Zach’s 8th Birthday Splash Bash!

June 21st, 2010

 It’s been a long time since I last blogged.  Zachary’s birthday came and went and I wanted to show you some of the pictures; especially since it’s been a month since the party.  Oops. =) Not everything went according to plan; BUT all the kids seemed to really have had a blast.  I totally forgot about the ice cream station out, which I wanted to be the “voila” moment.  By the time I did put it out only very few kids were left. Also, the waterslide I rented for the kids to play in took up most of my yard.  LOL This thing was HUGE but did make a great impression with the kids.  Below are a few pictures I was able to capture.

     Cake Topper from Clayin Around on Etsy. 

 

 

 Cupcake/Brownie Burgers and Sugar Cookie Fries inspired by Bakerella

This is my attempt at sewing.  My first and maybe last !  I will leave it up to the pro’s! =D

 

Here are some of the take home favor.  Each child recieved a personalized beach Bucket, personalized Water bottle, Personalized Tshirt, Bubbles and a HUGE lolli. They were all thrilled to see their names or initials on the items. 

 

Some of my Centerpieces.  The flowers were all throughout the inside of the house.  Way to hot for them in the May Florida Sun.  The Beach Buckets and Pin wheels were for the outside lunch tables.  The pinwheel templates can be found in Paper and Cake on Etsy.  They have tons of templates for most themes and anwers any questions you may have on building your items. 

Luckily the kids b-days are done for this year.  Although, I need to start thinking of Halloween and Annie’s 5th Birthday! LOL  My hubby will kill me. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zach’s 8th Birthday Splash Bash!

Splash Bash Inspiration…

April 16th, 2010

I can’t believe I am working on Zachary’s 8th Birthday.  And as he is getting older, it’s getting harder to plan these parties.  He’s become very picky!  No characters, no Corny-ness mom. =/ Really.. Where has the time gone.  This year he has requested a Backyard Summer Bash.  Since we don’t have a Pool, it will be called a “Splash Bash”.  We will have Slip n Slide, Water Balloon Fight, Water Blasters and Kiddie Pool.  I have been looking for inspiration in these sites below.

Christi from P is for Party  has featured a California Dreamin Party that is just to die for.  I am in LOVE with these Beach Bucket cupcakes. Although I had a different idea in mind, I just take a crack at these.  I also LOVE the beach Ball hanging from the roof.  You might be seeing these ideas very soon.

Zachary also requested a Ice Cream shop, he got his inspiration from Annie’s Sweet Shop.  He thought Ice Cream is more for Boys.  (If you say so) I thought Ice Cream was gender friendly. 

While on search for ideas I ran across Jess from Polka Dots and Pirates summer bash for her neighborhood kids.  I love the To-go favors and ice cream set up. =)

Thanks ladies for great inspiration!  Can’t wait for my son’s party.  The creative juices are flowin!  YAY! Warm weather is FINALLY here.

Splash Bash Inspiration…

Cupcake Stand Tutorial

March 22nd, 2010

Many of you have e-mailed me regarding my daughter’s cupcake stand.  Here is the tutorial I used to make the stand.  Enjoy!

The tutorial of the Cupcake Journal  is Super easy to use and follow.  She has amazing ideas.   My Size board are larger because I needed to hold about 100 cupcakes. =)

Happy Crafting!

Cupcake Stand Tutorial

Rocket Ship Blast off!

March 18th, 2010

This past weekend we went to my cousin’s Mady, son’s 5th Birthday.  Vinny loves anything to do with space.  Star Wars, Star Strek, NASA, you name it!  One day while Mady was browsing Amy Atlas website he saw Amy’s son’s Rocket Ship birthday and he told his mom “Mommy, I want THAT party!”  And so he did.  Below are some of the pictures of his party.  My favorite was the rocket ship cups with goodies inside and the homemade cake made with the “cupcake” mold.  It was a little fat rocket ship.  Really cute! 

Front Door Sign

Rocket Ship Sign

 

                          Birthday Hats                                       Custom Cups

Rocket Ship cake and Cupcake Tower with custom Toppers.

Cupcake Toppers being used in different ways!

(Just ask for them without picks at the time of purchase)

This is the sign leading to the dad’s office.  LOL

Rocket Ship cookies

Mady’s shirt… It suited her well. =)  The whole family NASA shirts!

Last but not least, the birthday boy!

Thank you Amy for such inspiration! 

You gave one little boy a VERY happy Birthday!

 

 

Rocket Ship Blast off!

My Sweet Ponyville: Annie’s 4th Birthday!

March 9th, 2010

Sorry for the silence last week.  I was getting everything ready for my daughter, Annie’s 4th Birthday.  Just beware LOTS of pictures!  I will just let the pictures do “most” of the talking.

My Annie couldn’t decide whether she liked “My little Ponies” or “Candy Land” theme more.  She did not like the colors in candy land.  (She’s a PINK freak).  She did like “My little Pony” but she insisted on having lots of Candy at her party which is where I came up with “My Sweet Ponyville”.  Here are just a few, ok, lots of pictures from Annie’s 4th Birthday.

 The party was held at a local Ranch where they had a petting zoo and of course, Pony rides!  She had a GREAT time.

 She could not thank me enough and today when I dropped her off at school her classmates were telling her that they had a BLAST.  One little boy ran and gave me a hug and thanked me for the great time.  Which I thought was just too cute and all the hard work paid off.  Happy kids= Happy me! =)

Arch of balloons welcoming the guests!

Cake Table

Here is the close up of the cupcake Tower.  Cupcakes, Tower and Cup cake toppers all made by me.  The Cake Topper was made by this talented sculpter on Clayinaround on Etsy. 

Close up of the Cupcake Toppers, my favorite are the ones with Annie’s Face.  Many guests kept them.  Which made it even more special.

Birthday Banner also made by me from Scrapbook Paper.  This is actually what set the color scheme for the party.  My Little Pony partyware is pale pink and lavender and I wanted vivid bright colors.

Other items I made to decorate the Cake Table were a wooden sign saying “Anna is 4″ and a picture in a frame  from Target’s 1.00 section dressed in her Birthday shirt from My Personalized Tshirt

Annie’s Sweet Shop!

Chocolate Ponies made by a dear High School friend.  She is super talented.  If you are in South Florida and want her info please email me. 

Annie’s Sweet Shop was all the guests favorite.  Well, maybe not all the mommies but I did send with each child a toothbrush.  Sorry Moms! =) I tried to keep all the colors within the same color scheme from the rest of the decorations, it was kind of easier since all the Easter Candy is out.  Jelly Beans and Easter M & M’s filled the large Jars.  Each child recieved a goody bag to fill up with candy from the Sweet Shop and an additional metallic pale  before they left with a bubble gum machine, tooth brush, pencil and other My Little Pony goodies.  (I forgot to take a picture of the pale) =/.

Kids tables and Centerpieces.  Can you believe I got all the items to make the centerpieces at the Dollar Tree.  Amazing!  Even that cute yellow gumball Machine.  They have great party items you just need a little creativity.

I made 50 home made sugar cookies in Pony shape and Scalloped edge to match all the favor tags I used through out the decor.  Unfortunately, I didn’t take a close up picture of the cookies.  When I remembered, the cookies were gone.  Which is a good sign that they were yummy. ;)

At the party entrance we had a photo spot.  Not many people noticed it. Glad some kids did, including all the cousin’s and Annie. 

The Ranch was Great!  They included tons of activity for the kids including Face painting, Petting Zoo and Pony Rides.  They also had a Flat Screen TV for the adult daddies to watch the basketball game. 

Annie blowing out her candle. 

Her Birthday Crown can also be found on Etsy through True Love Found.  She has great crown and wands in her store already.  But if you have a certain idea she will work with you.  She was sper easy to work with.  Check her out.  

Hope you enjoyed Annie’s Party Pics as much as I enjoyed planning it! 

Happy Birthday my Annie Bannanie!  We love you sooo much!

 

 

 

My Sweet Ponyville: Annie’s 4th Birthday!

Under the Sea!

February 22nd, 2010

Happy Monday everyone!

 It was gorgeous this weekend in South Florida!  It was finally warmer and the skies were bluer then ever.   Some of us have had cabin fever and can not wait for spring and summer to arrive already.  Since I am one of those people that is anxiously awaiting the warmer weather to arrive.  (Yes, I live in South Florida but it has been way TOO cold for us this year)  Here are some pictures of my cousin, Madeline’s son’s first birthday to get us thinking “WARM”.  She is great event planner; she used to do it for a living as a non-profit gala organizer. 

 His birthday is in August, parties in August in South Florida are usually revolving around water (pool or beaches) or indoors due the heat.  She chose an “Under the Sea” theme, which I LOVE!  Because it can be done in so many different ways and is gender friendly.  The party was held at a local water park and the kids loved it!  Here are some of the pictures of the party.  She did a GREAT job!

 The cake was made by lil’ old me, inspired by one of Pink Cake Box “Octopus” cakes.  She is Amazing.   

Enjoy the pictures.

Under the Sea cake.

The centerpieces were beach buckets filled with Lollipop creations.  They were sooo cute!  These  little guys were purchased on Ebay but the store is no longer available. =( This Ebayer made the cutest sea creations from tissue paper and Tootsie Roll Pops.  The Mermaid was my favorite.  I didn’t want my daughter to open it. 

Each child got a smaller beach bucket filled with googles, life perververs and other summer time goodies. 

Here is the beautiful birthday boy! 

 Have no fear friends, spring and summer will soon be here! =) I can not wait!

Under the Sea!

Welcome to the Invitation Chic BLOG!

February 15th, 2010

Hi and welcome to The Invitation Chic Blog!  My name is Eileen and I am the owner of The Invitation Chic.  I have been making personalized invitations for many of you for the past 6 years on Ebay.  About 3 years ago, we opened our own website, The Invitationchic  and just this past December we opened our Esty store 

I will blog mostly about kids party ideas, new party items from our store and how they can be used.  Also, if you would like to send me pictures of the parties I helped create, I will be happy to feature you on my blog.  

I am currently working on my daughters Pony/Candy Party.  Yes, she couldn’t make up her mind if she wanted a “My Little Pony Party” or a “Candyland Party” so it’s now “My Sweet Ponyville”.  Since it’s ALL  about party on my mind at the moment, I wanted to share with you my ”NOT” so little Annie’s First Birthday Par-tea.  One on my favorite parties.  =)

Here is the Birthday girl, ready for her party!

This was the cake table.  I made the cake.  It was my first attempt so I am pleased on how it turned out.  I would certainly make alot of changed if I had to do redo it. 

The girls Table.  Every girl recieved a Tea Cup Party Box filled with pearls, gloves and a fan.  At each setting there was a plactic tea cup and pink rock candy.

I was lucky that her birthday is in March and all the Easter things are out.  So I was able to find bonnets, gloves, lace fans and pearls. 

These were the adult ladies favor.  They were porcelian tea cups and saucers with a silver tea spoon. 

Everyone had a great time, yes even the boys! My poor son is great sport.  We rented a bounce house for the boys.  We also had “Giggles the clown” come do face painting.  Everyone joined in, even the adults. 

We had a wonderful time with family and close friends.  I can’t believe I am here planning your 4th birthday already.  Where has the time gone?

Welcome to the Invitation Chic BLOG!