Barbie Party

Hello everyone!

I know that I've been a lazy blogger lately. I've just been so busy with my work life and my family life. My baby girl recently turned four.(Already? Sniff.) As an event planner, sometimes I go a little nuts on my kiddo's birthdays. When my daughter requested a Barbie Party I knew it was going to be a blast to plan.

I found a great deal online for Barbie napkins and that is what I built the color scheme around. Purple, hot pink and bright green made the party so funky and bright. However, I wanted to be careful to not use too much pre-made Barbie accessories. I think when you make decor you can really add personal touches that make the party special.

I made her birthday banner out of card stock and used my Silhouette cutter to make the circles and letters. I have white shutters from my collection of rental items and I used them to hang the birthday banner. (The community center room had restrictions on hanging stuff on the walls and I couldn't let that get in the way of having a cute party!)

In addition to the banner, I created a variety of tissue pom-poms and hung them from the ceiling. I was careful to stagger them so that some of them were higher than others and this created a lot of visual interest. I really love using paper to make event designs because it is inexpensive and versatile. For instance, instead of just using plain streamers, I sewed the crepe paper so that it became ruffled and frilly.

For the candy buffet table, I used a hot pink table cloth and sewed a white and purple polka dot runner to go over that. Then I loaded the table with a number of apothecary jars and filled them with color coordinating candy. I also used my daughter's Barbie car as a silverware holder! It was so stinking cute!

I think my favorite part was the Barbie cake. It was $40 and totally worth it! My daughter gasped when she saw it. It looked fabulous on my white, three tiered cake stand. I also made cupcakes and dressed them in custom holders and picks made from scrapbooking paper. Each cupcake pick had one of the elements found on the Barbie party napkins.

As far as the actual party, it was pretty low key. We had it at the Maple Maze indoor playground at the Maple Grove Community Center. I ordered pizza and we let the kids eat then we spent the rest of the afternoon watching them run around in the park. Lily had a blast and I had a great time coming up with all the different decorations to make her Barbie party unique.

Happy Birthday to my sweet angel! I hope I get to do many, many more. :)

PHOTO CREDITS: WONDERFUL DAY WEDDINGS