Posted on April 1, 2013 by Kara

Cowgirl + Farm Themed Birthday Party

This darling COWGIRL + FARM THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Melanie Marra of Inha Festas in Brazil.

There are so many cute ideas in this farm cowgirl party! Some of my favorites are:

The cowboy hats on top of the candy tubes
The polka dot eggs inside of the wooden chicken coop
The cow print cake with the pink fondant bow
and MORE!

Photography: Lalleska Paolla
Cake: Cida Dias
Decor and Personalized Candy: Inhá festas

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Lollipals Lollipops
Whirly Pops
Ribbons
Clear Cellophane Bags
Balloons
Mini Tin Pails

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Kara

Girly Vintage Horse Themed 5th Birthday Party

This GIRLY VINTAGE HORSE THEMED FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Valerie Gimre of Charming Touch Parties.

This party has so many fabulous vintage horse party ideas! A few of my favorites are:

The pink horse-shaped chocolate pops
The mini pennant banner cake topper on the pink ruffle cake
The carrots and ranch dip served in cordial cups
The soda bottles topped with mini cowboy hats
and MORE!

Styling: Charming Touch Parties
Photography: Megan Kelly Photography
Baked goodies: Bake It!
Printables: Three Little Monkeys Studio
Lavender striped straws: Gardening Gal At Work
Pink striped straws: Party Paper Straws
Venue: St. Charles Farm

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
White Paper Doilies
Striped Paper Straws
Burlap
Jute Twine
Decorative Paper Shred
Mini Cordial Cups

This is what Valerie said about the party- “My daughter turned FIVE this year. This particular birthday was a little bittersweet — a kind of graduation into the big-kid years. We wanted to celebrate this monumental birthday with a super special birthday that spoke to her. All who know our little Reesie, know how horse obsessed she is. We’re not quite sure where she gets it from, but we think it’s pretty precious. So, a horse themed party seemed appropriate. Luckily, here in the Western suburbs of Chicago, we are blessed to be surrounded by lots of beautiful horse farms. Her party was a super sweet celebration — a little bit rustic, a whole lot girly and 100% REESE! The kids had a ball riding real horses and enjoyed all that the rustic horse barn setting provided. We ordered pizza, had old fashioned pink lemonade and chocolate milk and all the kiddos were treated to a whole slew of yummy sweet treats to ensure a little “giddy up” in their step. It was a FABULOUS time. A birthday none of us with soon forget!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
White Paper Doilies
Striped Paper Straws
Burlap
Jute Twine
Decorative Paper Shred
Mini Cordial Cups

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Kara

Cowgirl 5th Birthday Party

Put your cowboy hats on today for this one! An adorable COWGIRL FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Ashley Keith of Cupcake Express is up next on KPI! The pink and brown color scheme couldn’t be cuter. I just love all the girly western touches!

Ashley said this about planning the party- “Ever since my daughter’s last birthday, she has been talking about wanting a cowgirl party. So, naturally, the theme we went with was cowgirls! I have always loved the paisley design on bandannas so I used that print throughout most of the party printables. My first stop was the fabric store as I have always loved burlap backdrops and this fit the theme perfectly. Then I set out to find mini hay bales, which was a lot harder than I expected. After searching all over, I finally found them at Michael’s craft store. They were exactly what I had been looking for to put on the dessert table. I also got small wooden crates at Joanne Fabrics along with some paper shreds to cover up the foam box that the cake pops were stuck in. I got some brown and hot pink bandannas at Wilco and tied them together and strung them around the table adding a little more of the bandannas print.

My daughter had to have a cute cowgirl outfit, so with tons of searching for the perfect one, I finally found it from Rachel Casey’s. Then I went to Target and found the pink straw hat and the pink cowgirl boots to finish off her outfit. She was one happy little girl when she saw what momma brought home. :-)

We stuck with the hot pink, brown and light pink theme throughout all the desserts. I knew I had to contact Lynlee’s Petite Cakes for cowgirl toppers as I have seen some of her cowgirl fondants before and just loved them. Once they arrived, they were even cuter than I had hoped. We topped half of the cupcakes with the cowgirl fondant toppers and the other half with the printable cowgirl toppers for the center piece. I then wanted to do caramel apples because they are my favorite and when I saw Roni’s Sugar Creations on Facebook and all her fabulous caramel apples I was hooked. I can’t even tell you how excited I was when I opened the box of caramel apples, they were awesome she even added little cowgirl hats to the top of each caramel apple stick that really topped them off. They were dipped in caramel and then chocolate and topped off with some hot pink drizzled chocolate, then she finished them with some bows and cowgirl hats. I had a hard time eating one because they were so cute, but once I took my first bite I couldn’t stop eating them! They tasted fabulous and really added the perfect touch to the dessert table. We made small cones out of the extra pattern paper from the cowgirl printable package and filled them with caramel corn. Next we added some cute paisley and cow print cake pops from Cupcake Cuties Bakery to the small wooden crates we had. I had Hayley Cakes and Cookies make some cowgirl cookies to match and they looked perfect for this party. We also bought glass root beer bottles and added our Cowgirl labels to them to help them fit the theme ever better.

For the Favors we filled small mason jars with some trail mix we made up and layered it into the jars. Then I added some pink paisley print fabric squares to the top of the jars to cover the mix and a printable sticker that said “Cowgirl Snacks”. We also had pink favor bags with some fun cowgirl goodies for the kids to take home. And last some mini cowgirl chocolates.”

Vendors and Credits-

Party Styling and Printables: Cupcake Express

Fondant Cupcake Toppers : Lynlee’s Petite Cakes
Sugar Cookies: Hayley Cakes and Cookies
Chocolate Caramel Apples: Roni’s Sugar Creations
#5 Lollipops: Vintage Confections
Cake Pops: Cupcake Cuties Bakery
Cowgirl Outfit: Rachel Casey’s
Paper Straws, Polka Dot Baking Cups: Cupcake Express

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Clear Cellophane Bags
Lollipop Sticks
Ribbon
Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups
Striped Paper Straws
Cupcake Stands

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Kara

Vintage Pink Cowgirl Birthday Party

This VINTAGE PINK COWGIRL BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Tania Peso of Totful Memories is just beautiful! If you’re planning a cowboy or cowgirl party, then definitely check out this party for some great ideas!

Tania said- “Our inspiration for this party was vintage lace and some sweet southern charm. I designed this collection with my niece in mind and so the simple silhouette of the cowgirl was a cute detail that was used throughout the printable collection. All things girly and oh course, pink were welcome for this sweet lil cowgirl shindig!

We started with the ribbon and lace backdrop, choosing to make the lengths varied to look more whimsical. The pink ruffled pompom cupcake toppers were inspired by a tutorial I saw from Paige of Paiges of Style. So simple and easy to make these cute and girly bobbles!

I have come to love spray paint after styling this party. We purchased the little horse figurines at the dollar store and decided to make them gold along with some buttons so to add a shine to the dessert table. One gold horse was used for the cake topper to our pink ombre cake. The rosette frosting was a new technique for me and although it was not perfect, I think it adds to the ‘handmade by mommy’ look :)

So many details worked together to create our rustic, yet modern cowgirl party; lace doilies, natural burlap, velvet, satin and leather ribbons. The lace cookies were so beautiful, it was hard to take a bite…but we all did, eventually!”

Vendors and Credits-
Stylist and Photographer: Tania of Totful Memories
Printables: Tania of Totful Memories
Sugar Cookies: Evon of Cookievonster
Cake Pops: Starbucks
Scallop Plate: Homesense/Homegoods

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas shop:
Burlap
Ribbon
Pink Striped Paper Straws
Rock Candy Sticks
Milk Bottles
Paper Shred
White Lace Doilies
Ornate Square Shaped Paper Punch {used for tags}

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Kara

Western Cowboy / Cowgirl Birthday Party

This fun WESTERN COWBOY / COWGIRL BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Lisa Komer of Fancy That! I love the whole design of the party- so many great ideas! The wooden utensils tied to the mason jars are my favorite…

Lisa said- “This Cowboy party was designed for boys and girls alike to enjoy! The little cowpokes enjoyed fried chicken, pasta salad and chips for lunch. Everyone loved quenching their thirst with root beer served in cowboy boot glasses! For dessert, everyone enjoyed red velvet cupcakes. Favors included little bandana boxes filled with sweet treats.” Vendors and Credits: Party design, favors, cupcake wrappers, place mats, decor, party goods (mason jars, straws, wooden utensils)- Fancy That utensil tags, cupcake toppers, hand stamped forks- Inkberry Ribbon for the cowgirls hair- Ribbon Revelry Photography- Tori Ava Photography Cupcakes- Bliss Bake Shop Items used in this party that are available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Wooden Utensils Jute/Twine Burlap Paper Bags Striped Paper Straws Small Mason Jars

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