April 26, 2012 3 Comments

derby party + free printables

Hey everyone, it’s Bridget, again. I’m back to share this fabulous Kentucky Derby styled shoot that was recently submitted to us from Deanna at Mirabelle Creations. 

On May 5th, Kentuckians will be celebrating the 138th annual Kentucky Derby. Being a Cincinnati girl, I grew up steeped in the “Run for the Roses” tradition, a Kentucky Derby fundraisting event. So I was thrilled to see that Deanna captured this timeless tradition with modern flair in her FREE printables! The sweet color palette of red, white, and blue and the rose-centered design are a perfect complement.

And I’m dying to try out some of her delicious recipes. She made Kentucky Bourbon Ball Pops and took another traditional Kentucky dessert, Derby Pie – a gooey brown sugar, pecan, and dark chocolate treat – and made Kentucky Derby pie inspired cupcakes!

 

So grab your big hat and your mint julip, and ”race” on over to Mirabelle Creations to download her FREE Kentucky Derby party printables to create this charming party for your very own! {Thanks, Deanna, for letting us share!}

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April 19, 2012 8 Comments

free patriotic party printables

I’m giving away some new freebies today! I’ve been working on some new craft and baking projects using these patriotic inspired party printables and of course want to share with all of you. Plus, I’ll share all the projects very soon!

The freebie includes four red, white and blue pattern pennants, dessert table tags (or placecards!) and round cupcake picks (also great as favor tags).

Download my patriotic party printable freebies now!

And as always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake and create!  (By the way, I hosted a link party yesterday. I’d love for you to share your latest creation.)

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March 20, 2012 5 Comments

Easter bunny cello bag treats

I’m giving away Easter bunny (face and ears) printables! I shared them a few weeks ago decorating a bunny cake and this morning I’m sharing them as bunny cello bags. {grin}

I love packaging sweet little treats and one of my favorites is the pretzel cello bags. (See the bottom of this post for other holiday ideas.) Here’s what you’ll need:

One bunny is up and the other got scared away. See his little tail?! {giggle}

“Hop” you love them as much as I do! And make sure you check out some of my other cello bag treat crafts:

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March 6, 2012 28 Comments

Easter bunny cake + blog hop

Easter is just around the corner and we’ve designed some sweet little Easter bunny freebies just for you!  And we didn’t design just any bunny, it’s a 3-D bunny!  

These Easter bunnies are adorable on cupcakes, but I decided to use them to decorate a flat iced double layer chocolate cake (if you’re not a baker, just ask the bakery at your local grocery store to make one for you without the decorations; this one was only $14 at Kroger).

Here’s how you craft them:

Using a 2.5″ circular punch, cut out the bunny faces.

Cut out the bunny ears, leaving the bases attached so that all your ears are the same distance from each other.

If you want the 3-D look, attach them to the back of the faces with foam adhesive dots.

For the sides of the cake, cut a lollipop stick in half and hot glue the flat end to the bunny. For the cake topper, or for a cupcake, attach the lollipop stick to the back of the bunny.

Super easy and I hope you think fabulously lovely! {smile}

Another tip, if you purchase your cake at the bakery, it may have a cardboard edge. Just trim it off with an exacto knife (on a wooden cutting board) and then cover the edges with candies. I used light pink sixlets.

Download your FREE EASTER BUNNY PRINTABLES now and enjoy!

Oh, but that isn’t all! I rounded up some of my talented blogging friends and they’ve also created some Easter fun to share with you this morning. “HOP” over to:

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February 6, 2012 4 Comments

FREE Valentine cello toppers

The Super Bowl is over and our FREE Valentine cellos are up just in time for you to package goodies for your kiddos classroom parties late this week and early next! Choose from owls, dinosaurs, ladybugs and robots AND all four designs can be personalized with your child’s name right in the file before you print.

If you use them we’d love to see a pic of your beautiful kiddos taking them to school or what goodies you chose to package inside them (4″ wide cello bags from your local craft store work best).

DOWNLOAD my FREE Valentine Cello Topper Printables NOW!

As always, we hope you’re inspired to craft, bake and create! Enjoy!

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January 26, 2012 15 Comments

FREE Super Bowl party printables

Hosting a Super Bowl party this year?! Download my wrappers and mini pennant banners, updated from my original Snackpicks.com article, for the two winning teams: NY Giants and New England Patriots. I confirmed that the Giants will be wearing their away white jerseys (white chevron wrappers) and the Patriots will wear their blue jerseys (blue chevron wrappers). You can use them all, or just your favorite team. The set also includes a 11×17 football field mat and a 11×17 green grass chevron mat (great for a backdrop for your stadium). 

UPDATE for 2013 Colors ~ Baltimore vs. 49ers ~ templates can be downloaded now! And see more Super Bowl party ideas including bacon and chocolate popcorn. {grin}

Crafting the printables is simple. I recommend card stock for the wrappers and pennants, but you can use regular printer paper if you like. Secure the wrapper loosely around a cupcake liner with double sided tape or hot glue and fill the wrappers with snacks. For the pennants, wrap the diamonds around a toothpick and secure with an Elmer’s glue stick.

Next, grab a wire spice rack for your stadium and set up your fans! I chose Cheez-It crackers for my snacks and I picked up my wire rack at Target!

DOWNLOAD 2012 Super Bowl Party Printables NOW!

 

DOWNLOAD 2013 Super Bowl Party Printables NOW!

 

For your convenience, I’ve combined all five sheets into one pdf. When you print, be aware that you’ll want to print sheets one and two, the mats, on 11×17 paper, and sheets three through five, the wrappers and pennants, on 8.5×11 paper.

And as a friendly reminder, these are copyright protected and for personal use only. They may not be sold or distributed. We ask that anyone wishing to use our freebies come here to download them. 

And if you do get a chance to use them, we’d love to see your display! You can share them on our facebook page or shoot us an e-mail at customercare@celebrationshoppe.com. Enjoy! 

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January 17, 2012 10 Comments

10,000 facebook fans = freebies

We’re 10 “likes” or so away from 10,000 facebook fans and all I have to say is THANK YOU!

Thank you so very much for reading my blog, following my designs, chatting with me on twitter (@celebshoppe), checking out what I pin on Pinterest, liking the shoppe on facebook and most recently following my picture posts on Instagram (@thecelebrationshoppe).

You guys get me up in the morning excited about what I’m going to share for the day and I just want you to know how much I appreciate you! 

Last year I gave away dinosaur and owl Valentine cello toppers and many of you have asked for them again this year. So I updated them a bit, adding the ability for you to personalize them before printing. AND I added a few more designs to the mix: ladybugs and robots! (These designs are all part of larger collections that you can see in the shoppe.)

Click here to download all four designs! Open the file, personalize them in the design font right inside the pdf (the basic Adobe Reader will do) and then print. It’s that easy! And I would also love it if you would share my free printables with your friends and family! 

By the way, the toppers work best with 4″ cello bags. I personally buy the mini cellos (at JoAnns Fabric and Craft Stores) and fill them with tiny toys and candies as you can see in my post from last year, but you can also buy the taller ones for pencils and things.

ENJOY! And if you feel like leaving a comment, I love them and read them all. It’s so much better than just seeing a number in the analytics to tell me you were here! {wink}

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January 4, 2012 No Comments

FREE lovebug Valentine cellos

I have a few fun Valentine freebies lined up for you! This first one is my lovebug ladybug cello topper with two different sayings: Our friendship is all the buzz! and I’m buggy for you! I may have to give this one to my girlfriends since my boys wouldn’t dare hand them out! Which of course also means there is a boy version coming. {hint. hint.}

And the cool part, you can personalize them (in the font shown) before printing. Yay! All you have to do is type and print. Download my FREE Valentine cello toppers now! (UPDATE: File now includes owls, dinosaurs and robots!) 

By the way, these work best with 4″ wide cello bags. I use the mini length and I get mine at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, but I bet you can find them at any craft store.

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November 17, 2011 8 Comments

FREE mod candy cane printables

I’m just in the giving spirit this week! AND I would love for you to join us on facebook. Click now to DOWNLOAD my mod candy cane snowflake rounds, “have a sweet day” tags and recipe cards. I’ve pre-filled the recipe cards with my Peppermint Bark recipe, or you can type your own recipe directly into the cards before printing.

Perfect for gifting sweets this holiday season! Oh, and have you downloaded my free printables featured in this month’s issue of All You magazine?! Make sure you grab those too! ENJOY!

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November 15, 2011 9 Comments

free printables for Christmas!

I’ve teamed up with All You magazine on a holiday savings story and we’re giving you FREE and easily PERSONALIZED gift tags and recipe cards! 

Download my recipe cards now, personalize them with your own recipe (or use mine) and print! Download my gift tags now, personalize them and print!

And make sure you check out my DIY punch design holiday gift bag idea (all for under $.40 per package and super cute if I do say so) and peppermint no-bake cookie recipe and pictorial!

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