Esty Love

As you may or may not be aware(lol), I'm having a super hero party for my son in one week. It has been so fun over the last couple of weeks preparing for this party. A real labor of love and I'm so excited to share all of the party details with you. But in the meantime, I want to share with you some of my Esty finds.

I ran across Sew Plain Jane in my search for a decorate your own cape kit. I'm a crafty person, but sewing is not my thing. Jane has the sweetest personality and the most amazing capes with a fast turnaround. I ordered on Sunday and received them on Thursday. They were perfectly sewed and not a wrinkle in site. The kids are going to love decorating their own capes. Below are just a couple of pictures of the cape kit. Check out her site here to see all of the designs.

Though I didn't use the next two vendors, their feed back from other users has been very positive. If I would have found them earlier, they would have defiantly been incorporated into Bailey's Party.
First up is Favor Cakes. I think this is just a great idea for favors and will make any dessert table pop. You have to check it out. It's several themes available and they will also do custom orders. Check out Favor Cakes here.

Last but certainly no least is Not Betty Cookies. They boast to use only the highest quality ingredients, including special bakery emulsions that make my cookies extra special, extra delicious. Each cookie will come individually wrapped in a clear cellophane bag with coordinating ribbon. You can choose from Vanilla, Vanilla/Almond, Buttery Sweet Dough or Lemon sugar cookies. The price is great!. Check Not Betty Cookies here

Roller Skating Party Take 2

I have been working on the invitation for the rollerskating party that I'm planning for October. The mother loved the idea of the circus invitations that was created in April. So I took that concept and created the roller skate invitation(of course with the help of Microsoft word).

Here are some of my current finds. The cute little favor boxes to the left are from Micheal's dollar section. We are thinking about putting some sort of friendship bracelet for all of her friends. The purple and green vases were found at a local event party store, The Pleasure of Your Company(also has a sister store Hannah Elizabeth). I can't wait to complete a table scape with these. In the back you can see the continuation of my cone obsession. I found some great purple and green paper from Joann Fabrics.

Happy "Early" Mothers Day

In honor of mother's day, I wanted to honor a great mother. In April, I ran across a fabulous mother on flickr. She is amazing. I strive to be like her when I grow up. Her flickr site and website showcases her incredible talent for sewing, creating and baking. As a child you can't ask for anything more. It was so many things that I wanted to show that I had a very hard time picking them out. So here is just a taste of what you are in for.

These are just everyday snacks that she takes to her children's school for snack time. Can you say PERFECTION! Above are ice cream cone cupcakes and below are flower cookies.

Not only does she make special treats for her 3 soon to be 4 kids, but she also makes party favors. Yes you can buy these items. How Great!

• The green and brown gingham set was for a sleep over which included personalized pillow cases and masks.
• The pink set was a for a slumber party complete with a sleeping cake with faces of all the little girls and fabric trimmed monogrammed pillowcases, matching sleep mask, laminated hang tags and bags filled with body glitter and a picture frame to remember the night.
• The multi-colored set is a sleepover kit. It included a covered tooth brush, tooth paste, body wash with a monogrammed washcloth and cover.
• The spoon is a favor for a little girls tea party.
• The pink, green and blue towel set are monogram beach towels for a pool party. Additionally, she had drinks beautifully dressed in the same colors but as a cool twist added a transfer tile magnet with pictures of the party girls. Awesome!

Not only does she make special treats and favors, but she throws fabulous parties for her kids. This is a party of her son's 4th birthday Shark Party. What a blast! All the makings of a perfect mom. So rush on over and check out her website sugarcoatedlove.com and flickr(mommawants1more)

Purple Favors

As I head off into the sunset and get ready for my surgery tomorrow, I wanted to leave this last

inspiration picture. Since the shower 's colors are actually green, purple and yellow. I thought I would show these great chocolate truffles in a purple flower pot. It's a very cute idea. Not sure if I'm going to use it as of yet seeing that there will be a candy buffet.

Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen celebrations are all the rage. Ever since MTV came into our homes with fabulous parties, teenagers everywhere have gone over the top. But sweet sixteens are not just for teenagers, the young at heart have caught on as well. Check out the Sweet Sixteen X 2 party that I did for a fantastic client. It was an upscale 70's theme complete with pink and silver disco balls. Now it wouldn't be a party without a cake and cake designers are catching on this this trend as well. Check out a Sweet Sixteen the Sequel created by one of my favorite cake designers, Pink cake box.

Candy Buffets

For the last 3 years I have been doing candy buffets. I try to do something new every time. I am currently working on a candy buffet for the theme: A Ray of Sunshine. It's for a baby shower. The parents wanted to keep the gender of the baby a surprise. As much as I love this, it makes it that much harder to come up with great themes. But I think this one will be great. Look for the Ray of Sunshine Shower to be posted in June.