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…
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Star-Studded Broadway Birthday Party
My daughter. I love her to pieces. But she’s definitely inherited a few (ahem) dramatic qualities from her parents. (Ok, really, just from me…my husband is as undramatic as they come.) Lucky for us, we have a fabulous budding acting school around the corner, The Viera Studio, where we can channel all that dramatic energy!…
Beside the Seaside Beach Birthday Party {Real Party}
It is the time of year — here in the states at least — where beach themed parties become wildly popular, much like our pink and yellow beach baby birthday party. Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of working with an amazing party crafting mom, Zoe, on a special coral and yellow beach baby…
Pink Lemonade Stand Party
When the weather gets warm thoughts turn to cool drinks, sunshine and all things undeniably summer. In celebration of brighter days, Dina from Deliciously Darling Events gave the classic lemonade stand a modern ombre update that is sure to make it the most popular watering hole in the neighborhood. Thanks to Lauren Nicole Studios for the…
Star Light, Star Bright: A Star Gazing Party
Starlight, starbright, first star I see tonight… We probably all knew this memorable little poem by heart from about the time we are old enough to have a sense of whimsy about us. Which makes it the perfect thing to inspire a party for little ones! Wishing on a star while laid out on a blanket…
Star Wars Glam Spa Party {Real Party}
Star Wars is NOT just for boys. I would venture to say I know about as many little girls in love with these movies as little boys. And what I adore about little girls who love Star Wars is that they totally take a very masculine movie and twist into something very much their own….
A Birthday in the Garden: Hot Pink and Orange for an Outrageous Event!
Nathalie from Angelina’s Dream Parties contacted me about helping with her daughter’s birthday party to be held in Colombia. She flew from New York to have this beautiful party for her daughter among family. Even with all the travel, there was no detail left undone. I love her fabulously colorful and airy backdrop and the…
Shake It Up Party
One of my favorite things is getting fabulous party pics from talented moms out there! When Alexis adapted our Dance Party printables seen in the last post for a Shake It Up birthday party (that her daughter Isabella LOVED!) I was excited, but these pictures were the frosting on the cake. How fabulous are those…
Balloons! A High-Flying Birthday Party
Nothing beats a balloon at a party, so what could be better than making it the overall theme of your next celebration? It’s another sure-fire party delight for guests young and ah…not-so-old. Nicole at Tikkido.com created this spectacular event for the first issue of Festivities Magazine. There is nothing tricky to creating a banner and…
Pancakes and Pajamas – Light Effort Celebration
One of our goals in creating Festivities Magazine was to provide some inspiration for parties that don’t go all the way over the top and only take a few hours to craft. And will fit into about any budget! For our breakfast-based “Pancake and Pajamas” birthday party, I started with a pretty blank canvas —…
{Real Party} Spa Birthday Party – Maddie Turns 6!
After seeing everything that goes on with mom’s job all year long, my daughter Madeline takes her birthday very seriously. All the bells and whistles must be pulled out and there must be much celebrating–and cake–involved in whatever we do. This year, Maddie wanted to do something besides the at-home parties we’ve done for the…
Streamer Chandeliers – a DIY Tutorial
I ran across the idea for these streamer chandeliers on Pinterest one day. The original was huge and shrug from the very top of a giant tent for a wedding. Most people i know wouldn’t have a need at their parties for something that big, so i came up with this scaled down version that…
“Plant a Seed” Eco-Friendly Birthday Party
Eco-friendly party for Earth Day or every day! Plant a Seed, and watch a birthday grow in this gardening birthday.
Baby Love Baby Shower {Real Party}
My good friend Karrie moved way up north away from her friends not too long ago and started working on her 3rd child. We were thrilled when she decided to drop back down and visit, and there had to be a “sprinkle” for her if no other reason to let her know how much she…
Valentines Desserts for Healthy Hearts
Last week, I posted over at Project Nursery about healthy Valentines desserts. There’s an abundance of sweet stuff this time of year, but with this spread, 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…
{Real Party} Aqua and Orange Chevron Giraffe First Birthday Party
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…
Little Pumpkin Fall Harvest Party
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…
A Bewitching Halloween Party
Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble…full of candy and sweet treats! We were completely bewitched by our Halloween photoshoot this year with all the beautiful craftsmanship from our contributors and gorgeous sweet work from some very talented bakers. It’s always truly amazing to me when you hand over a concept in…
{Real Party} Niahm’s Bright Butterfly Birthday
Nicole from Tradewind Tiaras is the most incredible DIYer I know. Every party she throws has the most amazing handcrafted details that not only shows her talent, but her love for what she does and the people that she celebrates. I was truly honored to be able to help a bit with her daughter’s…
{Real Party} “Birthday Rush” in Gerber Daisies
We are in a very small (five families) playgroup for my son, and it was a wild coincidence that three of were all sorority sisters, albeit at different colleges. Much joking has gone on the past year about our little sisterhood. When Courtney’s birthday came around and she really wanted to celebrate, we decided to…
{Real Party} Pink Jungle Baby Shower
I recently had the pleasure of working with Carolyn Horton of CHS Creative Productions to create designs to match a bedding set for an intimate shower for a family member. Although it was held during a particularly busy time for Carolyn, the sweet touches she made for the guests made it extra special for the…
{Free Printable} Thanks for making birthday WISHes come true!
Renee Adler, one of the very talented designers that works with me, was kind enough to make this very cute poster for Maddie’s Make a Wish party with the “Star Light, Star Bright, First Star I See Tonight” poem on it. As a thank you to everyone for helping lots of wishes come true this…
{Real Party} Make a Wish desserts
The dessert table selections at the “Make a Wish” birthday party were nestled in a china cabinet I found at a local thrift store. It wasn’t very pretty when I purchased, it but I saw it’s interesting lines and knew a little paint would work wonders! The same shop happened to have the tea cart…
Maddie’s Make a Wish Birthday Party
As a kid, the birthday wish was the all-important-part of the birthday celebration. Blowing out those candles meant there was a glimmer of hope that some small dream in your little heart would have a chance of coming true if made at that very moment. There is so much that is magic about birthdays when…
Make a Wish…
My daughter’s 5th birthday party was this past weekend, where we all made lots of birthday wishes. After Madeline has watched all the parties I’ve worked on this year and pined for her own, it was very important that I get this party right for her! There was so much more than decorations and invitations…
{Real Party} Down on the Farm 1st Birthday
Last summer, I had the pleasure of meeting Tara of Three Little Bows while she was planning this wonderful “Down on the Farm” party for her daughter’s 1st birthday. I so enjoyed looking through her pictures after the party was over. The photos are so stunning – Tara used very simple elements (and one spectacular…
A Beach Baby Birthday
Sandy toes and sunkissed cheeks are always the best part about an adventure at the beach, and I just couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate a little beach baby’s birthday than to be out on the sand. After meeting at the Central Florida Martha Stewart Dreamers into Doers event, Jennifer from Party Dreamz started…
Pretty and Paisley 1st Birthday Party
I fell in love with paisley the minute Ashley handed me the designs. My love was deepened once I saw the beautiful work that Ellen from Whimsical Mod Parties did in styling her daughters Madeleine’s Dol Celebration. So what is a Dol Celebration? In Ellen’s words: “It’s a Korean tradition that celebrates the first birthday….
{Real Party} Mod Milk & Cookies Birthday
Karin, the talented momma who styled this dinosaur party for her son had another little birthday at her house last month. Inspired by several parties she collected around the blogosphere, she settled on this really neat “mod” milk and cookies theme. Together we put together a few printables to make the party work! The photographs…
{Real Party} Glittery Ballerina Birthday
There are quite a few people around the blogosphere that I positively love and admire, and I’ve been very behind in sharing their wonderful parties. The next few posts here on my blog I’m devoting to them! One of my favorite party girls, Amy from Blowout Party recently threw her daughter this beautifully handcrafted party….
{Real Parties} From My Fabulous Customers!
Love love LOVE getting pictures from my customers! I have taken far too long to post these pictures up that were sent in, but that makes me no less proud of these fabulously creative people. The first picture (above) was from a WILD baby shower sent in by Maggie. She wanted zebra prints, stripes and…
{REAL PARTY} Mermaids & Scuba Divers
Part of what makes my job so fun is getting to see the amazing pictures that my clients send of their parties. Kristen sent in this “Mermaid and Scuba Divers” twist on the mermaid in my shop. She created amazing atmosphere and detail throughout the party for her little mermaid girl’s 4th birthday party. As…