Posted on October 18, 2012 by Kara

Halloween Spooktacular Party!

How adorable is this HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR PARTY submitted by Kara Abrahamsen of Lillian Hope Designs!

Kara said- “It was so much fun to create this Halloween Spooktacular Dessert Table!!

Backdrop – I found this awesome lime green chevron wrapping paper at Target and then designed the rest of the party around this backdrop. The bat silhouettes are also from Target. I took a twig wreath that has been sitting in my craft closet forever and spray painted it purple. I then added a mini pennant banner that was made using the printable triangle flags from this collection and folding them over a piece of ribbon.

I used black ruffle fabric from Hobby Lobby for the front of the table and added some gauze spider webs over the top of the table. The spiders throughout the party were all originally black and orange. I spray painted a few purple and added glitter spray paint to all of them. I hung a Trick or Treat banner across the front of the buffet table; which is made easily by cutting out the triangles and using glue dots to mount the pieces to ribbon.

The spooky tree and spider web cake stand are both from Target. The spooky tree was purchased many years ago and I added glitter spray paint to jazz it up a bit! The witch brew bucket was purchased at Dollar tree and jazzed up with a printable party circle and some tulle. The chandeliers are from the Martha Stewart Halloween collection.

The purple cake stands were made from dollar tree items as seen on Joy’s Hope Blog. I used the same purple spray paint used throughout the party and then of course added glitter spray paint. The chevron favor bags with peek-a-boo hole where made using the tutorial on Kara’s Party Ideas. The witch hat cookies were made by my 7 year old daughter from Barb Schram’s blog.”

Vendors and Credits:
Party Styling and Printables – Lillian Hope Designs
Photography – Faith Photography
Cookies – 1 Smart Cookie
Chevron Skirt – Sweet Peppergrass
Witch Shirt – Pixie Chicks Bowtique

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Chevron Paper Bags
Cupcake Liners
Lollipop Sticks

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Kara

Haunted Forest Children’s Halloween Party

Oh my goodness, I am in love with this HAUNTED FOREST CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN PARTY submitted by Lyndsey Taylor of LuLu’s! Everything is so darling. So many fabulous ideas here if you are planning a halloween party…young or old!

The best part, LuLu’s is offering 10% off + free custom address labels for this complete Haunted Forest Collection! Use discount code HAUNTFRST12 at checkout here!

Lyndsey said- “Halloween is one of my most favorite party seasons. From the delicious autumn flavors and creative spooky dishes to the cute kids’ costumes, the cool weather and exciting atmosphere makes for a perfect celebration time. But since we just rounded a party corner at our house (3 summer birthdays and a gender reveal for our baby on the way!), we had to really think “budget” this year for Halloween. We wanted to feature our new Haunted Forest Collection and have a spooky but kid-friendly feel. By hunting down DIY tutorials online and borrowing/reusing props, we managed to set up a VERY low budget but spooky party that had the kids screaming with delight!

Food: All of our food was cheap and store bought (excluding the cookies). Our local grocer’s bakery had chocolate cupcakes for just pennies, to which we added cupcake toppers. The Sticky Apples were prepackaged from the grocery store and dressed up with ribbon and straw tags. And The Paula Deen Cinnamon Bundt Cake was an easy cake solution. (And let me be the first to say, just because it wasn’t homemade, doesn’t mean it wasn’t moist and delicious. It was MIA by the time we got home!) The owl cookies were from my sweet friend Kim of Kimmies Custom Cookies that she made to correspond with The Haunted Forest Invitation.

Costumes: When you have three children and multiple parties, you sometimes have to get creative with costumes! I searched the internet and found a super easy DIY tutorial for owl costumes by Alpha Mom (And I mean super easy! No sewing required!) All of the fabrics were on clearance at our local craft store. And for just a touch of whimsy, I ordered the cute owl masks from Opposite of Far on Etsy. The bat mask was an old recycled costume piece we dug up.”

Vendors and Credits:
Event Paperie, Design and Styling- LuLu’s
Photography- Kendy Schimmel Photography, Inc.
Owl Cookies- Kimmies Custom Cookies
Owl Costume Tutorial- Alpha Mom
Owl Masks- Opposite of Far

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Striped Paper Straws
Ribbon, Fabric
Cupcake Liners

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Kara

Pumpkin County Fair 9th Birthday Party

This amazing PUMPKIN COUNTY FAIR NINTH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Wendy Updegraff of Wendy Updegraff Photography will blow you away! What a darling party theme! So many cute ideas here that would be perfect for any fall celebration!

“We celebrated my sweet Bella’s 9th birthday with a backyard bash with some country flair. The theme was Pumpkin County Fair and we tried to make it a little feminine by sticking with pinks, oranges & black. All of the decorations were a labor of love by my very talented mother and myself…and my wonderful mother-in-law helped out with the baking. My son and a friend of the family were our “carnies” and I think they were the two cutest carnies I have ever seen. They did a great job helping the younger kids with all of the games.”

Vendors and Credits:
Photography: Wendy Updegraff Photography
Invitations: Loralee Lewis
Bella’s Dress: EmmaNicole Designs
Bella’s Hair piece: Flowerz by Suz
Bella’s Jewlery: Teeny Tinley Designs
Cake: Love & Sugar Kisses
Cake Topper: IndigoTwin
Preston’s Bow Tie: SDLM

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Ribbon, Fabric
Jute Twine
Striped Paper Bags
Round Polka Dot Balloons
Paper Honeycomb Flowers
Striped Paper Straws
Cupcake Liners
Plastic Forks + Paper Plates, Napkins
Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups
White Paper Doilies
Lollipop Sticks
Ticket Rolls
Paper Fringe

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Kara

The Very Hungry Caterpillar 1st Birthday Party

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How darling is this VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Lauren Borquez of Capes & Crowns!

Lauren said- “When my client contacted me last month for A Very Hungry Caterpillar party I was so excited to get started as the book is one of my favorites! She requested a simple, yet bright and bold look for her sweet soon to be one year old son, Remington. The entire party had a very happy feel to it and guests were treated to fruit shaped cookies based on ones the caterpillar loved, along with cake and cupcakes made by Hot Mama’s Bakery to fit the theme. The adorable printable set was provided by Vens Paperie. All images were captured by the wonderful Danielle McCann Photography. Little guests went home with gummy worm treats and the birthday boy had his own worm in dirt dessert!”

Party Styling by: Capes & Crowns

Items available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Very Hungry Caterpillar Party Collection
Paper Lanterns
Striped Paper Straws
Wooden Forks
Burlap Tablecloth
Ribbon

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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