Party in The Sky

Yesterday we said our goodbyes to a sweet young lady who has been

in our home these past 11 months. It was a bitter sweet goodbye

with much concerned about her future welfare.

Sadly there is only so much that can be done to keep children safe

and now we must prey and hope that our fears will not come to fruition.

But of coarse she was very excited to return home

and so we hope above all that she will be safe and happy from this day forth.

We recently celebrated her 13th birthday with our friends and family.

It was her very first birthday party, and that made it all the more special!

Unfortunately I've been quite under the weather with the pregnancy,

(now 10 weeks along) and so I only had a few short hours to devote to making

this party as special as I could for her and our guests.

Leaving the house is a nightmare with a house full of kids,

and a miserably unhappy tummy

so ALL the decorations were things we had around the house

and a digital kit from Minitoko called Cute.

And CUTE her party was indeed.

Confetti Border is also available from Minitoko

For the backdrop I hung a bed sheet for the sky

offset by a black tablecloth for a really bold and graphic pop.

I spread out a multi-colored rope light along the table and covered it with

cotton fluff from my craft supplies closet to look like floating clouds.

The effect was so pretty with the lights turned low.

We are so lucky to have a wonderful organization in our area called 

Community Cakes which provided free homemade cakes to those who would 

otherwise not receive one.

As a foster parent I can't express enough how much this service 

has blessed the lived of our children. 

I HIGHLY recommend using Digi Kits for party decorations and invites

There are so many unique kits out there, with themes you

might otherwise never come across in a department store.

It's easy to think that a party is going to cost a bundle,

but if you think outside of the box, repurposing items from around your home

you can come up with something that leaves your wallet happy

 and your guest in ahhhh!