Posted on February 11, 2013 by Kara

Ladies’ Vintage High Tea

This LADIES’ VINTAGE HIGH TEA was submitted by Sarah Osmotherly of Sugar Coated Mama in Australia. All of the desserts in this party are absolutely stunning!

Here are some of the best things about this Vintage High Tea:

The gorgeous ombre ruffle cake

The cupcake liner pom poms- tutorial here

The meringues topped with pink fairy floss

The vintage Singer sewing machine

The cloth doily garland / bunting

The heart shaped cookies with cut-outs for resting on the tea cup handles

and MORE!

Party Styling, Bonbonniere, Cake pops, Doily Bunting – Sugar Coated Mama
Photography – Natalie Latu Photography
Ruffle Cake, Cookies, Cupcakes, Pomanders – Just Treats
Ruffle Table Skirt, polkadot backdrop – Hannah’s Mum Sews
Chair covers, table cloths, candelabras – Diva Events & Candy

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Ribbon
Clear Cellophane Bags
Cupcake Liners and Wraps
Paper Lanterns
Lollipop Sticks
Mini Cordial Glasses
Balloons

Cupcake liner pomander tutorial found here.

This is what Sarah said about planning the party- “Every woman loves a beautiful High Tea. It’s an opportunity to indulge in conversation and delectable food with a touch of the femme. When I was asked to organise and style a High Tea for 50 women of all ages, I was super excited as it was my first High Tea. I came up with a vintage inspired theme with a pastel flavour and straight away I started dreaming of pastels in all their varieties. It consumed me and I loved every minute of it! A few of the ladies wanted to bring food for the dessert table, so I selected some lovely homemade treats for them to cook that would fit with the theme, and it worked out so beautifully that it was a sensory overload of magnificence (even though I am prone to exaggeration at times, I really mean it)!! The desserts included everything from Australian lamingtons, caramel & raspberry cheesecakes, butterfly cupcakes, rosewater meringue’s with Persian fairy floss, peppermint crisp cheesecakes for a pop of green, white chocolate coated peanut butter balls (yummo), butterfly cookies hanging beautifully in a cage, Ivory Ruffle Cake with pink gradient mud cake inside, incredible teapot cookies, and so much more. They were all divine. A few of the ladies who helped with the baking are so incredibly talented that I continue to use them for many of my dessert buffets!

For some of the accessories and backdrops, I was lucky enough that a friend of mine was throwing out her old vintage tea sets, curtains (which I used for the backdrop of the main dessert table), sewing sets, doilies, even a cupboard and chairs. I embraced all of this for the styling of the party, and it was perfect! It was a truly beautiful party, which was topped off by an 78 year old lady coming up to me at the end and telling me it was the best day of her life!”

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Kara

1st Birthday Vintage Tea Party

This FIRST BIRTHDAY VINTAGE TEA PARTY was submitted by Lima Limão – Festas com charme from Portugal. This party is definitely full of all things charming and girly!

Here are some of my favorite elements of this vintage chic tea party:
The different sizes and shapes of glassware used to serve and display the desserts
The single pink rose motif used throughout the decor
The invitation wrapped in lacy paper
The lovely white cake adorned with, of course, a single pink rose
and MORE!

Here’s what Lima Limão – Festas com charme said about planning the party- “Carlota is a very famous baby in Portugal. She has her own blog (Carlota’s blog) written by her mother. It’s so popular that Carlota’s mom won the prize of “mom blogger of 2012″.  Carlota celebrated her first birthday with a tea party. The style was vintage chic with pink, white and touches of gold as a color palette.  We set a tea table with doilies and vintage roses as the main elements.  We paid attention to every detail so that this party could have all the necessary charm . Congratulations to Carlota on her 1st Tea Party!!  ”

Party Styling, Photography and Decorations: Lima Limão – Festas com charme (Lemon Lime – Charming Parties)
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Ribbon
White Paper Doilies
Apothecary Jars
Clear Favor Boxes
Balloons

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Kara

Shabby Chic 1st Birthday Party

This precious SHABBY CHIC FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Ashley of God Bless Our Nest! I just love all the vintage touches!

There are so many sweet party ideas here. Some of my favorite party elements-
The chalk board first birthday print
The invitation with a sewn on fabric bunting
The fabric fringe garland with burlap
The vintage mason jars
The vintage scales

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Pom Poms
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
Kraft Paper Bags
Candy Sticks
Striped Paper Straws
Jute Twine
Burlap
Balloons
Clear Cellophane Bags

Ashley said this about planning the party- ”My daughter’s first birthday was my very first party to plan — and I have a new respect for party planners! Wow, they’re a lot of work! I have known since my daughter was born that I wanted her to have a vintage, ‘shabby chic’ themed first birthday party. I know this may be the only birthday where I have free reign (I’m sure it will be Minnie or Rapunzel in years to come) so I wanted something sweet, girly and simple.

I started out with a light pink, peach and mint green color scheme. I couldn’t get ANY of the green things to match that I ordered online, so I just did away with the green and replaced it with ivory. I made everything myself except for the cake and the catered BBQ. I made the fabric banner out of prints that I’ve been collecting here and there for the past few months. I made the ‘LILY KATE’ and ‘ONE’ banners from burlap, white craft paint and stencils made on my home printer. The antique scale, blue Mason jars, crocheted things and produce boxes were either borrowed from family or things I already owned.

My husband made the mason jar ‘sippy cups’. The guests loved these! I used ivory paper straws and attached pretty tags made from kraft cardstock and paper roses. Turns out, the guests wrote their names on the back of the tags, so I may just include a blank ‘name tag’ next time instead of something decorative. Also, many guests asked to take these home, so this would be a GREAT party favor!

We set tables up on our back porch with catered BBQ for lunch. (Sorry, I didn’t catch any decent pics.) We had the “dessert” table inside as well as the drink bar. The cake was made by a local bakery and my mom and I dipped strawberries, pretzel sticks, and marshmallows in pink and peach tinted chocolate. We used pretty pearl sprinkles as garnish. I also served fun pink candies and included a few things for the babies to snack on.

I loved making the favors for the guests. For the kids, I used small kraft paper bags and filled them with little goodies and candy. My husband has a friend in the carnival business and he provided us with 50 bags of pretty pink cotton candy. (How cool?!) We had enough for each guest and I attached a tag that said, “It was so SWEET of you to come!”

The custom invitations, wrap around mailing labels, birthday “chalkboard” poster, favor tags and framed birthday print were also designed and assembled myself. The digital files will be available soon for purchase in my Etsy shop.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Pom Poms
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
Kraft Paper Bags
Candy Sticks
Striped Paper Straws
Jute Twine
Burlap
Balloons
Clear Cellophane Bags

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Kara

Shabby Chic Princess Birthday Party

Isn’t this SHABBY CHIC PRINCESS BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Louise Sanders of Sunshine Parties absolutely gorgeous?!

Louise said- “Every little girl wants a princess party at some stage of their childhood, so we at Sunshine Parties decided to put a twist to the traditional castle and pink plastic crowns look. We added a fresh take on a princess party but with a vintage shabby chic look.

The trick to party decor is that it is all in the detail! We created this look by using our designs from our latest Sunshine Parties printable set. All digital design elements can be printed on a home PC printer and handmade. This makes the party unique and still affordable! With a little imagination this party can look beautiful and your little girl will love it.”

Vendors and Credits:
Venue- Akimbo (based in Durban, South Africa)
Photography- Louise Sanders
Party design and decor- Sunshine Parties

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Lollipop Sticks
Milk Bottles
Ribbon, Fabric
Tissue Pom Poms

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Kara

Vintage Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party

I am in love with this VINTAGE STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Nazra Knutsen. So many adorable ideas here!

Nazra said- “My sister, Kennedi, & I wanted to throw a combined party for our daughters, Ella & Mia, whose birthdays are a month a part from each other. Both the girls love Strawberry Shortcake…so we started our party planning with a “Vintage Strawberry Shortcake” theme in mind. I was so excited when I found all the adorable vintage strawberry & Strawberry Shortcake trays, lunch boxes, & tins to include in the decor! We “DIY’d” the pretty garland, hanging strawberries, jam for favor’s, & flower arrangements. Everything came together so perfectly! The birthday girls loved all the strawberries everywhere & had so much fun celebrating their birthdays with all their little friends. One fun element that you can’t see in the photos is that we had strawberry candles lit so when the guests walked into the house, it smelled liked strawberries! Yum!

We want to say a special ‘thanks’ to our other sister, Naomi, & our mom, for helping run errands, picking up stuff for us, & for helping make the jam, garland, & the hanging strawberries! Also, special ‘thanks’ to Jenny from Jenny Cookies for all the ‘berry sweet’ & adorable treats & perfect cakes she made to compliment the theme of the party!”

Vendors and Credits-
Photography: Molly Vaden Photography
Invites, Labels, & Tags: Caskey Design
Cakes & other Desserts: Jenny Cookies

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Burlap, Jute Twine
Fabric, Ribbon
Nut / Candy Cups
Wooden Spoons
Striped Paper Bags
Lollipop Sticks
Striped Paper Straws
Milk Bottles
Paper Plates + Napkins

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