Christmas Giveaway – Emerald + Ella products

I love being able to host giveaways for my readers and with Christmas around the corner I’m excited to be able to offer you some lovely products from the beautiful Emerald and Ella store.  I used some tissue garlands from their store recently and loved them – I’m so pleased to be able to offer them as part of this giveaway!

These items are perfect to get you started for a Christmas celebration you have planned.

The winner will receive this beautiful collection:

– 1 x 3.6m  red tissue garland

– 1 x 3.6m cream tissue garland

– 1 x 90cm red balloon

– 10 pack of white scallop tags

– 1 x silver glitter tape (50cm long)

– 1 x 12cm Zinc star decoration

– 1 x 50 white star doilies

Lovely right?!

So to enter all you have to do is…

1) Pop over to the Emerald+Ella website and subscribe to their newsletter on the homepage. Their shop is filled with coloured cake stands, unique decorations, vintage finds and more – so you will not want to miss out on their updates!

2) Comment on this blog post stating you have joined the newsletter.

That’s it! Entries close Friday 30 November at 10pm (EST) and the winner will be drawn using randomly and announced on the blog.

Entries open to Australian residents only.

Good luck everyone!

Introducing Simply Sweet Soirees

I am delighted to welcome Simply Sweet Soirees as a new blog sponser of Life’s Little Celebrations!

Simply Sweet Soirees is a boutique online partywear retailer, event styling and party hire business.

They stock a large range of gorgeous partyware perfect for all types of celebrations. While their website is being completed, you can view all their products via their facebook photo albums and purchase directly using the message tab on their homepage.

Simply Sweet Soirees also offers creative and individual event styling for parties, weddings and corporate functions. The hire section of our business (based in Perth) will be fully operational by the middle of November and updates will be posted on their facebook page.

They have a PROMOTION starting today and finishing at midnight (WST) on the 14th November whereby any order over the value of $50 receives FREE STANDARD POSTAGE Australia wide! So pop over to browse their partyware and start shopping!

Vintage Tricycle Theme

I thought it was time to do a boys theme and one theme which I really love is that of a vintage tricycle inspired by the printables from Style Me Gorgeous. So I’ve decided to do this post on a tricycle or bicycle theme – a great theme if you want to do a classic traditional theme for a boy =)

You could combine this theme with another item as well. For example on the Style Me Gorgeous printables they are combined with a kite. Other printables combine a tricycle with other vintage toys. I also saw a vintage tricycle and ice cream party. So really anything could work and the vintage feel could tie it together.

I’ve based most of my selections on blues and brown/cream tones and vintage items however I know all of you fab blog readers of mine could make any colour work well =)

Invitations/Printables

These are the gorgeous printables which originally inspired this post! I love the colour scheme and the classic look:

 

If you want to inject some red into your colour scheme, here is another lovely set of printables:

 

These two bring a few other vintage toys into the mix, which I think are just lovely!

 

 

Some classic tricycle invitations:

 

 

 

Who said girls can’t have a tricycle party? Check out this cute vintage invitation for a girl:

 

Decorations

A few ideas in blue and brown tones:

 

 

 

 

 

Tableware

A gingham tablecloth could work in really well for this theme:

Or you could use this jute material for a vintage feel tablecloth:

For paper based invitations this tablerunner in brown would suit – and it has polka dots on the back if you want to change the design!

 

 

 

 

How cute is this – pre-stamped personalised wooden cutlery ! Saves you the hassle of purchasing the name stamp yourself:

 

 

Yes these popular straws now come in brown and white! Perfect with some chocolate milk I think =)

 

Sweet Treats

Use some old fashioned treats to go with this vintage theme:

 

 

 

Some cute options for cake toppers:

 

Love these blue cake stands:

 

 

Special Items

I’ve seen some images where people have used actual tricycles as props at their child’s party, and this one could certainly work into this theme and double as a birthday gift:

You could use a custom nursery print such as this for an extra decoration on your party table and a special keepsake:

 

Perfect options for table risers:

 

 

A few other vintage props and accessories for your party table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can pick up some cute tricycle props here and there – I even saw a large tricycle planter in Target a while back. Here are two options I found online which are the perfect size for  small prop.

 

 

If you’re in Sydney you can hire this one from Tiny Tots Toy Hire:

Also loving these hire item for this vintage theme!

 

 

Packaging

How sweet is this tricycle favour container?:

 

 

A stylish tricycle favour bag with a vintage feel:

 

A lovely pastel blue to go with this theme:

These jute bags really suit a vintage feel:

 

Cute tricycle favour bags available in other colours too:

 

Top off your favours with some of these sweet tags:

 

 

 

 

Real Parties

The vintage tricycle party by Sarah from Style Me Gorgeous using her printables, on her blog

Amanda from the Kawaii Notebook styled this party based on the Style me Gorgeous Printables, featured on the Amy Atlas blog

This baby shower mixed vintage & modern tricycle together – featured on the Hostess with the Mostess blog

A cute pink tricycle party on the Frosted Events blog

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I can’t wait until I can use this theme for hopefully a future son…or grandson if I have to wait until then!!

It’s definitely on my “to do” list of party themes and doing this blog post made me love it more!

Hope you enjoyed the finds =)

 

Winner of our 3000 liker giveaway!

Thank you to all of you who took the time to enter our giveaway and who have joined us on this blog journey! I wish I could give you all a prize – seriously!

Thank you especially to Michelle from Petite Portions who donated the Milk Glass diamond bud vase & Alex from Saffy & May who donated the picket fences & favour baskets!

The winner will also be receiving a copy of the new Kara’s Party Ideas book!

 

 

The winner was drawn using Random.org and the winner is….

Cherie Connor

who said:

“Good luck to everyone! I already liked Saffy & May but didn’t know about Petite Portions! They would have had a new liker regardless of the great prizes to be won”

Congratulations Cherie. Please email me at lifeslittlec@gmail.com to claim your prize

Thanks again for entering everyone!

Bee Theme

As we enter the warmer months and garden parties are being planned I thought I’d do a post on a Bee theme which is lovely for the outdoors.

This is cute for boys or girls, baby showers or even for mixed gender twins birthdays! The most common colour scheme seen is yellow/black/white but you could incorporates blues or pinks, or perhaps add some green for a garden feel.

You can combine this theme with a general garden theme, butterfly theme or ladybug theme.

Here are some finds for this theme. Contact me if you would like to order a personalised inspiration board for this theme: lifeslittlec@gmail.com

Invitations/Printables

 

 

 

This lovely printable also includes butterflies. You can see ideas for a Butterfly theme party here.

 

 

A cute design for a girls bee party:

 

Tableware & Sweet Treats

 

 

 

 

 

The perfect drink dispenser for this party is this beehive dispenser! However it’s stylish design means you can still use it for other parties as well:

 

 

 

 

 

Some simple ways to dress up your cake:

 

Lovely yellow stands for your cake:

The above cake stand can also be hired from Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney) as well as the below stand:

 

 

 

Decorations

 

 

 

 

 

It can be useful to have a kids table at your party and hiring this along with some coloured chairs to match your theme is another fun way to decorate the party in it’s theme and colours! If you’re in Sydney these yellow and white kids chairs can be hired from Tiny Tots Toy Hire:

 

Another item you can hire is this yellow canopy which is perfect for your dessert table! This is available in Sydney from Tiny Tots Toy Hire and I am sure you could find something similar for hire in some other states as well:

 

 

Themed Items

 

Instead of party hats, why not give the kids these headbands to wear that can also double as party favours:

 

Perfect for a bee party to give it a garden feel are these grass mats and picket fences:

Grass mats can also be hired from Tiny Tots Toy Hire if you are in Sydney!

 

 

To continue a garden feel you could use these watering cans as centrepieces with flowers inside:

 

 

 

A cute hat for the birthday girl:

 

 

 

Favour & Packaging:

Here are some cute favour ideas for your Bee party!

 

 

 

 

 

 

These honeycomb jars are perfect for filling with treats as party favors:

 

These tote boxes are perfect for this theme:

 

 

Or for something a bit more specialised you could go with these favour bags from ETSY:

Real Parties

A lovely soft bumble bee party on the Imprintables blog

A cute party incorporating green into the colour scheme on the Enchanted Events blog

A stylish bee party by Chelle’s Lolly Buffets featured on the Amy Atlas Blog

Lovely gender reveal bee party by Sharnel Dollar Designs

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Hope you enjoyed this Bee party collection round up and it helped you with your party planning or helped you find some new suppliers for other themes you might be planning for!