An American Indian theme has become so popular this last year and I love this gorgeous party we are showcasing today as the colours are bright and vibrant and the theme has really come to life through the props and styling from Sydney based Sweet Heavenly Events Hire!
As Mary from Sweet Heavenly Events explains: “Vicky came to us and told us what she had in mind for her daughter Valentina’s Birthday. We jumped at the chance of styling something unique and amazing. We got to work with our crazy and talented bunch of vendors to design something gorgeous. Using our Marble timber stands and our copper table ware it was a true masterpiece.”
Enjoy the incredible images and details and you will find all the vendor credits at the end of this post with many vendors you can find on our Directory!:
If you need some amazing props or gorgeous styling for your kids or adult celebration in Sydney, be sure to visit Sweet Heavenly Events & Party Hire to see their amazing work and range!
Vendors:
Styling , design & concept and props by Sweet Heavenly Events & Party Hire
Pallet Backdrop & Teepees by Petite Events Hire
Cake , cakepops, cupcakes & cookies by Stella Bella Cupcakes
Strawberry Tower by Dom’s Strawberries Delight
Macaron Tower by One Bite
Milestone Sign by Jo’s Signs by Design
Stationery by Edge House Design – Graphic Design & Event Paperie
Balloons by Bubble Moo Balloons
Balloon Feather Tassels by ELK Prints
Photography by Captured By Kirri
Beauty and the Beast party – Eve & Co Stationery
It’s been a long time coming, but FINALLY one of my my favourite Disney Princesses and her Beast are being brought to the big screen.
Beauty and the Beast will arrive in Cinemas around the country from March 23, so we’re predicting a surge of Belle inspired birthday parties this year, and mum’s frantically trying to find her dress! So if you see one, grab it now before it’s too late!
To help you prepare for the inevitable, we’ve put the call out to our talented LLC vendors to find you everything you’ll need for your Beauty and the Beast party.
Beauty and the Beast Invitations
Make it a grand affair with opulent invitations in yellow and blue with trimmings of gold. How gorgeous are these enchanted mirror invitations by Eve & Co?
Beauty and the Beast Party Invitations – Eve & Co
Eve & Co stationery
Princess Invitation – Mooi Co
Beauty and the Beast party decorations
To help set a royal affair, take cues from the original movie and opt for a palette of yellow with a touch of gold – and don’t forget the roses!
Rose themed styling – Dream A Little Dream Events
Rose backdrop – Dream A Little Dream Events
Gold confetti balloon – Emiko Blue
Decorative Vines – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Crown pinata or prop – Party Pony Designer Pinatas
Honeycomb Garland – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Yellow paper fans – The Party Parlour
Pink Honeycomb ball – Favor Lane Party Boutique
Belle balloon – Party Splendour, Sydney
Gold Heart Foil balloon – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Entry sign – Eve & Co Stationery
Such gorgeous decorations for the table or to hang from the ceiling!:
Table centrepiece – Theme It Party Boxes
Incorporate red roses into the party decor – go for these paper decor roses so you don’t have to worry about the thorns!:
Paper Roses – Stylish Paper, Sydney
Handpainted rose party decor – Elk Prints
Beauty and the Beast Tableware
The Beast invited Belle to join him for dinner, so be sure to set a table that will delight guests and whisk them into the fairytale castle! Set the table with candlesticks, gold cutlery, vases of more roses.
Table cloth – The Party Parlour
Gold Plates – Party for Stella
Pink and gold plates – The Little Event Company
Yellow scallop plates with gold edge – Love The Occasion
Gold plates – Favor Lane
Paper cups – The Little Event Company
Emiko Blue
Pattern plates – Little Kite
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Fancy Forks – The Little Event Company
The Party Parlour
Love The Occasion
Beauty and the beast prop hire
Want to step it up a notch? With the addition of a few key props, your guests will think they’ve entered the enchanted castle itself!
Tiffany Chairs – Tiny Tots Toy Hire, Sydney
Enchanted Party Hire, Queensland
Horse and Carriage dessert table prop – Fairy Godmother Events, Sydney
Cloche Hire – Deer Little Parties, Ballarat
Castle Cupcake Stand – Tiny Tots Toy Hire, Sydney
Sequin tablecloth – Saffy & May, Brisbane
Gold Console – Sweet Heavenly Events and Party Hire, Sydney
Beauty and the Beast Sweet Treats & Baking Decor
I’d imagine the feast enjoyed by Belle and the Beast included towers of sweet treats after their meal. So go grand and prepare a feast for all to enjoy before the dancing starts.
Beauty and the Beast Cookies – Cookie Queen Kitsch’n, Sydney
Belle’s Dress Cookies – Cookie Queen Kitsch’n
Belle and the Rose Cookies – Sweetcheeks Cookies and Cakes, Melbourne
Chocolate wrappers – Eve & Co
Gold glitter candles – The Party Parlour
Baking Cups – Emiko Blue
Gold glitter cupcake wrappers – Love The Occasion
Beauty and the Beast cake topper – DIY Parties by Renee
Gold glitter heart toppers – Emiko Blue
Gold mirrored cake topper – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Partywear & ideas
For the special party girl a lovely Belle costume is perfect for her to feel the part!:
Belle Costume – Costume Box
Add a gorgeous custom party hat or crown which are fit for a little princess and that she can reuse for dress up time after the party:
Custom party hat – Little Miss Charlie’s Treasures
The guests don’t have to feel left out with this pack of party crowns for them to wear as well!:
Gold crown party hats – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
For slightly older children, a fun idea could be a ceramic painting party where they each get to paint a little tea cup to take home for their own little Beauty and the Beast dinner party! :
Ceramic painting party – Pinta Crafts Sydney
Beauty and the Beast Party Favors
Now not everything went smoothly at Belle’s dinner, but eventually everything turned out! So we’ll skip that part of the story and after all the fun is had, send your guests home with themed memorable favors like these.
Enchanted Mirror – Deer Little Parties
Package your little Beauty and the Beast favours up in a delightful favour bag or fill up a little teacup with goodies!:
Maxwell Williams tulip cup
Love The Occasion
Gold stripe favour bags – Illume Partyware
It’s a beautiful and enchanting story Beauty and the Beast, making it our pick for a hot party trend this year after the launch of the movie next month. We hope these finds have sparked your imagination, but we’re sure your Belle will have plenty of ideas too after seeing the move!
Pirate party – Kiss With Style
Aaarrrrgghhhh me ‘arty’s!
Grab yer eye-patches and yer parrot and let’s plan a swash-bucklin’ good time!
We’ve seen some fantastic variations of the pirate theme over the years, from your traditional skull and crossbones to more character themed parties of Tinkerbell and Captain Hook, and Jake and The Neverland Pirates more recently. But essential to any good pirate themed party are:
- Pirate costumes
- Treasure
- A map
- Pirate themed games
- Cake (it is a party after all!)
So to help you make your party as individual as your little pirate, here’s some great products and inspiration from our LLC vendors to get you started.
Pirate Party Invitations
Let ‘X’ mark the spot and tell all the other pirates exactly where they can have a swash-bucklin’ good time.
Pirate invitation – Giggles and Grace Designs
Emma Smith Stationery
Jellyfish Prints
Paper Blossom Creations
Pirate party printables – Jo Studio
The Party Parlour
Pirate Party Decorations
Get the kids involved and go all out with props for this theme. Build a ship using cardboard boxes and sheets, turn your sandpit into a treasure hunt or build an obstacle course in the backyard. Just add bunting, flags, parrots and hey presto!
Of course styled tables and hired props don’t go astray either!
Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Pirate balloon – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Red honeycomb ball – Emiko Blue
Paper fans – The Party Parlour
Party Ideas In A Box
Deer Little Parties
Pirate Party Tableware
Whilst your average (real) pirate probably wouldn’t worry about plates too much, to keep the kids from getting too much into character, plates, cups and napkins are advised!
Stick with the traditional red, white and black or opt for pinks and purples if it pleases! No-one wants to argue with a pirate…
Pirate table centrepiece – Little Event Company
Hessian tablerunner – The Party Parlour
Black and white plates – Emiko Blue
Pirate plates – Love The Occasion
Fantasy Kids Parties
Pirate party napkins – Love The Occasion
Happy Little Soiree
Hip & Hooray
Party Pax
The Party Kit Company
Pirate Party Hire
If you want to create a true pirate feel then there is an array of fun pirate props which can be hired to really excite the kids!:
Party package for hire – Enchanted Party Hire (Qld)
Kids tables and chairs for hire – Tiny Tables and Chairs (Melb)
Pirate hire package – Dream a little Dream events (Perth)
Pirate chest for hire – My Garden Party Sydney
Pirate ship for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Pirate Party treats
With a little imagination, even your humble cupcake can turn into a swash-bucklin’ pirate treat!
Cookie Queen Kitsch’n – Sydney
Flyaway Pineapple – Posts Australia wide
Pirate cake – Love That Lollybar Sydney
One Sweet Chick Couture Cookies and Cakes
Petite Cookies – Melbourne
Top your cake or home made cupcakes off with these pirate cake decorating accessories!:
Pirate cake topper – Mooi Co
Pirate cupcake kit – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Pirate cupcake holders – Little Kite
Pirate cake topper – Kaivalya Designs
Pirate Party Loot and Games
A few fun Pirate party extras – dress up items, party favours and games!:
Kids pirates costume – Special Celebration Events
Pirate costume dress up – Paper Face Party
Pirate hat – Love The Occasion
Pin the parrot game – Party ideas in a box
Pirate pass the parcel – Party Ideas in a Box
Pirate jar of dirt necklace – The Little Event Company
Pirate tattoos favours – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Pirate eye patch – Deer Little Parties
Pirate party favours – Fantasy Kids Parties
Pirate party favours – Favor Lane Party Boutique
Favor Lane Party Boutique
Pirate photo booth props – Favor Lane Boutique
Pirate Kaleidoscope – Party ideas in a box
Pirate party favours – Glitter and Glue Designs
Paper stripe lolly bag – The Little Event Company
Red stripe favour box – Emiko Blue
Sambellina party bag – The Party Parlour
The kids will go crazy for this theme and will drive you nuts for a few days as they stay in character and call you ‘matey’… but hey, that’s the life of a pirate and you’re only a kid once.
Aaaarrrrr!!!
A rainbow party theme is always popular – beautiful and bright for any children’s event! So when it came time for a special Life’s Little Celebrations collaborative shoot for our friends at Lenzo this theme was chosen with the challenge to bring a new twist on this well loved theme – view the Lenzo feature here.
Chantelle from Tiny Tots Events in Melbourne coordinated and styled the shoot and worked with many vendors from Life’s Little Celebrations (vendor credits at the end of this post) to create this truly stunning and unique rainbow party setting.
The balloons featuring in this party from the rainbow arch, to the gold confetti balloons to the gorgeous grey balloon backdrop are totally mind blowing and the work of talented Boutique Balloons in Melbourne:
I love the uniqueness of the 3D backdrop with a little girl painting a rainbow in soft colours with the ribbons flowing down !
The sweet rainbow colours work beautifully with the metallics in the shoot along with the greys/blacks showing how a rainbow does not have to be strictly only about rainbow colours:
The kids setting is just stunning with florals in various colours and a setting any child or adult would love!:
The dessert table was adorned with an array of colourful rainbow inspired desserts. Rather than going with rainbow shaped desserts , the desserts were inspired by the pastel watercolour shades of the rainbow featured in the backdrop:
This sweet invitation which coordinated with the backdrop set the scene for the event with it’s beautiful watercolour rainbow and gold foil:
The design was carried through into the sweet favour tags:
I hope this colourful rainbow party has left you with a smile on your face and feeling inspired for your next celebration you are planning!
Vendor Credits:
This shoot was a collaboration of Life’s Little Celebrations vendors who you can find on the Directory. All credit goes to these talented vendors who brought this rainbow party to life! Ensure you contact them when planning your next event:
Stylist and planner: Tiny Tots Events Melbourne
Balloons: Boutique Balloons Melbourne
Flowers: Forget me not Floret
Stationery: Emma Smith Event Stationery
Venue: The Stables of Como Melbourne
Photographer: Eleanor Conduit Photography
Strawberry Tower: Chocobon Melbourne
Macarons & individual dessert jars/verrines: Sweet Petite Creations Melbourne
Cookies and cupcakes: Frosted by Nicci Melbourne
Partyware: Favor Lane Party Boutique
Tablecloths: Saffy & May
Foam name: Foamtastic Party Décor
Cake & cake pops: Fantasy Cakes
Kids tables and ghost chairs: Mini party people
Mermaid party photoshoot – Life’s Little Celebrations shoot for Confetti Fair Magazine. Styled by Sprinkled Events (Melb)
A mermaid party is a truly gorgeous theme to plan for and one that has become even more popular and on trend in recent times! I believe in 2017 we are going to see even more mermaid parties – and it doesn’t surprise me – as you can do so much with the desserts and decorations for an underwater mermaid theme and colour schemes are endless
We’ve curated a gorgeous selection of Mermaid party decor and ideas – remember to CLICK on any of the below images to be taken to the source to see more or purchase
These mermaid dessert tables by Event stylists on the Life’s Little Celebrations directory provide inspiration to inspire a mermaid party colour scheme:
Mermaid birthday party by Dream a Little Dream Events (Perth)
Mermaid party – Opulenticity Party & Buffet Styling (Perth)
Mermaid party by The Little Big Company
Mermaid party – Kiss With Style (Melbourne)
Mermaid Party Invitations, Backdrops and Printables:
Your mermaid party stationery is a great way to set the colour scheme and look for the party so here are some designs to inspire you. Keep in mind that many of these can be modified to a different colour scheme by the designer:
Mermaid party backdrop – Giggles and Grace Design
Mermaid invitation – Giggles and Grace Designs
Mermaid party printables -Jo Studio
Mermaid party invitations – Dream a little dream
Mermaid – Under the sea party invitation – Pretty and Print
Mermaid party backdrop – Stylish Paper
Paper Eskimo Mermaid invitation – Emiko Blue
Mermaid Party Decorations:
Decorate the mermaid party space with hanging decor to match the colour scheme and create an underwater feel:
Malibu paper lanterns – The Little Event Company
Mermaid garland and mermaid cake topper – Sugarlicious Parties
Tassel garland – DD Brand
Lavender leaf tissue garland – Emiko Blue
Teal honeycomb balls- Love The Occasion
Lavender paper fan – Emiko Blue
Blue tulle pom pom – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Pale blue giant number balloon – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Poppies for Grace streamer backdrop – Favor Lane
Teal paper fan set – The Party Parlour
Balloon garland kit – Favor Lane
Tableware
Create a beautiful dessert table or kids sit-down table setting with these Mermaid inspired party supplies:
Scalloped ombre tablecloth – Saffy and May
Hessian tablerunner – The Party Parlour
Mint marble plates – The Little Event Company
Mint napkins – The Little Event Co
Paper Eskimo Blue confetti plates – The Party Parlour
Mint and silver plates – Love The Occasion
Lavender party plates – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Aqua lace plates – The Party Parlour
Green and aqua straws – Emiko Blue
Coral gold foil straws – The Little Event Co
Fancy blue disposable cutlery – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
These paper handpainted shell decor would be perfect to keep scattered along the table or on top of each plate to theme them to a mermaid party theme:
Handpainted paper shell decor – ELK Prints
Hire
There is an array of HIRE businesses on the Directory in various states. Here is a snapshot of a few and what they offer for a mermaid party:
A dresser in a gorgeous colour such as this would make a beautiful setting for a Mermaid dessert table:
Mint Dresser for hire – Sweet Heavenly Events and Party Hire (Sydney)
Cake stands are a perfect way to highlight the gorgeous colour scheme of a Mermaid party:
Cake stands for hire – Petite Events Hire (Sydney)
Kids mermaid party chairs for hire – Enchanted Party Hire (Qld)
Kids chair for hire – My Garden Party (Sydney)
Cute props help bring the mermaid party theme alive!:
Gold shell for hire – Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney)
Mermaid party favours:
The little girls would love a necklace such as this to take home:
Mermaid party favour necklace – Little Event Company
The perfect mermaid edible party favour:
Fairy Floss – Fluffy Crunch (posts Australia wide)
An array of options and items you can pick and choose from:
Mermaid party favours – Glitter and Glue Designs
These bags in gorgeous colours could be embellished with a mermaid themed thank you card or shell decorations:
Tiffany blue party bags – Love The Occasion
Lavender stripe treat box – The Party Parlour
Powder blue paper bags – Emiko Blue
Mermaid Party Cake & Desserts
My favourite aspect of a Mermaid party are the unique desserts and cakes which can be created incorporating seashells, mermaid tails and more! Here is a snapshot of some of what could be ordered from vendors you can find on the Directory:
Mermaid party donuts – Sweets with Love (Sydney)
Mermaid tail cookie pops – One Sweet Chick Cookies and Cake (Sydney)
Strawberry tower – Chocobon Melbourne
SweetP Cakes and Cookies – Posts Australia wide
3D Mermaid cookies – Frosted by Nicci (Melbourne)
Mermaid cake – Niknaks Sweetest Treats (Perth)
Petite desserts – Velvetier (Qld)
Mermaid donuts – Niknak Sweetest Treats Perth
If you love to DIY, here are a few mermaid items to assist:
Mermaid moulds – Confectionately Yours
Edible shell toppers – Something For Cake
Sprinkle mix purple pizzaz – Something For Cake
A few finishing touches for a Mermaid party cake:
Mermaid cake topper – Stylish Paper Shop
Mermaid cake and cupcake toppers – Chumblebee
Ombre blue candles – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Mermaid Party dress up
Toddler Mermaid dress – Paper Face Party
Mermaid onesie – Miss La Vie
Mermaid Party Entertainment:
Your little one would love to have her very own mermaid at her party! The Melbourne venue Carnival for Kids will ease the stress allowing you to have a mermaid party at their venue and provide a mermaid entertainer for your child to enjoy!:
Mermaid party entertainer / venue – Carnival for Kids Melbourne
Oh this really is such a delightful party theme and I hope this post has given you a head start on your party planning
I am looking forward to planning for this theme myself for my daughter this year – and know I can source all I need from the Life’s Little Celebrations vendors who truly have the best party decor in the industry!
