Posted on April 30, 2013 by Kara

Ice Cream Shoppe Themed Birthday Party

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This gorgeous ICE CREAM SHOPPE PARTY was submitted by the lovely Sarah Osmotherly of Sugar Coated Mama in Australia.

I just love the pastel color palette and the outdoor setting for this beautiful summer ice cream shoppe birthday party! Some of my most favorite ideas are:

The fabric ice cream cone hanging decorations
The tulle pom poms
The stunning 3-tier fondant cake topped with ice cream cone shaped cake pops
The cookies decorated to look like waffle cones and various ice cream flavors
and so much MORE!

Styled by Sugar Coated Mama
Photography by Natalie Latu photography
Cake & cupcakes by Get Frosted
Cookies by Mad Midnite Baker
Cake Pops by Amanicci Creations
Pom Poms by Pom Pom Princess
DIY Ruffled Ice cream Cones and ruffled table cloth by Hannah’s Mum Sews
Cake, cupcake stands, shimmer gumballs by Little Big Company
White wooden boxes by Typo
Bowls by Ikea & Peters of Kensington
Pink & Green compotes from Robert Gordon Pottery
Dessert Labels by Danielle Whiting

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Pearl Gumballs
Apothecary Jars
Balloons
Ice Cream Cups
Striped Paper Straws
Ribbon
Mini Gumball Banks

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Here’s what Sarah had to say about planning the party- “I scream, you scream… we all scream for Ice cream parties, they are the best! Nothing like a smorgasbord of toppings and treaties, delicious pastel colours and fresh ice cream, it’s scrumminess at its finest!! I was so excited about this party, everything from the location in the park, the beautiful colour palette, the delicious cake, the yummy toppings, it was heaven. My inspiration came from Kara’s amazing ice-cream and cherries party in 2011, I loved absolutely everything about it. It was one big drool session and will go down as one of my most favourite styled kids parties EVER, well done Kara. So I took lots of ideas from Kara’s (your) party and put my Sugar Coated Mama stamp on it. Many things were against me, my lovely white marquee blew away and broke in the wind, then the replacement tent broke in the wind, then with great faith, the third marquee was finally erected and thankfully stayed up the whole day. Despite a rocky start, it was a beautiful day for an ice-cream party!

There are a few DIY ideas in this little soiree; hand sewn ice-cream cones, workman’s horse I found from the side of the road painted up with a wood panel on top, hand painted shelving, left over material used as ribbon to hang off giant balloons and the scalloped pastel bunting.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Pearl Gumballs
Apothecary Jars
Balloons
Ice Cream Cups
Striped Paper Straws
Ribbon
Mini Gumball Banks

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Kara

Ice Cream Shoppe 3rd Birthday Party

This gorgeous ICE CREAM SHOPPE THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Thais Martins of Meemo Party Accessories. What an adorable party spread & display! So many darling ideas here!

Party styling, decor, favors and printables: Meemo Party Accessories
Furniture: Azul Turquesa Artesanatos
Buffet: Manoela Villela
Cake & Desserts: Letícia Villela – Anis Doçaria
Recreation: Cia Girole
Face painting & Nail bar: Aladdin Festas
Personalized aprons: Studiomake
Photos: Barbara Vanzo

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Mini Cordial Cups
Polka Dot Balloons
Pom Poms
Party Cone Hats
Ice Cream Cups
Chevron Wooden Spoons
Chinese Take Out Favor Boxes
Ribbon
Baker’s Twine
Wooden Scoops
Berry Baskets
Clear Cellophane Bags
Sprinkles

Party description and full vendor list at bottom of post…

Thais said this about planning the party- ”This party was designed by Meemo, my party accessories business that is established both in Brazil and Macau, China. My friend and partner Cassia and I decided to create Meemo when we realized we couldn’t find pretty partyware for our kids’ birthday parties. How come we can’t find good stuff for retail in China, where practically everything is produced and exported to the world???!??

After 7 years living in Macau, I moved back to Brazil in December 2011 so I was very excited to celebrate my daughter Sofia’s first birthday party here, among family and friends. Sofia’s passion for everything sweet inspired me to create this Ice Cream Shoppe to celebrate her 3rd birthday. Every detail, from the party colors to the catering and sweets table was carefully thought of and planned months in advance with lots of love. Sofia’s taste and opinion was my main guide :-)!!

The party decor was all handmade in mint green and berry pink colors (thinking about ice cream!) and chevron prints. I really wanted the decor to give away a vintage atmosphere, so the canopy over the desserts table and the pink and white tiled floor were just perfect to complete the look. The flower centerpieces with white carnations and lisianthus were my favorites, and the vintage paper straws with the flags I designed gave just the final touch.

The ice cream cake pops, made of carrot cake and Nutella, were the highlight of the dessert table. After searching different suppliers, I found Letícia Villela from Anis Doçaria, explained what I wanted and she worked her magic. She also made the chocolate “popsicles”, the birthday cake (a heavenly mix of yogurt and berries), the traditional Brazilian “brigadeiros” and “2 amores” that had an ice cream shape.

The catering was thought for the kids with all the treats they like the most, from hot dog, to popcorn and cheese bread cones finalizing with mini sandwiches for the adults. All the little ones (and many “big ones” too!!) loved the milk shake cups. In chocolate and strawberry flavors, they were not just cute but especially delicious. I was very lucky and happy about the wait staff, which was so gentle and smiling all the time. For them I designed some ice cream printed aprons that I had tailor-made just for the party.

My main goal was that Sofia would be happy with her party and enjoyed it with her friends, so the recreation was a main attraction. Music and storytelling kept the children entertained while they were not “attacking” the ice cream station or having fun outdoors on the swing or playing with the lovely polka dot balloons. The face painting and nail bar were the girls’ favorites, of course.

As party favors, I personalized some Chinese carton boxes filled with sweets and an ice cream magnet. The kids also got personalized ice cream bubbles, but this favor didn’t make it to their homes they were just what they needed to top up the fun at the end of the party!!”

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Kara

Barbie Ice Cream Shop 4th Birthday Party

This BARBIE ICE CREAM SHOP FOURTH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Mariana Zago of Mariana Zago Party Design is absolutely adorable! What a fun twist on your regular ice cream party- add Barbie to the mix! Love it!

Mariana said this about planning the party- “When my client asked for a Barbie themed party for her 4 year old, she wanted me to do the same dessert table I had done a month ago for her best friend’s daughter. I felt that the little birthday girl deserved something completely original and custom made just for her! That’s why I had to come up with different Barbie themed alternatives. The theme she most liked was the “Barbie Ice Cream Shop”. I loved the opportunity to create a french-style shop, adding a Barbie glamourous look to it! Our chef, Riki Carolei, and I made and decorated all the sweets making them ice cream shaped. The party favors were these cute cupcake/ice-cream jars, filled with m&ms for the kids.”

Photography: Adriana Carolina

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Mini Plastic Pedestal Cups
Bendy Straws
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
Ribbon
Chinese Favor Boxes
Sprinkles, Colored Sugars

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Kara

Girly Ice Cream 5th Birthday Party

This adorable GIRLY ICE CREAM FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Melissa of Icing Designs! Isn’t it just to die for! I love the DIY ice cream cones hanging from the chandelier {made with paper, styrofoam balls covered in fabric, and gathered fabric strips!

Styling, Paper Party Goods, Desserts, and Cake Topper: Icing Designs

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

Striped Paper Straws

Paper Fringe

Washi Tape

Wooden Ice Cream Spoons

Sprinkles

Ice Cream Cups

Cupcake Liners

Hanging Tissue Pom Poms

Ribbon

Candles

Styling, Paper Party Goods, Desserts, and Cake Topper: Icing Designs

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

Striped Paper Straws

Paper Fringe

Washi Tape

Wooden Ice Cream Spoons

Sprinkles

Ice Cream Cups

Cupcake Liners

Hanging Tissue Pom Poms

Ribbon

Candles

Here is what Melissa had to say about planning the party- ”This past weekend was my twins’ 5th birthday party! They decided on an ice cream theme…as we started planning it kind of took on a “happy” theme too! We have been working on a few new illustrations, so we did a new one for this party {available here}.

We wanted the party to be playful, colorful and of course happy so we choose pinks, peach and mint green as a party palette. We made a small sweet table covered with a pink and white polka dot ruffled table cloth. We hung colorful paper poms and an made an “oh happy day” glittered bunting garland to go above the table! We filled the table with chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes with two birthday cupcakes topped with our diy straw birthday candles and homemade marshmallows with fringe toppers! We also made ice cream cone cake pops and our favorite tiny tim cookies. Finally, we displayed a mini birthday cake on my pink milk glass pedestal complete with the little clothes pin cake topper we made.

One of our very favorite aspects to the party was the diy ice cream cone chandelier! {diy tutorial here} Our sweet friend and diy correspondent, Katie, created this project for us and we absolutely adore the way all of the different colored ice cream cones looked hanging on the white chandelier! Although we wanted to keep them all to ourselves, we let each little girl choose one to take home! But we had a few extra to keep ♥! We loved how the girls all put them around their necks…ice cream necklaces!

Since this was of course an ice cream party, we also set up a little diy ice cream topping parlor. We made an over-sized cupcake flag that said “make your ice cream happy” and coordinating ice cream topping flags that we put on paper straws and stuck into the toppings. We hung a big vanilla colored pom with peach fringe over the shelf. We took white ice cream cups and taped wooden “i ♥ ice cream spoons” on them with striped washi tape! The girls got to make their own sundaes, which they loved! Then they got to fill up their bakery boxes with treats to bring home!”

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Kara

Ice Cream Birthday Party

“How adorable is this ICE CREAM THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Helen Chapman of Kiss My Cakes! I absolutely love the ice cream cone garland made with actual sugar cones & the ice cream tub station!

Vendors and Credits-
Party Styling and Catering: Kiss My Cakes

Photography: The Garage Studio, Photography by Fiona Handbury

Stationary & Invitations: Ham & Pea Design & Paperie

Items available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Apothecary Jars

Lollipop Sticks

Rock Candy

Handmade Twist Lollipops

Sprinkles

Ribbon

White Nut Cups

Craft “Popsicle” Sticks