I recently worked on another super fun shoot for HGTV (hope to share details soon!) and had some leftover materials and a burst of inspiration (not to mention a bunch of glass yogurt pots I had been collection for yonks...). This is how these pink, glittered, candle cuties came to be. They'd be perfect for those lazy summer evenings - Imagine how they'd flicker and glisten on your tabletops or patios. Pretty picture, right?!  :) Super easy to make too (I used melt and pour wax!). Get the full crafty tutorial below.

Click here for more party ideas using balloons. Let's talk Balloons. The latex kind. Kinda of appropriate seen as we're celebrating - we've reached over 40,0000 fans on Facebook over the weekend!! How mad is that?! Can't help but feel very grateful for the love and support you guys give us!! ( And to say thanks, we're having a celebratory sale: 40% OFF any order - Scroll down to get details and your discount code ). Balloons are so festive and the perfect candidates for today's NEW blog series - Party of 4, where I'll be sharing.......you guessed it!  FOUR unexpected and totally FAB party ideas based on a particular  party prop.

A party blogger's life dances to the tune of seasons and holidays. Much like a fashion designer, we have to channel the latest trends in the party-o-sphere and be seasons ahead for any blog content, designs and styled parties. Christmas is done in May and Summer in December. Yes, crazy but that's how we roll! ;)

Mega excited to see our Little Aviator Party Printables in the premier, September issue of  Tattle Magazine! The party featured is her "Flying High" to a new school year by our darling, mega talented contributor Jennifer Carver from  Banner Events !

I styled this mini desserts table for the July/August edition of the French national magazine, Créative . And when choosing a theme, strawberries just seemed the perfect match for a seasonal and super sweet table! Needless to say, I LOVED styling it - not only did I get to design and shoot a brand new printable party theme in another language, but I also got to play with fondant. A lot! And fondant is kinda like modelling clay for grown ups ;) Another fun aspect is that I had baked all the desserts myself (yes, that is fun for me..), from the cookies to the marshmallow pops, the strawberry cookies, cake and cupcakes !! (scroll down to see the recipe links).

I made this cake for the Strawberry themed mini desserts table, which I'll be sharing tomorrow. The cake really is so simple to decorate and I've already showed how I made the fondant strawberries here . So all that's left to do is the fondant pearl border and the ribbon bunting.

Click here to see loads more 4th of July Party Ideas! If you're still looking for those very last minute ideas, then I've put together a little inspiration that might help - All the ideas are super easy and quick to make so you still have time to get busy-ish (scout's honor) and sure to wow your family and friends. No one needs to know it was easy, right?! ;)

I LOVE to see how our printables are used is real events. I also happen to love Maddycakes Muse and have been a follower for yonks!  So I'm doubly delighted to share the gorgeous 4th of July Beach Picnic Michelle styled using our FREE printables !!  Check out all the eye candy below and the party details as told by Michelle.

I do have to apologize, but my brain is really into anything "Under The Sea" at the moment. It's totally Crissy's fault, for sparking the madness with her GORGEOUS magical Under The Sea party we showed you last week ! So I couldn't help myself when it came to choosing a party to feature form last month's link party. Besides, this blue-hued 12th birthday party from Events Inspired by Love   really caught my eye, and I LOVE all the cute and yet very elegant details.

I know most of you will have your parties prepped and ready for the 4th of July, but I also know there's always a little procrastinator (like me) searching for last minute ideas, so this one is for you! ;) Head over to Prime Living Magazine   to check out the STUNNING 4th of July Party from our Mindy - Creative Juice , which has some super incredibly fab, but also really easy recipe ideas!!

Nearly a decade ago, I (Tess) enrolled in a watercolor class during summer school at my university. I've always considered myself to be a fairly crafty and artistic person, but let me tell you - watercolor painting is HARD! Making simple designs and blending colors was fun and sort of relaxing, but the detail and artistry that my instructor and some of my fellow classmates used was phenomenal. Needless to say, I knew I was not going to improve all that much in just a short amount of time. However, I definitely left inspired and with a tremendous amount of respect for those that could create beautiful imagery with only a few tools.

Today we're hosting our July link party and again teamed up with the fabulous Celebrations at Home and The Celebration Shoppe - So that means when you link up an idea on this blog, it shows up on theirs too, and of course you have more chances to be featured! Woo-Hoo!! :)