Posted on March 7, 2013 by Kara

Pinkalicious 2nd Birthday Party

This lovely PINKALICIOUS SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Melissa Olson of Melissa Olson Photography.

All the party ideas here are just to die for. Some of my favorite elements of this pink party are:

The pink ombre ruffle cake

The chevron print paper backdrop

The pink and gold tassel banner

and MORE!

Photography: Melissa Olson Photography
Design, Invite & Printables: MOphotography
Cake: Jamie Harris
Crown: Hoo loves you baby
#2 sucker (featured on the cake): Vintage Confections

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Balloons
Cupcake Liners
Chevron Paper Bags
Mason Jars
Paper Straws

This is what Melissa said about planning the party- “My daughter Kate recently turned two and I took two of her favorite things as inspiration for the party: The book “Pinkalicious” and anything with Gold Glitter. She has favored the “Pinkalicious” book since she’s been tiny. Our copy of the book is torn to shreds! I didn’t want to use the character in the book for the main design but instead used my sweet Kate. I photographed her in a gold princess crown and and dressed her in a shade of pink. Then I worked with the color in designing the invite.

At the party, guests got to enjoy a variety of Pinkalicious treats that you’d see in the story. Two of my favorites were the pink cupcakes complete with gold dust and the Pinkalicious strawberry cake. For the party favors, the girls received gold or glitter star wands just like Pinkalicious in the story. For the extra pink/glitter touches throughout the table, I incorporated pink/glitter ribbon on the mason jars and designed pink and glitter water bottle labels. I love the chevron design of the backdrop and was so excited to stumble across that paper. It added the touch of modern I was looking for. The paper tassels at the top were so easy to make and polished off the background. Pinkalicious Kate and her friends had a sparkly fun 2nd birthday party!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Balloons
Cupcake Liners
Chevron Paper Bags
Mason Jars
Paper Straws

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Kara

SpongeBob SquarePants 2nd Birthday Party

This SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Johanny Merejo of Special Touch by J and Z.

This SpongeBob party has so many creative details & party ideas! Some of my favorite elements are:

The Krabby Patty macarons

The colorful ribbon candy

The fabulous SpongeBob themed cake

and MORE!

Cake pops, cake bites, cupcakes, chocolate Oreos and marshmallow pops- M.Y. Dulce Delights

Cake- Sweet Occasions
Krabby Patty macarons- Cake Pops by JC
Photography- Unhinged Image

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Apothecary Jars
Gold Coins
Decorative Paper Shred
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Twisty Pops
Cupcake Liners
Salt Water Taffy

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Kara

Cat + Kitty Themed 2nd Birthday Party

This adorable CAT THEMED SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Carissa Wegner.

I love that this party is completely centered around cats! So many cute ideas here! Here are a few of my favorite elements:

The yarn-wrapped MEOW letters

The favor bags with paper cat faces glued onto them

The fondant pennant banner cake with a 3-D cat topper

The hand-painted cat themed photo op

and MORE!

This is what Carissa said about planning the party- “My daughter loves cats, so I used her Bla Bla Bubbles cat doll as inspiration for her birthday party. I tried to make everything kitty themed. The invitation and printables were designed by Anders Ruff. They did an amazing job! Rachel of Frosted Bliss made the delicious cake. She did a wonderful job incorporating all the details from the invitation. There were also plenty of other sweets like paw print cookies from RedSprinkles, kitty cake pops from Glass of Milk Cake Company, and a candy bar with kit kats, licorice, and sweedish fish. For entertainment we had a custom kitty pinata made by Aracely, a pin the tail on the cat game made by my talented mother in law, and a fun photo op painted by DeeDee. For non-sweets we had Meow Mix (chex mix), gold fish crackers, fruit kabobs, and fish shaped sandwiches. Everything was a big hit!”

Photography- Three Graces Photography and Dan Dyer
Cake- Frosted Bliss
Printables- Anders Ruff
Paw Print Cookies- Red Sprinkles
Kitty Cake Pops- A Glass of Milk Cake Company
Custom Kitty Pinata- Aracely of Whack Pinateria

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Decorative Paper Shred
Clear Cellophane Bags
Wooden Forks
Honeycomb Tissue Balls
Paper Lanterns
Apothecary Jars

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Kara

Ice Cream Themed 2nd Birthday Party

This ICE CREAM THEMED SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Leticia Badillo of Parttis in Mexico. Looking at this party, I feel like I’m in an actual ice cream shop. Every detail is just perfect!

Some of my favorite elements of this ice cream party are:

The cake pops made to look like ice cream scoops in a cone

The feminine touch of the pearls piped around the smashed ice cream cone cake

The ice cream shaped bubble party favors

The ice cream cart displaying the cake pops

and MORE!

Party Styling, Ice Cream Centerpieces, Printed Banners, Tags, Labels, Bottle Wraps, and Party Hat- Parttis
Photography- Rabari Pictures
Cake Pops- Lili Gutiérrez
Cake- Florencia Sánchez

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Balloons
Ribbon
#2 Candle
Ice Cream Cups
Paper Straws
Wooden Spoons
Candy Scoops

This is what Leticia said about planning the party- “This was my daughter’s 2nd birthday party. She loves ice cream, so I thought that it would be a great theme for the party and she really loved it. I cannot describe the excitement I felt as she, at this age, thanked me for everything. She realized all the time and effort we spent on every single detail. She was surprised and excited as she saw the place transformed into an ice cream shop. I just can’t forget her little face at that moment. The thing I loved the most was the Styrofoam ice creams we made as centerpieces, they turned out great! People asked me where we bought them, but no, we created them!! I’d like to give a big thank you to my mother, Leticia! She really helped me out with a lot of things in the party, including the centerpieces. We gave ice cream plates as favors and ice cream bubbles to the kids. Unfortunately, I did not take pictures of the little bags everyone received.”

Party Styling, Ice Cream Centerpieces, Printed Banners, Tags, Labels, Bottle Wraps, and Party Hat- Parttis
Photography- Rabari Pictures
Cake Pops- Lili Gutiérrez
Cake- Florencia Sánchez

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Balloons
Ribbon
#2 Candle
Ice Cream Cups
Paper Straws
Wooden Spoons
Candy Scoops

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Kara

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 2nd Birthday Party

This precious TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Shannon Wellington of Bottle Pop Party Company. What a darling party theme!

There are so many cute party ideas here. Some of my favorite party elements-

The painted window table backdrop

The diy fabric clouds hanging on the wall

The washi tape decorated spoons

The chalk board wall with “like a diamond in the sky” lettering

The gold stars

The star themed favor bags

and MORE!

Invites: Paper Cut Couture
Print: The Wheatfield by Katie Daisy

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Clear Cellophane Bags
Washi Tape
Lollipop Sticks
Cupcake Liners
Striped Paper Straws
Paper Treat Bags

Shannon said this about planning the party- ”I figured at age 2, this would be the last year I could call the shots on my son’s birthday party theme. Even though he’s growing up so fast, I knew I wanted a sweet theme that was still a bit babyish. His first and favorite song has been Twinkle Twinkle Little Star so I knew that was the way to go.

I convinced a friend to save her old windows for me for the backdrop, which I backed with a navy shower curtain and tiny twinkle lights. I whipped up some puffy white clouds to hang above it using felt and batting. Then I went crazy with the desserts. From the gold glittered cake pops to the shooting star sugar cookies to the pineapple stars, everything was homemade. I added a bit of gold washi tape to all of my white serving pieces to tie it together a bit as well.

Since I went crazy with the dessert table, I cut myself some slack and ordered pizza. But not before a Star Bar was born! I filled glass bottles with tea & lemonade and covered anything that stood still with those little gold teacher’s star stickers. Some homemade constellation embroidery told everyone about it!”

Invites: Paper Cut Couture
Print: The Wheatfield by Katie Daisy

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Clear Cellophane Bags
Washi Tape
Lollipop Sticks
Cupcake Liners
Striped Paper Straws
Paper Treat Bags

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