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Easy Recipes, Party Planning & DIY Home Decor

Celebrating every day.

Helping families make memories through celebrating in big and small ways. Lots of easy recipes, party and entertaining inspiration, home decor, and ideas for celebrating the holidays.

Trending Recipes

  • Fluffy small batch pancakes for two ready to serve on a plate with syrup.
    Easy Small Batch Pancakes For Two Recipe
  • Easy recipe for Swedish meatball sauce with meatballs in a skillet.
    Easy Recipe for Swedish Meatball Sauce
  • Homemade iced capps in glasses on a wood table.
    Tim Hortons Copycat Iced Capp Recipe
  • Mac and cheese with panko breadcrumb topping.
    Best Homemade Mac and Cheese with Panko Breadcrumb Topping
  • Homemade honey cruller donuts on a serving board.
    Homemade Honey Cruller Donuts
  • Moist banana snack cake with fluffy vanilla frosting on a plate.
    Easy Banana Snack Cake
  • Old fashioned bear claw pastries with almonds on a cake plate.
    Old Fashioned Almond Bear Claw Pastries Recipe
  • Overhead view of a compound butter board with six flavored compound butters in a row including chocolate, strawberry, whipped honey, jalapeño honey, roasted garlic, and garlic herb, each paired with its own bread on a marble board.
    The Ultimate Butter Board: 6 Flavored Butters and Bread Pairings
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Christmas

  • Printable Christmas Advent Activity Cards in green with forest animals on them.
    Free Printable Advent Calendar Activities (60+ Ideas for Families)
  • Elf on the shelf posed inside a free printable taco.
    Elf on the Shelf Free Printables (2026) - 32+ Easy Ideas
  • Elf on the shelf arrival letter and breakfast.
    Elf on the Shelf Arrival Letter + Welcome Breakfast Ideas (2026)
  • DIY Harry Potter Christmas tree with homemade ornaments, 7 Horcruxes, and motorized Santa tree topper in cozy living room.
    Harry Potter Christmas Tree Ideas + DIY Ornaments
  • Christmas tea party with table decor, menu, and recipes.
    Christmas Tea Party
  • Harry Potter Christmas party with food from the first book, set up by the fireplace and Christmas tree.
    Harry Potter Christmas Party Ideas
  • DIY birch wreath made with fresh greens and birch logs.
    DIY Birch Wreath
  • Breakfast gift basket filled with coffee beans, homemde pancake mix, pastries and more.
    DIY Breakfast Gift Basket with Homemade Pancake Mix
See more Christmas →

Christmas Recipes

  • homemade gingerbread latte syrup
    Homemade Gingerbread Latte
  • Easy hot chocolate charcuterie board filled with hot chocolate mix, whipped cream, chocolate, marshmallows, and cookies.
    Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board
  • Homemade marshmallow mug toppers with chocolate drizzle.
    Homemade Marshmallow Mug Toppers
  • Christmas breakfast board
    Christmas Breakfast Board
See more Christmas Recipes →

New Posts

  • Witch tea party table with a tiered tray of scones and black cakes, bat candles, a black cat figurine and a gallery wall behind.
    Witch Tea Party
  • Adult mermaid party table set on the beach with cake and shells.
    Adult Mermaid Party Ideas: A Beach Picnic Goodbye to Summer
  • Overhead view of tomato party table with pizza and appetizers.
    The Ultimate Tomato Party: A Tomato Girl Summer Garden Gathering
  • Stack of Oreo marshmallows with cookies and cream coating next to whole Oreo cookies.
    Oreo Marshmallows

About Dannyelle

Hi, I'm Dannyelle and I want to help you make life more of a party. I love creating -whether it's making crafts and DIY's, putting together celebrations, cooking and baking, or decorating my home. I hope I can give you some inspiration, ideas, and know-how to help you make some amazing memories with your friends and family.

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Parties and Entertaining

We love to celebrate. Get ideas from our real parties for celebrating and entertaining from birthday parties, to movie nights, to dinner parties.

  • Ice skating party ideas with decorations and food.
    Winter Ice Skating Party Ideas
  • Christmas baking party with free printables.
    Christmas Cookie Party
  • Santa themed Christmas breakfast
    Santa Themed Christmas Breakfast Ideas
  • Rustic Christmas Table Decor: wood pieces make a rustic centrepiece with pinecones, candles, and faux snow for a little Christmas magic.
    Rustic Christmas Table
  • Christmas tablescpae
    Thrift Store Christmas Table and Thrift Store Tips
  • Christmas table party printables
    Scandinavian Inspired Trees Christmas Party Printable Set
  • Christmas party printable set Holly Jolly
    Holly Jolly Woodland Kids Christmas Party
  • Christmas movie night printables, tickets, decor, labels
    Christmas Movie Night Free Printables
See more Christmas Entertaining →

Christmas Crafts

  • Everlasting gingerbread houses made from gingerbread salt dough.
    Easy Salt Dough Gingerbread Recipe for Houses and Ornaments
  • Cricut gingerbread decor felt gingerbread house banner and gingerbread canister with vinyl gingerbread houses
    DIY Gingerbread Decor Ideas To Make With Your Cricut
  • DIY paper Christmas cloche cricut
    DIY Paper Christmas Cloche Lantern with Free Cricut Pattern
  • DIY velvet acorn
    How To Make DIY Velvet Acorns
See more Christmas Crafts →

Favourite Movie Nights

We love a good themed movie night around here. Check out all our ideas for themed dinner, snacks and sweets as well as decor and printables to take your movie night to the next level!

  • Harry Potter snacks and treats board.
    Harry Potter Inspired Snacks and Treat Ideas
  • Moana themed party ideas and menu with food.
    Moana Themed Party -Dinner, Movie Night & Food Ideas
  • Frozen themed menu, party decor and printables.
    Frozen Themed Party -Dinner and Movie Night
  • Free movie night printables including a free ticket, popcorn banner, food labels, and signs.
    Free Movie Night Printables
See more Movie Night →

Tea Parties

  • Tea party table set for an adult tea party.
    Tea Party Food: The Complete Guide to Sandwiches, Scones and Sweets
  • Green gingham tablecloth with vintage teacups, candelabra, tulips and daffodils set for a Little Women party.
    Little Women Party: A March Sisters Vintage Tea Party
  • Winter tea party with snowflake decor and menu.
    Winter Tea Party: Snowflake Theme Decor and Menu
  • Tea party table set for an adult tea party.
    How To Throw An Afternoon Tea Party For Adults
See more Tea Parties →

Recently Updated

  • Whipped honey butter in a white ceramic bowl topped with a piece of golden honeycomb and a wooden honey dipper on a rustic wooden table.
    Whipped Honey Butter Recipe (2 Ingredients)
  • Whipped strawberry butter in a white scalloped bowl with two fresh strawberries to the left and golden scones on a white plate in the background.
    Strawberry Butter Recipe
  • Jalapeno honey butter in a white scalloped bowl topped with a piece of honeycomb, served on a marble board with sliced bread in the background.
    Jalapeno Honey Butter Recipe
  • Garlic herb compound butter piled high in a glass jar with fresh herb flecks throughout, with parsley, thyme, and chives alongside.
    Garlic Herb Compound Butter Recipe

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Life is a Party is all about helping you celebrate everyday with great food, entertaining and party inspiration, and seasonal crafts and home decor inspired by the holidays.

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Trending Recipes

  • Mac and cheese with panko breadcrumb topping.
    Best Homemade Mac and Cheese with Panko Breadcrumb Topping
  • Homemade iced capps in glasses on a wood table.
    Tim Hortons Copycat Iced Capp Recipe
  • Dirt Pudding no cream cheese in glasses with candy rocks, and fresh mint that looks like a little plant.
    Easy Dirt Pudding Recipe without Cream Cheese
  • Easy 3 ingredient coconut milkshake recipe.
    Easy Coconut Milkshake Recipe
  • Easy food processor scones on a plate with jam.
    Easy Food Processor Scones
  • Fluffy small batch pancakes for two ready to serve on a plate with syrup.
    Easy Small Batch Pancakes For Two Recipe

Halloween Ideas

  • Halloween smores board with Halloween cookies, marshmallows, chocolate and more!
    Halloween Smores
  • Summerween party table with themed food.
    Summerween Party Ideas: BBQ & Pool Party Food
  • Ghost themed foods on a snack board.
    Easy Halloween Ghost Themed Food Ideas
  • Harry Potter DIY Decor & Free Printables used to create this Potions Classroom.
    Harry Potter DIY Decor and Free Printables
  • DIY Cricut Halloween Cloche: use dollar store materials to make this haunted house, and graveyard silhouette cloche for Halloween.
    Spooky DIY Cricut Halloween Cloche
  • Halloween Mantel
    Halloween Mantel Decor

Fall Ideas

  • Pumpkin shaped dinner roll recipe, with a herb stem.
    Pumpkin Shaped Dinner Rolls
  • Fall breakfast board
    Fall Breakfast Charcuterie Board
  • Halloween witch decorations
    Witch Halloween Decor
  • fall home decor
    Fall Decorating Ideas -Home Tour
  • Modern Boho fall mantel ideas.
    Modern Boho Fall Mantel Ideas
  • Homemade pink candy apples on a cutting board.
    How To Make Pink Candy Apples
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