A "Birdie" Party For My Little "Tweetie"

We finally were able to celebrate Zella's Fourth "Birdie" Party yesterday with our family and friends. We originally planned for her special day to be held on the 19th of February but Zella and I were sick with the flu. We then rescheduled it to be held last Saturday but then hubby/daddy came down with strep throat. So we rescheduled it once again for yesterday and it was a success! Third time is a charm right?
The theme for her party was birds. And even though it was a yucky rainy day outdoors, we brought early spring indoors with lots of pastel pinks, blues and yellows. Xiera and I spent most of the week cutting out birds from pretty spring designed scrap paper. We made enough to string together to create a garland of birds for decoration.

The party table had a lot of yummy treats.

Xiera and I made these delicious chocolate bird nests and marshmallow pops the night before. For the marshmallow pops, we stuck lollipop sticks into the center end of a few handfuls of large marshmallows. Next, we poured a bag of semisweet chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl and melted them in the microwave. We then dipped the opposite end of a marshmallow into the melted chocolate and sprinkled them with candy sprinkles. For the final touch we added half of a jelly bean to their centers. You can use M&M's too.

We made the bird nests by mixing melted peanut butter and chocolate chips together. We then added chow mein noodles and spooned them out onto wax paper. Finally we added jelly bean eggs for the bird eggs and set them in the freezer overnight so they would be ready in time for the party the next day.

The bird nest serving tray was made out of old dishes and glasses I found at our local thrift store. I was going to glue them together but decided not to. I thought I might reuse them somehow later on.

Being a perfectionist, I didn't think the cake turned out as I had hoped. Who knew making a simple 3 layered round cake could become such a hard task? But I guess when you start on it after midnight, the morning before the party, and are sleep deprived, things can get a little wonky. I made a large chocolate bird nest to put on the top with candy coated chocolate eggs inside. The mommy bird I purchased from Party Hoppers on Etsy. She made it to match the cute birdie on Zella's invitations. Everyone at the party loved the cake and it got the birthday girl approval so that is all that matters.

I found the adorable birdie gift boxes at Oriental Trading Company. They were just too sweet to pass up.

Inside each little box was a bird whistle, little bird ornament art project, (both I found at Oriental Trading Company.) bird stickers, gummy worms (bird food), and a smiley foot ring, because honestly what is a birdie party without a smiling foot ring?

For craft time, the little guests made feathered birds. We had lots of beautiful colored plumes to chose from.
Zella loved all of her wonderful gifts she received. Xiera was there to help her little sister every step of the way. :) I think her favorites were her coloring books she got from grandma, her new A Fairy Secret Barbie, and her adorable Lalaloopsy dolly, Blossom Flowerpot.

Make a wish my sweet little princess!

Her BEAUTIFUL party hat was made by Kel of Posh Party Couture. Kel makes the BEST party hats around. We simply adore this one and plan to keep it as a keepsake on Zelly Belly's shelf. Just look at all of the detail!

Happy Birthday Zella! Even though you are 4 years old now, you will always be my sweet baby girl.

Birds of Paradise Crochet Halter

I just listed THIS adorable crochet blue bird crochet halter for DillyDally Boutique SpringItOn Guest Launch on ebay.


I collaborated with the very talented Shawnta of Mamigirlboutique. Don't forget to check out the Gorgeous Set she made to match.

Her adorable daughter Mica modeled the beautiful set.

Don't want to wait for the auction to end? Then come into myEtsy store to find it or you can click HERE. I will custom make this halter to fit a size 12 months up to a 6x.

A Little Bird Named My Conscious....

told me that I was being a very bad blogger and that I needed to blog more often. I have to agree and I do apologize. My only excuse is that family and life was calling and I had to set my blog on the back burner for awhile.
So what have we been up to, you ask? Well we have had snow and ice and we were able to build a beautiful snow ice princess.



For a Valentine's Day gift for Xiera's teacher, I made a Sweetheart Swag. I found the pattern in the February 2010 issue of Crochet World.

I fell in love with it so much, I of course had to make one for myself too.

Zella's birthday was on the 21st and we were planning on celebrating her birthday this past Saturday. Unfortunately Zella and I caught a nasty flu virus that left us laying on the couch while watching Despicable Me over and over again for a few days. We started feeling much better on Monday so I whipped up a batch of yummy strawberry cupcakes for the birthday girl to enjoy. I can't believe my baby girl is already 4 years old!

We have rescheduled her "Birdie" Party for this coming Saturday. :)

Speaking of birds, I am so excited to share a little something I have been working on. I am collaborating with Shawnta of Mamigirlboutique for an upcoming guest launch with Dilly Dally Boutique. You can visit her wonderful blog HERE. Shawnta is making a beautiful set using the Treetop Fancy collection by Free Spirit. I just love the fabric print of the blue bird on the brown background. It was that blue bird that inspired my design. I made a halter top with criss cross straps in green and brown to go over a peasant top she is making.


I think the blue bird embellishment adds a touch of whimsy fun to this precious halter. I am so excited to see it modeled with her set.

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Treasury

I am in love with this treasury made by Sarah of littlejellyfish. You can view it HERE. I am so thrilled that she included my red and black mohawk hat too. :)

A Little of This, and a Little of That..

I have been a busy little bee, crocheting custom orders. Leg warmers seem to be very popular this time of year. I have made so many pairs. I recently made a pair of custom ballet leg warmers for a 4 year old ballerina. Her little legs have been so cold during her practices so her mommy ordered a sweet ruffle pair of leg warmers in black and pink.

I adore these, and decided to list them in my Etsy store. You can find them HERE.
Speaking of being a busy little bee, I crocheted a few adorable bumble bees, daisies, and ruffles for embellishments.

My dear customer and her little pageant star diva, needed these for her adorable little yellow bathing suit. :) I can't wait to see it all come together.

About a week ago my grandparents in law celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

They are the parents of 2 daughters and 1 son, grandparents to 9 grandchildren, and great grandparents to 17 great-grandchildren. What a wonderful journey their life has been.

One of their cakes was an exact replica of their original wedding cake.

What a beautiful cake it was! Simple yet elegant. :)

Diamonds were the theme as it was of course their "Diamond" Anniversary.

Congrats Iris and Jim! May you both enjoy many more beautiful years together making memories!

Ruffles and a Valentine Treasury

I would like to thank ImSewCrafty for including my Euro Floral Cloche hat in her adorable Valentine treasury. Everything looks so pretty and sugary sweet. You can view the treasury HERE. This treasury has really put me in the Valentine mood! I think I may crochet a few hearts this evening. There is a heart swag pattern I have been wanting to work on.
I recently finished a pair of girly ruffle leg warmers in shades of green for a special mommy customer. I really like this style in green.

Happy New Year!!!!

Wishing everyone a very happy and wonderful New Year in 2011! God bless each and everyone.

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