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How FABULOUS is this MODERN & MERRY CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PARTY submitted by Debbie of Wants and Wishes! I love the bright & bold color scheme! The ornaments hanging from the cake stands is such a brilliant idea! SO many darling ideas here, for sure!

Debbie said this about planning the party- “Neon bright colors are very popular right now so I wanted to created a collection that would brighten Christmas.

Have yourself a Merry & Bright Christmas with neon colors to excite. We have a new and fresh Christmas collection the will bring Holiday cheer and joy to everyone!

For the background we color blocked the wall with wrapping paper from Ikea (only .99 cents per roll!) Then added a modern twist by hanging a white faux deer head in the middle (from Z Gallerie)! We strung our merry and Bright banner from the antlers. To add a little sparkle and softness to the table we made a little ornament bunting string with mini clear glass ornaments strung between each cake stand.

For the sweets I wanted pattens and color to be apparent. We had polka dotted covered oreos, bright green macaroons with strawberry filling, hot pink and white checkered shortbread cookies (coordinating with one of our fun patterns in the collection), snowflake sugar cookies, cupcake topped with “sweet tarts” candy canes, cake pops and white chocolate popcorn “reindeer food”. To gulp it all down with we had waters and a frothy Strawberry ice cream punch.”

Vendors and Credits:

Stylizing and photography: Wants and Wishes

Printables: Wants and Wishes

Snowflake Sugar cookies: Frog Prince

Wrapping paper for backdrop: Ikea

Reindeer head: Z Gallerie

Small clear ornaments: Michaels

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Clear Cellophane Bags

This gorgeous NUTCRACKER BALLET THEMED CHRISTMAS PARTY was submitted by Chritie Skerski of Flaired Affairs! What a fabulous holiday party theme! I love the muted pink & aqua color scheme…the gold looks fabulous as well! So many darling ideas here…

Here’s what Chritie had to say about planning the party- “I knew I wanted to do a Christmas dessert table this year and I was inspired by recent posters for a local ballet company who performs the Nutcracker annually.. First, while it is a Christmas event, it is outside of what I would call traditional Christmas. Coupled with the non-traditional colorscapes I chose of teal, pink and gold, it felt a little bit out of the ordinary just as I wanted. Add a dash of sparkle, and it was magical. One of my favorite elements of the entire style were the little party guests all painted up as their favorite character – Oh What Fun We Had!

There were two dessert tables filled with so many goodies! There were vanilla bean cream filled cupcakes that were crowned with toppers by Hot Mama’s Bakery along with matching sugar cookies. A beautiful adornment and equally tasty were the French Macarons by Crazy about Macarons – just gorgeous. The true sparkle on the table was the Glam cake pops by The Sweet Tooth Bar ~ goodness gracious, they were fab eye candy! One of the tastiest treats was the Nutcracker sweets cookies by The Cookie Jar. Another dessert table favorite is the chocolate covered Oreos by Sweeties by Kim. And rounding out the mouth watering, melt-in-your-mouth treats were raspberry meringues by Maddie’s Meringues.

The party guests were also a treat to invite. The little guests that dined on all the desserts were face painted by hand by Playful Paints to match their favorite Nutcracker character. They were served sparkling mocktails while they ogled over their little gifts from Santa. These little beauties were the glitter and sparkle for this party.”

Vendors and Credits:
Party Styling and Planning: Flaired Affairs
Photography: Dyal Photography
Model face painting: Playful Paints
Printables: Graphics by Lilly Bimble at My Grafico
Raspberry Meringue Cookies: Maddie’s Meringues
Nutcracker Sweets Cookies: The Cookie Jar
Cupcake Fondant Toppers & matching Nutcracker Cookies: Hot Mama’s Bakery
Pink Damask Chocolate Covered Oreos: Sweeties By Kim
Brush Embroidered French Macarons: Crazy About Macarons

Glam cake Pops: The Sweet Tooth Bar
Drink bottles: Pretty Sweet Stuff

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
Striped Paper Straws
Popcorn Boxes
Milk Bottles
Chinese Favor Boxes
Lollipop Sticks

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