Party Decor reused

As it is nearly time for my daughter’s second birthday I thought I’d show how I have used some of her party items from her first birthday in her room and some of her room items which I may incorporate into her party this year.

I think it’s important when we are spending so much money on decorations to include things that you can keep and display in the house somewhere after the party or use again for another party theme.

Last year I had a bunting made by Giggleberry Creations and a name sign made by Chikkimoo designs. Here they are both together now hanging above my daughter’s cot. Sorry about the picture – I really need to get me one of those fancy cameras 😉

 

I’ve only recently put her room together as we moved house a few months ago and I wanted to incorporate a bit of a teapot theme into her room as I think tea parties is something lovely for a girl that she won’t outgrow too soon. However my other motivation was that I could perhaps use some of the items in the room for Rebekah’s party this year which has a teapot theme…and vice versa, if I purchase something for the party I could perhaps use it in her room later.

Although to be honest I still don’t know how (or if) I will incorporate the Love Mae wall stickers and the teapot/teacup bookends into the party decor! The pink, yellow and green milk bottles on the shelf are also items I thought of incorporating into Rebekah’s party decor this year…again I’m not sure how, but I love these coloured bottles!

So by using nursery decor as party decor and vice versa it ends up saving me a little bit of money or at least making more use out of the money I have spent.

On the side wall I hung up a display that my sister in law made for Rebekah for her first birthday which I had hung up at her first birthday party. Here is the original picture from her birthday party:

I’m no interior designer but have enjoyed playing around with this room and am still deciding what exactly works on the shelves and the location of the wall stickers =)

Lastly below are the pink suitcases I used under the cake stand at Rebekah’s first birthday. I love these suitcases which I have filled with her birthday cards and other bits and pieces.

I still have a few other items from her birthday that I have yet to hang up or display.

Obviously I think it’s best just to pick certain items to reuse or display. Their room doesn’t need to look like a repeat of their birthday party!

This is just my way of making use of some of the special party items =)

Plus it helps me justify my purchases if I know I will get more use out of them than just the one day!

What have you reused after a party in your child’s room?

 

3000 likers – Thank You!

This week Life’s Little Celebrations facebook page hit 3000 likers! Numbers are not the focus for me with my blog and facebook page but it still gives me a little reason to celebrate and to do some shout-out’s and thank you’s to various businesses who have been a part of the journey so far (without wanting to sound like I am doing an Oscar speech!!)

Honestly though, the ‘party community’ is so welcoming and supportive of each other and although I cannot mention everyone here, all the party businesses I have come to know via facebook and the ladies behind these businesses are amazing!

So onto some thank you’s….

 

Those who have sponsered Life’s Little Celebrations! – Tiny Tots Toy Hire, Piece of Cake Parties and Celebrations, Saffy and May, Sweet Little Birdy and Decor for Kids. The ladies behind these businesses have been wonderful to work with and I recommend them to anyone!

To those I’ve run giveaways with-even though I know you all work so hard for your own business you were still so generous to my readers – thank you!

Tash from Whimsy Petite Styling who was the first person to approach me regarding a giveaway –  she styles the most stunning parties!

Louisa from My Garden Party who contributed a gorgeous Rosanna stand for a giveaway for my readers!

Bianca from Blush Loves Mint who gave away a voucher for her Tassel Garland to my readers

and Suzanna from Mon Tresor who assisted me in doing a giveaway with some products from her store.

Also these businesses who all participated in my 1000 liker special giveaway! – Pinwheels & Pearls, Occasion by Design, Raindrops and Roses, Pretty and Print, {P} is for Party,Charli Mae, Kristy Gray Designs, Krystabelle Lane and Giggles Cupcake Toppers!

Thank you for choosing Life’s Little Celebrations to run a giveaway with !!

Also a shout-out and thanks to all the businesses who have advertised in the Party Directory on the site!

Also thanks to…

Louisa from The Little Big Company who encouraged me to offer an online Inspiration board/party styling service and really inspired me to take this on!!

Ruby Ruby Designs for all the design work I have needed – Bec was wonderful at designing exactly what I wanted!

My Little Jedi for including me in their lovely magazine- thanks Vesna!

Li-Ann from Ham and Pea Design and Paperie, Denin from Spoon and Fork Cookies and Cake and Pauline from Sophisticated Yum for working with me on some photo shoots – such wonderful ladies to work with! Also Helena from Occasion by Design who also donated some items to me for a photo shoot from her fantastic store!

Dawn from Ruby May Designs for all her support and ideas!

My final thank you is to YOU!

All of you who comment on my blog or my facebook page – I LOVE hearing from you, hearing your thoughts and feedback and inspirations. Thank you so much for reading and being part of this journey. I know you are all such busy women so it truly does mean a lot that you take the time to read the blog =)

I hope you will continue to be a part of the next chapter of Life’s Little Celebrations!

Keep an eye out for a giveaway I’ll be running soon to celebrate this milestone =)

Ok..sorry for my Oscar speech! If I’ve left anyone out please forgive me…I’m heavily sleep deprived!! =)

 

 

 

 

 

Blush Loves Mint Voucher giveaway winner

Thank you to all who entered the giveaway to win a voucher from Blush Loves Mint!

The gorgeous tassel garlands which Bianca creates are sure to be a stand out feature at any party you host and with Christmas a few months away I think one of these tassel garlands would make the perfect Christmas decoration for around the home as well!

I loved reading all your colour combination suggestions which were all so beautiful!

However it’s time to announce the winner which I drew using the random.org website.

The winner is….

Brenda McNutt who chose the beautiful combination of duck egg blue, coral and silver!

Congratulations Brenda! Please contact Blush Loves Mint to organise your order!

A HUGE thank you to Bianca from Blush Loves Mint for her interview and her generosity!

Blush loves mint interview & giveaway

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Theme

Books are such an important part of childhood and I am loving seeing the parties which are being based around a much loved children’s book – such as the Very Hungry Caterpillar which is a book my daughter is just starting to enjoy at the moment!

This party theme can involve bright and bold decorations and also gives you the chance to serve some delicious fruit as an option for your dessert table to match the fruits in the book.

Given that there are so many party themes relating to TV characters, I think that any party theme related to reading/books is a winner in my eyes!

Hope you enjoy my selection of ideas =)

Printables

There is a large range of invitations and printables for this theme. Here are a few I’ve chosen to showcase:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decorations and Tableware

Fabric such as this could be used for backdrops, to make tablecloth from or anything that you creative mum’s can come up with!

 

 

 

These Very Hungry Caterpillar themed pom poms could be hung, or could be used to make a caterpillar as seen below:

 

 

Here are a few other decorating items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

A simple but colourful balloon decorating idea using the below balloons:

 

 

These balloons would also make for fun decorations:

 

This tablecloth could be used on the table or even as a backdrop:

Love these platters for something special on the table. There are more styles to choose from too if you follow the links:

 

Some cute partyware for the food:

 

 

 

 

Sweet Treats

This set of cupcake wrappers and toppers is all you need to theme some simple cupcakes:

Then pop them onto a bright cupcake stand:

These lollies are perfect for this theme:

 

If you are making cake pops then this is a great idea for how you could arrange them:

Love these cake toppers for an easy way to decorate a simple cake! They can be kept as momentos for after the party as well:

Set your cake atop a red cake stand such as this wooden one:

 

Or since we are talking about red cake stands, I can’t help but share these gorgeous ones coming into Sweet Style:

Special theme items

A special hat for the birthday child:

Use a soft or wooden toy as a decoration item. There is even a giant 1.2m caterpillar you can buy ! Perfect for the bedroom/playroom after the party:

 

 

 

Favour Packaging

 

 

 

 

Some favour ideas for this theme include these cute fruit stamps work in well with the fruit foods in the Hungry Caterpillar story even though they don’t match completely:

 

 

 

A book set such as this is great as you can divide up the books and give one to each child:

 

Real Parties

This party theme has had some great parties styled around it. Find more party inspiration here:

A sweet party on the Hello Naomi blog

Some cute food and decorating ideas on the Pink Pistachio blog

Healthy fruit used creatively in this Hungry Little Caterpillar party on Hostess with the Mostess blog

A lovely, simple fruit based dessert table on the Mom Tog diaries blog

Lots of ideas from Pottery Barn kids for the Very Hungry Caterpillar theme

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Hope you enjoy this selection and your child enjoys celebrating their birthday along with their favourite book =)