{Real Parties} Sadie's Perfectly Pinkalicious Party!

I have a GORGEOUS Pinkalicious birthday party to share with you! If you are a follower of my blog, I know you have seen the amazing parties my friend Christine throws (olivia's baptism, sadie's baptism, butterfly birthday, cirque du sadie). Well, she has done it again with this perfectly pink party for her precious daughter Sadie!

I am in love with the table!! The runner, the place settings, the poms...LOVE! I also can't get over the child size chivari chairs!

A pink pinata for later in the party!

Christine baked the cupcakes and topped them off with adorable tiaras!

Custom water bottle labels with the cutest "nutrition" label!

The little girls participated in numerous party activities such as face painting, a visit from a princess and a balloon artist. Don't you love how the balloon maker is wearing pink?!

Sweet Sadie worn out from her big day.

The Hoffer's! Thank you for sharing your party pictures with us!

All photography taken by the immensely talented Leslie Gaworecki of Goodlight Photography. Lelsie has photographed all of Christine's parties that I listed above.

Party Sources:

Pink Poms - Pom Love via Etsy

Cups, napkins & plates - The Celebration Shoppe

Table linens (runner made by Christine) - Party City

Balloons - coming soon

Bulk candy - Candy Warehouse

Cupcake pinata - Birchangel Pinatas via Etsy

Cupcake wrappers - Cupcake Swirl

Tiara cupcake toppers - Fancy Flours

Water bottle labels & favorbag tags - Big Day Creations

Plastic punch carafes - Target

Flowers - Events in Bloom

Tables & chairs - Aztec

{Inspiration} My July Fourth Table Setting

This weekend, I decided to put together a table setting to hopefully provide you with some inspiration for your own July Fourth celebration! The classic patriotic color scheme played a part, but I tried to give it a slight twist by using navy and white nautical stripes as well as use a royal blue and white vase as the focal point.

I used red and cream kitchen towels which I found at Ikea to give the look a more vintage vibe. The napkins were placed in inexpensive patriotic pails from Target's dollar section.

I love the trend of brining the inside out, so I used one of our book cases as the dessert and beverage area.

IZZE sparkling soda (in red of course!) was set out along with semi-homemade apple pie cupcakes and fresh fruit to snack on.

I love the preppy striped cupcake liners that I found at Michael's and decided to top off the cupcakes with miniature sparklers. I will post the apple pie cupcake recipe soon!

And now for a more kid friendly version...

All I did was swap out the glass plates for paper plates and set them on top of white scrapbook paper place mats where I wrote each guests name on in blue marker. You could even go a step further and use plastic cutlery and glasses instead depending on the children's ages.

Happy July Fourth everyone! I would love to see pictures of your celebrations!

Sources:

Navy and white fabric - Ikea

White tablecloth - Distinctive Details

Patriotic pails - Target (dollar section)

Cupcake liners, sparkler toppers, striped ribbon, scrapbook paper & paper plates - Michael's

Kitchen towel napkins & white bud vases - Ikea

Galvanized 3 tier server - Pottery Barn

{Real Parties} A Vintage Circus

Kristina of Modern Frills sent me pictures of her daughter's recent vintage circus birthday and she could not have said it any better....the theme was a lot of vintage with a touch of circus in pinks and yellows.

Kristina handmade many of the party details including the mini bunting on the cake!

The lovely Kim of The TomKat Studio designed the vintage cupcake toppers as well as the party invitations and labels.

Party guests went home with cotton candy flavored popcorn...YUM!

There was also a favor table with little goodies and paper sacks (with the party logo of course!) for the kids to fill up with the fun items.

Ava, the very happy birthday girl!

Party Details:

* Photography by Karen Wright

* The TomKat Studio designed the invitations, labels and cupcake toppers

* Kid Cakes on Etsy made the fondant circles that adorned the cake

* Ava's pink knotted tutu came from Simply Sweet Shoppe on Etsy

* The pretty oilcloth was ordered from Chalkydoodles.

Thank you Kristina for sharing this lovely party with us! You can see more pictures at Modern Frills!

{Real Parties} A Buzz Worthy Party

This adorable modern bumble bee birthday party is another gem created by the delightful Kelly Lyden of WH Hostess and The Party Dress! I love the updated bee color scheme and the mix of modern and traditional elements.

Aren't these custom fondant cookie toppers to die for?! They were created by Two Sugar Babies who I have used before and loved!

The centerpieces were the perfect addition to the dessert table and lent to the garden party feel. Kelly used milk glass vases from Ikea and topped them with dainty daisy pomander balls.

WH Hostess created ALL of the paper good such as the cupcake toppers above and the straw embellishments seen below.

The "juice bar" is such a good idea and not to mention refreshing on a hot summer day! The hostess offered guests a choice of orange, apple and cran-apple juice.

To go along with the picnic theme, guests took home mini picnic baskets (found in the dollar section at Michael's!) which were filled with candy as well as a tin of bubbles complete with a pipe cleaner wand!

Congratulations Kelly for having your party featured on Hostess With the Mostess today! You can see the write up here or visit The Party Dress for more party details.

Party Details:

* WH Hostess designed all of the paper goods which you can find here - invitation, banner, cupcake toppers, gift tags and bubble tins.

* Custom cookie toppers by Two Sugar Babies.

* The glass juice bottles and white footed bowls can be purchased through Open Sky.

{Inspiration Board}: Mad for Madras

I love the look of madras if it is done right. The cotton fabric serves as perfect inspiration for an outdoor summer gathering. You could even use the plaid as your July Fourth backdrop if you find the right color combination. Layer it over a burlap tablecloth and you'll have the perfect outdoor setting.

The perfect picnic setup deserves the perfect outfit as well! I love this madras shirt from J. Crew and these metallic white cuff shorts by Alice + Olivia will dress up the outfit just a bit. These suede taupe sandals from Victoria Secret complete the outfit. I actually have them in black and wear them often!

images: melamine plate {boatman gellar}, red tulip arrangement { jl designs}, bonfire & table setting {style me pretty}, madras shirt {j crew}, white shorts {shopbop}, suede sandals {victoria's secret}