Baby Bird Baby Sprinkle - January 28, 2012 by Admin




Tweet tweet. A little bird is here today to show you the cutest BABY BIRD BABY SPRINKLE submitted by Kate Petronis of  And Everything Sweet. This party would be a perfect TWEET Heart Valentine’s party, too!

Here is what Kate said about the party- “My sweet friend Katie is pregnant with her third child and due any minute now. Myself and four friends who love Katie to pieces put together this darling bird themed shower to celebrate the newest member of her family and “feather her nest”. :)

Isn’t this the cutest dang “E” you’ve ever seen? I hate to brag, but its not often that I see the letter E and say “awwwwwww”, but after I made this I whispered a long one. ;) This was one of many DIY projects from this party. Easy peezy…just get yerself a paper mache letter from the craft store and wrap it in yarn…round and round and round until you’re done. I embellished with felt birds and felt roses. I’m sure there is a tutorial online somewhere…I just kinda winged it, but I think it turned out pretty cute. (shower decorations/baby nursery decor afterwards…gotta love those two-fer deals!)

Another little DIY project, this wreath was so cute and fun to make and will make a great decoration for Emily’s nursery room door. Big thank you to my Cricut machine for cutting out the the letters and thank you to all the wooden doll tutorials I found all over the internet for this one. :)

For drinks we served pink lemonade in mason jars and of course, bottled water. Are you loving the fabric labels? I used leftover fabric from the dessert table (which by the way was .50/yard at Walmart!!!…these labels practically paid ME to decorate the water). I just love how I justify all these little expenses…hehe

We set up a clip making station so that each guest could make a little hair clip for baby Emily. I created little instructions for each “step” to help guide everyone through the clip making process. I put out ribbon and clips and each guest covered their own clip w/their ribbon of choice. Then they chose an embellishment to make it pretty. There were buttons, bows, fabric flowers and more.

After food and bow making we sat down to play a quick game of memory (baby themed). This game was so much fun to play. I found the idea and instructions to make the game here. Erica and Ashly did a great job putting it all together for us.

The basic idea of the game is a matching game…when you get a match you get a candy prize based on the match you made. For example…when you find the match to “contractions” you get a box of Whoppers. Epidural match gets the candy Lifesavers. I think you get the idea. Head over here for more candy ideas if you want to recreate!!!

Each guest was sent home with a little treat for their birds at home. These little bird seed ornament favors were not only cute, but totally inexpensive AND useful!! Our poor birds outside need all the food they can get in these harsh winter months (wait, wasn’t the high today in the 60s? Whatever…not everyone lives in Atlanta.). Go here for if you’d like to make some for yourself.”

 


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$100 Invitation Giveaway- Lepenn Designs - January 25, 2012 by Admin



Are you ready for another wonderful giveaway?! My readers have a chance to win a 0 CUSTOM INVITATION DESIGN SHOP CREDIT or a SHOP CREDIT FOR ANY READY-TO-ORDER DESIGN from Lepenn Designs! Lepenn Designs is a custom invitation and event design studio specializing in personalized details that bring your event to life! Are you planning a wedding, baby shower, party, or other special event? Lepenn Designs will customize the perfect invitation {and more} just for you.


Coordinating paper decor is also available to help brand your event whether you choose to purchase custom or ready-to-order invitations. These items include game booklets, table signs, candy table labels, candy bar wrappers, menu cards, favors, printed napkins, signage, thank you cards and more!
Hours upon hours are poured into each custom stationery suite in order to make sure every piece that leaves the studio is simply FABULOUS!  All of the fine details are customized personally for each individual client.  Lepenn Designs is there to help guide you through the Paper Portion of your special event while making it as stress free as possible.  Feel free to let your imagination run wild with all the details you can imagine and they will take care of the rest! They want to make your guests receive more than just a piece of paper!

But that’s not it! You can get 15% off your order from their store’s ready-to-order collection by using discount code KARA at checkout!

Scroll to the bottom of the post to enter the giveaway…

Photos taken by Nicole Haley Photography

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And don’t forget, you can get 15% off your order from Lepenn Designs ready-to-order collection by using discount code KARA at checkout!
Good luck! Giveaway ends Tuesday, January 31st at 11:59pm.


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A Jazzy wedding - January 24, 2012 by Admin

Qian and David got married in October and jazzed the house. David plays this sexy saxophone… Their Asian inspired black and red decor fit to their sparkly spirits.

The cute little vases and wooden table numbers were a re-use and the minimal daisy decor fit perfectly to the relaxed Zen feel of the event.

The ceremony featured a traditional tea ceremony honoring parents and planet.

 

Their organic menu, an Asian/Mexican fusion, was the result of a special tasting and many foodie discussions: how to fuse the two cuisines without re-inventing the restaurant’s banquet menu?

The baker did his best to copy Qian’s intricate design.

The musical couple, Qian sang, David played sax, danced amazingly well together without rehearsal.

 The bouquet toss made somebody very happy…

Everybody had a lot of fun.

We had a happy time planning and manifesting Qian and David’s gorgeous and eco-aware wedding.

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Transformers Birthday Party - January 23, 2012 by Admin




This party is definitely more than meets the eye! I hope you enjoy taking a look at this TRANSFORMERS 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Sandra El-Ayoubi of Photography taken by Sandra and 3’s A Party.


Sandra said- “My son Mohammad celebrated his 5th Birthday. I wanted to make sure that it would be one that he would possibly be able to remember until his next birthday (lol).

Transformers was the theme he came up with. Collaborating with the genius mind of my friend and business partner, we were able to put together a spectacle of a desert table that will be spoken about until our next event. 


The kids had a blast and the desserts were to die for. Special thanks goes out to Tantissimo Cakes who did the wonderful job of getting the cake to not only look fantastic, but to taste just as good. The butter cream cupcakes she also made could be smelt from miles away. Also a big thanks to to Ilham Serhan who made the amazing cake pops that were so true to the theme. They looked so futuristic, like something straight from the movie! She also made the cookies that not only tasted beautiful but, WOW- the design. 3′s a Party put together the favour bags filled with little goodies that the kids loved. gave The gorgeous compartment box was purchased from Lily Chic Events. It made our glass bottles look amazing.”

Vendor Credits:

Compartment Box: Lily Chic Events
Cake Pops: Ilham Serhan
Cake & Cupcakes: Tantissimo Cakes
Party Styling & Photos: 3′s a Party and Photography taken by Sandra


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Captain Jack Pirate Themed Birthday Party - January 22, 2012 by Admin




And the next weekend party feature goes to this fun CAPTAIN JACK PIRATE THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Christy Bergerson of Itsy Belle.

In Christy’s words- “My sons favorite new television show this year was ‘Jake and the Neverland Pirates’, so of course for his birthday I had to design him his very own preschool perfect Pirate Party!
The dessert table was complete with Pirate Marshmallow Pops, Cannon Balls, Pirate Rope, Chocolate Planks, and even Skull and Crossbone Cookies!
Decorations were purchased on a budget with Halloween Clearance shopping!
Little pirates had their faces painted with pirate beards and mustaches. Games included “Pin the Patch on the Pirate” and a blindfolded version of “Walk the Plank”. A homemade Skull and Crossbones pinata had all the kids excited!”

Party stying, printables, sweets and photography all by Itsy Belle.
See the entire Lil’ Pirates Printable Party Collection in their SHOP.


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Glamorous Vintage Vaudeville Wedding with Mustaches {Part 1} - January 13, 2012 by Admin

The pictures are in! Roxanne + Joe were married in October at the Desmond Tutu Center (and you saw a little preview here)– and here it is in all it's amazing glory. She's such a beautiful bride, and they are such a fun  couple. I am so glad they were my first wedding clients! {Check out her inspiration board here}

Party and mustaches to come! {Images by Chellise at Photo Pink and flowers by Saipua}

To see part 2, check out Event Lucky

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Toast In The New Year Brunch - January 8, 2012 by Admin
The perfect way to start 2012…have a few friends over for a Toast In The New Year Brunch! We persuaded our friends to pull themselves together and join us on New Year's Day.  I had no idea the color scheme…I didn't want it to be all glittery, that seemed too New Year's Eve. But then I spied retro appliance scrapbook paper at Michael's and with all the bright paper lanterns I have, it seemed perfect to have pops of color against silver.

Toast In The New Year Brunch mimosa bar

Toast In The New Year Brunch mimosa bar fruit labels

Nothing says brunch like a mimosa bar…using these fruit labels from Eat Drink Chic, guests made awesome cocktails.  The small bottles are just mini Martinelli's jazzed up with the scrapbook paper.  The backdrop is a wonderful cloth shower curtain I found months ago on serious clearance at Target. 

Toast In The New Year Brunch mimosa bar glass with stickers

Glitter stickers always make a party more fun…I wanted to use numbers for a countdown, but I couldn't find glitter numbers ANYWHERE!

Toast In The New Year Brunch cereal bar kids' table
The kids' table had to be, well kid-friendly.  When I spied these little frying pans at Michael's, the wheels started spinning…they would make the perfect place settings. I made the candy eggs and wrote their names with edible markers.  

Kids can be picky and distracted at parties, so I figured cereal would be enough for most of them.  They did sit down long enough to eat the candy egg but most of them didn't finish their cereal.

I made the topiaries by simply hot gluing a 12-foot garland (on after-Christmas clearance) around a large styrofoam cone.  A few party blowers, hats for the boys, tiaras for the girls and we were set.

Toast In The New Year Brunch place setting
Now, onto the big kids' table…silver wrapping paper runner, check.  Mini ornaments and party blowers, check. The world's most inexpensive cloth napkins…use solid color bandannas. Next to making them yourself, if you are lacking the sewing skills hit up your local craft store.  I found mine at Hobby Lobby for 2/.

The clear chargers are actually serving trays I found at Dollar Tree.  They had square ones too, so you can imagine the mental debate I had in the aisle trying to decide.  If you haven't noticed, I also swapped out the paper from the large party blowers with scrapbook paper.
I even broke out our 'good' silver AKA the ones we only use at Thanksgiving. And sorry, I've had those leaf plates for a seriously long time, so I can't tell you where I found them.

Toast In The New Year Brunch main table

Find a place that has a bevy of pre-made food and make that your friend. I'm learning that it is ok to purchase stuff like frozen quiches and French toast sticks.  Why on earth would you make them yourself?  Make Trader Joe's and Costco your friend.  I mean it, make that your 2012 resolution…I don't have to make everything myself.

Toast In The New Year Brunch buffet

As I've said before, people will eat anything on a stick, although it doesn't take much to get one to eat bacon.  We skewered strips and baked them in the oven.  Not only did all the fat remain in the pan but it was the cleanest way I've ever seen it be eaten.  And yes, those are said French toast sticks in syrup.

OCD party moment…the muffin liners are deliberate, blue for blueberry, brown for chocolate chip, pink for strawberry cheesecake.  Don't worry, I have a bazillion cupcake liners, I do that kind of crazy all the time. Look at my hubby putting the skewers out, he made them himself! He was so proud…

Toast In The New Year Brunch candy favor toast mold

One last candy mold moment…party favors.  Sigh, I know. Curse you Bake It Pretty…it's all your fault! Not Just A Mommy!

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Happily hand crafted wedding - January 7, 2012 by Admin

Teacy and Richard’s wedding in late August of 2011 was an inspiring event with many heartfelt and hand crafted details and it was at least for some part, about the lucky horse show.

Little blocks from scrap wood with hand painted table numbers matched the colorful mix of “one stroll through the flower mart”.


 

Tracy’s eclectic frames with pictures of important memories added to the personal and intimate feel.

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Ruffles, Pearls and Polka Dots Party - January 6, 2012 by Admin
Today I am so excited that Heidi from Cherry Blossoms is sharing her daughter’s “Pink Ruffles & Pearls” with us!  She picked our hot pink polka dot balloons for the photo shoot above (love the pearls).  Let me show you all of the beautiful touches Heidi created for her daughter Elle’s special first birthday party:

Heidi set up a beautiful display table for the birthday cake, cupcakes, candies and perfectly selected accents to show off her “Pink Ruffles & Pearls” theme.  She made the ruffled paper streamers (tutorial) and the pink letter “E” studded with pearls too!  Fresh Chick Designs created the sweet cupcake topper and candy tag printables.


Of course, the princess needs some strawberry milk to pair with her theme…such a pretty touch with the glass milk bottles and gray stripe paper straws too.  Did I tell you that Heidi made this gorgeous felt birthday hat too?


Birthday cake and tiny smash cake both designed by In Pockets Bakery of Chandler, Arizona.


Thank you so much for sharing your daughter’s special 1st birthday party with us, Heidi!  See lots more beautiful party ideas on her blog every day @ Cherry Blossoms.

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DIY Wedding Scrapbook/Guestbook - January 6, 2012 by Admin

Fantastic scrap book guest book by Lorraine who got married to Michel on 11/11/11. The wedding and reception were as marvelous as this book. We had so much fun planning the affair.

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