November 1, 2011 1 Comment

robot party favor ideas

I’m editing pictures from my son Alex’s robot birthday party today. I’m hoping to have them all ready to share tomorrow. Until then, here are a few favors we shared with his little friends.

Cello bags of red cherry chews {love those things!}, and

favor bags filled with candies, cookies embellished with gear rounds (cupcake picks) and the coolest robot hand tattoos ever from Perpetual Kid. They were a huge hit!  And all embellished with our “Thanks A Bot!” robot favor tags!

I’m hoping to share much more tomorrow and to have the entire printable collection in the shoppe by the end of the week. As always, I hope you’re inspired!

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October 17, 2011 6 Comments

Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween

Last year my family and I attended Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom in Florida. It was fabulous. And a few days ago, Crissy of Crissy’s Crafts sent over a Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween party she hosted at home. She did such a great job and it made me a little sad that we didn’t go to the party this year, so I simply had to share her fabulous ideas for celebrating this fun theme at home!

Are those cupcake wrappers?! Love cute and clever.

And you’ve gotta love these Mickey Mouse ghost cookies! Hop over to Crissy’s to see more of her Not So Scary Halloween party inspired by Mickey himself.

{Thanks for sharing with our readers Crissy!} And as always, I hope you’re inspired!

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October 14, 2011 4 Comments

real parties: girly camp party

Today’s real party feature is the perfect example of why small birthday parties don’t necessarily mean less exciting. Wendy Updegraff of Wendy Updegraff Photography hosted a small and very special “Camp Bella” birthday party for her little girl and her two besties.

The dessert table is just beautiful and I love that ruffle cake with the feather headpiece inspired by Wendy’s favorite Designer/Artist Lori Marie.

 From favors to

activities, Wendy planned a fabulous evening at Camp Bella.

Wendy posted many more images and details of this lovely party. Including a close up of that fabulous DIY paper campfire (love that!). Hop over to her blog and see! {Thanks again for letting us share Wendy!}

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September 20, 2011 3 Comments

black & yellow engagement party

Hi everyone, it’s Bridget again. In the midst of all The Shoppe has going on, we still love to see what amazing parties you’ve been throwing. So keep sending them in! We recently received a submission from Little Miss Party and I fell in love with this fabulous engagement soiree.

Using the classic palette of black and white, and adding gorgeous pops of yellow to make it fun and festive, gave the party the perfect balance of Hamptons beachy and bridal shower sophistication. LMP started with the damask tablecloth and worked the party design around it.  I asbolutely love the food table — so inviting!

 

Here are some of my other favorite touches of yellow from throughout the party. I love the simplicity of the bright yellow flowers as contrast to the striking damask pattern. And what engagement party would be complete without the adorable affianced couple to celebrate?! {wink}

And if you’re not in the Hamptons for LMP to plan a beautiful black and yellow soiree for you, have a peek at our Buzz collection. You’ll find tons of touches to pull one of these beautiful events together on your own!

As always, we hope you are inspired!

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July 22, 2011 3 Comments

berrylicious baby shower

I was browsing the web a few weeks ago and stumbled across this beautiful baby shower hosted by Abby Welker of A Feathered Nest. I got in touch with her immediately to see if I could share this adorable strawberry-themed baby shower she created for her sister-in-law. From the super sweet invitations to the delectable dessert table, this fabulous party is just bursting with berries!

I absolutely love the little touches!  The tiered stand of lovely dipped strawberries and the cheery flower arrangement are sweet and simple, yet make such an impact.

But my personal favorite are the flower arrangements Abby used to welcome her guest along the walkway; using a simple tree branch, mason jars and raffia. The result is adorable! Plus, Abby shares a “how to” on her Pinterest-inspired idea!

You must pop on over to A Feathered Nest and see more of Abby’s berrylicious baby shower!

As always, I hope you’re inspired!

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June 21, 2011 5 Comments

happy birthday Jenna!

I mentioned on twitter and facebook last Friday that my boys were hosting a mini-luau playdate for their friends. That’s right!  They worked on the decorations, ”cleaned” the windows and put the cushions out on the deck. (They’re only six and four so it was really sweet to see them care so much about the appearance of things before their little friends arrived.) I think everyone had a ton of fun. I know my two did! 

But what I didn’t mention was that it was also their friend’s birthday. My boys picked out the gift, a Disney’s Rapunzel baby doll, and wrapped it all by themselves. She loved it! 

Now I’m off for a new collection photo shoot with Angie Arthur Photography. Have a wonderful Tuesday and as always, I hope you’re inspired to do something fun today!

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June 10, 2011 2 Comments

customer: Hayden is mad for science

I actually planned to show you more of our recent art party photo shoot today, until I received this fabulous mad scientist party from our customer, Cindy. She and the birthday boy, Hayden, planned this party together for almost a year. In her words, “Hayden loves science and wanted his friends to enjoy some fun science experiments.”

As those who stop in often know, my son Alex was my inspiration for our science collection (my many posts showing his party last fall) and it just thrills me to see Hayden and his friends having so much fun.

The kids received goggles and lab coats at the “Scientist Check-in Station,” then went on to go through a retinal scan performed by Hayden using a large glow stick and finally received a mini makeover (aka mad scientist hair) before entering the laboratory (aka the backyard). Hayden’s dad, Steve, was the head “Mad Scientist” and led all the experiments with his very own lab coat and name tag, Dr. so and so. {Love that!}

The kids got to perform several experiements. Isn’t the slime fabulous! Like me, Cindy picked up a ton of supplies from Steve Spangler Science.

And this one is a carbon dioxide bubbles experiment. In Cindy’s words “Carbon dioxide bubbles were made using a ‘special’ jar purchased from Steve Spangler Science. Steve had to use dry ice to make this experiment work. It was a big hit! The kids loved wearing the glove that made the carbon dioxide bubble not burst. The kids also did an experiment to identify the different density of liquids. They just loved seeing the magic of the colors separating!”

Here’s a shot of Hayden and his fellow scientists. Happy Birthday Hayden! And thank you Cindy for allowing us to share Hayden’s big day. You did a terrific job!

If you’d like to read more about Hayden’s birthday and see more pictures, hop over to Cindy’s family blog, Party of Five. As always, I hope you’re inspired!

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June 9, 2011 2 Comments

customer: Katie Ann turns 3

I really enjoy receiving pictures from customers. It just makes my day to see those happy little faces and all the smart details the parents pull together.

Just recently we received a note from our customer, Jen. She wrote “Thank you so much for the ideas and inspiration! From the invitations to the how-to tulle napkin rings, my daughter’s 3rd birthday was full of your touches. I hope you like the painting we made based on the princess castle theme.”

I was thrilled when I opened the pictures and saw that she had taken our princess castle collection design and made it into this beatutiful painting embellished with tiny jewels. Such talent Jen and her mom have! 

Jen did a fabulous job of decorating those blank rooms you get at play places.  They typically give you very little time to set up so that tells me that Jen is one organized mom!

For the princess placesetting, Jen purchased our princess castle printables and pink and green polka dot plates. For the prince placesetting, she made the napkin ring, a friend of hers made the beverage wrapper and straw slip to match, and those fun crowns are from Chocolate Cake Club.

And last but never least, my very favorite part, a lovely picture of the birthday girl. Isn’t she just adorable with all those bouncy curls?! Happy Birthday Katie Ann! {Thanks again Jen for allowing us to share.}

As always, I hope you’re inspired!

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March 22, 2011 4 Comments

real parties: Wyatt turns 4!

My friend Danielle at A Few of My Favorite Things was raving about this cute space party the other day and since I just finished a space collection I of course had to take a look. As soon as I saw these fabulous paper lantern planets I contacted the talented hostess Kate Martin of Beautiful Days Events because I just had to share these with you!

Here are a few details from Kate:

 Activities included sledding in our backyard, a coloring station with space themed coloring pages and spacemen/rocket shaped crayons from etsy, and a space hunt where the kids searched the house for felt stars, asteroids and space themed laminated pictures… and of course the “rocket” balloons which were a big hit!

I made all the decorations: planets, birthday sign and space themed felt board. DIY felt wrist band favors (the kids LOVED them!), stamped stickers, crayons and space snack bags were given as favors. My husband was a huge help with the planets! Saturn’s ring was just a large piece of cardboard cut out with a hole in the middle, covered with colored tissue paper and placed over the top of the lantern. The lanterns were the perfect solution in creating larger planets as I couldn’t find any to purchase that were big enough, paper mache seemed like a nightmare and we definitely wanted something 3D vs cut out poster board.

Thanks to Kate for letting me share Wyatt’s party and to Geneve Hoffman Photography for all the gorgoues po! You did a fabulous job!

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February 7, 2011 8 Comments

real parties: little buckaroo

I ran across this party from Jenny Collier Photography a few weeks ago and had to share. I think it was those big brown eyes and the wildflowers. Total perfection! 

And that cake! LOVE! You can hop over to Jenny’s blog to read all the details, see more of the photo shoot she did with her little guy before the big day and lots more pics of the party itself along with Jenny’s resources. {Thanks again for letting us share Jenny!}

As always, I hope you’re inspired!

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