Aloha friends and welcome to the Sugar & Spice tropical paradise! I'm soo ready for summer to start that I couldn't help but throw a party to hurry it on its way! I'm still so wild about the pineapple and flamingo trend that I couldn't wait to dive into this party. What about you? What's your favorite summer party trend?

Disclosure: As a member of the Oriental Trading Fun Squad, I received compensation and/or products in exchange for my styling and crafting services. As always, all opinions are my own.

To combine the pineapple and flamingo themes together I gave the plastic lawn flamingos from Oriental Trading Company a little makeover, then...

The face of the at-home party sure has changed thanks to the help of Pinterest and the world wide web, and the new lines of gorgeous products offered by Oriental Trading sure make it easy to throw beautiful get-togethers and soirees like this Watercolor Bridal Shower!

Disclosure: As a member of the Oriental Trading Fun Squad, I received compensation and/or products in exchange for my styling and crafting services. As always, all opinions are my own.

Tasked with creating "1 Party 3 Ways", I used the same line of party-ware (plates and napkins) and showed how they could seamlessly be incorporated into three different themes. Besides the Bridal...

When I styled this Watercolor Tween Party for Oriental Trading Company's Fun365 site I had my inner 11 year old self guide me and I did not disappoint! In fact my 12 year old niece was wowed by it so much so that she asked me to fly out to Florida to plan her next party for her!

Disclosure: As a member of the Oriental Trading Fun Squad, I received compensation and/or products in exchange for my styling and crafting services. As always, all opinions are my own.

Sprinkles, sprinkles and more sprinkles were at the heart of this fun-natured party. My niece is obsessed with donuts and sprinkles and I couldn't think of anything better on which to...

We celebrated our son's 12th birthday over the weekend and it got me thinking about how we missed out on having a "baby shower" per se since we adopted him when he was 2 1/2 years old. I guess in more modern terms we had a version of a "sip and see". We brought him home and friends came over to meet him, bringing some treats and cocktails for us weary parents!

Here's my handsome #LittleRussky all grown up...

We couldn't be more proud of how far he's come!

Disclosure: As a member of the Oriental Trading Fun Squad, I received compensation and/or products in exchange for my styling and crafting services. As always, all opinions are my own.

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How is it already almost the end of the school year?! This time of year is always bitter sweet for me. On the one hand the weather is getting warmer and the days are longer. On the other hand it also signifies the end of an era for some of our lovely hostess staff. Although I am happy they are beginning the next chapter of their lives, I'm also quite selfish and feeling sad that this also means that they will be moving on from Sugar & Spice.

Disclosure: As a member of the Oriental Trading Fun Squad, I received compensation and/or products in exchange for my styling and crafting services. As always, all opinions are my own. 

This year we...