Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Casey of My Life as a Sugar Lander and Etsy shop Paper and Twine, created this gorgeous, sewing based baby shower, for her very lucky, mildly-sewing-obsessed sister Morgan! The details are so sweet and the overall look of the party is colourful, fresh and inviting.
With fabric streamers hanging from the balloons, mini Singers and old fabric spools decorating the tables, fabric flags in the cupcakes and handmade flag bunting, a fabric corsage for Morgan and some fabric birds that were later used to decorate the nursery, the shower has a delightful vintage-y feel. Head over to Casey’s blog for more awesome images of this party and lots, lots more!
Verity
Tags: baby shower, balloons, bunting, corsage, cupcake flags, cupcakes, fabric streamers, party theme idea, sewing party
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Friday, September 16th, 2011
So, for the first of my DIY tutorials on the back of Beatrice’s birthday party, I am going to show you how to make a lovely balloon wreath. This is a really simple and very effective decoration that can be adapted to suit pretty much any party theme. All you need to do is change the colours, pattern and balloon sizes and you can make a very different impact. Be warned however, that this is not a particularly cheap decoration despite it being one you can make yourself. I used 150 12” balloons, which cost me £25. You could use smaller balloons, which are cheaper per piece, but you would need more balloons, so I think the cost would work out to be similar. Then the wreath-shaped oasis (bought from my local florist) was £5. The only thing thrifty in this tutorial in fact are the pins. Florist pins (the type that would be used to make wreaths) were going to prove costly – at 10p per pin, so I scoured our local pound shop and found 200 kirby grips/bobby pins for £1 – bargain!
You need to use 1 pin for every 3 balloons to create a nice, full effect. Add each balloon individually, pulling it as far down the pin as possible before adding the next balloon, so they all end up squashed into the far end of the pin. Then, just push the pin into the oasis, as far as it will go.
Continue to add balloons to pins and pins to oasis all the way around the wreath, spreading them out so that some are pinned closer to the edge and some are more in the middle, to ensure good coverage. I also didn’t have all of the balloons facing the same way i.e. add one pointing up, one down and then one up, on some pins. Just to keep the random pattern of the wreath.
And there you have it! A lovely balloon wreath to behold! The best part? All of the balloons are reusable, so once you’re done with the wreath, you have 150 balloons to make your next party decoration with! (And a wreath shaped oasis to wrap in tissue paper and use to stand your cake pops in!) Maybe not so expensive afterall… :)
Verity
Tags: baby shower, balloons, birthday, childrens party, christening, kids party, multi-coloured, party, party decoration, rainbow, wreath
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
I thought this week instead of bringing you a real party, I would aim to inspire you to create your own and in keeping with the Summer, I have chosen a beach theme for you. Sunshine balloons and an ice cream birthday cake set the scene for this unisex party theme.
So is a beach party on the agenda for your child’s next party? Or do you have another idea in your head but aren’t quite sure how to pull it all together? We do love a challenge so get in touch if you would like to see a different party theme in our inspiration boards! :)
Verity
Tags: balloons, cake, deckchair, flipflop, ice cream, kite, pinwheel, sandcastle, seagull, shell, sunshine, surfboard, watermelon
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