Dear Santa Printable

Before you read any further, please note that this my be a bit controversial to some...  but they are my honest thoughts.


My daughter somehow learned all about Santa this year without me even saying a word about the jolly fella.  Honestly, I wasn't even sure if I was going to do the whole "Santa" thing with her... even though I LOVE Christmas time.  Being that she is too young to understand about the MAGIC of Santa and I do not want her to innocently spoil the fun for someone else, I feel like I have to go along with it.  Bitter Sweet!!!

She recently mentioned wanting to write a letter to Santa. I started to plan a little "Dear Santa" play date with her and her friends to do a few crafts and create their letters (which has since turned into an official Toddler Tuesday event at Jax Couture Events & Boutique). 

Since she's three and I wasn't too sure if he would be able to read her "handwriting" yet so I made her a letter template that she could draw her list to him.
 

If you would like a copy of this printable for your little, please e-mail me: ten23designs@gmail.com

{Real Event} "Color Me Happy" Birthday

It all started with a scribble...

I asked my (then) 2 year old what kind of birthday she wanted to have this year.  She told me she wanted to color and have her friends color too.  I looked up coloring theme parties but nothing really jumped out at am.  So I turned to the birthday girl and asked her, "what kind of coloring party" to try to narrow it down.  She said like this and ran off to get a crayon and piece of paper and began to draw.  I knew just what to do after that...

I gave her some cardstock and a Sharpie marker and let her do some drawing...

 

 

I took the drawings she made, scanned them and then turned into graphic files... which I then turned into decals.

 

I covered an area in butcher paper as the white canvas backing.  I bought a huge roll so she can continue to use it for coloring. 

 This sign in book is just like the one I made last year for Mya's birthday but with this year's theme. I used decals and my printables to make it.

 

AshleyandGary Kennedy of Kennedy Kakes baked the yummy cake, cookie pops, cake pops and cake push pops!

I found this yummy treat on Pinterest and just used rainbow dot sprinkles to add color to them.

 

Cookie pops & cake pops by Kennedy Kakes

 

 

 

  

I made a cartoon version of Mya that I added to her favors and things.

Rainbow fruits & veggies to balance some of the sweets

Close up of her cartoon self

And here she is with the matching outfit I made for her.  Making that skirt may have been the most difficult part of this entire party.

At the park...

My neighbor, owner of Who Baby Who, made colorful tissue paper pom poms to decorate with.  This is the coloring table with coloring pages of her cartoon self to color.

I added the scribble decals to just about everything

My very creative friend, Robin, of Heartmade by Hand made these awesome paint chip notebooks as part of the favors.

More scribble decals

The birthday girl...

...having fun on the slide.

{Real Event} Tea Party Birthday

Recently I got to help one of my good friends Ashley, owner of Kennedy Kakes, to design and decorate for her daughter's 3 birthday... the tea party birthday.  The event was held in the fern garden of Flair Wedding & Events / Fair Celebrations.  

Ashley, being the creative baker she is and me, being the creative designer I am, made a great team!  I designed all of the party printables, created a custom banner and of course, added some decals.

The dessert table was complete with a fabulous custom flower cake, cake pops, cake push pops, cookie pops and sweet candy.  I made the cake banner / bunting and the food tent cards.  

 Up close view of the cake detail and cake banner / bunting. See what I mean... We made a great team!

I added decals with each of the children's names to the tea cups.

I absolute LOVE the banner I made for her.  It is glitter cardstock with burlap.  The picture does not show all of the details... it was so beautiful sparkling in the sunlight.

Valentine's Day Printable

I know it's not even February yet... but love is in the air over here! 

What do you think of this new Valentine's Day subway art sign I made?

  How would you use it?

Dino Party Printable Invitations

When one of my client's, Johnna came to me with an idea for her son's Dino themed party, I couldn't wait to get started. This is the invitation I designed for her to print. 

 

Each Dino egg invitation opens and closes.

I think they are GRReat! I cannot wait to design the rest of this party printable collection for her.

Coming Up : Cookie Exchange 2011

I am in the works planning my cookie exchange. I am working on a couple fun cookie games and a few awards.  This is the Cookie Exchange Logo I designed for my party.

Do you participate in a cookie exchange? What are your favorite types of cookies?

{Real Party} 2nd Birthday Featuring Olivia

Hosting a kid's party? I'd love to help with the custom / personalized party decor.  Check out the special touches I added to this super cute party.

I made this personalized sign-in board book using my vinyl decals to create the text and added the print of Olivia.  The pens and markers were topped with white carnations and placed in a small mason jar that I added a chalkboard decal to.

I can customize board books for just about any theme.  For this party, guests signed blank areas of pages and left special notes to the birthday girl.  Spaces were also left to write the story of her birthday party and for photos.

 

I used vinyl decal polka dots to coordinate everything. 

My friend Marni, owner of Creative Custom Card Boxes created a cardbox for my Ten23 Designs grand opening and I switched out the colors for Mya's party. These boxes are very sturdy and will last a good long time.

I designed these personalized water bottle labels and printed them on waterproof bottle labels.

I made these smaller labels for the bubbles. 

She was one happy birthday girl! 

{Party Printables} FREE 4th of July Printable to celebrate our FREEdom!

The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays.  I love seeing all the patriotic red, white and blue everywhere... the smell of BBQ in the air and families and friends getting together to celebrate our nations independence.  To celebrate the 4th of July this year, I have created these fun patriotic party printables and are offering them for FREE to celebrate our FREEdom! 

If you would like a FREE download of our patriotic party printable, please email me: info@ten23designs.com