Nerf Birthday Cake

Here's the cake from our Nerf Party.

As always I used classic French buttercream to frost it...so good!

Since I HAD to have the darts, the only way to make them (with any accuracy) was with fondant.  CLICK HERE for the recipe I used.

The kids all wanted a dart, but most decided they didn't taste that good.

(There was one or two little sugar-aholics, that wanted more and more...poor mommas!)

I agree, I think fondant is completely unappetizing.

Beautiful cakes, but it tastes horrible!

Smiles!

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Nerf Dart Pouches

Our Nerf Party this weekend was a blast!

There's a few things I thought I'd share.

First, are the Nerf Dart Pouches I made.

My inspiration came from Just Deanna.

To see her amazing tutorial, CLICK HERE.

Instead of using rings for the belt closure, I used velcro.  Also, I used 1" cotton twill trim as the belt on some because 1.) it was cheaper and 2.) there was not enough of the woven belt trim.  Both worked great.  Actually, the cheaper cotton twill probably worked the best as it was not fraying as much as the webbing.  Using velcro for the closure probably helped with the fraying as well.

The guests were all excited that they not only got to wear the belted pouches at the party, but they also got to take them home.

Thanks again to Just Deanna for sharing her party!

To see her other great ideas, CLICK HERE.

I'll share more of the party this week!

Smiles!

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Nerf Foam Birthday Banner

So, the party preparations begin...

Here's the birthday banner made from craft foam sheets.  It just look "Nerfish," don't ya think?

Found the stick on foam letters at the craft store so it was really a super-easy-lemon-squeezy kind of project.

Stay tuned for more Nerf party projects....

Smiles!

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Nerf Party Invitation

We're gearing up for another birthday party around here.

As always, it all starts with the invitations.

Just Deanna threw a great Nerf party for her son.

Thankfully, she shared her ideas and how-tos.  You'll see that I will use her party as inspiration for my own.  The first thing I stole from her was her invitation.

(To see Deanna's entire Nerf Party, CLICK HERE)

To make mine, I used:

 8.5" x 11.5" orange card stock

Craft paper 5" x 6.5" foldover notes by Paper Studio

8.5" x 11.5" camo scrap paper

small black & silver eyelets

adhesive

hole punch & hammer

eyelet setter

In a print shop software, I wrote up the invitation on an Avery postcard template.

The fonts I used were Stencil, My Remington & Urwood.

Once the invite was printed on the orange card stock, it was cut into fourths.

Next, I prepared the other papers.

The camo paper was cut to 4.75" x 6.125". (Two per sheet of camo paper.)

The craft paper foldover notes were laid flat and cut in half at the crease.

Using a small bit of adhesive to keep the papers in place, I put the invitations together.

Then I punch holes and set the eyelets with the hole punch, eyelet setter and hammer.

The completed invitations fit perfectly in the envelopes that came with the fold over notes.

They were quick and easy to complete.

And really, don't we all feel better after we punch holes and set eyelets with a hammer?!?

Stay tuned for more Nerf party ideas!

Smiles!

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