Answer - they put all their creative energy into their family!
My daughter asked for a sleepover just before Christmas to celebrate her 11th Birthday -her favorite color is purple and so I created this fun cake for her. I was soooo nervous because I had the idea in my head, but had absolutely no idea how to pull it off.
The girls were amazing, they told me I was like "cake boss" and that Martha Stewart should watch out - that really made me smile, I'm not even close to those two, but it was very sweet of the girls to make me feel good!
While our daughter was sleeping on the eve of her Birthday we snuck into her room and decorated it, the picture doesn't do it justice, it was so warm and cozy, we strung purple lanterns across the room and wound pearls and gems around them, with snowflakes hanging from the center. We tied back the curtains with purple ribbon and put up a small pink "Birthday" tree with colored lights. It was a magical place for the girls to sleep the next night. I wish you could have seen it, but more than that I wish you could have seen her face and the sparkle in her eyes when she saw it for the first time.
The theme for our sleepover was "mismatch" so that nobody had to buy new clothes or PJ's just before Christmas. The challenge for me was creating a fun table scape that was mismatched but looked fun. We hung different colored balls from the ceiling at different heights, garland across the window and purple lights were threaded through the blinds.
I wish you could see how the table sparkled - everyone wanted to eat the lime green lollypops and delicious looking candy cane decorations.This was a magical party that I will never forget. Turning 11 for my daughter was a special event.
What I loved about the decorations is that they worked perfectly for new year too. We scattered crystals all over the table adding to the sparkle that was already there from the glitter we'd sprinkled and we filled champagne and margarita glasses with coordinating mini decorations.
What I loved about the decorations is that they worked perfectly for new year too. We scattered crystals all over the table adding to the sparkle that was already there from the glitter we'd sprinkled and we filled champagne and margarita glasses with coordinating mini decorations.What a fabulous Christmas, Birthday and New Year! I wish you could have seen it all for real, the pictures just don't capture the light and sparkle.
