We receive a lot of superhero party submissions each month, but this one by Tania from Totful Memories for her son’s 4th birthday party really caught our eye. We love the graphic black and white backdrop. Her son loves superheroes right now so Tania made sure that all superheroes were part of the design. Sweet treats on the dessert table included amazing batman cake pops, Kryptonite jello, a very cool macaron cake inspired by this…
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Archive for Tag: birthday party
April 24, 2013
Flamenco Guest Dessert Feature
Get ready to step into a small city in Spain with this Flamenco dessert table styled by Sibel of Sibella Photogrphy in Australia. Sibel created this party for her daughter’s birthday. How fantastic is that cascading ruffled tablecloth? Sibel’s son has severe food allergies so she hired Angel from ElevatorLoveStory to create all gluten, wheat, nut and egg free treats to ensure that he could also celebrate in the fun. Sweet treats on the dessert…
April 17, 2013
Subway Guest Dessert Feature
Being that we’re from the big apple, this party really made us smile. This party was styled by one of our readers, Anne, for her son’s birthday. Last year, we featured Anne’s son’s first birthday party and we are back today with his second. Her son loves trains so Anne created a NYC subway themed party. We love how Anne incorporated seersucker patterns and the iconic graphic circles for NYC subway lines. Sweet treats…
April 08, 2013
Lavender and Yellow Guest Dessert Feature
It is a beautiful spring day in NYC today so we’re sharing pretty spring colors on the blog with this lavender and yellow party from Susana of Citrus and Orange. Susana created this party for her daughter’s birthday. The party was intimate and looked precious. We love the scalloped bottom tier on the cake. Other sweet treats on the dessert table included macarons, star sugar cookies, personalized chocolate bars and Jordan almonds. Scroll down for…
March 05, 2012
Construction Crew Guest Dessert Feature
If your boys are like mine, they love everything about transportation. They love buses, subways, cars, and especially trucks. This collection from the crew at Spaceships and Laserbeams is perfect for your truck loving tot. We love the props that they used including a plywood backdrop with #2 outlined in rocks, duct tape roll containers {brilliant!} for cashew clusters, and store bought shovels for vessels. We also love how the plain buttercream cake was turned…
March 02, 2012
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss Part II
Kelly of Paper Stories sent in this whimsical, kid-appropriate Dr. Seuss-inspired dessert bar so I could share it with you. I recently wrote on Stroller Traffic about creating a book-themed party for kids and this is a perfect example of a book-themed party. In our home, we read Dr. Seuss books all the time and “Green Eggs and Ham” is a staple in the bedtime routine so I really enjoyed seeing this table. Kelly labeled…
March 02, 2012
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
Today would have been the 108th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel p/k/a Dr. Seuss. In his honor, …we are reposting a couple of Dr. Seuss themed parties that we featured last year. I will not eat green eggs and ham!
When we saw this submission, we were jumping for joy.
‘Cause this party is great for a girl or a boy.
We received it from Alison, a cake maker down under.
She styled the
February 23, 2012
Fabulously Fifty: Cheese Table Guest Feature
This morning, we showed you this fabulous dessert table from the pink & gold 50th birthday party that was sent to us by Belinda from Styled By Belle. Belinda’s party had many stations and we’re back to show you the cheese station. Belinda upped the ante with her savory and creamy take on the dessert bar. This fromage feast featured an abundance of cheese to tease everyone’s palate, including Dutch Gouda, Cablanca Goat, Triple Cream…
February 23, 2012
Fabulously Fifty Guest Dessert Feature
This fantastic party was sent to us by Belinda from Styled By Belle. Belinda styled this party for a 50th birthday party. There are so many great elements of this party so we’re splitting up her party into three posts. The desserts, the cheese table {amazing} and the coffee/tea table. This first table features ever so sweet desserts styled using pink and gold to match the vintage theme. Sweet treats included a pink ruffled cake,…
February 22, 2012
Feeling Groovy Guest Dessert Feature
Deanna from Mirabelle Creations created this groovy 70′s inspired disco party for her daughter’s 9th birthday. She wanted to give the table a modern and sophisticated twist so she used the very popular chevron pattern in an aqua, lime green, and slate color palette. How great is the chevron designed cake using Sixlets? We think it is fabulous. You can use any type of small candy to create pattern on your cake. We’ve even used…
February 21, 2012
Wonderfully Wonka Guest Dessert Feature
This Willy Wonka inspired table was sent to us by Leonie from Leonies Cakes and Parties. Leonie created this table for her son’s 11th birthday. She started by creating that very cool cake. Guests received a golden ticket invitation. Upon arrival, each guest signed the Wonka contract with a personal message for the birthday boy. They were then directed through a Wonka gate backdrop, which set the scene for a Wonka candy buffet. The golden…
February 17, 2012
Train Guest Dessert Feature
We received this submission from Tiffany at Baked Perfections. Tiffany created her first dessert table for her son’s birthday train themed party. The primary colors of the invitation and Tiffany’s printables inspired the palette of the table. Sweet treats included sugar cookies, cookie dough truffle pops and popcorn cones. The cookies are fantastic. We think she did a great job! Scroll down to see the vendor credits.
To see some more parties inspired by trains,…
February 10, 2012
Mary Poppins Guest Dessert Feature
This sweet Mary Poppins inspired tea party was sent to us by Jenny from Jenny cookies. This brought back elementary school memories since I played Mary in my fifth grade play! It was also the first broadway show that we took our kids to see. Back to the party…..Jenny threw this party for her daughter. With 30 minutes to decorate the party, she had to move at “umbrella” speed. Jenny made six small cakes in…
February 06, 2012
Let’s Monkey Around Guest Dessert Feature
This “Let’s Monkey Around” sock puppet party from Marjenah of Candy Bar Couture is perfect for Valentine’s Day. The orange, pink and red striped design gave the party a youthful and happy vibe. We love the sock monkey cake pops, sock monkey cake toppers, and heart cookies. Marjenah brought in lots of candy, which is a great way to bring color to the table and perfect for Valentine’s Day. She also made sock monkey plastic…
January 31, 2012
Construction Zone Guest Dessert Feature
Who knew that you can do birthday parties at the Home Depot? What a great idea for kids. This party was sent to us by Maysem from Ode to Inspiration. Turkey sandwiches, bags of sliced apples, and organic fruit snacks were packaged in tin lunch boxes. Sweet treats included “mud cupcakes” presented in a dump truck, sugar cookies and clementines. Hard hats and orange traffic cone “cups” accessorized the tables. Guests took home hard hats…
January 27, 2012
Around the Atlas: Indonesia
This “Around the Atlas” was sent to us by Intan from Dreamflavours Celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia. She created this beautiful table for a little girl’s birthday party. The theme of the birthday was a fairy garden. We love the whimsical feel of the table centerpieces, which included bow topiaries, bird houses and lush hydrangea arrangements. Sweet treats included that fabulous garden cake and lollipops. Fantastic!
To see some more submissions from “Around the Atlas”, click…
January 17, 2012
Pink and Green Guest Dessert Feature
This table was sent to us by Renee of Lola & Co. Party Styling. For her daughter Lola’s 1st birthday, Renee chose a bright and feminine color palette of hot pink and lime green while keeping a shabby chic farm theme. She created two tables. The first, covered in burlap, was for the baked goods which included a green ruffled cake, cookies, macarons, mousse and jello shooters. The second table was a candy bar and…
November 07, 2011
A Pirate’s Life Guest Dessert Feature
This pirate themed party almost threw us overboard! Johanna from Mums Little Party Secret sent us these photos from her son Morgan’s birthday. She and her husband decorated and constructed that pirate ship by hand (amazing!). Johanna also created the cupcakes and cake. After months of construction, the day finally arrived for Capt’n Morgan III’s maiden voyage. Johanna and here husband were fearful of housing the ship outside as storms were predicted. They made the…
October 28, 2011
Halloweekend Countdown: Graham’s Pumpkin Party
We are getting our costumes ready and putting our candy out in anticipation of Monday. Have I mentioned that Halloween is my favorite holiday?? We have had some fantastic halloween inspiration on the blog over the past month. Today, we are featuring this adorable party to give you some final ideas for Monday. Last year, we featured this adorable county fair themed party that Michelle from Cakewalk Baking created for her son Graham’s birthday. For…
September 29, 2011
Sweet Second Birthday Guest Dessert Feature
This sweet table was sent to us by Melinda of the blog Georgica Pond. She held this party for her daughter’s second birthday at her parent’s country property in the Southern Highlands of NSW. The color palette of pink, aqua and green was inspired by the scrapbook paper that she used to make the invitations and decorations. As a former magazine stylist, Melinda definitely has an eye for putting things together. She claims she is…
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Style Your Sole Guest Dessert Feature
June 4, 2012
Tom’s are all the rage right now and if you have ever had them on your feet, you understand why. Not only are they super comfortable, but for every shoe purchased, Tom’s donates a pair of shoes to a needy child. This party was styled with that in mind. { Read More }
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January 31, 2012
As we mentioned, Australia Day was celebrated last Thursday down under. This very Aussie dessert table was sent to us by Hanna of Pretty and Print. Every year, Hanna has an Australian Day BBQ. { Read More }
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