Domestically Yours: Mae's 10th Birthday Party Planning

My baby girl is turning 10 in just a couple of weeks. I cant believe it. She is growing up so fast. Sense her sister wouldnt let me plan her a Sweet 16 party in July, because she wanted to go to the beach with her friends instead, I still have a girly party in me, just screaming to get out. I am using Pinterest to gather my favorite ideas and methods. (Link below)

Awesome GIRLY Birthday ideas

This is my favorite look and similar to what I am going for.

Idea 1:One of the ideas I have is to send out bday party reminder favors. I dont think this is too pushy at all, in fact I think it is a great idea to remind everyone and get excitement up about a week before the big night. So I will post pics of the final product before I send them out.

Idea 2: See the pink Tulle material hanging from the ceiling? Well I purchased some on ebay. (link below)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/380850545534?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I ordered these from ebay and received them within 5 business days!! I paid around $12 for all 4.

Next I am going to work on making the big tissue paper lanterns. If I cant make them there are also stores on ebay that sell these as well.

I am honestly pretty nervous to try these. So here is my back up ebay site :)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-x-Party-Xmas-Home-Outdoor-Flower-Balls-Decor-Wedding-Tissue-Paper-Pom-Poms-/291094671174?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item43c6982f46

For those of you who want to try on your own :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2uVnIcAMm8

I like these paper curlies too!

Idea 3: We have a spare bedroom. I am going to paint the room this beautiful blue color I found at lowes hardware.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_530819-4-007.0530819.003_4294729371%2B4294791317__?productId=50142874&Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNs%3Dp_product_qty_sales_dollar%7C1&facetInfo=Blues

Cleaning out this room was the real pain. We had used it for everything from art supplies to old books and toys for the past few months and the pile had only grown when we remodeled Brittany's closet to give her a walk in because she brought things out I didn't even know she owned. So I basically was able to get the room cleaned out and painted by myself in one weekend. Brittany was away visiting colleges, Jason worked all weekend and Mae had a friend over so that left the job up to me, but I didn't mind. With a little music and some down time it was fun and the result was perfect. Notice though that I did not use the color I had picked out to begin with alone. It was a bit too dark for what I was going for so I mixed my sample with a gallon of light blue paint we had left over from painting Mae's room and I had the color I needed.

Then we are going to put a Big TV in the room, the girls Wii system and equipment, and purchase a couple of bean bags.

I LOVE THIS!!

There are so many different ideas online, I had no idea when I started this how overwhelming all the ideas can be! So here I am posting the ideas I am actually using. It keeps it easy to have it all in one place.

Decoration Ideas:
http://www.brit.co/confetti-projects/

Cool confetti ideas!

http://alanajonesmann.com/2013/01/handmade-photobooth-backdrop/

Cool paper decoration ideas!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au8H2jP86_I

How to make the double balloon, much easier than you think!!

http://www.ehow.com/how_2108044_blow-up-balloon-baking-soda.html

Make balloons float without helium!! Don't know if it works, and sense I am not much on science, and or mess, I am opting out of this idea. I thought I would share though. ;)

Idea 4: Gone are the days of the plan old ice cream and cake of yesteryear!! Food to be discussed and more check back as my list grows and for the final pics. :)

Found this on pinterest. Great Idea in lieu of a cake...Let the girls make their own cupcakes!! I already have a nice bowls that will do the trick!

This idea is AWESOME and Mae will LOVE it. Blog Directions below!
http://lickthebowlgood.blogspot.com/2009/05/55-lb-cavity.html

Wanna go with a cheaper or smaller version?

I did find some pre made poms at my local dollar store

But I did not like the way they look as much as the home made ones.So I recommend taking the time to do it yourself if you can.

Supplies

I laid the tulle out on the floor for cutting. It was hard, but this way I was able to do the lengths I needed.

These are my final pics taken the day of the Party. I wasn't able to get the full effect of the tulle on camera because of the angle of the room but it was great. Much worth the time....which it took A LOT of.