I'm taking a break from all the Halloween stuff for awhile with this post. I am now ready to share with you some of the deets on the Flamingle Birthday Party we had a couple of weeks ago for our darling Sophia! We started preparing for the actual party 4 days prior to the day. With our new extended yard and fence, the area outside was the perfect spot for the celebration. We considered all the possible scenarios, weather-wise and so we decided to set-up a tent (which was fantastic since it ended up raining that morning so we had to move everything inside this tent and luckily it all fit in it!) Hung gold glittered garlands all around and place these Flamingo decor on the posts Renting out a tent was our first option but with only a hundred dollar difference to buying one, we figured to just buy since I'm sure we'll be able to use this tent again for years to come! ;-) I also had a local photographer (Kassi Needling Photography), take the photos during the party, that way I could concentrate on the celebrant, guests and the fun of it all.I have lots of pictures, but I chose to share the ones that I think may be interesting to you guys and for anyone planning for a party. Ok, so let's start with the decorations! Pink and teal and some white I hung 30 inch balloons upside down and added old paper lanterns (used from Sophia's Baptism) from the tent ceiling. My husband just added lights just in case we end up being outside until evening (party started at 3 pm). We were able to fit 8 tables for guests including the cake table and buffet tables. Hanging balloons upside down makes sense to me since filling up these huge balloons with Helium would cost way too much, we have an air compressor of our own so filling them up was easy and FREE! I had more balloons in the pool too! My centerpiece had this sign from Pixel Perfection Party along with pink buckets & Flamingo table decor from the Dollar Store I also placed plastic flamingo yard sticks everywhere and also had a couple of Helium-filled balloons as well. Have to share this photo since the table centerpieces were supposed to have Helium-filled balloons on them but they arrived late for photos. :-( I brought out my Spring Wreath which I shared with HERE, and changed out the rabbit to flamingos! Now I want to share with you the Cake/Sweets Table! Pink Palooza here Birthday Banner is from Pixel Perfection Party as well. I blew up Sophia's pictures at Sam's (the best price for prints) and framed them in IKEA frames. Sweets ranged from M &Ms, cherry gum drops, Pink Candy Corn, Snowballs, Pink Wafers, Pink animal crackers, Hershey bars and Strawberry Macarrons - and oh, Pink Flamingo pops! Simple Ombre Teal cake from a local cake maker. I added all the things up top- the cute sign is from Merc & Jones via Etsy The cake was delish - Chocolate Raspberry! I wrote these signs for the guests to grab the goodies away! Goodies were stored in the Flamingo bags I made. You still remember the Flamingo bags I shared with you during my Flamingle Party prep HERE? Hope so. I had the Buffet Table set- up across the sweets table I was able to use the DIY Cherry Blossoms I shared with you last Spring I still have lots to share, but I don't want to "burn" your eyes with all this pink and all this information. I'll share with you the Ice Cream Station, Drink station, games & Gift table! Thank you for taking a peek at Sophia's 1st birthday and the overindulgence of an over-excited mom!!!! Have a Great Week! VEL Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away... SOURCES: Photos - Kassi Needling Photography Tent - Ebay 30" pink, clear & 1 gold foil balloon - EBAY Regular balloons - Walmart Pink Patterned Table cover - Walmart All teal table cover and table skirt - saved from Sophia's Baptism Party Teal Paper lanterns - saved from Sophia's Baptism Party (originally clearance from Target) Most candies - post-valentine candies (all expiring December 2016 BTW!) Pink snowballs, wafer, animal crackers - Krogers Pink Flamingo pops - Oriental Trading Macaroons - TJMaxx Glitter Gold Banner - Oriental Trading 1 candle - Target Flamingo topper - Amazon Cherry blossom Vases - Lilly Pulitzer for Target Plates - post-valentine find from Walmart and Cheeky line from Target Flamingo Yard decor - Five Below Linking back to... Life on Lakeshore Drive, Creative Collection Link Party, Julie's Lifestyle, Dwellings the heart of your home, Coastal Charm, Our Home Away From Home, Inspire Me Monday, A stroll thru life, Carolyn's Homework, Gingersnap Crafts, Savvy Southern Style, From My Front Porch to Yours, The Pin Junkie, Craftberry Bush, French Country Cottage, A Tray of Bliss
Princess Sophia (later Queen of Spain) with her mother, Princess Frederica of Greece (later Queen of Greece) on her 1st birthday, c. Septembe 23 1939.
Natalie styled her daughter's Pink Royal Princess Party for Milania's 1st Birthday! and she did a wonderful job as told by Natalie. What better way to celebrate my daughters first birthday than to have a Royal Princess theme.. Fit for a true Princess! I love royal elegance and beauty, so I wanted to have gold and pink tones mixed with a touch of glittery glitz for fun! Milania's dress was handmade by Dinky Duke Designs. I wanted a classic style brocade fabric.. And this was just perfect! The princess cake was four layers of ruffles and four different flavours.. Topped with a beautiful jewelled Tiara. All cakes and desserts made by Sweet Bloom Cakes who perfected the royal princess theme, using gold, pinks and purples with handcrafted jewels and crowns. Cake stands supplied by Sweet Bloom Cakes Printable baroque Milania Frame customised by My Little Jedi - I added finishing touches of Gold German glass glitter Princess printable cake tags made by Polkadot Prints - I also added finishing touches of glass glitter Tulle Poms made by Shanz Party DecorationsParty bags and tags custom made by Sweet By Candy - I added finishing touches of pink and gold glass glitter Ruffles table skirt made by Candy Crush Events - I modified this by adding gold organza draping Milania's crown made by Handcrafted Crowns and Crystalised with Swarovski jewels by Crystalise Couture Large pink balloons and kids party cups and plates supplied by Occasion By DesignAll catering and food table setup by George Khouzame Catering, including guest table linens, napkins and tableware. All centrepiece, and dessert table styling done by Me! Our beautiful entertainer from fantasy fairy parties, Princess Rosa did a wonderful job! Her face painting was also amazing.. The wonderful Sandra from Photography by Sandra was absolutely beautiful to work with. She captured every picture perfect moment!
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Italian themed 1st Birthday Party styled and designed by Beijos Events for Lulu & Georgia owner Sara Brenner's daughter
I don’t know about you guys, but my little one is in LOVE with The Little Einstein’s. So for her 3rd birthday, I did a Little Einstein’s themed party for her and a few friends. Fo…
This Time Capsule Printable is a great way to remember the events that happened in 2016. This digital file is set up on an 8.5" x 11" letter size page for easy printing at home or with your local printer. This high-resolution file has a white background with black text and graphics. You can print it on any color paper you choose. (See image #3 for samples on colored paper. These samples were printed on Neenah Astrobrights Papers, and the 2018 version is printed on kraft paper.) Please CAREFULLY read the points below before purchasing! ♦ ALL ITEMS in my shop are DIGITAL FILES ONLY ♦ No physical item is shipped in the mail ♦ This item will be delivered via email or direct link to download Works well with Time Capsule Sign... https://www.etsy.com/listing/494061395/time-capsule-customizable-digital-sign?ref=shop_home_feat_2 ►► FILE INCLUDED - 8.5" X 11" high resolution jpg - 8.5" X 11" pdf ►► DIGITAL FILES ONLY This listing is for DIGITAL JPEG FILES. No physical product will be sent in the mail. The buyer is responsible for printing. ►► PRINTING You can print the sign at home on a high quality matte photo paper at the highest print quality setting. Additionally, you can print this colored paper, kraft paper, metallic paper, etc... This can also be printed at an Office Supply store like Staples or Office Max. ►► TERMS OF USE You may use my images for personal use and for gift items. Under no circumstances may this image be used for resale purposes of any kind. Thank you!
Here are some cute 1st Birthday "In the Night Garden" cupcakes we made for Arthur.
My kids had such a fun time playing the Jake and the Neverland Bingo I created, that I decided to create a Sophia the First inspired bingo game. I created three different card designs, and you can use bingo dabbers, scraps of paper or small candies like smarties or whatever you would like as markers. I designed a few different cards, and saved them two, to a 8 by 11" sheet of paper in drop box. Please let me know if you needed more options or had any issues with size or printing. And here are the printable cards. Just cut them all out, shuffle and call them one by one - and have the kids match the pictures to the card. You can Download them for Free here: Bingo Cards1, Bingo Cards2, Bingo Cards3, Printable Calling Cards Hope you have fun! And you can check out more Sofia the First Party Printables
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Wondering what theme your next party should be? How about an Octonauts party?! Come and see how to create an awesome Octonauts party.
Just so you know…This is a LONGG post LOADED with DIY ideasand Fun Party Details. You’ve been warned. :)My Girls recently turned 1 and 3! (ahh! still in shock.) I love putting together their birthday parties and making it a special day full of fun memories.One of the best parts of being a mommy has got to beseeing their faces when I put together fun things like this. They are so sweet! Sophia wanted a princess party but was also in love with anything mermaids!So I took the basic Princess Party Theme andturned it into a Storybook Princess Party!It started with the invite..I made fun DIY Pop-Up invites!I wanted them to look like a children’s book! Check out my easy tutorial here.“To get to their Castle you must travel through the butterfly garden, past the mermaid candy cove and the pirate ship of captain bubbles. Go deep into the cookie forest and there you’ll find it…Just under the rainbow!”Each Guest received a map that showedall the fun things in store at the party!I was told by the friends that their kids made them read them the invite and map 10+ times a day ;) sorry parents..but yay that is exactly what I …
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The colors! The cuteness! Proud big brother and sister celebrate Sophia’s first birthday!
The re-vamped Women's Weekly birthday cake cookbook in collaboration with Allen’s lollies is filled with cake hacks and tips so you can have a go at creating and decorating your own train or princess cake with ease.
I wanted to make theme related food but it's kind of hard to make food music related! I found one idea online-to make a keyboard using different colors sandwiches. But there were not any other ideas. There's also not many decorations out there for a music birthday unless you want just black and white or pop music icons. So I decided to go with bright colors for tableware. I did find some music confetti and my school has a die cut for a treble clef so I posted those around. Brian had some bulletin board music notes that I posted as well. Here is our menu: -White bread and cheese sandwiches, pumpernickel and cheese sandwiches made into a piano keyboard (plus lunchmeats and cheeses for sandwiches) -Fresh veggies laid out in a music note -Fresh fruit that Brian made into a music staff that wrote out the melody to "Down By the Station" -Bugles -Veggie Straws (drumsticks-I know it may be a stretch!) -Round pickles slices (titled "pickleos"-thanks Marcie for finding that idea for me!) -Music cakes Here's the centerpiece I made using party horns.
