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2. “Smash” Scrapbooking Themed Birthday Party
3. Wizard of Oz Themed Birthday Party

I’m so excited to finally showcase my MICKEY MOUSE THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY!

I wanted to create a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse themed party full of fabulous DIY ideas to inspire and help all of you throw a killer Mickey party from start to finish. I hope you can create the perfect Mickey party for your little guy or girl by following these tips, tutorials and ideas!

Photography by Laura Bunker

All Mickey Mouse Party supplies used in this party are from Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Mickey Mouse Party Collection

Black Lanterns

Red Lanterns

Red Buckets

Striped Napkin Rings

Mickey Mouse Ears

Cupcake Liners

White Gloves

Black Bakers Twine

Striped Paper Straws

Mickey Mouse Pinata

Red Party Hat

Disney Pez Dispensers

Mickey Mouse Balloons

Polka Dot Balloons

Mickey Mouse Party Favors

Mickey Mouse Bags

Mickey Mouse Tags

Mickey Mouse Sugar Candy Toppers

Black Paper Bags

Yellow Krinkle Shred

Polka Dot Ribbon

Mickey Candles

Mickey Ears

Rock Candy

Yellow Swirl Lollipops

Before I go any further, here is a fun video from my show that goes through this whole Mickey Mouse Party…showing you how to make all of the projects and decor first hand!

The above red buckets are available in my shop. I simply glued on two white circles to make them look like Mickey Mouse. The same idea could also be used at a Minnie Mouse party…just get black buckets (or pink) and glue polka dots onto the buckets.

Make these hats out of regular red party hats from my shop and black paper circles. Simply attach two black paper circles to the back of the party hat.

Tutorial on how to make the above balloon wreath on the video at the top of this post.

Tutorial on how to make the cupcake liners in the below video…

Watch the video below to learn how to make these adorable Mickey Mouse Oreo pops!

With the ingredients below make these fun Mickey Mouse caramel apples! Tutorial on the video.

Make the below Mickey Mouse gumball machine by attaching black paper circles to the back of the machine with tape.

Tutorial on how to make the above Mickey Mouse favor bags in the video at the top of this post.

Tutorial on how to make these fun Mickey Mouse Oreo pops on the video at the top of the post.

All Mickey Mouse Party supplies used in this party are from Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Mickey Mouse Party Collection

Black Lanterns

Red Lanterns

Red Buckets

Striped Napkin Rings

Mickey Mouse Ears

Cupcake Liners

White Gloves

Black Bakers Twine

Striped Paper Straws

Mickey Mouse Pinata

Red Party Hat

Disney Pez Dispensers

Mickey Mouse Balloons

Polka Dot Balloons

Mickey Mouse Party Favors

Mickey Mouse Bags

Mickey Mouse Tags

Mickey Mouse Sugar Candy Toppers

Black Paper Bags

Yellow Krinkle Shred

Polka Dot Ribbon

Mickey Candles

Mickey Ears

Rock Candy

Yellow Swirl Lollipops

Related posts:

1. Mickey Mouse Three “Mouseketeer” Musketeer 3rd Birthday Party!
2. Mickey Mouse 1st Birthday Party
3. Donald Duck County Fair Themed Birthday Party

This splendid PINK PONY THEMED SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Lauren of Lauren Haddox Design.

Some of my favorite ideas in this pink pony party are:

• The beautiful writing on the chalkboard welcome sign
• The pink ruffle cake with the pony cake topper
• The pin the tail on the pony party activity
• The actual ponies at the party
• and MORE!

Party Planning and Printables- Lauren Haddox Designs

Desserts- Silly Gilly Desserts

Cake Cake Goddess

Photography- Katherine, birthday girl’s mom

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Jute Twine, Burlap

Striped Paper Straws

Balloons

Pom Pom Ribbon and Burlap Ribbon

Paper Lanterns

Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups

White Paper Doilies

Here’s what Lauren said about planning the party- “I was thrilled when Katherine told me she wanted to do a Pony Party for Mazie’s 2nd birthday. It’s always fun to work with creative clients who bring ideas to the table and get just as excited as you are about the planning. The afternoon turned out to be absolutely beautiful. A bale of hay with a saddle and a custom chalkboard print greeted guests by the front door. There were pony rides for the kids, bobbing for apples, pin the tail on the pony and lasso the pony. Parents sipped on “kick up your heels” spiked lemonade and had plenty to snack on… BBQ drummettes, chicken salad sandwiches, coleslaw and potato salad. There were plenty of sweet to go around: caramel corn, caramel apples, cotton candy, cookies by Silly Gilly Desserts and a beautiful ruffled cake… a must-have from Katherine from Cake Goddess. Katherine, a talented photographer, took great pictures to capture her little girl’s special day and feature all of the printables I designed for her.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Jute Twine, Burlap

Striped Paper Straws

Balloons

Pom Pom Ribbon and Burlap Ribbon

Paper Lanterns

Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups

White Paper Doilies

Related posts:

1. Pony Themed 3rd Birthday Party
2. Pink Dance Themed 10th Birthday Party
3. Rainbow Dash Pony 4th Birthday Party

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Popcorn Boxes

Polka Dot Balloons

Cupcake Liners

White 2-sided Frame

Lollipop / Treat Sticks

Striped Paper Straws

Paper Fan Honeycomb Flowers

Burlap

Here’s what Christy said about planning the party- “My Grandpa, or ‘Pappa’ as my kids call him, lives to play baseball. Every year my grandparents fly from Seattle to Mesa, Arizona for the winter specifically for my Grandpa to be able to play on his softball team. At 79, he sometimes plays three games a day! It’s his love of the game that inspired me to throw him this 79th Vintage Baseball Birthday party.

This party was created on a very small budget with only a few days to plan, so I borrowed as much decor as possible, kept the sweets simple and made the most of the printables!

Glass Coke bottles and striped straws with our mini baseball pennants in a vintage soda crate made for picture perfect and cost effective party favors.

With no time to bake and a tight budget, the dessert table treats included Twinkies with a bit of red icing that became “hot dogs on a stick”, Starbucks cake pops and Golden Oreos dipped in white Wilton Candy Melts and piped with red buttercream to resemble baseballs and of course Cracker Jacks and Popcorn which are a must have for any baseball event. I was able to pick up popcorn bags at my local craft store as well as a roll of brown packaging paper for a table runner and red polka dot balloons which added a lot of bang for my buck. I reused some paper fans I had from last years fourth of July celebration as well. Red and white carnations from the local grocery store rearranged into a baseball like centerpiece with color coordinated ribbon trim provided a centerpiece for under ten dollars.

Overall the party was inexpensive, stress free and fun! Most importantly my grandfather had a great time and was able to enjoy a little baseball even though his playing season was over for the year.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Popcorn Boxes

Polka Dot Balloons

Cupcake Liners

White 2-sided Frame

Lollipop / Treat Sticks

Striped Paper Straws

Paper Fan Honeycomb Flowers

Burlap

Related posts:

1. Baseball Birthday Party
2. Batter Up Baseball Birthday Party
3. Vintage Boxing 84th Birthday Party

Bunco is such a fun game…what a good idea to create a whole party around the game! I’m sure Cris’ daughter and her friends had a blast at this fabulous celebration!

Fabulous party ideas I liked:

• The Game Dice Shaped Cake Pops
• The black and pink honeycomb lanterns hanging above the table
• The feathers
• The apothecary jars
• and MORE!

Photography and Styling by Crissy’s Crafts

BUNCO Printable by Amanda’s Parties To Go

Dice Cake Pops by Evie and Mallow

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Gumballs

Candy Sticks

Popcorn Boxes

Pink Polkadot Pennant Banner

Candy

Lollipop / Treat Sticks

Apothecary Jars

Gable Boxes

Honeycomb Tissue Balls

Cris said this about planning the party- “We had a BUNCO party to celebrate my daughter’s 14th Birthday. The girls didn’t know much about the game upon arrival but I explained the rules while they had dinner. We served all my daughter’s favorite appetizers for dinner like zingers, cream cheese/herbs dip(in the shape of a dice – made by my daughter), pizza rolls, dumplings, spring rolls and mozzarella sticks. After dinner we started the game and took a break after a couple rounds for some dessert! As per my daughter request, we had a chocolate fountain! It was a huge hit! None of the girls had ever had the pleasure to enjoy such yummy treat! As for dipping, they enjoyed some fresh strawberries, marshmallows, pretzels and Oreos.
We got back to the game and at that point all the girls were into the game! The music was loud, they were screaming and giggling! We had a bright pink boa that was passed around every time someone else scored a BUNCO! We were able to finish all the 6 rounds of the game! The winner took home the boa as a prize! We also had favors for all the girls! They took home giant plush dice, candy, chocolate bar and beads. After the game we sang Happy Birthday and opened the gifts. We had Oreo ice cream cake(my daughter’s favorite cake), dice cake pops and chocolate cornered fortune cookies for our second round of desserts! The girls loved playing BUNCO and now they want to organize a Mother/Daughter BUNCO Mexican Night!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Gumballs

Candy Sticks

Popcorn Boxes

Pink Polkadot Pennant Banner

Candy

Lollipop / Treat Sticks

Apothecary Jars

Gable Boxes

Honeycomb Tissue Balls

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2. Glampout Girl Camping Birthday Party
3. Boy & Girl Ice Cream Themed 6th Birthday Party

This darling LOOK WHOOO’S ONE OWL THEMED 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Lauren Haddox of Lauren Haddox Designs.

Such an adorable party full of fabulous ideas! A few of my favorites include:

• The adorable owl cupcake toppers
• The plush owl sitting by the gifts
• The pink striped popcorn boxes
• The owl birthday hat
• And MORE!

Invitations and All Party Printables: Etsy-Lauren Haddox Designs

Photography: Allison Fay Photography

Sally’s Birthday Dress: Etsy

Owl Fondant Cupcake Toppers: Etsy (Lauren has some extras that she’s willing to sell)

Owl Chocolate Lollipop Mold: Amazon (Lauren has two she is willing to sell!)

Picture Frames, Paper Plates, Plush Owl Decorations: Hobby Lobby

Items used in this party from Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Pop Pom Garland

Balloons

Tissue Fan Flowers

Cupcake Liners

Pink Striped popcorn boxes

Polka Dot Ribbon

Apothecary Jars

Candy

Striped Paper Straws

Glass Milk Bottles

Clear Plastic Cups (for veggies & dip)

Chevron Striped Paper Bags

Owl Themed Party Supplies

Lauren said this about the party- “Sarah was a dream client to work with… we customized my Night Owl Sleepover collection for her daughter’s first birthday. She did a fantastic job putting everything together. Here are some of the details of the party from Sarah’s blog…

‘I have been pinning pictures and ideas on Pinterest for the last few months so I knew what “theme” I wanted for her first birthday….OWLS….in my signature colors of course! One of the best things I did was to hire an amazing photographer to take pictures of the day and all of the details. It was so nice to be able to visit with all of the guests and enjoy the party without a camera around my neck trying to get a bunch of pictures. Best money spent! It was amazing seeing my vision come together and having everything so pretty for my special birthday girl.

I found the little “S” and owl at Hobby Lobby. The bottles are glass Starbucks bottles. I got them from someone off Craigslist, took the labels off and washed them about 10 times with super hot water. I had all of the guests bring sealed letters to Sally and place them in the suitcase. I plan to present her with the letters when she turns 18. I collected brightly colored frames…mostly from Hobby Lobby…and filled them with Sally’s monthly pictures.’”

Items used in this party from Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Pop Pom Garland

Balloons

Tissue Fan Flowers

Cupcake Liners

Pink Striped popcorn boxes

Polka Dot Ribbon

Apothecary Jars

Candy

Striped Paper Straws

Glass Milk Bottles

Clear Plastic Cups (for veggies & dip)

Chevron Striped Paper Bags

Owl Themed Party Supplies

Related posts:

1. Kara’s Mickey Mouse themed Birthday Party!
2. Chevron Print Summer 1st Birthday Party
3. Elegant 1st Birthday Party

I was so excited for the April issue of Parenting Magazine! I had the honor of styling a Harry Potter themed birthday party for both the Early Year and School Year April issues!

Being a part of the editorial advisory board for Parenting has been fabulous! When Sabrina James (Style & Fashion Director) asked me if I would like to work on another fun project for them I just couldn’t resist! I will admit, when she asked if I would do a Harry Potter party my first thoughts weren’t all warm and fuzzy. It was a party theme outside of my comfort zone, and a theme I had never done. But now, it’s one of my most favorite parties to date!

If you haven’t yet, be sure and grab a copy of the April Parenting Magazine to see the full spread along with other fabulous parties styled by The Tomkat Studio & Oh Happy Day!

Photography by Valerie Hart.

Decor

The party was set out on Harry Potter inspired items like an old steamer trunk, some vintage suitcases, a british inspired telephone booth shelf and a book themed end table.

Candles were hung from the ceiling with fishing line to create a floating candle effect.

Old books are an easy way to stage a lot of the party food/decor. They go along perfectly with the Harry Potter theme, too.

The printable lightning banner, paper ties, argyle cupcake wrappers, invitation, Hogwarts Express sign and food labels/place cards are all part of the Harry Potter printable collection in the Kara’s Party Ideas Shop.

Invitation

This Harry Potter fill-in-the-blank invitation is a simple download from Kara’s Party Ideas shop. Roll it up and attach it to a white balloon, acting as the “delivery owl” from Harry Potter. Use a black permanent marker to draw an owl face onto the balloon. I weighed down the invitation with a vintage key.

Popcorn Bar

Since children will be watching Harry Potter at the party, provide a fun popcorn bar! This one included caramel corn, original corn & kettle corn. Parmesan seasoning and salt were set out for added flavor. Find the wooden scoops, signs & popcorn baskets in the Kara’s Party Ideas Shop- www.KarasPartyIdeas.com/shop

Butter Beer

Cream Soda acted as “Butter Beer” at the party. To create the foaming effect simply add vanilla ice cream to each drink.

Hogwarts Express Sign

Bring the feel of the Hogwarts Express Train Station into your party with this printable sign available in the KPI shop.

Butter Beer Candy Favors

Small glass salt and pepper shakers perfectly resemble mugs, so they were filled with butterscotch candies and labeled as “Butter Beer Candy Favors”. A vintage key was attached to the top of each jar with twine.

Owl Glasses

If a few simple steps, make these darling owl glasses for the kids to wear at the party.

- Pop out the center eye pieces of inexpensive glasses or sunglasses (available at the dollar store).

• Attach white and brown feathers to each side of the pair of glasses with hot glue.
• For the nose, cut a diamond shape piece out of orange card stock and make a crease down the middle. Glue the piece in-between the eyes of the glasses with hot glue.

Hanging Key Activity

These darling chocolate keys were made with a key candy mold from the KPI shop & melted chocolate. The keys were hung from a broom with twine. A child held up the broom as children tried to eat the keys with their hands behind their backs or at their side.

Party Activity- Magic Potion Station

Clear plastic gumball tubes from the KPI shop were filled with lemon lime soda. Three small honey jars, also from the shop, were filled with different flavored Koolaid drink mix. Koolaid is perfect because it’s a very light color, so the children can’t tell what flavor it actually is. The kids spooned the Koolaid into their tube of soda & watched in amazement as their color was revealed!

Paper Ties

These darling HP inspired printable ties are available in the KPI shop and are simple to print and cut out. Attach the ties to inexpensive elastic headbands and put the ties on guest as they arrive at the party.

Candy Stick Wands

Rock candy sticks from the KPI shop were placed in an owl vase as “Candy Wizard Wands”.

Honey Dukes Candy Shop

Small burlap bags from Kara’s Party Ideas shop were set out for the kids to fill with various types of candy from “Honey Dukes Candy Shop”, including actual Bertie Bott’s Every Falvour Beans, also available in the KPI shop here.

Owl Cake

Make this cake with fondant or gum paste pieces, cut to resemble leaves or feathers, and layer the pieces up the side of the cake. This cake was made by the talented Marcee, owner of Dippidee.

Owl Cupcakes

Easily make these cute owl cupcakes with vanilla icing, mini vanilla wafers, chocolate chips, almond slices and cashews. The argyle cupcake wrappers are from the Kara’s Party Ideas Shop here.

Golden Snitch Gumballs

Gold gumballs from the KPI shop were put in a jar and labeled as “Golden Snitch Gumballs”.

Golden Snitch Cookies

These were made with store bought banana cream cookies and yellow card stock. Simply cut the card stock into wing shaped pieces and insert the ends of the “wings” into each side of the cookies.

Chocolate Frogs

Simply make these with a frog candy mold from the KPI shop and melted chocolate. The frogs were set a top of an open book for added HP charm.

Party Favor- Truth Serum

Cute miniature glasses with cork lids from the KPI shop here were filled with water, mimicking “truth serum”. What mother wouldn’t love her child to come home from a party with this! The tags are part of the HP printable collection in the KPI shop.

Gowns

Inexpensive children’s graduation gowns look just like Hogwarts gowns! A gown was given to each child as they arrived at the party. The gowns are available in the Kara’s Party Ideas online shop here.

All party items from the Kara’s Party Ideas Shop- www.KarasPartyIdeas.com/shop

Harry Potter Invitation

Harry Potter Tags/Place Cards

Harry Potter Paper Ties

Harry Potter Banner

Harry Potter Train Sign

Harry Potter Paper Ties

Graduation Gowns

Harry Potter Napkins & Plates

Twine

Candy Sticks

Frog Mold

Key Mold

Plastic Gumball Tubes

Wooden Scoops

Jars with Wooden Spoons

Rock Candy Sticks

Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans

Burlap Bags

Wooden Baskets

Miniature Glass Bottles

Wooden Spoons

Gold Gumballs

Related posts:

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This unique MOROCCAN MIDNIGHT MOTHER’S DAY AFFAIRE was submitted by Charlene of Chakoda Design. What an elegant way to celebrate mom or to make any woman feel special!

A few of the ideas and elements that I like best in this Moroccan Mother’s Day party are:

• The brightly colored satin pillows, drapes and table cloths
• The assorted colorful candle holders
• The various brass elephants incorporated throughout the party displays
• and MORE!

Here’s what Charlene said about planning the party- “This was a celebration for my mom. I wanted to make it a little different than expected. I was picturing something that was a little bit sophisticated and fun at the same time, so a Midnight Moroccan theme is what I came up with. All of the guests had a great time.”

Party Concept and Rentals- Chakoda Design

Food- Darna Cuisine in Fountain Valley

Photography- Charlene Freelance Photography

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Cake Icing

Icing Decorating Bags

Mini Cordial Cups 

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Cake Icing

Icing Decorating Bags

Mini Cordial Cups 

Related posts:

1. Midnight Alice in Wonderland 30th Un-Birthday Party
2. Easter Themed Vintage Bake Sale Party
3. Mother’s Day Garden Brunch Tea Party

• The chalkboard printables
• The small cake made to look like a toy block with fondant letters on the sides and striped paper straws along the edges
• The mini composition book party favors
• The alphabet cereal served in cupcake liners
• The fork, knife and napkin packaged together in notebook paper favor bags
• and MORE!

Alphabet ABC Chalkboard Birthday Party Invitation- Tints and Prints by Tierney

Personalized Letter Crayons- Posh Paper Creations

Custom Fabric Buntings- Loo De Loop

Striped Paper Straws and Notebook Paper Bags- Sofie Jack

Custom Made Fondant Letters and Numbers- Les Pop Sweets

Personalized Tooth Fairy Pillow and READ Pillow- Cosmic Thimble

Photography- bnb By Three Photography

Items used in this party available in the Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Striped Paper Straws

Baker’s Twine

Notebook Paper and Chevron Print Paper Favor Bags

Balloons

#2 Candle

Clear Cellophane Bags

Decorative Paper Shred

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY” Square Paper Plates

Burlap

Tierney said this about the party- “Planning birthday parties is an art, an adventure and a memory in the making. As our youngest son turned 2, we decided to put a modern spin on an ABC Party. As the owner of Tints and Prints by Tierney, I challenge myself to create unique birthday parties for my boys. And when I need those unique, one-of-a-kind ideas, I shop on Etsy for just about everything. My parties start with the invitation design, of course, and everything falls into place from there. ABC decorations, books, crayon favors, notebook paper bags, chalkboard and chevron accents…need I say more? Adding these modern twists to a traditional ABC party sounded like fun and were a hit with the school of cousins we had over.

Aside from the birthday party invitation and coordinating party items, this Alphabet ABC Chalkboard Birthday Party features 5 other products from other Etsy shops. Personalized crayons, adorable fabric buntings, custom made fondant for the cake, party straws and paper bags, and the cutest Tooth Fairy pillow gift you’ve ever seen…all wonderful products. Each custom and personalized item made our party one for the books!”

Items used in this party available in the Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Striped Paper Straws

Baker’s Twine

Notebook Paper and Chevron Print Paper Favor Bags

Balloons

#2 Candle

Clear Cellophane Bags

Decorative Paper Shred

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY” Square Paper Plates

Burlap

Related posts:

1. Alphabet Birthday Party
2. Bookworm Themed 4th Birthday Party
3. Dr. Seuss Themed Birthday Party

This vintage COOKIE RECIPE EXCHANGE PARTY was submitted by Gemma Touchstone of Party Style.

This whole adorable printable collection (banner, straw toppers, cupcake tags, thank you cards, recipe cards & more) is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD HERE! Thank you so much, Gemma!

Some of the highlights of this fabulous cookie recipe exchange party are:

• The cookies packaged in cupcake liners
• The cupcakes topped with mini cookies and paper straws holding printable tags
• The assorted milk glass cake stands used to display the cookies and cupcakes
• and MORE!

Gemma said this about the party- “This was a fun little set up for a girls’ night out recipe exchange cookie trade. We had lots of fun with this one and we are also offering the full printable set FREE here.”

Party Styling- Party Style

Party Printables- Download for FREE HERE

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Striped Paper Straws

Milk Bottles

Cupcake Liners

Ribbon

Scalloped Circle Paper Punch

Ornate Paper Punch

This whole adorable printable collection (banner, straw toppers, cupcake tags, thank you cards, recipe cards & more) is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD HERE! Thank you so much, Gemma!

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Striped Paper Straws

Milk Bottles

Cupcake Liners

Ribbon

Scalloped Circle Paper Punch

Ornate Paper Punch

Related posts:

1. Christmas Cookie Exchange Party
2. FREE PRINTABLES! Modern & Festive Holiday Christmas Party!
3. Kentucky Derby Party- FREE Printables!!

This sparkly DISCO GLAM TWELFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Justine Clarke of Sensationally Sweet Events.

What a bright and fun party theme for any girl.

 From sparkles to glow sticks there are just so many great ideas.  Some of my favorite elements are:

• The apothecary jars filled with candy
• The gumball machine
• The pink cupcake stands
• The awesome labels on everything
• The banners
• and MORE!

Related posts:

1. “Smash” Scrapbooking Themed Birthday Party
2. Xbox Themed 12th Birthday Party
3. Pajama Glam Slumber Party!

This PRETTY PINK VINTAGE WEDDING DESSERT TABLE was submitted by Sarah Osmotherly of Sugar Coated Mama.

The talented Sugar Coated Mama is hosting the Kara’s Party Ideas Australian Tour alongside the amazing Confetti Fair!

I simply can not wait! Tickets will go on sale mid-July! Like Kara’s Party Ideas, Sugar Coated Mama & Confetti Fair on Facebook to get the goss on my Australian Tour!

SO, back to the lovely wedding dessert table styled by Sugar Coated Mama- I am in love with this gorgeous pink vintage dessert display! It has so many beautiful, delicate elements that would be perfect for so many events from a baby shower to a bridal shower to a girls’ night out!

Some highlights to look for are:

• The tea cups and saucers stacked to create a dessert stand
• The chocolate bar wedding favors wrapped in paper doilies and ribbon
• The assorted paper fan labels
• The tulle pom poms
• and MORE!

CREDITS / VENDORS
Styling by Sugar Coated Mama

Photography by Kelly Judd Photography

Flowers by Jade McIntosh Flowers

Tulle Pom Poms by Pom Pom Princess

Cupcakes, Lemon Meringue Pies and Strawberry Mousse by Get Frosted

Vintage Cookies by Mad Midnite Baker

Individually wrapped vintage chocolate bars, Peanut Butter Balls & Coconut Ice by Alaine from Sugar Coated Mama

Macarons by Wild Rose Sweets & Styling

Loveheart chocolates by Coco Monde Chocolateria

Dessert labels by Danielle Whiting, Stamp it up consultant Newcastle

Footed Compote, pink cake stand and pink sundae cups by Robert Gordon Pottery

White chocolate raspberries from Bibina Pty Ltd

Macaron stand from Typo

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

• Paper Doilies
• Apothecary Jars
• Cupcake Liners
• Lollipop / Treat Sticks

Party Details:

Sarah said this about the party- “Styling this beautiful girlie vintage wedding table for my client Melanie and her husband Shaun was such a great opportunity to indulge in all the decadent prettiness that gals love – pink, floral, lace, tulle, roses, pearls and most importantly, loads of yummy treats…

STYLE / DÉCORATIONS:

Melanie wanted a vintage table with a modern touch, so we combined pretty florals with the pink and white stripe. The stunning Merewether Beach in Newcastle (Merewether Surfhouse) was the backdrop, so I wanted something very whimsical floating above the table which added style, but didn’t detract from the view. The soft pink and ivory tulle pom poms were the chosen decoration and they worked a treat. Flowers were another important element of this buffet, you can’t have a vintage wedding table without old style roses, and thanks to Jade McIntosh Flowers, the pink roses, white licianthers and green hydrangeas lifted the whole table. Other decorations included vintage tea cups, footed compotes in soft pink, pretty cake stands, pearls, lace doilies and lace ribbon.

YUMMY FOOD:

It is important for dessert table to look amazing, but it is more important for the food to taste amazing. The table consisted of scrumptious vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with Italian buttercream, lemon meringue pies, strawberry mousse shots with cream and raspberries, peanut butter balls (my favourite), coconut slice, vintage cookies, vanilla and raspberry macarons with white chocolate ganache filling, dusty rose handmade chocolate lovehearts, oreo cookie buttercake cake pops, white chocolate coated Raspberries (amazing!!), fluffy pink and white marshmellows, musk sticks, pastel meringues, strawberry nougat and pink bubblegum flavoured jelly belly’s.”

Related posts:

1. HUGE Announcement!! Kara’s Party Ideas Australian Tour + Conference!
2. Vintage Shabby Chic + Burlap & Lace Wedding
3. Pretty In Pink 1st Birthday Party

This amazing “UNDER THE STARS” ELEVENTH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Jenny Raulli of Bloom Designs Online.

This star themed party is so incredible and has so many fun ideas for how to incorporate stars into the various elements, from the desserts to the activities to the decor.

A few of my favorite ideas are:

• The “shoot for the stars” marshmallow shooter activity

• The outdoor movie set up for “seeing stars”

• The star shaped lollipop cupcake toppers

• The star adorned chalkboard backdrop

• and MORE!

Vendors:

Party design and styling- Bloom Designs Online

Invitations, printables- Bloom Designs on Etsy

Pompoms, gumball tubes, cupcake holders, cookie boxes, take out boxes, wooden utensils- Bloom Designs on Etsy

Sparklers- Sparkle

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Daisy Cut Mason Jar Lids

Wooden Utensils

Tissue Pom Poms

Clear Cellophane Bags

Gumball Tubes

Gumballs

Striped Paper Straws

Milk Bottles

Baker’s Twine

Balloons

Ribbon

Mini Cordial Cups

Apothecary Jars

Popcorn Boxes

Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups

Here’s what Jenny said about the party- “I styled this party for my daughter, Audrey’s 11th birthday. She brings so much sparkle to our lives and her personality really shines so a star party was just the perfect theme. Since she is getting older, I wanted to keep the party as girly and sweet as possible while she will still let me. We used several shades of pink, silver and a lot of sparkle in all of the printables and decorations. Everything at the party dealt with stars!

Dinner Table- We set the dinner table under an over hang in the back of our yard. I draped more than a dozen strands of twinkle lights over the table and down the wall to create a beautiful, star like mood. Once the sun set, the area truly sparkled. The table was covered with ruffled tablecloth and I used glittered scrapbook paper for the place mats. Each place setting had a takeout box with dinner inside. I glittered wooden utensils and attached them to the box. For the backs of the chairs, I cut out pink stars and used my Cameo Silhouette machine to cut out the girls’ names. I made pedestals out of wooden star cutouts and round boxes for the candles. Pink pompoms in two shades of pink hung over the table.

Dessert Table- The backdrop of the dessert table was a plywood board that I painted with chalkboard paint. I then traced a star that matched the invitation and filled it in with pink colored chalk. Ruffled curtains framed the backdrop. The centerpiece of the table was a two tiered chocolate cake decorated with gingham ribbon and star toppers that matched the other printables. The dessert table consisted of a Milky Way, which was milk bottles decorated with stars that I also cut from my Cameo machine. There were shooting stars, stars in jars with wooden spoons decorated with star jewels, “star”berry cakes in mason jars, clouds (donuts), cupcakes with star suckers, star bars, star marshmallows, star dust and cups of star cookies.

Activities- The girls did many activities including:

Shoot for the stars- Using marshmallow guns, the girls shot at stars hanging on a frame I made out of PVC. Each girl got 6 marshmallows and received points for hitting different sized stars.

Seeing stars- The girls decorated telescopes with washi tape and pink jewels. Star treatment- the girls did their nails in pink polish of course.

I’m a star- Photo booth.

Seeing Stars- Movie Area. Once the sun went down, the girls watched a movie on a big screen set up in the yard. We moved our couch outside and I sewed a bunch of pillows in pink fabrics for the girls to lie on. I made the “star grazing” table for the movie area out of old palates. The candy boxes were wrapped to match the party printables. We had mini cellophane bags of Star Bursts, like a diamond, and little star candies. The girls also snacked on popcorn and chips and took home tubes of pink colored gumballs.

Drink Station- The drinks were set up on an old wagon that we had. Luckily, it had pink wheel rims. The girls picked from “star”berry soda, sparkling soda, lemonade and personalized water bottles.

Singing Happy Birthday- I always make a mini “smash cake” for my kids- a tradition from their first birthday. For this party, I did a mini pink ombre cake with star bunting. The girls all had big sparklers that held while we sang.

Favors- I made star t-shirts with the word shine on them for each of the girls again using my Cameo. A framed signed told that girls that Audrey thanked her lucky stars for having them as friends. Audrey had such a fun birthday- it was beautiful, girlie and a little bit of glam- just like her.

All of the printable were done with patterns and shades of pink. Invitations, food labels, water bottle wraps, candy box covers, and more can be found here.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Daisy Cut Mason Jar Lids

Wooden Utensils

Tissue Pom Poms

Clear Cellophane Bags

Gumball Tubes

Gumballs

Striped Paper Straws

Milk Bottles

Baker’s Twine

Balloons

Ribbon

Mini Cordial Cups

Apothecary Jars

Popcorn Boxes

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3. Neon Roller Skate Themed 11th Birthday Party

With its travel theme, this “oh the places he’ll go” graduation party has a lot of great ideas for a retirement or going away party too!

A few highlights to look for are:

• The chocolate Oreos topped with graduation caps
• The yellow and black color scheme
• The cake topped with a silhouette of the world
• and MORE!

Event Design/Styling and Planning: Charming Touch Parties

Photography: Charming Touch Parties Photography

Printables: Three Little Monkey Studio
Cake and Cookies: The Barry’s Baker’s Basket

Chocolate Covered Oreos: Love and Sugar Kisses

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Tissue Pom Poms

Gumballs

Apothecary Jars

Burlap

Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks

Ribbon

PARTY DETAILS:

Valerie said this about the party- “Summer is upon us and tis the season for college graduations! This was our FIRST grad party of the season and this celebration was of particular significance, as we were toasting our nephew (the oldest Gimre cousin) as he graduated from University of Iowa. Iowa’s school colors are yellow and black and I knew I wanted to utilize this bright and fun color combo throughout our feature table. I also wanted his special table to reflect his journey through life. I love the symbolism in Dr. Seuss’s “Oh The Places You’ll Go” and wanted to figure out a way to incorporate that. In an effort to keep the party masculine and modern, I opted out of the traditional pastel Seuss colors, and instead incorporated a collegiate vintage-flair. We utilized a chalk board theme complete with variations of black, white, tan, and yellow. I created a timeline of sorts on our backdrop that showed his progression into adulthood, complete with photos from high school and colle ge.

Our sweets table was a medley of desserts that represented his journey through life: a map cake, compass cookies, and key/cap/chalkboard chocolate covered Oreos. We also stocked the table full of coordinating candy, which kept the little ones happy and sufficiently sugared up.

The party was held at a upscale bocce ball/bowling restaurant. We dined alfresco and the guests enjoyed round after round of bocce ball. A PERFECT venue for college kids.

It was a blast of a party and an ideal way to celebrate the success of our nephew!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Tissue Pom Poms

Gumballs

Apothecary Jars

Burlap

Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks

Ribbon

Related posts:

1. Graduation Congrats Party
2. Graduation Party + FREE Printables
3. Graduation Themed Party!

This fab CHICK FLICK HOLLYWOOD MOVIE NIGHT PARTY was submitted by Erin of Strawberry Mommycakes. This looks like so much fun that I’m already checking my calendar to see when I can do this with my girlfriends! The adorable printables make it so that this party would be easy peasy. :]

Some of my favorite elements of this chick flick movie night are:

The printable pillow boxes

The “chick flick bingo” activity

The box trays for holding and carrying food

The pink and yellow color scheme

and MORE!

Party Styling: Strawberry Mommycakes

Printables: Strawberry Mommycakes {or purchase instant download from MYGRAFICO}

Fabric, love sign, apothecary jars: Hobby Lobby

Large Bowl: Crate & Barrel

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Striped Paper Straws

French Square Plastic Milk Bottles

Popcorn Boxes

Cupcake Wraps

Apothecary Jars

Gumballs

Pillow Boxes

Clear Cellophane Bags

Here’s what Erin said about planning this party- “Sometimes when I’m feeling run down…I just need a night with the girls. My husband was out of town for the weekend, so this was the perfect time to throw a Chick Flick Movie Night!  It was seriously so fun!!!

I designed a printable set based on some movie Starlets from the 50′s and 60′s.  I chose Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, Doris Day and Audrey Hepburn. The set includes invitations, games, cupcake wrappers, tent cards, straw flags, pillow boxes, and much more! You’ll have everything you need to pull off the perfect movie night party.

I wanted to create a movie theater feel, without the stinky movie theater carpet (seriously, why is there carpet in movie theaters…so gross?!) We had movie candy (dots, red vines, junior mints, etc), buttered popcorn, sodas, and the added bonus of cupcakes!! Instead of using paper plates, which I think are annoying to eat off of because everything slides off, I made box trays…just like what you’d use in a theater. They were super handy and way cuter than paper plates. Everything fit perfectly in these little trays (which are included in my printable set).

Doris Day is my favorite actress…her movies are ADORABLE and hilarious, so we watched Pillow Talk. I was surprised that most people I invited hadn’t seen it, but everyone LOVED it…definitely a MUST SEE. During the movie, we played “Chick Flick Bingo.” It has things on it like first kiss, dancing, singing…you know…all the chick flick criteria.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Striped Paper Straws

French Square Plastic Milk Bottles

Popcorn Boxes

Cupcake Wraps

Apothecary Jars

Gumballs

Pillow Boxes

Clear Cellophane Bags

This is what Mariah said about planning this party- “This ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Birthday party was an instant hit amongst the little kids as well as the adults. Reminiscent of the hit television show from the 80’s, the theme brought a nostalgic feel to this little boy’s birthday party. His dad’s favorite show growing up was the ‘Dukes of Hazzard’, so what better way to bring the old into the new! It was important to include all things ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ from the hay bales to the vintage wood barn door. It was a classic part of the show where cousins Luke and Bo would jump the car over hay bales and through barn doors. We also included old tires, vintage gas tanks, a custom vintage lunch menu and we cannot forget daisies honoring the infamous Daisy Duke.”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Mason Jar Daisy Cut Lids

Striped Paper Straws

Jute Twine

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Mason Jar Daisy Cut Lids

Striped Paper Straws

Jute Twine

This is what Kerri said about the party- “I have been doing yoga for about 6 months now and LOVE it. The instructor at the Yoga studio just started offering yoga parties so I, of course hadto host one! My daughter, Karlie loves doing the poses with me so I thought it would be fun to do a mother/daughter party with a small group of friends.

I am a freelance graphic designer (also design for an AWESOME frame company, Wild Sorbet Frame Company) so I designed all the party printables (available in my etsy shop, Big K, little k designs). I wanted to keep the food mostly healthy so I chose to do hummus cupcakes, trail mix, fruit, spinach dip, fruit water, and peach tea.

We started off by choosing toe rings (it’s a yoga thing-hehe) and then getting on our yoga mats. The instructor guided us through lots of poses that were kid friendly. Our daughters had so much fun getting to jump around and be silly. We then gave the daughters a foot massage and then they went to play while the mommie’s enjoyed a few minutes of quiet time and a foot massage from the instructor.

We then enjoyed our snacks and let the kids play while the mommies got in some gab time. Our instructor made the cutest treat bags where she shaped pipe cleaners into yoga poses.

It was such a fun party and it was great to have some mother, daughter time. Everyone had  a blast!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Paper Straws

Ribbon

Square Plastic Milk Bottles

Washi Tape

This is what Lynsey said about the party- “My 3 year old has been OBSESSED with everything Beatles since he could walk! He knows every word to every song and even changes the instrument each day to fit what Beatles member he’s pretending to be! So my friend Elizabeth and I designed and planned everything for this Beatles inspired 3rd birthday party!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Mini Pedestal Cups

Milk Bottles

Striped Paper Straws

Lollipop / Treat Sticks

Tissue Honeycomb Flowers

Whirly Pops

Washi Tape

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:

Mini Pedestal Cups

Milk Bottles

Striped Paper Straws

Lollipop / Treat Sticks

Tissue Honeycomb Flowers

Whirly Pops

Washi Tape