Posted on February 23, 2013 by Kara

Vintage Race Car Birthday Party

This adorable VINTAGE RACE CAR PARTY was submitted by Sarah Epstein of Crackers Art. I love that this party has a rustic feel yet it’s still colorful and bold!

So many cute party ideas here! Some of my favorite elements of this race car party include:

The tin cans wrapped with printable labels

The favor boxes filled with Oreo “tires”

The vintage gas pump

The printable car cake topper

and MORE!

Party styling, printables, design and photography- Crackers Art

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Favor Boxes with Windows
Mini Pedestal Cups
Cupcake Wrappers
Striped Paper Straws
Ribbon
Paper Cups

This is what Sarah said about this party- “In August last year, I had the pleasure of creating some custom printables for a client to suit a vintage car racing theme. While my customer only needed a few items, I knew the theme would look fabulous across a complete printables range, so I set about creating one.

I created this party table to show the printables in action. I came across the awesome black gasoline pump at a local discount store, and built up the table idea from there. I wanted it to be a bit vintage and rustic, but with all the fun and energy of bright colours and checkered flags. My client had me design her some oil can labels, and I loved the idea of those as props as well for this table. I used regular 400g tins of tomatoes and wrapped the labels around those – so simple, anyone can do it!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Favor Boxes with Windows
Mini Pedestal Cups
Cupcake Wrappers
Striped Paper Straws
Ribbon
Paper Cups

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Kara

Retro 50′s Race Car Themed 1st Birthday Party

How adorable is this RETRO 50′S RACE CAR THEMED FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Nikka Morell of Triple M Good Parties! I just love the cookies, cake, framed toy race cars…and more! There are so many darling ideas here!

Here’s what Nikka said about planning the party- “I created this race car/diner party for little 1 year old Zane. Zane is an only child and his parents are above the moon with this little man. Every milestone is celebrated with nothing held back.

This is a total DIY party. I jazzed up some boring trays with a can of spray paint and glued some wooden knobs on the bottom to give them some height. I then lined them with the black and white check paper to compliment the party. The bigger pedestals are wood candle sticks and the smaller ones are old glass candle sticks from The Goodwill, with a small piece of wood on top. The candy jars are my favorite so far! I used some modge podge to glue the fabric on terra cotta pots and then topped them off with a muscle car. I also glued some muscle cars to some card stock paper and placed them in black frames. The flower vases are old Starbucks bottles wrapped in color coordinated yarn. I wanted Zane’s party to shout that he was in fact turning 1. I wrapped a bunch canvas frames with fabric then glued some tissue paper on to make a 1 and give it some texture. I also wrapped some canvas frames in paper and then glued painted wood 1′s on. To bring the diner feel into the party, I used a vintage straw dispenser, a short napkin holder, some tall acrylic ice cream dishes and real black french fry holders. My old school looking popcorn machine fit perfect with the party. Zane turned 1….we all knew it…Zane had the best day!”

Vendors and Credits:

All party decorations and planning: Triple M Good Parties

Cake, cupcakes: Triple M Good Parties

Photography: Tetuan Photography

Cookies: The Cookie Jar

Printables: Blue Egg Events and Design

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Kara

Vintage Race Car Themed Birthday Party

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This fabulous VINTAGE RACE CAR BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Maureen Anders of Anders Ruff Custom Designs! I just love all the amazing ideas found throughout this darling themed celebration!

Here is what Maureen had to say about planning the party- “I tend to design more for boys (probably because I am surrounded by 3 (well, 4 if you count our dog) at home). When Yolanda and Kate of Kiss Me Kate presented their story board and inspiration for their latest theme, it was game on. Presenting the Vintage Race Car theme…..

The invitation needs to set the tone, of course! This vintage style invitation represents an old style ticket that is the perfect way to send an invitation.

The dessert table is stunning and wait until you see the details! I love the centerpieces being the trophy shaped apothecary jars. We designed printable “1st, 2nd, 3rd place” logos that they used as prize ribbon decor on the jars. SO CUTE! I also love the vintage gas pump prop and the vintage racing oil cans as part of the decor – brilliant! Yolanda is an ace at sourcing the most amazing props for their events. Can you even believe the helmet cake pops!? What about the road speedsters? SO creative. Another creative touch is the “Gravel Pit”. Rock shaped chocolates PERFECT for this race car party theme. Kate’s desserts are perfect…. check out the finish flag cookie pops! I LOVE how they added the printable party flag to the back of the roadsters. Oh, and the CAKE…. Could you die!? The arrows going around the cake are COOKIE pops… the simplicity but CREATIVE detail that went into this cake shows the true talent of these ladies from Kiss Me Kate!

You can see our new Vintage Race Car printables throughout the party table. The party sign displayed as well as the party logos used as cupcake toppers. The printable banner strung on a white backdrop adds a striking focal point to the table. A printable drink wrap also adds interest to a party staple – water! The Vintage Race Car Printable invitation and coordinating collection is now available in the Anders Ruff shop!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Lollipop Sticks
Gumballs
Cupcake Liners
Apothecary Jars
Ribbon

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Kara

Vintage Wheels Quadruplets Birthday Party

My next party feature goes to this superb VINTAGE WHEELS QUADRUPLETS BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Michelle Krol of Our Wonderfilled Life. Michelle has FOUR boys turning the SAME AGE on the SAME DAY!!!! Super exciting and such a big task! Such a darling party. What a great idea, too! Michelle said that her inspiration for the party came from vintage wheels with a retro nod. She chose a special vehicle for each one of her quadruplets, with a special meaning for each one. If they had to pick a vehicle out of a pile, she said, these are the ones they would chose…Aiden- double decker bus, Beckham- train, Liam- race car, Griffin- Trike. SO CUTE. I love how she turned a long rectangular table into a Dining Car. All the burlap, bunting, food, decor, games, etc are so adorable. Excellent job, Michelle! Thanks for your submission. Congrats on being chosen as today’s winning party feature!

Here is what Michelle said about the party-

“I recently, officially started up Little Marvels Designs and took the boys’ party through my party planning process. The main frame is from Orange Blossom Shop and was literally the jumping off point

for my entire design. The favors were super simple, you can find out more here. I found the vintage No. 2 on ETSY, love it and we used it in their picture. The wagon and suitcase were found at the flea market. It made for a really sweet vignette right next to the dining car. I purchased the cakes from Jewel, made the bunting from left over stickers, bakers twine, stripey straws and cardstock I had. I made a No.2 runner out of burlap, a homemade stencil, and black paint. It worked out so well for the top of the trunk. Milk served in glass bottles, with stripey straws from Think Garnish. Instead of buying expensive bottles, I used the Archer Farms {Target brand} Vanilla Caramel Iced Coffee bottles. The snack cones were from Green Grass Grows, thanks Andrea! Filled with peanut butter pretzels and caramel corn/cheddar Chicago style popcorn combo. These were out when our guests arrived. I found the baskets at Home Goods, spray painted them black, added a bit of bunting. The kids {and adults!} LOVED the mini cupcakes in pushup containers. Matt handmade the holder upcycled from a pallet. More about the push-popshere. I painted a $3.00 Goodwill frame, Matt cut a piece of wood perfect size, which I layered with chalkboard paint to make this sign for our guests. I made the little crayon holders out of mason jars, left over burlap, fabric and twine.”