One of the first things I notice when I see all the amazing dessert tables being styled is the backdrop. It was also one of those parts of planning a dessert table which troubled me the most for my daughter’s party as there are so many ideas out there for backdrops!
So today I decided to compile some links of tutorials available on the internet of some DIY backdrop ideas.
If you want a collapsable stand that you can set up anywhere to attach a backdrop to, follow this tutorial to make your own!
Backdrop stand tutorial - Anders Ruff Blog
A backdrop of paper rosettes can create a stunning effect and allows you to mix and match various colours and patterns of paper:
Paper rosette backdrop tutorial - Catch My Party blog
A ribbon backdrop is such a pretty and interesting way to create a backdrop and the wonderful Leanne from Sweet Style created this easy tutorial for creating this style of backdrop:
Ribbon backdrop tutorial - Sweet Style blog
Follow this link for the tutorial on how to create this stunning painted lattice design backdrop!
Painted backdrop tutorial - Celebrations at Home Blog
I was lucky enough to work with Pauline from Sophisticated Yum last year who created this amazing Mermaid theme dessert table. She created a netted backdrop which you could use for any sea related theme:
Netted backdrop tutorial - The Party Studio/Sophisticated Yum
If you are up for a bit of a challenge then this paper flower backdrop is just gorgeous!
Paper flower backdrop tutorial - Tradewind Tiaras
Tassel Garlands are becoming more popular in backdrops – follow this link for an easy tutorial on how to make your own:
Tassel Garland tutorial - The Sweetest Occasion
A circle garland is an easy way to dress up a dessert table:
Circle garland tutorial - Tickled Peach Studio
I hope these links will help when creating your next backdrop!
Enjoy the creating and crafting!
Now that Easter is over some of you may be turning your attention to Mothers Day!
So here is a collection of printables I’ve found to help you get started (some of which are free) for planning a celebration! Some ideas for what you could plan:
– An afternoon tea with a small group of fellow mum’s during the week
– A luncheon with your own mother/mother in law/grandmother or other motherly role models in your life
– A breakfast for yourself and the family and involve the kids during the week in cutting and preparing the printables
– Spoil a new mother or a mother going through a difficult time with a special meal or mini dessert spread!
– Have your kids bake some cupcakes for their aunties and Grandmothers and prepare the printables with them to present with the special treats
Whatever you choose to do, I hope that Mother’s Day will be a day where you are celebrated and you can also celebrate this amazing gift of being a mother!
Printables:
Personalised Mothers Day printables - CreativiDee Workshop
Printable mothers day kit - Kutzy Party Boutique
Love the uniqueness of the chalkboard look!
Chalkboard Mothers Day Printables - Ham & Pea Design & Paperie
Pink and Yellow Printables - The Tomkat Studio
Free Mothers Day Printables - Nic Roc Designs
This breakfast collection is a fun one for the kid’s to prepare:
Free Breakfast mothers day printables - Oh Happy Day
Free Mother's Day Printables - Sweet Scarlet Designs
Mothers Day printables - Love Party Printables
Vintage Mother's Day Printables - Bella Grey Designs
I’d love to hear if you are planning something special for Mother’s Day…
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!
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, 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!
