{Project Nursery} My Latest Post is All About Poms!

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Today on Project Nursery, I'm talking about POM POMS! Tissue paper poms are a must for your parties, but how about using them for home decorating? I'm loving this trend! Hop over to Project Nursery to see a nice collection of pretty photos of poms in rooms & some from my favorite customer parties!

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PS...I'm hosting a giveaway next week for a set of POMS....stay tuned!

{Cupcake Monday} It's PINK WEEK at The TomKat Studio!

In honor of my sweet baby girl's birthday this week, The TomKat Studio is going PINK! Not that I don't already focus on my favorite color enough, but I think this will be fun! I have two fabulous new PINK parties to share with you, along with other PINK party ideas! I'm also hoping to show you my new pink & orange studio/living room!
Let's start our week with PINK cupcakes for Cupcake Monday!

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Which pink cupcake is your favorite?!

{Big News} Meet the Newest Blogger for HomeGoods!

I am very excited to announce that I am going to be blogging weekly for the HomeGoods Open House blog! If you follow my blog, you know that I am an avid HomeGoods shopper. My HomeGoods obsession has increased even more lately, as I work on furnishing our new home from scratch! Just in case, you haven't heard, we sold our last home fully furnished so it's been a journey! I have plenty of fabulous finds to start sharing with you, along with the many HomeGoods fans & readers! I'm honored to be a part of the HomeGoods team and look forward to bringing both fabulous home decorating ideas, along with tips and products for being the perfect hostess!

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{NEW IN THE SHOP} Bumble Bee Birthday Party & Baby Shower Collection!

As I mentioned a few days ago, I've been a very busy BEE! One project I have been working on the last couple of weeks is my new Bumble Bee Collection! I just took a few photos of the cupcake toppers and invitation designs and had to share the cuteness with you!

These design are now available in MY SHOP!
Additional items coming soon!

Thank you to my sweet customer, Nancy for inspiring this theme!
I can't wait to see how your party turns out!

{Tutorial} How to Make an Adorable Tulle Tutu!

I have been dreaming about making tutus for all of the little girls coming to Kate's party, although it seems it might be a daunting task with our guest list. When I posted some inspiration photos on Facebook, party planner Joanne from Oh Goodie Designs commented on how she made her own similar to the ones pictured! She was kind enough to create a TUTU-tutorial for me and for all of you TomKat Studio readers! We'll see if my mom & I can get these together for the party!

From Joanne:
First I gather my supplies, a roll of tulle for each color wanting to use.

I measure a yard and a half of ribbon in this case the polka dot, and tie each end to a chair.
Then, I cut about a foot from the tulle roll. I then tie making a pattern as I go the tulle in a double knot. I never tie it too tight as that would defeat the purpose of an adjustable tutu. I leave it loose enough to slide on the ribbon.
Once I finish tying, I then decorate with other coordinating ribbons and bows or flowers.

The tulle can be trimmed evenly as needed. The tutu is tied on with the ribbon in the back. I
t is adjustable to fit by sliding the tulle knots tight or spread out evenly.

Seems easy enough!
I'll keep you posted on what I decide to do for the party!
Thank you for sharing your instructions and photos, Joanne!

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Want to see Kate's tutus from her previous parties?

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