Party Ideas

Favorite Things Birthday Party

Published February 12, 2012 | By Krista

My very creative friend, Angie, is crazy about two things: Oprah & celebrating. She combined them for her birthday party this year in an idea that I loved: a favorite things party! We all met at a local restaurant and had instructions to bring two identical “favorite things” – one for Angie, and one for someone at the party. When we arrived, a point person placed a number on the gift NOT for the bday girl. Each person presented Ang with her gift, explaining why it is a “favorite.” At the end of the party, we drew numbers and went home with one of the favs. I got the MAC Lipglass and love it! Here are some pictures of the party & ideas for gifts:

Have fun with this one…. we did!!!!

Angie shared two of her favorite things with us too: tulips & chocolate covered sea salt caramels….. so sweet!

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You HAVE to see what they’ve done!!

Published January 25, 2011 | By Krista

This year is a milestone birthday….. and on Saturday night my family and friends threw a party for me! I walked in to find these lining the hall….

I was speechless and crying before I even walked in the door! My husband and sister had organized for some of my family and friends to make plates for me at a paint-your-own-pottery place. Isn’t this the most creative, precious gift? Let me show you how they turned out!

My favorite is the one from Erik and the kids. My daughter wrote our family verse around the outside and each of my kids signed their name next to their handprint. I can’t think of a better gift….this one REALLY made me cry!

Each one took so much thought, time, effort, and planning — a real act of love! I see each person’s personality come out in the plates. I will TREASURE these because of the people who made them! It is a perfect gift for me…. a mix of the heart, homemade, and practical!!

That is my dad’s hand on the blue plate. He wrote “Daddy’s little girl.” I feel like I always will be no matter how old I get! One of my friends did a WORD FIND in her plate! Can you imagine how much time that took?? I love each for different reasons~