{13th slumber party} invitation

Thought I would share the invitation I designed for a friends upcoming 13th slumber party...so bright & happy...a little sunshine on an otherwise dreary day in Perth! I think this will be the design for our garden fairy theme!!

{inspired by} mini meringues

This week we have been working on decor for an upcoming 13th birthday slumber party.  The birthday girl loves bright colours (especially pink), so we agreed on a colour palette of hot pink, orange and lime. 

While looking for inspiration, I came across these mini meringues, aren't they sweet?  And the perfect colours! I love including mini meringues at parties (you may remember seeing some in the photos of indigo's tea party), they are great for dessert tables as they can be created in any colour! But I must admit that I never tried making them...I buy them from the supermarket! These one's are handmade and featured on The TomKat Studio's gorgeous blog, and she has been kind enough to share the recipe from her friend Suzie. I will definately be trying them out soon... I'll let you know how I go!!

{create} mini popcorn boxes tutorial

I have loved paper folding since I was a little girl.  I thank my beautiful mum for that! I have fond memories of her crafting & creating and she always involved us kids! One of the techniques she taught me was bag folding, which I have used to create these adorable mini popcorn boxes. There are quite a few steps, so it may seem a little daunting, but once you have completed one, they are really quite easy.

• Click here to download the printout  and print onto A4 paper.
• Trim excess white paper
• Create 2 folds, equal distance from the star.  I've used the lines as a guide, folding on the 2nd white line away from the star.

• Lay the paper face down, leaving one of the sides folded in.
• Using glue or double-sided tape, join the edges
• Keeping the initial fold in place, push paper to create a 3rd fold line

• Open and (using 2nd foldline as a guide) push paper to create a 4th fold line.  You should now have a 4 sided open box shape.
• Create gussets by folding sides inward.

• Fold gussets outward
• Take the bottom edge and fold up to the top, and crease at fold

• Open out the folded section, and flatten as shown above. 
• Using the crease lines as a guide, fold in the bottom edge of the base.

• Again using the crease line as a guide, fold in the top edge of the base
• Using glue or double-sided tape, join the bottom flaps
• Open, and push out sides to complete!

Fill with yummy popcorn, and enjoy!

Perfect for your next circus or magic party!!

Tanya x

{toby's magic party} costumes

 When the guests arrived, we had magic capes, top hats, gloves and wands to turn them into real magicians!  

Couldn't resist adding another pic of my gorgeous Toby in his magicians costume. I can't believe he will be 6 next week!

{toby's magic party} candy buffet

Have I mentioned how much I love candy buffet's at parties?  They create such an impact, and the kids love them!

For Toby's I used a black, red and silver colour palette to co-ordinate with his magic party.

Drinks 'for thirsty magician's' (and to the right of the photo...christmas baubles came in handy!!)

Lollies in black, red and white - chicos, jaffas & gummi penguins

I don't know why but I love this photo...I think it's the black, white and silver! I cheated a lot for these cupcakes...they were so easy to make!  Packet mix, betty crocker icing and dipped in silver sugar balls...yummy to look at and yummy to eat!

Licorice magic wands for the little magicians

Sour straps rolled and placed into little silver patty pans.

Mini popcorn bags. These are adorable and could be incorporated into any party. I'm putting together a printable and how-to on these...so check back soon!

{toby's magic party} the cake

Ok...not the best ever cake...but Toby loved it!!

I used the pot from my slow cooker to bake the cake, and then covered the sides with white icing.  The top of the hat and the rabbit ears were also white icing, that I cut to shape and let dry out until hard.  Then using food colouring paste and a paintbrush, I added the colour. A length of red ribbon, a sparkly onion pick and a little starry fabric finished it off!

The birthday boy getting ready to blow out his candles! We used sparkling candles which looked great  and added to the 'magic'

{toby's magic party} sneak peek

Because Toby's birthday lands in the school holidays he never has much luck with school friends remembering to come along to his parties...so this year we thought we would have two smaller parties...one with his friends from school before the holidays and another with close friends and family on his actual birthday! 

So this afternoon Toby had his school friends over to celebrate his birthday with a magic party.  He had a fantastic time!  Here are a few pics...will upload more images and details tomorrow!

the birthday boy

candy buffet

birthday banner

 

goodie bags