DIY monster candy holder

So, after seeing our monster mash collection, our amazingly talented friend and diy corespondent, Katie, came up with this adorable monster candy holders to coordinate with our paper party goods! We of course, fell in love immediately! This Mr. and Mrs. monster are too cute just to look at, but to make them even sweeter when you flip their little heads back they are filled with treats! How much fun would these be as party favors at your next monster party! You can even personalize them for each child at your party with our custom cupcake toppers, that double as monster lollipops!

Materials:

Hot glue gun/glue

Scissors

Pipe cleaner

Scrap of ribbon

Empty toilet paper roll

Bottom half of plastic Easter egg

Card stock

Fringe Leis (about 1 and 1/2 per monster) I found them at a local party supply store, but you may also find them at craft stores or online if you wanted to buy them in bulk

Large google eye

Black card stock or construction paper

Ribbon of choice or other decorations

Cut off about 1/3 of toilet paper roll and use the larger piece for the monster's body. Cut out a circle just a bit wider than the bottom of the toilet paper roll (about 2 inches). Apply glue to the edges of the toilet paper roll and stick it to the middle of your circle. Hot glue half of your ribbon scrap to the bottom of the Easter egg, leaving half hanging off of the bottom for now.

Cut your lei so you have one long strip and tie the cut ends in a knot to prevent it from unraveling. Glue one end to the top of the egg and wrap it around, gluing as you go until you reach the bottom edge. Glue the other end of the ribbon piece to the toilet paper roll, leaving a little space so it opens and closes easily.

Starting at the bottom of the toilet paper roll, alternately apply glue and wrap the lei around as you go until you reach the top. Don't wrap too tightly to make sure your monster is extra furry :) Be sure to secure the end with an extra dot of glue.

Now make your monster's arm. Cut a little less than half of the pipe cleaner, depending on how long you want the monster's arm. You want to have plenty to glue to the back of the monster so it is sturdy enough to hold a little sign or lollipop. Wrap a piece of the lei around the pipe cleaner and bend the end of the pipe cleaner into a small loop just big enough to hold a lollipop stick. Glue the wrapped pipe cleaner to the back and the side of the toilet paper roll to give it a little extra strength.

Glue on the google eye and decorate your monster any way you wish! I added eyelashes to the girl. Just fringe a small rectangle of black paper, glue to the back of the google eye and spread out the lashes.

Fill with your favorite candy! I covered a small lollipop with tissue paper and tied it with ribbon for the monster to hold also or custom name lollipops from Icing Designs! 

Mini Monster Cookie Treats

It has been quite a couple of weeks. We have both been going crazy with so many end of the school year activities. We are ready to sit back and enjoy all that the summer has to offer! But, this is the last week of school and its definitely a mile stone for all of our girls! Kellie's oldest daughter will be entering junior high, what!?! And her little one and my twins will all be going into first grade! We just do not know where the time goes...we have to admit we are both a little teary eyed!
With the end of the year comes lots of thank yous for all of the special people who helped our littles grow and learn this year! Today for their last day of school, I wanted to do something fun for the girls class and teacher. So we made these little mini monster cookies! Yes, they are just a mini version of our big ones. But the minis are just so cute! We know that all of the kids will get such a kick our of these little monsters...full of chocolate chips and silly sprinkle teeth! These are so simple to make, just mini chocolate chip cookies fill them with buttercream and roll them in sprinkles! Make some silly eyes and you have a mini monster! What a fun little treat, right!?! How cute would these look on a sweet table at a 'monster bash'!?! They pair perfectly with our 'monster' paper party goods!

Pair it with our Monster mash tags and it makes they cutest little gift!! 

It's a Monster Mash....

We told you we've been working like crazy to get new illustrations added to our shop...well we are really excited to introduce our Halloween collection to you! We wanted to create something whimsical and fun for Halloween this year, but also wanted it to be something we could keep in our shop year round. We love  monster parties and think they are perfect for boys and girls, so we decided to illustrate little silly monsters with lollipops and party hats! The best part of this collection is that we have girl, boy and a boy/girl collections to choose from! They are all coordinating with invitations, cards, cupcake flags, gift tags, over-sized cupcake flags and letter garlands! We think they are lots of fun and hope you enjoy them!!!

"Trick or Treat"

Can you believe that Halloween is literally right around the corner...where is September going!?!
We have been getting so excited seeing all of the amazing Halloween inspiration out right now! You may have seen our monster mash collection, that is already in our shop! But we wanted to add one more item in the spirit of Halloween! Since we love garlands so much, we created a fringed "Trick or Treat" garland that is perfect to hang across your fire place mantle, across a mirror or of course to use as Halloween party decor! These garlands are hand cut and glittered and sturdy enough to last through many Halloweens. They are available in our Etsy shop and there are two fonts to choose from!