Friday, October 25, 2024

TOP 5 supplies you need for DIY party decorations and where to find them fast!

Here's what you need. No messing around. 

Fast and easy resources for what you need to

make your own party decorations.


FOAMCORE

This is a good size and an easy thickness to cut
with the tool coming up next.




#11 scalpel blades and holder to get those 
sharp clean cuts and easy to get into points and corners.


Rustoleum 2X comes in lots of colors and is highly
pigmented to get one coat coverage. 
Glossy or satin.
It dries fast yet slow enough to allow for
some glitter sprinkles if that's your jam.




Martha makes glitter and sometimes you need a special color.
Sometimes you just need alot and basic colors.
We love glitter around here and...yeah...I know it's messy...
but it's so cool!



We've tried lots of brands but 
3M Super 77 is
really our favorite. 
Spraying one side is usually enough.
If you spray both sides that you are
putting together don't expect to be
able to remove it easily.



Now get busy.

If you get stuck and need some advice or
additional things, shoot us an email.
We'll try to help.

If not, carry on.
Have fun. 
These items will make it easier.

(marlyss@mac.com)


Oh....one last thing I forgot.
Bonus Tip #6:

Get yourself a 24" 
It doesn't slip on the foamcore 
and it's so much better than a 
wood one that gets all chewed up.

NOW I've just made your life even easier!

















Thursday, October 17, 2024

Back to the 90's

We started with a cute logo for a 

gift card box design

but it had items floating in the air. 

Mmmmm...let me think about that. 

I keep everything. I must have something.


Yup. Curly foam wire....and 
THE COLORS MATCHED!

Things like that make me happy so I took a 
picture of Stacey digging into the pile.

Here's the finished look below.

Since it's been a few months since I made
a blog post (because I mostly do Facebook, 
Pinterest or Instagram), I thought I'd show a quick
little look into our work room and give myself a
pat on the back for never throwing anything out.

Isn't this just the most fun looking party 
GIFT CARD BOX!
Thanks Lauren Loomis for giving us such a 
FUN LOGO to work with!

(Notice the card slot on top and letting you 
know there is a trap door on the bottom also.)

Life can be so fun and colorful.





























Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Visit our Pinterest page

 We have over 4,000 followers and 

over 2,000 photos in various themed categories on Pinterest.

This is what our profile picture looks like so you can know

you're on the right page.


Visit us and see our latest designs.

Here's a link to make it easy.





See 'ya over there.  :)


Monday, February 14, 2022

Sweet Candy Shoppe Signs for parties

Call it what you will:

Sweet Shoppe
Sweet Shop
Candy Bar
Candy Land
Sugar Buzz
Candy Corner
Seaside Sweets
Sweet Escape
Sweet Factory
Hollywood Sweets
Candy Express
or
Easy Breezy 
or just add a name!
Hang on a wall.
Display on a decorated pole.
Set the sign on an easel.
Have an easel back on the back.

Candy signs can be so versatile and 
add pizzazz to any mitzvah, sweet 16 or
birthday party.








Sign In Boards with a holder for pens
on the lollipop stick or near it.







Maybe not a Sign In....but something to sit on
your Candy Table.
Sweet Shop Candy Sign with lights in the candy dots.


We can make signs in any shape.


We can make striped awnings.
We can make funky Willy Wonka letters.

See a trend here with the Willy Wonka font????
But different is good also.

We can make them for Welcome Signs.
We can make signs in any colors.

We can also make 
Sweet Shoppe Gift Card Boxes.

 Such a Yummy Theme!





Send us an email if you'd like us to make a candy sign for you.

www.marlyssandstacey.com
or
email: marlyss@mac.com

Saturday, June 19, 2021

Drips & Designs in Party Themes


Everything around here starts with an idea

that needs to be put to 

a virtual piece of paper.


Everyone wants to see what it looks like 

BEFORE it's even made.

So we make a computer mock up page of ideas 

that can be changed and tweaked in fun ways 

to fit someone's vision of 

perfection and fit their party event.


Here's some examples of a starting point.


Take an ice cream theme for example.

One of the things I've used frequently are DRIPS.

I love them.

I search for them and save them.

I compare them.

I love multiple layers of drips 

in different colors.


Ice cream often means soft pastels but sometimes 

things go in a different direction in life. 

Sometimes that direction colors your teeth 

with bold colors with each lick.

Funny looking in my opinion but most likely 

a Superman ice cream cone is 

beyond delicious to the receiver. 


I think I outgrew that at around 5 years old and 

now my favorite is chocolate mint. 

But I digress. Back to drips.

That's why we're here.


When I found Creative Fabrica online 

one of the first things I searched for was drips 

and I was instantly rewarded with 30

drips of frosting and ice cream. 

Here's a delicious looking one

I found on their site. 

Ice cream often does require sprinkles.

I currently only had a 
very boring white frosting drip and
also one that was too busy and big.
The white one was very uninspiring or 
"vanilla" as
the dictionary describes it:
"having no special or extra features;
ordinary or standard".


This other one looked like several people 
threw their ice cream cone on a wall 
and they all started to melt together and 
drip down the wall.
Not a good choice either for most projects
...or even any so far...
but I still keep it because 
I love it and someday 
it will be just the right thing.
I am an equal opportunity lover of 
any type of drip.
I even have a file of water drips for 
beach and tropical theme parties. 
Here's a favorite bold water drip that 
sometimes looks good on the tip of a 
water ski or incorporated with other 
water splashes and drips.

Take it. Borrow it. 
Use it if you need it.


Then there are paint drips.

Not edible for sure but delicious to look at for

an entirely different theme like art.


So I collect them.

Categorize them.

Label them: ice cream, frosting, water and paint.


I need to be able to find them quickly 

when I'm working

on a project design mockup.

Time is of the essence because

someone is waiting to see what

I come up with and I can't just stay 

in the shower (where I get

my best ideas) thinking about it.

I need to get on it fast and creatively 

so I can keep the price for

the finished design in a budget friendly zone.

That can be a deciding factor on 

whether someone orders something or not. 

No one cares about my time factor at

this point. It's all about finding something that 

fits and sparkles and 

looks unique and personalized.


I'm constantly in need of inspiration that I often 

get from my own brain but definitely from sites like

Creative Fabrica where the creativity of others

fuels my brain and makes it run like a faucet

instead of in little drips.


Example:
This party sign was enhanced
with 2 ice creams 
and one with drips, of course, from 
You too can get your own ice cream drips 
anytime you need some to flavor your world.

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

My Fairy Garden

There's something about little creatures and small woody objects that intrigue me. If I see a piece of wood with an interesting hole, then I always see a little fairy inside it. Don't invite me to a bonfire unless you want me to save a cool shaped log from the fire. I do that.

I love working with Apoxie Sculpt because it can be placed outside. I use E6000 glue for outdoor projects and sometimes high strength glue sticks if I know they will never see outdoors. Sometimes my fairy creatures seem too delicate to make them endure the outside elements. Here's an example of ones I keep inside.


Here's an outdoor Apoxie Sculpt mushroom about 9" high I 
nestled into some flowers and how it came about from a
mess on my floor.


I'll be posting more here as I take more pictures of
my fairy garden world from start to finish.

Here's one of my latest Apoxie Sculpt fairy houses.
There is now a fairy residing in the little swing and it's 
in the garden doing very well. The base is an actual rock 
painted to blend with the rest of the sculpted elements.

Here's how basic it was to start with. 
Maybe this will give you an idea starter.















Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Party Decor Instructions & DIY HELP

We offer help in many ways.
One of the ways is with our videos.


4 VIDEOS


This is how we do it! Order the videos and learn more.

Another way is the instruction sheets we include with our shipped items.
Here's an example of one.



We need to ship things in a safe and economical way.
We use Fedex and they are careful but we still need to
box things securely. Flat items that are packaged in similar shapes works
the best. So therefore some assembly is often required upon arrival.

These instruction sheets show visual helps as well as words to
describe the process. Also included is my email and phone number.

We love to make and create party decorations like Sign In Boards, Place cards,
Centerpieces, Gift Card Money Envelope Boxes and Candle Lighting Centerpieces. 
But sometime we realize people want and need to create their own ideas.

Therefore we created helpful videos for cutting that foamcore that looks easy to cut 
but required some skills and knowing some tips and tricks. 

Also, once the foamcore is cut, then the fun 
begins with paint, glitter and various glossy and fun accent items. 

It can be easy if you know where to buy supplies economically (we share resources in our videos) and how to assemble things. 
First line of defense is a hot glue gun, of course. 
I think everyone should own one...or even two for a backup or to offer to your most
helpful friend.

Sharing is caring and we care that your special event day is successful and 
the run up to the day is also as smooth as it can be.

Please contact us thru one of our websites:

Or...just view our pictures for loads of fun ideas!!