This amazing CIRCUS THEMED FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Astir and Alessandra of Pra Vocë Festas Especiais.
I have a soft spot for circus parties and this one is fantastic and is filled with so many great ideas! some of the highlights to look for are:
The favor cones adorned with paper mustaches and filled with peanuts
The colorful popcorn ball lollipops
The strongman barbells made with paper straws and marshmallows
and MORE!
Astir and Alessandra said this about the party- “How about making JG’s debut birthday party in the world of cheerful and colorful Circus Clowns, magicians, jugglers and all the joy of the circus? These were all part of this first birthday, along with delicacies that are reminiscent of this charming universe – cotton candy, popcorn, candy apples, peanuts, and more!”
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Polka Dot Balloons Striped Paper Straws Ribbon Clear Cellophane Bags Candles
The above red buckets are available in my shop. I simply glued on two white circles to make them look like Mickey Mouse. The same idea could also be used at a Minnie Mouse party…just get black buckets (or pink) and glue polka dots onto the buckets.
Make these hats out of regular red party hats from my shop and black paper circles. Simply attach two black paper circles to the back of the party hat.
Tutorial on how to make the above balloon wreath on the video at the top of this post.
Tutorial on how to make the cupcake liners in the below video…
Watch the video below to learn how to make these adorable Mickey Mouse Oreo pops!
Make the above lanterns out of Chinese lanterns available in the shop. Simply attach round paper circles to the backs of the lanterns.
With the ingredients below make these fun Mickey Mouse caramel apples! Tutorial on the video.
Make the below Mickey Mouse gumball machine by attaching black paper circles to the back of the machine with tape.
Tutorial on how to make the above Mickey Mouse favor bags in the video at the top of this post.
Tutorial on how to make these fun Mickey Mouse Oreo pops on the video at the top of the post.
This adorable VINTAGE RADIATOR SPRINGS CARS THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Nikka Morell of Triple M Good Parties.
Here’s what Nikka had to say about planning the party- “My son Max is absolutely all boy and with him being all boy, he is obsessed with cars. All cars, but he really has a soft spot for the Disney Cars and he loves “Radiator Springs”. After talking with Lindsey from The Blue Egg Events, we decided we needed to go all out vintage and just focus on the town itself and not the race.
I took Max’s Tow Mater car into Home Depot and bought some paint to match the colors of his truck. I then painted everything I could to match. I painted (and made) a cupcake stand, cake pop stands, picture frames for food labels and of course the letters to spell MAX. I also used a lot of burlap. I hand stitched burlap together with red thread for the dessert table. I wanted the red to pop on the table, like Lightning McQueen. I wrapped old jars with jute twine and filled them with bright yellow daffodils.
I wanted the cake to look simple with just some tinted frosting. No fancy piping. I just spread it on they way my mom used to. Perfect! The editable cookie and cake labels made by The Blue Egg Events were a huge hit. They tied the whole Radiator Springs into the party without looking so commercialized. Evie and Mallow made the most adorable cake pops. I placed them in some old painted soup cans and some diamond plated boxes. I put some brown sugar down to represent the desert sand. Miss Sweet Sends made the fondant cupcake toppers. Again they were adorable and tied in perfectly with Radiator Springs.
For the party favors, I kept the packaging simple by just using a brown paper bag. In the bag was a handmade soap tire by Favor Boutique by Angelique. I also included a homemade cupcake stored in an upside down Mason jar (inspiration here). I closed the bag with a painted clothes pin and a Radiator Springs sign made by The Blue Egg Events.
Besides the love of all the creative sweets and printables for this party, my two favorite things were the soup cans on the cake and then of course my big Tow Mater sign. Lucky for me I know a lot of guys who have power tools and old tires lying around! Cachow!”
Design, cake, cupcakes, chocolate sticks and crafts – Triple M Good Parties
Milk and donuts- inspiration from La Receta De La Felicidad
Cars cake pops – Evie and Mallow
Cupcake toppers – Miss Sweet Sends
All paper printables, invites and edible prints – The Blue Egg Events & Design
Tire Soap Favors – Favor Boutique by Angelique
Lightning McQueen shirt – *golden*
Straws – Cupcake Express
Vintage crate, blue milk glass cake stand, 2 round pie pans, 2 glass drink dispensers on galvanized buckets – Mariah Rainer
Cake pop sticks – Kara’s Party Ideas Shop
Other Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop: Milk Bottles Jute Twine 2-Sided Frame Clear Cellophane Bags Striped Candles Burlap Striped Paper Straws
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It’s that time of year – party hosts and hostesses across the globe are planning elaborate holiday meals and preparing festive favors to serve as holiday memories for their guests. Party goers are having fun dreaming up stunning holiday outfits and fun gifts for their hosts.
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This VINTAGE PINK COWGIRL BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Tania Peso of Totful Memories is just beautiful! If you’re planning a cowboy or cowgirl party, then definitely check out this party for some great ideas!
Tania said- “Our inspiration for this party was vintage lace and some sweet southern charm. I designed this collection with my niece in mind and so the simple silhouette of the cowgirl was a cute detail that was used throughout the printable collection. All things girly and oh course, pink were welcome for this sweet lil cowgirl shindig!
We started with the ribbon and lace backdrop, choosing to make the lengths varied to look more whimsical. The pink ruffled pompom cupcake toppers were inspired by a tutorial I saw from Paige of Paiges of Style. So simple and easy to make these cute and girly bobbles!
I have come to love spray paint after styling this party. We purchased the little horse figurines at the dollar store and decided to make them gold along with some buttons so to add a shine to the dessert table. One gold horse was used for the cake topper to our pink ombre cake. The rosette frosting was a new technique for me and although it was not perfect, I think it adds to the ‘handmade by mommy’ look :)
So many details worked together to create our rustic, yet modern cowgirl party; lace doilies, natural burlap, velvet, satin and leather ribbons. The lace cookies were so beautiful, it was hard to take a bite…but we all did, eventually!”
Vendors and Credits-
Stylist and Photographer: Tania of Totful Memories
Printables: Tania of Totful Memories
Sugar Cookies: Evon of Cookievonster
Cake Pops: Starbucks
Scallop Plate: Homesense/Homegoods
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas shop: Burlap Ribbon Pink Striped Paper Straws Rock Candy Sticks Milk Bottles Paper Shred White Lace Doilies Ornate Square Shaped Paper Punch {used for tags}