03/21/2025
Creating Magic at As You Wish - Enchanted Events: Behind the Sleepover Magic!
Ever wonder how our magical sleepover themes come to life? Let me take you behind the scenes!
When inspiration strikes - maybe something my daughter mentions, a chat with another parent, or a pop culture moment - I immediately start building an inspo board in Canva. It's my go-to design tool because it's so user-friendly and budget-friendly!
First comes the fun part: naming the theme, selecting a color palette, and choosing the perfect font for my inspo board. Then I dive into online stores and Pinterest, creating a digital collage of everything I want to include.
Every sleepover setup has our signature essentials: plush blankets, 3 coordinating throw pillows, decorative pieces for each bed tray, and twinkling lights or garland strung between tents. Each tent gets its own special decorative touch on the front, plus I always add fun extras to make the theme pop – maybe a statement prop, a themed rug, or a custom sign!
Once my vision is complete, it's shopping time! I love hunting for treasures at HomeGoods, At Home, TJ Maxx and Marshall's, plus online favorites like Etsy, Amazon, and EFavormart. Sometimes I even create digital art that gets custom printed and framed!
Before any theme makes its official debut, I do a mini setup with 2-3 tents to make sure it looks just as magical in real life as it did in my imagination. Then everything gets cataloged in inventory, thoroughly sanitized, and packed away – ready to create dreams when the perfect little dreamer comes along!
Check out my Whispering Woods Inspo Board and test run album to see this creative process in action! ✨🏕️💫
