Jacque Made: a place to share my creative side.

When my son, Cohen, was turning 6, he had to have a Captain America birthday party. It was really fun to plan it and see it come to fruition. My sister, Jaime, took this photo below and turned it into the awesome birthday invitation.  We played a lot of games outside and had different stations the kids rotated to also.   Pass the Kryptonite, like Hot Potato:  Spider Web game -- this one was a tad tricky to get everyone undone afterwards.   One of the stations was "mighty  minds" where the kids had to guess how many gumballs were in the jar. At the end of the party, we told the kids how many were in it and the kid with the closest guess got to take them all home.  Vanquish the Villain -- the kids shot pictures of villains with silly string.  I made capes for all the kids.  Pinata time.  The food table. I love the Captain America photos on the table. I bought the star straws off etsy online. ...

I threw this baby shower for a friend last year. It was really fun to plan and pull together. I had a lot of help with the décor and food. The printables were designed my sister, Jaime, and the party theme was inspired by cupcake sprinkles. The invite: A sign for the front door: I bought frames from Michael's and sprayed them with adhesive and then put as many sprinkles on them as would stick.  A friend of mine made this adorable baby sign with foam board and sprinkles and a pom pom garland with yarn. I love it.   I'm in love with ranunculus flowers. I drove way across town to Trader Joe's to find these. It was well worth the drive. Aren't they beautiful?  This is the fabric flower garland that now hangs on Avery's bedroom wall. I love the colors and feel of it.  The food table.  The dessert table. I wanted everything to be covered in sprinkles.  I set up a table for guests to paint a wood alpha...