Posted on May 14, 2013 by Kara

A Very Bunny 1st Birthday Party

This charming BUNNY THEMED FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Alex Vardakis of Avie & Lulu in Australia.

I love so many things about this bunny party! It would obviously not only be great for a birthday but would work for a Easter party or a baby shower as well. A few highlights to look for are:

The mason jars painted opaque white and used as vases
The gorgeous glass apothecary style drink dispensers
The bunny shaped cookies tied to the sides of milk bottles
The stunning cake complete with cascading sugar flowers and topped with a three dimensional fondant bunny
and MORE!

Party Styling: Avie & Lulu
Photography: Lee Bird Photography
Desserts: Sweet Tiers
Cookies: Kookie Krumbs by Kirstie
Drink dispensers and assorted Cake Stands: Leo & Bella

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Milk Bottles
Ribbon
Cupcake Liners
Balloons
Apothecary Jars

Alex said this about the party- “My third little girl celebrated her first birthday in April and being around Easter we thought what better than to have a gorgeous pastel themed Easter party! It was a garden party with lots of prettiness and lots of fun!

A special appearance by the Easter Bunny himself was a highlight for the kids, as was the real white fluffy bunny which spent the afternoon hoping around.

A beautiful 2 tier Cake was the show stopper of the dessert table. Made by the talented Sweet Tiers it featured a beautiful Bunny figurine topper. All of the guests were amazed it was fondant and many thought it was a real porcelain figurine. Other treats included buttercream ruffled cupcakes in pastel shades of lemon, pink, mint and blue. And the most amazing and detailed Cookies by the super amazing cookie artist Kookie Krumbs by Kirstie. They were like tiny portraits, delicately detailed and definitely too good beautiful to eat! The children’s setting featured rattan chairs which suited the garden feel to a tea.

Each guest received a keepsake hankie designed by Ham&Pea Paperie which featured the Winnie the Pooh quote ‘You are braver then you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think’.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Milk Bottles
Ribbon
Cupcake Liners
Balloons
Apothecary Jars

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Kara

“The Golden Egg Book” Themed Easter Party

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Happy Easter! This terrific “GOLDEN EGG BOOK” THEMED EASTER PARTY was submitted by Kenna O’Brien of Miss Party Mom Event Planning.

This Golden Egg Book Easter party is filled with so many adorable ideas! Some of my favorites include:

The banner made from pages of the storybook
The (candy) carrots growing out of dirt (brownies) in push pop containers
A fork, straw and napkin packaged together in a cute paper bag at each place setting
and MORE!

Photo Shoot Styling: Miss Party Mom Event Planning
Photography: Christina @ Moments Captured Photography
Cookies: Hannah @ Hannah’s Cookies and Treats
Small Paper Polka Dot Baggies: Cakes and Kids Too
Large Pink Glitter Bows: The Dollar Tree Peanut Butter Nest Eggs Recipe

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Push Pop Containers
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Decorative Paper Shred
Pom Pom Ribbon
Striped Paper Straws
Cupcake Liners
Paper Favor Bags
White Paper Doilies
Ric Rac Ribbon
Ice Cream / Cotton Candy Containers

Here’s what Kenna had to say about planning the party- “I grew up loving “The Golden Egg Book” by Margaret Wise Brown. It has all the things I’m fond of- a jewel toned color palette, a vintage vibe and an adorable story about two unlikely animals becoming friends. So, how could I NOT put together a Spring shoot based on this adorable little book? Hannah of Hannah’s Cookies and Treats and I decided to combine our talents and put together this lovely little dessert table with the wonderful Christina of Moments Captured Photography behind the camera photographing her daughter Julie and her 3 friends having fun stuffing themselves with some sweet treats! For the décor I thought a pennant flag banner for the front of the table made of actual “The Golden Egg Book” pages was a must have. I love the way it themes the table right away. I came across both the glitter eggs and the large golden egg at Target and fell in love- they were a perfect fit with the coloring of the book. Another easy (and inexpensive) décor idea I used were the paper doilies to create the scalloped look on the awning. Making the silverware bags for the girls was a fun and quick little project. The cute paper baggies included their napkin, a jumbo paper straw, glitter fork and a cute felt decoration clipped to the front. I live for little details like these! They turned out super cute and made everyday party items a bit more special. We wanted to keep all the desserts as themed to the book as possible which was a fun little challenge for us both. We had Garden Carrots in Push Pops (brownies with sugar filled carrots), Tulip Cakes drizzled with melting chocolates and topped in sugar (made from Little Debbie Tulip Cakes- a no bake idea everyone can make!) and plenty of character based cookies as well as Hannah’s beautiful egg cookies that were almost too pretty to eat! Our cake pops were tied with frilly and fun ribbons and our Peanut Butter Nests made out of chow mein noodles (SO easy!) were a total hit with the girls (and their moms!). Other desserts included chocolate dipped grahams (perfect for kids!), mini cupcakes, peeps, different sizes of robin eggs and don’t let me forget the cups of cotton candy which were the hit of the table- go figure!”

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Kara

Tumbling Bunnies Easter Party

Just in time for Easter, this precious TUMBLING BUNNIES PARTY was submitted by Carolyne of The Party Artisan.

Some of my favorite elements of this adorable bunny themed party are:

Obviously, the fondant tumbling bunnies on top of the chocolate cake
The meringue “bunny tails”
The popcorn filled favor cones
and MORE!

Here’s what Carolyne said about planning the party- “This party is based around prints of hand painted watercolor bunnies. The bunny starts off sitting and then performs a complete tumble before sitting again! Completely unique! All designed by The Party Artisan, the banner would not only look cute for the party but also a wonderful addition to a child’s bedroom! This theme would not just be great for birthdays, but wonderful for Christenings, baby shower, and Easter too, in fact anytime where a bunny is needed :). Instructions can be found on The Party Artisan blog to make the fondant bunnies for the cake.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Favor Cones
Milk Bottles
Striped Paper Straws
Sprinkles

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Kara

Little Duckling Easter + Spring Party

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This precious LITTLE DUCKLING EASTER + SPRING PARTY was submitted by Suzanne Olvey of Fanciful Events.

This adorable spring soiree is so adorable! Some of my favorite elements are:

The egg shaped paper lanterns
The burlap “spring” pennant banner
The egg carton party favors
and MORE!

This is what Suzanne said about planning the party- “I did a simple Easter brunch and used a touch of ducklings throughout. I wanted to do this theme a little differently and switch out the pastel color scheme with coral, turquoise, yellow and touches of gold. Since I decided on a duckling theme I wanted there to be lots of “egg” elements throughout the dessert table. I also incorporated eggs in the decor, dessert displays and as take home favors {egg cartoons with candy in them}. There were also fun and festive Easter “Nutcrackers”. The brunch menu was simple but full of wonderful things such as waffles on a stick, powdered donuts, mini cinnamon rolls, mini blueberry muffins, donut holes, mini cupcakes and a couple of sweet treats. I wanted to do something sweet, simple and fun.”

Concept, Design, and Styling: Fanciful Events

Ruffled Garland and Duckling Pegs and Bunny Peg: Craft That Party

Little Fondant Duckling: Edible Details

Ice Cream Mini Cups, Yellow Candy Cups, Mint Straws: The Tomkat Studio

Balloons, Egg Cartoons, Candy Pedestal: Shop Sweet Lulu

Pedestal: The Pastry Pedestal

Printables: Let’s Get This Party Started

Photography: Amy Craft Photography

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Cupcake Liners
Ribbon
Crepe Paper Streamers
Ice Cream Cups
Burlap

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Kara

Kids’ Pastel Easter Bunny Themed Brunch

This KIDS’ PASTEL EASTER BUNNY THEMED BRUNCH was submitted by Bird of Bird’s Party.

There are so many cute ideas in this Easter bunny themed party for kids. A few of my favorite elements are:

The yarn-wrapped egg carton favor boxes
The paper rose pomanders and paper potted flowers
The Easter bunny straw toppers and cupcake wrappers
and MORE!

Party Styling and Photography: Bird’s Party
Easter Bunny Pastel Printables: Bird’s Party
Paper Straws: Thèma Deco
Tableware: Jour de Fete
Glass Bottles: Casa
Candy: Fabis
Candy Jars: La Foire Fouille
Hair Accessories: Kiabi

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Paper Lanterns
Clear Cellophane Bags
Milk Bottles
Striped Paper Straws
Crepe Paper Streamers

Here’s what Bird had to say about planning the party- “This is year I decided to re-design our original Easter Bunny printables using a pastel color scheme: Pastel pinks, yellow, blue and green. I also added a few more cute printables into the set, like the paper bows, adorable Easter Bunny Cupcake Wrappers in four colors, cute printable bag toppers and brand new invitations. It’s a total of over 18 pages of printables to help style a beautiful Easter Party with ease and without breaking the bank! ;)

This Easter party contains lots of handmade and crafty details like a paper version of my plush fabric flowers! I really wanted to incorporate those in the styling of the mini candy station, but had no time nor the patience to sew 4 new colored flowers, so I tried using paper instead – Guess what? it worked beautifully and took half the time!

For the styling I wanted to keep it simple but cute, so I used a lot of the Easter printables to decorate the candy station and the kid’s table. Large, pastel-colored paper lanterns hung from the tree above the table, which added color, provided shade and looked quite dramatic without too much effort! ;)

Since the printables had a pastel color scheme, I used the same colors in wool yarn to complement the tableware and add a little warmth. I also made a really simple wreath by wrapping the wool yarn around a polystyrene wreath and embellishing it with rolled crepe paper roses. I used napkins to make some of the other pomanders for the desserts/candy station.

The table setting was pretty simple and disposable tableware was used. Each guest had a bunny place-card with their names on and a cute Easter paper basket full of treats!

The centerpiece was an Easter Egg Bouquet. I really love how versatile this centerpiece idea is, especially for a kids’ table – This bouquet doesn’t need watering, it’s child-friendly and edible! can’t ask for better than that!

Each place setting was finished off with a cute bottle wrapped with our printable bottle wrappers and colored straws embellished with printable Easter Bunnies from the collection!

The candy buffet was styled atop a white, distressed dresser (from my daughter’s bedroom). It added height and allowed me to make the best of a small space. The sweet treats on offer are of course chocolate Easter eggs, as well as marshmallows matching the party color scheme, chocolate candy bars, jelly gum eggs inside egg cartons, cream cheese Easter Bunny cupcakes and strawberry meringues.

I guess with any Easter Party you gotta have an Egg Hunt, right? Our printable Egg Hunt signage and cute printable Easter Egg baskets doubled as favor baskets too, and were used by the kids to hunt for chocolate eggs around the garden!

Our printable bunny ears, also make for a really fun activity, where guests can decorate their own head-bands. They make for fun photo props too! My daughter insisted on having her ears pinned to the flower headband she was wearing! Girls will be girls! ;)

For the favors and gifts, I thought it would be really fun to display them onto a mini wooden wheel barrel I have – But you could re-purpose a vegetable box or crate painted white for the same “garden” effect.

Favors included speckled chocolate eggs bags topped with Easter Bunny printable bag toppers, chocolate candy bars wrapped in matching wrappers, and Easter Eggs displayed inside egg cartons. I decorated each carton with scrap-booking papers from the kit, yarn, a printable Easter favor tag and some of those super cute, printable paper bows!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Paper Lanterns
Clear Cellophane Bags
Milk Bottles
Striped Paper Straws
Crepe Paper Streamers

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Tumbling Bunnies Easter Party

Little Duckling Easter + Spring Party

Kids’ Pastel Easter Bunny Themed Brunch