Hey guys!! So glad to be back! It was a roller-coaster week full of fun and a super crazy work schedule, and despite my utter love for Paris (see on Instagram here) ; I could not wait to get back to my "normal" routine. Plus, I missed my babies too much!!! :) So while I wait to catch up with my humongous inbox, and edit some of the gazillion salon photos to show you, just wanted to share a quick tutorial I made for the cupcakes on display at our stand. These Cute as a Button Cupcakes would be perfect for so many party themes...think baby showers, tea party, sewing or craft party or even Lalaloopsy!
Under The Sea Mermaid Birthday Party
This stunning under the sea birthday party was styled by our blog contributors Crissy. She has taken our mermaid and dolphin inspired party printables kit and gone to sea town for the decor of this stunning party!! I LOVE all the creative and clever details Crissy pulled together for this theme, so I'll let you marvel int he creativity of the party below!
A Little Red Riding Hood Birthday
This theme was inspired by my newest printable collection – a “Red Riding Hood” Inspired Woodland Birthday theme ! I always like to get involved as much as I can for all my photo shoots, as party styling is one of my favorite aspects of the job!
A Sweet as Honey Bee Birthday Party Desserts Table
Bee-utifully sweet party ideas from Party Pinching for Bird's Party magazine! Norene has created and baked so many cute details, full of creative flair and ideas to inspire your own bee-utiful bee birthdays, parties and celebrations! Check out all the black and yellow party details below.
DIY Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party Ideas
Loving the fun, handmade not to mention super adorable details of this Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Party by my friend Cheryl from Sew Can Do! Cheryl used our Strawberry Party Printable to embellish the desserts table for her little sweetie, Serena's 03rd birthday! Check out all the fab details as told by Cheryl below:
How to Style a Baking Party for Boys & Girls
Baking parties are not just for girls! My son LOVES to bake with me, and he was the inspiration behind our NEW Baking Party Printables! Styling a memorable birthday party or summer play date for your kids can mean a great deal of preparation. So we've put together a few easy and quick tips and ideas to helping you pull off a fun, creative and unique Cupcake Decorating Party – perfect for boys or girls of any age!
Summer Party Ideas | Strawberry Desserts Table
I styled this mini desserts table for the July/August edition of the French national magazine, Créative . And when choosing a theme, strawberries just seemed the perfect match for a seasonal and super sweet table! Needless to say, I LOVED styling it - not only did I get to design and shoot a brand new printable party theme in another language, but I also got to play with fondant. A lot! And fondant is kinda like modelling clay for grown ups ;) Another fun aspect is that I had baked all the desserts myself (yes, that is fun for me..), from the cookies to the marshmallow pops, the strawberry cookies, cake and cupcakes !! (scroll down to see the recipe links).
A Gluten Free Cupcake Baking Birthday Party
So excited to finally share with you the fabulous Gluten Free Cupcake Baking Party from our contributor Gillian ! Not only it's full of inspiring party ideas, but Gillian also use the designs from our Cupcake Baking printables to create the large sprinkles table backdrop ! How cool is that?! I simply designed them in a resolution high enough so Gillian could take it to a printing shop to get it enlarged! Fun, right?! Imagine the possibilities! ;) Check out all the stunning party photos and details below as told by Gillian:
How to Make a Toadstool Birthday Cake
As promised in my last post, I'm sharing the step-by-step tutorial on How To Make a Toadstool Cake today! I've always wanted to bake a toadstool cake, and styling our Pixie Fairy Party gave the perfect opportunity to head to the kitchen and get a little creative and adventurous. Now, I feel I need to add a little disclaimer here, to let you know I'm no professional baker and this was my total invention and first time making a toadstool cake. But hopefully it also shows that if I can do it (and super easily, I may add), then anyone can too! ;)
A Pink Pixie Fairy Birthday Party
I had so much fun styling this party! It gave me a chance to re-work our existing Pixie Fairy Designs from lilac to pink, and to create a simple yet charming kids birthday party! Usually it takes me a good four months to plan a party from scratch (mostly because I'm a control freak who loves to DIY all aspects from printable, to baking and photography...), but for this one I wanted to incorporate simple decor ideas and create a magical ambiance that anyone can pull together quickly and without much fuss . So check out the results, plus my super easy DIY party planning tips below - Oh, and the toadstool cake tutorial is also homemade, so watch out for a tutorial coming your way soon! ;)
Rainbow Jelly Bean Birthday Party Ideas
I ( Mindy ) live in northern California and one of our family’s favorite outings is to the jelly belly factory ! Aubrey was so excited about this theme for her party {and so was her brother ... my little guy has lots of allergies and jelly belly beans are vegan and safe for him to enjoy too} and since Aubrey’s birthday occurred in the middle of writing my book, I relied quite a bit on the incredible vendors (listed at the end) to help make her day special! I also relied on a simple color scheme: Rainbow ! The Jelly Bean Printables were designed by Bird’s Party - the jelly bean and striped patterns were exactly what I was looking for – and they were just perfect!
Happy Monday everyone! We have some really cool posts for your this week, and starting the fun is our Jenny from Craft That Party . Jenny used our Roller Skating Party Printables to style this gorgeous desserts table and party for her little niece's 7th birthday, and incorporated so many fun and fab handmade details - Totally crushing on that giant skate! Check out the details as told by Jenny below:
Girls Scout Party with FREE Printables
Crissy from Crissy's Crafts styled this fun and original party for the Investiture and Re-Dedication Ceremony party for her daughter and friends. I LOVED designing the printables for this 'girl power' party, and you can now download them for FREE (includes editable invitations and templates!) Check out all the amazing details below + download link for your FREE Girl Scouts Party Printable Kit !
Kids Red & Teal Snowman Christmas Holiday Tablescape
Following on from our first styled table yesterday , this is our Crafty Snowman Kid's Holiday Table . Check out all the crafty, FUN and DIY party decorations details below, in red and teal - perfect creative party table for your Christmas Holiday celebrations and dinners!
Kids Party Ideas | A Penguin Winter Birthday
This super cool Penguin Birthday Party (pun intended..) was styled by our fabulous contributor Mindy from Creative Juice for Bird's Party Magazine Winter 2011 . Mindy used Bird's Party penguin frozen Printables and create a really rather fabulous "igloo" inspired desserts table, and I think the cute details she incorporated made the party really soft and delicate, showing just how versatile the theme can be for any child's winter birthday - Boy or Girl! Check out all the amazing details, and party styling tips from Mindy below...
Pixie Fairy Party Ideas | Tinker Bell Inspired Birthday
Super excited to share this enchanting Tinker Bell inspired birthday party styled by one of our super talented customers, Alejandra - all the way from Mexico! Alejandra used our lilac and green Pixie Fairy Party Printables to style a magical birthday party and deserts table for her adorable little girl, Carolina. I love handmade parties, the ones where mom creates each little details with love and care, and this one is totally the case and super inspiring as a result! Check out the details as told by Alejandra herself:
My Kids' Joint Barnyard Farm Birthday Party
I love thinking of fun, unique ideas and twists on popular birthday themes, and it was no different for my children this year - We always have a joint party as they were born on the same day but two years part, and the Barnyard Farm Theme was a perfect solution for their 5th and 7th birthday celebrations! I did snap loads of pics a usual, but below's a taster of the day...Oh, and because I made a lot of the stuff by hand, there'll be some tutorials coming all this week! :)
How to Make a DIY Princess Scepter
Happy Monday everyone! As promised in our Princess Pumpkin Party post last week, I just wanted to show you how to make a cute and very simple little pumpkin princess scepter using some of the party printables from the collection. These are in fact so easy, it would make for a fun craft activity for the little princesses to make their own scepter during the party! ;)
A Pumpkin Princess Birthday Tea Party
My dear, sweet friend Marcie Lenick from Celebrating The Moments , is the talent behind the concept and styling of this fabulous, autumnal birthday party! Marcie asked me to add a dash of orange to the pink Princess Party Collection I already had, and create a Pumpkin Princess Printable Kit for a fabulous Fall Birthday Tea Party she was styling for a client. I love the theme and colors for a Fall birthday, and Marcie kindly agreed to share her photos and party details below - Hope you feel inspired by all the fabulousness! :)
Our New Princess Pumpkin Party Printables
Ever since the Princess Pumpkin Birthday Tea Party photos (styled by Celebrating The Moment by Marcie) the photos have been circulating on Pinterest and we've been receiving soooo many emails requesting this collection! So without further ado, I'm delighted to announce that you can now find it in the shop! Woo-Hoo! :)