Posted on May 12, 2013 by Kara

Farmyard Birthday Bash

This cheerful FARMYARD BIRTHDAY BASH was submitted by Alyssa of Just a Little Sparkle.

I love this fresh take on a farm party with its contrasting, modern patterns and muted colors. A few of my favorite elements and ideas are:

The milk carton shaped favor containers
The personalized linen bags
The subway art style invitation
The treat cones filled with various flavors (and colors) of popcorn
The fabric strip garland
and MORE!

Cake Pops and Hay stacks- Astonishing Cakes
Fabric Banner- Cheeky Plum Parties
Animal Crayons- Crayons and Crafts
Bubble Necklace- Green Apple Girlys
Party Printables- Just a little Sparkle
French Macaroons- Le BonBon
Chocolate Covered Pretzels- Piece of Mine
Sugar Cookies- Serendipitous Sweets
Chocolate Covered Oreos- Sweet Temptations
Photography- T Photography by Tina Hall
Milke Carton Favor Box- Wendy’s Printable Party
Costume and Headpiece- Whimsy and Whirl
Venue- Zoomars Petting Zoo

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Farm Themed Party Supplies
Treat / Favor Cones
Paper Bags
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Cupcake Liners
Linen Bags
Jute Twine
Polka Dot Nut Cups
Paper Punch
Burlap
Ribbon

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This is what Alyssa said about the party- “My daughter wanted to have her birthday party at a petting zoo so we decided on a Farmyard theme. I wanted a twist from what I’ve seen before so I incorporated the colors and fabrics of red gingham, turquoise polka dot and yellow chevron.

The dessert table consisted of Cake Pops, Cupcakes, Sugar Cookies, Chocolate Covered Oreos, Chocolate covered Pretzel Rods, Marshmallows covered in Chocolate and toasted Coconut and French Macaroons.

For lunch the guests ate pulled pork Sandwiches, BBQ Chicken, Cole Slaw, Baked Beans and Mac N Cheese.

Since the party was held at a petting zoo, the kids were entertained with horse rides, train rides, feeding the guinea pigs and bunnies, playing on the playground and panning for fossils/gems.

The party favors were crayons molded into farm animals, mini bubbles, animal pencils, bracelets and mustaches.”

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Kara

Vintage Pink Cowgirl Birthday Party

This VINTAGE PINK COWGIRL BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Tania Peso of Totful Memories is just beautiful! If you’re planning a cowboy or cowgirl party, then definitely check out this party for some great ideas!

Tania said- “Our inspiration for this party was vintage lace and some sweet southern charm. I designed this collection with my niece in mind and so the simple silhouette of the cowgirl was a cute detail that was used throughout the printable collection. All things girly and oh course, pink were welcome for this sweet lil cowgirl shindig!

We started with the ribbon and lace backdrop, choosing to make the lengths varied to look more whimsical. The pink ruffled pompom cupcake toppers were inspired by a tutorial I saw from Paige of Paiges of Style. So simple and easy to make these cute and girly bobbles!

I have come to love spray paint after styling this party. We purchased the little horse figurines at the dollar store and decided to make them gold along with some buttons so to add a shine to the dessert table. One gold horse was used for the cake topper to our pink ombre cake. The rosette frosting was a new technique for me and although it was not perfect, I think it adds to the ‘handmade by mommy’ look :)

So many details worked together to create our rustic, yet modern cowgirl party; lace doilies, natural burlap, velvet, satin and leather ribbons. The lace cookies were so beautiful, it was hard to take a bite…but we all did, eventually!”

Vendors and Credits-
Stylist and Photographer: Tania of Totful Memories
Printables: Tania of Totful Memories
Sugar Cookies: Evon of Cookievonster
Cake Pops: Starbucks
Scallop Plate: Homesense/Homegoods

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas shop:
Burlap
Ribbon
Pink Striped Paper Straws
Rock Candy Sticks
Milk Bottles
Paper Shred
White Lace Doilies
Ornate Square Shaped Paper Punch {used for tags}

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Kara

Pink Farm Birthday Party

I am in love with this PINK FARM THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Gretchen of Three Little Monkeys Studio! What an adorable girly celebration! It looks like Gretchen had so much fun planning this special event for her daughter…a lot of really cute ideas!

Gretchen said- “Madeline’s favorite things are the color pink and animals of all kinds. So when I asked her what she wanted for her birthday, she chose a pink farm birthday … with chocolate chips. So with feedback from her, I designed a vintage pink collection for her in pinks, creams and browns, with lots of cows, pigs and chickens to round out that farm feel. To keep it feminine and girly, I alternated floral, gingham and striped prints.

I am not the best about sticking to a budget (just ask my husband), but I do try to use things from around the house and homemade treats whenever possible to keep costs under control. I delegate cookies, cake and fondant work to some truly fab ladies who have mad skills. The rest of the treats are dressed up homemade or store bought treats to keep it a budget party….{continued below}

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Polka Dot Nut Cups
2″ Paper Punch
Mason Jars with Daisy Cut Lids
Striped Paper Straws
Glass Milk Bottles

Continued……”Miss M requested lots of chocolate chips and cookies, so I made sure everything served had chocolate chips or cookies in the recipe, as well as some of her favorite treats. I served sugar cookies made to look like cows and faux chocolate chip cookies by the fabulous Cookies With Character, fondant chocolate chip cookies by Edible Details topped a store-bought cake, chocolate cupcakes, homemade cookie cheesecake shooters, chocolate truffles, and homemade chocolate chip sandwich cookies, with many of the treats being dairy-free to accommodate my son’s dairy allergy.

For beverages, I served pink lemonade and chocolate almond milk. The milk bottles were actually Starbucks frappucino bottles that I removed the labels from, and then covered with “Farm Fresh” bottle labels from my collection and some chocolate brown ribbon. The pink lemonade was served in ordinary mason jars decorated with lace ribbon, flower mason jar lids from Mindy Mae’s Market, paper straws, and straw flags from my collection.

For decorations, I used antiques from my own collection and from my favorite local flea markets, Good Ju Ju and The Fleating Flea. Flea market finds included a rustic, chippy old barn door placed on its side for my back drop, an old vintage milk crate to elevate the cake stand, and a rusty metal cow. To bring the outdoors in, I used two vases from my milk glass collection and filled them with wildflowers found in our neighborhood, and roses and hydrangeas from the garden.

I decorated a large “M” for Madeline that I found at a hobby store by spray painting it brown and then decorated with homemade pink and green felt flowers attached with glue dots to the corner of the initial. It made the table pretty, and now Miss M has a special reminder of her big day.

I reused the doily bunting I made for my Grandmother’s party, which is simply old crocheted doilies folded over twine and sealed with a bit of hot glue. I used doilies picked up from flea markets and old, stained doilies from our family that were able to be given a second life (folding over conceals the stains). I have also seen crocheted doilies at Dollar General, which would also work well in a pinch.

To give the food labels and milk bottle labels more of a vintage flair, I used a Doily Lace edge punch from Martha Stewart Crafts (picked up at Hobby Lobby). It really added a special touch and made an ordinary strip of scrap book paper look like lace.

I created flag toppers for the cake and to give the sandwich cookies some flair using the tutorial from One Charming Party.

For party favors, I gave away glassine bags filled with homemade chocolate chip cookies and a treat bag topper from my collection.

The birthday girl wore a party hat from Prop Shop Boutique that Jessica custom made to go with our shabby chic look.”