ribbon with circle
this is the first year I am doing my own cards.
here are some of the layouts i'm deciding between.
of course i need to use different
pictures since this makes
it look like i'm a single mom!
polka dots
and to all a good night
pinkalicious party
delaney loves the book "pinkalicious"
by victoria & elizabeth kann.
so for her 4th birthday we had to have a pinkalicious party
the invitation
favors
i made pinkalicious paper dolls for each girl.
i got a little carried away with the cricut
and at this point realized i may have
a problem. i'm currently looking for a
12 step program for party planning
decorations
i also made this banner using the cricut.
i LOVE how it turned out!
i hung martha stewart tissue balls and pink lanterns
and made a cupcake runner
the cake
activities
flower decoupage
this craft was based on one of the illustrations in the book
coloring sheets
we also made necklaces with different pink beads
food
besides the cake, we had "cupcake kabobs"
i put mini muffins, marshmallows, pink wafer cookies and donut holes on a cocktail straw.
i also made strawberry and red grape kabobs.
during the snack my (wonderful) sister, cathy read "pinkalicious" to the girls.
cute cupcake bow i ordered from etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/littleloulees
sisters
birthday girl
(i made her shirt with a leftover cupcake from the table runner)
my inspiration for many of these ideas came from fellow bloggers:
http://busymebusywiththree.blogspot.com/2009/07/its-pinkalicious-party.html
http://cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/2009/06/cupcake-kebab-how-to-inquiring-minds.html
http://bylittlehands.typepad.com/by_little_hands/2009/11/pinkalicious.html
sarah's wedding shower
we did an all dessert theme since she
doesn't really like "shower food".
along with their gifts each guest
included their favorite dessert recipe
the invitation
mini wedding cake cookies
cinderella party
ella's favorite princess is cinderella and
for her 3rd birthday we wanted a party
that wasn't too commercialized.
the invitation
i wanted the guests
to feel the magic of cinderella.
the front of the card has the
fairy godmother's
magic wand and her famous words.
castle cake
my husband hates that i make my own cakes
for our birthday parties because i get so
stressed while i do them.
but i couldn't have been happier
with how this turned out.
decorations
cinderella's castle for the kids
to crawl through.
cinderella & prince charming
grapevine pumpkins spray painted and glittered
"glass" slippers filled with snacks
party favors
blue feather wand and tiaras for the girls
inflatable swords and sheilds for the boys
the little mermaid party
let me point out that while i think
disney is great, i was never really
a "princess" girl. my daughters on the other
hand have a full blown obcession.
so i allowed ella to have yet another
princess party when she turned 4,
but i tried to tone down the ariel and play up
the water theme.
the invitation
a plastic bottle with invite and shells inside
mermaid cakei saw a picture of this cake online and recreated it.
i thought it was so funny/cute!
party favorssunglasses
games
gamesmostly we just had all our water
toys set up (sprinkler, pool, etc.)
but we also filled a bunch of clear balloons
with little prizes and candy.
we dumped them onto the grass and it
looked like bubbles. then the kids
ran around popping the balloons to get the prizes.
decorations
decorationsi tied bunches of blue balloons together and
had them "floating" around the yard to
create the look of water.
we used blue, green, and ariel accessories.
farm party
when ella was going on 2, she loved the book
"duck on a bike" by david shannon.
she loved all the barnyard animals
and the noises they made.
the invitation
decorations
i made large animals and hung them on our fence.
since the party was mostly toddlers they really loved this!
we also had pink, black and white balloons
"cow" tablecloths with pink plates
and napkins tied with black gingham ribbon
sheep cake
this was my first "theme cake"
delaney's 1st birthday invitation
booklet that unfolds up and down
our friend tyler's 1st birthday invitation
wording printed on vellum and attached to
a layered card with a colorful brad.
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