FREE DIY Cinco de Mayo Party Printables

Now that the Royal Wedding is over...well, the day has come and gone but the

excitement around our house continues...however it is time to start planning ahead for

the Kentucky Derby, Cinco de Mayo, and Mother's Day celebrations.

Not to mention a couple of family birthdays in May.

Good thing I love planning parties!

I found these darling Cinco de Mayo party printables on Tip Junkie.

Head on over to download your free printables and see a quick tutorial.

The Royal Wedding ~ Tea Party Ideas for Kids

I have to admit that my 5 y/o daughter, may have gotten a touch of Royal Wedding fever from me. Tonight when she stepped out of the bathtub and into my room I had one of the royal wedding specials covering Princess Diana & Prince Charles' wedding on the TV.

and she was mesmerized...

she just stood there and asked "Mommy, who is that??"

I told her it was a real princess, and she was marrying a real prince,

she stood there for what seemed like forever,

then I told her that there was going to be another royal wedding we could watch together that will be televised on Friday. She was sooo excited.

So after she went to bed I did some googling, and if you haven't seen the Royal Wedding Tea Party Ideas for kids on DisneyFamily.com you are missing out!

How cute is this Princess Kate Paper Doll!?

Ready to download, print out the Kate doll, the gowns and the gloves.

There is also a printable child~size tiara, and kid friendly ideas for cupcakes and more!!

My daughter told me before she went to sleep that when she gets married she wants to be a princess. I told her she already is...she's God's Little Princess.

The Royal Wedding ~ Party Printables & Champagne Cupcakes!

Well this is Royal Wedding week and love is definitely in the heir!!

I am having so much fun seeing the trends out there for Royal Wedding watching parties that go from pajama parties, to a royal high tea, and everything in between. So many creative and fun ways to celebrate the wedding of the century!

These daring party circles created by Kim of The TomKat Studio would be the perfect addition to your celebration.

Head over to Kim's blog and you can download your party printables, as well as get a link for the recipe and tutorial for these Champagne Cupcakes with Strawberry Filling. YUM!

FREE DIY Easter Egg Hunt Printables

If you are planning an old-fashioned backyard egg hunt, these FREE DIY printables designed by Design Editor would be a great accompaniment to the fun!

Hop over to Design Editor to start your downloads!

Teacher Appreciation Gifts

I love the girls at Eighteen25. They are so creative and have the most darling DIY ideas!

This is the first year my daughter has been in school and therefore had a teacher

(she started preschool last September). I have been having so much fun figuring out

little teacher gifts for Christmas, Valentines Day, and Easter, etc. I recently discovered

that next month (May 2-May 6) is National Teacher Appreciation Week, (with May 3rd being the actual day), so I thought it would be fun to look around and see what is out there on

the blogosphere for creative teacher appreciation gifts.

Personally, I appreciate a handmade gift, and I especially appreciate when a child is involved in making it. I would imagine teachers feel the same way, so that is my #1 criterion to show appreciation to my daughter's teacher.

Eighteen25 did not disappoint! Click on the links below to see their step~by~step tutorials

and a materials list to make these darling projects, + some FREE DIY printables!

There are also lots more inspiring ideas on their blog.

You might want to grab some coffee and stay awhile.

Oh, and if your child is in Mrs. Walker's class, let's coordinate gifts so we don't duplicate :)

Thanks a Latte

My Teacher is AW-esome

The Grass is Always Greener

So Fortunate to Have You for a Teacher

You are o"fish"ally the best!

Darling Easter Vintage Brunch + DIY Printables

I love the charming, shabby chic vibe of this vintage-style "Breakfast and Bunnies" brunch hosted by Julia of in Good Company, and featured on Hostess with the Mostess.

This party is full of darling and simple DIY elements including glass soda bottles embellished with paper doilies, place settings adorned with bunny~shaped sugar cookies, and cute little chalkboard signs to help guide guests to the table.

As an added bonus, Julia is sharing her beautiful and FREE "Vintage Easter" party

printables that coordinate with this look ~ including party circles, place cards, invitations, bunny ear/nose and pennant banner.

This definitely is my style of party!

Hop over to Hostess with the Mostess to download your Breakfast & Bunnies

vintage party printables

As always, please see the post at Hostess with the Mostess for sources and credit to all the

vendors who participated.

Charming Yellow & Blue Easter Brunch ~ for HGTV

Congratulations to The TomKat Studio for being asked to style an Easter photoshoot for HGTV's website! What an honor {but definitely most deserved}.

The ultra talented Kim of The TomKat Studios designed a new printable collection called

Daisy Garden for the shoot and it's now available in her shop!

I just can't get over all the oodles and oodles of creative inspiration from this party!!

Styling / Party Design: The TomKat Studio

Photography: Laura Winslow

Please see my original source via The TomKat Studio to see credit sources and links to all

the fabulous vendors who participated in this shoot

The Royal Wedding ~ William & Catherine ~ FREE DIY Printables

Countdown to the Royal Wedding

If you are as excited as I am about celebrating the Royal wedding then you know it's

only a matter of "how" or "when" not "if" you will be hosting a party!

Whether it's a slumber party, a brunch, or high-tea, it will definitely be an historic

event in history worth celebrating when Prince William marries Catherine Middleton!

Thank you to Design Editor for the FREE DIY Royal Wedding Printable Collection!

Included in her collection is the viewing invitation, royal pennants, princely party squares, union jack wraps, queen's crown, and coordinating papers, perfect to jazz up your party!

I hope I get lots of party submissions after April 29, 2011!

Start your download HERE

Easter Printables for Operation Shower ~ FREE

Shindig Parties TO GO designed the most darling set of Easter printables for Operation Shower, and is sharing them with all of us ~ FREE! It includes cupcake toppers, bunny silhouettes, cross silhouettes, water bottle wraps, napkin wraps, tent cards, favor tags, candy bar wrappers, Easter signs, flags a banner and more!

Operation Shower's goal is to celebrate and honor military families. Specifically they are a non-profit organization that provides joyful baby showers for military families to ease the burden of deployment. Operation Shower accomplishes their mission through:

*hosting amazing baby showers

*providing baby shower-in-a-box

*delivering high-quality products and parties

*creating a shared experience

*partnering with organizations to provide value-added services, such as health

related information.

To help achieve their mission, Operation Shower started Operation Give Thanks, a nation-wide fundraising campaign to support these wonderful parties.

Their only hope is, that when you download your free printables, you will also:

1. Check out Operation Shower's website to find ways to donate or volunteer.

2. Tell your friends, family, and neighbors about Operation Shower and the

Give Thanks project.

3. Facebook/Tweet/Blog about this FREE EASTER DOWNLOAD to help spread the word!

4. Consider donating to Operation Shower.

Please be sure to head over to Shindig Parties TO GO via their blog and/or Etsy shop to say Thank You!! There are so many other adorable party collections you won't be disappointed!

original post found via Shindig Parties TO GO

Easter Bunny Brunch w/ Free Printables

To thank her fans for reaching 2000 on Facebook, Paper & Pigtails is offering this

Easter Bunny Brunch printable collection FREE!

Click here to see the original post and download your free collection which includes small and large circles, invites/menu, tent cards and instructions!

Hoppy Planning!