lalaloopsy party

a few weeks back i posted about planning my daughter's

lalaloopsy party

as promised there was lots of

buttons, sewing & lalaloopsy dolls

my daughter really likes the lalaloopsy dolls

and i loved incorporating so many of the handmade

details they have into a party.

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invitation

for the invite, i drew inspiration from her doll

misty misterious's outfit

the cake

i saw a cake on pinterest that had a giant fondant

lalaloopsy doll on top.

that's a little outside of my decorating comfort zone.

but i thought i could recreate the bottom half

and add my own twist on top.

{to see the original check out my pinterest board} 

it's not perfect, but it's really important to me to make

my own cakes.

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details

welcome sign - button number

 i like to have a backdrop for behind all

the bday girl's "blowing out the candles" pictures.

this one was made out of crepe paper {streamers} sewn together.

i learned how to do it here.

it was very easy, although time consuming.  if you try it,

just go as fast as you can, not worrying about it being perfect.

the less perfect ones actually look prettier.

also, it takes a lot of streamers.

i think i used about 10 rolls for this small area.

luckily they are cheap

{especially the 2 per pack at the dollar store}.

 i also used the doily ball that i showed you how to make here.

draping down from the doiley ball and

going out & down the edges of the streamers are

pom poms and buttons strung on baker's twine.

 my daughter's special banner

here's a closeup of one of the pennants

 food display

 

"treats" 

 paper printable banner

 {cute paper cups from the sugar diva}

 {i used this recipe but followed these directions}

 drink cup labels

{there were 2 versions that will be available-

this pink and then the multi colored scallop polka dot

background from the printed banner}

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activities

i split the girls into a few small groups

to make it more manageable.

 each girl got to make a lalaloopsy pet.

the pets are very simple shapes so they were easy to recreate.

we decided to do the bunny and the mouse.

i created a template and cut them out of felt.

then i used a small hole puncher to make

the holes for the girls to sew their pets shut.

 we used a plastic "needle" and yarn

 the girls picked out button eyes and i hot glued them on.

 we also played "push my button"

{a lalaloopsy version of sorry}

 coloring

{i found this over sized coloring book at hobby lobby}

then as a whole group

"pin the button eye on the lalaloopsy doll"

{this picture looks kind of scary - ha!- i swear 

she could breath.  it was a very lightweight

gauzy scarf!}

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favors

 favor bags from endless inkabilities

{same bags i used for my invite envelopes}

 favor tags - custom with name

 the favors included:

 a button barrette

lalaloopsy pencil toppers {found at target}

and a bag of color coordinating candies

 bag toppers

if you are interested in any of these paper goods

{some handmade/some pdfs},

please contact me through my etsy shop.

i may not have them up for awhile, but

if you send me a message i will be doing

orders by request.

for more lalaloopsy ideas check out

my pinterest board!

doily ball tutorial

my daughter's lalaloopsy party

has a sewing theme to it.

and since doilies have a lace look to them,

i thought the doily pom pom balls

i saw on pinterest were perfect.

i followed the link but could not find a real

tutorial on how to make them.

since i had made these cupcake wrapper pom pom balls last year,

i had a pretty good idea how to try and use the doilies.

you will need doilies, food coloring, a ball & hot glue.

i looked for colored doilies,

but if i had known how easy it is to dye the doilies

i wouldn't have wasted my time.  so easy!

fill a dish with enough water to cover the doilies

and add a few drops of food coloring.

{i used pink from the neon collection.

i thought i might have to add more but i didn't.}

put the doilies into the water.

{i just dropped the bunch in, didn't separate them at all}

it worked really fast!  just a minute or two to soak.

{it takes awhile to separate them and lay them out

and if they sit too long they start to rip.}

 lay them out to dry.

{i just had paper towels spread out on a table.}

 as they start to dry move them around

to get off of the wet part of the towels.

{aren't they pretty?!}

 once they are dry

{mine were dry a few hours later, but i waited til the next day}

fold in half and put a dab of hot glue

towards the center but near the fold.

 fold in half again

 put a dab of hot glue on the corner and press down onto the ball.

{you could probably get away with an even smaller ball}

continue to do this around the ball

{you want the folds to be going different ways

so that the doilies open into each other

instead of forming rows.}

notes...

i think i could've spread them out more.

the ball shows through but if you go back and use double sided tape

to stick the doilies together it solves that problem.

mine was much fuller than the inspiration picture,

but i like that in the original you can see more of the doily.

i ended up using about 30 - 8 inch doilies.

i'll have better pictures when i post all the party details!!