I have quite a few customers that I’m always thrilled to hear from, and Maggie is always one of them! She wanted to do a vintage-inspired circus party for her son’s 2nd birthday, and we were able to provide her with a few printables to help the party along. The beautiful photos are by Anna Pociask Photography.
Maggie has such great style! And I love the way our banner looks on that big yellow backdrop with the pops of red and aqua. This set is available in the shop.
Last week, I posted over at Project Nursery about some healthier alternatives to the overwhelming number of sweets Valentines Day seems to bring on. And the kids won’t miss the sugar–my two were more excited about hitting this particular dessert table than any I can think of recently. And they see a LOT of dessert tables.
Maybe it was that I told them they could have as much as they want, and that they weren’t limited to one or two things? And their pure amazement at something as simple as a heart in the side of an apple made it really fun for me…and the fact that they were thrilled to bits to be eating apples and watermelon and greek yogurt has made me want to try more of these style tables!
Want to read the hearty-healthy article? Pop over to Project Nursery to check it out!
Recently I worked with Natalie at Southern Belle’s Charm to help create what turned out to be an incredibly unique and fun party. The little guest of honor’s favorite book was “I Stink” – a book by Kate McMullan all about GARBAGE.
And Natalie had a hay day coming up with all sorts of garbage-related party goodies, from book invitations to trashy wreaths, to fly shaped cake pops and trash can favors. Here are a few pictures from the party, but be sure to pop by her site to see the rest!
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My daughter begged for a Christmas party this year—lucky for her it doesn’t take much excuse for me to start designing an event! It was a fun experience planning this party; Maddie was there every step giving her input on what games to play, what food we should eat and what we should drink and give out as favors.
The front rooms of the house were decked out for the party in red and green with a “Chilly & Cheery” penguin theme. I handmade virtually everything in this party from the paper ornaments (tutorial here), ribbon rosettes on the aprons, paper trees on the tables, chair backs and wreaths (see the how to here). These were all great touches that anyone can pull off with a little effort.
We had a table full of fruits and vegetables for the kids, and a small sweets table. Edible Details sent the cutest little fondant penguin toppers for our cupcakes that the girls later put in front of their gingerbread houses. Renee of Bees Knees Creative sent some adorable (and delicious!) sugar cookies that perfectly matched our little penguin graphics. Both these penguin-shaped sweets were huge crowd pleasers!
And all those red stands? I’ve said it before–there isn’t anything a can of spray paint can’t fix. I picked up some footed bowls and a candle stick at Goodwill and painted the outside (not the inside where the food goes!) The striped plate came from Wal-Mart.
Other items on the table were peppermint fudge covered oreos, divinity (a favorite southern candy), white chocolate drizzled popcorn with m&ms (“snow crunch”), and chocolate cookie dough truffles. The favorite on the table were the “snow cones.” I dipped a large marshmallow in candy melt, rolled it in coconut and then placed it on a tiny ice cream cone and topped it off with a red m&m. Easy and fabulously fun! I’ll put up a pictorial tutorial soon to show you just how it was done.
On the main table, I created a little forest of trees. I made them using party hats and dowel rods! They were the perfect whimsical touch to our handmade party. Each table setting had a place card (kids love to see their names!), a plate full of candy decorations, a bag full of royal icing tied with a red bow, a glass of milk rimmed with chocolate and sprinkles, a snack box full of marshmallows and a cup full of m&ms. It was everything every girl needed to make a perfect gingerbread house.
Decorations are great to look at at a party, but the party guests have to have something to DO while they are there. As our little guests arrived, we had them sit and do a craft to give them something to do while we waited for everyone to show up. Using some fine glitter from Martha Stewart, glass bulbs and special glue, we made some tree-worthy glittery ornaments.
Maddie just couldn’t wait for the schedule of events to unfold, so as soon as her little ornament was done, she was off to play in the snow. This activity was such a crowd pleaser at Halloween, there was a request (demand) for a repeat! I filled a box full of Styrofoam peanuts and hid small toys and hair things in the bottom of the box. The kids had to dive mostly in the box to find them!
The next activity was meant to be sort of an ice breaker, but fortunately, the girls were all so excited by the snow bit I didn’t have to worry about that needing to happen. We played “wrap a gift”—two teams of three, all armed with a roll of toilet paper, raced to wrap up a precious gift, a mommy. I’m glad I was holding the camera, but our two mommies were really great sports about it.
Gingerbread house decorating. Each girl got their own apron embellished with a ribbon rosette before we started. We used the tutorial by Nicole at Tradewind Tiaras. This gingerbread recipe was really fantastic, and making the houses as a-frames made them go together in a snap. Each girl had her own frosting bag full of royal icing as she decorated her masterpiece.
We did a “yankee” gift exchange where you pick a present or steal a present as your number is called. Every single girl was thrilled with what she got in the end! I picked up some nice less than $3 piece gifts on Black Friday for this — so they weren’t that expensive in the end, but worth the glee this activity brought ten times over.
One last party trick I played…from another tutorial from Nicole at Tradewind Tiaras (she’s so full of good ideas!!) In some clear plastic cups I put a drop of food coloring and let it dry overnight. I brought the cups to the table filled with ice, then filled them with Sprite or water for the girls…and they were all thrilled to bits when their drinks changed color to red and green. Why? They asked. I just told them it was a bit of Christmas magic (wink!)
The party ran late because the girls were having so much fun. Which I took as a huge compliment!
The penguin printables we used in our party are now available in our Etsy shop. (http://frogprincepaperie.etsy.com)
Photography and Styling | Paula Biggs at Frog Prince Paperie
Paperie | Renee Adler for Frog Prince Paperie
Fondant Cupcake Toppers | Edible Details
Sugar Cookies | Bees Knees Creative
We recently had the pleasure of working with Marie on designing a set in chevron and polka dots for her little girl Lauren’s 1st birthday party. Lauren is a big fan of her Vulli Sophie La Giraffe, so that had to be in there as well! We supplied a few items to her and she was able to use them all in many different ways to achieve a truly custom look to her party. Talk about a crafty mamma! This party was originally posted at my good friend Lili’s blog at swanky::chic::fete…you can go there to see the complete set of pictures from this stunner of an event.
I love how she used the custom circles to personalize her cups, party hats and boxes, and even used them for cupcake toppers, too! And I’m also a huge fan of all the coordinating fabric she was able to find–she used fabric.com for the fun chevron prints! Be sure to see the rest of the photos at swanky::chic::fete.
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Having a fall birthday is a perfect reason to celebrate pumpkin style! The fall has it’s own spectrum of wonderful decorations that make a seasonal ‘Little Pumpkin’ party so much more fun. Ellen of Ellen Bessette Events styled this fabulous homage to the pumpkin patch for our little Maddy. There were lots of treats, cider, s’mores, apple bobbing, and of course pumpkins. Thank you to Jill Luecht Photography for photoediting.
I have to say, it’s a hard thing to turn a Florida back yard in August to a beautiful fall scene, but Ellen did it with flair. Straw bales, autumn leaves, mums and scarecrows dotted the yard with a punches of color. I especially love the wreath she hand crafted to hang over the dessert table. The pretty arbor the table was set in was swathed in leaf garlands and the table covered in another handmade creation, a pom-pom trimmed tablecloth.
Sweet treats from Lynlee’s Petite Cakes (fondant toppers) and The Cookie Jar (sugar cookies) starred on the table along with cinnamon flavored popcorn, lollipops and rock candy treats.
The kid-sized table used a pumpkin filled with flowers as the centerpiece. Ellen made the party hats from scrapbook paper, maribou and ribbon for the little ones to wear. To decorate the backs of the chairs, she used oversized felt pumpkins and tulle to create a chair swag that really popped!
A sweet little smash cakes with a pumpkin top from Something Sweet Cake Studio sat on top of the straw bales that lined the party area along with some cinnamon sticks and cider to wash it all down!
Our little Maddy made an appearance to eat some birthday cake in a little pumpkin tutu and matching hairband byTiti’s Tutus .
Ellen’s fun and colorful fall party stylings were truly enjoyed by the children as they ate, drank and played games!
This set is available in the shop here ~ and without the birthday theme for classrooms by request!
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VENDOR CREDITS:
– Styling: Ellen Bessette Events
– Paperie & Photography: Frog Prince Paperie
– Photo Editing: Jill Leucht Photography
– Fondant Toppers: Lynlee’s Petite Cakes
– Sugar Cookies: The Cookie Jar
– Smash Cake: Something Sweet Cake Studio
– Tutu and Headband: Titi’s Tutus
And what’s a party without a little bit of fun? We had a face paint artist, Debra Heuskin Face and Body Artist, paint the girls’ faces with flair. There was also a donut eating contest—the contestants couldn’t use their hands and the donuts were strung from the doorway. I admit, this was a bight more fun for the adults to watch than it should have been.
As our guests were leaving they were welcome to pick up a treat bag or two. A bewitching cake by Contemporary Cakery served as the centerpiece along with take-home bagged and bowed sugar cookies.”
VENDOR CREDITS:
– Paperie and Styling: Frog Prince Paperie
– Photography: Heather Stine Photography
– Photo Editing: Jill Luecht Photography
– Baked Goods: Contemporary Cakery
– Sugar Cookies: JP Creatibles
– Fondant Toppers: Lynlee’s Petite Cakes
– Paper Wreath and Fan Centerpieces: Southern Belle’s Charm
– Treat Bags: Laugh Loud Smile Big
– Facepainting: Debra Heuskin Face and Body Artist
– Costumes: Patti Fabulous
– Floral: Buds, Etc. Floral Studio
The golf printable party set designed by Ashley Dickson as a custom design is one of our more popular party sets–it’s done in argyle tiffany blue, apple green and navy and makes a fabulous addition to any age golfer’s party, from 1 to 94! The golf birthday party photos we get from customers are always loads of fun to see…here are a few of my favorites.
Katie Grace Designs has a cute little son obsessed with golf cart rides, so it was a natural choice for a party. In addition to what comes in the set already, she had some custom signs and labels made and lots of really cute name to put on the labels for all the food.
I just love these centerpieces she made with golf balls and grass!
The party favors were little sets of golf clubs
And of course, golf cart rides were a favorite kid activity!
See more photos on Katie’s blog!
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I’m always a sucker for a good cake smashing picture. The golf birthday party was originally designed for little Jack here’s first birthday. His momma is one creative lady and came up with a fabulous dessert table full of fun goodies.
They had a chalk board for writing messages for pictures, and this one was so funny! I love Jack’s little old fashioned golf outfit, too!
The golf printables are available in the Esty shop for your golf birthday party!
This spectacular Elmo party for one tiny Elmo love comes from a very fabulous client of mine, Cecelia all the way from down under. She had a vision for her Elmo party, and it was so much fun helping her make it a very unique character party. Cecelia amazingly handcrafted most of what you see here, including the desserts. I understand she might start taking on clients soon for those of you there on the other side of the world! Thanks for sending in your pictures, Cecelia!
Such an incredible amount of detail work went into this dessert table–from oreo truffles shaped like Elmo to the beautifully done candy skewers and macarons in perfect matching shades of red and aqua.
I just love how creative Cecelia was with all the printables –she used scrapbook paper to make pinwheels and the tops of the invitations to make these darling Bloombox centerpieces
Even the beverages got a little party love!
Happy 2nd birthday, Jake, and congrats on a wonderful job, Cecelia!!
It’s always fun helping someone meet their party vision, and in this case of this soccer party it was a wonderfully sweet party planner, Lili, of Swanky Chic Fete. She had a very clear idea of how she wanted her son Aston’s party to look like, and it was fabulous to help her along and watch all the elements of the party come together as she found the perfect party pieces and details.
Some of my favorite details of her party were the cake (WOW!) by Sweet Boutique Bakery, the ice cream truck she had roll up as a treat for the kids, and the party t-shirts she had made by a friend. And of course I also love the way all the colors just seem to pop right out of these pictures! Lili is a fantastic party stylist, and I always look forward to seeing what she comes up with! You can see all the party photos on her stylish blog Swanky :: Chic :: Fete.
party paper accessories : frog prince paperie
cake and cake pops : the sweet boutique
cookies : michael’s cookie jar
soccer drills and games : soccer tots houston
ice cream cart : southern ice cream
screen printed birthday shirt and tshirt party favors : meredith tichenor
plush soccer stuff toy party favor : ikea
balloons : party city
catering : james coney island & escalantes
photography : ailynne abarado-remigio
The vintage soccer invitations and party printables are available in the Frog Prince Paperie store!
