Birthday Parties for the Kids

Last December, we had a small birthday celebration for both Christopher & Annabelle...

Since it was just a small lunch with the grandparents, I only order a cake for each of them...

Christopher was into Lego Star Wars...so he requested a Lego Star Wars theme. Made him this cake with lots of Star Wars mini figures...

As for Annabelle, she is into Sofia the First so I ordered a Sofia cake for her, with Sofia & Clover mini figure...

The birthday boy & birthday girl busy munching on the cake!

Happy Birthday Emma!

2 weeks ago, we had a birthday party conducted at our craft center, Craft Space, located at The School Jaya One.

Those who know me knows I always like to personalize everything! From apparels to accessories to parties! Yes, parties! I have been decorating my kids parties since they are born!

Emma's party is no exception! Especially since it will be done at our own craft center! It would be such a waste not to decorate it, wouldn't it?! I mean...it is something I'm passionate about & I love the look of a happy kid! So, I've decided to throw in a little surprise for our birthday gal...

Since the decoration will be a surprise, I had to be very careful when getting information from Emma's mom. I asked about her age...Mommy told me to get some helium balloons to make the center more like a party...with 3 colors: Red, Pink & Yellow...

So, with the limited information, I tried to see what we can do...

Firstly, I need a backdrop...so We DIY the backdrop with simple wordings, together with the birthday gal's name. Since she is a girl, I put up flowers & butterflies on the backdrop. Lots of flowers & butterflies...

This is how the backdrop looks like when it is done...

Rainbow colored Roses on top of the backdrop, daisies of Red, Pink & Yellow are all over the backdrop & little butterflies of contrast colors! 

Oh, I even made a tiny tiara with blings...did you see it? I placed it on the top right hand side of the letter A in Emma!

Since we have decided to pick flowers as the theme, we also decorated the entrance to the party area with lots of flowers made from Chenille Stem...this is what we have done...

Oh! I even decorated the entrance with a fake cake...it has Emma's name on it too!

At the other side where the food is, I placed a huge Happy Birthday Banner on the wall. I also put up words "Emma is 4"

At the 11th hour, a day before the party, we noticed that 1 of the cabinets at the entrance to the party area is very empty...so we cut out teddy bears & lots of balloons using foam to decorate it. We also put up some bear paw prints...this can be the photo booth for the kids!

OK...now we wait for the party to start!

Food area is all setup & ready!

Party started with kids having fun with beads!

It is fun watching kids putting effort to complete a task, especially at their young age. It was our honor to have Emma here at Craft Space too!

Hope the birthday girl had a blast with the party & love the little surprises that we have put up for her big party! 😊😊😊

Mission accomplished! 

New Craft Skill 1 - the Beginning

Last Year, I made a resolution to pick up a new skill & master it every quarter.

Starting in January, I have started to pick up Rainbow Loom. I know, I know, you may say that the craze is over. I won't deny it. But what I am doing is not the bracelets, but other things.

I began the journey with Jelly Bands. Not my favorite type of bands though...the 1st item I made was this...it is done using the same method as crochet, only thing is we are using rubber bands instead of yarns...

1) 3D Star keychains...these are for my son's party pack for his classmates...

2) This is for one of his class mates that will be celebrating his birthday 2 days after my son...his name is Yuya, so I made an alphabet Y plus a star. I attached it to the crocheted car keychain to make it more personalized.

3) This is for his classmate that will be celebrating his birthday 3 days after his...he has Y & J in his name, hence the alphabets...& I attached it to the crochet car keychain as well.

Hm...not bad for a start...will be experimenting more items! Stay tuned!

Minnie Mouse themed 1st Birthday Bash for Baby Annabelle

I love to organize themed parties. I have done so many for my 2 boys previously. This time, it is for my girl.

She loves Minnie Mouse & so, she will have a Minnie Mouse themed party for her 1st birthday...:)

I also did something out of the norm. No balloons for this time. They can be expensive, & it would be a waste if no one wants to bring home...lol

I have decided that i want to make everything myself, as much as possible...and, I have chosen both Red & Pink as the themed colours...

So, here goes:

1) The Invitation Card

The Invitation Card is pretty simple. I downloaded the template that I wanted from the internet & put in the text & photos...

2) The Outfit

Birthday Girl's outfit of the day...modified it as well...lol

From this:

To this:

Lots of Pink & Red rhinestones are used for the outfit for both baby & mommy...:)

Up-close at waistline: 2 Pink Minnie & 1 Red Minnie...

Up-close at sleeves: 1 Pink Minnie on each side of the sleeve...

Up-close at the bottom left of the dress: 3 Red Minnie...

The booties:

Dark & Light Pink Combination... I added the Pink Rhinestone on the Boutique Bow...this pair of booties are hand crocheted...

Mommy's outfit of the day:

From this:

To this:

1 Pink Minnie on the shirt; 2 Pink Minnie & 1 Red Minnie on the skirt...LOL

3) The Cake

Pretty simple cake. i used to order fondant cakes previously. This time, I chose not to order fondant cake as most of the time, we throw away the sugar coating. This cake was ordered from Kobo, they used only natural ingredients to make the cake. I chose a Vanilla & Blueberry cake & requested for less sweet version. i am pretty satisfied with what I got. Oh, the alphabets are not sugar, they are made from chocolate.

4) The Party Pack

There are 3 items in the party packs for each family:

a) Minnie Mouse Butter Cookies - Vanilla & Chocolate (it took me 2 weeks to find the mold)

Somehow, i love the Chocolate version better...less sweet & more fluffy...i made 1 tray more for the chocolate ones...lol

I packed it into cookie jar, stick a Minnie Mouse sticker on the cover & tie a ribbon on each jar...the ribbon looks like a Minnie Mouse signature bow...lol

b) Minnie Mouse Coasters 

Each set comes with 5 colors: Black, Red, Pink, Light Pink & White

I then tied the coasters together with the polkadot ribbons...

Now, it looks more like a Minnie Mouse head...lol

c) the Centerpiece/decoration 

This is supposed to be multiple usage: as part of the decoration for the phone corner, to be put in the party pack & as centerpiece for each table...

The vase was from recycled glass bottle. Each bouquet has 5 stalks of Roses of different colours & 1 Minnie Mouse icon. I then wrapped the bottle with polkadot plastic, tied it with polkadot ribbon. Then I stick a Minnie Mouse Bow on the bottle. The roses, bow & Minnie icon are all hand crocheted.

5) The decorations - printed all on art card & cut it out ourselves. Thanks to Hubby that helped cut it out...

a) Banner

b) Menu

Before...

After...

c) TQ Card

d) Baby Hi-Chair decoration

Before...

After...

e) Cupcake Toppers

Before - these are printed on art card for the toppers & stickers for the cookie jars & cutlery sets...

f) Minnie Mouse Stickers - for cookie Jars & cutlery set

g) 'Fake' cake

This 2-tier cake is hand crocheted, using Dark Pink (bottom layer) & Light Pink yarn. I put a star, a bow, a Rose, a heart & a minnie icon as part of the cake decoration. The candle is real...lol

For the bottom layer, i wrapped with Red polkadot ribbon & for the top layer, i sewn on some Black Rhinestone to make it a Minnie icon as well.

Then, i stick Alphabet stickers on the base plate & used Pink rhinestones to decorate it. I arranged all the rhinestones into Minnie icon!

h) the 'Guardian' of the cake

My sons said these are the guardian of the cake...lol

I made 2: 1 with Red bow & 1 with Pink bow...my kids helped with the painting of the balls to black. I then make a ribbon & stick on it. Added in 4 stalks of giant crochet Roses (each 1 is as big as my palm). The vase also from recycled bottle. I wrapped it with polkadot paper that i printed out. 

i) Minnie Mouse Icon

These were made using Polypropylene Ribbons. I used 3 colors: Black, Red & Pink

I made it into garlands as well as table decoration. You can also find these on the hi chair! 

And, we are ready for the party! :D

The Table setting:

The Photo Corner:

Those white bags behind are the party bags...

I made 3 trays for the cupcakes, using 1 big round container & 2 smaller containers...I made 2 pink ones & 1 Red one...

Cupcakes were ordered from Wondermilk...ordered 2 flavors this round: Vanilla & Chocolate Chip. The cupcake toppers will tell whether it is Vanilla or Choc Chip. Hint is on the menu, top right...:)

Saw the garlands? It is everywhere! :D

Here's how the cupcake holder looks like, birds eyes view...

The Fruit Platter, cut using cookie cutter...

The actual cake with figurine...

I hope everyone enjoyed! :D