A Birthday Fiesta in the Works

These are the invites that I made for my husband's Birthday Fiesta in August. His birthday is actually (one of) the dates that is said to be the BEGINNING of the Mayan calendar! I chose the serpent motif from the Chichen Itza pyramid. Just so happens I found the perfect paper at Archiver's that had the blue waves on the back and the fun zigzag on the front. Of course, the fun stickers had to be added too.

Menu:
A Taco and Nacho Bar
Tomatillo Enchiladas
Homemade Refried Beans
An assortment of homemade FRESH salsas-my jalapenos and habaneros are growing insanely well-I think I have to pickle some just to save them we have so many!
Tequilas and margaritas will also be served

The piece De resistance:
A Twinkie-pyramid-inspired cake-playing on the notion that Twinkies will survive the end of the world/nuclear holocaust/etc. Not fully Twinkified, as to make it to scale (9 steps) with solid Twinkies would create a 16"-high and 14"-wide cake! Who knows what that would weigh. And surprisingly it'd be expensive.

Pictures and such will be posted of the food and event mid-August!

Comments

"Kitty, that's my pot pie!"

This is what was created out of the leftover roast chicken. I used a 9" deepdish pie plate and only used puff pastry on the top. I have an aversion to soggy bottoms. We had another couple over and between the 4 of us-actually the guys ate 3/4s of it-it disappeared! There were plenty of South Park pot pie quotes laughed at :)

Pelmet Tutorial

Finally here it is! These are super easy, quite quick and don't cost much at all. Things you'll need: Foam board (use your Micheal's coupons!) Cotton batting-I bought the crib-size and still have leftovers Fabric Glue gun and glue sticks-I used 2 long ones Duct tape Picture hangers or small brackets of your choice Step 1: Measure your window width and cut or tape more than one piece of foam board together to fit the space if needed. I made sure it was at least 1" beyond each side of the wood moulding. Remember you'll add thickness and need to attach brackets. Mine were 64" long, 9" tall and the sides were 2" wide, your proportions may be different depending on the window size and style. Duck tape holds it all together nicely. I did add wooden chopsticks to the middle where I taped two long pieces together so it didn't bend. You won't have to do this if your window is smaller....

Pretty Pages

If you want some blog and web-candy, check out some of my favorite sites. Some are wedding idea sites, and some are just plain pretty. Style Me Pretty is a definite necessary website to check out for anyone planning a wedding or something fancy. Tons of ideas, pretty pictures and also local vendors can be found on this beauty of a site!. Eat Drink Pretty Fresh from St. Paul! Another blogilicious page that has all kinds of creative, delicious and beautiful ideas. Little Birdie Secrets is a new one for me, but it has all kinds of crafty ideas for any occasion. What I'm admiring are the organza flower tutorials .

Katiebird's Garden & Wildcraft

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