Modern Hostess

I survived our first sleepover! The party was great and most importantly TJ had a blast. I love creating new memories for my kids. Here are the party details:

I made all the decorations with one classic Monopoly game.

I created cupcake toppers using the Monopoly houses, hotels and chocolate coins. My favorite cupcake lady at Clementine Cupcakes put this all together for me. I just love the cupcake liners!

I also had a cake made by Cassie’s Custom Cakes. The boys loved having both a cupcake and cake…..that kept the party interesting and louder.

Party favors: Monopoly Millionaire game, dice lollipop and chocolate gold coins.

Another fun party and great theme chosen by my son TJ. Now onto planning the next party. 1 down 3 more to go from now until April!

Cheers!

~Steph~

Happy 9th Birthday Monopoly Man TJ!

Has it really been a year since the Mad Scientist party for my son TJ???

I always love for my kids to pick their own Birthday party theme. This year TJ is obsessed with Monopoly! He was the Monopoly Man for Halloween and decided he wanted a Monopoly party for his 9th Birthday. The big difference this year is that he is planning a sleep over! I’m used to having kids for parties 2-3 hours max. This is a huge commitment!

So naturally I’ve been pinning away on pinterest at everything Monopoly. Here are some of my favorites I found:

Possibly the cutest invitation EVER! The 1st birthday party featured on Hostess with the Mostess is AMAZING!

Adorable printable set over at Mimisdollhouse-

I’m loving this dice pinata over at Lemondropmoon!

The party planning season has started and I’m looking forward to creating another memorable birthday for my son TJ.

Cheers!

~Steph~

For my Mother-in-law’s 70th Birthday we threw a Cocktail Party. It was a surprise party – black and white with a Sudoku theme. Several friends and family flew in from the East coast and the Northwest. Luckily no one slipped up and it was a complete surprise to her, despite all our planning right under her nose!

Toasting glasses with tags and black and white ribbon.
Thanks so much to Dreamers & Heroes for organizing our rentals.

I designed the matching garland and used double stick tape and twine. Cupcake liners and garland twine from Sweet Estelle on Etsy.com. Cupcake stands can be found on Amazon.

One of my favorite dishes to make is a Spinach Tortellini Salad. Our Modern Hostess Christine introduced me to the Tortellini salad a few years back and I’ve made it ever since. It’s a favorite summer dish to pair along with BBQ tri-tip and veggies.

Ingredients:

Tortellini- 24oz. package

Fresh Spinach- 2 cups

Red Onion- 1/2 onion

Tomato- 1 large tomato sliced

Pesto- 1/3 cup

Crumbled Feta

Recipe:

Boil the Tortellini according to the packaging instructions. Chop the red onion. Combine the cooked Tortellini and Pesto with the chopped onion. Refrigerate for a few hours to cool then add spinach, tomato and top with crumbled feta before you serve.

An easy summer recipe.

Cheers!

~Steph~

I am a little late getting this post up but better late than never. We traveled down to San Diego in March to celebrate Tenly Lu’s first birthday.  She did it up Elmo Style.  A close friend to the birthday girls family and us here at Modern Hostess made the smash cake topper and cupcake toppers.  She does not yet have a etsy store but we are working on her (hint, hint Caroline).

Her darling smash cake was made by Sweet Cheeks Baking Company.

The food was fantastic with a catered taco service, complete with home made tortillas.

Tenly enjoyed her cake and some time in the bounce house.  A wonderful friend let them use there house and backyard and it was the perfect setting.

This is one party we wouldn’t have missed.  Love this little family!