We always have a family get together at Christmas with my Auntie and cousins. It started as the Chase and Filewood Christmas Party but now that all 5 cousins are married and both my Mum and Auntie have married again, there are actually no Filewoods and only 2 Chases! Never the less our annual gathering will always be known as the C and F Party and this year we have a special party planned.

My Mum is hosting the party at her house and I am in charge of decorations!

It will be a safari send off for one of my cousins and his wife, as they are off to work in Kenya! How exciting!

So no turkey this year, Mum has got African curries on the menu and a Moroccan tagine planned.

I found this good link to how to present Kenyan food and ideas for recipes so we will have a go at a couple!

I have been researching leopard print lanterns and jungle photo props as I want to set up a photo booth in the conservatory, complete with safari hats, binoculars, camouflage nets and old suitcases!

My current crush - super safari party ideas!

Don't you just love the Passport style invitations! They are on my must buy list!

Linking up with this month's host. The Wright Stuff.

I am trying to convince my husband to let us throw the first annual Heath Bros Halloween party! Of course it seems over the top as small boy is only 1, but he adores balloons and party food and I love any excuse to get everyone dressed up and enjoy a couple of hours of family fun with friends.

I have been secretly researching loads of ideas and have fallen in love with a village hall, that big boy's best friend had his party in last Saturday. Whilst everyone else was bundling their children into the car and juggling party bags and pieces of cake, I was imagining twinkling fairy lights in the trees at the front and hanging paper lanterns made up as pumpkins!

I have found these free printable invitations and stickers too!

My current crush this week - Halloweeeeeeeen!

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Follow my Pinterest board to see all the ideas I would love to copy!

I am completely and utterly in love with paper fans, wheels, flowers and lanterns. My husband put up some we found on eBay and in America, for my birthday decorations! They are so delicate and as long as you look after them, they will last forever.

Linking up my current crush with Framed Frosting. Pretty Paper.

I will have to take a spare suitcase, next time we visit America, (hopefully in November) to stock up at Party City on all the tissue and paper fans and pom poms!

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I have found a few tutorials for making these perfect paper creations. Try making your own for your next party!

Tissue paper tutorial.

Paper Fan Wheel tutorial or this is a great one.

I am going to make some Halloween ones like these!