Posted on March 21, 2013 by Kara

Daddy’s Little Princess + Ballerina 1st Birthday Party

This adorable DADDY’S LITTLE PRINCESS FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Justine of Pretty Little Vintage Melbourne.

There are so many things that I love about this sweet princess party! A few of my favorite elements are:

The gorgeous pink ombre ruffle cake topped with a fondant princess crown
The chairs adorned with pink tutus
The stunning display of pink desserts and candies
and MORE!

Styling & Backdrop: Pretty Little Vintage Melbourne
Cake & Desserts: Xiao by Crustz
Printables: Mon Tresor
Tulle Table Cloth, Party Hats, Tutu Cupcake Toppers, Tutu Chair Covers: Pretty Little Vintage Melbourne
Photography: Pretty Little Vintage Melbourne
Cupcakes: Wondermilk
Princess Balloons, Cupcake Wrappers: Pink Frosting Australia

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Apothecary Jars
White 2-sided Frame
Cupcake Liners

This is what Justine said about planning the party- “I recently styled my daughter’s first birthday which was held overseas whilst we were on vacation visiting the grandparents. I’d like to share how and what I did to design the party with the limited resources that I had with me as I was in a different country.

As my daughter was born just 4 days before my husband’s birthday, we took her home from the hospital for the first time on his birthday so when we were deciding on a theme for her first birthday we both knew that “Daddy’s Little Princess” was the way to go.

Styling in a different country was like working with a blank canvas as I had limited resources and contacts. However, I was inspired by my daughter’s ruffle tutu gown to create a special tutu-like princess dessert table. I designed a trestle cover that was made out of multiple layers of tulle which was then custom made by a local seamstress.

Party printables were custom designed by Mon Tresor, and the backdrop was designed by myself. I custom made princess party hats that were embelished with lace and princess veils, converted from regular dollar shop party hats. I also hand made princess tutu cupcake toppers from crepe paper which were sewn together and affixed to pink paper straws.

Accompanying the beautiful ruffle ombre crown topper cake were delicious desserts like Sparkle Fairy Cookie Pops, Crown Cookies with little Princesses names, Pink Macarons, Lemon Meringue, Strawberry Yogurt Mousse and Vanilla Cupcakes. Also, there was a gorgeous display of pink and white colored candy in apothecary jars embellished with a variety of my daughter’s gorgeous headbands. Mini “milk bottles” were converted from juice bottles from a local supermarket.

Other details included pre-wrapped tulle almond candy packs for guests who left early before the candy bar was open, a “Cinderella’s Feet” impressions kit activity for my daughter’s little guests to take part in as they are all still very young which also worked as a keepsake from the party. Each girl went home with a personalised princess story book featuring their names as well as my daughter’s name in the story line. A polaroid booth was also setup for all the guests as well as take-home candy bags for all who came to celebrate this special day. The kid’s table was decorated with tutu chair covers which also doubled up as a take home gift for the older girls.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Apothecary Jars
White 2-sided Frame
Cupcake Liners

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Kara

Pink Princess Ballerina 3rd Birthday Party

This PINK PRINCESS BALLERINA THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Mindy Hong of a {day} with lil mama stuart.

I love how sweet and feminine this princess ballerina party is! A few of my favorite elements are:

The colorful tulle pom poms
The cupcake stand wearing a tutu
The fry boxes filled with popcorn
and MORE!

Party Styling and Photography: a {day} with lil mama stuart
Venue: Baby Take a Bow
Invitation: Brightside Prints
Sparkle Tutu Dress: Nordstrom
Glitter Tulle and Glitter Ribbon: Michael’s
Glitter Wands: Target
Star Wands: Party City
Favor Tubes: Pretty Sweet Stuff and Shop Sweet Lulu
Popcorn/French Fry Cups: Pick Your Plum

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Star Wands
Fry Boxes
Gumball Tubes
Striped Paper Straws
Cupcake Liners

Here’s what Mindy had to say about planning this party- “My 3 year old daughter is such a girly girl who loves to wear dresses, sing and dance around, pretend to do makeup, carry purses, wear jewelry and of course she loves princesses. So, what was more fitting than a Pink Princess Ballerina Birthday Party full of sparkle and glitter??

The party took place at our local dance studio where the invitation and my daughter’s party outfit set the theme for the rest of the decorations. It was all about pink, sparkle, glitter, stars, tulle and of course being princesses and ballerinas!

At each place setting, the 3-5 year olds were served star shaped sandwiches, a fruit cup, pink popcorn, pink M&Ms and pink velvet cupcakes. All the girls had so much fun!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Star Wands
Fry Boxes
Gumball Tubes
Striped Paper Straws
Cupcake Liners

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Kara

Snow White 4th Birthday Party

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This SNOW WHITE FOURTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Vanessa Rodrigues of Chic & Sweet Party Design.

From shiny apples to vibrant color schemes, Snow White parties are always so bright and happy! Here are some of my favorite elements of this one:

The water bottles dressed like Snow White and Prince Charming

The high heel shoe favor containers

The 5-tiered fabric and ribbon cake

and MORE!

This is what Vanessa said about the party- “This party was designed for little princess Grace for her 4th birthday. Her mom, Fernanda Curione, wanted something chic and clean. We provided favors related to the Snow White theme: cute high heels shoes with candy necklaces, forest animals finger puppets, bird whistles and ‘diamond ring’ containers. We had a wonderful time working for this blessed family.”

Sweets- Grace’s Mom
Party decor, fabric cake, cake pops and favors- Chic & Sweet Party Design
Photography- Imaginarium by Vanessa Alves Photography

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Chinese Take Out Favor Boxes
White 2-sided Frame
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
#4 Candle

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Kara

Snow White 3rd Birthday Party

This stunning SNOW WHITE THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Roberta Ferraz of Studio Decor Eventos in Brazil. Every detail of this party comes together just perfectly!

Some of the best elements of this Snow White birthday party are:
The cupcakes topped with fondant birds, ribbons, and apples
The paper pinwheels in coordinating colors
The “mirror” chocolate pop party favors
and MORE!

Here’s what Roberta said about the party- “This was Isabela´s 3rd birthday party. Snow White is her favorite Princess! Her mommy asked us to create a party that her little princess would never forget! So we did and Isabela loved it!!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Balloons
Ribbon
Clear Cellophane Bags
Cupcake Liners

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Kara

Vintage Shabby Chic Princess 4th Birthday Party

This stunning VINTAGE PRINCESS FOURTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Anfal Al-Kuhailan from Kuwait.

This party has so many beautiful princess ideas! Some of my favorites are:
The vintage birdcages hanging from the ceiling
The floral paper cones filled with candied nuts
The glass front armoire filled with princess party favors
The ruffle cake and the shabby chic princess cake
and MORE!

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Honeycomb hanging lanterns (Tissue Balls)
Glass Milk Bottles
Pink, Green & Blue Striped Paper Straws
Mini Gumball Machines
Pennant Flag Banner
Princess Crowns
Berry Baskets
Favor Cones
Clear Plastic Boxes (holding mini cakes)
White Paper Doilies
Cupcake Wraps
Ribbon
Baker’s Twine
To-Go Boxes
Fry Boxes

Food and kids’ meals- catered by Chef Danah Al-Tourah of Crave Catering
Vintage roses tableware and decorations- Party Ark
Printables- Sunshine Parties
Cake and desserts- The November Company
Flower arrangements- Fleur and The November Company
Photography- Aziza Al-Ghunaim of Little Twinkles Photography

Here’s what Anfal had to say about planning the party- “The inspiration for my daughter Zaina’s 4th Birthday was my husband’s vintage car along with the fact that Zaina wanted to be a princess that day. I mixed those two elements and came up with a pretty vintage princess party theme!

We invited around 25 girls between the ages of 2-8. I wanted the party to be so girly so I used a lot of bird cages, flowers, lace and ruffles in pastel colors. Vintage lights and balloons were also used for decorating the party venue.

There were several activities during the party:

1. A dress up area and a photo booth that we called ‘The Royal Photo Booth’ where the little girls would dress up in feathers, princess tiaras, jewelry and wands in addition to other props and signs. The photo booth was set by a local company called Bonker Box.

2. Create your own princess frame workshop. Each girl was given a ceramic tile of a princess with a variety of paints and glitter glues. Each girl would decorate her own princess tile and frame and take it home as a gift.

3. Face painting; My daughter and her friends were enchanted when they got their faces painted with their favorite characters and beautiful fairytale designs and stick-on jewels.

4. “A princess tattoo parlor” where girls got their temporary glitter tattoos on their hands and bodies.

5. Princess and the pea puppet show; this was the main event and it was performed by Puppet Kingdom from Kuwait.

While the girls were enjoying the birthday activities, a DJ was playing kids music in the background and the moms were comfortably seated around the activity stations and were served throughout the party with vintage-inspired food on passing trays.

The menu included:
1. Tiny tomato soup shots topped with mini cheese sammies
2. Date salad and strawberry salad in mini cups
3. Portobello mushroom pizzas in mini plates
4. French fries dipped in home-made ketchup in shot glasses
5. Roasted cherry tomato and cheese skewers
6. Pumpkin seed tartlets in mini plates
7. Grilled polenta topped with muhammara
8. Macaroni and cheese in mini glass jars

As for the little girls, each was given a vintage looking meal box with chicken nuggets and french fries inside along with home-made ketchup and orange juice.

For the dessert table, we used vintage metal cake stands and plates to display the desserts and the dessert menu included:
1. Flower mini cupcakes
2. Lace butter biscuits
3. Bird cage sugar cookies
4. Ruffles and lace cake pops
5. Rice crispy pops
6. Strawberry trifle jars
7. Mommy’s ruffle cake (chocolate flavor)
8. Shabby chic princess birthday cake (red velvet, rose water and vanilla ombre cake from the inside)
9. Salted pecan turtles in cones
10. Meringues
11. Pistachio pie
12. Mini pecan bites
13. Jars filled with candies
14. Drinks (mint water, strawberry water, pomegranate and apple juice)

I have to mention that we also set a beautiful white tent in the garden and decorated it with lanterns, cushions and hanging tissue pompoms and we called it ‘the princess hangout area’ the girls enjoyed watching the puppet show while seated inside this beautiful tent.

We also placed a big cabinet right next to the dessert table and we called it ‘the magical cabinet’ it was filled with gifts for the girls and their moms. Each girl got a gift bag filled with makeup, glitter nail polish, hair accessories and bangles and were wrapped with a beautiful lace ribbon. They also got a vintage mini gum ball machine. The moms were not forgotten, each got a mini cake as well as a shabby chic gift box with chocolate bites inside.”

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