Ahoy Matey! Captain Luke's 6th Birthday {Part 1}

Captain Luke knew what sort of theme he wanted for his 6th birthday that he already had it all planned out a little more than a year ago!

The mommy on the other hand had no idea where to begin as truthfully, i'm no pirate fan.

But as i planned & watched some pirate videos on youtube for homework, ideas began to take shape & things started to roll.

With their white washed setting & newly carpeted grass outdoors by the lakeside, Covershots provided the perfect setting for a pirate bash.

festive matching printed banner

invites were designed, printed & put together & off it went to his pirate mates

a true pirate can't do without tattoos, can they? :p

coloring station for crafty hands - pirates got to color cut out shapes of parrot, skeletal & hats
& turned them into a  paper photo prop

bandanas by 2 Buns in the Oven & store-bought foam swords await eager kids as they complete the treasure hunt

the photobooth corner filled with pirate hats, eye patches, & trinkets for cool pirate pictures

bottoms up, matey's!

amazing pirate cake & matching cupcakes by Babysweet Cakes

sweet treats: caramel popcorn, homemade cream puffs, gold coins by 2 Buns in the Oven

smackingly delicious homemade brownies by 2 Buns in the Oven

fill up your "loot bags"

mini kit kats with personalized labels

More photos to come {Part 2}. But before i move on, special thanks to all who helped made this such a memorable occasion for Luke & his mates!

Party venue by Covershots

Photography by Alice Yap

More photos to come by Covershots

Cakes & cupcakes by BabySweet Cakes

Sweet treats by 2 Buns in the Oven

Pirate Party printables by Babylicious

Tattoo Parlor by Covershots

and heartfelt appreciation to Marissa, Sabrina & Nigel Teoh for helping out with the awesome treasure hunt!

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!}

for Babylicious PartyinaBox whimisical sets & customized boxes, click here.

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...