Real Party Feature – Lalaloopsy Baptism Celebration

I swooned when I saw the images of this Lalaloopsy Baptism celebration by Kate from Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations for her daughter Paige! Kate decided to setup various tables each styled around the personality and characteristics of a different Lalaoopsy doll. What results is a gorgeously detailed and thought out celebration with loads of prettiness!

The main table was set up in front of their cubby house (looks like a dream cubby house!) and this backdrop is just gorgeous! Love the chandelier, gold birdcages and the pretty bunting which all work so well together! It is honestly stunning!

 

On this table Kate had cupcakes, white chocolate mousse, cookies and other sweets along with Paige’s beautiful two tiered Christening cake, decorated with sweet icing buttons & bows.

I just love the extra detail added to these mousse pots and drink bottles including the way the platters have been decorated:

This drinks table is ever so sweet and demonstrates a great set up which you could use for your own parties.

Styled around another of the dolls is this Morning Tea table with scones, jams and strawberry custard tarts complete with a biscuit tiled floor! I just love this beautiful table:

Also set up was an assorted cakes and dessert table again based around one of the Lalaloopsy dolls which has a connection with bandages, bumps and bruises – hence the cute extra bandage details on this table!

A lot of the party wares came from Kate’s own online store Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations however there were lots of other great suppliers involved and full credits and sources can be found in the full blog post on this celebration.

Thank you Kate for giving me the opportunity to showcase this beautiful celebration for Paige!

Easter Celebration

With Easter around the corner I thought I would put together a few selections of some Easter items for those of you wanting to put together something special for Easter.

Easter is a great time to do some fun crafts with your children and make some special decorations and items for around the house – or perhaps a time you enjoy making ‘Easter’ related craft items yourself.

So these ideas are just something extra to go on top of that, or are for those craft-challenged mums (like me!) or perhaps time-poor mum’s who want something simple and easy they can buy to add something special to their Easter celebration.

Of course there are lots of lovely things at the shops as well and I particularly love the collection in ‘Bed, bath n Table’! However I know the convenience which online shopping can bring in planning your celebrations, so I hope this collections helps!

 Printables

Easter printables ' Some Bunny Loves You' - Style Me Gorgeous

 

Easter Fun printables - Style Me Gorgeous

 

Easter Printables - Ham & Pea Design & Paperie

 

Easter Celebration printables - Our Little Soiree

 

Easter chocolate wrapper printables - Mon Tresor

 

Decorations

Of course there are lots of lanterns, pom poms etc you can use in your chosen Easter colours so I have not gone overboard in showcasing these items.

However I did want to show off these gorgeous Easter buntings (available in a few different colours/patterns):

Easter Egg bunting - Couture Crafts

 

Also this cute bunny garland in natural colours is a subtle decoration item:

Kraft bunnies paper garland - 3 Girls and a Goat

Sweet Treats

Well of course the main sweet treat for Easter are Easter eggs but I just couldn’t go past included these cute lollipops I came across!

Easter Egg lollipops - The Little Big Company

 

Special Items

This small wicker basket is perfect for an easter egg hunt!

Small wicker baskets - Shoppe with Lily

 

These make cute decorating items!

Moss bunny - The Little Big Company

 

Wooden Easter Bunnies (set of 3 ) - Shoppe with Lily

 

Carton of 6 easter candles - Dusk

 

Basket of yellow eggs - Everything Christmas

 

Hanging Eggs - Carousel Boutique

 

A few special gifts for the little ones:

Easter Bunnies - Sweet Little Birdy

 

Jellycat bashful bunny - Peanut Gallery

 

Vintage rabbit rattle - Ollie Rose

 

Linen Bunny rattle - Ollie Rose

 

Keepsake chickens with milk buttons - Oxfam Shop

 

Dwell Studio wooden push toy bunny - The Hip Infant

 

Skip Hop Hare comb and brush set - The Hip Infant

And perhaps a special gift for yourself! =)

Bunny on Basket - Sharnel Dollar Designs

 

Favours

Some cute items to fill with eggs or other sweets for the kids:

Golden egg favour container - The Little Big Company

 

Easter egg favour tins - Carousel Boutique

 

Easter Bunny Gift Box - Occasion by Design

 

These scallop boxes are great to dress up as a “nest” – add a little chicken popping out at the front and it will be a great Easter favour gift box to fill with treats:

Scallop favour boxes - Sweet Little Birdy

 

Calico printed bags filled with eggs - Carousel Boutique

Finish off with a sweet Easter tag:

Easter gift tags - Kikki.K

 

I hope you’ve found some Easter inspiration to make your Easter extra special for your kids in the midst of celebrating the true meaning of Easter!

Space theme

Space, rocket, astronauts and aliens will always be popular with little men and there is a lot available for this party theme to make it easy for your party planning!

Traditional colours of blue, green, red and yellow feature commonly with this theme along with silver. You could incorporate stars into your decor as well as lanterns for an easy ‘planet’ look .

You may choose to focus on only one area of the “space” theme for the party, such as Rockets if that is what your little one is obsessed with! Or go for a full space scene incorporating aliens and astronauts.

I hope this blog post provides you some ideas and inspiration for this Space theme!

 Invitations/Printables

Space printables - Polkadot Prints

 

 

Rocket collection - Creative Little Stars from Sweet Little Birdy

 

Space rocket printables - Anders Ruff

 

Alien printables - Spaceship & Laser Beams

 

Alien fill in invitations - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

Sambellina Blast Off fill-in invitations - {P} is for Party

 

Space invitation - Invite Me

 

Astronaut Invitation (with matching party items) - The Princess and the Pirate

 

Decorations

Create a space feel with a solar system wall decal pack which can be reused in your little one’s bedroom. Here is one of many which are available:

 

Solar System wall stickers - Tots n Tales

 

Or create a solar system look using lanterns, giant balloons, star decorations and more:

Silver lanterns - The Little Big Company

 

Giant balloons - Sweet Little Birdy

 

Globe balloon - Parties in a Package

 

Space lanterns - It's All About Kids Gifts

 

Star lantern - Saffy & May

 

Hanging silver stars - Blown Away

 

Little white paper star garland - The Party Table

 

Rocket mobile - Tiger Tribe

 

Tableware

Some inspiration for your tableware, whether you wish to incorporate stars into your decor or not:

Fabric party tablecloth - The Petite Party Company

 

Space tablecloth - It's All About Kids Gifts

 

Paper eskimo tablerunner - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

Alien dinner plates - Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

Polkadot lime green plates - {P} is for Party

 

Space Odyssey plates - It's All About Kids Gifts

 

Blue star paper napkins - The Party table

 

Twinkle star paper straws - The Little Big Company

 

Sweet Treats

These silver sixlets would be a great addition on your dessert table for a Space theme:

Silver sixlets (also available in blue and green) - Sweet Style

 

Create easy space theme treats with these items:

Silicone star cupcake mould - The Little Big Company

 

Rocket cookie cutter - {P} is for Party

 

Star cupcake toppers - Le Petit Party

 

 

Red star baking cups - Occasion by Design

 

Space cadets cupcake kit - The Party Table

 

Spaceboy cupcake cases - LarkMade

 

Perfect for space cupcakes is this silver cupcake stand:

Silver cupcake stand - Occasion by Design

 

Astro Adventure Candles - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

Your space cake would look perfect atop a stainless steel stylish cake stand such as this one!

Stainless steel cake stand - Little Sooti

 

Special items

A fun item for a space party is this space tent available for HIRE in Sydney – perfect for a quiet place for the kids to play:

Space tent for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)

 

Another option are these cardboard items which can be decorated during the party as a fun activity for the kids and then kept to play in afterwards too:

Starlight cardboard cubby & rocket ship - Creations 4 Kids

 

Dress your little one as an astronaut with this fun helmet – or use it as a decoration item:

Junior Astronaut Helmet - Rocketry

 

It’s easy to find rockets at the shops to use to add as extra props at the party. I love the idea of using classic tin toys for this theme, such as this space rocket:

Mechanical tin space rocket - Vintage Nostalgia

These paper rockets are an easy way to decorate your table:

Space rocket centrepiece - It's All About Kids Gifts

 

Space centrepiece - It's All About Kids Gifts

Cute little handmade space figurines to use on your table, on your cake or as favours:

Handpainted astronaut & alien peg toys - Twinkle Kids

 

Incorporating a space model or mobile into your party area is another way to add a space feel to your party and create something educational for your child for after the party also. It is also something fun to prepare with your child before the party:

Solar System planetarium model - Spacetime

 

Solar System mobile - Entropy

 

A fun game for this theme!

Pin the Martian on the rocket ship game - The Princess & the Pirate

 

This huge inflatable space shuttle would be a great play feature as well as photo prop:

Large Inflatable space shuttle - Australian Geographic

Use small inflatable space shuttles for decoration or favours:

Mini inflatable space shuttle - Party KitnKaboodle

Favours & Packaging

There is a large range of party favours available incorporating planets, rockets, aliens etc! Here are a few I’ve selected:

Food safe space-boy beaker with lid - Invite Me

 

Space pencils - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

Rocket bag tag - Invite Me

 

Alien Paratroopers - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

Temporary alien tattoos - {P} is for Party

 

Outer space mega clips - Le Petit Party

 

Die-cut silver rocket tag - The Party Table

 

Paper Eskimo party bag - Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations

 

Silver party bags - {P} is for Party

 

Space Shuttle Favour Box - It's All About Kids Gifts

 

Real Parties

For some ideas and inspiration from some real space parties, have a look at the following links below:

A Blast Off Rocket party on Kara’s Party Ideas

Bright and colourful Blast Off party on the Hostess with the Mostess blog

Fantastic Blast Off party by Studio Cake featured on the Amy Atlas blog

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I hope this blog post has given you some ideas of what you can do with this theme – as you can see, there is a lot available and a lot of creative ways you can make this party memorable and fun for your little one. Happy planning & celebrating!

 

 

New party finds – Feb 2012

There seems to be a lot of new party items coming up in all the online party stores! Here are a few which have caught my eye which I thought may interest you. I may do “new find” posts more often so feel free to e-mail me if you have a great new party product coming out! I have a feeling there will be lots of new products coming out in the next month or so after all the trade fairs finish up =)

These cake stands (available in pink, blue and white) are great child-proof options for your cake or other desserts and easily stored away too:

Cake stand - {P} is for Party

Also love these child-proof bright cake stands!

Coloured cake stands - coming soon to The Little Big Company

It’s always great to have more lovely disposable tableware options. Here is one new range which would be perfect for a Paris theme, Minnie Mouse theme, a Glam party theme or other girly theme with this colour scheme:

Tableware - Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations

 

This is such an ultra-sweet party range by Belle and Boo which you could use to create a stylish and cute party without having a specific theme. There is everything from matching party bags to buntings and more!

Belle and Boo Party range - {P} is for Party

 

How gorgeous are these? Perfect for the nursery/bedroom and then can be used for all sorts of pretty party occasions!

Fabric Lanterns - The Little Big Company

 

Continuing the prettiness with this gorgeous teapot!

Rambling rose pink teapot - The Little Big Company

Blackboard signs are great on a party table or to welcome party guests or even to hold up with a message in a photo area!

Wooden blackboard sign - Occasion by Design

Cakes in a jar have become quite popular lately and here are new jars available which are perfect to serve these in:

Ball glass jar and lid - Sweet Style

These boxes are great to use as ‘risers’ to give different heights on your party table. One of the many great party props available from Shoppe with Lily!

Wooden cube boxes, set of 3 - Shoppe with Lily

 

A beautiful way to decorate a cake or cupcake – edible rose petals! Gorgeous!

Edible rose petals - Shoppe with Lily

Another lovely tableware range coming out soon:

New lace tableware range - Invite Me

Love these authentic vintage milk bottles for a different milk bottle look:

Vintage glass milk bottles - Leo & Bella

An alternative to party printables are ‘ready to go’ party packs and a new range has been introduced by Saffy & May with a range of items included. Here is one of the themes available:

New stationary range - Saffy & May

Love the idea of a chandelier decoration at a party – this cardboard one can be painted to look so pretty and obviously a lot more affordable option than a genuine chandelier!

Cardboard chandelier - Little Sooti

So they are a few of the recent party items I’ve spotted. Have you spotted anything new for parties which has stood out for you? Please share if you have!

 

 

2012 brings another little celebration…

Happy (belated) New Year to you all! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and break (or are continuing to enjoy your break!)

I took a break over Christmas/New Year and I know I have been a bit slow in my blog posts since the end of last year and I can finally tell you why!

We are expecting baby number #2 in July…another “little celebration”!

I found out 1 week before my daughters 1st birthday party. After about 2 weeks total exhaustion set in….I am sure you all know what that first trimester exhaustion is like (particularly for pregnancies after your first when you have other kids to look after!). So hence my blog posting did quieten down! I am just going into my 2nd trimester now and the energy levels are still a bit low so please bear with me! =)

In the midst of this we decided to sell our place and we are now in the midst of packing and will need to be out by the end of January….so it is a big month!

So please accept my apologies if my blog posting is a bit slow this month also (even though I’d much rather be blogging than packing!!!).

I just really wanted to explain my quietness to all of you lovely blog readers =) Thanks for understanding and watch out for more inspiration in 2012 =)