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Welcome to Oink! The blog of Piggy Bank Parties! You've joined us on a very special day...it's our

Woo-Hoo! After dreaming and planning this new adventure for over 5 years, it's hard to believe today has finally arrived! Thank you to all of our family and friends who have supported, encouraged and downright begged us to create Piggy Bank Parties, The Market and Oink!--you're the BEST!

It has been our dream to create a place where we could help people plan and execute easy, fun and memorable parties on a Piggy Bank budget. The Piggy Bank Parties Crew created Oink!, the blog of Piggy Bank Parties, to share {real parties}, insider tips, recipes, favor ideas, themes, invitation inspiration, party décor, games and so much more!  We have so many fun things to share with you. Here's a {Sneak Peek} at the coming week...

Today: Hank was here!

Today: Who R We?

Friday: {real parties} "Old MacDonald's Farm"
Monday: {real cards} A Clothesline Thank You
Tuesday: {real cards} 40 Fabulous Years
Wednesday: {tutorial} A Prize Winning Blue Ribbon
Thursday: {real life} A Little Laughter Every Day
Friday: {real parties} "Aa Retirement Made in Michigan"
...and so much more!

In celebration of our "birthday," we wanted to give our new readers a present--we LOVE giving presents! Presenting....

{Free Download} Grand Opening Celebration Cake Stakes!

Our Cake Stakes can be used as cupcake toppers, cake toppers, favor tags and embellishments for napkin rings, party hats, placecards, thank you cards and so much more! For those of you new to the "Downloadable Printables," here's a...

{Quick Tutorial}

1. Click on {Free Download}
2. Save the PDF file on your computer or Print directly from the PDF file
3. Print on Heavyweight White Card Stock, Photo Paper or Full-Sheet Labels
4. Cut into squares or Cut into rows and use a 2" Circle or 2" Scalloped Circle Punch
5. Attach to Lollipop Sticks or Picks for Cake Stakes, use an adhesive dot to attach to a card or tie on a favor with a beautiful ribbon

Ta-Da! The possibilities are endless! Directions are included right on the PDF file. Enjoy!

We hope you have fun browsing around PiggyBankParties.com and The Market. You can also become a fan of Piggy Bank Parties on Facebook, receive all the latest updates on Twitter and grab Hank's button (on the right) for your own blog. We'd love to hear your feedback, ideas and see pictures of your parties!

Stay tuned to Oink! for more inspiration....