Farmhouse Living Room Inspiration and Mood Board

Farmhouse style is ALL the rage right now thanks to Chip and Joanna Gaines of Fixer Upper (my FAVORITE show by the way!) I just love this living room designed by Yellow Prairie Interiors! There's something so cozy and inviting about farmhouse interiors-it makes you want to grab a good book and a cup of coffee and just jump into the space!

This was my inspiration for creating my farmhouse style mood board.  I stumbled upon Yellow Prairie Interiors on Pinterest and I'm in love with her style. She has an instagram account too. Seriously, check her work out. It's amazing. 

I used to love making mood boards in design school. In fact, it was always my very favorite part of the project. So I have decided to make this a regular feature on my blog. I will take an inspiration room and search out the internet for similar items on an affordable budget. Because if you could afford to pay $350 for faux hydrangeas you could hire your own personal designer, right?  

The links to purchase the items are located at the bottom of the board. Have fun bringing farmhouse style into your home! 

sofa: Nebraska Furniture Mart//wire tray: Hobby Lobby//baskets: Target, H&M//coffee table: Walmart//pillows: Kirklands, Joss & Main, Peek Pillow Originals Etsy Shop//clock:  Target//farmhouse sign: WoodenThatBeSomethin Etsy Shop//topiary: Pier 1 Imports//lamp: Kirklands//Faux Hydrangeas: Pottery Barn

I'd love to connect with you and hear about your amazing farmhouse finds!

The Best Star Wars Party Ever!

My boys are OB-SESSED with Star Wars.  And when I say obsessed, I mean that is all they talk about.  So when I asked Hudson what theme he wanted for his 5th birthday party, it was no question.  This ended up being one of the most fun birthday parties I've ever planned!

We made Jedi robes for all the kiddos out of brown sheets from Walmart and made light sabers out of pool noodles. I'm telling ya, just give a little boy a pool noodle and it's like free entertainment for 5 hours! 

                  

You can't have a Star Wars party without Princess Leia, right??

                      

                       

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For table decorations, I splatter painted black butcher paper with white paint and cut out the letters with my Silhouette Cameo using the free Star Jedi font available here. 

I found a Star Wars crawl generator on Star Wars.com and had it playing on my laptop during the party. 

Click here for Star Wars Crawl generator.

Unfortunately I didn't get good pictures of the food but here is what we had:

Darth Vader Punch (red cool aid)

Jabba the Hut Dogs (hot dogs)

Princess Leia buns (hot dog buns)

Light Sabers ( pretzel sticks)

(I kept the food pretty simple and focused on the games and activities.)

When the kids arrived, we handed out Jedi Training Cards.  When they completed each activity, they got a star in the box.  

ACTIVITY 1:  DEATH STAR BEAN BAG TOSS

We used a corn hole board, but you could use a bucket if you don't have one. For the death stars, we wrapped up bean bags in foil. 

          

ACTIVITY 2:  BUILD A SPACESHIP OUT OF LEGOS

I knew I would need a break, so I set out a tub of Legos and let the kids have at it! They loved building their own spaceships and I got to actually sit down and eat a hot dog! Woohoo!

ACTIVITY 3: USE THE FORCE!

Ok. Want to know how to impress a bunch of 5 year olds? Get a toy Star Wars spaceship and glue a magnet to the bottom.  Put it on a plate and hold a magnet underneath the plate with your other hand. Let kids take turn using the force to make the spaceship move. They will love it! I promise!

Thank you to Raegun Ramblings blog for this idea!.

ACTIVITY 4:  STORM TROOPER TRAINING

Draw Storm Trooper faces on white balloons with a sharpie and let the kids try to keep them in the air with their "light sabers."

The template I used to draw the faces can be found here.

Look at the concentration on his face!

ACTIVITY 5:  LIGHT SABER TRAINING:

Blow bubbles and let the kids practice their Jedi skills by popping the bubbles with their light sabers.

ACTIVITY 6: PHOTO BOOTH

For the background I took a piece of black butcher paper and splatter painted white paint for the stars.  

                  

I found this free overlay by Amy on AttaGirl Says blog here. I used the picmonkey app to  put it on the pictures.

Click here to download Photo Booth Sign.

Once the kids had completed all of activities, we had a Master Jedi award ceremony where they got their certificates.

Click here to download certificate.

Pure Joy!!

According to Hudson, it was "The Best Star Wars Party EVER!"

If you use any of my printables, I would love to see pictures of your party! Do you have any other Star Wars party ideas?