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We spent a week in Grand Cayman doing lots of snorkeling before my daughter’s 7th birthday, so when I asked her what theme she would like for her party, she choose Under the Sea. I’ve mentioned before that I’m a pretty good baker, but I’m not very a good at decorating cakes. I still love to make my daughters birthday cakes though, so I’m always looking for ways to make the cake look decent without strong decorating skills. I found these Cute Under the Sea Silicon molds and decided to attempt homemade fondant for the first time.  I used a Marshmallow...

As I’ve said before, I’m an excellent baker but not very good at cake decorating! I love to make my kids birthday cakes but am constantly looking for what I know I can pull off with my limited skill set. When planning a Trolls themed birthday party, I saw lots of beautiful Trolls cakes, but they all required more piping skills than I have, or a lot more fondant work than I was comfortable with. I found a set of Trolls Figurines that could be used a cake toppers, but didn’t like the idea of just throwing them on top of...

Ruffle Crepe paper streamers are one of my favorite easy DIY party decorations! They are quick and easy to make and very inexpensive. You can make them in any color or combination of colors. For my daughter’s recent Luau party, I used 2 shades of green to make them and used them for a photo booth backdrop and some extras to decorate my DIY Tiki piñata and DIY tiki buckets. To make your own you will need: 2 rolls of crepe paper streamers in 1-2 colors (or you can overlap 3 rolls for an even wider streamer with up to...