april fools

last year was my mom's 60th birthday.

since we ended up picking april 1st for her party,

we thought april fools would be a perfect party theme.

my sister and i found lots of fun april fools food ideas online.

{you can see all the original links

and even more fun ideas on

my april fools pinterest board} 

 "watermelon"

rice krispie treat

 "sushi"

rice krispie treat, fruit by the foot, gummy worms

 "grilled cheese"

pound cake with yellow/orange frosting-

actually "grilled" in frying pan

 "burgers"

nilla waffers, frosting {ketchup/mustard},

coconut {dyed green}, thin mint cookie

"chicken nuggets & french fries"

pound cake covered in frosting then rolled in crushed graham crackers

bread sticks rolled in sugar

 "ketchup"

strawberry jam

"popcorn"

chocolate covered marshmallow pops

since spring was so early last year,

we were able to decorate with daffodils

from my yard placed in vintage cans.

{this year the daffodils haven't even

started to poke through the ground!!}

camping party invite

for my daughter's camping party,

i decided to make tent invites.

there are many versions of these on pinterest and you can see my

main inspiration on the my camping party pinboard.

today i am going to show you how to make a tent invite.

i will be selling the pdfs of these invites in my etsy shop,

so once you have them printed you can just follow these steps

to creating the final product.

your daughter, her friends {and her friends' parents!}

will be very impressed!

.................

you will need:

a straightedge ruler, cutting mat and an exacto knife

first, line up the ruler with the point of the tent and

straight down the middle.

next, (starting about an inch from the point) make your cut

straight down.

this step will help you get the perfect fold - like scoring.

line up the ruler with the top of your slit down to

one corner of the tent.

then using the flip side of the knife blade, lightly drag it to the corner.

start super light because you can always go back and do it again.

you just want it scored, not cut or damaged.

using the ruler to create the perfect fold,

lift and crease the tent flap back.

repeat on the other side.

i didn't take a picture of the wording page,

but you will glue the tent page directly on top of the

wording page making sure all the sides and corners line up.

(the pages are the same size so this is very easy)

i use tombo mono multi liquid glue. (green cap)

they sell it at joann fabrics.

i like it because it holds well and doesn't leave wrinkles.

still, i use it very sparingly- but that's another reason i like it.

i put a thin line of glue around each edge

and along the tent flap folds.

open the flaps and there you have it!

we didn't do fancy labels,

but i printed the return address on the back

and sealed with washi tape

if you are interested in the invite,

visit

my etsy shop.

i will be selling it as a pdf

and also professionally printed and assembled.

stay tuned for all the party pics...coming soon!