Just My "Type" Valentine's Day Party

Today I am featuring an adorable JUST MY "TYPE" VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY submitted by Natalie of Southern Belle’s Charm! What a CUTE theme! I looovvee the vintage typewriter inspiration.

Here is what Natalie said about the party-- "Just thrilled to share our newest inspiration photo shoot with you in time for Valentine's Day! The {Just My Type} Valentine's Collection is perfect for all ages. The grey and red color palette featuring the vintage typewriter is so fun.

I wanted to do a spin on the Coffee Shop & IPad craze -- the kids loved their play date.
Greyson was so excited to call Anabelle up as she anxiously awaited his call to play.
Of course she wanted to hang out for the afternoon!

When setting up for play dates, kids love when you set the stage for fun. I found this fantastic typewriter that they could play around with. They loved typing notes and couldn't stop laughing about how it was in a suitcase.

The gorgeous valentine's are part of the printable collection from Frog Prince Paperie. Add a little vintage heart shaped ribbon or twine and the look is so cute!

The kids loved all the sweets. Lynlee's Petite Cakes provided the awesome goodies. I grabbed a white iced cake and stuck the x and o cookies on top. Simple and such a statement. I also wanted the new black and white rice krispie treats from my local market. Add a skewer and ribbon and they just tasted sweeter.

A very special thank you to April of April Summers Photography"

Vendor Credits:

Concept, Design & Styling: Southern Belle’s Charm
Photography: April Summers Photography
Printables: Frog Prince Paperie
Fondant Toppers, Cookies, Oreo Pops, Typewriters, Whoopie Pies – Lynlee’s Petite Cakes
Twine - The Twinery
Insulated Disposable Cups – Repurpose

Monster Valentine's Party - FREE downloads!

Are you ready for some cuteness? This MONSTER VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY submitted by Lauren Skansgaard of Ellinee is adorable! Who would have thought that combining monsters and Valentines would be soooo darling! And the best part- the whole monster party kit is available to download for FREE! Thanks so much, Ellinee! 

Be sure and check Ellinee out, they have a lovely paper styling blog.

Lia Griffith, creative director of Ellinee said- “What says ‘Happy Heart Day’ better than geek monsters? This was our inspiration for our Valentine’s Day kit that can be used for kids or adults, in classrooms or in the office. Our illustrator/designer Jennie created these huggable little guys and this is their debut into our crafty world. You can download and print this kit {for FREE} and find step by step instructions for creating this party below...

Vendors:

Baker’s Twine: The Twinery
Glassine Bags: Paper & Parcel
Paper Straws: Shop Sweet Lulu
Cupcakes & Juju Stars: Whole Foods Market
Chocolate Bars: Dagoba Organic Chocolate
{photos by Lia Griffith}

THINGS YOU WILL NEED:

1) 8.5 X 11″ Letter Weight & Card Stock Paper compatible with your printer
2) Avery 8293 (1.5 inch round) Ink Jet Label Sheets
3) Scissors, Paper Cutter or Xacto Knife, Metal Ruler & Cutting Mat
4) Double Stick Tape & Clear Tape
5) Baker’s Twine or Ribbon
6) Straws & Toothpicks

The invitation & the monster valentine’s day card are available to personalize, download and print from shareholidays.com.

CANDY BAR WRAPPERS: Print PDF pages on 8.5 X 11 inch letter weight stock. Trim and wrap around bar securing ends with double stick tape.

ROUND STICKER SHEETS: Open PDF and print. Make sure you select PAGE SCALING = NONE in the print window. (Very important so that the design lines up properly). Print onto Avery 8293 label sheets. Peel and stick to decorate packages, envelopes or anything else.

STRAW FLAGS & ROUND DESSERT TOPPERS: Print PDF on either card stock or letter weight stock. Trim flags and fold on dotted line. Open flat and place a 2 inch strip of double stick tape across the fold. Make sure there is no tape hanging off the edges of the flag. Wrap taped area of flag around stick pressing paper together on flag ends.

Trim round toppers using a 2″ circle punch or scissors. Using tape, secure onto the top of a toothpick or bamboo skewer. Insert into cupcake or dessert.

Now just download and print the Free Monster Party kit!"

Cupid's Post Office - Valentine's Day Party

And now, the cutest CUPID'S POST OFFICE VALENTINE'S DAY PARTY submitted by Debbie Messmer of Wants and Wishes.

Debbie said- “I wanted to share with you my Valentines Day Collection! My theme was Cupid's Post Office. There are 2 parts to this party.

First was the dessert table that was filled with sweets and treats that were cupid worthy, and then, a Valentine station.... aka Cupid's post office... where the kids made valentines and "delivered" them to everyones mailboxes.

Since Cupid's post office was our theme we incorporated a lot of postal items, including candy bar wrappers that look like envelopes, post cards, and stamps. My favorite is the '5 things I heart about you'.  The favor toppers were square like a postage stamp and had the seal of 'delivered from Cupid's Post Office' on them. Also, we included hearts and arrows throughout the collection, seen on our shot through the heart brownies and arrow garlands.  We created arrows out of paper straws and the arrow points and heart were "feathers". They are included in our Valentine collection. Very easy and fun to make! This would be a great activity to do with all the kids. We had fun heart boxes that you could fill with treats, and a little note. My favorite part... well one of my favorites is our heart cupcake toppers. They are 3 dimensional heart pockets!!! Fill with candy and a little note to send some love this Valentine's Day on top of your cupcakes! We have also attached the heart pockets to a boxes and twigs, then filled them with candy and love notes that the kids could take off the tree. We are having '14 days of how to use our printable Valentine collection' for your Valentine's starting at wantsandwishesdesign.blogspot.com.

For Cupid's post office we created a red and pink stripe awning to invite the kids in to sit and make their valentines. The back drop was a hand drawn chair rail and paneling on butcher paper and red and white stripe wrapping paper as the "wallpaper". We strung garlands, rick rack and mailboxes from the awning. We wanted a spot where the kids could create their valentines. They had an array of containers (boxes, paper bags and clear bags), candy, and valentines to make, allowing them to create a special valentine for each one on their list.”

Credits:

Stylizing and photography: Wants and Wishes
Printable collection: Wants and Wishes

Be Mine Valentine’s Day Party

The next Valentine’s party feature goes to this sweet 'BE MINE’ VALENTINE’S DAY PARTY submitted by Amber Lyden of Party On Designs. Check out the tulle pom garland tutorial below! Such a cute party.

Amber said- "We wanted to create a buffet-style setting. It's great because the shelves gave height that normally can be difficult to create using a standard table.

DIY- How to make a Tulle- Pom-Pom Garland

1. Purchase tulle already in 6" rolls. You will need about 25 yards to complete 8 poms as shown.
2. Wrap your hand with the tulle, gently, about 10 times. The looser you wrap, the easier it will be in the next step.
3. Remove the band of wrapped tulle from your hand. Holding it together so it will not unravel.
4. Tie with a thin ribbon, wire, or fishing line. Double knot in the center.
5. Cut the loops on both ends
6. Fluff the loose ends by basically twisting side to side. As you do this a few times, you will see they will turn into balls. The more you do this, the fluffier it will become.
7. Once you have your Tulle Poms - use a needle and thread to string it and VOILA!"

Vendor Credits:

Party Stylist- Amber Lyden of Party On! Designs
Printables- Party On! Designs
Photography- Christina Blood Photography
Ribbon garland- A to Zebra Celebrations
Cookies- Stephanie Js Creations
Stitched V-day shirt- Gorno Couture
Heart Straws- Domestic Charm