WIPE YOUR PAWS!

I hoped my guests didn't think this greeting was too rude.  I thought it was the only way to welcome all of Maxine's friends and they loved it! 
WIPE YOUR PAWS!

 I made the letters with my Cricut and black sticker paper.

And with the help of Max, I made the paw prints!

I stamped one paw, held my breath and made sure it would wash off.  WHEW, it did.  I used a small foam paw print stamp, painted it with black washable acrylic paint and stamped away!

 

Since Max is ceramic, she is very well behaved and won Best of Show - not an easy award to achieve!!  I decided to have a Kennel Club Cocktail with decorated stemware to celebrate her award!
I made the Best of Show Ribbon with card stock and my Cricut.
It. Took. Forever.

The sign on the backdrop was very simple to make with a printer and cardstock.

The award ribbon for the glasses were easy too.  Just print, punch and glue on a larger black circle.  Cut strips of paper for the ribbon and fold in half.  I won't even go into how I got the little points. 
No one in their right mind would do this.
After making the ribbons, I added them to each glass with a dot of hot glue.

Some dogs are not as well behaved, so this is what they had to drink~
POOCHES HOOCH!

Are the dog bandanas the cutest???  I found them at Joann's and picked up a couple, again not knowing what I would use them for, but I found a way!

I tied on little paw print charms to the stem of each mini margarita glass.

That's all for today, I don't want you or Max to get worn out before the Paw-Ty!  I've got so many things to share, you'll be hearing from me soon, so stay tuned... I'm Paw-sitive you'll LOVE it! 
It Involves Cake and Ears and it's Doggylicious!

 Good Dog!

 

Dog PAW-TY!

I do hope you enjoyed the Elegant Bridal Shower because the next party I have planned is anything but elegant.  I don't know why, I really wanted to have a dog party.  Only, I don't have a dog, but...Mable and Molly do.  And I thought it was only fair that since I had a birthday party for Mable and Molly, I should have a party for their dog, Max (short for Maxine) and she is ceramic.
Happy Birthday Max!

She's not too happy about the party hat.

Or the leash.

She gets happier the day of her PAW-TY!

Needing the perfect invitation, I made them~

Added the information on the back...

It was a large invitation, so I needed a large envelope~

And wouldn't you know, Max walked across the envelope while I was making them...

 

So how would you like to BOW WOW your guests by having a Dog themed Paw-Ty and send them a  little big invite?  

(You might even have a real dog to celebrate with!) 

Here's how I made them~

Start with a 12"x12" piece of hounds tooth card stock.

Fold the opposite points together forming a triangle.

Take the two outside points and fold down.

Make sure the top point is in the center.

Fold back the bottom point and hot glue.

Fold back the top point and hot glue.

 

Now you need to get a few supplies~

For the collar I used sparkly cake accents on a roll.

Googly eyes.

Metal jewelry charms.

Black Pom Poms for the nose.

Black contact paper.

Alphabet punch.

 

Punch your dog's monogram out of the black contact paper.

Peel off the backing and stick to the charm.

Measure the bottom of your invitations.

Cut black card stock and jewel trim to fit.

 Glue to the back of the invitation.

Time to Make the Dog Collar!

Cut red ribbon to fit around the entire piece of card stock.

String one dog tag on the ribbon.

Bling it up with a few gemstones.

Glue them on the ribbon with glue dots.

 

Attach to the Black Bling Dog Collar ~ (Say that Five Times!)

Now, what I thought would be simple...was not.

Trying to get the invitation to fit on the back of the dog was not fun. 

I finally got it, but it was trouble...a lot of trouble.

This is when I questioned my sanity.

 

Now for the envelope~

Really, how hard can it be? 

Looking for right size envelope - 2 days.

Trying to remember where I saw the paw roller - 7 hours.

Painting the paw roller and rolling across the envelope - 2 hours.

 

Stacking the wet envelopes on top on one another...

TIMELESS!!!

 

It was a good thing...I bought an extra pack of envelopes and started all Rover over.  Now that I think about it, I'm sure you could find cute invitations online.

I've Had a Ruff Day!

I Love You More Than...

I Love You More Than...Bacon!  Yep, I've got time for just one post before Father's Day and I decided to go with Bacon.  You can pretty much find it in anything these days, I'm just not sure it's for me.  But these little strips of bacon are perfect, because they are chocolate. 

He brings home the bacon and I fry it up in a pan make candy.

I don't know if you can tell, but that is a pan I have it packaged on. 

A DIY Pan.  Just sayin.

And I made these little strips of bacon and so can you.

I found the mold for a $1.00 at Target.

Added a tiny bit of maple flavoring to chocolate melts.

Brought out my inner artist and painted red, black and white (candy coloring) onto the chocolate bacon.

Now for that DIY packaging. 

I won't go into detail how I came up with the design - very technical.

Trace the design on cardboard and cut.

Wrap the cardboard with foil and tape down the back.

To make it a little sturdier, you can hot glue a popsicle stick down the back.

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Then pipe a little melted chocolate to the back of each slice of bacon.

Stick the bacon onto the pan.

Wrap with a large cellophane bag.

Add the little tag:

I Love You More Than Bacon!  Happy Father's Day!

Add the tag and black bow and you're ready to show your love for dad.

 

Template for the Pan:

PAN PRINTBLE

And even a printable for the little piggy tag!

PRINTABLE TAG

I must love you more than bacon too! 
Have a wonderful father's day weekend!

Bacon...It's What's for Dinner!