never be perfect without flowers. Let's be creative this time and add to your table some cute DIY napkin flowers. Let them wrap around your glasses as pretty votive decorations. Perfect for that outdoor dinner you’ve been planning! Adjust the size of the wire circle and they easily become napkin rings as well.

Materials needed: 

Flower cupcake baking cups, scissors, hot glue gun, green crepe paper, floral tape, floral wire, glass votives.

Step 1: Cut enough wire to wrap around the glass votive holder. Join the ends together and twist closed.
Step 2: Cut several 1” – 2” leaves out of crèpe paper, leaving enough stem to be able to attach to the wire.
Step 3: Wrap the wire with floral tape, adding a few leaves every inch or so.
Step 4: Fold a flower cupcake liner in half, then in half again. Pinch the folded end together.
Step 5: Attach the “flower” to the wire, and hot glue it in place. Step 6: Repeat steps 4-5 until you have 4 or 5 flowers on the ring. Place the ring over the votive, and gently adjust the flowers and leaves if needed.

Glitter Ice Cubes DIY

For all our glitter loving gals out there – this sparkly idea is just for you. The next time you need to chill some wine, you’ll absolutely have to make these glitter ice cubes for the ice bucket! Not edible and an absolute mess, but for those who love glitter like I do, it’s all so worth it. Wine is always a good idea, but wine chilled with glitter ice cubes is for the most extra of hostesses. Perfect for wedding bridal showers or bachelorette parties!

SUPPLIES:

• Clear Ice Bucket
• Distilled Water
• Chunky Glitter (don’t use fine!)
• Ice Cube Trays

GLITTER + WATER

 Add your choice of chunky glitter into each ice cube tray, then fill with water about 1/4″ below the top. When water freezes it expands, so don’t overfill!

 CRAFTERS TIP: Using distilled water will help you get an ice cube that is much more clear than water from the tap!

FREEZE 

Let the cubes freeze! I have a bottom loading freezer so I cleared the bottom rack and you can see that four trays fit. You can stack the trays if you need to. 

STORAGE 

These are a mess. A gorgeous, glittery mess. So crack them out of the ice cube trays and store them in freezer bags until your event!

Party Pom pom Decoration DIY

This party decor doubles as party favors. I love that you can use these for a centerpiece but guests can take them home as a toy or to march around in a celebratory parade. (Kids are obsessed with them!) They are very simple and inexpensive to make you’re just going to get real cozy with your exacto knife to make lots of fringe for a special birthday party. See the full instructions below!

Materials Needed: Pack of tissue paper with 10 sheets in each color (we chose peach, bright turquoise, kelly green, limon, buttercup, and pink from the party shop), x-acto knife, ruler, tape, dowels, green acrylic paint, paint brush, painter’s tape, green crepe paper (we used limelight and emerald isle), scissors, hot glue

Step 1: Stack 10 sheets of tissue paper and cut into eight 7-1/2″ x 10” rectangle stacks. With a standard 20” x 30” tissue pack, you can get this size by flattening the pack and cutting it in half, crosswise, three times.

Step 2: Cut long, 1/2″ wide fringe from tissue stack, leaving a two inch margin on the top.

Step 3: Roll the fringe into tassels and tape to secure.

Step 4: Shake the tassels to separate all the strands. Crinkle the tassels to get more body. And then shake again!

Step 5: Paint the dowels. Let dry completely.

Step 6: Once dry, tape the bound end of the tassels to one end of the dowel. With eight tassels attached, you should have one BIG pom when you’re done!

Step 7: Cut two to three leaves from green crepe paper. Fold to make a crease in the center.

Step 8: Hot glue the leaves to the stem — and you’re all done!

Barefoot Sandals at your Beach Wedding

Got your beautiful wedding invitations printed out and you are counting to "the day but still can't figure out what shoes to wear on your beach wedding? This beautiful trend is a great option for brides on their beach weddings

. Lucky brides-to-be who are having their special day on the beach are faced with the problem of what wedding shoes to wear. Ideas of satin heeled shoes or delicate strapped kitten heels, towering heels or just plain court shoes can be dismissed as there is a new funky footwear perfect for your tootsies.

It is always said to choose your shoe before your dress incase you need to make arrangements or alterations yet this wouldn’t be needed if you didn’t wear any shoes! These delightful items are a mixture of contemporary, bohemian and soulful style. They come in an array of styles to suit your wedding dress and are available in a variety of colours.

This boho style is one that is catapulting with the brides to be, the barefoot sandals are definitely a winner (even if your not at a beach). They will make any feet look graceful and delicate (especially matched with a pedi) and will have your guests wishing they were wearing them too!!

Whether you want small intricate beads, thin chains, pearls, diamonds, gems or jewels, appliqué flowers, charms and rhinestones, french lace, cloth, string tied or chained, colour or no colour there is an abundance of choice to be able to suit your very own wedding style.

Spinning Greeting Cards- Father's Day DIY Greeting Card Tutorial

Make this Father's Day special by letting your kids making their own spinning card as a present. Add a cute selfie photo that twirls on a string. Your kids can pick their favorite snapshots of themselves and glue them back to back, or decorate both sides however they like. Then all that's left to do is write a special message to their loving Daddy.

 

MATERIALS

• Bone folder

• Colorful paper

• Scissors

• Ruler

• Glue

• Photo

• String

STEPS

1. Cut out a sheet of colorful paper with a width that's divisible by three; ours is 12 inches (the height is 7). Use a ruler to divide width into three equal parts; fold the paper at those points. Unfold. Fold left flap over the middle (these panels will be card's front), then fold both in half (use a bone folder, if you like). Draw a half circle (or half square) over outer fold; cut out, cutting through all layers, just outside the line.
2. Trim cutouts. Lay one on the photo; trace. Cut out photo; glue onto cutout.
3. Glue string between photo and the other cutout (or another photo). Place string in the fold of middle flap, positioning photo in the hole; glue left flap to the middle, trapping string inside. Trim string.

DIY donut piñata- Party idea

Summer is here and throwing birthday party or summer party will be more fun with this little craft. Learn how to make an adorable DIY donut piñata (complete with sprinkles!) as the perfect game for your next party. Hang it up for your guests to admire before using it for batting practice. 

Materials: 

• Tissue paper
• Crepe paper (in a different color from your tissue paper)
• Large pearl sprinkles
• Cardboard
• Craft paper
• String
• School glue
• Hot glue gun and glue
• Pen
• Tape
• X-Acto knife
• Scissors
• Cutting mat

Instructions:

Step 1: Start by tracing a large, everyday circular object on a piece of cardboard. We used a lamp shade. Trace a second one so your donut has a front and back side. Grab a smaller circular object (a bowl, for example) and trace it in the middle of your larger circle — this will be the donut hole. Cut it out with an X-Acto knife, then place the larger circle (now donut-shaped) on top of the other circle. Trace the inner circle and cut it out of both larger circles. This will ensure that your donut holes match up. You should now have two identical cardboard donuts.

Step 2: Next we’ll create the sides using craft paper. You can also do this with cardboard, but craft paper is easier to work with when creating rounded sides. Measure your donut hole by placing the craft paper inside. Cut the paper to size and then tape it into a column that fits the donut hole. Stick this column into the hole, then snip 1-inch sections about two inches apart all the way around the top edge of the column. Fold the sections down onto the cardboard and tape them down.

Step 3: Follow the same process to create the outer edge of the donut. This time, cut your 1-inch sections before you tape the craft paper into a column. Wrap it around the cardboard donut, fold down your 1-inch sections and tape them in place. Flip your donut over and trim the top edge of the outer column of craft paper so that it is level with the center column.

Step 4: Before we add the other side of the donut, we need to cut a trap door in the side of the donut by making three slices with your X-Acto knife. This is where you will add treats, so make sure it’s big enough for your candy to fit inside! Fold the door back to open it.

Next cut a long piece of string or rope. Poke a hole in the outer column of craft paper and then in the inner column as well. Thread your string through both holes, then tie a few knots at the bottom to secure it. Cut 1-inch sections on the outer and inner columns of craft paper. Then place the back side of the donut on top, filing the center column through the hole and ensuring the 1-inch sections on the outer column are not folded under the cardboard. Fold the sections over the back side and tape them in place.

You’re halfway there! Time for some color, wouldn’t you say?

Step 5: Cut fringe out of your tissue paper. This part will serve as the base of the donut (the dough in donut), so keep that in mind when choosing a color. Layer your tissue paper and cut long strips, then make small snips on one edge to create fringe. You’re going to need a ton, so make yourself a nice big pile. To adhere your fringe, squeeze a thin line of school glue along the top edge.

Step 6: Starting from the outer edge of the donut, layer each section of fringe on top of the next, allowing the bottom edge of fringe to show. Once you’ve worked your way around the donut, glue longer pieces of tissue paper on the back side of the donut and wrap them into the hole to cover the back and middle sections. No need to cover the front; you’ll be adding frosting and sprinkles, so it doesn’t need fringe. Don’t forget to keep the trap door open! Add your fringe around the door so you can actually stuff this little guy.

Step 7: Last part! For the frosting, place your crepe paper on top of the donut and cut out a circle. It doesn’t have to be perfect — it’s frosting, after all! Adhere it to the donut with hot glue, then add sprinkles to the top. If you don’t want to add real sprinkles, cut some jimmies out of paper.

Filling this donut with real donuts might make a giant mess, but we think it would be adorable to put donut holes in clear goody bags and stuff those inside.

Picnic Skewers Recipe

These Picnic Skewers are very adaptable. If you don’t love mozzarella cheese, you can sub in cubed cheddar, pepper jack, or, well, you get the point! Not fan of olives? Leave them out. Don’t like basil? Use baby greens instead. The options are endless. If you’re serving a large crowd, feel free to double this recipe. Feeding a smaller crowd? Halve the recipe!

• Prep: 20 mins
• Cook: 10 mins
• Total: 30 mins 
• Serve: 3-4 people ( 20 skewers)

Ingredients 

• 20 long wooden skewers 
• (1) 9 ounce package cheese tortellini 
• 1/2 cup zesty Italian salad dressing 
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce (optional, but it adds a nice kick) 
• 40 olives (I used Kalamata but any kind you enjoy will work) 
• 40 grape tomatoes 
• 40 thin slices Genoa salami 
• 20 baby mozzarella balls 
• 40 pieces basil, torn 
• 20 pieces chopped artichoke hearts

Instructions 

1. Cook tortellini according to package directions; drain and quickly rinse in cold water. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the tortellini with salad dressing and hot sauce, seal the bag, and turn it around a few times to coat; refrigerate for at least 15 minutes and up to 4 hours. 
2. When ready to assemble, drain and discard any remaining marinade. 
3. For each skewer, I threaded an olive, tomato, basil, tortellini, basil, folded salami slice, mozzarella ball, tortellini, basil, folded salami piece, artichoke heart, tomato, olive. You can switch up the arrangement if you like, but I find this order is visually appealing and delicious. 

Notes:  Double recipe as needed. Recipe may also be cut in half.