Fairy Party ~ Placemats

My Mom & I have been working like mad trying to get everything done for Emma's Fairy Birthday Party. Even though the party isn't for a few more weeks, I have so much going on in October that I really just wanted to at least have the fairy party prep complete.

I absolutely fell in love with these artificial grass & flower placemats from Butterfly Craze. The $6.99 price tag? I didn't love so much!
So, I then considered astro turf placemats. Astro Turf is reasonably priced, available at Home Depot and I could make 20 placemats for under $5.00 (you can find a tutorial here for making them). While budget friendly, the astro turf just didn't have the look I wanted.

Then I remembered these pretty petal placemats I saw from Party Wishes...

and Design Dazzle...

I searched for these online & locally, but turned up zilch. So, I thought, "I can make these!" I cut out the size placemat I wanted from cardboard gift boxes I had, purchased 4 bags of pink rose petals from the local Dollar Tree & got out my trusty hot glue gun.

Starting at the bottom of the placemat, I ran a single line of hot glue horizontally across the cardboard. Then, I just put down petals one by one, overlapping slightly. I continued this method until the entire cardboard was covered.

I'm thrilled with the way they turned out! Would I like the grass placemats instead? Ofcourse! But $5.00 for 20 placemats for a 6 year old's party makes so much more sense to me (& my wallet!) than $140! And besides, what would I do with all those grass placemats after the party?

DIY Place Cards

I love these easy-to-make place cards/favors. Aren't they sweet?

Simply punch wood veneer cards with any punch you fancy.
You can find more information here at Alison Ulshoffer Events & Design.

Planning Upcoming Parties

September seems to summon the busiest time of year for me. Summer is over and I have to start thinking about Emma's birthday, Witches Tea & Cookie Swap party. I've also added Daisy Craft Mom to my list of things to do. On top of everything else, I am trying to get my home completely organized and de-cluttered!

I've been surfing the web looking for ideas for my October parties. I found this card to use as inspiration for the Witches Tea invitations. It is from the latest edition of Paper Crafts Magazine.
I love the idea of making these shoes as favors for guests. You can find the template at Simple Dreams.

And isn't this "melted" witch tablescape fun?

Emma is having a fairy birthday party this year so I have been busy planning that too!