Posted on April 5, 2012 by Kara

Pow Wow Party – Kara’s Party Ideas Book

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I’m so excited to share the POW WOW THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY I styled last month. This party is actually in my upcoming book and is one of the select parties you get to see before the book hits shelves this October!

All of the amazing photos were taken by Valerie Hart Photography. Valerie is so talented, and has been an absolute joy to work with.

The party was set among the infamous red rock and sand in Snow Canyon, Utah. It was such a gorgeous setting, and the perfect location for the party.

A lot of fun desserts and treats were created for the party. The edible teepees were made by dipping ice cream sugar cones in melted white Wilton Candy Melts® and decorating with licorice string and various candies. “Corncob Twinkies®” were made by simply spreading frosting over Twinkies® and placing Reese’s Pieces® in rows on top of the frosting. The cupcakes on top of the old toy drum were topped with fondant corncob cupcake toppers that I ordered from Parkers Flour Patch. The adorable teepee cake pops were ordered online from Etsy shop, Autumn Lynn’s Chocolate Sin’s. Cute cactus-shaped sugar cookies were ordered online from All Things Exquisite. Totem poles were made out of tootsie rolls and cupcakes were topped with small dreamcatchers.

For activities the children colored and put together small cardboard teepees using a kit from my shop and filled glass jars with colored sand. They also cut out cute paper doll banners, a download from Happy Paper Hearts. Small bows and arrows and little dolls were given to each child to play with throughout the party and take home afterwards.

Vendor Credits:
Photography–Valerie Hart Photography
Party Styling–Kara’s Party Ideas
Invitations, Food Label Tent Cards, Teepee Party Hats— Included on CD in Book- Released October, 2012
Necklaces, Gummy Snakes, Paper Sacks, Toy Tomahawks, Dream Catchers, Pouch Craft Kit, Teepee Craft Kit, Feathers, Glass Jars, Small Glass Jars, Rock Candy, Wooden Utensils, Colored Sand, Sucker Sticks, Wilton Candy Melts(R), Bakers Twine, Paper Shred, Scrapbook Paper, Paper Bags—Kara’s Party Shop
Teepee Cake Pops—Autumn Lynn’s Chocolate Sin’s
Paper Doll Banner–Happy Paper Hearts
Cactus-Shaped Sugar Cookies—All Things Exquisite
Corncob Fondant Cupcake Toppers—Parkers Flour Patch

Fondant Cookie Toppers—Cookie Covers
Children’s Teepee–Amazon

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Kara

‘Almost Sleepover’ Birthday Party

This adorable ALMOST SLEEPOVER BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Ellen Bessette of Ellen Bessette Events. I just love the fun sparkly and pink vibe the party gives. Any little girl- young, tween, or old would love to be at this celebration. Ellen said– “An almost sleepover party is where the girls come to the party in their PJ’s and pretend to have a slumber party and then return home around 9pm without sleeping over. Design Inspiration: My daughter saw a cake on One Charming Party and the party was centered around that design- pink, girly and bling! Activities: For a craft, we decorated door hangers with glitter glue and foamies and made pink/white crystal bracelets (supplies from Michael’s). We also had a beauty bar set up on a nightstand with nail polish, eye shadow, lip gloss, tiara’s and necklaces. The pillow fight was the most popular activity. And the girls danced to WII Dance Party 2. Project Tips: DIY centerpieces using Blumeboxes and party printables from Frog Prince Paperie. The dessert table was dressed up using the party printables. Food labels, cupcake wrappers to dress up plain cupcake wrappers, bottled water turned from ordinary to not so ordinary, snack boxes to dress up chocolate covered pretzels and green apple flavored popcorn and I made two more centerpieces to tie in the theme. Back drop for the dessert table was made using pomettes from PomFlair. Use props that you already have: I used the furniture straight out of my daughters’ rooms to really set the tone. Their beds were the tables, night stand was the beauty bar and their dresser was the dessert table. Also, I perked up the entrance to the party with pink feather wreaths on my front doors where I purchased Styrofoam wreaths from Michaels and wrapped a feather boa around it. Place cards can also double as the party favor. I had personalized pillowcases made for party favors and I rolled them up, tied a ribbon around it and put them on top of their place settings so the girls knew where to sit and then they had a fun take home party favor. Dress up plain chairs with tulle or ribbon. And tie your flatware with coordinating ribbon.” Vendors and Credits: Bedding- Target Party Printables- Frog Prince Paperie Pomettes- PomFlair Cake and cupcakes- Cut the Cake (Inspired by One Charming Party) Cotton candy & green apple flavored popcorn- Kernel Encore Personalized pillowcases- Preppy Penguin Flowers- Blumebox Party Styling and photography- Ellen Bessette Events

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Kara

Secret Garden 7th Birthday Party

This precious SECRET GARDEN 7TH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Kara Abrahamsen of Lillian Hope Designs. Isn’t it just lovely? Kara said– “This party was styled for my daughter Lilly’s 7th birthday! She was madly in love with the book ‘SECRET GARDEN’ and had this great idea to have a Secret Garden Party! I of course jumped on this idea…I love shabby chic and vintage style parties and was so excited to start styling one for her 7th birthday. It took me a while to figure out what direction I wanted to go…then I found a fantastic paper pack on Etsy from HelloLoveToo and I fell in love with the print! In the invitations we sent out plastic glitter keys so that the girls could unlock the magical garden gate as they entered into the secret garden. As the guest arrived they had many {backyard garden games} they could walk around and play as they wished (hula hoops, skipping rope, hopscotch, potato sack races, spoon races with fake eggs, and bubble blowing). After the girls were finished playing backyard garden games. They got dressed up with some shabby chic accessories and took pictures at the {photo booth}. This was Lilly’s favorite part of the entire party! Cake and desserts came next! They were able to go up and get as many sweets as their little hearts desired from the dessert table! My friend Alyssa made the beautiful cake and bird cookies. She is incredibly talented and is thinking about starting her own bakery…something I am constantly encouraging her to do! She had some other great cupcakes that we were going to use, but a mild soccer ball accident with her son changed that;-)! Instead she got cupcakes from a local bakery the day of the party (what a lifesaver). We played find the garden gate key. A friend of mine hid the keys all around the garden. The girls had to run and find them. Once they found one they went to the prize table and picked out their butterfly nets and flower headbands. Then they filled a treat box with magnets, hairclips, and other girly accessories. It was then time to paint their flower pots and plant their flowers to take home! I am sure the parents loved me sending home so many items with the children ;-). My daughter has chosen for the last two years to donate her gifts. So this year she donated them to a program called Teen Mops. Everyone was asked to bring a gift of $15 or less to donate.” Vendor Credit: Party Printables/Design/Styling – Lillian Hope Designs Photography – Faith Photography Cookies/Cake – {Alyssa Trepagnier} AlyssaTrep@gmail.com Oreo Pops – Lauren Scheck Cupcakes – GiGi’s Cupcakes Birthday Girl Shirt – Oh Fiddlesticks Birthday Girl Headband – Headbands by LilCuteTs

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Kara

Night Owl Sleepover Birthday Party

I opened up the submission email for this party and fell in love! This NIGHT OWL SLEEPOVER 7TH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Tash Kimlin of Whimsy Petite Styling is an absolute dream. Every single party element is just so darling. What a fun way for a girl to celebrate her 7th birthday!

Here is what Tash had to say about the party– “My daughter was super keen to have her first sleepover party to celebrate her 7th birthday…who was I to say no! I loved the idea and jumped at the challenge of creating a dreamy atmosphere for the girls to spend their day giggling, having fun and finally falling asleep in. Beautiful late summer weather meant our generously sized back deck was the perfect spot for the event…it next to the yard and cubby house and ideal for utilising the pool, making the most of the end of season warmth {not to mention a great plan for keeping 6 hyped up children out of the house}. Sharlize loves owls so naturally she decided on a night owl theme. I decided on a bright and fun colour palette of Fushia, orange and tiffany blue, and was really happy with the outcome.

The 6 girls enjoyed an afternoon of swimming, creating canvas art to take home, playing game, watching movies, having pillow fights and more. each of the guests had their own serving of fish and chips in little boxes for dinner then we watched movies and fell asleep out on the deck under the mosquito net {which proved funny when they kept waking up during the night to check if any owls or possoms had come to visit them}.

We really wanted to bless the girls as it was the first sleep over party any of them had been to, so, they each recieved a special sleepover suitcase filled with goodies including pj’s, toiletries, a diary, pencil, stickers, hair brush and a specially made owl so snuggle up with at bed time. The delight on their faces was priceless when they opened them, like they had opened a box full of treasure.”

Vendor Credits:Styling by Whimsy Petite Styling- https://www.facebook.com/whimsypetitestyling Gorgeous printables by Bee and Daisy- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bee-and-Daisy Photography by Sheila Higgins- http://sheilahigginsphotography.com.au/ Plush Owls and Bunting by April Foss of I sew lucky- https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Sew-Lucky Cake by Cake Chic Sam- www.facebook.com/pages/Cake-Chick-Sam

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Kara

Princess Castle Theme Birthday Party

Do you know a little girl that would lovvee a princess party? This PRINCESS CASTLE BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Lisa Komer of Fancy That is absolutely darling. SO much inspiration can be found throughout these lovely photos. I simply adore the vintage inspired princess castle by Melissa & Doug {found at Target.com} and love how Lisa used it as a dessert display! The rosette flowers hanging on the wall behind the table are so cute, too. Here is what Lisa said about the party- “Introducing our latest party theme – A Princess party in pinks, aqua and purple! Our inspiration started with the Castle Play Set. I was cleaning our my daughters room and saw the castle in the corner and inspiration hit me! Sweets include crown lollipops, cupcakes with a fondant crown and chocolate dipped Oreo cookies. The milk is served in little jars that I dipped in sanding sugar and finished with our paper straws. Favors include lollipops, bubbles , chocolate bars and wands from our new princess favor collection. The craft activity is making a wood bead necklace. One of my favorite details are the cupcake castles at each place setting!” Vendor credits: Cupcakes and Oreo cookies- Bliss Bake Shop Yarn garland and table styling- Inkberry Photography- Tori Ava Photography Clear cupcake pedestals- The Pastry Pedestal Table styling, venue, polka dot cupcake cups, crown lollipops, wands, paper straws, bubbles, milk jars, castle cupcake holders, white vases, custom cupcake wrappers, wooden necklace craft, and favor boxes- Fancy That

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