since my daughter's 1st communion was on may 5th,
we decided to celebrate with a cinco de mayo party.
it was just our immediate family so i wanted
to try and keep it low key.
i saw a few cute ideas on pinterest
and kept them in my head while decorating.
i love these colorful layer cakes that i've been seeing everywhere.
it came out cute, bu i learned my lesson and will definitely
upgrade to gel food coloring next time.
i did use raspberry juice to reduce the red food coloring a little.
i put the guacamole back into the avocado skins
so that they could be carried around.
the vases/candle holders are just glass cylinders
with streamers wrapped around.
{taco shell bunting}
we got a taco salad bar catered from moe's southwest grill.
it was really fun and came with those yummy taco shell bowls.
but we also wanted to offer traditional tacos as a choice.
isn't this a fun way to have the taco shells out?!
these napkins from target were perfect.
they have a really cute line of summer entertaining dishes
and accessories.
{chips and dip sombrero}
funny right?!
i got the sombrero for less than $4 at party city.
it worked perfectly with a small glass bowl.
{tissue bunting}
another easy/cheap decoration.
i bought tissue paper at target ($1.99 each)
the pink and orange came together so i only needed 2 packs.
using the folds that were already in the tissue,
i cut them into smaller pennants.
before hanging, i cut the slits.
i hung the string first and then just draped the pennants over.
(i doubled up the tissue pennants)
the party store had a kit for doing this but it was almost $10.
i get a lot of requests for my bubble guppies party,
but in more girly colors.
now i have a diy printable package
listed in my etsy shop
just for girls!
if you have any questions or are interested in these pdfs,
please contact me through
i also have a girl version of the bubble guppies invitation
if you order both the invite pdf and the printable package,
you will receive an additional discount on the invite.
you can also order this invite professional printed.
make sure you check out how all these printables
look at an actual party here!
i am now selling party printables for
the printables available include:
~ cupcake toppers ~
12 assorted dolls
2 inch circles
~ welcome sign ~
approximately 8 x 10
personalized with child's age (name can also be added)
oval shape that can be cut out
{shown here backed with an additional oval cut out of card stock}
~ favor bag toppers ~
fold over top of a 4 inch wide cellophane bag
or
~ favor bag tags ~
personalized with birthday girl's name
assorted dolls
2 1/2 inch circles
simply cut on the circle guideline!
~ food labels ~
4 inch wide tents
4 labels customized with your foods or
unlimited blank
~ banner ~
"happy birthday" and your choice of doll & pet
each pennant is approximately 7 inches tall
~ drink labels ~
write kids' names on cups
each label is 2 1/2 inches
print on sticker paper and stick onto any party cup
the items are available individually or as a package deal.
go to my etsy shop for details!
and don't forget the invite:
the invite can also be customized to coordinate
with your daughter's favorite doll!
the handmade items from the original party
are also available by request.
a previous client asked me to create a new party for her daughter.
she had seen this super cute little miss sunshine party
and wanted to use it for inspiration.
the original party used a yellow polka dot background
for all the party goods.
i decided to create a similar pattern,
but added a plaid element.
the invite:
how cute is the birthday girl's name?!?!
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welcome sign
once printed onto cardstock,
i recommend clipping the corners to make them rounded.
then punch holes in the top two corners and
hang with a ribbon.
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cupcake toppers
~ personalized with name and age~
you use a 2 inch circle punch to cut the perfect topper
and hot glue or tape onto a lollipop stick.
{if you do not have a circle punch,
i can add a circle guide to cut along.}
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favor tags
~personalized message~
these tags are perfect to add to any favor bag.
they are formatted to be a 2 1/2 inch circle.
{again, i can add a guide line}
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banner
~simply print and cut~
each pennant is approximately
5 inches wide and 6 inches tall
banner says:
{name}{h}{a}{p}{p}{y}
{lil' miss sunshine pic}
{b}{i}{r}{t}{h}{d}{a}{y}{age}
if you are interested in purchasing any of these designs,
pleas contact me through
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
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