Archive for November 2013

This party was styled by Traci from Locke Photography for her son's second birthday.
Our dinosaur printables were perfect for this little boy who loves dinos! We loved the bright colours of the theme and all the fun details of this party.

Suddenly I realised that there's less than a month left until Christmas!
How is your gift shopping going? I am known to be very organised with these things, but I'm running a bit late this year. I need to get that sorted...

In the meantime, I can't help you with your gift shopping but I can help with the decoration of your Christmas gifts and sweet treats.


These party circles look equally cute as cupcake toppers or as an embellishment for your gifts.


Download the PDF here.

And don't forget to check the Freebies page on our website for more freebies!

A lot of you might know Etsy already and some might have never heard of it.
Etsy is a marketplace where people around the world connect to buy and sell unique goods.

Occasionally, Etsy Marketing Departments around the world organize special events to promote the Etsy brand and website.

It's Spring down under and the weather is completely unpredictable. After a rather dry Winter and early Spring, we seem to be catching up with the rain now. I don't think it could get any wetter than this.

So instead of a lovely Spring weekend outside, we've stayed indoors baking cookies. These were the perfect snack for a lazy afternoon, watching old movies on the couch.


I found this recipe on Pinterest and I wasn't disappointed. I can probably say this was the best sugar cookie recipe I've ever tried (not that I've made that many before though..).
I've used a small star shaped cookie cutter and decorated the cute little stars with melted chocolate, just to make them a tad sweeter.
And you know what? They even tasted better the next day! Yum!

Rolled Sugar Cookies By Glorious Treats

Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 TSP baking powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 TSP vanilla extract

Instructions
1. In a separate bowl whisk together flour and baking powder.
2. Beat together unsalted butter and sugar. Once mixed well, add in egg. Mix again, then add in vanilla.
3. Slowly add in flour mixture about a cup at a time. Mix until dough forms and begins to clump together.
4. Gather up dough and knead it with hands until it's nice and smooth. Roll it into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and place in fridge to chill (20-40 minutes). You will want it to be kind of firm but not hard.
5. Bake at 180º, time will depend on cookies size and thickness. Normally between 7-11 minutes.

How do you prove to your children that Santa really exists? Sometimes you need an official document to show them! So I've created these friendly documents for you to use with your little ones: A Nice List Certificate and a Naughty List Warning from Santa.

These have editable text fields, so you can type your child's name and add Santa's comments. You can use that section to encourage and congratulate your little ones for their good behaviour or, if they has been a little naughty, to let them know what they need to do, to get back on the Nice List.

You can find these in the shop!

Did you know we have a FAQ page on our new website?
There you will find the answers to the most common questions I receive from my customers.

Come check it out and let me know if there's anything else you would like to know about the printables and the order process.

www.mypartydesign.com/content/frequently-asked-questions

I remember writing my Letter to Santa when I was a kid. We used to do this at school about a month before Christmas, so our parents knew the presents we were hoping to get that year.
I always believed in Santa as a child, until one day my older sister decided to prove me wrong and showed me the hidden presents in my parent's closet. I was devastated. But I eventually forgave her :)

I didn't have anything like this in the shop, so I designed this printable Letter to Santa kit, completed with a North Pole addressed envelope to match. I just love how it turned out!

I can't believe it's November already, this year has gone by so fast!
Last year I got a little distracted and didn't have enough time to design all the Christmas themes I wanted and this year I knew I wouldn't make the same mistake again.

In the last few weeks I've been busy designing new Christmas printables to add to the shop. I have completed the Red & Green theme and I created the new Winter Wonderland theme, in a gorgeous turquoise and grey colour scheme.

Red & Green Christmas Party Theme

Red & Green Christmas Party Theme

Winter Wonderland Party Theme

Winter Wonderland Party Theme

It's been 2 years since I've opened my Etsy shop. It all started as a little hobby and it slowly developed into a real business.

I love Etsy. It's a great marketplace, it has lots of handmade and unique items and you can find it all in one place. But the fact that you need to have an Etsy account to make a purchase was leaving a lot of potential customers out.
It was time to keep up with the development of my little business and set up a proper website and online shop of my own. And today I'm proud to announce that we're online at www.mypartydesign.com!

The Etsy shop is still up and running, but now you can purchase directly from the website too!
Come check it out!