Easter nests (and their cute treat baggies)

The nests
Chinese chow mein noodles (1 bag) are combined with melted butterscotch chips (1 bag) and semi-sweet chocolate chips (about 1/2 cup) and then scooped onto wax or parchment paper in small circular mounds.  While still warm (but not too hot or it will melt candies), press three egg-shaped candies of your choosing (I have used both Peanut butter M&Ms and mini Whoppers Robin Eggs) in the center.

The baggies
I found these free printable tags here and decided that I wanted to copy and paste to create my very own baggie toppers out of them.  Find the PDF that I created here.  You can do like me and simply select, copy and paste it into Word and then insert a text box over the current text and print.  I always just print using my color printer on cardstock.  These fit standard 4x9 cellophane treat bags. I like to staple them on first and then use my small punch to create holes for the thin ribbon.

Cute tags for place cards

As you may (or may not) know, I am hosting a tea party baby shower for my sister in law this week.  For a unique twist on place cards, I thought I may do these tea bag shaped tags (from Martha Stewart) and attach them to the napkin rings with thin pink ribbon.

Amidst the cake pop rage...

Cake pops seem to be all the rage on the party blogosphere so when seeking inspiration for some cute little girly treats to add to our candy/dessert buffet for a baby shower, I couldn't help but fall in love with these. (For the full DIY, click here)

Don't get me wrong, I am not at all obsessed with Hello Kitty.  However, the guest of honor happened to choose this bedding set for her nursery so I thought it may be fun to incorporate one tiny Hello Kitty touch into her shower as well.

What do you think?  Should I whip up a batch?

"It's a Small World" Birthday party

I stumbled across this birthday party for a 2 year old and read the details with my jaw gaping open.  Check out her site for yourself. Wow.