Peonies & Party Hats

Our peonies are starting to bloom and they smell so sweet. Every year, these are the cutting flowers I look most forward to. Growing up, my Grandmother had a yard filled with these lovely flowers. Aren't they just take-your-breath-away beautiful? I’m going to fill a vase and bring them into my office for a bit of escapism.



Chris has been busy working in the yard and our flower gardens are really starting to come in nicely. Isn't this foxglove stunning?



Saturday's weather was beautiful and it was so nice to have the girls playing outside.





Josie's birthday is this week and I took some time on Saturday to work ahead on decorations. I took dollar store party hats and made them a bit fancier with scrapbooking paper and crepe paper ruffles. This craft was fairly easy to do and super cheap. All the supplies came from our local dollar store.



Supplies needed:

Scissors, glue, paper birthday hats, crepe paper, scrapbooking paper, decorative ribbon (optional) stapler and pencil.



Step 1. Take apart the paper birthday party hat and lay it on a piece of scrapbooking paper and trace around it with a pencil.



Step 2. Cut out the party hat tracing and glue onto the party hat.



Step 3. After the paper has dried, staple the hat back together to form the cone.

Step 4. To make the crepe paper ruffle, draw a line of glue around the edge of the party hat and lay the crepe on top. Bunch the paper to form a ruffle and continue working around the hat.



Step 5. Take a decorative ribbon and glue that on top of the paper ruffle. Feel free to embellish your party hat further with stickers.



Make sure to allow your party hat to dry for at least 30 minutes. The crepe paper ruffles tend to be a bit sticky until they dry completely.



Have a great week, everyone. My in-laws will be arriving Sunday afternoon to help watch the girls while Chris is in Tampa this week. I wonder what kind of adventures they will have while I'm at work? Stay tuned for pictures.