3 Tiered Stands

First, after looking through my pictures and Celebrations, I realized that there was one party that we did not use our 3 tiered stand at. The Ice Cream Sundae Party didn't require the stand, but all the rest we've used our stand for. We have begun accumulating things such as this that we can use over and over at Celebrations, but buying new just isn't in our budget, and I'm guessing that it wouldn't be in your's either. When I began looking online, I was very surprised to see that one could pay anywhere from $30 to $50 for a nice 3 tiered stand. The one below was priced at $49.99. But let's look at some ideas for getting these cheaper, such as how we got our's.

Our families decided last winter to take a vacation together to Florida. What a great idea it turned out to be too! Not only did we make lots of memories and have a wonderful time doing it, we also found some much needed and usable items on the day that us ladies got to have a shopping day. We were in search of material that would make great vintage fabric envelopes, and we found that at a Salvation Army. We ended up with a crib skirt with the look we wanted, and that is what we used to make our envelopes for the Cute as a Button invitation. I believe we paid $3.00 for the crib skirt, that made 40 fabric envelopes that turned out just perfect!

We were happy because that was all we were really in search of until we happened upon the 3 tiered stand at a Goodwill. It was decked out with fake florals and looked like maybe somebody used it for a wedding. I believe they covered up the usefulness of this piece with all the extras. We debated purchasing it, but then decided that we could definitely use it. And boy are we glad now that we did. We spent a whopping $6.00 on it at Goodwill. Goodwills and Salvation Army stores are just wonderful for finding these kinds of things at. And if you can go on half price days, that makes the deal even sweeter! So, here are just a few of the Celebrations that we have used it at. And you better believe it will be serving its purpose at Casie's Celebration this coming weekend. Getting so excited to unveil all the details to her when she walks in. : )

Chicken Salad Croissants on purple cabbage leaves for the Lavender Celebration


Grapes and Caramel Corn at the Fruit of the Spirit School Program

Cookies at the Milk and Cookies Birthday Celebration

Milk & Cookies

Last minute, we decided to put together a fun Milk and Cookies party for Casie's daughter, Amalyah, who is now 2!!! In a couple weeks we had the ideas ready and were excited to see how it would all come together with such quick planning. Here is what our planned party on a whim looked like.

We made tissue paper poms to hang from the ceiling and then made these mini poms to put in clean Frappacino bottles.

The stand with the boa and the one with the strawberry wafers were an easy DIY project that Casie found at Joys Hope and had a fun time experimenting with. Casie used brown paint for the candlesticks and pink for the trays. The possibilities with this project is endless, and we are seeing what all we can do in the future with these trays. Yay! for fun and cheap ideas to make every table a pleasure to put together.

Casie found this mobile at Hobby Lobby on the clearance rack. I'm thinking we can use this for other Celebrations as well. Take those stringed circles off and add our own dangling prettiness.

The birthday girl is ready for some cookies. Let the Celebrating of Amalyah's life begin!!!

I love this, that she dipped her cookies. So meticulous in her dipping.

Gotta take a break from dipping to smile!

With two cookies for each child, we layed out the goods of frosting, sprinkles, and m&ms to use as decoration. They had so much fun making masterpieces that were then bagged up for them to take home.

Now that girl knows how to decorate a cookie!!!

Celebrating the life of our children is such a joy! Children are a blessing, and we love rejoicing not just on the day of their birth, but everyday for the little lives that God has entrusted to us.

Christi & Casie, decor in place, ready for guests.

Casie and Christi included all their favorites on the cookie table, and some Gluten Free (were labeled with a G.F. at the end of the name on the labels) choices as well. The following is a list of what were enjoyed by all the guests:

Snickerdoodles G.F.

Dipped Gingersnaps

Granola Balls

Oreos

Chocolate Sandwich Cookies G.F.

Strawberry Wafers

Thumbprint Cookies G.F.

Peanut Butter Twix Cookies G.F.

Sugar Cookies

Mint Chocolate Straws

AND pink and brown Sixlets candies

We delight in being frugal spenders for parties, yet having a beautiful and eye catching display. We take our own pictures (or our husbands or friends), create all the paper labels and tags and bounce our ideas off of each other for the other to make happen. We say we have little men in our heads that work really hard to come up with ideas. We sure keep them busy! : )

Thank you for stopping by and being a part of another CeLeBration! Nothing like dipping your cookies in cold milk or washing down a delicious bite of sugary goodness with a swig of milk. It was fun and all the guests enjoyed every bite of it!