If you’re struggling to find a theme for the Christening of your new little Prince, or perhaps his first birthday party, look no further than the Royals themselves and be inspired by the colours of regal blue and gold.
Here is some inspiration to get you started from vendors on our party directory! (Email lifeslittlec@gmail.com if you’re an Australian small business wanting to be showcased and find out more about our wide range of member benefits):
Little Prince party inspiration, Opulenticity
Little Prince dessert buffet styling, The Sweet Cart
Little Prince party styling, Sweet Heavenly Events
Arabian Prince party inspiration, The Pumpkin Carriage
I love that this theme can be as understated or over the top as you like, and most items can be readily found amongst our LLC Vendors on the Directory to complete a beautiful event.
Little Prince Party Invitations and Accessories
These invitations by Eve & Co just scream opulence don’t they?
Little Prince Invitations, Eve & Co
This gorgeous design is lovely in lighter colours:
Prince party invitation and stationery – Edge House Design
These cute headwear items are perfect for the little prince or his guests!:
Gold Party Hats, Ruby Rabbit Partyware
First Birthday Crown, Schooza Handmade
Little Prince Party Decorations
Your little Prince deserves nothing but the finest Royal setting of linen, fine china (well, paper plate china!) and filigree cutlery, wouldn’t you agree?
‘One’ balloon banner, Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Crown banner – Merc and Jones
Round Gold Foil balloon, Little Boo-Teek
Dark Blue Giant balloon, Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Dark Blue Paper Fan, Emiko Blue
Blue Paper Fan, The Party Parlour
Gold Foil Curtain, Little Boo-Teek
Gold Honeycomb Chandelier, Little Boo-Teek
Crown Wall Decoration, Foamtastic
Gold 1 pinata – Ruby Rabbit Partyware. Made by Party Pony Designer Pinatas
Gold Royal Frame for hire, The Enchanted Party Hire, Brisbane
Crown Chandeliers for hire, Tiny Tots Toy Hire, Sydney
Gold mirror and easel for hire – Sweet Heavenly Events and party hire
Gold high chair for hire – Sweet Heavenly Events and Party Hire
Little Prince Tableware
Create a table setting or dessert buffet with a touch of class with these finds.
Cobalt Blue Tablecloth, The Party Parlour
Gold Stripe Plates, Emiko Blue
Gold Chevron Plates, Little Boo-Teek
Cobalt Blue Square Plates, The Party Parlour
Square Gold Plates, The Party Parlour
Porcelain Paper Plates, Favor Lane Party Boutique
Blue and Gold Plates, Party for Stella
Gold cutlery – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Gold Foil Straws, Emiko Blue
Prince themed table labels help keep the whole dessert table tied into the theme:
Table buffet label – Edge House Design
Little Prince Cake Accessories
Surprise and delight the Royal guests with sweet delicacies adorned in blue and gold, and the jewel in the crown – the perfect cake! All the desserts can be themed using these finishing touches:
Merc & Jones cake topper
Crown Cupcake toppers, Mooi Co
Gem Cupcake toppers, Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Glitter number cake toppers, Merc & Jones
Happy Birthday candle, Little Boo-Teek
‘One’ glitter cake topper, Sugarlicious
Crown Cake topper, DIY Parties by Renee
Gold Glitter candles, Emiko Blue
Blue Striped cupcake wrappers, Hoot Invitations
Crown cookies, Sweet Eve, Melbourne
Prince cookies, Cookie Queen n Kitsch’n
Gold cake pops, Popolate
Little Prince Party Favours
If there are simply too many treats left over from your Royal affair, package them up in coordinated treat bags for guests to enjoy at home.
Striped favour bags, The Party Parlour
Stripes and dots party bags, Happy Little Soiree
White and gold treat bag – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Perfect for your little Prince, coordinating blue and gold makes a special theme for a special little Prince for a first birthday party or a Christening!
A baby’s Christening is a special event and often the first event celebrated in many children’s lives. There are so many lovely items available for Christening and Baptism celebrations – I thought it was about time I did a blog post around this theme!
In particular I have focused on a pink/gold/white colour scheme with the items I have chosen
As usual most of the below items are from vendors on the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory
Invitations/Printables
Girl’s Christening Printables and stationery – Edge House Design
Luminary baby event invitation – I Will Invitations
Baby girl christening invitation – I Will Invitations
Girl’s christening printable invitation – Blossom Tree Design
Pink damask christening printables – Little Dimple Designs
Pink christening printables – Paper Blossom Creations
Handmade christening invitation – B Studio Baby Invitations
Handmade girl’s christening invitation – Any Occasion Events
Handmade invitation – Paper Face
Decorations
Some decorations based around a pink/gold colour scheme:
Pink christening backdrop – Giggles and grace Designs
Pink and gold christening backdrop – Giggles and Grace Designs
Paper flowers to be used as a backdrop – Hanging Pretty
Paper flower decor – Hanging Pretty
Tassel garland – Divine Drops
These pinata’s are gorgeous and can be custom made in a particular shape if you wish:
Gold heart pinata by Party Pony Designer Pinatas – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Petite tassel tail by Party Pony Designer Pinatas – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Tulle pom poms with glitter – Pom Pom Princess
Gold heart garland – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Christening bunting – Style Party Love
Custom letters- Hanging Pretty
Custom handmade bunting – Paper face
Linen and lace bunting – Love The Occasion
Tableware
Tulle ruffled tablecloth – Saffy and May
Tulle tablecloths – Wild Rose Sweets and Styling
Pink sequin tablecloth – Any Occasion Events
Pink damask tableware – Illume Designs
Pink and gold sweetheart paper plates – The Party Parlour
Pink lace paper plates – The Party Parlour
Pink and gold cutlery – Ruby Rabbit Partyware
Christening wooden cutlery with cross – Bespoke Party Products
Glass bottle with gold heart – Paper Face
Lace doily glass bottle – Love The Occasion
Gold letter press heart coasters – 2 Love Birds
Cake Decor and Dessert Accessories
Gold name toppers – Memories are Sweet
Gold cross toppers – Memories are Sweet
Heart glitter cupcake toppers and baking cases – Love The Occasion
Glitter cake pop sticks – Glistening Occasions
Macaron pop boxes – PS Made With Love
Square footed cupcake cases – PS Made With Love
Cross design cupcake wrapper – Saffy & May
Gold spot baking cups – Little Red Chick
Cupcake lace wraps – Love The Occasion
Meri Meri Cupcake christening kit – Party and Co
Lace doily bowl – Love The Occasion
One of a few different designs available to create some of your own desserts:
Cross mould to create oreo biscuits – Confectionately Yours
A gorgeous gold cake stand for the special Christening cake! You can also find vendors in the Directory which hire this stand and similar stands to create a special dessert table:
Large gold cake stand – Petite Portions
Some gorgeous toppers to dress up any cake:
Cake and cake topper – A La Roch Cake Toppers
Cross cake topper – A La Roch Toppers
Gold christening cake topper – Glistening Occasions
Rhinestone cross for the front of the cake – Glistening Occasions
Remember to visit the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory to find vendors to create cake, cookies and other desserts for this special Christening Celebration:
Pink and gold damask cake – It’s a Cake Thing (Sydney)
Christening cookies – The Iced Biscuit
I hope you enjoyed this selection of items for your daughter’s Christening or Baptism celebration. This is really just a brief snapshot of all the items available through vendors on the Life’s Little Celebration’s children’s party directory. Make sure you browse the directory to find more supplies including photographers and hire businesses for this special occasion!
I was very excited and grateful that my daughter’s Baptism celebration was been featured on the Party Inspirations blog!
My daughter Naomi Grace had her Baptism celebration one week after my elder daughters birthday party – so in order to avoid too much stress I kept it very simple and small!
Everything was based around a floral garden look/feel.
Sharon from Cakes by Sharon created the gorgeous ruffle Christening cake. I had seen this ruffle cake design by Sharon and loved it and knew I wanted it for my daughter’s Christening.
To match the floral feel, Dunne with Style made an absolutely gorgeous fabric flower garland as well as toppers which I used atop the little jars of white chocolate mousse. To say these were gorgeous is an understatement! The mousse was served with some floral spoons – image and more details further down this post.
Another favourite item of mine were the pink picket fences I used around the platters which I sourced from Saffy & May and were perfect for the floral/garden feel.
I used floral printed pop sticks from Polkadot Prints for the oreo pops I made.
I had a little drink area set up and reused the pink ruffle garland I used at Rebekah’s birthday party from Emerald and Ella. The drink dispenser is from Leo & Bella and I just added a doily decoration onto it to dress it up a little.
I set up a little area where I had the party favours – chocolate bars & wrappers for the adults from Bespoke Party Products and goodies for the kids in beautiful floral favour bags from Sweet Celebrations. The floral garden mat I placed my daughter’s picture frame on is also from Sweet Celebrations.
I used the gorgeous pom poms from Rebekah’s party again here too. They were made by Pom Pom Princess.
Here is a close up of the chocolate bars and wooden spoons from Bespoke Party Products. I thought they were just divine! I loved that I could purchase the chocolate bars with wrappers all together because with Rebekah’s party the week before I simply didn’t have time to cut printables and prepare these myself!
A close up of the name print & name blocks, Baptism Candle and a special gold cross gift she received.
The name print & blocks were from Retro Ragamuffins and I LOVE them! They are now in her room which she will eventually move into once she outgrows her bassinet. On the name print I had “Naomi” as well as the meaning of her name underneath: delightful, pleasant, beautiful!
And here is my little darling….my favourite picture of the entire day =)
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:
Vintage tricycle printables - Style Me Gorgeous
If you want to inject some red into your colour scheme, here is another lovely set of printables:
Lets Ride vintage tricycle printables - M Bradley Designs
These two bring a few other vintage toys into the mix, which I think are just lovely!
Vintage toy printables - The Little Soiree
Childhood toys printables - Spaceship and Laserbeams
Some classic tricycle invitations:
Vintage tricycle invitation - Mon Tresor
Trucks, stars and trikes invitation - Katy Jane
Who said girls can’t have a tricycle party? Check out this cute vintage invitation for a girl:
Little Red Tricycle invitation - Serendipty Creative
Decorations
A few ideas in blue and brown tones:
Tissue paper garland - Invite Me
Happy Birthday hessian bunting - Collecting Feathers
Pale blue tissue garland - Emerald and Ella
Caramel pom poms - Ah-Tissue
Tableware
A gingham tablecloth could work in really well for this theme:
Blue gingham tablecloth - Peters of Kensington
Or you could use this jute material for a vintage feel tablecloth:
Jute by the roll - Occasion by Design
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!
Brown paper reversible tablerunner - The Little Big Company
Brown striped plates - The Little Big Company
Blue white and red polka dot plate - Invite Me
Palm leaf plates - The Party Studio
How cute is this – pre-stamped personalised wooden cutlery ! Saves you the hassle of purchasing the name stamp yourself:
Stamped wooden cutlery - Red Elephant Creative
Baby blue straws - Saffy & May
Yes these popular straws now come in brown and white! Perfect with some chocolate milk I think =)
Brown paper straws - Saffy & May
Sweet Treats
Use some old fashioned treats to go with this vintage theme:
Old fashioned lolly sticks - The Little Big Company
Lollipops - The Little Big Company
Brown polkadot candy cups - Sweet Style
Some cute options for cake toppers:
Red bicycle cake topper - Lulus Cupcake Boutique
Personalised bicycle topper - Heather Boyd
Love these blue cake stands:
Navy blue cake stand - Leo & Bella
Aqua blue cake stand - Mums Little Party Secret
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:
Classic red tricycle - Tox Xperts
You could use a custom nursery print such as this for an extra decoration on your party table and a special keepsake:
Tricycle nursery print - Simply Sublime Baby
Perfect options for table risers:
Brown kraft suitcases - Send a Toy
Mini wooden stools - Chic By Accident
A few other vintage props and accessories for your party table:
Wood crate box - Sweet Style
Wooden rustic glass box - Chic By Accident
White wash wooden tray - Lifestyle Home & Living
Rustic cutlery tray - Lifestyle Home & Living
Wooden mini blackboard pegs - Saffy & May
Wooden candy scoop - Leo & Bella
Blackboard easel - The Party Parlour
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.
Little red tricycle 4cm high - Love and Clutter
20cm high tricycle planter - Cottage Corner
If you’re in Sydney you can hire this one from Tiny Tots Toy Hire:
French bike for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Also loving these hire item for this vintage theme!
Rustic wooden crate for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Wagon wheel for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Packaging
How sweet is this tricycle favour container?:
Bicycle favour - Baby barhar collection
A stylish tricycle favour bag with a vintage feel:
Tricycle favour bag - Piccolo & Poppi
A lovely pastel blue to go with this theme:
Pastel blue party box - Saffy & May
These jute bags really suit a vintage feel:
Jute sacks - Occasion by Design
Cute tricycle favour bags available in other colours too:
Tricycle favour bags - Little Lemonade
Top off your favours with some of these sweet tags:
Retro tricycle bag tag - Katy Jane
Thank you tags - Paint Robot
Tricycle wagon tags - 33 Paper Lane
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 =)
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
Alannah Rose invitations - The Party Parlour
Bee invitations - Invite Me
This lovely printable also includes butterflies. You can see ideas for a Butterfly theme party here.
Bee and butterfly printables - Style Me Gorgeous
Bee printables - Party Printables
Bumble bee printables - The TomKat studio
A cute design for a girls bee party:
Bee printables - Pink Peppermint Prints
Tableware & Sweet Treats
Bee tablecloth - Little Nest
Bumble bee plates - Pink Frosting
Paper eskimo black tie plates - Sweet Celebrations
Bee wooden cutlery - The Bakers Confections
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:
Beehive drink dispenser - Leo & Bella
Black cherry crystal stick - The Little Big Company
Yellow giant marshmellows - Strawberries and Cupcakes
Black and White swirl pops - The Little Big Company
Bee cupcake wrappers - Cake a doodle doo
Some simple ways to dress up your cake:
Bumble bee cake bunting - Sew Sweet Violet
Personalised clay Bee cake topper - Clayqts
Lovely yellow stands for your cake:
Yellow cake stand - Emerald and Ella
The above cake stand can also be hired from Tiny Tots Toy Hire (Sydney) as well as the below stand:
Cake stand for hire (Sydney) - Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Buttercream milk glass cake stand - Kashaya
Decorations
Beehive lantern - Papier D'Amour
Black and white stripe lantern - Occasion by Design
Bumble bee garland - Mara May
Yellow paper garland - Invite Me
Bee foil balloon - Once upon a party
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:
Yellow and white kids chairs for hire - 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:
Yellow lolly shop canopy display - Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Themed Items
Bumble bee pinata - Pink Frosting
Instead of party hats, why not give the kids these headbands to wear that can also double as party favours:
Bumble bee headband - Let's Celebrate Parties
Perfect for a bee party to give it a garden feel are these grass mats and picket fences:
Grass place mat - Sweet Celebrations
Grass mats can also be hired from Tiny Tots Toy Hire if you are in Sydney!
Mini picket fence decor - Saffy & May
To continue a garden feel you could use these watering cans as centrepieces with flowers inside:
Watering can decor - Saffy & May
Picket fence and Topiary tree for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire
Garden set for hire - Tiny Tots Toy Hire
A cute hat for the birthday girl:
Bee party hat - Shop Lissy
Favour & Packaging:
Here are some cute favour ideas for your Bee party!
Crochet bees in a pack of 20 - Creation Faeries
Chocolate bees - The Party Parlour
Bee pencils - It's All About Kids Gifts
Bee Castanets - Baby vegas
Honey Dipper - T2 tea
Pop and honey dipper - Mi Mother and Child
These honeycomb jars are perfect for filling with treats as party favors:
Honeycomb jars - Sweet Style
These tote boxes are perfect for this theme:
Black and white tote box - The Party Parlour
Lemoni candy box - Saffy & May
Or for something a bit more specialised you could go with these favour bags from ETSY:
Bee favour bag - Kandy Oh
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!