September

"Happily we bask in this warm September sun,
Which illuminates all creatures...."
-  Henry David Thoreau 

A Marvelous Mess #29 and Features!!!

Thanks again for linking up last week!! Don't forget to enter my Prefense Giveaway....hardly any entries and it ends on Friday....you could totally win. :-) It's the perfect way to start defending your kids and yourself against those cold weather germs coming our way.

Here are my Messy fave's from last week:

The Cereal Box Lighthouses  from Burton Avenue. Love the aging on the paint....it looks fantastic.

Romantic Cottage Chic from Biljana Shabby. This crafter has some serious painting talent!! Such an adorable style.

The Crocheted Rag Rug from Turning a House into a Home. Love the colors and the simplicity!!

and the post I'm going to feature on my sidebar for a week is....

 Super Blueberry Lemon Muffins from The Sweet Details. It is Blueberry harvest time here in Maine and I can totally appreciate a good blueberry recipe. In fact, I just posted a Blueberry Pie recipe a week or two ago!!

Thanks to all of you for entering your projects.....if I featured you in this post, be sure to grab a "featured" button:

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Now, on to the party!!

Rainforest Party Pinata and Invitation

Don't forget to link up to my Marvelous Mess party.... I'll be choosing one project to feature on my sidebar for a week!!
My Munchkin chose a rain forest theme for a birthday party this year. It was funny that it was the theme....it happened this past Sunday when Irene came to visit us. We had a tropical rain forest party during a tropical storm.  :-) 

For the invitations I made something very simple using a leafy stamp and a butterfly stamp on some blank cards (one of my hobbies for a while has been to make my own invitations, fancy or not-so-fancy):

To match the card I made a Pinata with tissue paper and glue/water:

I was in love with this pinata. It was so simple to make....blue, green, and yellow tissue paper pasted onto the balloon with watered down glue. I'll tell you....this pinata was a tough one....it took 18 kids to bring it down. :-)

I shared this post at the following funky linky parties:

Show and Tell @ Blue Cricket Designs