READY TO POP Baby Shower

This READY TO POP BABY SHOWER submitted by Cristina Prusz of Le Partie Sugar is so fun! Such a cute baby shower theme!

Here is what Cristina had to say about the shower-- "Once my girlfriend shared the news she was expecting her second little baby, I immediately contacted our mutual friend Jen (of www.shopsnughaven.com ) and we started planning a little sprinkle that centered around the expectant mama's love of popcorn!

Party Theme:
We centered the party around the popcorn, but also wanted to include some other food options that also were "pop-related". I designed the invitations to be a softer take on the "ready to pop" theme, with delicate transparent bubbles floating from the bottom of the invite to the top, and across the back. This pattern was used in all the paper printables, and carried through to the favor bags.

Food + Decor:
Tissue poms floated over the food and drink table, with the three different blends of popcorn taking center stage. We served a Spicy Caramel, Kettle Corn and a Savory Blend from a local restaurant with kale, corn pops and sea salt. Plus, we included other “pop-related” food items like Cheesy Popovers, Chocolate Cake Pops and yummy Kettle Popcorn Cookies. For the beverages, we popped some bubbly with a Rose Sparkling Wine and Italian Soda Pop, Sparkling Water, Red and White Wine.

Favors:
Since the shower was kept to an intimate group of 12 we were able to put together some special favor bags for each guest. The favor bags were tied with coordinating colored balloons, and contained a mini bottle of Champagne to pop open on 02.29.12 (baby's due date), gumballs, Pop Rocks, Kettle Popcorn and Cake Pops. I designed special packaging for each item in the bag, which coordinating with the invitation and other signage."

Vendor Credits:
Event Styling, Planning and Design (invites + signage printables) : Le Partie Sugar
Linens and Styling: Shop Snug Haven
Photography: Le Partie Sugar

Girly Pirate Themed Birthday Party

Who says that only boys can have Pirate parties?! This GIRLY PIRATE THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Lisa Komer of Fancy That would be perfect for any tween or teen girl.

Here is what Lisa had to say about the party-- "I let my daughter choose the next party theme for my shop and she decided on a Girly Pirate party! We added girly touches to this pirate theme by using pinks and purples. Favors are a black treasure chest filled with crayons and a note pad with our signature skull graphic, pirate lollipop, eye patch and candy necklace with pirate charm. The cake is one of my favorites! Bliss Bake Shop took our girl pirate graphic and created this adorable cake for us!"

Vendor Credits:

Table styling, invitations, paper goods, treasure chest favors, swirl lollipops, graphic design- Fancy That
Cake and venue- Bliss Bake Shop
Custom wooden utensils and party styling- Inkberry
Photography- Tori Ava Photography
Pirate ribbon- Ribbon Revelry
Inspiration for candy necklace with charm- Modern Moments Design

Pretty In Pink 1st Birthday Party

What is it about the color PINK….I am definitely a girl who loves it! Maybe it’s because I have ALL boys and need some femininity in my life! This PRETTY IN PINK 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Jamielyn Nye of I {heart} Nap Time.

Jamielyn said-- "I knew I wanted to go over the top with my daughter’s first Birthday party. This was my first party that I’ve styled and I had so much fun creating the party decor. The theme I went with was ‘Pretty in Pink.’

My daughter Emmalyn is just about as girly as they come and she LOVES pink. She enjoys trying on my pearls and her bows, so I wanted to tie that into the theme as well. I love to create decor on a budget so I found a lot of the decor pieces from Goodwill and upcycled them with pink spray paint.

{photography done by Momentology Photography}

My favorite upcycle was an old rusty chandelier I found for $5. I turned it into a beautiful pink cake stand trimmed with pearls. It completed the whole dessert table! You can find the tutorial here.

I also turned an old nightstand I found for $2 into a ‘Pretty in Pink’ candy station. I converted some dollar store glass vases by pouring pink paint inside and swirling it around. Then I filled them with fresh pink flowers to add to the dessert table. You can find both of those tutorials here. I created polka dot favor bags with ribbon and a thank you tag that they could fill with candy. At the candy station we had pink gumballs, sixlets, rock candy, gummy bears, suckers and bubble gum sticks.

I also spray painted a bunch of cute funky frames with pink spray paint to display Emmalyn’s photos from her first Birthdays shoot.

For the party we served pink lemonade, club wraps, chicken croissant sandwiches, chips, veggies, fruit and strawberry dip. I poured the pink lemonade in mason jars topped with citrus flower lids and pink striped straws. I wrapped each jar with ribbon, lace and twine securing it with glue dots. See the mason jar cups tutorial here.

The dessert bar was the best part! For the backdrop I hung up ruffle fabric with mounting tape and hung pommette’s in the center. I draped the tables with pink fabric and hung the ribbon banner across the front.

We had vanilla cake with strawberry filling, red velvet cake pops, royal icing cookies and strawberry cupcakes.

For the party we rented a princess bounce house and the kids had a ball jumping while the parents chatted and ate lots of cookies! The kids also had fun tossing balloons and blowing bubbles. Of course the best entertainment of all was watching our sweet girl dig into her first Birthday cake. We all snapped pictures with the Birthday queen and she just kept eating away.

I couldn’t have done this party with out the support from my wonderful family and fabulous vendors. THANK YOU!!"

Vendor Credits/Links:

-Studio Photography: Momentology Photography
-Styling and Photography: I {heart} Nap Time
-Cake, Cookies and Cake Pops: Sugar Deams AZ
-Invitations, Banner, Food Labels, Water Bottle Labels: Chickabug
-Ribbon Banner: A to Zebra Celebrations
-Pom’s and Pommette’s: Pom Flair
-Chandelier Cake Stand: I {heart} Nap Time
-Straws, Favor Bags: Cakes and Kids Too
-Bounce House: AZ Bounce House
-Mason Jars lids: We Love Citrus
-Funky Frames: Cut It Out
-Pink Candy: Oh Nuts!
-Pink Tutu and Party Hat: I {heart} Nap Time
-Ribbon: The Ribbon Retreat
-Ruffle Fabric Backdrop: Ruffle Fabric

Valentine's Day Spa Party

Up next is an adorable VALENTINE'S DAY SPA PARTY submitted by Christy Bergerson of Itsy Belle. This party looks like it was so much fun! What a perfect theme for a teen valentines party! LOVE the hutch dessert display and the pink ruffle cake!

Here is what Christy said about the party- "When I was planning on a Valentine's themed Spa Party for girls I knew it had to be sweet and relaxing! I decided soft pinks would give more of a calm spa feeling than the typical reds of Valentine's Day. In searching for inspiration I saw a photo of the sweetest pink ombre ruffle cake, and it became my centerpiece! I knew that fading soft pinks, ruffles, and sweetness would be the perfect touches. I also wanted to bring in a touch of chocolate, cause what would Valentine's Day be without chocolate!

I knew for a spa party there had to be lots of pampering! The girls got pampered with Moodylicous Wicked Chocolate face frosting, and Chocolate Sugar scrub, as well as lots of sweet spa "Treatments" to eat! We set up a Mani/Pedi station and each guest got a pink ruffled spa robe, and a Moodylicous favor bag filled with Mani/Pedi kits, nail polish, treats, eye mask and flowered headband.

The Sweet "Treatments" were:

Pink Ombre Ruffled Champagne Cake;
Champagne Cupcakes;
Lettered Mini Marshmallows as "Marshmallow Love Letters";
Marshmallow pops as "Sugar Scrubs";
Pink Cotton Candy as "Sugar Cotton Balls",
Peppermint Neccos as "Candy Bath Bombs"Pink;
Meringues as "Spa Cookies"
Fruit Punch as "Love Potion"

Take Home Spa Favors:

Soapy Spa Sundaes
Moodylicous Cotton Candy Body Spray
Moodylicous Cotton Candy Lotion
Moodylicous Wicked Chocolate Face Frosting

Heart shaped photo holders from Pier 1 Imports.

They girls had such a fun time covering eachother in chocolate face frosting and sugar scrub, there was a lot of laughter! Even my little daughter Annabelle joined in for some pampering!"

Vendor Credits:

Event Styling & Printables – Itsy Belle
Spa Products - Moodylicous Childrens Spa
Photography – Bergerson Creative

Printables available in Itsy Belle's Etsy shop.

Pink Glam 1st Birthday Party

Today's party feature goes to this sassy PINK GLAM 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Carissa Brown. Such a fun and girly 1st birthday party! Perfect for that little spunky 1 year old. What says sass better than some zebra print and hot pink?! So cute. Love that fuchsia high chair! 

Here is what Carissa said about the party- "I planned and hosted this party myself and had the event professionally photographed by Liz Thomas Photography. The theme of the party was anything pink, girly and glam with a little pumpkin twist.

Upon arrival at the party, guest were greeted to a chalkboard arrow sign, from Michael's, that my husband, Chris painted and I made and a wreath with some sparkly flowers. We also placed pumpkins in black urns flanking the entrance that my husband painted with a “1”.

The dessert table was dressed in a custom made tablecloth of black & white stripes and polka dots. Chris and I made the pink tissue rosette “D” that we attached to an oversized mirror to create the backdrop for the table. The menu place cards are wooden Halloween cutouts that I painted with chalkboard paint and glittered. Desserts included mini caramel apples, rice crispy pumpkins, sugar cookies, chocolate dipped pretzels, cupcakes and a smash cake. Drinks were served in mason jars with vinyl chalkboard labels and black & white straws garnished with “Delaney”, “is 1!” labels that I made.

Guests munched on mummy dogs, fruit, guacamoldy, mac n’cheese and veggies. The homemade mac n’ cheese was packaged in cute individual containers creating a unique display. I had a custom runner made for the food table to coordinate with the dessert table tablecloth.

I found a vintage highchair on craigslist, Chris painted it high gloss pink and I made the birthday girl’s party hat from a zebra folder. Several weeks before the party I took some celebration photos of Delaney and I enlarged them to display. I placed one in an ornate black oval frame above the highchair to add drama. The party was so much fun!"

Vendor Credits:
 Photography: Liz Thomas Photography
 Etsy: Braden’s Grace – Vinyl Chalkboard Labels
 Sweet Shop LuLu – Balloons & Straws
 Menu Place Cards – Michael’s
 Etsy: CustomCutees – Black & White Bloomers
 Oval Frame – Ikea
 Garnish – Mac N’ Cheese Containers

Paper Doll 5th Birthday Party

Today's feature goes to this darling PAPER DOLL BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Linda Vandermeer

of Bubble and Sweet. What an adorable party theme, don't you think?! The children played paper dolls with COOKIES, dressing them with fondant clothing!! Oh. My. Goodness. It doesn't get much cuter than this. Such a lovely party.

Here is what Linda said about the party- "For my daughter's 5th birthday party we had a Paper Doll theme. It was inspired by a picture of my daughter by Naomi V Photography for Princess Ratbag modeling a pettiskirt. The stylist pinned up her long hair and she looked like a little vintage doll.

I made cookies to look like my daughter and fondant clothes that the kids REALLY dressed up using royal icing to adhere the edible fondant clothes to the sugar cookie doll. I have already posted this activity from the party on my site here. 

I also used the paper doll clothes to make a DIY bunting garland to top the buttercream pink ombre cake. Inside the cake was strawberry with white chocolate mud cake polka dots. A tutorial on how I made the ombre cake is available on my blog here.

We also had princess sprinkle macarons and polka dot milk. I tried to come up with fun names for the party treats to work in with the theme.

Instead of wrapping up layers of paper for pass the parcel, I popped a gifts into brown paper bags. I wrote a task for each child to perform onto the front of the bag. When the music stopped the child reached into the basket pulled out a bag and had to perform the task to get the gift, they were age appropriate tasks like singing a song or doing the hokey pokey, the kids thought it was lots of fun."

Vendor Credits:


The party sweets were made by Bubble and Sweet.
Party invitations, thank you cards and dessert labels by Polkadot Prints.
Tissue Pom Poms by Ah Tissue.
Cake Stands, polka dot straws and strawberry bon bons by Sharnel Dollar Designs.
Custom Paper Doll drawing by Karen McCubbin
Photo Inspiration by Naomi V Photography.
Flowers from Perrotts florist Brisbane.