{Fab Friday} Weekly Blog Love: Out of This World Party Ideas

There is certainly a running theme this week from my bloggahs I love!  Mostly everyone seems to have gone star crazy or super earthy and elelmental!!!!


I'm digging these candy dish helmets made from simple household items for a Space Party from Hello My Sweet!

Need ideas for a Nautical Party????  Well these ideas shared by Spaceships and Laserbeams will certainly help get your winds sailing!

This is such a smart idea - check out this Sunscreen Station from This Little Mama....anything from Target's dollar spot is deee bestest!

You're sure to turn pink and green with envy once you see the Lily Pulitzer Party Ideas with Mirabelle Creations!

Earth Day is certainly a cause for celebration right?  The gals over at D&P Celebrations think so.  Watch this Video Tassel Tutorial they have on making a tassel garland from plastic shopping bags.

I can't help my play on words today.... GET SUCKERED IN with this fab Seersucker Party shared by Magnolia Creative!  I love all the southern charm about this bash!

The Ruffled Paper Streamers tutorial I posted made my own personal cut!  If you haven't read it yet - it will leave you in 'stiches'!!!!

This Star Party by Bloom Designs is my fave party of the week!  You will adore the twinkle light setting!

I'm a totally fan of this Rock Star Party  by BellaGrey Designs.  Check out the cool guitars and retro 80's CD's on the dessert table!

This Asian Cabbage Coleslaw Recipe   by Everything Mommyhood is a total easy-peasy weekend meal.....and one word....Ramen!

Fruit Salad....yummy-yummy here are some great Sweet Fruit Party Treats and ideas from Party Printables.

Hope you have a great weekend, and as always you can follow me on Instagram to get behind the scenes sneaks at my upcoming projects & any other random thing I might be up to!

{DIY Party Decor} Ruffled Paper Streamers

 I created this ruffled paper streamer backdrop for the dessert table for my daughter's Monster High Spa Party this past weekend.  I am so in love with the ruffles and frills that the backdrop is still hanging up!  I thought I'd share a quick tutorial with you on how I made, what I call, a 3-layer ruffled streamer.

First you will need crepe streamers, thread and a sewing machine. I used two different colors streamers, but you can certainly use three.  I got my streamers from the dollar store and they held up very well in the machine....is that how you say it??? 'In the machine'...I don't sew much....moving right along.....I measured out about 3.75 yards of the streamers.  This allowed me to work with the paper easier than working from the roll.

Next I overlapped my two 'base' streamers and then added a lighter color on top.

 Next, I  stitched down the center of the streamers, I didn't necessarily work in straight lines and allowed the machine to basically do all the work to gather the paper to create the ruffles.  I wanted them to look a touch uneven so, I wasn't worried about them looking too perfect.....my poor sewing skills definitely came  in handy!

This is what the finished streamers look like.

You can leave the streamers as is, or pinch along the top streamer to create a more dimensional look.

Create a whole bunch of them and mix them in with straight lengths of streamers to create a bold and eye-catching backdrop!!!!!!