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Eventup -- A New Site to Book Cool Party Venues
I just learned of a great new site I had to share. It's called Eventup and it's an online party venue booking site.
It's based here in Santa Monica, so a few weeks ago I had coffee with the founder, Tony Adam, and he told me all about it.
{PARTY ON A BUDGET} The Ultimate Nerf Party
Melissa Newell from My Party Passion and our budget party contributor, threw her son the Ultimate Nerf Party. Not an easy theme to do, but Melissa found inspiration in unusual places. Read her whole story below:
I don’t know about you, but it’s easy breezy chicken peazey to find girl themes for birthdays, however, much more challenging to find a boy -- preteen no less -- theme.
DIY Tutorial From A Catch My Party Member: How to Make a Ribbon Covered Letter or Number
Stacy H threw such a fun, colorful party for her daughter's first birthday. Even the name of the party was cute... Baby P's Polka Dotty Pool Party.
Stacy made lots of the decorations herself, including this adorable ribbon covered number "1." (With a blog called She's {Kinda} Crafty you'd expect nothing less.) I asked Stacy if she'd put together a tutorial on how she made it, and she so generously said yes. Hooray! Here it is...
PARTY ON A BUDGET: Backyard Carnival Party
I saw Brenda F's Backyard Carnival Party and almost flipped. The attention to detail was amazing. Then I discovered she pulled the whole thing off on a budget of $464 for 70 people. That's about $6.50 per person.
TRENDS: Awesome Dessert Tables for Boys on Catch My Party
(Just a quick note, we're giving away some beautiful Le Creuset cookware. Click here if you want more info.)
We showcased dessert tables for grownups and dessert tables for girls (part 1 and part 2), so of course we had to do dessert tables for boys! I'm so impressed by all the creativity here. See for yourself...
TRENDS: Summer Parties on Catch My Party
As summer winds down, I thought it would be fun to revisit some of our most memorable beach and pool parties of the year. Enjoy!
Lindsey M's Girly Gecko Birthday Party