Posted on November 2, 2012 by Kara

Rustic Owl Thanksgiving Party- FREE PRINTABLES!

This lovely RUSTIC OWL THANKSGIVING PARTY was submitted by Deanna Talwalkar of Mirabelle Creations! Such a beautiful party with so many wonderful ideas! The best part- the printable place cards, coloring sheets, leaves, and owl utensil holders can be downloaded for FREE here {the links are at the bottom of the post}!

Here is what Deanna had to say about planning the party- “{Dessert Table} We have a fall landscape painting by local artist, David Farmer, hanging in our living room. I’ve always envisioned a Thanksgiving dessert table set up beneath this beautiful painting. Since I wanted the painting to be the focus of the table, I kept most of the other decorations simple. And, like the painting, the desserts are rustic with just a little touch of glam.

For the desserts, I made a rustic Pumpkin Stack Cake. The Cake is a modern update to the classic Appalachian Apple Stack Cake (a rustic staple from Kentucky). It is made with pumpkin flavored cake and pumpkin butter between the many layers. It is served with cinnamon whipped cream. The dessert table also includes Maple Crème Cookies, Mini Apple Blueberry Pies, Pumpkin Pie, and Caramel Apples. I packaged extra Pumpkin Butter in mason jars to send home with all of the guests.

Although the painting is the focus of the table, I used a few other items to style the table. A gold pumpkin, gold acorns, a printable sign, and burlap cake stand flower also add rustic touches to the design.

{Thanksgiving Place Setting} The adult table place setting keeps with the rustic, glam look. The table is covered with burlap with a gold table runner down the center. Instead of a large centerpiece, red garden roses in small vases and mason jars decorated with gold paint sit down the center of the table. Spray painted ceramic turkeys and pumpkins embellish the table. A variety of red Spode plates sit atop woven charger plates. The napkins are tied with jute that was adorned with gold acorns.

{Kids Table} For the kids’ table, I first started by designing a printable collection which coordinates with the other printables. Even though the kids’ table incorporates the same colors and patterns, it’s not just a pint size version of the adult table. Fun touches at each place setting will keep the kids busy throughout Thanksgiving dinner. Owl coloring pages serve as place mats. Beside each plate, there are crayons and a little composition notebook that is covered with paper and a printable party circle. The kids can color on these items and on the craft paper that tops the table. The napkins are tied with a paper leaf and mini acorn owl made using felt.

The printable place cards, coloring sheets, leaves, and owl utensil holders can be downloaded for FREE here.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Apothecary Jars
Pearl Gumballs
Mason Jar Drinking Glasses and Daisy Cut Lids
Jute Twine, Burlap
Striped Paper Straws
Lollipop Sticks

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Kara

Owl Themed Fourth Birthday Party

This OWL THEMED 4TH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Janaína Goes of Festeggiare Bambini of Brazil will make your jaw drop. So many wonderful ideas! If you’re planning an party or baby shower centered around this ever so popular bird, then be sure and check this party out!

Chinese favor boxes available here.

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Kara

Twin Owls 1st Birthday Party

You will love this darling TWIN OWLS 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Kelly Little! Just take a look at those Oreo owl pops! So clever. Such a cute party…

Kelly said– “I LOVE owls, so I couldn’t wait to get started planning a “Look WHOO’s ONE” themed 1st birthday party for my twins, Matthew and Molly. Plus, it was the perfect gender-neutral party theme!

I started off by purchasing some fun colorful “background” clipart and cute owl clipart…. and the decorating began! Using this clip art (and about a ton of ribbon!), I was able to create the invitations, a “Happy Birthday Matthew and Molly” banner, water bottle labels, bubble labels, birthday party hats, and over 30 feet of party bunting. I painted polka dots onto flowerpots to make the flowers arrangements a little more whimsical and “Hoot Hoot” pots to display some of the goodies. I also painted wooden signs trimmed in bark to hang throughout the party. I really wanted the twins’ highchairs to look special and festive since that is where the all-important cake smash would happen. I was able to find an inexpensive tree decal for the wall and fancied it up with a wooden sign and some printable owls. I then just decorated their highchairs by draping them with some cute fabric and name signs. It added a bit of whimsy to the area, and made for an even cuter photo op! For the goodies, I made Owl Oreo Pops (displayed in flowerpots) and Pretzel Twigs to go along with the beautiful cake from Dallas Affaires Cake Co. Finally, I found the most adorable plush owl party favors and set them up around an old birdcage. They were a big hit with the kiddos! I had such a blast creating this boy/girl birthday party and loved using all the bright fun colors to celebrate my little baby hooties!” Vendor Credits: ClipArt for party printables- Clementine Digitals Plush Owls- Thurzty’s Sockmonsterz Photography- Claire McCormack Cake- Dallas Affaires Cake Co.

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Kara

Night Owl Sleepover Birthday Party

I opened up the submission email for this party and fell in love! This NIGHT OWL SLEEPOVER 7TH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Tash Kimlin of Whimsy Petite Styling is an absolute dream. Every single party element is just so darling. What a fun way for a girl to celebrate her 7th birthday!

Here is what Tash had to say about the party– “My daughter was super keen to have her first sleepover party to celebrate her 7th birthday…who was I to say no! I loved the idea and jumped at the challenge of creating a dreamy atmosphere for the girls to spend their day giggling, having fun and finally falling asleep in. Beautiful late summer weather meant our generously sized back deck was the perfect spot for the event…it next to the yard and cubby house and ideal for utilising the pool, making the most of the end of season warmth {not to mention a great plan for keeping 6 hyped up children out of the house}. Sharlize loves owls so naturally she decided on a night owl theme. I decided on a bright and fun colour palette of Fushia, orange and tiffany blue, and was really happy with the outcome.

The 6 girls enjoyed an afternoon of swimming, creating canvas art to take home, playing game, watching movies, having pillow fights and more. each of the guests had their own serving of fish and chips in little boxes for dinner then we watched movies and fell asleep out on the deck under the mosquito net {which proved funny when they kept waking up during the night to check if any owls or possoms had come to visit them}.

We really wanted to bless the girls as it was the first sleep over party any of them had been to, so, they each recieved a special sleepover suitcase filled with goodies including pj’s, toiletries, a diary, pencil, stickers, hair brush and a specially made owl so snuggle up with at bed time. The delight on their faces was priceless when they opened them, like they had opened a box full of treasure.”

Vendor Credits:Styling by Whimsy Petite Styling- https://www.facebook.com/whimsypetitestyling Gorgeous printables by Bee and Daisy- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bee-and-Daisy Photography by Sheila Higgins- http://sheilahigginsphotography.com.au/ Plush Owls and Bunting by April Foss of I sew lucky- https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Sew-Lucky Cake by Cake Chic Sam- www.facebook.com/pages/Cake-Chick-Sam