Blog — OIP Party>Crafts & Decor

Our poor dad’s sometimes get a rough deal year after year with an endless cycle of socks and jocks for Father’s Day. We decided to create a DIY that is embarrassingly simple, but also quite useful. Our DIY Air Dry Clay Dish is perfect as a bedside table throw dish for coins, keys or cufflinks – the possibilities are endless. Better still, we used an Alphabet Stamp Set (you can buy these at missbunting.com) to personalize our dish with a song my Dad used to whistle relentlessly. Personalise yours with a quote, a song you both love or even your...

Written By India Kitty -Our Youngest Team Member, 10yrs old & super talented! Today I would like to show you how to make these chocolate dipped goodies that you can use as party favours, snacks or to have for dessert. What you will need; - milk chocolate - white chocolate - sprinkles - m&ms - assorted fruits - pretzels Chocolate pretzels Melt your white and milk chocolate and carefully dip your pretzels in it and top them off with sprinkles. Allow them to harden in the fridge. Banana and peanut butter surprise Cut two slices of banana and spread peanut...

Here at Simply Sweet Soirees we just love washi tape for it’s multitude of DIY uses. Perfect for party crafting it can be used to create gorgeous cake garlands, to decorate favour bags and boxes and for the prettiest gift wrapping amongst other things. You will be amazed at the huge array of washi tape ideas that can be found on Pinterest and it’s easy to see how some of us (okay, yes me) can become a little bit obsessed with collecting as many different colours and patterns as possible! We hope you enjoy this collection of gorgeous inspiration we...

Who isn’t a sucker for succulents? Succulent plants not only are adorable and add a refreshing twist to traditional flowers, they are so sturdy as a plant you can even replant them after the event! Why succulents? Most people think of green when it comes to succulents, but those plump fleshy ‘petals’ come in so many marvellous colours for you to play with for winter and even summer events. They can either give a fresh frosty feel to an event, add a masculine edge if needed, and can be also given a warm romantic feminine touch with other blooms. Succulents...