Posted on September 7, 2012 by Kara

Little Red Riding Hood Birthday Party

This adorable LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD STORYBOOK BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Julia of Postreadiccion (Spain) made my heart skip a beat! This party is just so SO cute!

“I planned this party after a set of Little Red Riding Hood printables I made. I thought of how cute it would be with red-striped straws. I also decided to make matching cookies and cupcakes.“

Party Printables & Styling: Postreadiccion

Items available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Ribbon
Wooden Spoons
Glass Milk Bottles

Party Printables: Postreadiccion

Items available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Ribbon
Wooden Spoons
Glass Milk Bottles

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Kara

Princess And The Pea Party

I’m so excited to share today’s feature with with you. My jaw dropped to my desk when I received this PRINCESS AND THE PEA BIRTHDAY PARTY submission from Beca K of My Paper Lily. Can you believe your eyes? What a darling party!! The layered beds with fun quilts and fabric…the cookies from dainty delights…the sleeping masks…the slippers…the cake…the pea pillows…I can’t believe it all! The theme is just too perfect. So, so, so cute.

Here is what Beca said about the party- “My daughter Elaena is the youngest of three, so of course she is the baby – my little pea. I didn’t want to give her just a party based on sweet peas alone. When I recalled the story “The Princess and the Pea” I thought it was perfect! I am a mom on a major budget, so the photography, every crafted detail and edible item I made/did myself ….except those gorgeous cookies! It was actually quite easy to sew the pillows and sleep masks, hopefully I can get a tutorial up soon! The mattresses are actually toddler mattresses! I went through 2 1/2 weeks of searching for them on craigslist. The girls got to draw (fabric markers) on their own pea pillow. You can get all the printable items here in my shop: my Paper lily.“

Vendor Credits:

Frame: Ikea

Animal Slippers: Crazy for Bargains

Bunny Slipper: Bunny Slippers

Cookies: Dainty Delights Inc

Quilt: The Red Pistachio

Princess Pajama Dress: Embellish Kids Boutique

Birthday girl crown: Miss Ruby Sue

Fabric: Joann

Green Frame: Joann

Printables: my Paper lily

Amazing cookies were ordered from Dainty Delights. Shipped to your front door!

All the children decorated their own pea pillows. So cute!

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Kara

ABC Storybook Baby Shower

It’s about time I feature another baby shower…it’s been awhile! Today’s winning party goes to this ABC BABY SHOWER submitted by Pink Pistachio. One word- Adorable. The party theme was centered around jumbo alphabet flash cards found at a local toy shop. Love them! Everything is just so sweet. “Celebrating the soon-to-be birth of a baby is so very special. And welcoming Motherhood with your 1st child only happens once. I was so honored to throw this baby shower for my friend Autumn & her lil’ bun in the oven, Cooper.”- Missy {Pink Pistachio}

Recipes {please link back to pink pistachio if you share}

Strawberry Shortcake RecipeLemon Blueberry Cupcake Recipe Chocolate Mint Brownie Recipe Summer Salad Recipe Cheese Sticks Cucumber Tea Sandwiches Caprese Kabobs {cherry tomatoes, marinated mozzarella balls, & basil}

Vendors:
ABC Cards – Children’s Mercantile {Ft Collins, CO}
Fabric Buntings – Custom Collaboration with Jaimemancilla
Invitation, Mad Lib, Straw Flags, Oh Baby Bunting, Math Facts – Custom Collaboration with Pretty Little Study
Blue Mason Jars – Down Vintage Lane
ABC 123 Cookies – Trader Joe’s
Candied Apples – c/o Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Primary Stripe Plates – Michael’s Craft Store
Mini Chalkboards – Amazon
Chalkboard Stands – Scrabble Trays with Chalk
Dishtowels {bread basket, under drink jars} – Anthropologie
Grapefruit cups & spoons – Pier 1 Imports
Mini Wood Blocks – Melissa & Doug

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Kara

One Upon A Time, Fairytale 1st Birthday Party

My next winning party feature comes from South Africa! It goes to this super creative ONE UPON A TIME 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Glee Projects. I just love the storybook approach to this darling theme. The invitations- made from pages of old books! The cute details- felt accents and storybook character cameos on most of the party elements! The cake- amazing. And look at those cute little piggy treats!

Beautiful job, Glee Projects! Thank you for submitting your party. Congratulations on being chosen as today’s winning party feature!

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Kara

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Birthday Party!

This weekend’s winning party feature goes to this super adorable

Goldilocks & The Three Bears Birthday Party

by Frog Prince Paperie!

Oh. My. Goodness.

How CUTE is this?!?!

SUCH an original party theme and idea!

I just love the bear silhouettes, “bed” lunch table, banners, paintings, art and little chairs!

Photography by John McLaughlin.

ALL printables for this party are available here!

Bear silhouette’s…

Name blocks purchased from Laugh Loud, Smile Big…

‘BED’ table!…

In Paula’s words…“The bed wasn’t as complicated (or expensive) as you might think~even I have a party budget. I trolled Craigs List for a few weeks until I found a bed with a perfect shape. I fixed the color with a couple cans of spray paint, and my husband put a piece of plywood (cut to size) across the steel runners to create the eating surface. A few steps to fabulous, but really easy to do!”