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heidzillas inspires florida bride

i got the cutest email last week from kim, a bride in florida. she wrote:
I honestly can’t remember how i came across your blog. I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoy all the information you have and thank you for the blog on the card box. After seeing that i decided...

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heidzillas how to: 10 suggestions for party throwing

and finally, some party photo recaps… . a heidzillas  house party how to, if you will, on how to throw a great party from planning, food, decor… and partying itself. 
the top 10 tips: 
1. don’t go too crazy with the theme.  when purchasing thematic decor items, it’s easy to want to buy everything in the aisle.  supplement with solids....

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heidzillas how to: playing card cupcakes… and more.

now for the rest of the deck. i utilized the 10’s, jacks, queens and kings to make little cupcake sticks. (here’s where 2-9 went: playing card signs 1, playing card signs with menu cards 2). this is super simple and turns out so very cute! first i drew my template on an extra card that came with my...

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heidzillas how to: menu planning & naming

and finally… the food to go with the signs! (if you missed it: playing card signs & playing card signs with menu cards.) i admittedly do not love to cook. that’s not to say i can’t cook – i actually am a decent cook, thanks mom!- i just really don’t like to. regardless, for my husband’s birthday...

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heidzillas how to: playing card signs part 2

the second half of the playing card signs were based on menu planning and naming which will be featured in the next blog post. but first, the second half of making the actual signs.
part 1 of 2: playing card signs 
part 2 of 2: creating the menu cards
i needed to make 16 menu cards. i utilized...

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heidzillas how to: playing card signs

as part of the decor for devin’s 30th birthday part, i utilized one single deck of cards for three diy projects. the first was signs to label all of the food. these could also easily be used for escort cards for parties or weddings. i’m splitting the how-to into two seperate posts.
part 1 of 2:...

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this weekend: devin’s 30th birthday

i’m throwing my husband devin a poker-slash-playing card-slash-king of hearts-themed 30th birthday party this weekend. i’ve enlisted a few wedding-vendor friends for their help, including stacy and stephanie from paper persuasions. they helped me pick out the *perfect* invitations for the event! how fun are these? i love that they are playing card-esque but not...

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heidzillas inspires: a pride & joy card box!

yesterday i logged into facebook to see i was tagged in a photo of a card box. my november client, traci, was inspired by the “pride and joy” card box i made for jillian and kevin and made one herself! didn’t it turn out sooo cute?

so here’s a reader response question for you: she added the...

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guest blogger: lauren’s custom aisle runners how to

my november heidzilla bride to be lauren recently teamed up with my june (two weeks!!) heidzilla bride to be tara to develop custom aisle runners. lauren wrote a great how-to on her wedding blog “all the little details” and is letting me share it with all the heidzillas readers great job lauren and...

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heidzillas how to: last minute card box

so about 5:30 pm tonight, i called my bff codi to check in and see how her day went. she had lots of errands of dropping things off to various vendors, picking up her dress and veil, etc. she mentioned she didn’t get the bird cage she had planned to use for her card box...

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