Posted on October 4, 2012 by Kara

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Birthday Party

This adorable SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Christy Bergerson of Itsy Belle!

Christy said- “When the mommy & me playgroup I belong too wanted to do an end of summer party, all kinds of themes were considered. When a rainbow party came up in discussion and we realized we had 7 girls we knew it was perfect! A “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” theme was decided on and each little guest was assigned one Color of the rainbow to represent. Outfits could be put together in their color reflecting their personality.

What’s a party without treats?! Skittles were decided on as the perfect rainbow of sweets and I went to work creating a preschooler perfect dessert table. I was really inspired by the vintage lemonade stands I’ve seen popping up everywhere lately. Some weathered wooden crates created the perfect stand. I purchased fabric in every Color of the rainbow and cut into strips to create the fun fabric banner topping it. A vintage lemonade inspired sign declaring “Rainbows 5¢”, jars with colorful party circles and color coordinating paper fans with each little guests Name, and a candy scoop tag reading “taste the rainbow ” invited each guest to help themselves to some sweets. Plastic bags, Colorful string and thank you rainbow tags were provided for everyone to create their own sweet rainbow favors to take home. The centerpiece of the sweets stand was the fondant & ribbon covered cake, topped with an adorable rainbow pom cake topper created by Deborah of Titi’s Tutus.

The moms wanted to make sure to have a lot of photos of their adorable little rainbow, so a basket attached to balloons was the perfect “photobooth” offering rides to ” Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. Each girl got a turn in the basket and it quickly turned into a fun game of knocking the basket over with friend inside! Thankfully it was all in fun and lots of giggling took place!”

Vendors and Credits:
Printables, styling and sweets- Itsy Belle
Cake Topper- Titi’s Tutus
Photography- Angele Garrick; A Moment Remembered Photography

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Balloons
Candy Scoops
Clear Cellophane Bags
Apothecary Jars

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Kara

Vintage Wizard Of Oz Party!

Today’s winning party feature goes to this amazing VINTAGE WIZARD OF OZ 3RD BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Karen Ayars! Can you believe this?! WOW, what a party! Karen didn’t leave out a thing! Everything is just exquisite. Make sure you scroll through the photo’s slowly…there is so many little details that you don’t want to miss! Thanks for your submission, Karen! Congratulations on being a party feature today!

Vendors-

Party styling & deisign: Karen Ayars - http://karenayars.blogspot.com/

Vintage Printables – 9 to 5 Mom - http://www.etsy.com/shop/9to5Mom?ref=seller_info

Plush Wizard of Oz characters – Atelier Alessandra Goncalves http://atelieralessandragoncalves.blogspot.com/

Tin Man & Dorothy Clay figurines – Biscuit da Pati http://www.biscuitdapati.com.br/

Desserts – Rachael Bill- Local Baker

Photographer – Jeff Tureaud - http://www.candidshotphoto.com/index.html

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Kara

Photo Shoot with Nicole Hill and One Charming Party- Wizard of Oz & More

for today’s feature i will show you what i was up to last monday with

one charming party!

i helped with a photo shoot…

nicole hill shot this ADORABLE

wizard of oz party! {and more}

to see more details go here!

this is the invitation…so cute!

toto cookies!…

wicked witch cupcakes…

and a little preview of what else was shot that day….

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Kara

Wizard of Oz Party Ideas – More Ideas Added!

i have a friend of a friend who wanted some wizard of oz party inspirations. so today i’m featuring just that, a wizard of oz partyof images/ideas! i hope you enjoy, tiffany!find this cardboard stand up at buycostumes.com…

here’s a wizard of oz inspiration board i found here…

i thought it would be fun to have a rainbow cake…go here for instructions!

and aren’t these cupcakes adorable! i found them here

you could make ruby red slipper jello treats! i found a cookie cutter to make them here.

this wizard of oz party was sent to me by maganda and tamis…thank you!

maganda and tamis also made a melting witch punch as well as glenda wand-wiches! go here to see more…

you could make witch hat treats. i found these here…

i found a tutorial on how to make your own ruby red slippers! go here for both tutorials…

fill some striped tights and attach the homemade ruby red slippers {as shown above}…have them coming out of your door or something similar!….

and look how perfect these would be! get these favor boxes/picnic lunch boxes here…

make your own rainbow out of balloons as well as a yellow brick road {you could also spray paint some pavers found at the hardware store and line them up your walk}.

image source here…