Posted on March 26, 2013 by Kara

Vintage Strawberry + Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party

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This charming VINTAGE STRAWBERRY + STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Jenifer Hill of hello love designs.

I love the sweet, vintage feel of this strawberry themed party! Some of my favorite party ideas are:

The stacked vintage coke crates used as a cake stand
The cardstock printable pennants trimmed with lace and strung in a banner
The strawberry shaped cake pops
The potted tulips used to display buffet label cards
and MORE!

Photography: Jennifer Schattle Photography
Styling & Printables: hello love designs
Stained Glass Cookies: The Wacky Cookie Company
Hair Accessories & Jewelry: Emma Lee’s Boutique
Felt Strawberries: Flutter Berry Studio

Items used in this party from Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Burlap
Mini Pedestal Cups
White Paper Doilies
Striped Paper Straws
Square Plastic Milk Bottles
Baker’s Twine
Striped Paper Straws
Wooden Spoons

Here’s what Jennifer said about planning the party- “With spring coming soon and the strawberry season on the horizon, I’m excited about our new Berry Sweet Strawberry printable birthday collection. All of the beautiful photography work is by Jennifer Schattle Photography. The printable collection features my own Cath Kidston-inspired strawberry background designs, and the collection is offered in blue, pink and green. I wanted something just slightly different than what I’ve seen, so I styled a simple strawberries, lace, and burlap dessert table including strawberry marshmallow pops, strawberry crumble parfaits (a take on the traditional dirt cake!), and strawberry Italian sodas. Also unique to the table are the gorgeous stained glass strawberry cookies by Aymee of The Wacky Cookie Company. The cake was lovingly baked and decorated by my husband. Other contributors to the photo shoot were Emma Lee’s Boutique with her charming hair clips and chunky bead jewelry along with Flutter Berry Studio and her sweet felt strawberries. Many of the party supplies were purchased from Kara’s Party Ideas shop!”

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Kara

Watermelon 1st Birthday Party

This sweet WATERMELON FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Heather Dalton of Chickabug. Could the birthday girl’s outfit be any cuter?

Here are some of my favorite things about this adorable watermelon party:
The watermelon shaped cake pops
The watermelon slices on a stick
The fabric strip wreath
and MORE!

Photography – Michaela Hansen Photography in Houston, Texas
Watermelon cake balls, smash cake, cupcakes & cookies – Simply Sweet Cakes in Spring, TX
Paper straws and mason jar lids – The TomKat Studio
Paper poms – Melody’s Pom Pom Shop
Hair bow and flip flops – and Jane
Personalized watermelon themed party printables – Chickabug
Bib – Hobby Lobby, decorated with a printable circle from Chickabug
Bubble refill container – Michael’s, with lettering added using a Cricut Watermelon lollipops – Oriental Trading Company
Ribbon topiary – Homemade using supplies from Hobby Lobby and Michaels
Watermelon paper plate fans – Homemade using paper plates
Watermelon wreaths – Homemade using fabric

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Polka Dot Balloons
Decorative Paper Shred
Ribbon
Clear Cellophane Bags
Cupcake Liners
Lollipop Sticks
Striped Paper Straws
Pom Poms
Mason Jar Daisy Cut Lids
Candles

This is what Heather said about the party- “I just adore this watermelon theme first birthday party that my sweet customer, Carol, threw for her daughter Claire! From the invitation to the sweets, the decor to the favors, every last touch was watermelon themed in pink and green. Carol made the party extra-special with all of her homemade touches, using Chickabug printables and her Cricut machine!

To make the watermelon paper plate fans:
Carol said, ‘The watermelon paper plate fans were simply made from paper plates I purchased from Walmart. I decorated them with paper cut using my Cricut and ric rac I had laying around in my craft supplies. Then I glued each plate half to a paint stir stick which I painted green and tied with a ribbon. I wish I had a better picture of them. The fans were a hit, especially with an outdoor party in Houston in August!’

To make the party blowers:
Carol said, ‘I purchased the party blowers very cheap at Walmart and discarded the existing cover for them. I then used my Cricut Elegant Edges cartridge to cut the shape for the back. I took a circle punch and cut a hole large enough to slide down the blower both at the top and bottom and glued Chickabug’s adorable party circles to the front with a pink or green scalloped circle (cut from my Cricut).’

To make the personalized bib:
Carol said, ‘Claire’s bib was a last minute thought. I purchased a simple, blank bib from Hobby Lobby and printed off a Chickabug party circle onto iron-on paper. Just before the party, I ironed on the image and sewed on a bow. I think it turned out great for being so last minute!’”

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Kara

Retro Pink Flamingo Pool Party

This adorable RETRO PINK FLAMINGO POOL PARTY comes from Leanne of Sweet Style in Australia. This theme is so unique and fun! I love the pink and blue color scheme with the retro vibe.

This party has so many fabulous ideas. These are some of my favorite’s:
The photo booth and props
The ice cream bar complete with “ice cream” cupcakes
The pink flamingo cake toppers
The party favors packaged in ice cream cups
and MORE!

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
White 2-Sided Frame
Apothecary Jars
Candy Sticks
Striped Paper Straws
Lollipop Sticks
Birthday Candles
Balloons
Lollipops
Party Styling- Sweet Style

Party favour boxes and bags, glass jars, cake stands, drinks dispenser, candy, ice cream cups and spoons- Sweet Style Store
Photography: Andy Lewis Photography

Here’s what Leanne had to say about planning this party- “This was a lovely party we threw for my daughter Sienna and her best friend Tess at the beginning of the year. The girls had both asked for a pool party but Sienna’s birthday actually falls in August so we made the decision to postpone and have it closer to Tess’ birthday which was right in the middle of summer. Once the pool party idea was set we then wanted to come up with a cool theme to go with it so enter the retro pink flamingo!

Tash (Tess’ mum) is a super genius graphic designer so she came up with the amazing invitation and party stationery that set the tone for the entire day. Both the girls love blue so we incorporated this into the colour theme – perfect also to tie in with the pool!

We set up three different tables – the dessert and candy table, the ice cream bar and the drinks station.

The Dessert and Candy table showcased the gorgeous cake by Jacki from Blissfully Sweet cakes.
I had also wanted to do something different to cake pops on sticks but still love the idea of cake balls. Jacki’s interpretation of the cake ball tower I asked for was just perfect! Again the lovely ombre colour and a striking element to the table. To finish with some more ombre, Jacki made delicious marshmallows that were a hit! Add in the candy and the table was complete and a big favourite on the day.

On the ice cream bar, very cute cupcakes that looked like ice cream sundaes meant we didn’t need to worry about melting ice cream. The jars were filled with ice cream cones and wafers for when we served the ice cream later in the party. The drinks station included a stunning drink dispenser filled with pink lemonade – perfect for the hot day!

We kicked off the party with a very cute photo booth that we created by painting an old door pink and white. The kids had so much fun picking a little prop from the basket to use while they had their photo taken and we got some fabulous shots to send to them as part of their thank you note.

Some other fun activities included a water balloon fight, lucky dips, glittery tattoos, nail painting and of course, loads of fun in the pool.

A little dressing room was created with our Ikea bookcase so that everybody had somewhere to store their bag and clothes while they were in the pool – the perfect way to prevent lost clothes and shoes.

Party favour boxes were made using mini ice-cream tubs which went great with our summer theme. The goodies inside included cute ice cream themed stationery items and lip gloss.

I hope you have enjoyed all the little details that went into our fun pool party! It was fantastic to watch the kids have so much fun.”

Party favour boxes and bags, glass jars, cake stands, drinks dispenser, candy, ice cream cups and spoons- Sweet Style Store
Photography: Andy Lewis Photography

Posted on September 27, 2012 by amber

Lemonade Stand Birthday Party

This adorable LEMONADE STAND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Jessica Roberts of Quilted Polka Dot. Oh my goodness, I just want to jump into these pictures and join all the fun! What a darling party!!

Jessica said- “I wanted to make a lemonade stand for my little girl this summer and decided she needed a whole party created around it! I wanted this party to be girly – pink of course – but also include some of my favorite summery things like strawberry red, oceanside teal blue, and sunflower yellow.

It would be a perfect party at any age for birthdays, baby and wedding showers, or any get-together!

I love using old things and giving new things that old feel. I also like to throw in the unexpected – like using a kitchen scale with lemons instead of a traditional cake (that no one eats), an over-sized magnet board as part of my backdrop, my daughter’s play plates instead of throw away ones, and double stacked cake stands for height and visual interest.”

Vendors and Credits:
All products originally created and designed by Quilted Polka Dot
Photography- Kristina Curtis
Magnet board- Calendars and Chores
Children’s hair pieces- London Raquel

All other products available for purchase at Quilted Polka Dot
• Oilcloth Strawberry and Polka Dot Banner
• Pink Lantern and Flower Banner
• Yellow Stripey Straws with Pink Polka Dot Pennants
• “Lemonade” Banner Cake Topper
• Lemon Cupcake Picks
• Upholstered Stools
• Thank You Party Favor Bags with Toppers

Items in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Fabric
Paper Lanterns
Tissue Pom Poms
Clear Cellophane Bags
Cupcake Liners
Baker’s Twine

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Kara

Coney Island Vintage Carnival Party

This adorable CONEY ISLAND VINTAGE CARNIVAL + CIRCUS BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Danielle Arcese of Cutie Putti Paperie! WHAT a party! Danielle did an incredible job at planning this amazing celebration….a soiree FULL of ideas & inspiration!

Danielle said- “Summer is winding down, but the fun isn’t over! I jumped at the opportunity to design a Vintage Carnival theme. Some of my favorite memories as a kid were days spent at the carnival, wandering in wide-eyed amusement at all of the spectacles; a belly full of funnel cakes and popcorn, and my sticky cotton candy fingers handing over a ticket in hopes of winning that JUMBO teddy bear….”Step Right Up, and try your luck”

Carnival games are one of the most favored part of the experience, therefore I really wanted to make that a prominent element of my dessert table. I came up with fun dessert interpretations of some of the most popular game attractions including:
Find the lucky duck push pops (mini vanilla cupcakes topped with a ducky topper) Ballon dart cupcakes (vanilla cupcakes with vintage balloon cluster topper); Win a fish Jello bowls (blue raspberry jello with a swedish fish inside; bowls from Michael’s craft store); and Ring Toss Lemonade (lemonade bottles with cute multi colored rings around their neck, displayed in a vintage crate)

Little carnies got to “take a prize” of vintage game capsules filled with candy, and labeled with a favor tag stating “You’re a Winner! Thank you for coming!”

Also, included on the table were treats representing some nostalgic ride attractions including:
Tilt A Whirly Pops (Whirly Pops); Funhouse Macarons (buttercream macarons decorated with multicolor sprinkles); & the Ball Pit (jumbo gumballs). And who could forget the classics! Good ole’ fashioned popcorn in vintage popcorn boxes, cotton candy, salt water taffy, and candy dots!

The super sweet Mika Beverly of PartyCreative on Etsy, made me the most amazing tissue paper and mylar garland. I was so impressed with it, as soon as I took it out of the box I knew that the garland and the birthday banner were the only two things I needed to make my backdrop POP, and boy did it work!

The vintage details and vivid colors of the printable party goods added the perfect touch of nostalgia that brings you back to the fun and excitement of Vintage Coney Island! Of “days gone by” filled with thrilling roller coaster rides, delicious carnival treats, sun drenched boardwalks, and carefree summer days!”

Re-create this party:
Styling, Party Printables and Photography- Cutie Putti Paperie
Tissue Paper and Mylar Garland- Mika Beverly from Party Creative
Vintage Balloon Toppers- PistachioPaperie
Duck toppers- NY Cake Supply
Glitter Paper, mini fish bowls- Michael’s Crafts

Items used in this party that are available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Push Pop Containers
Paper Straws
Whirly Pops
Popcorn Containers
Rock Candy
Salt Water Taffy
Polka Dot Nut/Cupcake/Candy Cups
Candy Scoops
Lollipop Sticks
Ribbon
Apothecary Jars
Gumballs

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