Leslie, Author at Playdates to Parties

{Featured Parties} Two Amazing Mario Kart Birthday Bashes!

June 7, 2011 by Leslie

A couple months ago I posted an inspiration board I had put together for a Mario Kart themed birthday party. Although the birthday boy's Mom and I were all about this theme, he ended up asking for a Toy Story party instead...so I never got to go past the inspiration phase. As luck would have it, the month of May brought not one, but Continue Reading

{Tutorial} Food Safe Painted Plates

May 31, 2011 by Leslie

For Mother’s Day this year, I got an itch to use my bronze toned serving dishes. I know a lot of people use white and clear serveware a lot, but I had some bronze in my stash that I thought might add a warmth to the display that white just couldn’t provide. The only problem was that I only had a few pieces, and there aren’t many inexpensive food Continue Reading

Garden Inspired Mother’s Day Brunch Ideas

May 10, 2011 by Leslie 28 Comments

Looking for Mother's Day brunch ideas that are fun and easy to pull together? Take a look at all the details of this garden-inspired Mother's Day brunch that you can easily recreate at home. I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day! As mentioned last week, the Husband and I planned a small family brunch with his Continue Reading

{From FAIL to WIN} Candy Coated Popcorn!

April 20, 2011 by Leslie

Monday I posted about some of the major FAILS I had when trying to put together Easter treats. Basically, I knew I wanted to use leftover green candy melts and Easter sprinkles I just HAD to get when I saw them in the Target Dollar Spot. Oh, and I also didn’t want to purchase anything else. Which meant raiding our cabinets Continue Reading