Outdoor Parties | Summer Parties | BBQ’s |

You’ve got the weather, you’ve bought the steak, Juice, beer, and treats. Now let’s get the invites for your Party 

Summer’s Day BBQ Invitation

Perhaps you having a party at the pool or at a venue that does pool parties, well how about this watery invite to set the tone ?

Underwater Pool Party Invite

Make your guests water at the mouth with the prospect of delicious food and good company at your BBQ with this invite !

Fall Autumn Coloured Barbecue Invite

Thomas the Tank Engine | Bo’ness | BBQ | Barbecue Inivtes

Taking a trip down memory lane, well perhaps not quite for me ! I had a day trip to Bo’ness recently to take family and 2 excited young travellers to see Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. The weather pleasant, the setting west of Edinburgh to the home of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society and the Bo’ness and Kinneal Railway.

Happy Faces Locomotive

The highlight of the day was a trip along the railway line from Bo’ness to Birkhill. This preserved distance of rail-track runs alongside the Firth of Forth and at a leisurely pace we all keeked through the windows at the river views from a carriage that was like something out of an Agatha Christie novel.

This slowed pace was such a change from our normal hustle and bustle, busy lives. I felt that you actually took note of your surroundings and watched the world meander by. I began to wonder why we all rush, like there is no tomorrow. Sometimes you just need to slow down and appreciate what’s in front of you. 

Simply watching the rest of my family and their antics was hilarious. All of us like big kids in a sweetie shop, eyes wide, transfixed to see what was round the next corner or who could spot Thomas or Mavis or The Fat Controller.

The young travellers shouting “Look at this”, and “Did you see that”, and of course “Look it’s Thomas !”. When we reached Birkhill Station, the travellers enjoyed getting their faces painted in the colour of their favourite train and then assorted rides at the carnival. The older “kids” (Me included) got to go and investigate the old fireclay mines.

Being outside always gives me an appetite and that evening we had a BBQ in the garden. So if you need no encouragement and are planning on enjoying a few hours outside then why not invite a few friends and family round and catch-up with some BBQ favourites. Or you can check out our range of party invitations here.

 

Post It Note – Quote of the Week

 

Graduation Invitation Wording – Wording for Ball and Prom Invites

Here are a few ideas for wording your Graduation, Prom, or Ball invitations.

From the wording example ideas below you can use and/or re-arrange the wording to suit your style of day, even change the wording of “Graduation Party” to “Graduation Ball” or mix and match sentences to create a completely new wording for your invite. The choice is yours !

Now that you have the wording for you invitation, search our website for your invitation design or for more information see our wordpress article on Graduation Invites here.

Arte y Pico Award

 

For blogs filled with art and creativity. The Bay Attic received this award from AileenClarkeCrafts and as you already know Aileen’s work is one which we admire.

The Bay Attic’s 5 nominees for this award are :-

• Miki & Blog Mikiaboom. Miki is French painter living in Spain with some fantastic artwork (and Blogs) that we think is inspiring.
• Resolution Blog from Margaret Wright. Appreciative Enquiry, Imagine Scotland, Meditation, Participation. Facilitating with people using their design ideas and creativity as a whole for beneficial change (Discovery, Dreaming, Design, Destiny).
• My Chutney Garden. Sharon Millar. A feast for the eyes in pictures, flora and fauna, of Caribbean life in Trinidad and Tobago.
• Zurich Daily Photo Blog from Richard. An amazing black and white photo-blog.
• Gtwo – A gal called Elaine and her poetic ramblings and thoughts.

There are some rules which apply to this award and in passing it on to others as outlined below :-

1. Please pick another 5 blogs that you consider to deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contributes to the blogging community, no matter what language.
2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his/her blog to be visited by everyone.
3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her/him the award.
4. The award winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y Pico”, so everyone will know the origin of the award.
5. To show the Rules.

Kids Party Invites / For the Boys / Themed Boys Party Invites

Isn’t it fantastic when the weather improves and we can all get out into the garden, mind you kids just love to be out in all weathers, hail, rain or shine. So, if you are planning a party for your childs Birthday, celebrating outside or in the garden, celebrating at home or at a venue or even having a dressing up theme – check our boyishly good invitation ideas here. For more ideas Search the Attic here.

Balloon Bunch Kids Party Invite

Sci – Fi Kids Party Invite

Kids Blue Party Invite with Painted Hands

 

Lift Off ! – Kids Space Themed Party Invite

 

Childrens Pale Blue Party Invite with Paint Splodges