October 17, 2013
We feel like we’re floating on pink and purple confections today with this ethereal Unicorn and Rainbow all the way from Peru. The party was styled by Nathalie from Angelina’s Dream Parties for her daughter’s 3rd birthday. Nathalie visited the US and left with a suitcase filled with candy and party supplies for the party! Sweet treats on the dessert table included chocolate and red velvet cake pops, fondant and buttercream covered cupcakes, cookies, macarons,…
October 11, 2013
We are sending you off into the weekend with this pretty circus themed party from Germany. This party was styled by Bettina from Beautiful Occasions for a little boy’s 7th birthday. Bettina took the inspiration from other circus parties and added a vintage vibe. Sweet treats on the dessert table included a rainbow cake covered with fondant stars, glittery chocolate covered marshmallow sticks, chocolate covered Oreos, cupcakes, macarons, and an array of candy. Drinks were…
October 09, 2013
We have a fantastic post today to get you over the hump! Nikki from Tikkido styled this party for her daughter’s birthday. Nikki was inspired by one of her favorite childhood books called Mud Pies and Other Recipes by Marjorie Winslow. The ingredients in the recipes of the book are sticks, flower petals, and dirt and Nikki did an incredible job incorporating that into the party details. We love the floral bunting that she created…
September 25, 2013
Halloween is right around the corner and we have some great inspiration today from Kim at The TomKat Studio. Kim recently styled this Halloween shoot for HGTV, which has some spooky crafts and recipes. Many items from Kim’s shop were incorporated into the shoot. We think her Halloween Party Kits are perfect for the holiday.
Today we are giving away TWO Halloween Party Kits (one of each color palette). Our lucky two readers will also…
September 24, 2013
The chillier temperatures of fall have hit NYC and we’re thinking of pumpkins and parkas. This sweet autumnal party was styled by Jennifer from The Pear Events for her little pumpkin’s birthday party. We love the addition of navy to the traditional orange, taupe and brown fall color palette, as well as the argyle and houndstooth patterns. Guests were greeted with apple baskets filled with tea sandwiches, pumpkin bread and apple juice. A dessert table…
September 13, 2013
We’ve had a lot of gold bling on the blog this week {here and here} so we’re ending the week with a golden glam party that will transport you to Neverland. This beautiful Peter Pan party was styled by Carla from Palm Beach Parties for her daughter’s birthday. We LOVE Carla’s feminine interpretation of the Peter Pan story. How sweet is the golden dot backdrop and table runner? Carla also made a ruffled tablecloth out…
September 06, 2013
We love baking parties for kids. Not only do the ‘lil guests get to work together to create something, but they get to taste their creations as well. Also, there are the adorable aprons! This “Bake A Cake” party was sent to us by Francisca from Cupcake in Portugal. Pretty poms, a cupcake wrapper garland and polka dot printables by 512 Ideias added to the charm of this sweet party. Sweet treats on the dessert…
August 16, 2013
We are loving this fun Sugar Rush party styled by Jessica of Oh So Printable for her daughter’s birthday. Jessica’s vision for this party was to capture the elements of the Sugar Rush Speedway, the Kart Bakery, and the candy characters found in the film. Guests were greeted an apron, chef’s hat, and a cookie place card named after each Sugar Rush racer. Lil guests made their own race cars out of graham crackers, royal…
August 15, 2013
This incredible Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter tea party was styled by Zehra from Couture Event Styling in Australia for a little girl’s 7th birthday. Seriously, there are SO many fabulous details here. We love how Zehra brought the chaos of Wonderland into the decor of the party. Sweet treats were displayed in the middle of a table surrounded by all of the Wonderland guests. Desserts included cake pops, tea cup shaped macarons {brilliant}, White…
August 12, 2013
This pretty butterfly party was styled by Margit from dot & dash parties. The table was inspired by a quote from “The Butterfly” by Hans Christian Andersen and the simple white butterflies that she sees all summer long. We love the wreath that Margit hung above the dessert table. Sweet treats included a butterfly adorned cake, daisy cookie wands, peanut butter and jelly tea sandwiches, flower candies, marshmallows, cupcakes, caramel corn and lemonade. The little…
July 23, 2013
We are sprinkling you with color this morning with a rainbow party styled by Sasha from Make It Chic Events for her stepdaughter’s birthday party. Sweet treats on the dessert table included homemade rainbow cupcakes, cake pops, amd a rainbow tiered cake. Rainbow sugar cookies and striped cookies made by The Sweet Shop Cookie Company, popcorn in rainbow striped boxes, and rainbow candy also gave the table a pop of color. Guests painted rainbow murals…
July 11, 2013
Who doesn’t love oversized dots? Robyn and Lisa of Lettuce & Co. styled this party for their client Poppy who loves the color poppy and dots. The party was held in the birthday girl’s home which was a converted warehouse. Robyn and Lisa added pink touches to give the palette a feminine touch. Sweet treats on the dessert table included a raspberry mud cake with vanilla buttercream and oversized red dots, white chocolate baby cakes,…
July 09, 2013
Happy National Sugar Cookie Day! We have had some really creative sugar cookie inspiration like this one and this one. This party that was styled by Jacki from Blissfully Sweet in Australia is providing the inspiration today. Jacki styled this party for a client’s son. For the backdrop, Jacki chose white washed paneled wood that she created herself. Sweet treats on the dessert table included fruit sugar cookies, cupcakes topped with fondant caterpillar and food…
July 08, 2013
This pretty pastel cake decorating party was styled by Lina from Sweet Bambini Event Styling in Australia for her daughter’s birthday. There are so many intricate details so be sure to look closely at each picture! We love the spoon chandelier, hanging chef hats over the dessert table and the parisian style pastry cookies. Sweet treats on the dessert table that fabulous fondant cake, gold dusted marshmallows, cake pops, macarons, cupcakes, nougat, and chocolate covered…
July 02, 2013
This colorful bird party made us all smile this morning. We love how Angela from Angela Marie Events incorporated summery elements for this end of school year/ beginning of summer party. Angela used wooden birdcages, branches with felt birds, and bird nests for this outdoor party. Angela didn’t shy away from color and pattern {love!}, even though the party has a rustic vibe. Sweet treats on the dessert table included bird cookies, edible nests filled…
July 01, 2013
We hope everyone had a great weekend. Before we jump into the week, we wanted to raise some tech matters.
(1) For those of you who use an RSS feed, just a reminder that Google reader closes today. We’ve heard Feedly is a great replacement for Google Reader. You can head over to Feedly today and transfer your Google Reader with one click here. Here’s an article about it. We hope you will have us…
June 28, 2013
We are leaving you this week with an adorable party that was styled by one of our readers, Courtney Portner, for her daughter’s birthday. Courtney used American Girl Doll Saige and Riley Blake’s “Dress Up Days” fabric as the inspiration for a Dress Up Dolly party. We are smitten with the gorgeous hand decorated cookies, the fondant toppers for the cupcakes, and the clothing pin-clad cake pops. Other fun details included a doll clothesline garland…
June 27, 2013
How cute is this Little Red Riding Hood party that was styled by Melissa from M & M Party in Brazil for a friend’s daughter’s birthday? The party had a woodland vibe that was accentuated by the greenery in the birthday girl’s backyard. Brazilian sweets adorned the dessert table with a great cake created by Cecilia Pereira in the center. Our favorite part…the little red riding capes that covered the water bottles. Very cute.
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June 25, 2013
We are loving this garden party styled by Kris from K & S Styled Events for her nature loving niece’s 7th birthday. Kris used the birthday girl’s backyard for the venue and brought in props like a grass runner, tree stump vessels, and baskets of fresh produce. Sweet treats on the dessert table included “potted garden plant” cupcakes, chocolate and caramel coated apples, peanut butter chip cookies, watermelon pops and veggie cups. A drink bar…
June 24, 2013
Is there anything better than an ice cold treat during the hot summer? Since summer is officially here in the states, we’re celebrating today with a fun snow cone party from Lauren of Lauren Haddox Designs. This party was for her friend’s daughter’s birthday and it was super COOL. Lauren created a unique snow cone centerpiece out of poster board and coffee filters topped off with an oversized striped straw. Sweet treats on the dessert…