Hi again, Samantha from Sweet Eats Cakes (or on Facebook here) for my next guest post. This time I wanted to switch gears a bit and help plan a baby shower to help welcome that special little guy in to your life. I will be showing you how to throw a super cute Under the Sea themed baby shower for your soon to be little guy. To finish off this party I will show you how to make colorful coral cupcakes!

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Sirs and Ladies flocked to this adorable Knights & Dragons birthday party. Olivia from Invento Festa designed majestic party fit for a king, complete with felt crowns and princess wands. The party was decked out in vibrant colors from the medieval banners to the dramatic dragons.

Olivia filled this party's two – yes two – dessert tables with every goodie a six year old would want – cupcakes, cookies, cotton candy, candies, cake pops and parfaits. Everything was color coordinated with cute custom images of knights and dragons...

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Jenny from Craft that Party shared an awesome DIY on ediTORIal: how to make your own vintage nautical temporary tattoos. Her post is near and dear to our hearts because it uses the temporary tattoo template from Catherine's vintage nautical collection. [You may remember Jenny when she made the adorable pegs for a woodland owl themed first birthday dessert table.]

To allow you to make your own temporary tattoos, we decided to offer up the template free of charge for personal use! The PDF can be downloaded (for FREE) using the link below. And be sure to visit Jenny's post to get the details on how you can make your own using the Silhouette temporary tattoo paper.

>> Download the template for free

>> GET DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN

 

How adorable are Jenny's sons posing with their tattoos?

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Each month, since February, I have been organizing a massive group giveaway. The goals are simple: tell you about some AMAZING mom-run businesses and blogs, grow our social media following and bring you some pretty cool prizes. So far we've given away three iPads as well as a Kitchenaid shopping spree. This month's giveaway has perfect timing for summer as you have the opportunity to win a $1000 Photographer's Dream Shopping Spree. You can pick out anything you like from DSLR cameras to camera bags to accessories and lighting and more. (By the way, you can also opt for $1000 USD transferred to you via PayPal so that you can shop at your own pace for whatever you would like.)

We're a very small shop and so are the amazing group of bloggers and vendors who have joined forces with us to make this giveaway possible -- many are run by moms. They include Yumtastics, Go Against the Grain, Life Revolves Around Them, Mimi's Dollhouse, Not Just A Mommy, Angelina´s Dream Parties, Twinkled Spice Boutique, Hello My Sweet, Party Snobs, Inkberry Cards + Design, UR invited, Petite Bebe, Party Printables, Unlimited Party Themes, Party On! Designs, Vanessa Hankins Photography, My Garden Party, Dorothy Kurzydlowski Photography, Sugar Sugar Cakes, DimplePrints, Creative Juice Cafe, Miss Party Mom, PaperCandee, Creative Designs by Toni, Paige Simple Studio, Calamity Kate's Kitchen, Simply Creative Printables,The Way The Cookie Crumbles, Michelle's Party Plan-It, Paper and Style Co., And Everything Nice, Samantha Walker Designs, Simply Sweet Parties, Events by Kate, Cupcake Wishes & Birthday Dreams, One Inspired Party, Kima's Konfections,This Nest is Best, Triple M Good Parties and Myour Stories Designs. And that's not even everyone!!!

More than 60 people are contributing to this contest. The entire list is on the Rafflecopter form. As small businesses and blogs, we would never be able to offer such a cool prize, so it's a lot of fun to be able to combine forces offer up a pretty cool prize.

Prize Details: The winner can select up to $1000 in camera equipment or supplies (including all sales taxes and shipping) to be delivered to the single destination of their choosing. The winner has the option of receiving $1000 USD in PayPal funds in lieu of receiving their prize.

The winner will be selected randomly via Rafflecopter. The odds of winning are dependent on the number of people entering. Should the winning entrant(s) not respond within 48 hours of being emailed, another winner(s) will be selected. Please ensure spaceshipsandlaserbeams [at] gmail [dot] com is on your safe email list. We would hate to have to redraw another winner!

Rules: This contest is open worldwide from May 17, 2013 at 12:01am EST to June 6, 2013 at 11:59pm EST. All entrants must be the age of the majority in their own country. Should unforeseen circumstances occur, this contest could be cancelled at any time. Void where prohibited by law.

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Disclosure: This blog did not receive any money to participate or promote this contest. This giveaway is in not way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, PayPal or any camera-related company. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie at Spaceships and Laser Beams by emailing spaceshipsandlaserbeams [at] gmail [dot] com.

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Dino-mite is the best way to describe this dinosaur birthday party. Some say parties on a budget are impossible but Julie at A Reason to Get Together scoffs at that notion. She was able to pull this adorable and plentiful party together for a six year old boy on a fairly tight budget. One tip she shares is to really look at the things you already have on hand and build your party design around that. [For more budget friendly ideas, check out all the submissions to our Boy Bash on a Budget Challenge last year.]

The party was covered in browns and greens and featured a variety of different dinosaurs. This party had a simple, clean layout with a display of cute cakes and cookies...

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