Pink Polka PartyinaBox

i love, love, LOVE polka dots.
i was excited when i was asked to put together a PartyinaBox with polka dot elements to go with a pink colored theme.
it turned out so CUTE, i've developed a deep, passionate LOVE affair with it! {ha!}

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Red & Blue Birthday Party

i used to be a soft pastel, floral girly only kind of gal.
but lately, i'm gravitating towards bright pops of colors especially the color red!

so for my nephew's 1st birthday, since the little boy is not attach to any cartoon superheroes just yet, i got to work on a red + blue carnival theme for the day. yippee!

the party printables were designed & printed.
the monkey was a last minute addition... inspired by the little boy's skip*hop zoo lunchbag.

and they were off to sprinkle some little fairy dust to the food, candies, containers, display plates etc.

the adults were served the regular staple of fried noodles with homemade curry chicken while the kids enjoyed cucumber sticks, mini chicken burgers, cocktail sausages & spicy drummets.

we couldn't do without the traditional red eggs which was elegantly arranged on a ceramic egg display.

sweet treats included mini oreos, homemade spiral choc lolli, cotton candy floss, popcorn & strawberry pudding.

i particularly love how a simple mini bunting tied onto yellow striped straws (extras from leah's party) can spice up the look of a homebaked cake (made by the birthday boy's sister & their sweet neighbor)
i didn't get to take a shot of the inside of the cake... pretty layers of shades of green & finished with cream cheese frosting & fresh strawberries.
don't be fooled by the seemingly plain looking cake. it was really YUMS!

i didn't had a cake tray with me so i put it onto a round styrofoam, wrapped with polka dot tissue paper & circled with a bow, as a pedestal to display the cake.

ribena lemonade was the drink of the day, stored in a gorgeous glass drink dispenser from giant.

who would have guessed giant of all places stock this gem!

plain white paper cups were paired with pretty blue & red striped straws.

adorable wooden utensils were arranged separately into small glasses on top of red & white cupcake baking cups.

small little details that goes a long way!

i've been sourcing high & locally for these little treasures and finally stumbled upon one {jumping up & down in gleee}!

if you are a party freak like me, you must check out The Artsential. 

disclaimer: babylicious shall not be held responsible for excessive spending! :)

i'm always overly excited when a party pulls off nicely without spending a bomb :p

just goes to proof yet once again, that parties need not be expensive affairs.

just need a little DIY & perhaps a set of babylicious' PartyinABox {wink!}

have a wonderful 1st birthday, adriel!

Leah's Sunshine 1st Birthday Party {Part 1}

i have a sweet spot for handmade birthday parties.

i grew up loving paper stationery & pretty things.

so i naturally gravitate making inexpensive decor from papers & ordinary craft materials.

most mommas would echo that first birthdays would hardly be remembered by your babe.

i don't know to what extent their memory bank can trace as far back, but heck, birthdays are an incredible excuse to CELEBRATE the people who mean the world to you!

here's a little SNEAK peak of the party.

where it all started...

the making of the invite

the THEME

i wanted something personal, a theme that reflected how her life has been such a blessing to us.
her cheerful disposition never fails to brighten our day.

we've been singing, you are my sunshine, my only sunshine, u make me happy when skies are gray..

we sing it so often that the tune has stuck onto luke's head that he naturally sings it to his baby sister every now & then.

how to illustrate & combine them all the elements together?

the color YELLOW has been popping up in my head quite a bit of late.

immediately i thought of sunshine + lemons & i knew i definitely wanted to incorporate this into the party.

i tried not to get into an overdose of yellow so i paired it up with PINK (and must say they made a great pair :)

leah's handmade party hat

(tutorial will be shared soon)

the DECOR

little details goes a long way

 milk milk (personalized name tags)

 we often get lost in our conversations with one another that 

we normally forget to take photographs

so i prepared a small corner ie photobooth + fun props 

(more of this in Part 2)

 got this precious moment birthday figurine from hubby for my birthday many moons ago 

& thought it would double up as a good cake topper

leave sweet notes or words of wisdom for the birthday girl

oh... and ms little sunshine made her debut on leah's birthday 
to shower us with some HAPPY VIBES =)
commissioned this from Crumbs & she happily obliged!

Babylicious' Party in a Box - the sunshine package

if you love small details like these but lack time or passion to put it together,

BABYLICIOUS PARTY IN A BOX 

would be just the thing for you :)

{launching in store soon}

ps: stay tuned for Part 2 of Leah's Sunshine Party...