Wrapping Up Birthday Party "Week"

My last two projects for Birthday Party Week.

First, a crazy balloon wreath. I'm not going to lie. There were a lot of times when I was making this wreath that it reminded me of nothing more than a sad clown. Then I started blowing a little air into the balloons before I pinned them on to the wreath form. It fixed their shape a little. Then I washed my hands halfway through and they were filthy and I couldn't believe I was putting the balloons in my mouth! The things I do for you and this blog...

Anyway, this is the brainchild of Shannon from Sew Sweet Cottage. She put a letter in the middle but I didn't want the wreath to be so specific to one person. I did look around for a birthday sign that I could add, but I couldn't find anything. (I could probably have made something, but I wanted to move this party along.) I kind of feel like if scrapbooking was now where it was two or three years ago even, I could have found something no problem.

The last project is a Sundae Bar. Bars are definitely the rage on Pinterest, and I think that's what made me decide it was a craft, as opposed to just entertaining. I do think that one of the things that makes bars work--a uniformity of presentation--does rely on craft. In my case, I decided to do a sort of chalkboard look with my labels. 

I used my favorite "font"--do you still call it a font if you are writing it?--I don't have a name for it but I put a little ball on the ends of letters. This helps you even out your letters if you, like me, have a tendency to write some letters smaller than others.

You can tell I went all Pinterest perfect when I covered the whipped cream can with grey paper. You can choose crushed (homemade!) cookies, toffee, sprinkles, berries, nuts, M&Ms, or maraschino cherries. Caramel or chocolate sauce. Whipped cream or not.

What are you having?