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Showing posts with label Nikki In Stitches. Show all posts

Party Tutorial Contest #3: Winners Announced

Voting for the Party Tutorial Contest ended Sunday night and boy, was it close! Only one vote separated the first prize winner from the runner ups, and there was a tie for second place. I'm excited to announce that the  Hello Kitty french macarons tutorial by Marina of Yummy Mummy is the winner of the FLIPAWOO $50 gift certificate. Lyzz of Brown Accents is taking home the $25 gift certificate to Nikki, In Stitches for her DIY hot air balloon mobile. And Queenbee Cakery is awarding Crissy from Crissy's Craft with a cupcake kit for her TP roll party favor tutorial. Just for voting and leaving a comment, Deanna of 5-9 Events was randomly selected to receive 3 months of sidebar ad space on PJE. Congratulations, ladies!

So that wraps up Party Tutorial Contest #3. Much thanks to our judges, Bird of Bird's Party, Lindi over at Love the Day, and Ana from Love Party Printables, as well as our oh so fabulous sponsors.

Party Tutorial Contest #3: Voting Begins

Thanks to everyone who participated in our latest Party Tutorial Contest. From what the judges tell me, it was quite difficult picking a favorite from among the 25 entries.

Here are the top 3 tutorials as chosen by Bird of Bird's Party, Lindi over at Love the Day, and Ana from Love Party Printables.

Hot Air Balloon by Brown Accents
~ Because it's a very simple yet effective way to decorate any party, and I LOVE the dreamy look!
~ I don't know if it's because I'm totally in love with the hot air balloon trend, but I LOVE those cute mobiles.

Hello Kitty French Macarons by Yummy Mummy
~ Macarons are notoriously difficult to make, but to make them in shape of HK?!! Now that's impressive! I can sense the new bakerella of macarons emerging!
~ The Hello Kitty French Macaroons are so adorable and girly and I have to admit I love them myself and would definitely want to try them.

TP Roll Party Favors by Crissy's Craft
~ LOVED this easy and simple to follow tutorial!

Now it's your turn to vote! Help decide who gets to take home the $50 gift certificate from FLIPAWOO, the $25 gift certificate to Nikki, In Stitches, and a cupcake decorating kit from Queenbee Cakery.

Party Tutorial Contest #3

PJE reached over 1,000 Facebook fans this weekend, so as promised, I'm celebrating with another Party Tutorial Contest. Here's your chance to showcase your DIY party project, plus win some fabulous prizes from FLIPAWOO, Nikki, In Stitches, and Queen Bee Cakery.

The 1st place winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to FLIPAWOO, good towards any printable listing in her shop or custom printable designs.


Nikki, In Stitches is awarding the 2nd place winner with a $25 gift certificate to her shop, which specializes in fabric rosette headbands and hair clips.


And Queen Bee Cakery is hooking up the 3rd place winner with a cupcake decorating kit that includes:
* 1 dozen handmade pinwheel cupcake wrappers
* 1 dozen handmade flower cupcake wrappers
* 4 extra large piping tips
* 1 heavy duty 16" piping bag
* 1 cupcake dummy for practicing
* A variety of sprinkles and sugars for decorating!


Our lovely sponsors from the last contest, Lindi over at Love the Day, Bird from Bird's Party and Ana of Love Party Printables, will be on hand to select the top three tutorials. Remember, they'll be looking for original and creative party tutorials that are easy to follow. Then, you'll vote to determine who takes first, second and third!


To enter your DIY party project(s), you must:
1. Be a blog follower or Facebook fan of Pure Joy Events.
2. Mention the contest on your blog, Facebook page, or Twitter.

Decorating Easter Eggs

Like most people, I grew up decorating Easter eggs with the basic PAAS dying kit. Did you know that there are now 20 different types of PAAS kits, including tie dye and sparkling glitter?

If you've been following this blog recently, you know I'm a big fan of using washi tape to decorate eggs, but here are some other fun and creative techniques.


1. Silhouette Eggs via Stitch Craft Creations
2. Garden Party Decoupage Eggs via Family Circle
3. Speckled Eggs via Southern Living
4. Wrap Star Decoupage Eggs via Family Circle
5. Paper Punch Eggs via Nikki, In Stiches
6. Leaf Print Eggs via Disney Family Fun
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