Real Party- Red, Brown, and Beige

For my husband's birthday, I decided to make him all the desserts that he loves. I love dessert tables, and this was my first attempt of making one. All I can say is... success! What made it an extra special birthday was that everything was homemade, from the decorations to the desserts. I had to add fortune cookies since we were going to eat Chinese food for dinner. The theme was red, brown, and beige. Good thing he came home early that day or he would've had a dessert table, without the desserts!

Ice cream toppings: sprinkles, m&ms, and crushed Oreo cookies!

Gift basket that consists of cupcake pops, chocolate covered strawberries, fortune cookies, and a brownie.

Check out my posts on how to make this chocolate filled flower vase and this birthday subway art!

Check out my post here for more details on these cupcake toppers.

I never thought I would actually make fortune cookies. I just couldn't resist a try!

Chocolate covered strawberries and marshmallows anyone? I'm warning you, you'll be asking for more!

Sugar cookies, light and delicious!

Cheesecake Cupcakes!

I love cheesecake. I love cupcakes. To eat them both at once... that's heaven for me! These delicious cheesecake cupcakes completed the dessert table.

I always use Oreo cookies as the crust, because I just love Oreos!

I made these recently for my husband's birthday party, so I thought of adding sweet and funny cupcake toppers.

Chocolate Filled Flower Vase

This chocolate filled flower vase gave the table an elegant twist. Even though making this flower was a bit time consuming, it was worth it in the end! The party theme colors were red, beige, and brown, so I tried to just use those colors.

Three words, chocolate covered raisins. I am in love with these, so I chose to use them to fill up the vase. I needed some kind of chocolate that was red, so I bought some milk chocolate red hearts.

Eclair Torte

This is probably my favorite desert! It's so easy to make, and I always get positive feedback. Just make sure that after you beat in the eggs with the flour, that it is completely blended. Another important thing is to remember to drizzle the chocolate syrup just before serving. This dessert is a must at any party you throw, or any party you are invited to.

Paper Napkin Origami

I know this might sound weird, but I just learned how to fold a napkin, fancy style that is. We found a bunch of different napkin origami, some harder to make than others. Some worked from the beginning, some after a couple of times; others, well, let's just say we preferred to not post them. I only had orange napkins, but any color would look great. Check out the pictures below, and the how-to links under them.

A tie and a dress, I would use this for a bride and groom.

This pretty dress could work for several occasions such as, a baby shower, a bridal shower, or even a girls birthday party.

This was so easy to make. This tie shaped napkin works best for father's day or a father's birthday.

Finally, a perfect shirt that you can get messy without any worries. This could work for fathers day, a baby shower, a birthday, etc.

Added the tie and the shirt together and voila!

And you can't forget this simple style for more formal occasions.

Graduation Party Invitations and Theme!

My sister and her junior class recently had to organize a graduation party for the senior class. I of course offered (or was forced by my sister) to create cute invitation cards and cupcake toppers. Food is always the best invitation! The party's theme was red and gold, so I created the cupcake toppers using those colors. Then we used glitter to cover the edges. How cute is this!

The gold glitter really made them stand out!

My sister (and her classmates) chose these colors since the hall curtains were already red, so the best combination was red and gold. I didn't think it was going to be this beautiful!

Balloons just never get old. Too cute!

The junior class (my sister and her classmates) personalized candles with the names of each senior on the ribbons. These candles made elegant center pieces, and memorable party favors !

Marshmallow Dessert

This is one of our family and friend's favorite dessert. It's easy to make and even easier to eat. It's so light and fluffy, and we promise you will be asking for seconds!

Frappuccino!

Yum... frappuccino! It was only 3 a.m. and I felt like trying something out. I decided that the best way for me to sleep quickly was if I had some caffeine. So yes, I drank this at 3 a.m. This is perfect for the hot summer days, and it tasted just as good as the one you would stop to buy. 

Birthday Subway Art

This birthday subway art frame can work as a great gift or you can even use it to decorate your table. The party theme colors were red, brown, and beige, so I made this subway art using those colors. I printed it out, and framed it in a 8x10 inch frame, but you can adjust the size however you like. I'll be posting a lot of these for different occasions, so stay tuned!

Eid Al-Adha Sheep Party Favors!

I never thought I would love sheep like this, but these sheep were so cute I just couldn't resist! I made these for the last Eid Al-Adha, and they were gone in seconds. I added bags filled with chocolate covered dates, and chocolate covered raisins. They were also kid friendly, but I'm warning you, people are going to be coming BAA-ck for more and asking for seconds!

I also customized mugs and filled them up with chocolate.

Breadsticks and Sauce

We would of never guessed how simple breadsticks could be to make. We had a lot of friends coming over, so we cut them up a bit smaller than what the recipe says. The sauce was perfect, and they were gone in seconds. Wish we made more!

Gift Idea: Vouchers

I didn't think these would turn out this great, but they were amazing! I just had to make these for my husband's birthday last year. I wrote vouchers for different things such as a dinner for two and a movie of his choice. I can customize it and make some for a bridal shower, baby shower, wedding, Mother's Day, or even a Father's Day gift.

Chocolate Pretzel Ring

Just by the look of this picture you can see how much time this recipe could take to make! I found this simple recipe, and after reading everyone's positive feedback I ran to the oven to try it out. I never thought I would have the time and patience to make these but after I made these for my family and friends, I found out it was worth the while. This snack is also kid friendly and suits all types of parties; I definitely recommend you try this out

Gift Idea: Lost Theme Mug

Sometimes I just feel that I should rename this website to myhusbandsbirthdays rather than time2partay! I won't mention who's birthday it was, because you won't believe me anymore. We are addicted to Lost. I mean addicted as in we want to go to Hawaii just to go on a tour and see the set of Lost and take thousands of pictures. Oh and this person loves to collect mugs, so this was just perfect. I made this customized Lost mug, creating a new Dharma Initiative logo.

Get-Well-Soon Gift Basket

Last year (exactly one year this month), our brother was at the hospital for two weeks in the ICU, and we just had to make him a little welcome back party. One of the gifts we gave him was this gift basket. Filled it up with medicine chocolate, a first-aid kit, and other random items. You can make this at home, fill up a box with random items, just make sure you stay focused on the topic.