Homemade Snow Cone Recipe + FREE Printables - As seen on Yum Food and Fun for Kids Magazine!

Earlier in the year I created two summer recipes for Yum Food and Fun for Kids Magazine, one of them was this super fun and 'cool' Snow Cone Recipe!

Who doesn't love a bit of flavored ice in a hot summer's day?! It's healthier than ice cream, and you can vary the flavors an colors to suit your party theme - which is just perfect for memorial day coming up!! ;)

Recipe below + link to download your FREE party printables to adorn and embellish your snow cone or drinks station!

How to Track Down the Perfect Birthday Gift Online

We're delighted to share our latest discovery with you today: MyPhotoGifts.co.uk 

With Father's Day coming up, we think this their photo mugs are the perfect gift solution for dads who just seem to have it all! :)

A Brazilian Festa Junina Party as Seen on GoodHousekeeping.com!

It's Crissy here today, sharing a traditional Brazilian party called "Festa Junina" from my native country of Brazil.

BIG NEWS and Call for Printable Designers!!

Okay, so I can finally spill the beans!! Bird's Party has teamed up with a magazine publisher and we have been working on a special party magazine issue that will come out soon in newsstands across FIVE countries and online!!!

Pixie Fairy Birthday Party: Marshmallow Toadstools Centerpiece

Following on with the Pixie Fairy Party theme this week, today I'm sharing a Marshmallow Toadstools Centerpiece tutorial.

This was also one of the tutorials that I created for the magazine, but it got cut at the last moment (unfortunately, not all photos make it!) - But 'waste not, want not' - as I get to share it here on the blog! ;)

Pixie Fairy Birthday Party: Step-by-Step on How to Make a Toadstool Birthday Cake!

 

As promised in my last post,  I'm sharing the step-by-step tutorial on How To Make a Toadstool Cake today! I've always wanted to bake a toadstool cake, and styling our Pixie Fairy Party gave the perfect opportunity to head to the kitchen and get a little creative and adventurous.

Now, I feel I need to add a little disclaimer here, to let you know I'm no professional baker and this was my total invention and first time making a toadstool cake. But hopefully it also shows that if I can do it (and super easily, I may add), then anyone can too! ;)

How to Style a DIY Pixie Fairy Birthday Party!

I had so much fun styling this party!  It gave me a chance to re-work our existing Pixie Fairy Designs from lilac to pink, and to create a simple yet charming kids birthday party!

Usually it takes me a good four months to plan a party from scratch (mostly because I'm a control freak who loves to DIY all aspects from printable, to baking and photography...), but for this one I wanted to incorporate simple decor ideas and create a magical ambiance that anyone can pull together quickly and without much fuss.

So check out the results, plus my super easy DIY party planning tips below - Oh, and the toadstool cake tutorial is also homemade, so watch out for a tutorial coming your way soon! ;)

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Cake It Pretty: How to create FOUR different textured buttercream finishes on a cake

Hello fellow cake makers!! I am excited to share some quick tips to take your plain, buttercream cakes to the next level. Although I highly encourage learning how to create a smooth buttercream finish, adding textures is an easy way to change up the appearance of an ordinary cake.