Winter Wonderland Christmas Theme

With Christmas fast approaching (almost too fast!) I know many of you are planning various Christmas gatherings – whether it’s for your family, your friends or the kids! So here is some Christmas inspiration based around a Winter wonderland theme based around white of course, with some blue and silver mixed in as possible options. Red is another possible colour to work into this theme as it looks lovely with white and ice blue. You could also incorporate gold instead of silver into this theme.

Incorporate snow flakes, white trees and reindeers, snow and lovely Christmas items which you can easily find in the shopping centres as well as online, to create a winter wonderland feel!

Hope you enjoy this selection =)

Invitations/Printables

Here are some lovely options for a printable range for a Winter Wonderland Christmas party:

 

Cool Christmas theme - Style Me Gorgeous

 

Winter wonderland printables - Anders Ruff

 

Winter wonderland printables - Birds Party

This is a lovely collection for a winter wonderland birthday party:

Red and aqua snowflake printables - TomKat Studio

A cute range for the kids:

Penguin and Friends printable - Fairydust Stylish Stationary

 

Decorations

There are so many ways you can decorate for this party, and your white decorations which you purchase for this theme can easily be worked into many future themes/parties in the future.

White bunting - Lovely Little Parties

 

White paper sunburst - {P} is for Party

The soft effect of a blue tulle pom pom would look gorgeous mixed in with white decorations:

Light blue tulle pom pom - Sweet Little Birdy

 

Star Lantern - Saffy & May

 

Big christmas snowflake - Top 3 by design

 

White paper fan - Little Sooti

 

Mini lantern kit - Occasion by Design

 

Hanging snowflake garland - The Party People

 

Snowflake hanging lights - Ikea

 

Tissue snowflake assortment pack - The Little Big Company

 

Transparent snowflake wall stickers - Bosco Bear

 

Snowflake wreath - Domayne

Tableware

Your table would be gorgeous with a white tablecloth alone as it’s base however if you did want to use a tablerunner this pretty white and silver one would look lovely:

Christmas table runner in white and silver - Celebrating Christmas

These aqua and white Sambellina plates would look sweet with this theme:

Blue sambellina plates - Sweet Little Birdy

Or a few other options:

Silver plates - Occasion by Design

 

Snowflake paper plate - Pink Frosting

 

Meri Meri Wonderland plates - The Party Table

 

Snowflake cups - The Party People

Use white straws for a crisp look:

White straws - The Party Table

Some additional table decor to add as a finishing touch:

White glitter tree - The Little Big Company

 

Snowflake card holder - The Little Big Company

Sweet Treats

Fill your table with snowflakes with these items!

 

Extra large snowflake cookie cutter - Sweet Themes

 

Snowflake chocolate moulds - Cakes Around Town

 

Snowflake cupcake wrappers - The Party Table

 

Cupcake wrappers and picks - The Little Big Company

 

Meri Meri Wonderland cupcake set - The Party Table

Love the gorgeous colours of this lollipop which would work so well for a Winter wonderland party:

aqua and white lollipop - Sharnel Dollar Designs

The ice look of a rock candy stick will always suit this theme!

Light blue rock candy stick - Sweet Style

Use this cake wrapper around your stands to create an instant snowflake effect:

Snowflake cake wrapper - Significant Celebrations

 

Special Themed items

Some other lovely options to have your party or house looking like a beautiful winter wonderland!

Glowing ice cube decorations - Pink Frosting

 

Spinning top tealight holder - Dusk (sold out online, check in store)

 

White glitter snowflake candles - Dusk

 

Frosti Candle - Dusk

 

White snow christmas tree candle - Dusk

 

Reindeer snow globe - Christmas All Year

 

White reindeer - Carousel Boutique

 

Small white pear tree - Celebrating Christmas

 

White wire tree - Celebrating Christmas

 

White Christmas Tree - Christmas All Year Round

These white stems would make a lovely Christmas table centrepiece. Place in a vase and keep them as is, or hang lovely ornaments off the branches:

Mitsumata stem - Freedom Furniture

 

Artificial snow - The Party People

 

White santa sack - Hard To Find

 

Snowflake sack - Hard To Find

Favours

Love these scallop boxes – use the white and/or blue on your table and fill with sweets:

White and blue scallop boxes - Sweet Little Birdy

For a snowflake look these options are also lovely:

Snowflake favour box - The Little Big Company

 

Snowflake Christmas bauble - The Little Big Company

 

Cello bag with snowflake design - Cakes Around Town

Soft and white muslin bags which could be stamped with a Christmas message:

Cotton muslin bags - Sharnel Dollar Designs

These cute apothecary jars could be filled with some lovely sweets to match your colour scheme:

Mini glass apothecary jar - Sweet Style

How cute is this little snowflake gift tag! Love the snowflake punched out of it:

Snowflake wood gift tag - Pagoda Tree

Finish off your packaging with some lovely ribbon:

Snowflake ice mint ribbon - Amazing Paper

 

Real Parties

Gorgeous Snowflake ballerina party by Glorious Treats showcased on the TomKat Studio website

Absolutely beautiful winter wonderland table featured on Hostess with the Mostess

Stylish winter wonderland party bringing together lots of talented stylists, featured on the My Sweet and Saucy website

Elegant winter wonderland table by Ruby Ju featured on the Amy Atlas blog

 

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Hope you have enjoyed this dose of Winter Wonderland inspiration! More Christmas inspiration will be coming to the Life’s Little Celebrations blog soon =)

 

 

Christmas Colour Inspiration

What are your Christmas colours? It’s a question that seems to be getting discussed a lot lately on facebook.

Do you go traditional red, green and white? Do you like to change it up every year? Or do you stick to the same (but unique) colour palette each time?

We all know Christmas is about a lot more than just the colours we decorate in and it’s important that we don’t put pressure on ourselves as mum’s to have a Christmas tree or dessert table that is ‘magazine worthy’ – especially when you have children who want to be hand’s on in the decorating!

However I always find decorating in a colour scheme (and choosing the colours) is a fun part of the early Christmas preparations!

Here is some colour inspiration for you based starting off with what is fast becoming quite a popular colour combination – bold red and soft aqua:

 

Red and Aqua Christmas table – Save the Date for Cupcakes Blog

 

Red and Aqua christmas – Country Living

 

I love these soft colour palettes of blue with creams and golds for a fresh look:

 

Heavenly holidays dessert table featured on Hostess with the Mostess blog

 

With a different shade of blue and gold you can create a warm feel:

 

Blue and gold table – The Guardian

 

Blue and gold Christmas tree – Country Living

 

A unique pink, gold and blue colour palette makes for a bright and beautiful Christmas spread:

 

Vintage pastel Dessert table by Glorious Treats featured on Hostess with the Mostess

 

Vibrant purple is a great colour for Christmas! Team it with a bold red:

 

Christmas table from LMG Events featured on the Anders Ruff Blog

 

 

Pink seems to be the ‘new red’ of Christmas! A soft pink, gold and silver colour scheme would look gorgeous:

 

Pink and Gold tree – image via Sweet Tooth – Shauna Younge Blog

 

You could go rustic with browns mixed in with reds, greens or golds:

 

Rustic Woodland Christmas table featured on Pizzazzerie by Sandra Downie Event Designs

 

Rustic Christmas table – Save the Date for Cupcakes blog

 

Add silver to a traditional red and white combination for a stand out look:

 

Red, white and silver table – High/Low, Food/Drink

 

Isn’t this a great Christmas centrepiece using baubles? Love it!

 

Red christmas bauble centrepiece – Searching for Style blog

 

Red, white and green will always be a Christmas favourite:

 

Red, white and green christmas table by Anders Ruff – Image from Very Rosenberry

 

You could also keep things very simple and light with a white winter wonderland feel in the midst of our hot Australian summer!

White christmas dessert table – Merryl Brown Events

Another take on the pinkcolour scheme, this time with different shades of pink with gold. So elegant…

Pink Nutcracker dessert table by Kate Landers Events – Hostess with the Mostess blog

This is a stunning table! I love how they have brought in elements of traditional red ad green but also mixed in touches of creams and golds:

Candyland dessert table featured on Bakarella

 

For a unique touch, why not mix pink and green together this Christmas?

Pink and green tree – Kathleen Ellis Lifestyle Design blog

Pink and green baubles – Destiny Awakes blog

 

Perfect for an adult’s Christmas dinner is this black, silver and white Christmas colour scheme:

Black, white and silver by Bird’s Party – Peach Pizzazz

 

I’ve noticed some neon christmas decorations in store this year so if you want to go bright and bold this year – here is some inspiration for you!:

Neon christmas tree – Salty Pineapple

 

 

Neon christmas tree – House to Home website

 

Neon christmas gift wrapping – Sweet Style

 

I hope you have found a Christmas colour combination for Christmas.

It’s impossible to collate every possible Christmas colour combination available.  So – what are your Christmas colours? Did I include them in this selection or are you doing something different? I’d love to hear from you!

 

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Little Birdy Theme

With spring just around the corner, now is a perfect time to be planning a cute birdy theme party for your little one! This is a party theme which can take on a myriad of different colour schemes so I’ll be sharing various items which you could use regardless of which colour path you go down!

I haven’t focused on plates/cups/napkins etc in this post since the tableware could be based around many different colour options! However perhaps you may draw some colour inspiration from some of the invitation ideas I have featured below.

First up is this popular Alannah Rose invitation with a cute red bird featured. There are a few matching items available to go along with this design as well:

Lala Bird invitation – Alannah Rose

Printables are a great option if you want a range of matching stationary for your party! They keep everything coordinated which makes life easier for you as you don’t have to find matching invites/cupcake toppers/banners etc

This vibrant polkadot birdie printable collection is a delightful option for a girl:

Polkadot Birdie – Style Me Gorgeous

 

Close up of Polka Dot birdie printable – Style Me Gorgeous

However the little birdy theme can be used for boys as well, and this Owl & Bird party printable in a blue and green colour scheme is definitely the way to go:

Owl & Bird Printable – Style Me Gorgeous

 

For a different colour palette I love this bright Lovebird theme with a blue/pink/green combo:

Lovebird Printables – Fairydust Stylish Stationary

To decorate the party space think pretty birdies, rustic birdcages and lovely birdhouses! Here are some to get you inspired:

These birdy buntings are so sweet and a great alternative to the flag bunting for this party.

Handmade Golly Gosh Bird bunting – Twiggi

 

Bright pink and chocolate bird garland – Paperklip

For another cute idea, how about these Bird mobiles to hang down around your party area or over the table?

Tiger Tribe bird mobile – Twiggi

 

Tiger tribe hanging string bird mobile – Little Styles

 

 

For something really different which would look cute in a nursery afterwards, have a look at this delightful fabric birdcage!

Fabric Birdcage – Twiggi

Birdhouses are a great decoration either to place on your table or to hang around the party area. Both these below birdhouses have the option for hanging and would look lovely hanging from a tree outside:

 

You can’t get prettier than this handpainted wooden birdhouse!

Birdhouse dangly – Purkilicious

Another great option for decoration is some tree decor

Dress up your bird cages and trees with some delightful hanging birds.

This hanging bird tealight holder would be beautiful even without the use of the candle:

Hanging bird tealight holder – Dabble In Design

Or these fabulous felt birdies would look so pretty as part of your party decor and could even be used as favours. The tree is also available to order as another alternative to a tree decoration:

 

Felt birds – Fairydust Stylish Stationary

So very very precious! Beautiful handpainted birds:

Handpainted bird dangley – Purkilicious

 

This cute cake bunting is so colourful, would match a few different colour schemes and brighten up any cake!

Bird cake bunting – Fairydust Stylish Stationary

 

If you are making cookies for the little one’s then these cookie cutters in different shapes would be great for creating an array of different sizes and colours of birdy cookies!

Set of 3 bird cookie cutters – Sugartime

This footed bowl is so lovely to hold some great treats in but I also chose it for this theme as it reminds me of a beautiful large bird bath you would see in a garden of a mansion in the English countryside! Or is it just me who picks up these things? = )

Decor bon bon round footed bowl – Sweet Style

For a sweet touch on your table you could use these card holders for your food/dessert labels which also make cute decorations:

Love bird card holder – Dabble in design

 

Birdcage card & tealight holder – Pink Frosting

Have a look at this colourful table runner which would match a wide range of tablecloth colour options underneath and could be used for boys or girls:

Little Birdy Table Runner – Le Petit Party

 

For favours boxes these birdhouses are so so lovely aren’t they?

Birdhouse Favour boxes – Pink Frosting

These birdy paperclips would be great to attach onto a thank you tag:

Bird paperclips – Scrapbook Valley

 

For a girly touch then these pocket mirrors would definitely send your guests home smiling!

La La bird pocket mirror – Design Child

A fun alternative for a favour are these colourful bird whistles:

Wooden bird whistle – Twiggi

 

Well I hope these ideas have given you some inspiration for a Little Birdy party to celebrate your little one! It really is such a sweet theme with many unique touches available out there and such flexibility with what colour combinations you can choose from. I hope you enjoy putting it all together!