Christmas Party Guide 2015

 

Christmas is the perfect time to celebrate and come together with family and friends for a small or large Christmas party! The Life’s Little Celebration’s christmas party guide is an online Christmas shopping source for you to grab some stylish Christmas partyware for any gatherings you’re planning this season!

Lots of white mixed with natural decor (think hessian, burlap, kraft) is in this year along with metallics – both of which you can mix in with the traditional red/green or create a more unique colour scheme with pastels or a bright Christmas look!

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Glitter Giveaway on Instagram

Tonight I am launching an amazing Glitter LOOP giveaway on my Instagram  account with 14 other businesses and $800 in prizes to make your next party sparkle!

I’ve chosen businesses which cover ALL details of your next celebration from partyware to tassel garlands, to a pinata and printables to a birthday outfit and custom desserts and more!

 

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Are you on the look out for a unique Christmas gift idea?

 

 

When it comes to Christmas gift giving I’m always on the lookout for unique affordable gifts.

So I’m excited to share these fabulous Cookie Mixers in a bottle made by Sweet Health which are the perfect gifts for family, friends, staff and clients. I’ve personally used them at home as well as for gifts and they make creating delicious cookies easy and fun

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Alice in Wonderland Party Supplies

 

Don’t you love when a childhood classic is still popular as a party theme today? It’s fantastic to see children still enjoying the gorgeous tale of Alice in Wonderland and choosing it for their birthday party theme!

Anything goes with this theme – whether you incorporate cute rabbits and clocks, flamingos and teacups or card prints such as hearts and aces – there are so many ways you can decorate this theme and lots of fun to be had!

Here is my round up of Alice in Wonderland party supplies mainly from Life’s Little Celebrations partners who you can also browse on the Directory.

Remember to CLICK on any of the below images to be taken to the relevant business where you can order/purchase the item

Happy party planning!:

 

Alice in Wonderland Printables and Invitations

A range of different styles of invitations, stationery and printables for an Alice in Wonderland party really showcasing there are many different ways to theme this party:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alice in wonderland party decorations

Such a gorgeous range of decorations which could work into this theme:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alice in Wonderland party tableware

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alice in Wonderland Dessert Table items:

 

Just love these handmade toppers which could be used on cupcakes or even on savoury food:

 

 

 

 

Such cute cupcake stands for a tea party feel:

 

 

 

Create your own cute chocolates for an Alice in wonderland dessert table:

 

 

Love these fun cake toppers for an Alice in Wonderland cake!:

 

 

 

I’m always singing the praises of the LLC partners in the ‘Cake and Dessert’ category as they can create such amazing edible delights! Here is a snapshot of what some have created which would suit an Alice in wonderland party:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alice in Wonderland – Hire Items

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alice in Wonderland Dessert Tables

Some inspiration for your Alice in Wonderland dessert table by some Life’s Little Celebrations partners. Click on the image to see more!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Favours

These lovely favour bags would work into an Alice in Wonderland party theme:

 

 

 

 

 

Such cute gift tags which would be perfect to attach to Alice in Wonderland favours:

 

 

Hope you enjoyed the round up of party supplies and discovered some fantastic online party shops and businesses to use when party planning!

 

Are you daunted by the thought of networking events?

Do networking events seem daunting to you?

I remember the first time I attended Confetti Fair being so nervous about meeting people in person who I’ve only dealt with online. The reality was a lot less scary than I had imagined – in fact it was the total opposite.

Running a business online means a lot of online networking –  which is fantastic and easy for connecting us with others at any time of the day, anywhere around Australia (or the world!)

However it is also important to be able to have opportunities to network and meet in person – ESPECIALLY if you are running your own business and are working on your own.

It’s fantastic to meet others in the same industry who “get” what you do and what you love!

Business owners who are part of Life’s Little Celebrations enjoy fabulous online networking but I’m creating opportunities now for them to network and meet in person. Recently a few Melbourne based business owners met up and last month I hosted the first Sydney catch up!

Here was our bright, casual and fun setup with those gorgeous balloons and tassels from Party Splendour:

 

 

Put a bunch of party loving ladies together and you know they will never be short of conversation. The morning started off with everyone jumping right into meeting each other! Chatter was non stop as so many of them had talked online but were excited to finally meet the person behind the business name!

 

 

Lots of fun shots were taken with the fantastic Life’s Little Celebration’s Instagram photo prop created by Jo’s Signs by Design which received a lot of attention from the staff at Coco Cubano as well!:

 

 

 

After the meet and greet everyone settled down to enjoy an array of tapas!

30 business owners were able to attend this first Sydney meet up and here is one of  the 3 tables of ladies after enjoying their lunch!:

 

I invited everyone at the meetup to contribute an item from their business to pop into the take home bags! Here are the bags all setup waiting for filling – loved my logo labels printed with fantastic quality by Kel’s Gift Labelling (who also created the name tags for the event)

 

 

Now all filled up and bursting with goodies!:

 

 

I popped a cute Kikki.K notebook and pen inside each bag. Loved the fun fruity theme!:

 

 

Thanks to Style Party Love for the mini brown paper bags I used for my notebook/pen:

 

 

Here is a snapshot of all the items inside the bag…there was everything from edible goodies such as chocolate coated strawberries, macarons, cookie mix bottle and tarts to party items such as gold straws and Christmas gift tags! A few close up pics below (thanks to Sweet Health for these pics of all the goodies!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I received such positive feedback from the meetup including:

“It was an amazing opportunity to put actual faces to so many names who I’ve had dealings with on line and via phone. Thank you ladies for making this such an amazing community to be apart of  ….and thank you for all the goodies – I know I have tonight’s midnight creative snacks sorted!!” – Kelly from Kel’s Gift Labelling

“Thanks so much for organising Tanya, it was a great day… such a nice group of ladies!! How awesome are these swag bags! Im not sure where to begin!?! Thanks everyone
 – Elaine, Lou Lou Pie 

“Just wanted to say a huge thank you to Tanya for organising today’s meetup. Although I didn’t get to chat to everyone it was so lovely to put names to faces and meet many lovely vendors that I’ve only chatted with via email/text/messages etc” – Megan, Love the Occasion

“Hello ladies!! Was a pleasure finally meeting you ladies! I enjoyed meeting everyone! I look forward to the next meet up! Thank you Tanya for organising a wonderful day. Thank you for the yummy goody bag!” – Beti, Bett’s Candy Buffets

I highly encourage anyone who is in business or a blogger reading this – to take the chance when you can to attend networking events. It can be daunting at first – but once you attend you realise everyone is just as friendly and lovely in person as they are online!

Cannot wait to organise the next meetup in Sydney and to work with my interstate vendors to create opportunities for them to connect.