
I made her invitations using Microsoft Publisher.

The red & white striped background was made from one of those cardboard project boards you can get at the dollar store and red duct tape. I cut the blue “2” out of poster board & covered it in wadded up tissue paper.

I used plain red & white plates & wrapped the utensils in red & white polka dotted napkins.

The Scottie dog cake tutorial came from here.

Party guests left with a doggy bag full of bone-shaped sugar cookies I made. I tweaked brown paper lunch bags to make the smaller bags & drew & colored in a paw print with a sharpie on each bag.

What would a dog themed party be without the opportunity to adopt your own four-legged friend?

The Puppy Love Adoption Center was a place where guests could…

choose a puppy (these are from Party City),

give it a name,

get it groomed,

and take it home. I made these dog houses from shipping boxes I bought from Wal-Mart. I cut a triangle shape in the front & back of the top & added a black roof from poster board. Then, I cut out an opening in the front & painted them.

I decked out the mantel with some more tassel garland & a stuffed dog.

After chowing down on a hot dog bar, and watching her birthday video it was time for the birthday girl to open presents!

The party ended with cake & ice cream.

I think Evie had a great time at the party! It will be interesting to see how this next year unfolds!
Above is the birhday video I made for Evie this year. We had it set to the song "I Hope You Dance" by LeAnn Womack, but since we don't own the rights, I didn't put the music on here. I think it will be self-explanatory why I rarely blog these days once you watch the video!