Things Pinterest Has Taught Me {Live}

Pinterest has taken over my life. Every spare moment I have (waiting for the bus, on the bus, before bed, eating breakfast, well you get the idea), I spend looking at the awesome ideas Pinterest has to offer.

WARNING: Before making an account, make sure your ready for the side affects the addiction can cause, including: lack of sleep, eye soreness, reduced social life, a need to try everything you see.

With that being said, here are some of the things Pinterest has taught me:

01. How to be More Crafty

 02. How to Throw a (Great) Party

03. How to Have (A Little) Better Style

04. How to Dress for the Occasion

05. How to Cook (Better)

You can check out my Pinterest account here.

Royal Wedding Tea Party {Entertain}

On my first official day of summer, I got to enjoy a lovely tea party with some friends. We ate goodies, drank tea and of course watched the wedding! I did the place card and cupcake topper designs.

Cute Nutcracker Party {Entertain}

This is the sweetest holiday party!

Halloween Dessert Buffet {Entertain}

Halloween is fast approaching and I couldn't help but fall in love with this buffet table. It's the perfect mix of food, design and decoration. The food is from here and the paper goods are from here. To find the DIY instructions for creating your own Halloween buffet, you can visit Twig & Thistle for more details. Such an adorable idea, perfect for this time of year!

Party Planner {Entertain}

If I were planning a big end of summer shindig, I would have:

 this dress

these tissue paper flowers - how to instructions here 

these flower garlands

 

my elephant vase (original idea from here)

 these flower centrepieces

 

 these party favours (these are ones I had already made for a different event)

 these lights

 this whale watermelon fruit dish

these gourmet smores

 and finally these invitations (yes I know they are from a wedding, but they are so cute!)

Tea Party {Entertain}

On Saturday, my friend and I hosted a tea party. She baked cookies and cake and cupcakes and we sat and drank tea and lavender lemonade. We also played Bocce Ball and watched The Jane Austen Book Club movie. We all dressed in our best and had a lovely time. I made the party favors; boxes (handmade) filled with tea and chocolate. I also made the place cards; they are butterflies that sit on the edge of your glass/tea cup. We also had cucumber, cream cheese sandwiches and egg salad sandwiches. Very Jane Austen meets Anne of Green Gables.