{Party Themes} Gingerbread Decorating Party

December 21, 2012 By 2 Comments

Today you’re in for a real treat.

Gingerbread has always been a favorite cookie of mine for Christmas, and decorating Gingerbread houses is such a great idea to do with the family and friends.

So, when I saw this Gingerbread Decorating Party by Amy’s Party Ideas I fell in love and I think you will too.

So grab a cookie and glass of milk and enjoy all the wonderful details.

Love the invites!

The Snowball Cookies” are  Key Lime cookies covered in powder sugar that were purchased from Walmart.  Amy dipped the tops in melted white chocolate candy melts and topped with shredded coconut.

Aren’t these little guys adorable?  The red edible glitter was the perfect touch!

Great job Amy!

 Cupcakes topped with gingerbread men were so easy to make.  She purchased mini Gingerbread men cookies from Trader Joes and then used packaged cookie icing in chocolate to cover them.  Adding mini red M&M’s  covered in red edible glitter were the finishing touch!

Who wouldn’t want to drink their milk with sprinkle-covered rims and flavored straws?

How perfect are these fondant cupcake toppers from LIV Creativity!

For the Santa Hat Strawberries, Amy used melted white chocolate and piped it through a grass tip to make it look like fluffy cotton.

Love how she glittered an inexpensive frame to fest it up!

Everyone got their own Gingerbread Decorating Kit filled with peppermints, candy canes, and gingerbread men.

  Guests  also chose from dishes of  Red Hots, Green Sixlets, Gum Drops, M&M’s, and shredded coconut to complete their masterpieces.

What a wonderful and festive party!

Thank you so much Amy for sharing your delightful party with us!.

Hope your holiday is Sweet!

CREDITS

PARTY STYLING:  AMY OF AMY’S PARTY IDEAS  |  PRINTABLES:  WANTS & WISHES  |  INVITES & PRINTABLES:  PARTY INVITES  |  CUPCAKE TOPPERS:  LIV CREATIVITY  |  EDIBLE GLITTER:  KOYAL WHOLESALE  |  CHEVRON STRIPE BAGS:  SUGAR DIVA | STRIPED PARTY STRAWS:  KOYAL WHOLESALE

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{Party Themes} Princess and the Pea Birthday Party

November 14, 2012 By 6 Comments

I’m so excited to share this Princess and the Pea birthday party with you today.

The reason I love this party so much is that every aspect of it was made by Anj, of Snowy Bliss,  for her sweet daughter.  And she has made it easy for you to recreate.

Great parties don’t have to cost a fortune if you’re willing to do a lot of it yourself.  And this creative mama does just that.  A girl after my own heart.  So sit back and enjoy the show.

Her daughter wanted a PJ party. I guess you would call it a Hap-PEA Birthday PEA- j Party.

It all begins with her hand made Invitation

which opens up with the princess bed on one page and the invite on the other.

 

THE PRINCESS BED

Anj actually hand drew the headboard and her husband got into the act as he hauled and stacked 5, yes 5 matresses and box springs to make the table. A piece of particle board was added on top of it to give it a solid flat surface for the plates and such.

Adorable fabric was layered to make the bed coverings or the tablecloth.

Given the height of the table, the girls got to stand around the table to eat and loved the novel idea of it.

To finish off the look, green poms were hung above the bed.

Now for THE SWEETS.  Anj made this adorable cake,

and Cake Topper

and when you cut into the cake what do you see?  Peas ofcourse.

  Anj used her polka dot cake technique to get the affect.

She also served “Sugar Peas”! Cake balls dipped in green candy melts.  Topped with sanding sugar.
and to rinse it down,

The Stewarts key lime sodas were labeled Slee-”Pea” Potion and she
Trimmed the edges of the labels with this Martha Stewart scallop edger punch.
For the ice cream… Lime sherbert in dessert cups with little crown wraps to fit around them.
THE PARTY FAVORS
Anj made each girl a small pillow & sleeping mask.  The blankets were a great find at

Ikea and finished off with a paper crown that wrapped around each one.

She purchased the green balls at Party City, spray painted, glittered and filled with, what else, green candy.

This is one lucky little princess.  Wouldn’t you say?

Be sure to visit Snowy Bliss blog for more details on the party and her Etsy Shop so you can recreate it too.

Thank you Anj for sharing your amazing party with us!

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{Party Themes} Victoria’s Garden

August 17, 2012 By 15 Comments
Today’s party has to be one of the sweetest parties I’ve seen.
Rogeria, of Sweet Memories Party Designs, was asked by her client to make a delicate garden party with lots of pink for her daughter, Victoria, to celebrate her first birthday.
From the invitations to the party favors and dessert tables Rogeria worked with the vendors creating the design and soft color pallete.
Sweet Details
Cake designer Sonia Formby captured the idea and her beautiful cake matched perfectly with everything else on the tables! (love the little birds)
Cake pops take a seat on this darling bench.
When  designing this party, Rogeria wanted something unique and cost effective.  Her goal was to give the backdrop a “WOW factor” so she made it.  (I believe she accomplished her goal).
The tree branches were made out of painter’s paper and lots of hot glue!  (so clever)  She added pink flowers and leaves to complete the look and as the final touch, hung the bird cage, doll dress and baby shoes.
The details are endless.
This garden party is just stunning!.
Thank you Rogeria for sharing it with us.
Credits:
Design and styling; printables and party favors: Sweet Memories Party Designs by Rogeria Britto:
Cake : Sonia Formby ( http://www.facebook.com/Soniaformby )
Bonbons, chocolate pops and cake pops : Larissa Macedo ( http://www.facebook.com/larissamacedo )
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{Party Themes} Marilyn Monroe Inspired Senior Prom Table

June 18, 2012 By 21 Comments

When a good friend asked me to do a sweet’s table for her daughter who was going to Senior Prom, I was thrilled!

This had to be special because it would be her last high school dance & lots of family and friends were invited to enjoy the goodies and send the cute couple off to their final dance.

The feel she was looking for was Marilyn Monroe, glitz, glam, pink, diamonds, well, I think you get the picture.

Her dress was a pretty blush pink which inspired the color theme.

I started with an upholstered backdrop, which I made, and covered the buttons with a glittery silver paper to add a little sparkle.

Next, I made the flower poms out of pretty pink & white polka dot napkins and added

curled silver satin ribbon to finish the look.

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Here’s how to make the poms yourself.

I hung a custom made sign, with their names, in the center to finish off the backdrop.

I made wooden stairs to display the pretty prom dress cookies and sprinkled them with a few more diamonds.

Prom Dresses watermark

 For the gents, chocolate mustaches on a stick, were decked out in a diamond stud bow tie!

The mustaches were a perfect photo op for later too!

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The cupcakes were topped with a large fondant pink bow which is reminiscent of Marilyn’s dress, in the video,

Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend.

More cupcakes were topped with a pretty pink fondant flower and small edible pearl center.

Pink satin bows adorned with diamond stunned bows dressed up our vintage stand.

Now, since our guest of honor are  seniors in high school and looking to their futures,

Fortune Cookies were the perfect addition to provide a fun little insight of what’s to come for them.

  Pink chocolate and sugar glammed up this yummy treat!

Pink Cotton Candy, decked out in diamond adorned boxes, kept it fun for the teens.

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Pearlized Pink & Silver Gumballs were glammed up by adding diamond studded brooches to pink satin ribbons

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and served in giant wine glasses.

Yummy cake pops were the perfect place to show-off the names of the cute couple.

Hope you have many “Sweet Memories” of your special dance, Morgan & Chris!

Credits:

Party Styling, cupcakes, cake pops and all sweets: Party Patisserie

Straws:Party Patisserie Shop

Printables and Sign: Lillian Kate

Cookies: Firefly Confections

Photography: Party Patisserie & Passions Photography

Cotton Candy Boxes: Embellished Paper

Gumballs: The TomKat Studio

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{Party Themes} Make A Wish Party

June 6, 2012 By 3 Comments

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 When I first seen this party I was immediately pulled in by the beautiful Aqua color.

Inspired by dandelions on an open field,  Cris  from Crissy’s Crafts created a whimsical,  Make a Wish birthday party for her daughter’s 9th Birthday.
Wanting to create a magical escape for the girls to enjoy their treats and make crafts,  Cris used white fabric strips, fishing line and the trees as poles, to  make a marquee in the back yard.

The dessert table backdrop was made out of foam board which was covered with fabric then she added the WISH banner from  Bird’s Party Make a Wish collection.

DIY Party Favors:
Each girl received a mini canvas purse with a notebook and puff ball pen, a puff ball hair clip and an artist apron.
DIY stenciled mini canvas purses and apron: dandelions stencil, fabric paint, stencil brush, boa and rhinestone.
DIY favors table backdrop: Painted dandelions on postboards glued to a foam board.
Such a beautiful and lucky little girl!
Thank you Cris for sharing your absolutely beautiful and unique birthday party with us!

VENDOR CREDITS:

– Styling and Photography: Crissy’s Crafts 
– Party Printables: Bird’s Party
– Cupcake toppers: Edible Details
– Chocolate Covered Oreos: Sweet Temptations
– Dandelions Marshmallow: The Marshmallow Studio
– Cake Pops: The Gourmet Pop
– Cookies: Sugar Dreams
– Wish Tee and Flower clip: Three Little Bows
– Lanterns and mini cupcake stands: Petite Party Studio
– Dandelion Stencil: Cutting Edges Stencils

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{Party Themes} Sweet Lil’ Cowboy Baby Shower

May 30, 2012 By 15 Comments

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You’ve heard it said that inspiration can come from anywhere right?

When the mom-to-be bought an adorable pair of baby cowboy boots early on in her pregnancy  the western cowboy theme was born.

Today’s sweet baby shower comes from Tammy of Meghily’s Party- In- Style.

Tammy took her cue from the little cowboy boots

and the colors of the nursery which are brown, turquoise and green

to develop the theme for the shower.

I not only love the theme of this party but love how Tammy so cleverly incorporated so many of her own items into the shower.

So pull up a chair folks and enjoy!

 Tammy made the backdrop from a piece of wood,  an old frame she had, and added some unfinished letters from Michaels craft store and wrapped up the look with a white rope and turquoise fabric.

Not liking tissue paper much, she cleverly made poms from napkins.

After living in Texas for six years, she says she had accumulated several rustic items and used them throughout the party.

Additional inspiration came from her daughters love of horses also.

I love the use of burlap here and for the tablecloth!

(love this)

Love the use of horse-look fabric and the tubs to display food.

Adorable onesies and riped fabric hanging from clothes pins on a robe make great decoration.

 

 

 

Thank you so much Tammy for sharing your incredible Cowboy Baby Shower with us!

Credits:

Vendors
Elaine Citro – Sweet as Sugar Candy Buffets, http://www.sweetassugarcandybuffets.com/
Sarah Watkins – Sweet Sarah Cakes, https://www.facebook.com/sweetsarahcakes
Tammy Mutter – Party Styling & Printables, Meghily’s Party In Style, http://meghilys.blogspot.com or
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{Party Themes} First Class Post Office Mail Party

May 23, 2012 By 15 Comments

What child doesn’t love delivering and receiving mail?

Jenny of Crossing the Bugger-Dixon Line  said it hit her one day that a mail party would make such a fun theme after seeing  an old rusty neighborhood Post Office mailbox. (inspiration can come from the most unlikely places).   She asked the wonderful duo at Piggy Bank Parties to create a party collection for her and she was on her way.

 The colors would be Red, White, and Blue and accents of mail carrier uniform blue of course.
I love the “shipping box” backdrop on the dessert table and all the ways she utilized packing and shipping supplies as the decorations.

Notice how she cleverly placed the cake plate right inside an official Post Office mail bin filled with mail as the main focal point of the dessert table.

The cake was topped with a glittery “Post Office 41608” (her son’s birthday makes a great zip code!) cake billboard and a fondant mail truck.

 

 The table runner was made from kraft paper and mini envelopes while the centerpieces were made
 out of boxes and packing peanuts. Large manila envelopes were used as place mats and mini envelope buntings were strung from Airmail Divine Twine and red and blue balloons were anchored in boxes of course!
  Fondant stamps and envelopes were placed on top of lemon and raspberry Chambord petit fours.

The most coveted dessert on the table was “Owney’s treats”, graham crackers shaped as dog biscuits.

Pick Your Own Favor: The children each got to pick a special Post Office Mascot dog named Owney to take home. Owney wore lots of metal tags on his collar to show all the special places he had visited so I made collars adorned with metal tags for each dog and piled the dogs on top of a mail bag (Owney’s favorite nap spot).

Activities included a mail sort game using a mail box that she crafted out of cardboard. The kids got to work stamping, sorting, and delivering mail. At the end of the game each child had a mailbox full of mail.
Each party guest received a mail carrier name badge.
This party was definately first class!

Thank you so much Jennie for sharing your son’s adorable party with us!

Credits:

– Photography: Allison Kaharick
– Mail Party Collection, envelopes, ribbon, printed banners, food labels, and signs- Piggy Bank Parties
– Wreath- The Knock Knock Factory
– Balloons and Paper Rosettes- Polka Dot Market
– Fondant Mail Truck and Petit Four Toppers: Edible Details
– Cookies: Frog Prince Cake and Cookie Design
– Cake billboard and Noah banner: The Purple Pug
– Kraft Tubes with colored pencils: Sweet Lulu
– Educational Resource and stamp printable: Smithsonian National Postal Museum

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{Party Themes} Dance and Twirl with a Special Little Girl

May 16, 2012 By 14 Comments

Today I’m thrilled to feature a very sweet party by Emily from Candy Couture.

She wanted all things sweet and all things pretty just like her daughter, Amani, and I think she accomplished just that.

The theme, Dance and Twirl with a Special Little Girl,  was brought to life with ballerinas …

… blooms and lots of tulle.

The cupcakes were decorated with handmade paper ballerinas embellished with pearls and tulle.

The glass beverage dispenser is filled with raspberry lemonade …

… and little glass milk bottles are decorated with tulle floral embellishments and pink and white striped straws to serve.

The Cake has more beautiful flowers and Swarovski crystals.

Favors were customized Lindt chocolate bars complete with a tulle flower. How pretty!

Sweets included vanilla macaroons, raspberry & white chocolate tarts, strawberry truffles …

… strawberries & cream jelly in little glass pots with wooden spoons tied on with twine and …

… skewered strawberries and marshmallows. How fun are these?

This party has so many pretty details and such a sweet little birthday girl!

Thank you Emily for sharing your special party with us!

Credits:

Candy Couture: party styling and complete dessert table
Raspberry Lime Paperie: stationary / bunting / invitations
  Nicole Duncan Photography: photography
Crystal Couture: ballerina cake topper with Swarovski tutu
Prop Shop Boutique: custom party hats

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{Parties} “Sweet On You” Valentine’s Day Party

February 14, 2012 By 21 Comments

As you may know,  I love to sew and I’m always creating something for the house. Well after making these lip pillows I was really happy with the way they turned out and decided to build a  Valentine’s Day party  around them.

Since  I already had the  large lip candy mold,  I picked up some lip stickers and was on my way.

Needing a way to display the lip suckers,  I created the cake with styrafoam layers and covered with decorative scrapbooking paper.  I’m really happy with the way it turned out.

Now that I had my cake,  it began to evolve into sweets and more sweets, hence the name “Sweet On You”.

The icecream cones are giant marshmallows tucked into a sugar cone,  dipped in colored chocolate and covered in sprinkles.  Our little colored springs are a perfect display for these goodies.

Miniature sundae glasses, that I picked up last summer at an antique mart featured our mini cupcakes which are topped with turquoise suckers.

We frosted the cake with turquoise rock candy and accented the cake stand with the colorful gumballs.

Little meringue cookies made a perfect topping for the cake.

Sundae dishes where filled with conversation hearts and pixie candy stix where used as stirs.

We’re thrilled to feature our new table runner, so colorful with giant ric rac trim.

Trying to keep the sweets easy, a few boxes of Oreo Cakesters decorated with heart sprinkles did the trick.

 A little Milk & Cookies anyone?

We filled two large sundae glasses with gumballs and M & M’s topped with a saltwater taffy lid.

Our old fashion candy jars were filled with strawberry heart marshmallows. Don’t you just love the lids?

Everyone was happy to receive a little take-home box of goodies to enjoy later.

Oh, and did we mention how much fun the kids had?

Complete party styled by Party Patisserie.

Table runner, old fashion candy jar, colorful wire spring stands, are available  from Party Patisserie.

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!!

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{Party Themes} Vintage Valentine Party

February 10, 2012 By 13 Comments

Today I’m thrilled to feature this gorgeous Shabby Chic Valentine Party by Cris from Crissy’s Crafts.

 Cris loves vintage style  (a women after my own heart),  and when she was contacted by  Bird from Bird’s Party to style a party around her new printable collection, she was thrilled. The Love Bird collection is utterly adorable and oh so sweet.

The party was held outdoors and she used props from around the house.  The thrift shop was great for finding the perfect small treasures for the sweets table.

I liked that Cris used a trellis to hang mason jars filled with silk pink hydrangeas as a backdrop for the cupcake table.

She also used her daughters desk to display all the yummy treats.  They include chocolate bonbon (from Brazil), dark fudge kettle corn, oreo cakesters, strawberry chocolate filled marshmallows, love birds chocolate cupcakes and chocolate dipped puffs. Most of the goodies were store bought and she made them look a little more festive.  The vintage ribbon garland was made by A to Zebra Celebrations.

 

Healthy snacks were also on the menu like whole wheat love bird sandwiches and vegetables shots.  The children followed her rule that they need to eat healthy foods before they attacked the sweets!

A large table was set for the girls to sit at and enjoy the treats complete with a flower centerpiece that Chris made out of soda cans. ( very clever)  I like the vintage napping rings that she made too. Beautiful cloth napkins that were purchased at the thrift shop for 30 cents a piece were a great bargain and the girls loved using them.

For a take home gift, the children made bracelets and put in cute metal tins embellished with more printables.

           Our sweet little party girl looks adorable in her adorable headband by Vintage Rose Wraps.

Diy pillow favor boxes and pink organza bags were filled with kisses, M& M’s and Hershey’s Miniatures.

 Cris also used the printable scrapbook paper, cupcake toppers, printable cut-outs and editable buffet cards form the collection to embellish the dessert table items like the white frames, the cupcakes, the wooden birds and the doily banner.

What a gorgeous party!  Thank you Crissy’s Crafts for all your wonderful inspiration.


Credits:

Party Styling: Crissy’s Crafts

Valentine’s Printable Collection: Bird’s Party
Love Birds Cupcake Topper: Edible Details 
Vintage Ribbon Garland: AtoZCelebration
Girls hairbands: Vintage Rose Wraps

Poms: Pom Flair

 

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