A spa party fit for a princess!

Mz. Pearl!  The birthday girl :)

If you're thinking of a cool way to pamper your princess, consider having a spa party!  The idea is to get some friends togther and allow them to enjoy being pampered all while having a blast!  The first thing to consider is where you would like to have the party.  Make sure you have plenty room to accomodate the various stations and the girls.  I would limit the amount of girls to 6 so that you can provide the maximum amount of fun!  Next, decide what stations you want to have.  Some really cool ideas are "Fancy Fingers" the nail painting station, "Perfect Pedi's", the pedicure station, "Fun Facials" the facial station (Don't forget the cucumbers) and "Happy Hair", the hair updo station.  Those are just a few, there are countless ideas that will both be pampering and fun for the girls.  Next, you can either have the girls bring robes, flip flops and towels, or you can provide them.  Moving along, make sure that you have enough chairs for the girls and if it's a birthday party provide an extra special chair for the birthday girl by decorating it.    Provide fruity drinks and finger food for the girls and have an older brother or friend help serve the girls.  You're all set to have a fun spa-filled day with your little lady, don't forget the super cool music, magazines and maybe a funny movie to top off the day.





  


Desserts & favors!  (We ordered pizza)

 


 





Candi Sushi




Table set up



Spa Party Set Up



Planting!

It's almost that time at least so I thought, time to plant!!!!!!!  If your anything like me you have every color thumb except GREEN, but of course thanks to hgtv.com there is always help for the greenless thumbers!  Last year I was very proud of my vegetable garden because well it looked good to me at least.  The problem was my vegetables were not growing as expected.  After checking with local gardeners and reading up on gardens, I realized that I neglected to follow a few key rules!  Rule #1, make sure that your soil is right.  This basically means getting your "dirt" loose enough to allow plants to grow.  In my case, I had lots of clay and it made it really hard for my plants to grow.  Simply buy enough compost, sphagnum peat moss, rotted manures and if drainage is a problem buy some sand.  Make sure that you get your hands dirty and work the soil to make sure that the soil is mixed thoroughly.  By now you probably have a good idea of what type of plants or vegetables you want to plant.  Pay close attention to the space needed between the plants.  One of the first fruits that I have planted are strawberries.  I am attaching a link to HGTV.com with precise instructions since they are the pros!  Have fun gardening!

http://www.hgtv.com/landscaping/how-to-grow-strawberry-plants/index.html