Ice Cream Balloons and a Party

My daughter sent me this link {so happy she's on the lookout for inspiration for me}.
These would be easy to do, fun to see, and make your party g0-oers happy too.
Plus.......they won't melt! :)
Supplies needed:
Helium Balloons
Craft Paper

Craftzine


AND here's a party to go with those balloons!
I just have to say.....total sweetness! And check out this pinata! :)
from PaperDoll Designs
and more pics here.

A very "tweet" party!

What a "Sweet" Party this is!! Goodness...don't you just love the bright colors? the details?
the fun look of every food item?
I wish I would have been at this party! :)

Bugs, bugs

I have always loved a bug party.
Not really sure why, because I am NOT a fan of real bugs. :)
When I saw this BUG party I knew I had to save it and share it here!
I am so in love with her candy buffet!Beetle bugs and ants on a log!
And check out this BUG juice!
Sweet!
Party was done by JoAnne at Oh Goodie Designs and
printable created by
Pen & Paper Flowers Etsy Shop.

Wednesday's Parties {The Farm}

Who doesn't love a good ole' farm party?
This one, found on The Celebration Shoppe is just so cute.

The colors Red, Denim Blue and Yellow are just perfect together.
Really loving those marbleized containers too.
They've taken grown up items and made them work perfectly for a little guy.
Check out the denim placemats. For more pictures visit The Celebration Shoppe.
Also at the shoppe are some fantastic food ideas for the farm theme.

Yee-Haw!

Wednesday's Parties {Circus}

I found this bright and spectacular circus party on
P is for Party Blog.
The colors are so bright and yet is seems elegant.
So pretty for a little girls birthday party.
Notice the saying on the favor bags ~ "thank you for clowning around with me".
Cute!
Check out more pictures on P is for Party.

Wednesday's Parties {Monkeys}

Monkeys!
Yay!
Monkeys are one of my favorite things and this party by
Tickled Pink 2 B Me
is just what I love to see.
From the invites, cups, favors and tablescapes this is one fantastic party you might want to check out.

Hannah's 5th Birthday...Strawberry Shortcake

The Strawberry Shortcake Party was held this weekend and it turned out great.
Lots of sweets, games, presents and fun!
Here are a few pictures from the day.

The tablescape ~


Placesetting ~A close up of the napkins.
Hannah helped me with them.
She cut out the rectangle SS and wrapped the silverware.
(I had to tape the paper to the tablecloth because of the wind)
A Strawberry Shortcake tattoo ~
The sweets table~ mmm
Cake made by Hannah's mom.
Hannah was pretty specific that she wanted Strawberry cake with SS's face on it. ~Strawberry Marshmallows dipped in chocolate and topped with a strawberry whopper~
Coconut Strawberries, my favorite ~
(Notice the cup/cakestand is taped to the table....it was that windy!)
A close up....just because they are my favorite :) ~

Strawberry lollipops made by my daughter ~

Chocolate dipped fresh Strawberries, Hannah's favorite ~


Strawberry squares ~
Dipped pretzels ~
The birthday banner that the wind had a great time with. ~
The finished pinata ready for the fun.
The kids really enjoyed this and I would show pictures of them hitting it, but I do not have permission from the parents to show their pictures online.
Sorry.


Hannah painting her Strawberry Suncatcher ~Sierra frosting her Strawberry cookie.
I had to show this picture...it's just adorable and she's my niece so it's ok. :) ~
More frosting ~
Other things we did were ~
Stick the gem on SS's crown
and a
Strawberry hunt.

We decorated with streamers and balloons but the wind was just bad so the streamers flew off quickly.
Very disappointing.
But the kids did not care....they were there to have fun and celebrate!

Monkey Cake

One more post about monkey's and I'll move on...I promise! :)
I really love this cake.
Look at those mini doughnut ears. :)
It seems like an easy cake to make and decorate and yet looks so real and I think the kids would really like it!
Found the recipe here.

Monkey Banner

First of all...I LOVE Etsy!

This banner is made by LePoppyDesign on Etsy.

Here's a party package from her too:

Her stuff is so fun!
Love it all!
So much talent.
Great ideas.
You might want to check out her items.
I'm glad I did. :)

Monkeys and Banannas!

I'm starting to work on a Monkey party and I found this amazing party at
chica schmica.
Are these not the cutest invites?
And check out the party favor bags!
I'm pretty sure I could talk my mom into making these for me! :)
Love this game and really want to make one...I know the kids would love it!All the details are HERE!

Party hats and packages

Donna from Party Wishes shared about this site that sells these unique party hats and packages. I had to go look and wow, they have some pretty cool stuff. What caught my eye is the monkey package.
And look at this little bunny foo foo hat. How cute is that!! :)

For more very cute hats and party packages check out Silver Spoon Scraps. And while you are blogging around check out Party Wishes....always good inspiration there!

Have you seen TomKat on Esty? Oh my....cute stuff! Here's a sample, in case you haven't been so lucky to see some of her things.

And a party scene from one of her customers.

So incredibly cute!

It is my desire to eventually come up with a party packages like this to sell. So far I have come up with 2 that I put together to sell, but I'm just not sold on them yet myself. Something is missing. I'm frustrated that I have not been able to put it all together in a way that makes me happy yet. I thought I had my "party packges" all figured out. I will not sell something I am not ok with. So.........work to do yet. Thoughts to get together. I think what I "need" is a theme.
Stuff like tomkat sells inspires me.