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Hey, my name is Susannah. I love to plan and craft parties. There are many, many party planning sites out there, so what makes me different? I don't strive for perfection. My goal isn't to have a flawless Pinterest dessert table. I want to do things a little differently. I want to have fun and make people smile. I want emotional accessibility! I want someone to see a party idea or craft and not feel intimidated and to realize they can totally do it, too!


(A few years ago I found these long rectangular boxes and realized they'd be perfect for the outdoor Super Mario Bros birthday party I was throwing. I taped off the center and spray painted it yellow, let that dry, then covered that while I spray painted the rest of the box. Craft paint filled in the other details of the brick and question blocks.)


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