Beee impressed with this Queen Bee party!

 I am so excited to share this Fabulous (yes, it's that good, it deserves a capital F) party that was designed by Loralee at No Fuss Fabulous for her daughters 3rd birthday. 

All the printable details were created by Loralee - as you can see she is one talented lady! I love this invite, it's so elegant, chic and fun. The theme is carried through out the whole event wonderfully.

The party was held in a local park, which is a great idea if you can guarantee the weather. It was perfect for the younger kids as they set up near the playground and all the kids could have a play - perfect!

Now for the details... enjoy

These lanterns were scattered through out the tree that the party was set under. Loving the tiny little bee's that have been attached - they look like little hives.

 

These 'bee hive' cakes were custom made - aren't they just beautiful? Loralee made the wonderful wreathes for them to hang in. The presentation is so original and looks divine.

The birthday table. Each guest received a small basket and treats on her plate. Once they had eaten, the little bees were able to use their baskets to collect flowers in the park. Check out some close up's on the details below....

As well as the party table, Loralee put together a desert buffet. I love the use of the vintage dresser and the contrast it provides out in the park. The guests were offered flower stems and honey lemons, as well as some delightful cupcakes, decorated with bees and flowers, of course!

 

The mothers of the party guests were all given little jars of honey to take home - too cute!

Finally a shot of the birthday girl with her bee headband and her brother with his fantastic 'worker bee' hat.

Thanks for letting me share Loralee!

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Inspired by - babushka dolls

Today the lovely team at Polka Dot Prints listed this beautiful invite to facebook. These seem to be popping up everywhere at the moment and it's a trend I am loving!

I have posted some other great examples for you to enjoy :)

Credits for photo's go to.... 

• Top invite - Polkdot Prints
• Gift tags - Fat Mum Slim
• The plates - not sure where this one came from, but if it's yours let me know and I am happy to credit.
• The lovely cards - My Little Jedi
• Babushka pinata on the left - sorry but I can't find where I found this one either!
• Pink babushka cards - Just Smitten
• The pink and blue babushka family - Little Liberty
• Ribbons - Ribbons Galore

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Puppy Love Party!!

Ok - this post is for those crazy dog people in our lives - you know who you are!!

This event was created by Sitting in a Tree Events and featured on The Sweetest Occasion's blog earlier this year. It was to celebrate the birthday of Briar, Lola and Grover - the fur babies. They certainly went to a lot of effort to pull it together, with no detail un-thought of.

With everything from dog friendly cupcakes and food treats, to themed gift bags, games and even bunting, it was certainly a party to remember!

Check out this shot of the cat enjoying a cupcake!! Too cute - loving the matching ribbon as well!

Games, games and more games!

 

Bobbing for doggie treats, above, and with the puppy pinata and love heart balloons, below.

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Vintage Barbie

If you have daughters and your house is anything like mine, a large proportion of toy space is dedicated to Barbie, and her friends, and her accessories, and her cars, and her ponies... the list goes on! There is only so much pink Barbie plastic you can have in one house before it takes over and you have an urge to throw it all away!!

However, when I saw this party by Evelyn and posted on the Birthday Girl blog, my love of Barbie was re-kindled.

The pink and black colour theme brings a chic and elegant look to this Vintage Barbie party. The cake features a real Barbie! The use of the buffet is inspired as well, I love using things that are already in the home to create a perfect event space.

The theme was carried through from the invites, to the place settings, to the take home goodie bags.

The birthday girl wore a matching top finished off with a fantastic tutu/petticoat skirt - I can just imagine her twirling around!

Hope you enjoyed these as much as I did. Can't wait for my daughters next birthday and hope she will allow me to throw one of these for her!

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A fire truck round up

We recently celebrated one of favourite little boys, 3rd birthday, with a Fire truck party.

It was a great day, with lots of fun and games - and most importantly a great fire truck cake to set the scene. We used various shades of blues for the details including; balloons, blue cups, freddo frogs and blue striped chocolate crackles. This really made the red fire truck cake pop on the table, complemented by some red lollies.

This day inspired us to take a look at what others have done with this theme - and it's a popular one, not just for boys either! Thought I would share a round up of some our favourites with you.

 

Love these fire trucks that were featured on the Imprintables blog. Looks like they were loved by the adults as much as the kids!

These were used at a party that a mum threw for her twin GIRLS fire truck party - fantastic!!

Still using the blue and red, but there are touches of pink with the table cloths in the background of this shot, and the cakes were barbie style (but in blue and red!)

  

These fantastic firetruck printables can be found on the Paper and Pigtails etsy site. They are super cute. The popcorn with the addition of the red M&M's are pretty special and certainly help pull the theme together.

This final party was created by Crazy For Design for her sons birthday. She even created the fantastic fire truck cake! All the divine printables are available on her etsy site as well. They would finish off a themed party perfectly!

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