PINSPIRATION SATURDAY: The Super Bowl Edition

It's PINSPIRATION SATURDAY once again and with the Super Bowl just eight days away, here are my favorite football-oriented pins of the week.

Make your party stand out with these free printables from Little Sprout Creations 

at Hostess With the Mostess. 

I love the football field snack basket!  

Pin via Laurie at Gallamore West

These Super Bowl Sundaes will score a touchdown with the whole family!

My pin from In Katrina's Kitchen

Looking for a fun way to kick off game day?  

These football field pancakes should do the trick.

My pin from Jim's Pancakes

Seven Layer Dip gets a Super Bowl makeover.
My pin from Kitchen Fun With My Three Sons

The Snackadium!  

Now that's what I call a Super Bowl Spread.

Pin from Philly 2Nite via Sherry Presley

Such a fun way to give plain old nice boxes some pigskin panache.

Pin from Catch My Party via Laura Hutchison @PlayDrMom

So there you have it - my favorite Super Bowl pins this week.  Did you find some good stuff there yourself?  I'd love to see them!  You can follow my boards on Pinterest HERE, and if you're on too, post a link to your profile or your user name so I can follow you!

PARTY PEEKS WEDNESDAY: Are You Ready For Some Football?

My two worlds will be colliding next weekend when the New York Giants (for whom this Jersey girl has been rooting since I can remember) face-off against the New England Patriots (the team this Rhode Island transplant cheers for when they play anyone other than the Giants) in Super Bowl XLVI.  Which means only one thing, of course - an excuse to throw a party!

I've been collecting lots of inspiration over on my Super Super Bowl Ideas Pinterest board, but when I saw fun football snack table put together by Debbie of Wants and Wishes Design over on Celebrations at Home, I knew I had to share it.

I love the referee striped backdrop and the astroturf tablecloth, and how she used individual pennant banners for each food station.

And how cute are these "bleachers"?
 

Did you notice the bottom row of cupcakes has chocolate covered potato chips on top?  I die!

Another great idea - wrapping chips in individual bags with cute toppers so they're easy for guests to grab.

And while we're talking about sprucing up store-bought stuff, Debbie just added some white frosting to pre-made cookies for some easy football flair.

And last, but so not least, is my favorite part of the whole party - chocolate covered Oreos decorated with X's and O's paired with end zone cupcakes to create a football play display.

Total touchdown, right?  

You can get more details and see more pictures over on Celebrations at Home and the printables you see here are available from Wants and Wishes Design.  For more fun celebration inspiration, follow my Party Ideas board on Pinterest.

Images: Wants and Wishes Design

PARTY PEEKS WEDNESDAY: Star Wars Style

There are lots of great parties out there in the blogosphere, especially for girls and younger kids.  So when I see a boy-friendly bash that's also appropriate for older kids, it really grabs my attention, like this Star Wars Clone Wars celebration from Hello My Sweet.

Six-year-old Gryphon decided on the theme and the party was certainly out-of-this-galaxy cool. Just look at this spread!

I don't know what's more fab - the Yoda Soda or the Wookie Cookies!

But holy Ewoks!  There were also Thermal Detonators, edible Light Sabers and....

Han Burgers!  And did you see Leia's Buns back there?  I love it!

You can get more details and see more pictures over on Hello My Sweet, and for more fun celebration inspiration, follow my Party Ideas board on Pinterest.

Images: Hello My Sweet

PARTY PEEKS WEDNESDAY: Getting Fishy With It

I am currently up to my elbows in projects for Gabrielle and Alaina's birthday party next weekend so I have the utmost respect for people who fill their parties filled with handmade details.  Here's one that blew me away.

Photographer Michelle Dupuis threw a goldfish-themed first birthday bash for her son and every little bit is perfection!  She made the darling invitations:

Cooked up some fabulous fish food, like sandcastle sandwiches:

Bech bucket veggies:

And Go Fish jigglers:

Michelle even made the sidewalk chalk favors.

My favorite part?  The adorable goldfish cake topper she made, inspired by these.

See more pictures over on CAKE.

Images: Michelle Dupuis

PARTY PEEKS WEDNESDAY: Vintage Halloween Fun!

Now that almost everyone has gotten their kiddos back to school, what's next on the horizon?  Halloween, of course!

I've got scores of Halloween amazingness to show you over the next month but I had to kick things off with this scary chic party from Maureen and Adria at Anders Ruff that was featured on Hostess With the Mostess today.

So fab, right?

The theme was vintage and the details are so creative and totally stunning.  Tell me your little on won't go batty for these drinks!

I love the mummy-mallows and Boo-meringues!

And the rest of the sweet treats, like the owl and pumpkin cookies from Firefly Confections, were just as festive.  I can't wait for the tutorial on how to make the chocolate skeleton keys.

Maureen and Adria had quite a few more treats - and a few tricks - up their sleeve when they planned this bash and you can read more about them over on Hostess With the Mostess.

And if you want to throw your own Vintage Halloween Party, the printable package from Anders Ruff is on sale for just $12.

If you've got a Halloween bash you want to share, send us some pictures and you just might see it in next week's PARTY PEEKS!

Images: Becca Bond Photography for Anders Ruff Custom Design

FREEBIE FRIDAY: Back-to-School Party Pack

On Party Peeks Wednesday, I shared an adults back-to-school bash with fun free printables, so to be fair, today I've got one for the kiddos!

Ana from Love Party Printables designed this set for Catch My Party and I just think they're adorable!  The chalkboard napkin wraps kill me.

Even if you don't throw a full-on fete for your little one's return to school, you could dress up breakfast on their first day with the super cute chalkboard banner and toppers!  Download all of the goodies HERE.

Hope you enjoyed today's pick and for more fab freebies, check out my Freebies and Printables Board on Pinterest!

PARTY PEEKS WEDNESDAY

This week's peek isn't a "real" party, but it may give a lot of you a reason to celebrate!

Wondering what TGIBTS stands for?  THANK GOODNESS IT'S BACK-TO-SCHOOL!  If you laugh as hard as I do when that Staples commercial comes on where the dad is happily filling a cart with school supplies while "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" plays in the background, then this adult's only back-to-school bash is for you.

Chelsea from Lovely Indeed designed the cheeky printables and shared them over on The Sweetest Occasion.  The straw flags crack me up!

I love my kids dearly but sometimes this sentiment rings all too true!

Download all of the fun free printables HERE and if you throw your own TGIBTS party, be sure to send us some pictures!  You just might see it in next week's PARTY PEEKS!

Images: Lovely Indeed for The Sweetest Occasion

PARTY PEEKS WEDNESDAY: Back-To-School Bashes

Your kids may not think back-to-school time is something to celebrate but once they see these amazing parties, they'll change their tune!

I fell in love at first sight with this sweet school soiree thrown by Little Sooti using free printables from Bird's Party (find them HERE).

I don't know what I adore most - the chalkboard labels:

The pencil apple pops:

The arithmetic cupcakes:

Or the lunchbox favors.

Look at those alphabet cookies!  So adorable.

Our fab reader Jenny from Crossing the Bugger-Dixon Line threw a book swap party to celebrate the start of school with her little guys and the details are delightful!

This wreath welcomed all of the book worms:

Decorations included book-page bunting, personalized bookmarks and a book mobile.

The guests brought books to swap.

And they got to take home a few along with book plates designed by Bushel and Peck Paper:

And a coordinating tote:

And here's a back-to-school bash from One Charming Party that puts a whole new spin on things.

Everything on that "dessert" table is made from school supplies!  Eraser "candies":

Elmer's glue "milk":

And a pencil and rubber band cake!

These parties will surely take the of the sting out of heading back to school and start to get the kiddos excited about what's to come.  Are you planning some sort of celebration for yours?  We'd love to hear all about it!

If you have a party you'd like to share, e-mail me at afomft@gmail.com and you just might see it in next week's PARTY PEEKS!

Images: My Life My Loves, Paisley Petal Events & Pure Joy Events