Posted on April 15, 2013 by Kara

Midnight Alice in Wonderland 30th Un-Birthday Party

This fabulous MIDNIGHT ALICE IN WONDERLAND THIRTIETH UN-BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Charlene of Chakoda Design.

This Alice in Wonderland un-birthday party looks and sounds like it was so much fun! A few of the highlights & awesome party ideas are:

The photobooth with the amazing assortment of Alice themed props
The “EAT ME” and clock face cookies
The checkered wall and grass hedge backdrop
and MORE!

Photography- Angel G Photography
Unique Themed Rentals & Event Design- Chakoda Design
Pastries- Sweet Tooth by Abby
Photobooth provided by: Party 4 Beauty

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Cake / Cupcake Stands

Here’s what Charlene said about the party- “Planning my 30th birthday was interesting. I really wanted it to be a little different and whimsical. I have been fond of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland since I was younger, and I really liked the Tim Burton Version of it as well. I love mushrooms and funky objects so what better theme than this? I love the vintage look and bright colors somehow combined well together. All the party props and decor were provided by www.chakodadesign.com so that part was pretty easy!

Sweet tooth by Abby, made my delicious pastries, the cutest cake pops, and just beautifully detailed Eat me cookies, and playing cards! So talented! I’m jealous of all her wonderful ability to bake and make it look like a piece of art. My photographer Angel (Angel G Photography) was brilliant in capturing the smallest details that were really important to me, and all the effort I put into this design setup! Thank you Angel for putting this day and all my memories in a bottle for years to remember. My photobooth was by Party4beauty- Crystal was such a sweetheart, and much fun to work with. She customized my prints exactly like the design on my invitation for guests to take home. Photobooths are so much fun to have at any event, they really bring out the silliness in the quietest or most shy person. I love them!

I always like to set up at least 2 days beforehand especially since there were a lot of large items I was going to display, however with the unexpected rain, I couldn’t place any of my items out, which really made me kind of nervous. I waited until the next day to see if the rain had dried out most of my yard, only to find that it had rained the whole night before. I now started to panic! My backyard was a muddy swamp. I knew I had to move quickly with plan B (no idea whatsoever). Well, common sense was to put up canopy tents so that my guests would not get wet! I can’t handle looking at plastic tents, so I tried to cover up the inside with a backdrop.

Before I knew it it was almost 6pm! I hurried to call my hairstylist to see what time she would come, little to find out that she had to take her mom to the emergency room, due to some pain she was having. She cancelled on me! I didn’t think things could get worse, as it started to pour rain. I was feeling like I was going to pass out on the floor and then wake up to have a nervous breakdown after! I finally snapped out of it, jumped in the shower and tried to put myself together. One of my friends came to the rescue to put the faux eyelashes on me. (thanks Raquel). When I finally was ready, the DJ had already gotten there and finished setting up, and the photographer was already snapping away at all my party! Things felt a little better! Guests started to arrive. I could breathe again. The night was a success despite the rain. My guests had a blast taking pictures at the photobooth, with the props that were set out. We danced the night away. After midnight, the music ended, (being courteous to my neighbors) bringing the party inside and continuing until 4:30 in the morning. I thought that was something people just say to describe the party as crazy! However a lot of my guests actually really left at that time. You have to remember that I’m the mommy of a 3 year old, so things are a lot different than my prior life. All my guests and vendors absolutely loved the party and design setup! A couple of my vendors said that it was the best party they had ever been to and it was “theme park status”. Wow, I was so excited! My birthday was over -I and many of my friends will remember this for a long time! (I guess I really got what I wanted- my 30th birthday was actually crazy) next time I will be a little bit more specific to what I actually want. My march hare and I ended the night cuddled together. That was definately a night to remember with all the unexpected craziness! I really hope you enjoy reading my adventure and I loved sharing it with all of you.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Cake / Cupcake Stands

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Kara

Alice in Wonderland Birthday Party

This fanciful ALICE IN WONDERLAND THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Susan Macieira from Brazil.

This Alice in Wonderland party has so many fabulous elements & ideas! A few of my favorites are:

The cupcakes topped with heart sprinkles and served in teacups
The gorgeous 2-tier fondant cake topped with a fondant shaped Queen of Hearts, White Rabbit and Cheshire Cat
The “EAT ME” chocolates
and MORE!

Here’s what Susan said about planning the party- “This was a party that I did for my niece for her birthday. She asked me to do a lovely party as I always do for my son Bernardo and I accepted the challenge of doing a party for girls. Here are some photos that show all the tenderness and charm of the theme: Alice in Wonderland.”

Party Style & Concept: Susan Macieira
Photography: Flavia Almeida
Cake designer: Ana Maria Santiago
Modelled Sweets, Cake pops, cupcakes, lollipops: Daisy Matos
Cold Porcelain: Miria Ester
Scraps designer: Fatima Prado
Tables and furniture: Quatro Arte Wooden stands and letters: Cleia Pscheidt
Felt bags: Katia D’angelo
Personalized souvenirs: Dany Ribeiro

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Clear Cellophane Bags
Whirly Pops
Balloons
Cupcake Liners
Party Hats

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Kara

Whimsical Alice in Wonderland Garden Tea Party

This stunning ALICE IN WONDERLAND GARDEN TEA PARTY was submitted by Danielle Arcese of Cutie Putti Paperie. Danielle really thought of everything! This party is amazingly detailed and so beautiful. It reminds me of the Alice Mad Hatter Tea Party I did for my book!

Some of my favorite elements in this Mad Hatter / Alice in Wonderland tea party are:
The tea party fondant cupcake toppers
The “very merry unbirthday” banner
The “looking glass” lollipops
The book shaped boxes used for party favors
and MORE!

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Apothecary Jars
Ribbon
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Cupcake Liners
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
Small Mini “eat me” Glass Jars
Paper Lanterns

This is what Danielle said about the party- “Down the rabbit hole we go! You’re invited to the Mad Hatter Tea Party, for a very merry unbirthday celebration!

This whimsical Alice in Wonderland inspired collection is perfect for all the little daydreaming “Alices” in your life :-) Nothing could be more perfect for a merry unbirthday celebration then a tea party outside in the garden.

The table was adorned with the most gorgeous three-tiered white ruffled tablecloth from the super talented Christiana of Ruffled Linens on Etsy. The lush tablecloth set the stage to display all of the unbirthday treats.

Pink lemonade “tea” was served in mismatching teacups tagged with “Drink Me” labels. I purchased Jumbo teacups to display on mini saucers, and mini teacups to display on jumbo saucers, because in Alice’s world “everything is nonsense”.

Another nonsensical prop I purchased was an over-sized set of golden keys. The White Rabbit himself even shared in the fun; as a white Easter rabbit statue, propped on a petite chair. A whimsical teapot was found at my local Home Goods, accompanied by the LARGEST matching sugar bowl I have ever seen :-) This JUMBO bowl I filled with sugar and used as a display vessel for the incredibly adorable Mad Hatter marshmallow pops I made. Covered in green chocolate and pink sparkly sanding sugar, the pops were finished off with a white Chiclet, added to the brim and marked with the famous 10/6.

“Curiouser and Curiouser” cupcakes were displayed on brightly colored milk glass cake stands, adorned with the most AMAZING fondant toppers from Jenny of Parkers Flour Patch. These cute edible sculptures displayed topsy-turvy teapots, teacups spilling tea, and mad hatter hats.

The top tier of the cupcake tower displayed cupcakes adorned with handmade birthday candle cake pops. I made them to look similar to the candles displayed on the cake the Mad Hatter presents to Alice in the movie. Along with the candles were customized cupcake picks. Both toppers were haphazardly placed going in different directions, because in this wonderland everything is unsure of whether to go “this way or that way”!

Through the Looking glass chocolate lollipops were made using a vintage picture frame mold I found on Etsy, and displayed in a purple toothbrush holder.

The Luscious Loaf Bakery made the most delicious white chocolate ganache brownie squares. Covered in colored chocolate and adorned with edible flowers, these colorful confections were displayed on a mini tiered petit four stand labeled “Golden Afternoon Petit Fours”

“Down the Rabbit hole Cake pops” were made with a chocolate brownie base dusted in cookie crumbs. Atop the base was the White Rabbit’s bunny butt on his way down the rabbit hole and into Wonderland.

I made mini scalloped sugar cookies and added a white chocolate rose, hand painted with red food coloring gel displayed as “Paint the roses red cookies”.

Pale blue M&M’s contained in mini glass favor jars (Party City) were labeled with “Eat Me” tags. The “Doorknob” sign directed little guests to “Read the directions and directly you will be directed in the right direction”

Other candy confections included on the table were: Dodo’s fish Gummies- Swedish fish, Purple Chesire Cat vanishing rock candy, Catepillar Hooka Smoke cotton candy and Tweedle Dee and Twiddle Dum Dums.

Ikea’s Ung Drill picture frame was repainted pink and served as the looking glass welcome sign. The birthday banner read “Very Merry Unbirthday”

Little daydreamers were given mini boxes shaped like books filled with colorful flower shaped chocolates. I made these with a flower shaped ice cube tray :-) The tags read “Thanks for going mad with us!”

I always create coordinating party circles for each of my collections. This time I used the character circles as centerpiece picks. The customized 4 inch circles I displayed on the colorful paper lanterns hung from the trees in the yard.

Thanks to all my wonderful vendors or making this table absolutely everything I imagined it to be :-)”

Paper products and party styling: Cutie Putti Paperie
Ruffled Tablecloth and Chair cover: Ruffled Linens
Fondant Toppers: Parkers Flour Patch
Bunny butt Brownie pops, Mad Hatter Marshmallow pops, Candle cupcake toppers, Looking glass lollipops: Cutie Putti Paperie
White chocolate Brownie Bite Petit Fours: The Luscious Loaf Bakery
Jumbo Keys, tea pot, sugar bowl, rabbit statue, mini book boxes: Home Goods

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Kara

Alice in Wonderland 9th Un-Birthday Tea Party

This darling ALICE IN WONDERLAND NINTH UN-BIRTHDAY TEA PARTY was submitted by Stephanie Henning of Bella Bella Studios. Oh wow, just look at the details! Stephanie must have spent so much time creating this party!

Vendors and Credits-
Planning, Styling & Design: Bella Bella Studios
Invitations, Envelope Stickers, Thank You Cards and Postage Stamps: Bella Bella Studios Zazzle Shop
Gift Tags, Cupcake Toppers, Game Sheets, Place Cards, Door Sign, Personalized Mini Tissue Garland for the Cake, “Eat Me” and “Drink Me” Tags and Pennants, Headband Mad Hatter Hat pattern: Bella Bella Studios

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Cupcake Liners
Candles
Mini Plastic Mugs
Sprinkles
Apothecary Jars
Ribbon
Paper Fringe

Stephanie said this about planning the party- “I recently had the opportunity to design and create a party for one of my favorite clients, my sweet daughter~Gigianna. We created an Alice in Wonderland Tea Party. This whimsical party included all vintage china and accessories, hand made Mad Hatter Hats on Headbands, “Eat Me” and “Drink Me” personalized pennants, tags, and labels, I used a design from one of my Bella Bella Studios collections for Invitations, Thank You Cards, gift tags, labels, cupcake toppers, and all signs. A chandelier that was one of the centerpieces was embellished with branches, twigs, floral greenery, flowers, crystals and vintage feathers. Hanging from this whimsical chandelier was a handmade hot air balloon with Alice and the White Rabbit riding in the glittered basket surrounded by vintage flowers and feathers. This hot air balloon was topped off with a Happy Birthday Gigianna banner.

Each little guest was served petite floral cookie cutter sandwiches adorned with a “Eat Me” pennant flag , fruit kabobs of grapes, watermelon, cantaloupe, and strawberries, mini cheese balls in cute little cupcake liners, and a sweet mini tea cup filled with colorful jello topped with whip cream and sprinkles. The guests were served blushing pink strawberry lemonade out of vintage tea pots. The dessert table was filled with beautiful glass jars filled with colorful candies (sweet tarts, skittles, laffy taffy, dum dum suckers, and cotton candy). Guests filled goodie bags with these sweet treats to take home. Other desserts were cupcakes loaded with my own fondant recipe I used to make Alice in Wonderland trinkets (tea pots, tea cups and saucers, mad hatter hats, clocks, flowers, hearts, playing cards,etc.) the cupcakes also included cupcake toppers and tags by Bella Bella Studios, and other decorative accents. The guests could also snack on rice krispy treats covered with sprinkles, creamy frosting covered cookies in bright pink, turquoise blue and white all with sprinkles. There were also “Macarons” …. well, almost ;) I was running short on time and did not have time to take on the adventure of baking macarons for the first time. So, I created a cookie that looked similar to macarons. I made batches of vanilla chocolate and colored it in 4 rich colors of pink, blue, yellow and green. II dipped vanilla Oreo cookies into the chocolate on each side and out came a very pretty …”macaron”. Not only, did they look pretty, they tasted really good. The cake was also designed and embellished by me. I made fondant, and topped the cake with a fondant tea party setting, a tea pot on top of a pink table cloth of decorated fondant. Above the cake was a mini tissue garland banner I made personalized with a mini pennant flag just for my daughter. I loved this little extra touch to the cake. Of course, an Alice in Wonderland figu rine was on the cake too.

The guests played a game of “I Remember”… based on the classic tray game. They also did a fun activity of filling little bottles with colorful sand art, and decorating their bottles with glittery ribbons, rhinestones, stickers, and an Alice in Wonderland sticker by Bella Bella Studios. The guests also made bottle cap necklaces which was an enjoyable experience for the guests. The centerpiece design for the bottle cap necklace was a photo of Alice in Wonderland designed by Bella Bella Studios. The guests left the tea party with their personalized mad hatter hats, their sand bottle creation, the bottle cap necklace and a tea cup filled with my version of macarons all wrapped up in a pretty box topped with sparkly ribbon and a personalized Alice in Wonderland tags by Bella Bella Studios. I poured my heart and soul into this party, and in the end, it was all worth it!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Cupcake Liners
Candles
Mini Plastic Mugs
Sprinkles
Apothecary Jars
Ribbon
Paper Fringe

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Kara

Alice in Wonderland 6th Birthday Party

This ALICE IN WONDERLAND 6TH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Kelly Cristina Oliveira (from Brazil) of Spaco Arts is a dream!

Kelly said- “This party was created to celebrate Giovanna turning 6. It was made with love and affection. The result was great and everyone liked it!” Vendors and Credits: Party styling and design- Spaco Arts Photography- Rbk Fotografia Cake Pops / Decorated Apples- Gabi Danuze

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