This week is turn off the TV week, so why not get some friends and family together for a fun game night. I’ve been writing about family game night over at Play Library, but you can invite friends and their families over to join in the fun and make it a party. I put together a few tips and ideas to help with the planning.

Have everyone bring their favorite board game and prepare to laugh your way through the night.
You can keep everything simple and order pizza, or have everyone bring their favorite appetizer or finger food.
Set up tables, you …read more

Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th. To celebrate I thought I’d share a couple ideas for a pirate party. If you miss Talk Like a Pirate Day you can always plan a pirate birthday party, or a pirate themed Halloween party.

Here are some fun ideas for your pirate party whenever you plan to have it:

Have all your guests come dressed in their best pirate costume.
It’s not a pirate party unless you have a treasure hunt. Give your guests a map and some clues and send them to find the treasure.
A treasure chest or pirate ship cake are in …read more

I haven’t done a party idea roundup for a few weeks. I’ve come across some great ideas lately, so I decided it’s time to share them with all of you. Here are some of my favorite party ideas from the last few weeks for your weekend enjoyment.

It’s not too late for a last minute Labor Day End of Summer White Party at Celebrations.
This Apple Theme Cocktail Night had my mouth watering over at Divine Party Concepts.
Our One Heart has ideas for a Violet Wedding.
Check out the really cute Cookie Monster Party at Hostess with the Mostess.
PartyBluPrints has a menu for …read more

One of my favorite late summer blooms is the sunflower. So I thought I’d put together some party, or wedding ideas with a sunflower theme. Sunflowers are big, bold, and inject a ray of sunshine wherever they go.
Combine them with greens, golds, bold yellows, or chocolate browns, like they did in this fall sunflower tablescape.
Don’t forget the invitations, here’s a beautiful  invitation featuring sunflowers courtesy of Invitation Consultants.

Or a sunflower wedding note card from Etsy.

I love these sunflower inspired cakes.

Via Flickr johnattebury cc
This sunflower wedding cake looks fabulous with the garden setting behind it.
Via Flickr Tracy Hunter
Mix and mingle fresh …read more

School is back in session for most over the next couple weeks. A few are already there. Why not celebrate the return to school with friends, and make it a happy time for kids, something to look forward to. Pre-schoolers and kindergartners are usually excited about going to school, why not add to their excitement? Plan a classroom party, or just get all your friends together to celebrate the first day of school.

Here are a few ideas for your preschool back to school party.

If the party is for preschool, or kindergarten age children, use brightly colored letters of the alphabet, …read more

I want to try to get back in the habit of doing a quick party round up, hopefully weekly, but it may only be a couple times a month. There are tons of great party ideas out there, so I’d love to share some of the latest with you. With the summer winding down, maybe I can get back to that on a regular schedule.

Here are some of my favorite party ideas from this week.

Beach Anniversary Party Bliss at Mix Mingle and Glow
Back to School Party Ideas from Divine Party Concepts
The Perfect Setting For a Romantic Getaway can be found …read more

AMC is gearing up for the season premiere of their hit series Mad Men this Sunday August 16th. If you’re a Mad Men fan why not invite a few friends over for a Mad Men premiere party? You can set up a masculine retro feel and theme to the party.

Pretend you’re Betty and prepare appetizers including 60’s favorites – pigs-in-a-blanket, stuffed celery sticks and deviled eggs. You could even dress yourself up to look like Betty or Don!
Set up a retro theme around the house, with retro plates, napkins, and decorations.
Check out the Mad Men official website for more …read more

Right after I got married my friends and I had a girls night in scrapbook party. We went through all of the wedding photos, bachelorette party, wedding shower, getting our hair done, rehearsal dinner, and just because photos.

We picked out the best photos and organized them into a scrapbook, complete with funny captions. Today those are my favorite photos to look back at when I want to remember my wedding. For me they’re even better than the posed images the photographer took.
We had a ton of fun making that album. It was so fun to get together and talk. We …read more

July is National Ice Cream Month, celebrate it with an ice cream party. There’s nothing better than some cool creamy ice cream on a hot July day. Here are a few ideas to get your ice cream party started!

Set up an ice cream sundae bar and let everyone make their own ice cream sundae.
Get some yummy ice cream party favors.
Make some homemade ice cream, this Tropical Coconut Ice Cream sounds wonderful for a summer party.
Make a simple berry sauce from some of those fresh in season berries you have on hand.

Bobby Flay helps you make some classic vanilla milk shakes. …read more

Christine Gooding, one of my co-bloggers here at Blisstree threw a Twilight Birthday party for her daughter recently, and it was a huge success.
For the cake she bought an edible Twilight image from ebay and had her decorator create a cake from that, check out all her Twilight cake details, and ideas.
The party decorations were fabulous, she set up a Twilight shrine, and used framed sayings from the movie with black and red balloons scattered around the room. Check out all the Twilight party decorating ideas Christine came up with to help you plan your own Twilight party.

Looks like a …read more