Posted on March 15, 2013 by Kara

Vintage Candy Shoppe 6th Birthday Party

This absolutely darling VINTAGE CANDY SHOPPE SIXTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Renee and Nina of Confetti & Crumbs.

All the ideas in this party are fabulous. Some of my favorite elements of this candy / sweet shoppe party are:

The pink wire “shopping baskets”
The marshmallow lollipop cake toppers
The mini chalkboard “price tags”
and MORE!

Event Styling, Cakes & Candy: Confetti & Crumbs
Venue: Gumbellina’s
Canopy & Cake Stands: Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Stationary & Sign: Raspberry Lime Paperie
Photography: Jetty Blue Photography

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Scalloped Cupcake Wrappers
Striped Paper Straws
Milk Bottles
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Apothecary Jars
Wooden Candy Scoops
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
Baker’s Twine

Here’s what Renee said about the party- “This birthday party was for Nina’s daughter Lola’s 6th Birthday. This Vintage Candy Shoppe theme that was set up at a children’s party venue called Gumbellina’s in Sydney, NSW. It featured jars and jars of sweet candy and other sweet treats. Lola’s two tier cake was inspired by her favourite sherbet sticks in the colours that became the theme for the party – Herbert lemon, pink and orange. The cake was layers of caramel cake with delicious white chocolate frosting. The table also included berry and passionfruit macarons, colour dipped marshmallows, candy and lollipop cookies, cake pops, strawberry sundae and bubblegum cupcakes, and of course loads of sweet candy! The venue was decorated with small vases of delicate baby’s breath and “candy” bouncy balls wrapped in crepe paper. A very sweet party for a very sweet little girl.”

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Kara

Apple of My Eye 6th Birthday Party

This unique APPLE OF MY EYE SIXTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Jenny Raulli of Bloom Designs.

I love how creative this party theme is! It’s also fun to see an apple party that doesn’t relate to fall. It’s fresh, girly, and looks like it was so much fun! Some of my favorite things about this apple party are:
The pie making, paper mache, and bead necklace activity stations
The ice cream scoops served in nut cups and topped with sprinkles and a wooden spoon to resemble apples
The apple shaped cake pops
and MORE!

Party Styling, Planning, Desserts and Supplies- Bloom Designs

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Ribbon
Paper Favor Bags
Clear Cellophane Bags
Gumball Tubes
Gumballs
Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups
Paper Lanterns
Whirly Pops
Striped Paper Straws
Milk Bottles
Lollipop Treat Sticks

This is what Jenny said about planning the party- “I created this ‘apple of our eye’ party for my daughter, Charlotte’s, sixth birthday. I didn’t want the party to feel like a harvest so I incorporated crisp, modern printables and a preppy bright pink and apple green color scheme.

I wanted the focal point of the party to be an apple stand where the desserts would be displayed. I found a tutorial on how to make one on the blog, Lil Luna and decided to build it. I had the wood cut to size when I purchased it, so I basically just had to screw it together. My 10 year old daughter and her friend made the bunting for me using different hot pink and white fabrics. I had a local print shop cut a vinyl decal for the lettering. The farm stand and crates used for display were painted to match the pink on the invitation. I turned hot pink paper lanterns into apples and lined the edge of the yard with them.

When the little guests arrived for lunch, they untied their apple baskets from the backs of their chairs and dined on applewiches, harvest chips, mac ‘n cheese, apple sauce and of course a crisp green apple. They sipped on apple juice and lemonade served in glass jars. Each girl had an apple of our eye gumball tube at her place setting. To make the place mats, I simply made a document on word and then had it enlarged on thick glossy cardstock at my local printer shop.

After lunch, the girls put on ‘apple of my eye’ make up, made paper mache apples using left over fabric from the bunting and made apple necklaces. They also made their own mini apple pies in mason jars that we called, Charlie Pies- my daughter’s nickname.

The girls treated themselves at the farm stand, which was filled with apple cake pops, apple cupcakes, Apple Jacks, and candy apples. There was also ice cream scooped into candy cups and shaped to look like apples complete with a wooden ‘stem’ (spoon). They also loved the M&M ‘apples’ served in baking cups as well.

Party favors were ‘apple of my eye’ t-shirts.”

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Kara

Wicked {the musical} 6th Birthday Party

This amazing WICKED {THE MUSICAL} SIXTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Melanie of Melanie Monroe Photography. What a fun and creative way to capture the spirit of the musical and celebrate the birthday of twin girls!

Here are some of the elements I love most in this Wicked themed party:

The painted cardboard life size castle

The pink “Glinda” cupcakes and black / green “Elphaba” cupcakes

The witch broom pens in the favor pails

The “Emerald City Dress-Up Boutique” overflowing with green apparel for the guests to wear

and MORE!

This is what Melanie said about planning the party- “My twin girls turned six a few weeks ago and I can’t believe how time flies! This year they wanted a “Wicked” (the musical) birthday party and I was happy to comply. This party was so much fun to plan! I started a pinterest board for the party MONTHS ago and got lots of great ideas. During Halloween time, I was able to get some great witch decorations and I was able to snag some fun green items for the “Emerald City Dress Up Boutique” when all the St. Patrick’s Day items came out right after Christmas. This was a karaoke party, so we had some great singing and dancing going on, as well as the “Flying Monkey Zipline” and the “Madame Morrible Tornado Ride.” We had lots of green snacks and drinks (even green ice cubes in the punch!) as well as Glinda and Elphaba cupcakes with witch hats and princess crowns. For favors we gave out a small “Anti-witch water bucket” filled with pink and green lollipops, pink Glinda bubbles, green Emerald City sunglasses, and a Defying Gravity broomstick pen. Thank you to all the friends and family that joined us to make my girls’ 6th birthday extra special! We had a wicked good time!”

Party Styling and Planning- Melanie of Melanie Monroe Photography
Photography- Amy Gray Photography

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Candles
Cupcake Liners
Broom Pens
Tin Favor Pail
Clear Cellophane Bags
Paper Lanterns
Tissue Balls
Honeycomb Flowers
Flexible Straws
Paper Cups
Plastic Wine Goblets

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Kara

Rock Star + Concert Themed 6th Birthday Party

A fun ROCK STAR + CONCERT THEMED SIXTH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Maria of Escarabajos Bichos y Mariposas {Spain} is next up on Kara’s Party Ideas! I love the creative guitars made out of cardboard. The rock star stage doesn’t get much cuter, too!

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Scalloped Edge Baking Cups
Striped Paper Straws
Paper Lanterns
Washi Tape
Ribbon

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Kara

Retro 70′s Camping Barbie 6th Birthday Party

This RETRO 70′S BARBIE CAMPING 6TH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Maria Davis of Love & Sugar Kisses is absolutely darling! What a creative twist on your regular camping themed celebration! I adore the vintage barbie touches…take a look at the darling barbie camper van cookies & boxes, for example!

Maria said- “My party theme was a 70′s Vintage Barbie Camping Party! The inspiration for the party was the 1971 Barbie Camper, which I found on ebay. I wanted to evoke the spirit of the 70′s by using colorful and girly fabrics throughout the party and used bright pink, aquas green, yellow & orange as my colors. I used feathers in several of my decorations and made 70′s style feather hair clips for all the girls. I used some touches of nature like twigs for the frames, pine cones and a tree stump cake stand. But I added some Barbie sparkle to them as well!

Piggy Bank Parties created all the beautiful printable products including the amazing favor boxes which were detailed replicas of the Barbie Camper! Inside each camper were Barbie stickers & bottlecap necklaces.

We had several party activities. We began with a nature walk and each girl was given a decorated clipboard with items to look for, an embellished canteen, and backpack. After lunch we sat around our faux fire and sang campfire songs. Then we went back outside for a s’mores relay race. The girls were divided into teams and had to assemble s’mores using large pillows and graham crackers & chocolate bars made from foam board. It was a hilarious site and they had a blast!

The dessert table included cake, designer Oreos & s’mores on a stick all made by me. Beautiful cookies designed to look like the Barbie camper were made by Bambella Cookie Boutique. Delicious cake pops in the bright party colors and decorated with feathers were made by Cuter than Cake. We served camp-style hot dogs & chips for lunch along with a 70s favorite soda, Nehi! In addition to their camping supplies, each guest received a bag of trail mix & bubbles along with their camper favor box!

The pictures were taken by my amazingly talented friend Wendy of Wendy Updegraff Photography whose photos are always gorgeous!”