Last Minute Cinco De Mayo Cactus Pretzel Ideas

Cactus' are so in this year, you might as well add them to a Holiday...

What's better than Cactus on Cinco De Mayo?

The top picture is from Crayonsandcravings.com click HERE for tutorial

Click here for tutorial from CandiQuik

and these super beautiful Cactus are from LadyBehindtheCurtain.com 

click HERE for tutorial

Happy Cinco De Mayo

Baby Shark Party Idea

Baby Shark Doo Doo Doo Doo....

Such a cute idea for a first Birthday Party!

This beautiful, clean and well planned party has so many cute details.

Please see PaperandParties.com for all the details and other great ideas!

St. Patty's Day Treat Ideas

These adorable Saint Patty's Day Treat Ideas from  MeetPenny.com

Click here for more ideas and free printables

Here is another free printable for M&M's or Skittles

Click Here for Printable from ACraftyMom.com

Mardis Gras Party Ideas

Happy Mardis Gras!!! 

It's that time of year. This is a long blog post, trying to make up for my lack of posting. I am sorry just "life has gotten in my way" Here are a few ideas from Pinterest of awesome Mardis Gras ideas. the top picture is amazing and can be made from different size King Cakes. King Cakes are so good and available throughout Louisiana everywhere, or if you are not in the South, time to get baking!

an easy idea for a place setting...beads!!!!!

couldn't find the recipe, but it looks like a pasta salad with all the right colors!

easy idea for near your front door...welcome to our Mardis Gras Party!

enough said...Wine bottles and beads

chocolate covered pretzels, Purple, green and gold!

chocolate covered strawberries

Mardis Gras Monkey Bread

recipe HERE from Spicy Southern Kitchen

Mardis Gras Jello Shots

click HERE from Chez Helene Cookbook

King Cake "Bubble Up"

click HERE from Plain Chicken

King Cake Cupcakes

click HERE from Kennedy Adventures

The last three photos are from our own Bayou Home

 and as you see we are ready for Mardis Gras!

See you at the Parades!

Halloween Playlist for an Adult Halloween Party

Here is a perfect Playlist for an Adult Halloween Party!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Specimen Jars

These Awesome Specimen Jars are from 

JessieDaye.com

she did a fantastic job and has an easy to follow tutorial

Click HERE for the tutorial

I love her ideas for the ingredients for a creepy display.

Ingredients

Dragon Intestines - Pretzel Sticks, water, & black food coloring
Pinch of Pain - Baking soda
Dead Mermaid Hair - Burlap twine, red food coloring
Raven eye balls - toy eye balls, water, green food coloring
Unicorn Blood - Glow sticks
Zombie Brains - Head of cauliflower, water, & red food coloring
Mummy Guts - Cooked pasta, red and black food coloring
Gnome Hearts - Jar of roasted red peppers & red food coloring
Ear of Troll - Half of a Portobello mushroom & 1 drop red food coloring
Dash of Devastation - Vinegar, Alka Seltzer, green food coloring

Halloween Vampire Donuts

These are Easy and Cute!

Place Plastic Vampire teeth in donut hole and add candy eyeballs!

click HERE for more on this fun treat