An Enchanted Woodland Holiday Party

I can't believe that Christmas is almost here...  I'm so happy!!!... But I have to say that for the first time in many years, I didn't send any Holiday Cards. I'd been so busy first with the Halloween Party and then with the Boutique, that when I thought about the cards, it was already too late. ...I did make two different sets of Vintage Christmas Cards to sale though, and I was secretly hoping that nobody will buy them so I could keep them for me, but they both got sold. Anyway...


The good news is that the "Little Hands of Hope" Boutique was a big success (don't forget to check the website for updates http://littlehandsofhopeargentina.blogspot.com/),  and that without even planning on it,  I got my self in yet another cool project.


My friend Nicolle Ashton was having a Christmas Party for her kids, and ask me if I wanted to help with some crafts and treats... And of course I did...


The whole inspiration for the Party was a recipe she happened to find when she was organizing her stuff after she moved. It was the recipe for this amazing Meringue Mushrooms that look so cute and tasty, that she thought that a whole party should be thrown around them. And that's when she came up with the idea of having an Enchanted Woodland Holiday Party...   Sweet!!!


She worked really hard on it for a couple of weeks: painting, sewing, crafting...


The day before the party we finally got together to get started with the Meringue Mushrooms. I was so excited... I've been making meringues for many years now, but this project was a whole new challenge.  We made the caps and stems out of meringue that very first day, and put them together the next day just in time for the party. They looked adorable!!!

The  party was great!!! Nicolle made gnome hats and axes for the boys and fairy hats for the girls. She created an amazing backdrop for the pictures with a Christmas tree, a big mushroom, a super cute baby deer (that she traced, cut and painted), lots of snowflakes hanging from the ceiling, and a trunk full of fun props (wings, wands, beards). Thanks to Deserae Lee for the awesome pictures.

The kids had a blast dressing up, making lots of crafts, decorating cookies, and playing around!!! 

Check Nicolle's website for more pictures and exciting projects:  http://clevercoco.wordpress.com/

Thanks Nicolle, what a great party!!!!