This colorful POLKA DOT FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Tathy Abreu.
This party is so lovely and versatile. It could be used to celebrate the birthday of a boy or a girl and could be the theme for a baby shower, christening, or so many other celebrations! Here are a few of the things I like best about this polka dot party:
The balls & balloons hanging from the ceiling
The rosette tissue flowers / fans
The homemade chocolate bowls
The confetti bag favors
The chalkboard design first birthday board
And MORE!
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Photography- Fernanda Petelinkar
This is what Tathy said about the party- “A cute girl. A super cool family. A beautiful theme. One year. It was with a party atmosphere that the family and friends of Stella gathered to celebrate her first birthday. I want to put on record my satisfaction in doing this work. It is very rewarding to work with anyone who has good taste and moreover have the freedom to create. Taina, thank you for the affection and respect for my work, you and Henry are the perfect parents for Stella. I cheer a lot for you family. Health and long life. Kisses thousand!”
Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Photography- Fernanda Petelinkar
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How about a really easy and fun Easter craft for the kids? Perfect for rainy days, playdates, classroom parties or to give to your neighbors – try making these cute Easter “cup baskets”!
You’ll need just a few supplies:
- Hole punch
- Pipe cleaners (any color)
- Paper shred or Easter grass
- Polka dot paper party cups
- 1″ by-the-color gumballs
And just a few steps to create an adorable mini Easter cup basket:
- Punch two holes in the paper cup, across from each other (this is for your handle).
- Thread your pipe cleaner handle through the holes.
- Twirl the ends of your pipe cleaner around a pencil so the ends will not slide back through the holes (and it looks cute).
- Fill your cup with Easter grass or paper shred.
- Top with gumballs or your favorite wrapped Easter candy.
- Give to a friend!
You’re all done! Easy and fun, right? I think we used to make these in preschool when I was little. Hope your kids enjoy this Easter craft!
Hosting an Easter party? This is a great party craft that can double as their party favor. I love that!
Happy Easter! -Sally
My next party feature goes to this darling VINTAGE POLKA DOT ZOO BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Anneliese Shapiro of Aesthetic Nest. HOW FUN! I love the little zoo animals. The color scheme of coral, grey, yellow, rickrack, and polka dots is so cute, too. What child doesn’t love the zoo? This would be the perfect party theme for a girl or a boy.
Friday, September 23rd is the first day of fall and I know many of you are planning parties for fall birthdays and Halloween, so let’s share some ideas for incorporating polka dots into your themes!
Above is the Halloween photo shoot set-up for Visive Photography (Jacksonville, FL and High Point, NC photographer) styled by Preppy & Pink using many of our Polka Dot Market products, including our Halloween polka dot balloons.
Let’s start with one of my favorites, mini candy corn treat sacks are ready for your personalized gift tag or sticker:
Something new this year to our shop are the cute polka dot cupcake wrapper sets complete with a black cat topper and a happy pumpkin topper:
I think these happy pumpkin stickers are the perfect addition to your favor backs for classroom parties, fall festivals, neighborhood gifts and more. Dress up a simple brown paper lunch sack with your child’s name in orange crayon and lots of pumpkin stickers (or let the kids color the bags and add the stickers for a party activity):
Felt Halloween bags are so much fun. This year’s tote features a chiffon pumpkin applique OR a chenille white ghost applique. These are less than each for an adorable bag your child will use for years. I love these bags to dress up a mantle or foyer table – fill with wrapped candies for your fall guests to sneak a sweet before they leave your home!
Whatever you do, spend some time “shopping the house” to gather up any items that would work with your fall party or decorating color scheme. Start with what you have! Add orange and black polka dot ribbons, flowers, balloons, fabrics and more to items you already have at home. By gathering items all in one place, you can have a beautiful party set-up just like Stacy of Preppy & Pink created for her Halloween photo shoot shown above (first photo). No matter what, have fun and save a marshmallow sprinkle pop for me!
Our sweet customer Michelle sent us photos this weekend of her daughter’s fabulous 2nd birthday party. Her theme was an ELMO girl’s party in pink, orange and red polka dots!
Michelle compiled a detailed list of her finds and I’ll share those at the bottom of the post. She made a lot of the decorations herself and her friend Stacy Hart Photography of Birmingham, Alabama beautifully photographed the entire event.
Let’s start with the gorgeous pink and orange polka dot ribbon topiary centerpiece above…wow! Michelle made this using our easy topiary tutorial. She added the pipe cleaner curly-q’s for a whimsical touch and I just love that!
Michelle picked the Girl’s Elmo Party printable collection from Shindigs and it is a huge set of goodies for !
The infamous HowDoesShe? balloon wreath tutorial came in handy for Michelle – more pink, red and orange balloons and more of my favorite pipe cleaner curly-q’s make this a special and inviting door decoration for her daughter’s 2nd birthday.
Ahh…the food table! Amazing! More topiaries, more polka dots, Dorothy’s fish bowls and even our popular cake/cupcake box tower tutorial all decked out with Elmo printables!
What a beautiful day for a party! I love how she decorated the tent with tissue poms, polka dot balloons, little red chairs and a polka dot table topper. Looks like a magazine, Michelle!
Thank you for sharing your daughter’s special day with us, and all of your hard work! Here’s to you and your beautiful family, Michelle!
Michelle’s tips and resources:
- Elmo Girl Printable FULL Collection by Shindig
- Sesame Street Elmo cake and pink cupcakes by Louise’s Cakes in Hoover, Alabama
- Elmo cake topper by www.etsy.com/shop/bluehawk1982
- Elmo cookies baked by A Dozen Eggs
- Elmo lollipops by Christine’s Chocolate Creations in Mount Laurel, Alabama
- Elmo painted canvas by Sassy Polka Dots (Michelle’s sister Andrea is the owner and also made the balloon door wreath!)
- Sesame Street sign by www.etsy.com/shop/CAMRYNJOLEE
- Michelle had a huge Elmo bouncy house for the kids as her activity as well as lots of crayons and coloring books from the DollarTree (she found giant crayons here).
- http://www.stacyhartphotog.com/ captured every single detail and precious moment!
- Michelle made the fabric backdrop, tissue poms, ribbon topiaries and assembled all the printables and fabrics and decor herself (including a special bowl for Dorothy the fish)!
This is amazing! I know so many moms will be so happy to see your ideas and be so inspired by you, Michelle. Thank you! – Sally
Introducing our new line of polka dot birthday tees featuring the cutest fabric appliques (so many to choose from!) paired with traditional embroidered monograms. We can design your shirt to perfectly match your birthday party theme and you will flip over the quality and workmanship.
To continue our 10,000 Facebook fans celebration, we are giving away ONE custom birthday tee in your choice of design, fabric and thread color.
Simply leave a comment below with your idea for your custom tee (how it will look) and we’ll randomly choose a winner on Monday night, August 8th at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Here are three more of our recent customer designs to get you thinking about your party shirt design (we have hundreds!):
To enter, please leave a comment below with your email address and tell us what you want YOUR tee to look like if you are the winner.
Comments will close at 8:00 p.m. EST on Monday, August 8, 2011. Good luck and thank you for helping Polka Dot Market reach (and exceed) 10,000 fans on Facebook!
- Sally
For our 9,000 Facebook Fans celebration today, we are giving away TWO of these precious Polka Dot Ice Cream Outfits by Mud Pie!
The sweet chiffon ice cream cone applique tunic is complete with oodles of grosgrain ribbon ruffles and a back snap closure. Polka dot knit capri tights feature sweet shiffon ankle ruffles. Two-piece set ( value).
We will randomly choose TWO winners. You may choose from two sizes: 12-18 months OR 2T/3T.
Please leave a comment below to enter. Be sure to tell us:
- Your favorite ice cream flavor and…
- The outfit SIZE you need and…
- Your e-mail address so we can tell you that you’ve WON!
Good luck! Comments/Enties will be closed tonight at 11:00 p.m. EST.
I’m diving into my secret stash for you guys today!
Prize #4 of our 9,000 Facebook Fans celebration is on of my favorites. Super cute black polka dot tote bag includes a zippered wallet, pink lining and velcro closure.
ONE winner this time.
To enter, please leave a comment and tell us:
- What state you live in and…
- Your e-mail address in case you WIN!
Comments will be closed tonight at 11:00 p.m. EST. Good luck!
