Posted on February 15, 2013 by Kara

Love Letter Valentine Party

This adorable LOVE LETTER VALENTINE PARTY was submitted by Fara Medina of Little Things Creations. This party is so fun and unique!

Some of my favorite elements of this love letter party are:

The mini clothespins topped with paper hearts

The “envelope” cookies

The white doilies on the favor bags

and MORE!

Here’s what Fara said about planning the party- “This table arrangement was made to present our new Valentine’s Day printable collection. We were inspired by love letters. We arranged all the treats on a sofa to make it special and different. A cute red mailbox filled with adorable envelope shaped cookies was a great addition to the arrangement. There were also heart-shaped cupcakes and lollipops, which were decorated with lovely paper straws. The favor bags were simple red bags decorated with doilies, cloth pins and adorable heart shaped stickers. We had lots of fun making this beautiful and simple dessert table and my kids and their friends had the most amazing afternoon snack ever!”

Printables and Table Styling: Fara Party Design
Cookies: Kukis by Nana
Heart Shaped Stickers: PaperGlitter
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

White Paper Doilies
Apothecary Jars
Polka Dot Nut Cups
Paper Straws
White 2-Sided Frame
Cupcake Liners
Balloons

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

White Paper Doilies
Apothecary Jars
Polka Dot Nut Cups
Paper Straws
White 2-Sided Frame
Cupcake Liners
Balloons

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Kara

Kissing Booth Valentine’s Day Party

Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope all of you, my fabulous fans and readers, have a truly wonderful day filled with love. I’ve been so excited to showcase my latest celebration with you on this special day. This sweet KISSING BOOTH VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY was so much fun to style and execute.

We had a blast with this party in the KPI studio. The set up was just how I imagined it, the children were absolutely adorable, and the party was a huge success!

Party Styling/Design- Kara’s Party Ideas
Photography- Kara Allen
Striped Valentine’s Girls Clothing- Mustard Pie

All Party Supplies from Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Square Mason Jars with Daisy Cut Straw Lids
Doilies
Striped pennant flags (used for cake topper)
Milk Bottles
Apothecary Jars
Pink Striped Napkins
Red Striped Candy Sticks
Red Bakers Twine
Skewers (for candy lip treat sticks)
Red Striped Treat / Favor Boxes

I made the above cake topper with paper straws, bakers twine, and cute striped pennant flags (cut the sticks off of these cupcake toppers). All items from my shop here.

Skewers were easily inserted into small gummy candy lips. Paper straws were then slipped over the skewers.

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Kara

FREE Valentine’s Day Sweet Shoppe Cupcake Toppers & Tags!

How adorable are these VALENTINE’S DAY SWEET SHOPPE CUPCAKE TOPPERS AND TAGS?! Thanks to Sour Punch Studio, they’re FREE!

Download the tags & toppers for free HERE!

And, that’s not it! Receive 50% off your order from Sour Punch Studio (adorable party printables) by using code Kara50 at checkout now through Valentine’s Day!

Download the FREE thank you tags and cupcake toppers HERE!

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Kara

Modern Valentine’s Day Party

This MODERN VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY was submitted by Bird of Bird’s Party. I love how bright and cheerful this party is! It’s also fun to see a Valentine party that strays from the traditional red and pink (even though I can’t get enough of that either!).

Some of my favorite elements of this unique, modern Valentine’s Day party are:
The wooden peg dolls painted to match the party colors
The milk bottle printable wraps
The cake pops adorned with fondant hearts
The colorful ribbon garland hanging on the front of the dessert table
and MORE!

Party styling, baked goods, printables and photography: Bird’s Party
Decorated Peg Dolls: Craft That Party
Candy Jars: Maison du Monde
Macarons: Planet Macarons
Ribbon Garland: A to Zebra Celebrations

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Milk Bottles
Lollipop Sticks
Flexible Straws
Ribbon
Favor Boxes

Here’s what Bird had to say about planning the party- “I was feeling a little tired of the overly pink and red Valentine’s Day designs. So using my new Modern Valentine’s Day collection, I created a unique Valentine’s party. I utilized the small surface and multiple levels of an old dresser for my dessert table. The stunning ribbon garland from A to Zebra Celebrations really helped to ad color and texture to the ensemble.

Sweet treats on the dessert table included homemade cream cheese cake pops, fuchsia, yellow and blue French macarons, vanilla cupcakes adorned with wrappers and cupcake toppers and a homemade passion fruit cake topped with the most adorable peg dolls from Craft That Party, as well as assorted candy in the colors of the party.

Favors included a little Valentine’s Favor Box from Bird’s Party printable Collection, filled with Hershey’s Kisses.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Milk Bottles
Lollipop Sticks
Flexible Straws
Ribbon
Favor Boxes

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Kara

Message in a Bottle Valentine’s Party

This MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE VALENTINE’S PARTY was submitted by Elise Butler of Sweet Scarlet Designs.

I love the romantic, nautical theme of this Valentine’s Day party! Here are some of my favorite elements:

The pink Life Saver favors

The various bottles containing messages and sealed with corks

The recurring saying “Hooked on You” The image of the anchor wearing a heart

and MORE!

Party Styling and Printables- Sweet Scarlet Designs
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Jute Twine
Cupcake Liners
Ribbon
Apothecary Jars
Corked Mini Glass Jars
Glass Jars with Wood Spoons
Milk Bottles
Striped Paper Straws
Whirly Pops
Plastic Gumball Tubes

This is what Elise said about planning this party- “Wouldn’t we all love to receive a romantic message in a bottle from some mysterious source? Whether the sender is anonymous or someone we know, how romantic to receive a beautiful love letter – floating atop the waves!

To style the dessert table for this party, I used lots of nautical items mixed in with the Valentine’s theme – anchors (which I am in LOVE with right now!), hooks, bottles, twine, sand, starfish and sea shells. I love all these elements mixed with the white, pale pink, red and gray colors of the printables I designed to go along with it.

I kept the food for the table very simple and easy for any host to re-create including vanilla cupcakes, creaming soda jell-O pots, meringue cakes, strawberry milk, lollipops, Hershey’s Kisses and assorted candy.

I chose William Gunn Jetty, Manly, Brisbane for the location since it’s very much in keeping with the nautical theme. I was so lucky that a beautiful replica Schooner sailing boat was in dock and made THE perfect background for the table.

The printable set used in this party is available in my Etsy shop for just $10! It includes party dots, bunting flags, large bottle labels, mini bottle wrap labels and water bottle labels. Also included are straw flags, 6″x4″ party signs, editable food tents and patterned papers to write your love letters on!”

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Category Archives: Valentine’s Day Parties

Love Letter Valentine Party

Kissing Booth Valentine’s Day Party

FREE Valentine’s Day Sweet Shoppe Cupcake Toppers & Tags!

Modern Valentine’s Day Party

Message in a Bottle Valentine’s Party