Queen of Hearts Valentine's + Birthday Party

My next feature couldn't be cuter. This QUEEN OF HEARTS BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Danielle Arcese of Cutie Putti Paperie is just too fun. A perfect theme for a Valentine's Day party as well!

Here is what Danielle said about her party-- "Down the rabbit hole we go.... off to the Queen's royal rose garden in celebration of a very merry unbirthday!

This theme is a great alternative to an Alice in Wonderland theme. With vibrant reds and soft pink accents, this collection works great for birthdays all year round, and is especially fun for February birthdays or Valentines day parties.

You can Invite your guests to paint the roses red in honor of your little ones birthday, or of course, OFF WITH THEIR HEAD!

Originally designed as a custom order for Alana Saleh of Frost the cake Bakeshop, for her daughter Iiana's 5th birthday garden party, I now offer this whole printable collection in my shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CutiePutti?ref=si_shop

I created this dessert buffet with items that I found at my local Michael's craft store. I purchased the mini round topiary trees there, along with the white paper flowers, that I painted the edges with red craft paint. I then hot glued them to the topiary trees. I also purchased the adorable mini paint cans that the cupcakes are sitting on at Michael's as well. How perfect are they for this theme :-) The cupcakes I purchased from a local bakery. How divine and luscious are the huge red buttercream flowers that cover the whole top? I topped them with my custom designed cupcake toppers punched with a 2inch round scallop punch and then backed on red sparkle paper, punched out in the shape of a scalloped heart.

Candy for the table included the "Queens Temper" red hot cinnamon heart gummy candies, and Royal M&Ms. I also placed little Debbie valentine heart cakes in a bell jar with a cute label thats says the famous Alice in Wonderland line "Eat Me! Or off with your head"

Frost the Cake Bakeshop on Etsy made me the cutest custom "Queen's Royal Rose Bushes" cake pops. The flavor is their famous "Royal Red Velvet" (so fitting to the theme I couldn't resist) covered in green piped vanilla icing and topped with sugar flowers, off course in white with red dyed edges! I am in love with these!!!

Clear plastic sparkle heart containers were purchased at Target in the dollar section, and filled with sugared heart gummies, as cute little favor packages for each guest to take home.

Mini glass bottles were filled with red fruit punch and adorned with a mini "Drink Me" scalloped circle!

The invitation and birthday banner are shaped as Queen of Hearts playing cards. While the stop watch on the invite displays the date and time of the party, the white rabbit suggests "Don't be late!" and guests are told to R.S.V.P. or they'll have to face the red tempered queen!

This party theme was so fun to create and design! I fell in love with all the fun details and little touches that make this collection so unique."

Credits:

Printables and party styling- Cutie Putti Paperie
Cake Pops- Frost the Cake Bakeshop
Paper Straws- Hey Yo Yo Etsy

Princess 5th Birthday Party

It's time for another gorgeous princess party. This PRINCESS 5TH BIRTHDAY PARTY was submitted by Sriti Fusillo. Sriti not only chose to host a princess party for her daughter, but a tea party as well. Everything was put together so perfectly. Such a pretty party for a darling little girl.

 Here is what Sriti wrote about the party-

“I did a Princess Tea Party for my daughter Sarina for her 5th birthday. I hand-made the invitations to look like tea bags which folded out and gave all the details for Princess Sarina's Birthday Tea. I hand made all the food except the cake, which was made by It's All About the Cake. We had Petite Fours with fondant tea pot toppers and pink blossoms, chocolate cupcake pops, yogurt parfaits, brownie bites with fondant dahlias, and sugar cookies. I also made Princess Punch (sherbert with ginger ale) and we had pink tea (pink lemonade). The table napkins were mismatched pieces of material I had that I sewed into napkins. The napkin rings are toilet paper rolls cut and then covered with ribbon and a rhinestone. I designed the chair backing and all the printables myself (I am a freelance graphic designer) and my husband hung a small chandelier over the table using fishing line. The girls had a hair and makeup statio n where they could get their hair and makeup done and a crafts table where they could make their own crowns and wands. The goody bags were felt bags that were filled with princess items (a charm bracelet with princess charms, jewelry erasers, princess pops and truffles in a gown box) that each of the girls got to take home along with their made crowns and wands."

Photography- Blue Sky's Studio

Princess Castle Birthday Party

Do you know a little girl that would lovvee a princess party? This PRINCESS CASTLE BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Lisa Komer of Fancy That is absolutely darling. SO much inspiration can be found throughout these lovely photos. I simply adore the vintage inspired princess castle by Melissa & Doug {found at Target.com} and love how Lisa used it as a dessert display! The rosette flowers hanging on the wall behind the table are so cute, too.

Here is what Lisa said about the party- "Introducing our latest party theme - A Princess party in pinks, aqua and purple! Our inspiration started with the Castle Play Set. I was cleaning our my daughters room and saw the castle in the corner and inspiration hit me! Sweets include crown lollipops, cupcakes with a fondant crown and chocolate dipped Oreo cookies. The milk is served in little jars that I dipped in sanding sugar and finished with our paper straws. Favors include lollipops, bubbles , chocolate bars and wands from our new princess favor collection. The craft activity is making a wood bead necklace. One of my favorite details are the cupcake castles at each place setting!"

Vendor credits:

Cupcakes and Oreo cookies- Bliss Bake Shop
Yarn garland and table styling- Inkberry
Photography- Tori Ava Photography
Clear cupcake pedestals- The Pastry Pedestal
Table styling, venue, polka dot cupcake cups, crown lollipops, wands, paper straws, bubbles, milk jars, castle cupcake holders, white vases, custom cupcake wrappers, wooden necklace craft, and favor boxes- Fancy That

Enchanted Fairy Birthday Party

My next beautiful party feature goes to this precious ENCHANTED FAIRY BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Shae of Enchanted Empire! Where do I even begin?! So much thought was put into every detail of this party! I just love it all. The hand painted tree's with the forest door is my favorite. Amazing job, Shae! Thanks for your submission. Congratulations on being chosen as a feature today!

Here is what Shae said about the party- "This 5th birthday party was styled for a beautiful girl named Ruby. When choosing a theme for her party she had her favourite fairy book in hand and knew exactly what she wanted and in her favourite colours of all shades of pink and purple. We created a magical white fairy forest with acrylic crystal lavender and clear garland, beautiful butterflies and magical fairy forest door as a photobooth backdrop. Glitter and lace featured throughout the party ensuring that it was feminine, all things fairy and magical. Wooden crates and real moss covered rabbits featured around the party room to ensure the little guests felt like they were walking into a fairies forest. Purple lanterns hung from different heights at the back of the table with flickering faux candles to add depth and awe where ever the children looked. Further faux candles were added to the bird cages scattered around the sweets buffet. Rubies mother provided little pots of flowers, wit h which we added cute messages printed on a butterfly shaped card, this way the children could take a piece of the fairy forest home with them. The cake and sweet treats were created by the talented Kara from Butter Hearts Sugar butterheartssugar.blogspot.com/ and the photography delightfully taken by Tracy Gray Photography (no webpage). Styling & Graphic Design - Enchanted Empire www.enchantedempire.com.au and all linen and hire goods from Enchanted Emporium www.enchantedemporium.com.au."