This magical SNOW WHITE THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Joanne Charmand of Cakes by Joanne Charmand.
This is such a charming theme for any little girl. The party has lots of fun ideas. I love how both the royal and rustic sides were shown; it brings Snow White’s world to life. Some of my favorite elements from this party are:
The Apple, Mirror, and Snow White Dress Cookies
The Royal Cake
The Little Fruit Pies
The Cake Stands
The Snow White Cake Pops
The Ribbon Tied Fruit Cups
And MORE!
Joanne said this about planning the party- “this was a snow white party I styled and made everything for cakery and all, I made a royal classy table and a rustic one to show the contrast in both worlds snow white was in.”
This adorable CUPCAKES AND CAROUSELS SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Stephanie Hanna of Brag about Baby.
What a darling theme for a birthday party. Any boy or girl would love it. It has so many creative ideas that could be implemented into all sorts of occasions. Some of my favorite elements are:
The cupcake horse toppers
The Happy Birthday banner
The carousel horse suckers
The ticket booth photo opp
The invitation
The cute “2″ cookies
and MORE!
Stephanie said this about planning the party- “We were so excited to have McKenzie’s 2nd Birthday party at Sugar Sand Park right next to the carousel. We had lots of sweet treats, a ticket booth photo op, clown that did face painting and balloon animals. We had hula hoops and beach balls for the little ones to play with. Carousel music and carousel rides made the party complete. I started with my favorite part… the dessert table. I used white linens so the color scheme: pink, mint green and gold would pop!”
This sparkly DISCO GLAM TWELFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Justine Clarke of Sensationally Sweet Events.
What a bright and fun party theme for any girl. From sparkles to glow sticks there are just so many great ideas. Some of my favorite elements are:
The apothecary jars filled with candy
The gumball machine
The pink cupcake stands
The awesome labels on everything
The banners
and MORE!
Justine said this about planning the party- “The brief was black, white and hot pink disco theme to which I added gold, glitz and glam elements. The dessert table was filled with cupcakes and lollies in hot pink, gold, yellow and white. I painted some homemade cake stands in metallic gold and hot pink paint, then glued some sequined trim. Old pasta jars were sprayed gold and glammed up with mod podge and pink glitter plus a band of sequined trim to fill with fresh flowers and a plastic Ikea ‘Grab a Glowstick’ frame got the mod podge and gold glitter treatment. My friend Jenny from Concept Designs created the gold glitter ball backdrop and matching printable accessories for the table. I filled my hand-painted metallic gold gumball machine with hot pink sixlets and personalised milk chocolate bars sat on a vintage serving tray covered with diamante bling. A quickly made glitter cardstock ‘bling’ garland brightened up the front of the table.”
This creative INSTAGRAM THEMED FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Erin of Erin Volante Floral.
I think this Instagram party is absolutely adorable! Thanks to Instagram, many moms now have expertly edited pictures of their children’s accomplishments through the year. What better way to celebrate your child than through a celebration of photography itself since it’s often the way we capture the most important memories!
A few of my favorite party ideas and elements in this celebration are:
The photo collage pennant banner strung with pom ribbon
The ice cream scoops served in cupcake liners
The red, black and white color scheme
The photo party hats
The small chalkboard used to write messages to the birthday boy at the photobooth
Here’s what Erin said about the party- “This party was for my little boy’s first birthday (Oscar). His birthday is the day after Valentine’s Day, so I felt like it was really appropriate to celebrate how much he is loved. He is the smiley-est little guy, and his twinkly eyes and huge smile truly just light up our lives! I realized that I had started using Instagram not long before he was born, so the last year in my images there felt like an amazing way to watch him grow. We ran with that idea, and used lots (and lots!) of images from his first year. Bonus to that- now I actually have printed photos instead of leaving them on my computer like I normally do, haha!
One of my favorite projects were the birthday hats that I made- they turned out so cute and everybody got a huge kick out of them, especially the kids! I based them off of this idea from Martha Stewart. I found it was easiest to just buy the cheap paper party hats from the store, and then I just took one apart and traced and used it as my template- then hot glued directly back onto those hats. They were so funny and really made a big impact.
I had this darling vintage camera print made with the download and directions from here. It really fit the theme and was an inexpensive way to fill up lots of space!
The invitations were super cute, and they also fit the theme so well!
My main focus for this party was to do a few sweet details that would make a big impact- it was really important to me to include Oscar’s sisters in the planning and elements of the party. I wanted it to feel very simple, not overly-styled, and cohesive through color. I also wanted to keep it very budget-friendly. Although I love looking at all the amazing, huge parties that float around the blogosphere, I know that it’s not our reality with three kids! I have to find ways to make our parties feel really special and thoughtful without spending hundreds of dollars on dessert tables alone. :)”
This sweet VINTAGE PARISIAN BRIDAL SHOWER was submitted by Jessica Boskoff of Twenty Three Layers.
This vintage Parisian theme not only makes a lovely bridal shower but would be perfect for a birthday party or baby shower too! A few of the ideas and elements I like best are:
The fleur di lis shaped cookies
The tulle pom poms
The ornate shaped “i do” cupcake toppers
The lace cupcake wrappers
and MORE!
Designed/Styled By: Jessica Boskoff/Twenty Three Layers
Venue: Fig & Olive 5th Avenue New York
Photographer: Vanessa Tierney
Desserts: Ashleigh Blackman from Bake-tique 212
Macarons: by Woops
Custom Cloths: Dreamzzzz from Etsy
Tulle Pom Poms: Shanz Partaaay Decor
Real Lace Cupcake Liners: timberlacedesigns
Parisian Suitcase boxes: Michaels
Handmade Place Card Holders: Iren Designs
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Lollipop / Treat Sticks Striped Paper Straws Apothecary Jars Glass Drink Bottles
Here’s what Jessica said about the party- “The theme of this Bridal Shower was Parisian- filled with tulle, lace and pearls. The colors focus on pinks and lavenders. The Dessert table was beautiful, and included different types of delicious desserts all in line with the Parisian Theme. Cake pops, macarons, Fleur Di Lis cookies, cupcakes and pink ombre mini cakes. There was an old vintage jewelry box with a strand of pearls hanging from the outside and a special surprise for the bride inside-a pair of beautiful diamond earrings! In front of the jewelry box were cupcakes in a jar that came with individual spoons so that guests could take it home with them. On the opposite side there was fresh pink lemonade on a stand with glass bottles that included pink paperer straws and custom labels for Emily’s Shower. The bottles were lined up on a white tra y. Hanging above the dessert table were different size tulle pom poms in light shades of pink and lavender.
The Tablescape settings were very feminine and had touches of a tea party. Each setting consisted of a tea cup and saucer, custom love note tags tied to the handle with lace and adorned with a pearl, a custom tea bag with the bride/groom monogram, as well as a pink journal with guests initials engraved on the bottom (teacup sat on top of the journal). Place card holders were quite unique- handmade clay macaroons with a slit for the name card to tuck into. The tables were covered in either a beautiful striped cloth to match the outer banquet cushions or lavender cloths for the center tables to match the beautiful parisian dessert table cloth which was adjacent. There were white milk glass bud vases lining the center of the tables filled with roses. In between the vases there were 2 small white cake stands on each table that had pink swirl cupcakes with edible pearls and handmade real lace cupcake wrappers. For takeaways, in addition to the journals and desserts, there were min i bottles of pink moscato with custom labels, detailed with a bow. Decor around the room included apothecary jars filled with solar rose heads, vintage books and old parisian suitcase boxes which housed the mini bottles of wine.”
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