Last night we had a fun birthday part for Novell at the A Muse Shop. I was honored when she asked if she could have her party at the shop.
It is always a good time when you get a bunch of crafty ladies together to stamp! I wanted to keep the projects simple so that everyone could work at their own pace and let their own creativity flow. And, it was especially fun that Julie was able to pop in as a surprise guest! Thanks Jules, you are da bomb!
At the pre-school that my my girls attended, it was a tradition for the birthday girl or boy to have a special birthday crown. I *love* this idea so I asked our printer to cut some strips of cardstock for us. With a little paint, some stamps, glitter and the Essential Glue Pad, the gals made some fabulous creations. It is difficult to see the detail on Elaine & Rhonda's crowns but they really went to town! (If you click on this image, it should appear larger on your screen.)
Here is Novell working on her Birthdays book. I designed this fun little book to keep track of birthdays throughout the year. Our Mod Dots notecards are a perfect fit to stamp the word "birthdays" using our clear polka dot alphabet set (7-PDLSM). There are 12 pages inside the book, one for each month. We stamped each page with the letter of the month as well as a small A Muse image stamp that represented a theme from the month.
To bind the book, we used the Bind-it-All to punch holes. You can purchase coils to bind books with but for our project we simply used our new A Muse sheer ribbons in coordinating colors. Here is a photo of Novell tying ribbons on her book.
We also made a fun card which I will have to post later because the photo is on my other camera.
Novell brought some yummy food for us to nibble on. This fruit basket by Edible Arrangements was gorgeous and YUMMY!
These cupcakes were delish as well. mmmmmmmmmm!
I was thrilled that we were able to use my new cupcake stand. I purchased if from www.vintageweave.com. They have many gorgeous items. Pop in for a visit when you have time.
Thanks, Novell for sharing your birthday with us. I hope everyone enjoyed their loot bags. J
Happy Birthday Novell! :)
Posted by: mj | Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 05:45 AM
Wow! Linda, now you'll have loads of people signing up for parties :) Looks like so much fun. Novell looks like a very happy birthday girl :)
Posted by: Elena | Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 05:51 AM
Wahoo! My party made the blog! I had so much fun, it was an incredible evening. A bunch of friends (including my sister), new and old, gathered together for an awesome time. Special thanks to my friend, Amy, for helping with the clean-up and loading up my car with all my goodies.
Posted by: Novell | Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 07:28 AM
Looks like a fabulous time - Happy Birthday Novell!!
Posted by: scoopy (Emily) | Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 08:04 AM
Happy Birthday Novell!!!
Posted by: Dotty | Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 08:46 AM
What a fun party! And I'm so glad you posted where you got the cake stands! I think they're calling my name....
Posted by: Katie | Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 09:09 AM
What a great party. I had so much fun and the projects where awesome! After going through my treat bag my wish list is growing! It was great to see many of you and to meet some new friends too! Novell you are doll and thank you so much for having such a great party. Thank you Linda for being an awesome host!
Posted by: Sarah | Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 09:46 AM
Happy Birthday, Novell. Looks like a great party, and that edible bouquet looks yummy!
Posted by: Kathy W | Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 06:31 PM
It sure was a fun party!! Thanks so much Novell for the invite and thanks so much Linda for allowing Novell to have such a cool birthday party at your shop! It was a birthday party made in heaven and I feel blessed to have gotten to be a part of it! :D
Posted by: Rhonda Maynard | Saturday, August 25, 2007 at 06:48 PM
Novell, you are just such a cutie! Your party looks great, and so much fun.
Posted by: Doris | Monday, August 27, 2007 at 08:50 PM
OMG, what fun we had!! Thanks for the hospitality and the great goody bags!
Posted by: Joyce | Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at 10:45 AM
You can't go wrong with a tiered, scalloped stand full of cupcakes!!
Posted by: Cass M | Friday, August 31, 2007 at 12:52 PM
I think I know where I want to go for my vacation that's coming up !!!! Y'all look like you had a blast for Novell's b-day!
Posted by: Jacque Hartlaub | Saturday, September 01, 2007 at 08:13 AM
Happy Birthday Novell! It looks like a superb fun party. I'm going to celebrating my birthday next week in Kool Bounce Party http://www.koolbounceparty.com/ & you all are invited.
Posted by: Jessica | Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at 03:59 AM