LOVE on {Oklahoma} & HOW to HELP

There are simply NO WORDS.

These people NEED our help.

STOP feeling helpless. We ALL can help!

I am challenging everyone who reads this to DONATE. Show some LOVE to those who had their worlds turned upside down & show you care. Can you IMAGINE what we could do if everyone who saw this DID donate? It gives me chills! So much good can be done. I know it can NEVER change what happened but we can do all we can to help right now. If you can not donate, will you please say a prayer. =)

Today I have so much FAITH in the American people as they come together to help their fellow brothers & sisters. Those people will NOT let this tear them down. They will rebuild. We will offer support. We will be there for our fellow Americans who have lost so much. And we can, by donating to them. LOVE on them. And then LOVE on them some more.

I made this graphic as a small way to help. Please PIN THIS, SHARE THIS . . . POST this & get this out so everyone can know HOW to help. In situations like this, people just need to be told what to do when all else seems hopeless. We are NOT hopeless. We are NOT helpless.

Grab your phone & text some HOPE to our fellow brothers & sisters & let them know we LOVE them & are here for them.

PRAYERS to all of you in Oklahoma or if you know of someone there. I will keep praying & keep helping as much as I can & I promise we will NOT forget you! Try to stay strong & keep the FAITH!

God bless YOU!!!

xoxo

      

{COLLECTION DEBUT} BACKYARD BBQ Graduation

     

Can you even believe this year is about half way over? Summer is almost here and for some of us, our kids are out of school within the next week & some of you may be facing GRADUATION PARTIES!

 

So enter the semi-NEWEST collection debut to hit the shop: 

(this was actually designed last year but never made it to the shop)

 

'BACKYARD BBQ"  Graduation collection

 

 

This collection is perfect for a graduation BBQ & I can CUSTOMIZE it for you in your SCHOOL COLORS! This one here is representing the 'buckeyes' . . O-H . . .

Here's what you get in this collection . . . 

(pictured above}

1. banner - that says "Congrats GRAD" along with graphics

 

2. thank you cards - you receive a design that is measures 3.5 x 5 folded to send out after the party to all of your guests

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3. Labels - food & drink - use these to write in anything you would like labeled from drinks and food to quotes for the grad

 

 

 

4. napkin wraps - you will get 2 different designs/ color combinations that are great to use on napkins or decor accents

 

 

 

5. toppers/ circles - use for accents to your table decor - simply cut them out or use a punch, glue to lollipop stick or toothpick & done!

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you love this collection as much as I do - especially since it INCLUDES customization in your school colors! 

You can find the Backyard BBQ Graduation collection in my Etsy shop! 

There is also a Backyard BBQ Graduation invitation (of course!)

 

 

 

As always, if you EVER have any special custom design party collection idea requests, PLEASE feel free to email me anytime & I can design one for YOU!

laura@eyecandyeventdetails.com

Have a great week!

{WEDDING} Watermelon Inspiration Board

Hello everyone & welcome to "Wedding Wednesday"! 

 ::  watermelon slices  ::  popsicles   ::  cake  ::  dress  ::  topper   ::  salad  ::    shoes   ::  cocktail    ::

 

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Who loves watermelon? Today I have some WATERMELON wedding eye candy for you!!! Since summer is fast approaching, watermelon just screams summer & I thought why not! Let's do a watermelon board & get this summer party kicked off!

I found lots of fun ideas out there & thought these could be used for inspiration for your summer parties as well! So get to planning these summer events & grab some watermelon!   ;)

 

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Here's the link to vote - 2 clicks - once on the link - then VOTE - thanks so much! xoxo


 

{Vendor Loving} for American Girl Birthday TEA

hello!

I wanted to share a few peeks with you today of the party that I am (hopefully) going to have all ready to post by next week! Life has been crazy these last couple of weeks & my superman cape is at the cleaners right now. ;)

 

 

I also wanted to take a moment to highlight & give a shout-out to the AMAZING & very generous people they wanted to collaborate with me on this party or people I bought items from. I just felt like they should have the SPOTLIGHT before I posted about the party as they so deserve it! =)

I can.NOT.wait. until I get to share all of these amazing people's work with you for this party, but wanted to pause to give them some LOVE & a huge THANK YOU for rocking my world!!! xoxoxo . . . we have:

~ Sheri from Blondie's Treats ~

She designed these amazing cakepops that were such a hit with everyone! The teacups & the birds matched perfectly & did I mention they were chocolate? Oh yeah ;)
 

~ Erin from Whip It Good Cookies ~

 

Erin happens to be one of my newest members on my blog TEAM, so I asked her if she was up for the challenge of making cookies to match  + making cookies for the girls + the dolls. She created these masterpieces plus made a whole separate batch that were "doll size" . . .just wait until you see them!
And did I mention they tasted sooooo good!
 
 

~  Jenny from Craft That Party ~

I had mentioned to Jenny when I was designing her logo & blog for her, that I wanted her to 'pencil me in' her schedule, so she could paint me a "girl & her dollie" pegs for my daughter's upcoming birthday party. How cute did these turn out? She did a fabulous job & I love the fact that you can use these little pegs anywhere . . . but I chose to put them on the cake. It was the PERFECT accent piece!

 

~ Melissa from Truly Chic Inspirations

Melissa owns a little shop called Tag Me Chic that has some amazing finds that she either makes or finds & sells in her shop. So when I spied these bad boys I knew they would be PERFECT for this party. She loves all things vintage & since I was "trying" to make this party modern-vintage, I knew checking her shop was on the list and these berry baskets were the total score! I loved them paired up with the cakepops . . . adore!!!!

~ Joanne from Oh Goodie Designs  ~

Joanne is one of those people who I have had on my 'list' of people that I wanted to work with. So I took this chance when I saw that carried these plates you can design with your designs, on them in her shop! The birthday girl LOVED it & especially since I saved it as a surprise for the party!

 

 

~ Bethany from Country Cupboard Cakes

I had been working with Bethany on her logo, Etsy shop & blog while I was planning my daughter's party, so when I found out she did fondant too, I asked her to make a few pieces for some ideas I had. One of the ideas I had was a couple pieces on top of the cake. A simple tea pot & a few flowers was all that was needed to go with the pegs & the birthday sign. It all fell into place.

~ Laura (that's me!) from Skylar Raine ~

Well of course you knoooooow I was going to have something from the Skylar Raine shop to share! Skylar of course, wore a custom headband at the party that you will see soon! But for now, I have a few things that will be coming to the shop soon that made their debut at this party! What is that on the left here . . . .handpainted mini cake stands?? YUP! And then do I spy a canvas painting with a signature "Skylar Raine" flower attached? Uh huh! AND then what would an American Girl birthday party TEA be without MATCHING hair clips for the girls AND their dolls? 

I am so excited to share this finally as this is just a few of the NEW items coming to the Skylar Raine shop, that I have been working on adding. Make sure you are a fan of that page so you don't miss anything. ;)

I hoped you enjoyed this peeks & my shout-out to the amazing vendors from this party! I love my job, I love the people I get to work with I love being a part of the party world & hope you will check some of these women out!I am ALWAYS looking to work with new people, so email me if you are interested in collaborating sometime! laura@eyecandyeventdetaisl.com

Again THANKS to all of them & look for some more Eye Candy coming soon with all the details & full blog post from this party! xoxo

Stay tuned for the FULL blog posts on this party coming in just a few short days!

Have a great week!

{INSPIRATION} Mother's Day Celebration

     

Hello there – it’s Melissa from My Party Passion.  Gearing up for some fun celebrating!   Now I know that I probably should not be planning my own Mother’s Day celebration, however, we traditionally camp on Mother’s Day weekend with our BFF’s and I always want my gal pal, Tina, to feel special. SO I come up with a little Mother’s Day Camping Party in a box to bring. 

 

This year I have decided (since we both have 3 little ones) to do a “Mother Bird and her Little Chicks Theme”.  Blue and Yellow are the color choices. Keeping it simple and designing the party that can travel easy was the key!

I will admit that I still have a special place in my heart for Laura’s Chick collection so I was probably “channeling” that when I decided to go with this theme 8)  

The “chick” that I picked was from my Silhouette machine. It is cute and simple. 

Using supplies that I already had in my shop was a very budget friendly way to create this party.

I am happy with how it all turned out. All I have to do is add in my food items when we celebrate (going with the chocolate pudding cups with crushed Oreos and gummie worms on top!) and we are good to go!  It all fits inside a box that can safely travel with us.  

Up next is Father’s Day!  Enjoy the day and Party On Friends!

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Want to see MORE party ideas? Head on over to Melissa’s blog post over at My PartyPassion! While you are there, join her blog so you can see all of her amazing parties that she throws!

Party Tips Contributor: Melissa Newell

Melissa Newell has been planning and executing parties for over 20 years - parties have always been a passion of hers.

Melissa’s motto is Go Big or Go Home! She celebrates with her children every chance they get - making each day a celebration of Life!

Creativity on a budget and the attention to the smallest of details is what she is known for. Her blog, My Party Passion, highlights all of the parties that she throws!

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