Category Archives: party inspiration

Superhero Party

April 30, 2013

Superheroes are a big thing in our house and so it is only fitting that I would create a party for one of my boys with that theme! This party was so fun to plan but even more fun to enjoy, the kids just loved it! This party was featured on Amy Atlas, here!

When imagining the cake, I new I wanted something bold and graphic, so instead of fondant I was decided to make ombre sugar dots to mimic the vintage dotted comic design from the party package. I got my inspiration for these sugar dots here . The diy tutorial on how to make these was so easy to follow and I think the time to make them was well worth it :) The graphic cutouts that are available in the party package really made this cake pop!

The invitation is made to look like a vintage comic design, it was a great way to let the guests know what was to come.

The amazing shortbread cookies were created by the talented Evon of Cookievonster and they really added a lot of impact to the party table.

The cupcake fondant toppers were so amazing as well. They were create by Janderyn of earthandsugar.

The cake pops were created by Carmen of Carmen’s Sweet Creations. She had a great idea to give them a shimmer in order to resemble spandex and I think it looks absolutely perfect!

The polka dot backdrop is fabric I purchased from IKEA, I also used it in the photo booth area, but in red!

Full party package is available in my Etsy shop, just click here for more details!

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Little Ninja Party

April 11, 2013

My youngest son Karlo, has been into anything and everything ninja for the past few years, so last year I created a sweet little party to honor his wishes. I am anxiously waiting to share pictures of the this years superhero party, but waiting for a feature on Amy Atlas Events before I show you all the fabulous details! So here is Karlo’s 3rd birthday ninja party!

One of the main design elements was the ‘rising sun’ and it was used for the cupcake toppers and the birthday banner.

I had so much fun making the rice krispy sushi! It was beyond easy, so yummy and even more…it was so pretty!

I used the individually wrapped krispy treats and then cut them out with a sharp knife and circular cookie cutter. If the cookie cutter or knife got too sticky, I just smeared some butter what I was cutting with and all is well. Fruit roll ups are used for the seaweed and the red “roe” are sprinkles, but they look very realistic!

I found that the red Swedish fish looked and worked best for the sashimi!

I bought the cake from Safeway :) then I used the cake bunting and graphic cutout to make it look custom, so simple and cute!

Straw flags were used to decorate the fruit and veggies, making them more enticing for those little fingers!

I hope a little ninja master will enjoy this party theme as much as my little Karlo did!

My older son is now into TMNT, for those who don’t know the acronym, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and his birthday is fast approaching. Party planning is in full swing for that theme!

The full party package is available in my Etsy shop, click here to view.

happy celebrating!

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Robot Birthday Party

March 25, 2013

I was more than happy to work with Amy of Amy L.B. Photography when she said she was looking for a rainbow robot theme party package for her son, Lucas’ upcoming birthday. The party was featured on Hostess with the Mostess, here. Amy is very creative and this robot party is no exception. Enjoy the rainbow eye candy!

I love these rainbow mini cakes, the colors just pop and they look oh so yummy!

Amy also made this cake which features one of the robots from the party package design!

I love this photo booth and the robot props, the lil guest seemed to enjoy it too! Especially the birthday boy!

Happy 5th Birthday Lucas!

Thank you Amy for sharing your lil bot birthday with us~

The full party package is available in my Etsy shop, click here for details!

Tania

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Hello Love and Happy Love Day

February 14, 2013

Happy Valentine’s Day!

I really do like this day and I know many are not so enthusiastic, but really how could you not make this Love day just that. L O V E, spend time today with those that make this day just a bit brighter!

Here are some of my favorite pictures of the ‘hello love’ photo shoot I had mentioned in the previous blog post. This party was feature on Hostess with the Mostess, here.

This theme was named, ‘hello love’ because the talk bubbles…do all the talking. Sayings like ‘xoxo,’ ‘be mine,’ and other sweet nothings are on cupcake toppers and are things you just might whisper to your love on this very special day. As always, I do like to add some sparkle to things so this party table was no exception. I found these cute clothespins at Micheal’s and decided to string the banner with them and add some bling!

The cupcakes were baked in cute paper wrappers. I picked them up at Homegoods as well as the old fashioned sugar heart decorations! I love shopping there because you really never know what treasure you will find!

A few of you may know that marshmallows dipped in chocolate are a staple for my party tables. I will have a tutorial on how to make these soon as I think they are so yummy and so easy!

This cake just makes me smile :) I really did not know what to expect when I read the tutorial on how to create it and I just went for it. I know it is hard to tell, but is meant to show ombre pink. Even thought that did not show as well as I had hoped, this is my favorite cake I have created so far.

I ‘mustache’… will you be mine?

In my opinion, this is the best kind of mustache. When no longer wanted, it is gone in minutes!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Full package is available in the Etsy shop, click here for details.

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Party Inspiration

February 7, 2013

It has been a while since I last posted, so I thought it would be nice to stay in season and discuss Valentine’s Day party ideas!

I recently styled this ‘Hello Love’ Valentine party and as I like to think that I am totally creative and original, I would like to mention the amount of inspiration I see and incorporate into my parties. Putting my own stamp on the final product is my very favorite part of party planning and styling!

Pinterest is probably my favorite place to see and gather inspiration for a party. There are so many creative people and Pinterest helps me collect fabulous ideas. Let’s start with cake! The cake I chose to create for this years Valentine party is called a petal cake. I have been seeing it all over the place and thought I just might try my hand at it. Well, I feel my first attempt was quite a success and it has a lot to do with this great tutorial I found online. Even though the blog post and recipe are in Spanish, I still understood the steps through pictures! Find the tutorial here at la receta de la felicidad.

Another cute Valentine dessert I found on Pinterest were these Oreo Cakester heart cookies by Bakerella. I was first attracted to this treat because they looked so simple…and yes, they really were very easy and tasty! I am all for small simple treats to fill a party table because the kids love the bit size and really who wants to spend endless hours prepping…not me!

I am always thinking and looking for cute backdrop ideas. I spotted this adorable floating hearts idea on Pinterest by Hank & Home Party Crafts. I had to improvise a bit because I couldn’t make holes or tape the ceiling so I used an umbrella and hung various lengths of paper punched hearts taped to bakers twine. I really liked the way it showed up on camera!

I will share the full party feature in my next blog post but for now I hope you can see a bit into my party planning mind!

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Vintage Lace Cowgirl Party

November 18, 2012

Yee Haw! This party was designed and styled for my niece Mia’s 4th birthday. Our inspiration was vintage lace and some good ol’ sweet southern charm. All things girly and oh course, pink were welcome for this sweet lil cowgirl shindig!

The pink ombre cake was a new learning experience for my sister and me. We baked three layers of cake and added more food coloring with each layer. At first, I thought we could achieve the look the natural way by using pureed strawberries, but we soon realized that we would have to crack open the dye. The rosette frosting, although not perfect, I think it adds to that sweet ‘handmade by mommy’ look. Please note, you will be needing lots of frosting if you want to create those pretty rosettes!

These gorgeous hand iced lace sugar cookies were created by the fabulously talented Evon, of Cookievonster. She always amazes me with her fabulous talent!

I have come to love spray paint after styling this party. We purchased the little horse figurines at the dollar store and decided to make them gold along with some buttons so to add a shine to the dessert table. One gold horse was used for the cake topper to our pink ombre cake.

We wanted this the backdrop to be sweet and whimsical so we opted to create it of ribbon and lace.

So many lovely details worked together to create our rustic, yet modern cowgirl party; lace doilies, natural burlap, velvet, satin and leather ribbons. But, the sweetest of all was the little cowgirl princess. Happy Birthday beautiful!

The full party package is available in my Etsy shop, click here to view.

tania

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A Happy Halloween

October 26, 2012

Last year’s Trick or Treat Halloween Party was so fun and cute that I thought it would be great to share! It was bright and friendly for all our pint sized guests and they could not be happier with the sweet feast provided.

My sister made these cute mummy cupcakes and she said they were fairly easy too! I think they are just too cute!

The party package is full of so many great printables to make your party that little bit more special!

Happy Halloween!

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Halloween Sweets and Treat

October 25, 2012

With Halloween around the corner, I wanted to share these really great sweets recipes that I have been collecting and planning to create this year, I hope you can find one or two things to inspire you to get baking!

So tonight, our family went together to pick out the boys Halloween costumes. I would have loved to have done this sooner in the season because, as most last minute people know, it is slim pickings! However, it is not procrastination on my part, rather my boys change their minds so many times before Halloween that I have in the past, bought up to three costumes each before the big day. I am getting smarter each year and have outwitted them this time…hopefully, but only time will tell!

As the header of this post reads, “Halloween Sweets…and Treat,” I want to share my Friday Freebie as the treat! It is a Happy Halloween Banner and Party Sign along with a Neighbourhood “BOO-ed” activity. To download the printables, go to my “freebies” tab on my top menu bar.

Please share this post with your friends or Pin It to help spread the word!

Happy Trick or Treating!

tania

To credit the talented bakers and crafters, find links to the recipes below…

Halloween Strawberries

Skeleton Cupcakes

Undead Gingerbread

Along Came a Spider Cake

Candy Corn Krispie Treats and Gourmet Caramel Apples by Glorious Treats

Pudgy Mummy Cupcake by Half Baked, The Cake Blog

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Aloha Hawaiian Luau Party

October 23, 2012

In thinking about posting my niece’s 4th Vintage Cowgirl Birthday party that happened last month, I remembered that I hadn’t yet posted her 3rd Birthday Hawaiian Luau. Custom designed with my spunky and adorable Mia in mind, the collection is bright and happy and the hibiscus flower as the main design!

We assembled the grass cake skirt and it set the tone for the luau candy table. We hot glue gunned the raffia grass skirt, ribbon and pom poms to a dark wood charger. It was then placed on a high cake stand…fun and cute!

Bright and colourful candy kabobs were a quick favourite! I recommend making these the day of and laying them flat until your guests arrive as the candy will fall the longer gravity has its way! Also in hindsight, I would use extra long lollipop sticks because they are safer for the kids to be walking around with.

Birthday girl Mia, welcomed each of her guests with a a friendly ‘aloha’ and a festive lei. She also send them home with a ‘mahalo’ treat bag to fill with all the party sweets!

The beautiful cookies were created by Tara of Bambella Cookie Boutique.

A fun activity was the Postcard Photo booth, where the kids could dress up and play with the many props provided.

Happy 3rd Birthday Sunshine!

The full party package is available in my Etsy shop, click here to view.

tania

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Back to School

August 21, 2012

Back to School…this phrase has been a constant for me for most of my life. Many may not know, but I am was an elementary school teacher. I do take a few substitute days here and there as I still enjoy the bustle of classroom life and I am not quite ready to give it up entirely. With my own son entering Kindergarten this year, I have a whole new perspective and feel like the nervous momma bear letting her little cub venture off on his own for the first time. I know he is excited and eager and well, I am too…just a little sad that he won’t be tugging at my arm at any point in the day to let me know he loves me or that his brother ‘touched him.’

When I created this party package, I was inspired by bright bold colors and cute craft projects. This theme is young at heart, but it can still please an adult eye with its clean graphic patterns. It is the ‘I heart School’ Back to school pack, and pardon my pun but it is ‘chalk’ full of fun ideas!

I had some super cute apple cake pops made up by Carmen of Carmen’s Sweet Creations. They tasted as yummy as they looked!

C is for Cookies and wow did Evon of Cookievonster create some beautiful back to school edible cookie-art! There were so many wonderful details to the designs that I just couldn’t bring myself to eat any…well, maybe just one…ok, ok two!

There are some cute take to school printables; ‘you are so sharp’ would be a great holiday gift for the teacher and/or boys and girls in the class, ‘you are one smart cookie’ is nice to send off in your kiddos lunch kit for the first day of school!

Two bookplate designs are great to make sure your child comes home with their books each day, but they can also be used at home for books in the family library too!

The party package has A-Z and 1-10 Flashcards, Preschool to Grade 12 mini pennants, toppers, tags, mini notes to teacher and friends and so much more. It will have more uses than just the decor for the party you will have, possibilities are as endless as your imagination. Have fun with it and make it your own!

Taking pictures of the kids after they have enjoyed the party can be challenging at best. They are on a blissful sugar high and have no desire to sit and pose, but yes we try anyway. Here are some funny snapshots of what would seem to be a simple picture!

I hope all of you and your lil kiddies have a great back to school start to the year ahead. Be sure to pick up this fun and sweet I heart School package to celebrate this special time!