"Necessity is the mother of all invention"  - Never were truer words spoken, especially when it comes to party styling!! :)

This giveaway is now closed! Soooo excited to bring you today's giveaway from one of my fave party peeps, Nancy from A to Zebra Celebrations! Nancy is a very creative, very talented friend whose love of parties and entertaining led her to create the stuning, successful brand that is A to Zebra Celebrations ! Here's Nancy in her own words:

I'm so in the mood for boy's parties at the moment (hence my dinosaur party post yesterday..)!! I still love all thing pink and girly, don't get me wrong; but lately I'm drawn towards the so many fabulous boy birthday parties out there - Very refreshing! :) Today's party was sent to us by Valerie from Top it Off Designs , and I'm sure you'll love all the cute details from this fun, Woody's Round Up Party !!

Dinosaur Party - Printable Party Invite by Bird's Party Look at what I saw in my inbox this morning!! My sweet and talented friend Anelise from the Brazilian Party Blog Cupcake Art has just sent me these Roarrrrring Dinosaur Party photos!! Check out the fun and fabulous details below...

4th July Wedding by "All That is Sweet in Life" Happy Monday folks! ready for some serious eye candy?!! Check out all the fabulous parties styled by YOU!! You are all sooo amazing!! Thanks so much for taking the time to link up your beautiful parties, party recipes and celebration posts on our monthly Link Party !! :)

As promised when I posted our 2 Nautical Parties here and here , today I'm going to show you how I made the sail boat fondant cupcake toppers , I used for the styled shoots. They are soooo easy to make, and can really help jazz up a simple cupcake!

It's no news how much I admire Jenn at Hostess With The Mostess , who has helped my business from the start with numerous party features; so it's my pleasure and honor to share with you a great piece of news today!! HWTM has launched a NEW interactive website, where you can create a business or personal profile, add photos, liaise with industry professional in your area or worldwide, and off course gorge on all the fabulous party eye candy posted by all the members - AND pin them on Pinterest too!! ;) Read all about it below...

LV is  a dear and very talented friend, and when she asked me to help design some of the printables for her adorable twins' birthday party (Lolo) I jumped at the chance!!  These designs are NOT for sale, but I took great pleasure in brainstorming with LV to create some of the funnest (made up word..) printables   ever for Lolo's 2nd Birthday Party in Central Park !! :) Check out the cuteness below...including a DIY Teepee Puppet Theater made by LV herself!!

Summer is officially here and to me, there's nothing that evokes summer more than a pair of tongs or flip-flops (my seasonal foot attire of choice...) !! :) Our fabulous blog contributor, Marda from Belle Cake Topper and Mould; teaches us how to make these super fun, super yummy summer cupcakes! These gorgeous cupcakes would be great for a Beach Party, Summer Party, Pool Party ...or just because!! Your guest would be be totally wowed either way, don't you think? :)

Happy 4th July, Folks!! Hope you're all having fun, grilling lots and enjoying the weekend celebrations!! But if you need any very last minute ideas for your 4th of July party , then head over to Hostess with The Mostess who has an amazing line-up of fabulous parties by some seriously talented peeps (including 3 red, white and blue parties from Bird's Party !) - Thank you Jenn!!!