We began with the invitations. The beautiful and talented Jessica over at Pen and Paperflower created these beautiful invitations incorporating the color scheme I'd chosen and the Garden Party Ice Cream theme!
Didn't she do an amazing job? I even took a few of my decor ques from the invite! But more on that later.
I had already picked out these BEAUTIFUL printables from Kim at the TomKat Studios. The colors were perfect, and they are SUCH a great way to accent all the little pieces of the party! I found great plastic bowls at the Dollar Tree in coordinating colors (jackpot!) and they were 4/$1! (DOUBLE jackpot!) Add some coordinating ribbons and there ya have it! I also added the circles to the tops of the spoons for a little extra something.
Next was toppings. There are a lot of ideas out there for serving toppings. But to keep up with the garden theme, I decided upon clay flower pots! They were so cute, super simple and inexpensive! Add a little ribbon and a fancy label--TA DA!!
The kids all had a blast adding toppings to their ice cream cones...and their lemonade! (kids...) Even Grandma got in on the fun!
(Black Rosette Trio Tanks by Modern Frills Clothing , Tutu by Tiny Belles Boutique)
I have to admit, my favorite touch...
I wanted to recreate the image Jessica created on the invitation. I LOVED the idea of the tree and the ice cream cones! So I made small tissue paper pom poms (in coordinating colors, of course!) and tied them to waffle cones! I strung them up in the tree and I have to say, they looked amazing!! And the kids were fascinated with them!
The party was a huge success! The proof? "Mom, I loved my ice cream party. It was awesome! Can we have another one? Next year? Please??"
CREDITS:
All photography: Stillpoint Photography by Angela Parris
Printable Decor by The TomKat Studio
Black Rosette Trio tanks by Modern Frills Clothing
Tutu by Tiny Belles Boutique
A Tutu Makin', Baby Havin', Meal Cookin', Picture Takin', Coupon Lovin', Craftin' Lady!
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Love the theme, the colors, the design...love it all! Great job Emily. Your attention to detail and creativity are amazing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a yummy party!! :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Flower pots!!
Your tutu's look so great, like a real like pompom!! :)
xoxo
Bird
supe cute! who doesn't love ice cream??
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty little princess!
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT!!! So fun! What a cute and unique theme....you did a wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteA birthday party dream come true. You've got one adorable little girl there.
ReplyDeleteI ****LOVE**** the ice cream cones hanging from the trees. Hands down, my absolute favorite detail of the party. I have never seen anything like it and they were FAB! The picture of Gracie trying to get them is darling. Oh and the picture of Ashlynn in her tutu surrounded by flower petals is GORGEOUS.
ReplyDeleteAwww...LOVE the party Emily!! It turned out adorable. My fave picture? The one of your daughter looking up at the camera in her adorable tutu! The flower petals on the ground surrounding her are JUST darling!! And I absolutely LOVE the ice cream cones dangling from the trees! Using the paper poms for the "ice cream" was brilliant!! I'm so excited to share! You did a GREAT job!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect party, love it love it! And crazy minds think alike, I'm addicted to tissue poms and I am doing the EXACT same thing you did for our ice-cream party this week! I'm making the cones from waffle-printed paper since I found the paper clearanced at Michael's.
ReplyDeleteI saw your party on A to Zebra Celebrations. I LOVE the invite. so precious. The pic of your daughter is tooooo cute for words. I wish I had an ice cream cone now!
ReplyDeleteOmae
What a lovely job on the arty and the photos are great as well! I'd love to share the hanging tissue paper ice cream cones on KidsParties123.com - with a link to you of course!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I have seen it on there and just LOVE your site!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty little princess!
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