DIY Ring Pop Halloween Glittered Zombie Hand - 13 Days of Handmade Halloween 2016: Day 6

It's day six of the 13 Days of Handmade Halloween and this DIY Ring Pop Halloween Glittered Zombie Hand from Shandra Ward of Party Elements faaaa-bu-lous!  It's all kinds of sparkly-spooky!!!

So easy, so fab, so fun!!!!  Thanks, Shandra for this spooktacular DIY!!!

This project is part of our 13 Days of Handmade Halloween series.  Don't forget to follow along with the series on social media - just make sure to use the hashtag #13DOHH2016 to see all the other great projects from our Handmade Makers and share your projects too - we'd love to see what you create!  There will be a prize for my favorite Halloween creation!

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Keep up with what our host of makers are sharing this year!

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Party Gals Linky Party No. 15

It's Fri-Yay!  Thank you for visiting the Party Gals Linky Party!  St. Patrick's Day is always a fun holiday to celebrate in so many ways.  I'm in no way 'Irish'....but I will use any occasion to find a reason to be creative.  So, every year around this time, I like to find an easy treat or craft to make with my kids. Today, I'm sharing 5 Fun St. Patrick's Day Ideas that I've shared from years past.

5 St. Patrick's Day Ideas

Check out some more great and inspiring ideas, recipes and how-to's from the rest of the Party Gals!

Blanca: St. Patrick's Day Party Table Decor

Jess: St. Patrick's Day Tic Tac Toe Printable

Michelle: Green and Gold St. Patrick's Day Favor Box

Last round you pinned some fabulous ideas.  Here are our top picks!

Our faves from left -right:

Blanca - Adorable Felt Rainbow Decor by Laura Kelly Designs 

Jessica - Game Day Slow Cooker Chili by Polka Dotted Blue Jay

Keisha - Leprechaun Garden Terrarium by Just a Little Creativity 

Michelle - Neon Valentine by Not Just a Mommy

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Fashionista Dress Up Party Dessert Table

This post is loooong overdue!  I wasn't lying when I said this blogging thing ain't easy.  If you've been following along with my blog for a while, you know that my Mini Diva's birthday (last year) was a fashionista themed celebration....months later I shared the adorable photo booth ideas, the fun dress up party activities and a series of festive fashion inspired party decor I created....but I COMPLETELY forgot to share the BEST part of all.....the sweets table (DUH - total #mommybrain moment).  I guess I got so caught up in other blog projects, that I just left out the 'icing on the cake' from the whole party series.

So, without further ado......

My pretty girl had a hand in a lot of the details of her sweets table.  She knew the exact kind of cake she wanted, she definitely wanted everything to taste like cotton candy and for sure wanted her colors to be hot pink, turquoise, purple and 'golden' (her choice word for gold).

The cake was ordered from our local Safeway bakery, I simply requested a riffle border all over the cake in shades of pink.  I topped the cake with a few handmade toppers and all in all it only cost me $20 and was DELICIOUS!  We also placed a few vanilla cupcakes on the table 

The cookies were a fun hands on project that my daughter helped with.  We took baked sugar cookies from the store bakery, frosted them with plain white buttercream frosting, allowed them to crust over, then, I piped on the leopard print the we gently rubbed them down with a Viva brand paper towel to get a smooth finish.  Our nail polish treats were an idea found on Pinterest.  They're marshmallows and Tootsie Rolls dipped in chocolate!

Also on the table was chocolate covered popcorn and cans of crazy string that I wrapped in gold bling sheets.  I found the cutest acrylic purses that I filled with Cotton Candy Mike & Ike's.  All the other candy treats were purchased from different candy shops but you can typically find them online or in stores.

For a little more fun, I took my party girl to the National Harbor for her very own photo shoot.

 I think she had a major Fashionista time!

Classroom Exchange Valentine's Gift Ideas with Free Printables

I am TOTALLY that mom that kind of waits till the last minute to do the kids' Valentine's......I do it every year, God bless it. I'm figuring it's highly likely that I am not the ONLY mama in the world like this.  One shopping trip to Target and I hit the MOTHERLOAD!   With that, I wanted to share a few ideas and FREE printables that I (literally) just whipped up!

As it happens, I have this thing for the the Target Dollar Spot. It has saved my arss on numerous occasions and equally is the reason behind my post-it note hoarding condition. I mean, I probably shouldn't even go as often as I do, because it's just like a baaaad drug.....not that I'd know.....but I'll assume it's close to some form of addiction. I digress, if you're like me....and c'mon, you must be slightly, otherwise....why read me blog?.....then you too are a Target Dollar Spot Junkie.


 In fact, I bet you spend endless hours just going back and forth and back and forth through bins and shelves looking for just the right item on a sweet bargain? RIGHT?!!!! Okay so, if you do, then, you will find a reason to go there RIGHT NOW and grab up a few items that will make you feel like a champ come classroom gift exchange time. 

Fancy this!  A simple Notebook with a pen....add the tag and BAM!

....or......a giant pencil or even a regular pencil with a sharpener....add the tag and BOOM!  #momoftheyear

I'll be honest....it's last minute here and it's PRETTY probable that some of the goods I found in my shop are gone....but there is hope and always substitutions. Get yourself some pencils, some erasers and some notebooks - you can get them anywhere for realz....howevs, if you can actually still find these items at your Target Dollar Spot, then YAY! Half your work is done. Print out the free printables I designed and SAVE THE DAY! 

Oh.....and btw....

(Add an eraser and mom, YOU GOT THIS!)

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE VALENTINE'S DAY CLASSROOM EXCHANGE GIFT TAGS HERE!

Party Gals Linky Party No. 12

Welcome to the Party Gals Linky Party!  We're a group of  CREATIVE PARTY PLANNERS here to share with you our love of parties, entertaining, delicious recipes, DIY ideas and crafts!  Visit us every other Friday to see what's new in our party world and link up with us to share your own fabulous ideas!

Be sure to follow us regularly by visiting any of us on our blogs to check out a fun party inspired project, idea, recipe or craft. Every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month, we'll share all our tips and inspiration with you and what's even better is, you get to share your creativity with us too!  Each post will have a linky party tool at the very end where you can link up with other awesome creatives!

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We want to shine the spotlight on those of you who take the time to link up with us and share your creativity!  We will start a new 'Top Picks' round in our next link up.  Each linky party will highlight a collage of our favorite projects and ideas that you shared  with a link to your posts!  

(Our most recent picks)

Thanks to everyone who linked up with us - now let's get ready to party!

To start things off, I'm sharing my Valentine's Day Rainbow Yarn Pompom Garland.

Rainbow Heart PomPom Garland

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Here are more great and inspiring ideas, recipes and how-to's from the rest of the Party Gals:

Heart Valentine's Day Party

Chocolate Dipped Chips

Football Party Recipes

You Blow Me Away Valentine's Printables

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