Rustic Dinosaur Birthday Party

My next winning party feature goes to this double-the-fun RUSTIC DINOSAUR TWINS BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Miranda Konieczny of Whimsical Printables. Another fabulous Dinosaur party! Such a fun party theme to work with because there is so much available in this theme! LOVE the darling mini cake bunting flags on the cakes. The whole setup couldn’t be cuter.

Here is what Miranda said about the party- "My twins love dinosaurs! Soooo... of course they wanted a dinosaur party! They really like the more "real life" dinosaurs and it was a little difficult to find any printables with this theme that I had invisioned so I created my own! I wanted a more rustic version of the theme as well. My idea was burlap, wood, very natural like. My color choices were burnt oranges, army greens, and browns. From that came this wonderful party that I truly had fun creating and watching my kids enjoy!
I used fabric for my table covers and dishes under the fabric to raise some of the items. My huge cupcake stand was made by my sister and brother-in-law along with the wooden cake stands. I purchased $1 dinosaurs and used all that my boys already had as decor. I wanted a simple background for the dessert table so used the burlap with tacs.

Each child got to go home with their own miniture dino dig and the dino in the egg cup. (by far my favorite decor). The nest in the middle of the childrens table was one package of different types of moss from Hobby Lobby. Also purchase there was my fabric, ribbon, and frames, all on sale! I wanted my children involved in the creation so they painted the backdrop behind the childrens table (with just a little help from me in the end...) I also created and printed the subway art for the backdrop. I chose not to put anything to do with birthday on it because I wanted to hang it in their room! The frame... $7 at Hobby Lobby! Oh Yeah! I sanded the edges to make it more rustic!

As with tradition, each of our boys get their own cake. I hate that they have to split a birthday so they can have their cake and eat it too! I've switched to a smaller cake with lots of cupcakes for all the party guests too! Works wonders! Cutting a cake is so not my thing! I used gable boxes with the handles folded inside for the thank you gifts, purchased from Hobby Lobby."

Vendors
1) Photography- Amy Craft Photography
2) Printables- Whimsical Printables
3) Food Boxes- Cute Kids Food Box
4) Clothing-
-Plum Blossom Baby
-The Paisley Store
-Dark Cycle Clothing
5) Door Wreaths- The Knock-Knock Factory
6) Fondant Toppers on cupcakes and cakes- Lynlee's Petite Cakes
7) Cupcakes and cakes- Specialty Cakes By Nisa
8) Cake Buntings- The Purple Pug
9) Tissue Tassels on the front of the dessert table- Over The Moon
10) Cookies- Dandy Delights

Silhouette Sister & Brother Birthday Party

Today's first party feature goes to this darling SILHOUETTE SISTER & BROTHER BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Barbara and Ana {from Madrid, Spain} of Mi cesta de mimbre. SUCH a darling party. I adore the silhouettes. What a cute take on the classic boy and girl colors of blue & pink! Barbara and Ana produce customized kits for any type of celberation. Their company is called "Sueños de Papel" {Paper Dreams}.

This was a bithday party for two little children, a sister & a brother. The theme was pink and blue crowned with the silouette of a boy and girl. Even the birthday cake, cookies and cupcakes were made to match the theme {made specially for the occasion by María from SUGARCAKES}.

To give the party a special touch, they set up a "wish tree" that offered a gift for everyone that made a wish for the birthday children {flower shaped keychains designed and produced by Canela Diseño}. Last, but not least, a fairy stayed with the children during the whole party and taught them how to fly.

Vintage Twins Birthday Party- Dick & Jane!

And my next fabulous party feature goes to this darling VINTAGE DICK & JANE TWIN PARTY submitted by Mariah Leeson of Giggles Galore. Okay, I am dying here...how CUTE is this?! Oh, I just adore this party. The vintage toys, the banners, the cupcake toppers, the games, the hats, the food...ALL of it! Eeek! 

Here is what Mariah said about the party- "My twin's turned 3 and I wanted to celebrate their sweet personalities with an old fashioned, vintage birthday party. I was inspired by my mom's vintage copy of the Dick and Jane early reader books and set out to create a party reminiscent of that time. I designed and created the party around vintage inspired fabric I found and made everything from the backdrop and party favors to my twin's outfits. I enlisted the help of my friend and designer at Sweet Sosbee Designs to help bring the invitation and other printable details to life. I used vintage toys and games to tie everything together. The kids had fun playing simple old fashioned games like bean bag toss, sack races, tag and a cake walk.

We served individual lunch boxes with simple PB&J sandwiches, potato chips in custom made wax bags and an orange. My mom made a gorgeous cake and there were lots of other sweet treats to enjoy. 

This vintage old fashioned birthday was truly a labor of love and our twin's had a blast celebrating their special day!"

Vintage Wheels Quadruplets Birthday Party

My next party feature goes to this superb VINTAGE WHEELS QUADRUPLETS BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Michelle Krol of Our Wonderfilled Life. Michelle has FOUR boys turning the SAME AGE on the SAME DAY!!!! Super exciting and such a big task! Such a darling party. What a great idea, too! Michelle said that her inspiration for the party came from vintage wheels with a retro nod. She chose a special vehicle for each one of her quadruplets, with a special meaning for each one. If they had to pick a vehicle out of a pile, she said, these are the ones they would chose...Aiden- double decker bus, Beckham- train, Liam- race car, Griffin- Trike. SO CUTE. I love how she turned a long rectangular table into a Dining Car. All the burlap, bunting, food, decor, games, etc are so adorable. Excellent job, Michelle! Thanks for your submission. Congrats on being chosen as today's winning party feature! 

Here is what Michelle said about the party- 

"I recently, officially started up Little Marvels Designs and took the boys' party through my party planning process. The main frame is from Orange Blossom Shop and was literally the jumping off point

for my entire design. The favors were super simple, you can find out more here. I found the vintage No. 2 on ETSY, love it and we used it in their picture. The wagon and suitcase were found at the flea market. It made for a really sweet vignette right next to the dining car. I purchased the cakes from Jewel, made the bunting from left over stickers, bakers twine, stripey straws and cardstock I had. I made a No.2 runner out of burlap, a homemade stencil, and black paint. It worked out so well for the top of the trunk. Milk served in glass bottles, with stripey straws from Think Garnish. Instead of buying expensive bottles, I used the Archer Farms {Target brand} Vanilla Caramel Iced Coffee bottles. The snack cones were from Green Grass Grows, thanks Andrea! Filled with peanut butter pretzels and caramel corn/cheddar Chicago style popcorn combo. These were out when our guests arrived. I found the baskets at Home Goods, spray painted them black, added a bit of bunting. The kids {and adults!} LOVED the mini cupcakes in pushup containers. Matt handmade the holder upcycled from a pallet. More about the push-pops here. I painted a $3.00 Goodwill frame, Matt cut a piece of wood perfect size, which I layered with chalkboard paint to make this sign for our guests. I made the little crayon holders out of mason jars, left over burlap, fabric and twine."