Posted on May 16, 2013 by Kara

Disney’s Club Penguin Themed Birthday Party

This impressive DISNEY’S CLUB PENGUIN THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Eugenia Isnardi of Buenos Aires Eventos.

A few highlights from this Club Penguin party are:

The Club Penguin themed desserts
The amazing Club Penguin cake
The colorful lollipops
The fake snow
The Club Penguin packaging and tags
and MORE!

Isnardi said this about planning the party- “This was my son’s 6th birthday party. He loves Club Penguin, so I asked a friend to bring the toys from the USA (because we live in Brazil and here they are SO expensive!) and I made all the party favors.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Balloons
Clear Cellophane Bags
Ribbon
Paper Bags
Cupcake Liners
Gumball Tubes
Whirly Pop Lollipops

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Kara

Up Up & Away Hot Air Balloon Baby Shower

This darling UP UP & AWAY BABY SHOWER was styled by Sarah of Sugar Coated Mama. Sarah is one talented gal! If you want to see more of her beautiful work I would highly recommend liking her and following her on Facebook here (show some KPI love & tell her I sent ya)!

This baby shower is absolutely adorable and is chock full of so many fabulous hot air balloon party ideas! A few of my favorite elements are:

The cloud shaped meringues
The scalloped paper lanterns
The hot air balloon cupcake toppers
The backdrop of fringed crepe paper garlands
The tulle pom pom garland cake topper
and MORE!

Party Styling by Sugar Coated Mama
Photography by Natalie Latu Photography
Cake & Cupcakes by Get Frosted
Cake Garland by Pom Pom Princess
Chocolate, candy bar label printables, scalloped lanterns and backdrop by Sugar Coated Mama

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Apothecary Jars
Crepe Paper
Chinese Lanterns (covered in scallop tissue paper)
Ribbon
Candy
Parfait Cups
Cupcake Wrappers
Paper Fringe
Cake Pop / Treat Sticks

Sarah had this to say about the party- “I simply love Baby Showers, they are a celebration of life and family, two things very dear to my heart. I especially love the excitement around the arrival of a beautiful little person and the fun that can be had at these special events.

THEME / DECORATIONS
Theming this baby shower was easy, as I was dying to create an Up Up and Away table. It was for a little boy, so blue was an obvious colour, and I picked yellow, pastel green and white to compliment the base palette. Budget was small, so I kept the table very simple, but it went a long way! To tie in with Up Up and Away theme I chose to create some fluffly scalloped lanterns, which I have been obsessed with lately, the blue, yellow and white gradient colours really set off the table. I created a white fluffy backdrop with crepe paper fringe garlands to create the feel of clouds, and used a white table cloth to keep things clean and fresh.

FOOD
Cake – One of my favourite features of this dessert table is the delicious elegance of the blue multi-tone Swirl Cake with buttercream icing created by Jodie at Get Frosted (her new business) and topped off by the uber cute Cake Pom Pom Garland by Pom Pom Princess. The outside was only the beginning, holy cow was it nice, it was an amazing tasting carrot cake inside!! Vanilla cupcakes with buttercream swirl were also created by Get Frosted and toppers were created by Sugar Coated Mama.Other food items were the green, yellow and blue CLOUD lollies (so yummy), as well as the cloud meringues, coloured nouget, mint M&M’s, handmade personalised chocolate bars, white chocolate coconut malt balls, vanilla pearl sheen cake pops and blue fairy floss.”

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Kara

Alphabet ABC Themed 2nd Birthday Party

Cute toddler party theme! Alphabet ABC birthday party via Kara's Party Ideas. Cute Teacher gift ideas, too! KarasPartyIdeas.com #abc #alphabet #birthday #party #idea #teacher #gift #ideas

This cute ALPHABET ABC THEMED SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Tierney Williams of Tints and Prints by Tierney.

I love how the simplicity of this theme is taken up a level in this party by all of the unique items that were brought in from various Etsy shops. I think this Alphabet ABC theme would be so fun for a back to school party or a baby shower too! Some of the ideas and elements I like best in this party are:

The chalkboard printables
The small cake made to look like a toy block with fondant letters on the sides and striped paper straws along the edges
The mini composition book party favors
The alphabet cereal served in cupcake liners
The fork, knife and napkin packaged together in notebook paper favor bags
and MORE!

Alphabet ABC Chalkboard Birthday Party Invitation- Tints and Prints by Tierney
Personalized Letter Crayons- Posh Paper Creations
Custom Fabric Buntings- Loo De Loop
Striped Paper Straws and Notebook Paper Bags- Sofie Jack
Custom Made Fondant Letters and Numbers- Les Pop Sweets
Personalized Tooth Fairy Pillow and READ Pillow- Cosmic Thimble
Photography- bnb By Three Photography

Items used in this party available in the Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Baker’s Twine
Notebook Paper and Chevron Print Paper Favor Bags
Balloons
#2 Candle
Clear Cellophane Bags
Decorative Paper Shred
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY” Square Paper Plates
Burlap

Tierney said this about the party- “Planning birthday parties is an art, an adventure and a memory in the making. As our youngest son turned 2, we decided to put a modern spin on an ABC Party. As the owner of Tints and Prints by Tierney, I challenge myself to create unique birthday parties for my boys. And when I need those unique, one-of-a-kind ideas, I shop on Etsy for just about everything. My parties start with the invitation design, of course, and everything falls into place from there. ABC decorations, books, crayon favors, notebook paper bags, chalkboard and chevron accents…need I say more? Adding these modern twists to a traditional ABC party sounded like fun and were a hit with the school of cousins we had over.

Aside from the birthday party invitation and coordinating party items, this Alphabet ABC Chalkboard Birthday Party features 5 other products from other Etsy shops. Personalized crayons, adorable fabric buntings, custom made fondant for the cake, party straws and paper bags, and the cutest Tooth Fairy pillow gift you’ve ever seen…all wonderful products. Each custom and personalized item made our party one for the books!”

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Kara

Celebrate Themed Birthday Party

This playful CELEBRATE THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Tammy Mitchell of Pink Peppermint Prints.

Why not let the theme of the party be celebration itself?! Some of the ideas I like best in this colorful celebrate themed party are:

The gumball machine on the dessert table
The milk bottle rims coated in sprinkles
The over-sized glittery clothespins
and MORE!

Party Printables/Banner: Pink Peppermint Prints
Party Styling/Photography: Tammy Mitchell

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups
Striped Paper Straws
Popcorn Boxes
Whirly Pops
Decorative Paper Shred
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Clear Paint Pails
Glass Milk Bottles
Sprinkles
Ribbon
Baker’s Twine

Here’s what Tammy said about planning the party- “I’m so used to creating “themed” parties for my kids, that when I was asked to put a little something together for a friend, it threw me for a loop not having a specific theme to work with. That’s when I realized that just celebrating the birthday in and of itself was a good enough theme! I decided to just make it colorful and fun…like something that would make you want to party! :) I whipped up a new party printable set that is a generic “Happy Birthday” theme if you will, so that it will apply to all ages and genders. I didn’t have a huge budget, so I used all things that I had around the house and that I was able to find in dollar bins at Target and at the 99cent store to pull it all together. I also handmade a couple of quick and easy elements and food items. I think it turned out to be something really cute, fairly easy to pull together and relatively inexpensive… three of my favorite things! ;)”

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Kara

Disney’s “Up” Themed 1st Birthday Party

Disney's UP themed birthday party via Kara's Party Ideas | KarasPartyIdeas.com #up #themed #birthday #party #planning #ideas #cake #disney #decor #supplies #shop #idea

This sensational DISNEY’S “UP” THEMED FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Ly Sue Hernandez of LH Photography.

I think this Up themed party is absolutely amazing! There are so many things about it that I love. A few of my favorite party ideas from it are:

The multi-tiered rainbow smash cake
The low craft table set up in the yard with pillows for chairs
The balloon cupcake toppers
The balloon in a box party activity
The guest sign in canvas complete with fingerprint stamp “balloons”
and MORE!

This is what Ly said about the party- “This was an Up themed birthday party with unique DIY details and amazing stationery. My friend Siuleth from Eleven Note stationery design completely styled and designed this birthday for her son’s 1st birthday. I must say this was one of the most creative birthday parties I’ve been to, and I had the pleasure to capture it all!”

Stationery and event styling: Siuleth from Eleven Note
Photography: LH Photography
Sweets: Tara Baldwin

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Baker’s Twine
Balloons
Push Pop Containers
Striped Paper Straws
Chinese Favor Boxes
Brown Paper Bags
Burlap
2-sided Frames
Sprinkles
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Crazy Straws

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