Strawberry & Strawberry Shortcake Party Supplies

Like many of you – Strawberry Shortcake brings back memories of my childhood. It is wonderful to see this lovely character reappear again today as a birthday party theme. However I also love the idea of a general strawberry party for the girl who loves strawberries or perhaps a “berry sweet” theme as another cute take on a Strawberry party.

 

 

There are some fun Strawberry party supplies available  – I’ve rounded up some fantastic finds which will help you plan a sweet strawberry soiree! Most of the items below are from vendors on the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory. Make sure you have a browse of the businesses listed when you are party planning and support some great small businesses!

 

Strawberry Printables and Stationery

Some gorgeous Strawberry party themed printables and stationery:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some options for those of you who prefer party stationery all printed, cut and posted to you ready to use!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This custom 1st birthday print makes a wonderful print to display at the party and to hang up in your child’s room after the party. I had a similar print designed for one of my daughter’s and it brings back wonderful memories!:

 

 

Strawberry Party Decorations

Some fun and sweet party decorations to suit a Strawberry party or colour scheme:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strawberry Party Tableware

A sweet gingham patterned paper tablerunner is perfect for the kids table or to dress up your savoury food tables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love these cute strawberry straw toppers!:

 

 

 

 

These strawberry spoons are so pretty:

 

 

Cake and Desserts

These strawberry cupcake wrappers are perfect for serving cupcakes or other items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are a range of vendors on the Directory who can provide Strawberry themed cakes, cookies, cake pops and more. Here is a sample!:

 

 

 

 

 

 

What could be more perfect for a Strawberry party than chocolate coated strawberries? These amazing towers are created by Chocobon in Melbourne!:

 

 

A sweet strawberry custom cake bunting is perfect for a homemade cake:

 

 

This stunning red cake stand is perfect for this theme and worth the purchase if you think you’ll be using red colour schemes quite a lot for your kids parties (not to mention Christmas!). Some of the vendors in the HIRE category on the Directory also have red cake stands for hire:

 

 

 

Strawberry Party Favours

 

These berry baskets are a unique favour packaging option which you could also use on the table itself to display food. Perfect for a strawberry theme!:

 

 

Such cute Strawberry favour bags:

 

 

This is such a unique favour box which you can print and assemble at home:

 

 

For the finishing touch, these gorgeous handpainted strawberry tags could be attached to any favour to instantly theme it to match a Strawberry party theme:

 

 

Real Parties

Find more Strawberry party ideas by viewing these real parties:

A pretty strawberry tea party with lots of gorgeous ideas and handmade items by Hanging Pretty

A gorgeous Strawberry Market Stall by Sharnel Dollar Designs setup for her stand at Confetti Fair

Love the sweet and subtle Strawberry themed setup in this first birthday party on the Little Wish Parties blog

A vintage Strawberry shortcake party featured on Minted and Vintage

Lovely Strawberry 2nd birthday featured on Kara’s Party Ideas

Some great ideas in this Strawberry party by Steph from Bondville on the Modern Printables blog

 

Peter Rabbit party supplies

Peter Rabbit is such a classic story which I’m sure was part of all our childhood’s – so it’s wonderful to see it well loved even today and used as a birthday party theme especially for 1st birthday’s as well as baby showers or to base an Easter party around.

Here is my round up of Peter Rabbit party supplies and items based around a mix of blues and rustic items – most of which are from businesses listed in the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory:

 

Peter Rabbit Invitations and Party Printables

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Rabbit party decorations

A few decorations which would suit a soft Peter Rabbit party colour scheme:

 

 

 

 

 

A cute idea is to incorporate carrots into your Peter Rabbit party decorations!:

 

 

You can find some cute Peter Rabbit garlands such as this online or ask someone in the Life’s Little Celebration’s directory (in the Handmade Decor category) to create one for you:

 

 

 

 

Peter Rabbit party tableware

Gorgeous tablecloth and tablerunner for a rustic Peter Rabbit party:

 

 

 

Love these cute Peter Rabbit party plates:

 

 

These party plates would also suit a Peter Rabbit colour scheme:

 

 

 

 

This tableware is perfect for a rustic garden feel for a Peter Rabbit party:

 

 

Cute boxes which could be used for lunch boxes or favours:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Rabbit cakes and desserts

These cupcake toppers are gorgeous for cupcakes or as food picks:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

View the businesses in the Cake and Dessert category on the Directory to order a Peter Rabbit cake or desserts like these gorgeous handpainted cookies:

 

 

Love these macarons (yes can you believe they are macarons?) which would work into a Peter Rabbit theme for a Mr McGregor’s garden look:

 

 

Peter Rabbit party hire items:

There is a large range of props available to hire which would suit a Peter Rabbit party theme such as rustic props, chairs in blue and green, picket fences and more! Visit the Hire category on the Directory to view more businesses to hire from. Here is a small sample with a mix of rustic items and garden and blue/green items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Rabbit party props:

A few other props which you could work into a dessert table such as these mini picket fences which can be wrapped around food platters:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peter Rabbit favour bags

A range of favour packaging options which would suit a Peter Rabbit party. Gifting a small Peter Rabbit book would also be a fantastic party favour idea for this theme:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Parties

Find more inspiration and ideas by browsing some real Peter Rabbit parties here:

A pretty Jemima Puddle duck and friends party by Sugar Coated Candy and Dessert Buffet’s

A cute Peter Rabbit Christening setup by Allison from Utterly Organised

A gorgeous first birthday by Liz of Bizzy Days blog using an inspiration board I created for her

Love the soft colour scheme of this Peter Rabbit party on Kara’s Party Ideas

Amazing Peter Rabbit first birthday with beautiful illustrations on the Hostess with the Mostess blog

 

I hope you enjoy the planning of this Peter Rabbit party theme!

New Party Supplies & Inspiration

Each week in the private Facebook group I have for my vendors on the Directory – businesses share any new products, styling or creations they have from the last week.

It is always fantastic to see new items every week so I thought every now and then I’ll do a post sharing some of these new items on the blog. Here you’ll find a real mix of items to suit different themes and colour schemes and a great way of discovering a few more of the businesses on the party directory!

Here is a round up of some of the shares from last week of new party items:

 

Decorations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cakes, Desserts & Cake Decor:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Invitations and Party Printables:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partyware:

 

 

 

Styling:

 

 

Some of the vendors were busy at Confetti Fair Junior last weekend and here are photos of some of their displays!:

 

 

 

 

 

Other fantastic party setups!:

 

 

 

 

 Hire:

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this round up of some of the new items on offer from vendors on the Directory and it helps you discover more fantastic businesses you could use when planning your kids parties.

Fox Party Supplies mini board

I’ve seen some cute fox party items lately which inspired this Fox party supplies mini board! A fox themed party could work well for a baby shower, 1st birthday or you could incorporate these fun fox party supplies in with a woodland themed party!

Here are some fun foxy finds and inspiration for you! All the links to the sources are under the collage – many of which are from vendors on the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory:

 

 

Fox Party Supplies – Source links:

What does the fox say party

Fox foil balloon

Fox partyware & cupcake wrappers

Fox and feathers cake & cookies (top left)

Fox mask

Fox cake pops

Fox baby shower invitation

Little Miss Foxy printables

Fox cookies (bottom, centre)

Fox themed baby shower

 

 

 

 

Tips for starting out in the Party Industry!

Launching a new business in the party industry can be quite daunting – so I thought I would share a few helpful tips for anyone starting out in this industry particularly in relation to social media.

Now I’m no expert however I do connect with a lot of small business owners within the party industry online (especially with my vendors from the children’s party directory) and it is from conversations with them that I am offering a few tips which may help you out as you start up. This is by no means an exhaustive list of tips – you can find much more online with general business tips, marketing tips, social media tips etc

However here is my 2 cents worth and I hope it helps as you launch out into this exciting industry! If you’re interested in finding out more about joining up to the Directory here at Life’s Little Celebration’s then send me an e-mail at lifeslittlec@gmail.com and tell me more about your business x

 

1) Connect!

It’s important to connect with other’s in the same industry as you. Both online (and if opportunity presents itself – in person as well). Facebook and Instagram are huge in this industry – like/follow others in the same industry as you. They may not be the same type of business – for example if you’re an event stylist then don’t just link up with other event stylists. Connect with other businesses who may be cake makers, graphic designers, event photographers, party bloggers etc.

Step back and observe the social media etiquette that is taking place on these Facebook pages and Instagram accounts between other businesses.

Don’t just “like” – genuinely comment on images posted by your peers in the industry and interact with questions they may post. This helps to build connection and relationship with others in the industry and get your business name known as well.

 

 

2) Choose Collaboration

You will soon notice that there are some in this industry who aim to be quite competitive and others who are very supportive and collaborative. I have observed in the private facebook group I’ve set up for vendors on the Life’s Little Celebration’s directory how supportive everyone is of each other – everyone collaborates, answers questions, gives advice and praises each other’s work! That is how it should be!

So choose to be collaborative more than competitive. Praise other’s in your industry, support them, share their work (with correct crediting!) – you will soon find that other’s will do the same for you and you will make great connections which is essential in this industry!

 

 

3) Credit!

It is wonderful on social media to share the work/products of other’s who inspire you ! You will often find me sharing my Directory vendors work/products on facebook and instagram. However it is so important to correctly CREDIT images when shared.

Crediting and tagging the business also lets that business know that you are sharing and promoting their work – which they will also appreciate. Not crediting images can give the wrong idea to others viewing your page (making them assume it is your own work/products) and will provide you a bad reputation with others in the party industry. NOT the best way to start out with your business.

Some tips with crediting –

If you share an image on Facebook or Instagram from another business – tag that business in your comments.

IE: Love this inspiring blog post by @lifeslittlecelebrations on party supplies for a mermaid theme!

Your followers will also love you tagging the original source as they can then go to view more pics/images from that original page!

Hashtags are NOT credits. For example:

“Love this inspiring blog post on party supplies for a mermaid theme”! #mermaidparty #partysupplies #lifeslittlecelebrations

This is not the right way to credit because the original business needs to be tagged and mentioned in the main comment. People cannot click onto a hashtag to be taken to that business page compared to when you tag the business.

Stating your source as “pinterest” is also not correct crediting. Most images on pinterest can be traced back to a source. Make the effort and put in the time to find the source for an image you wish to share.

I cannot tell you enough how strongly other’s in the party industry feel about correct and incorrect tagging and sharing of their work! So do it right and it will give you a much more positive reputation amongst your peers.

 

4) Confidence

As nervous as you may be starting your new business it is important to also have confidence in yourself. Set your own standards high as far as professionalism and customer service is concerned – and don’t lower your own standards just to get a booking! It can be tempting to offer the lowest prices when starting off – but it’s important to price your work/products to what they are worth. In time the right customers will find out and will pay the money if it is worth it!

 

 

5) Get professional

Now I know when you are starting out you have to be careful with money – however with the budget you do have – it’s important to get yourself a professional look. This is a very visual industry and presenting yourself professionally visually in your marketing is important.

This includes getting your logo designed – your logo will be seen on your Facebook page, Instagram account, business cards etc  – so it is important!

I would also suggest strongly to have some images taken professionally (unless you are skilled yourself in photography/editing etc) of your products or your work. You could book a photographer and set up a little shoot with numerous of your products, dessert tables etc all setup so various pics can be taken all in the one photo session.

These professional photos can then be used in your Facebook cover image and any other marketing you need to create (magazine adverts, fliers etc). I know a photographer can be expensive but the one photography session can provide you with images to be used in so many ways.

 

6) Don’t compare

 

My last tip is to run your own race. In this industry – you will be bombarded DAILY with amazing and beautiful images on facebook and instagram of cakes, dessert tables, decorations, parties etc – all of which could make you feel overwhelmed when you are just starting out

You need to stay focused on YOUR business! Let everything you see inspire you – but don’t ever feel you need to copy another business in order to succeed.

What work’s for one business may not work for you. What DOES work and what makes a business unique is YOU. Your customer service, your passion, your talents. Every time your industry peers bring in a new range of products – don’t feel you have to bring the same items in your store. Every time your industry peers design printables in a particular theme – don’t feel you have to introduce that same theme into your own range! Don’t let your business decisions be based on what other’s are doing  – I’ve seen it too often in this industry and it will not help you. Lead – do not follow!

 

 

I hope these tips help you in some way if you’re starting out in this party industry. Feel free to e-mail me at lifeslittlec@gmail.com if you need any other assistance!