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 …