Throw Back Thursday: Ruby's Fairy Princess Party

The date was April 11, 2011. My daughter's 4th Birthday. It was a study in pink.  Pink tulle, pink roses, and pink satin, combined with fairy wings, glitter, and pom poms. (It was the start of my party planning and pom pom making...only I didn't know it yet!) 

There were pink butterfly cookies, pink marshmallows, and pink popcorn. Strawberry cupcakes with pink icing and a pink toad stool cake. Even the veggie dip was pink! The girls filtered in one by one taking in the magical scene, totally in awe their surroundings.

1st order of business was to fairify them. (Yes, that is a word... in MY world, anyway!) Each girl received a pink tutu, wings, and fairy halo. It was so cute to see the transformation from street clothes to fairy. You could tell they all felt special. And they were.

My sweet Ruby, in her fairy costume

It was precious watching all the girls get dressed up. I had a pretend make-up station, faux jewelry and a large mirror in the play room.

Adorable little Brie has a tough time decided which necklace to wear!

Next up, was the making of fairy wands.  I picked up wooden star wands at ACMoore and painted them in pastel colors. I put them out for the party with glitter glue, paint brushes and lots of gems. They were a big hit! My daughter still plays with hers, a year later!

A make-up artist was on hand for face painting. Each girl chose the same thing- a pink butterfly. Sweet.

This face melts my heart.

Had to have pink roses for the table!

Fairy Princess place cards by Chickabug. Tulle pom pom by Pretti Mini. Tea cups: compliments of my late great grandmother. :-)

After face painting, they headed to the table for a royal fairy princess tea. The little princesses drank pink tea or pink lemonade served in real porcelain tea cups. They nibbled on flower & butterfly shaped fruit kabobs and two kinds of tea sandwiches, along with yummy pink confections from the sweet table.

Home made marshmallows are so much more yummy than the store bought kind! I got the recipe here.

Pretty place cards from Chickabug.

Fairy cupcakes!

 Ok, it's not perfect, but I was very proud of this toad stool cake! My little girl loved it, too, and that's all that mattered.

The cutest water bottle labels every from Chickabug.

Sweet party guest, Ava. I just love this shot.

Another close friend, Brie, enjoys a cupcake.

A sweet shot of another "guest" perfectly captured by awesome photographer, Sarah Zimmerman.

Carefully placing candles in toadstool cake (and praying it wouldn't collapse). It didn't!

 What every birthday party is all about: seeing your child's face light with a big, happy smile.

Make a wish! 

After lunch and sweets were served,  there was a winged horse pinata', song and dance, and games to play. And magic. Lots of it. Pretty, pink, sparkly magic. A beautiful day for a beautiful Fairy Princess.

A very happy day for our family, celebrating our very sweet little 4 year old!

*THIS PARTY WAS FEATURED ON THE CHICKABUG PARTY BLOG in Sept, 2011.

Party Credits:

Party Design/Styling - Jen Kitzmiller, Pretti Mini

Photography - Sarah Zimmerman www.sarahzimmermanphotography.com

Printable paper goods - Chickabug www.etsy.com/chickabug

Tulle Pom Poms & party decorations: Pretti Mini on Etsy

We Got Featured on Catch My Party!

Super excited to share some sweet news! 

               

Yep, my Sugar Plum Fairy Party was today's Party of The Day! Catch My Party is a great place to get inspired, view beautiful parties, get ideas, and find party vendors!  www.catchmyparty.com

{Thanks so much to Jillian at Catch My Party! We love your awesome party site with so many wonderful ideas! Honored to be a part of it!}

The whole Sugar Plum Fairy Collection can be found in our Etsy shop here: Pretti Mini

Pony Party At The Farm! (Featured Story)

This past weekend I got to be a party GUEST instead of the planner. My cousin, Kelly Hudak of Peace, Love, & Food, is quite the planner in her own right. It was such a fun day and GREAT party,  I had to feature it on my blog today. The party was held at Plainbrooke Farms in Birchrunville, PA. Such a gorgeous property and wonderful people running the show there. (If you are out that way, check them out!) The birthday girl takes regular lessons there and is a BIG TIME horse lover. She's GOOD, too!

There were only 8 guests which made it really sweet and laid back. Each girl got a free riding lesson and lots of time riding. The staff there really made the kids feel comfortable.

Beautiful birthday girl is a natural!

Four little cuties excitedly wait for their turn!

 The birthday girl poses with one of the horses! Gorgeous!

All the girls loved feeding and brushing the horses.

Inside one of the large barns on the property is a party room. A great open space with a table on one side and a trampoline on the other side. The kids were loving it! Of course, I brought a few pom poms to hang here and there. 

My hand made bunting and pom poms are available at my Etsy shop:  www.etsy.com/shop/prettimini

 Loved the sweet horse cake the mom made! Only her 2nd cake ever!  

 There were horse themed plates, napkins, and crafts for the kids.

Check out this cute party favor! I love how she used these bandannas & twine to wrap the gift. The hand made tags were the perfect touch!

Inside...a cute little pony!

 The horses ribbons hang on the wall.

Such a fun day - and hey! - I learned a new craft...face painting! My daughter, Ruby was happy to be my model. She says she'd willing help again if I want to "practice" so maybe I will be adding this to my parties soon!

I'd love, love, love to do a party like this in our area (Bucks County). There is a great farm where my daughter rides that does pony visits. It's called Barclay Farms. So if you're daughter is dreaming of a pony party - sign me up!  And look up www.ponypartypeople.com  They are fantastic. You will love Janet, her girls, and her friendly horses! I have visions of pink and brown running around my head already!