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.

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Several years ago, I bought a small pergola designed to shade a grill, about 8x4 feet.  It was one of my craigslist finds, and I have gotten so much use out of that $30 purchase!  

At some parties, it just makes sense to have a lot of photos on display.  A first birthday party.  A graduation party.  Or an anniversary like the daisy-themed 40th anniversary party I threw for my parents.  One fun, simple way to incorporate many of those photos is by using them as the backdrop for the food or dessert table.

This vanilla cake recipe makes the BEST vanilla cake from scratch.  It's a vanilla butter cake, made without buttermilk.