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Dolijanchi – First Birthday

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:29:27 +0000

I love learning about different cultures traditions! Do you know what a Dolijanchi is? Well this one from Yoshiko Photography is such a wonderful celebration and looks like so much fun! Doljanchi is a traditional Korean celebration of a child’s first birthday. The first birthday has special meaning in Korean culture, and some people believe that the first birthday is an opportunity to pray for blessings for the child’s future. At the party, the key event is the doljabi, when the child is placed in front of a table with a display of symbolic items like pens, books, rice, money, and so forth. Korean parents believe that their child’s fate will be dictated by whatever he or she picks up at the dolijabi. A child who grabs a pen, for example, will become a scholar, while a child who grabs a bundle of string will have a long life. This event is usually eagerly watched by the crowd.

This birthday girl chose a brush and a stethoscope which represent a scholar and a doctor! WOW!

Spa Party – Featured at GigMasters

admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:43:42 +0000

I want to thank Gig Masters for sharing the details from my daughter’s spa party. This was such a fun party and I loved how involved my daughter wanted to be while we were planning this!

GigMasters is a great entertainment booking service but they also have great party ideas at the Life of the Party blog and wedding ideas at their Wedding Blog.

Be sure to check out the entire Spa Party article here!

“Little Man” 1st Birthday Party

admin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:06:51 +0000

We recently just celebrated my son’s first birthday. I chose to do a “Little Man” party for SO many reasons! After having 3 petite daughters, I now have a hefty little boy who is definitely quite different from the girls! I have called him my little man since he was very young. He also has been told by many people how much he resembles my dad! Well…my dad is known for his mustache so that’s just another reason to incorporate mustaches into our “Little Man” event!

The party was a special event filled with family and friends!

I started by making invitations in the shape of a tie and adding a mustache to the front. The tie opened and had all of the party details inside.

This is a quick wreath that I made with a tie and a cut-out number one.

I also made a shirt with a tie on it for him to wear during the party.

This is the orange and green tie banner that I made and hung on the mantel.

I incorporated ties, hats and mustaches into the decor throughout the house. I also hung pictures of his first year with clothes pins. This is always fun to look back at all the changes that they go through in a year.

I was so lucky to have this WONDERFUL cake made for him! It was delicious as always!

He also had his own smash cake that he thoroughly enjoyed!!! At one point, he even tried to pick the entire cake up to put in his mouth!

For lunch I tried to incorporate a lot of “manly” foods. I served a favorite “Man Dip”; Bow Tie Pasta; Jalapeno Popper Dip; Little Man Hot Dogs and Sliders.

I had water, tea and an “adult” beverage station.

The kids also had their own drink station! They had their own “beer station” where they could make their own root beer floats. I decorated the root beer bottles with ties. I also had mason jars with mustache straws. The kids thought this was a lot of fun to make and to drink with their mustaches!

For party favors, I made chocolate mustaches from a candy mold. These went VERY quickly!!!

A fun activity that everyone loved was the photo station with the mustaches. I cut out different types of mustaches and had them set out in a mason jar. Guests got to choose a mustache and have their picture taken.

I tried so had to get a good picture of my dad and son together but my son didn’t know what to think about the mustache on his face!

We have a tradition at my kids parties of always having a pinata. This is the neck tie pinata that the kids got to enjoy (and yes…it’s really that big!)

I also have to thank Watermelon Photography for wonderful pictures of my “little man”!!

I always enjoy being able to celebrate my children’s birthdays with such wonderful family and friends!!!

Happy Birthday and you will always be my “Little Man”!!!

A Magical Mermaid Party

admin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:50:16 +0000

This is such an adorable mermaid party that Gwynn Wasson designed printables for! I love the tablescape with the wonderful sand birthday cake! I also am in love with the cute mermaid towels!!! What a wonderful party!

Be sure to check out the details and vendor list at Gwynn Wasson Designs!

Elegant Equestrian Themed Party

admin — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:19:39 +0000

I came across this equestrian themed Bat Mitzvah on The Martha Blog and was so impressed by so many of the details! Guests were greeted by amazing horses that were covered with moss, stone and flowers AND the hoofs were adorned with diamonds. I LOVE how the bar table was decorated with equestrian trophies made with flowers. The “flower arrangements” on the kids dining tables were made from green gummy rings, bubble gum and other candy. One of my favorite elements is that the favor bags were made to look like feed bags.

What a wonderful celebration this must have been!

A Jolly Holiday – Mary Poppins Inspired Party

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:08:52 +0000

This party is beyond WONDERFUL!!!! Amy Atlas featured this Mary Poppins inspired party from Sharnel of My Life My Loves and she created such a beautiful celebration! Loralee Lewis created adorable invitations, banners, drink bottle labels and more for this party! The carousel dessert table is to die for with a beautiful blue and pink cake. Sharnel had fun filled activities including kite making, penguin stuffing and a teacup ride.

There are SO many more superb details to this party so please check out all of the vendors and details from Sharnel here!

Harry Potter Party’s

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:15:41 +0000

Are you a Harry Potter fan? Have you watched the new movie? Here are a couple of great party ideas to celebrate Harry Potter.

The first one is from Snowy Bliss. There is a great potions table which would also be good to use at Halloween.

The next wonderful feature is from Loralee Lewis who creates wonderful invitations like this Harry Potter one. Her decor is great and I love the way she incorporated the food! What a great way to get excited about a book and a movie!!!

Chicago Cubs themed First Birthday

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:45:44 +0000

Chicago Cubs fans will love this fun filled first birthday party from Kristen Weaver photography. This event has some great inspiration for a baseball party or a baseball bridal shower.

Outdoor Movie Party

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:36:27 +0000

Enjoy a fun party under the stars with an Outdoor Movie Party. You can rent a projector and screen or you can get creative and make your own screen. These parties are great for summer evenings when it’s not to hot or in the spring or fall when it’s just a little chilly and you can snuggle up to watch your favorite movie.

From Cupcakes and Cutlery featured on A Subtle Revelry

Who wouldn’t love to relax with this beautiful setting found at Apartment Therapy.

I love this gorgeous and fun movie night party from Unstitched.

This is a great idea for kids for a family movie night. Make your own drive in movie car. You can find the tutorial for this at Momma’s Kind of Crafty.

This colorful movie party would be fun and festive for everyone! You can find more details from this party from Prairie Hive Magazine found via Kim Vallee.

Peter Rabbit Birthday Party

admin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:47:30 +0000

Once again, my friend Liz has created an adorable birthday party. She is always so creative and detailed when it comes to anything that she does!!!

I always love creative ways of incorporating the food into the party theme and she definitely did that!

This is such a great way to serve drinks at an outdoor party. The adult drinks were in the big wheel barrow and the juice boxes for the kids where put in the small one.

Be sure to check out all of the party details from Liz here.