Champagne, popcorn, cookies and the Oscars!

Hello! Happy Thursday!

So I was going through my giant stock of craft paper and what not and came across a few printed popcorn box templates from when I hosted an Oscars party like 5 years ago! Then it dawned on me that this Sunday is the Oscars so I thought I'd share the template with you and a couple of other party prep ideas.

Ok, here is a download link to the Popcorn Box Template. This is set to print on an 11" x 17" card stock but you could also scale it down to fit on a smaller size card stock for mini popcorn boxes. Simply cut out both shapes, score all of the fold lines (the side flaps and the bases where the box sides will fold upward) and then position the two pieces perpendicular into a "+" shape and glue your flaps to the adjacent box sides. Voila! Popcorn boxes are ready to go!

Image via Sugar and Charm

I'm not gonna lie...I totally did not do my homework for this year's Academy Awards so I will be blindly guessing on my ballot. I never do well anyhow but it's still a lot of fun especially if you have friends over and do a little contest with it. The winner could get a bottle of champagne or maybe a Starbucks gift card or something. Sugar and Charm has a lovely Oscar's ballot that you can download here.

Image via Bakerella

Have you seen Bakerella's Oscar Cookie Tutorial? So creative and I absolutely love these! I had made them for my Oscars party and they really are pretty easy to make. It was my first time ever making sugar cookies and royal icing from scratch and Angie does such a great job giving step by step details. Check it out here.

This year I will be tuning in to the award show with the family via the comforts of my couch and my pjs (and probably with a glass or two of champagne) but whether you are planning to do the same or have friends over, I hope it's a fun evening!

A Valentine's Ice Cream Sundae Play Date

Hi Friends! I recently purchased the Cricut Explorer and can I just tell you how much I LOVE IT!! With Valentine's Day around the corner I wanted to create a cute little XOXO banner but had been dreading all of the hand-cutting. With this Cricut Explorer it took me less than 30 minutes to design it, cut it and string it up. It would have taken me a couple of hours to do it by hand. Life saver is all I'm sayin'!

And I am in love with these photos of the two most ADORABLE 5 year olds...ok, I'm a bit biased because Mia is my oldest daughter and that is her best friend, Wyatt. My bestie and I were pregnant together and the kiddos are only 10 weeks apart so they have been friends literally from birth.

These two were nothing but hams and required no directing from me. I just let them have some fun and; of course, the ice cream sundaes were a pretty good incentive. J

Hope you have a great week!!

Happy Friday!

Well, hello! 

How is 2015 starting out for you? I've been a little silent the last couple of weeks but I definitely have some projects up my sleeve that I've been working on so I will be starting to post more in the next few weeks. I have also been busy organizing and purging which isn't the most fun but it sure feels awesome when I power through and get things in order!

My studio had gotten so cluttered over the holidays that I felt like I couldn't even breathe...ugh. Anyhow, it is now organized and I am starting to prep it for a paint overhaul. When we moved in a year and half ago I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with the room but now that we are settled I've got a plan. Stay tuned for the updates.

I am also looking forward to this weekend! Allen's cousin and his girlfriend are coming to town so it will be so much fun to spend some time with them. And no, I didn't make those cupcakes for them but they were too darn cute not to share with you all today so I hope these lil' googly-eyed cupcakes put a smile on your face!

Have a great weekend!