Turn a store-bought dinosaur piñata into a dragon piñata with this easy tutorial.  I used this technique to make the Smaug piñata for my daughter's Lord of the Rings birthday party.

My Kia Sedona minivan had plenty of capacity (I loved the space), but it died a horrible, complete death 2,000 miles after it was out of warrantee. Two months after it had been at the dealer for regular maintenence and an inspection. Have not had a response back from Kia.

I have become a real fan of customized, single-use wine charms.  I first made them for the daisy-themed 40th anniversary party.  And I couldn't resist a LOTR twist on the idea for the adults' beverages at the hobbit party.

Invitations set the tone for any party, and I love to make something special.  When I have enough time.  I have been known to send out email invites and hand-deliver the pretty invitations very late--sometimes the day of the party.  ;-)  But for the Hobbit Party, I actually impressed myself and had them delivered almost two weeks in advance of the date!  Woo hoo, go me!

Tutorial and recipe for making homemade ice cream sandwiches that look like Bilbo Baggins' round, green hobbit door.

I had so much fun coming up with the favors and activities at the Hobbit party (see part 1 here) that at some point I just had to stop and say, "enough."  It's not that anything I did was expensive, but you can only use so many favor ideas before it starts to get a little silly.

This Lord of the Rings birthday party is full of fabulous ideas, decorations, and so much good food that even a hobbit would approve.

The Watermelon Sparkler is the perfect refreshing and delicious summer drink--make it as a non-alcoholic beverage or as a fabulous summer cocktail.

Tutorial for sewing a Peter Pan or Robin Hood hat out of felt.

Make this DIY felt party bunting inspired by Peter Pan for your Peter Pan birthday party.  Instructions for sewn and no-sew variations included in the tutorial.