let the sun in

love, love, love when color is used as inspiraton for parties. this yellow party done by simplyradiant is sure to BRIGHTEN your day!

design on the invites...tres chic!

the bunting and custom framing are super duper cute.

the yellow accessories are all nice touches...wait, are those pinwheels i see???

yep.

pinwheels.

ok, this is the third post we've done this week about pinwheels...i think it's a sign.

let's do a pinwheel PARTY!!

you are cordially invited!

so i really believe that the invitation sets the mood for the party. so i'm in search of the perfect invites.. and in the process i realized that i dont really like invites with pix of the kids on them.. i'm not sure why.. i LOVE looking at pix of the kiddies having a blast and putting on a big grin for the camera.. just not on invitations.. but i digress..
tinyprints (and sam flax) is my "go to" place for invites for all occasions. as usual they had some cute stuff.. but nothing that made me say.. "THIS IS IT!!" at any rate, here are a few that got my creative juices flowing...

i'm a fan of simple and classic. not boring. just clean, you know?

and this one looks really fun!

i wasnt overwhelmed so i decided to look at baby shower invites.. and these really knocked my socks off.. i rarely need to look any further than tiny prints.. thanks guys!

for a garden theme

for the little "hoot":-)

animal fun

oddly, "turtle" is one of the words that my little munchkin says most clearly..

may i pour you a spot of tea?

jungle fun!!

i LOVE these colors.. what about a pin wheel theme?! that would be a GREAT party favor as well..

still searching.. but these were a great start..

not on my china!

because i don't think serving cake to munchkins on my noritake china is practical, i've been on a hunt today trying to find fun, really cute "kid friendly" dinnerware for parties.

i think these heavy duty melamine plastic plates by pop ink are perfect! love the colors and design.

for something with a little more punch in color, these simple plates from http://target.com/ would work for the kiddies as well. these pinwheel saucers and cups are fun too!

for the queen..

guess i'm on a marie antionette vibe here lately (see previous post).

loved the movie. loved the soundtrack. my little munchkin is a bit too young for this theme.. it would be more for me than her.. but i thought this idea was pretty cute..

 pix courtesy of creative hostess blog.

thank you for coming...

The hardest part for me is finding fun favors that are unique and wont get thrown away. I'll admit that last year I did personalized bubbles and hand painted piggy banks. not necessarily "out of the box" but they turned out pretty cute. i'll definitely post pix of the munchkins first birthday sometime.. in the mean time, i found these to get my creative juices flowing..

my little munchkin loves her sidewalk chalk so i was thinking about miniature versions for her pals to take home. i found these tiny chalkboards on etsy. maybe with a less fancy frame?

 

the little munchkin made this one for valentines day this year. i think personalized gifts are the best. and hand made is even better. monograms made with crayons are sure to be a hit with the kiddies and the mommies too..

  

 

these are the cutest little snackbags for cheddar bunnies or graham crackers or these for the little munchkins.. stitch on a little monogram like a B for bunnie!!

 

i saw this super cute idea on prudent baby blog site. thinking it might be cute for the gardens with bumblebees theme, i'm kicking around..

 

 i'm actually having a hard time finding things outside of the run of the mill plastic kazoo. the clock is ticking...

pop-a-licious!

while carrying my little lovebug i became obsessed with any and everything lamb! she has a lamb mobile, lamb swing, lamb bibs, lamb...oh, you get the picture. anywho, when i saw these sheep cake pops from bakerella i almost passed out.

they are made of sugar pearls, licorice and rainbow chip sprinkles. yum-o! these would be perfect at a lamb themed 1st birthday party!

and what about this chocolate covered creme cheese frosting yummy goodness? delish!

and i'm no spring chicken, but the little chicks cake pops are perfection!

let them eat cake!

doing a little digging.. trying to nail down a theme.. which i hope to settle on in the next week or so.. the little munchkin really loves picking flowers so i was thinking maybe a garden with bumble bees theme? at any rate.. it's not a party with out cake!! and i am partial to cupcakes.. i ran into these beautiful creations on the sugarbloom cupcakes and macaroons blog..

LOVES!!

can you say YUM!! it's almost too beautiful to eat.. i said almost:-)

pearls and khaki's.. tee hee:-)

exquisite.

these guys have gotten so busy they arent taking any more orders until september!! my munchkin turns two in august:-( but they have recipes!! i should start practicing now. like right now.

and away we go!

so my colleague/pal and i have been threatening to launch a little party planning business for years now... we have let school and careers and family get in the way.. but we're working on it:-)

now that we have two precious little girls we are in full party planning mode.. with a first and second birthday in the near future we are starting this little blog to collect ideas and show off our own little creations..

and away we go!

love, love, LOVE poofs (that's what i call them), but i think most people call them pom's.. and thanks to the martha stewart tutorial.. i can pull this off myself! you can also get them here.

attention to detail.. that's what makes a party in my book. these little cupcakes with matching rosettes and patterned paper are way too cute...

i had every intention of making party hats last year for the little munchkin's ladybug themed party but ran out of time.. maybe if i start now?

personalized beverages are a must!

now that's what i call original.. LOVES IT!

all pictures are courtesy of amyatlas.blogspot.com