Posted on May 17, 2013 by Kara

Girly Gingham and Pink Themed Birthday Party

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This adorable PINK GIRLY GINGHAM PARTY was submitted by Valerie Gimre of Charming Touch Parties.

A few of the ideas and elements that I like best in this girly gingham party are:

The fabric rosette cake toppers
The topiary made from party blowouts
The whirly pop lollipop cupcake toppers
and MORE!

Party planning, design and styling: Charming Touch Parties
Photography: Megan Kelly Photography
Cake and cupcakes: Bake It!
Flowers: Floral Wonders

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Tissue Pom Poms
Whirly Pops
Homemade Twist Lollipops
Mason Jars
Cupcake Wrappers
Plates
Ice Cream Cups
Gumballs
Ribbon
Striped Paper Straws
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Tissue Honeycomb Flowers

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Valerie had this to say about the party- “Anyone who knows me well knows my affinity for Gingham. It’s kind of a running joke with my friends and family. We see a cute gingham shirt or an adorable gingham little girl dress and they immediately point to me. “That’s totally Val” they say. I can’t help it, though. I just love the simple, classic, and sweet nature of those little gingham checks.

A few months back I came across a gingham styled shoot by one of my event designer idols, Kate Landers. It was one of the sweetest parties I have ever seen and complete eye candy for this gingham-loving-girl. Ever since then, I have been itching to do something fun with gingham too.

For this party we decided to incorporate gingham in sweet girly hues, but the focal point is a super sweet and totally girly SWEETS BAR. When conceiving this party design, I thought back to what made my jaw drop when I was five years old. I, like most little girls, was obsessed with lace, rhinestones, beautiful fabric, lovely flowers and shiny ribbon. So, with that childhood recollection, my design started to take shape.

I stuck with pastels and worked hard to play up playful concepts that any little girl would swoon over. We have a fun gumball cake with adorable gingham fabric pom pom toppers, cupcakes topped with butterfly gingham accents, and cotton candy for every guest. Beautiful fresh flowers add such vitality and a punch of color to the sweets table. No little girl party is complete without a fun and coordinating dining table. I made sure to keep it simple and kid-friendly yet special for all the guests. Each place setting is adorned with a cute cup of strawberry salt water taffy and on each chair back is a fun favor bag, full of sweets (of course) to take home.

Many trends will come and go, but I’m pretty confident in saying that gingham will stick around for quite awhile. Let’s just say that this gingham-loving lady isn’t complaining.” Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Tissue Pom Poms
Whirly Pops
Homemade Twist Lollipops
Mason Jars
Cupcake Wrappers
Plates
Ice Cream Cups
Gumballs
Ribbon
Striped Paper Straws
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Tissue Honeycomb Flowers

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Kara

Vintage Cowgirl 5th Birthday Party

Vintage Cowgirl Birthday Party with so many GORGEOUS ideas! Via Kara's Party Ideas KarasPartyIdeas.com #vintage #shabby #chic #cowgirl #party #idea

This sweet VINTAGE COWGIRL FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Jesi Celeita of Dolce Designs.

This shabby chic party is so sweet and has tons of fun ideas! A few of the highlights to look for are:

The birthday girl’s name written in rope
The cookies shaped and decorated to look like cowgirl boots
The burlap, lace and fabric rosettes used as a simple cake topper and also secured to the tops of the milk bottles and apothecary jars
and MORE!

This is what Jesi said about planning the party- “This was a birthday dessert table I made for a little cowgirl named Kelsey who was turning 5. I made the wood art piece with her name, the cupcake wrappers and toppers, all the fabric and paper flowers, the fabric garland, tablecloth, and burlap and wood frame. I also made the cowgirl cookies, macarons, cupcakes, s’more pops, and ruffle cake. The white shelf I found at an antique mall as well as the cute pink antique plates. This is by far my favorite theme and I was thrilled when Kelsey’s mom picked it!”

Party Styling: Dolce Designs

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

Milk Bottles

Striped Paper Straws

Burlap

Jute Twine

Clear Cellophane Bags

Apothecary Jars

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Kara

Fairy Garden Themed 1st Birthday Party

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This lovely FAIRY GARDEN THEMED FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Astir and Alessandra of Pra Você Festas Especiais.

A few of the highlights to look for in this sweet fairy garden party are:

The desserts wrapped in paper and served in pots to resemble flowers
The layers of ribbon tied around the table
The lovely 2-tiered cake wrapped with a fondant bow
and MORE!

This is what Astir and Alessandra said about the party- “To celebrate the 1st birthday of Maria Antonia mama wanted something delicate and magical, with many flowers! Working with the colors pink, lilac, green and white, we create an enchanted world where fairies roam between flowers and candy! It was a delicate feast full of charm and lots of flowers!”

Photography- Renata Dugulin

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

Fairy Party Supplies

Clear Cellophane Bags

Ribbon

Lollipals Lollipops

Garden Themed Party Supplies

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Kara

Flamenco Spanish Dancer + Rose Themed Party

This enchanting FLAMENCO SPANISH DANCER + ROSE THEMED PARTY was submitted by Sibel Sahinkaya of Sibella.

This flamenco ballroom dancer party is so unique and lovely. There are so many elements that I like about it, including:

The rose shaped cake pops with gold edges
The multi layer burlap tablecloth
The gold doily and lace wrapped chocolate bars used for party favors
The stacked wooden crates painted on one end with chalkboard paint and labeled with the birthday girl’s name and age
and MORE!

Here’s what Sibel said about planning the party- “As a mother, the most important thing for me is to leave precious memories for my children. My beautiful son Arda has severe food allergies therefore has missed out on a lot of his friends and families birthday functions. Which is why when I style their birthdays I put in a little extra for them. I styled this party for my daughter Asya’s 2nd birthday and had everything safe for Arda. the beautiful Angel @ ElevatorLoveStory has always kept him safe ! All her deserts and cakes are made specially for Arda . Wheat, gluten, egg and nut free. . I think everything should be done in style :-) parties are one of those things.. I really enjoyed putting this party together.. my kids were kept safe and happy!”

Concept and styling- Sibella
Deserts and cake- Elevator Love Story
Photography- Neil Winch Photography and Sibella
Table Cloth, personalised and gold chocolate wrappers, personalised favor boxes, Invitations and pom poms- Sibella

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Ribbon
Cupcake Liners
Mini Cordial Cups
Wooden Utensils
Jars with Cork Lids
Tissue Pom Poms

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Kara

Girly Safari Themed 5th Birthday Party

This charming GIRLY SAFARI THEMED FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Kathy Peña of Kathy Peña Photography.

I love the soft colors and feminine vintage vibe of this safari animal themed party. Some of my favorite elements and ideas are:

The binoculars made with zebra print duct tape, twine and painted toilet paper rolls
The large cutout number five covered in map paper
The cake displayed on a tree stump
The mason jars wrapped in burlap ribbon
and MORE!

Games- Eric & Jaime Cho
Cake- (Kathy’s mom) Kathy de De Leon
Party decor, styling, invitations, and party favors – Kathy Peña
Animals masks – Claudia M. Morataya
Photography- Kathy Peña Photography

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Burlap
Jute Twine
Striped Paper Straws
Linen Bags
Clear Cellophane Bags

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Here’s what Kathy said about planning the party- “This year for my daughter’s fifth birthday party, I decided to celebrate her love for animals and throw her a safari animal party. Everything was DIY. For the invitations I found a zebra and a giraffe card in Michael’s Store from National Geographic and I used that as inspiration for the colors and themed, I used the front of the card and made the invitations with burlap, also I used burlap to decorate the mason jars cups. The animals on the centerpieces logs are from Target and the small ones that I put in the party favor plastic bags are from Party City. My husband helped me to cut the logs for the centerpieces, the cake stand and the drink stand. The chocolate cake was made by my mom and also the table cloth for the dessert table, she made it with burlap. The happy birthday, explore, and safari signs are made with burlap and the letters are painted with a stencil. I sewed the giraffe and the zebra fabric bags and transferred the animals that I printed in my home printer, I printed the animals in a fabric transfer paper with a technique that I found on the Internet, very easy!! The binoculars are made with toilet paper rolls, very cheap, I just glued them together and painted them with a black spray paint and the final touch was the zebra duck tape. I found the safari hats at Amazon.com, also very cheap. My cousin Claudia from Guatemala made this beautiful animal masks, she is very talented, the kids loved them!! After everyone had their gear they were ready for an adventure. The kids headed off on a Safari Adventure looking for plastic animals that had been hidden around the woods. My friends Jaime and Eric Cho helped me to entertained the kids with fun games and activities, the kids were very excited!! National Geographic has a lot of activities for an animal or safari themed!! Elizabeth had a great time with her friends and family, also because her grandparents were here visiting from Guatemala!! Definitely she is going to remember her 5th Birthday Party!!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Burlap
Jute Twine
Striped Paper Straws
Linen Bags
Clear Cellophane Bags

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