Little Birdy Birthday Party Theme

Whether it be a little girl or boy, a baby shower or your sweet daughter who is spreading her wings ready to leave the nest for university. This beautiful birdy theme might just be what you are looking for.

Personally, I love this theme and had this theme for my little girls first birthday. I only wish I had discovered all these fabulous images back then as I would have definitely added most of these amazing ideas.

This is so cute! Expecting twins in particular a boy and girl? Then this would be perfect for a baby shower. Love the tissue paper pom poms hanging from the tree branch and how the two little bird houses are hanging from the wall. 

Love a layered cake with colour! The beautiful frilled roof and the intricate designed flowers are a stand out on this cake.

Must head over to bubbleandsweet blog for more amazing pictures.

I know I have said it before, there are literally thousands of invitations out there! You may stumble upon the perfect one, you may get it designed for you or create your own piece of perfection. Just a little research and I am sure you will find what you are looking for. Love the simplicity of this gorgeous little card below. 

Cute party boxes to match. This would be perfect for those that are short on time but want detail.

What a beautiful cake! 

My previous blog posts, I have mentioned how I love it when you can be creative enough to tie in the food with the theme. Making the food to look like something in particular, like these cute little birds nest below, I believe takes the theme that little bit further, giving it a wow factor! Believe it or not, most foods you will find rather easy to put together. Of course if you're not hugely creative or pressed for time,  keep it simple.

These are super easy to make and look really good too.

What a beautiful birthday this would have been! 

For more amazing images,  

head on over to Hip Hooray Blog.blogspot

One Little Lala Bird invitations and tags by Alannah Rose.

I really like the feel of this below party. They have brought a bit of vintage and nature to it. A piece of log cut for a cake board is the perfect way to display this cute little cake and these little handmade bird nest boxes are adorable. They look relatively easy to make and the little birds, well apart from being so cute, they look as though they were made from FIMO (a moulding clay product). Of course you could always search for something similar.

The simple use of beautiful pieces of ribbon, tied and flowing in the breeze, would look so pretty at a party. Just like the below pictured. Add some silhouette birds to hang with the ribbons and watch them fly too!
Love bird cages and such a cute way to jazz them up with pieces of ribbon and detailed felt birds.

More images over at On To Baby.

Photography & Decor: Vanessa de Villiers Photography

Birthday Cake: Anel at Tough Cookie
Venue: Org de Rac Organic Winery & Farm 

I've added this party as it fits in with the styles that I like, it captured my eye and well I LOVE IT! The colours used here are beautiful. Bright reds and baby blue. It has a vintage feel and it definitely screams detail. The red wooden bird cage hanging from the twisted willow, adorned with the little bird cookies is just gorgeous. The colour is evenly balanced by the red chair and presents and the other side displaying the beautiful tiered stand of cupcakes and food.

The cake is kind of hidden, mainly because it's white. This is not to say it isn't amazing, it is. They simply have made the scene the focal point and not just the cake. The cake though has a cute little pop of red.

I love the cake. It's so cute with the little blue bird perched upon a mushroom. Apart from that the cake is simple and wears a skirt of feathers. Such a good idea!

Now these cupcakes are stunning! From the red cupcake holders, to the little motifs on top.
Again these cute little bird houses, handmade and covered in felt. This is such a great idea and I could see these being used as a party bag to give to guests.

The detail put into this party is perfect. It's definitely not over-done, it has the right balance of colour and ornaments. This cake display holder is one of those perfect little piece additions. Hosting the beautiful gingerbread blue birds in what resembles a glass bird cage. The party favour bird houses at the table setting in the weaved baskets, another perfect touch.

Following the colour through to the drinks is again that little extra touch and good to see it's not fizzy drink but a healthy cranberry juice. You could also use apple and berry but then this is a slightly darker colour.

VENDORS & RESOURCES:
Invites, tags, drink labels, cupcake toppers – Tasha from A Little Sweetness
Love Birds Cupcake Wrappers – The Cupcake Wrapper Co 
3-tier cake stand – Provincial Living (Australia)
Birdhouse sweet/treat boxes – tutorial here
Cake stands, vessels and vintage mini bottles – purchased at Bed, Bath and Table (Australia) and The Greenery(Australia)

A gorgeous cake by Highland Bakery. Love the soft look of colours used here.

Another version of cake here by Pink Cake Box. Again the colours used are beautiful and the detail in the flowers, birds and butterflies, is so cute!

This is a sweet little invitation. I love the colour and it's a great way to introduce three colours and in particular polka dots. Who says you can't have two themes at once! This party has definitely followed through with the colours on the invitation. You can see bits of polka dot ribbon, the pink in the table cloth and bird. I particularly like that they have made the cupcakes to represent the polka dots by doing a vanilla and chocolate one. These are very clever ideas here.

Be sure to check out Jessica's blog for even more pics and all of the behind the scenes details, including a tutorial.

I get so excited when I see such beautiful parties and themes. I would be hopeless as a judge in a competition as I would love so many of these. 

This party below, is another that I absolutely love! The bunting flag, the milk bottles with strawberry milk, the bird cages and the soft rose coloured vases. Perfect colours and touches here.

A great activity for the kids! Get them to paint their own little bird house. Of course its pretty much mess free when done outside.

Then there is the cake. This cake is simply stunning! The softness in the detailed flowers and the vibrant blue in the blue birds and not to forget the cute little butterfly on top. This is a dainty cake for sure!

This picture shows that a few simple objects can be all you need for guests tables. Some beautiful roses, a bird house to tie in with the theme and a picture of the lovely little person you are there celebrating with.

Party and Event Guide.

Baby bird birthday hats:  Prop shop boutique 
Invitations, stickers for the cookies and thank you cards: Katiedidesigns  
Tall bird plate: Saveoncrafts.com 
Photographer: Leslie Simmons Photography

Cake: Madame Butterfly Cakes (filled with strawberry on the top layer and chocolate ganache on the bottom)

Pink and white cookies: Jonathan Lord Bakery 

Great colours used here. Mint green and pink. Loving the white tree props and that they have added pink and mint green circles and little handmade birds for colour.

On a closer look at the cake, it is really beautiful and this can be achieved as the design is quite basic. 

Oh Its Perfect

Styling and jellypots by Sugar Coated Candy & Dessert Buffets 
Cake, cupcakes, bird and bird house cookies, macaroons by Tanya from Cupcakes by Tan 
Pink and mint bird garland custom made by Nicole from Red Elephant Creative  
Little bird props were custom made by Jane from Sweet Tashie 

A modern twist on this bird theme party. There is still an element of softness in the blue and white on the cake, and then the modern pop with the diagonal striped colourful backdrop. 

Love this cute little banner!

The table decoration is gorgeous. This is for a baby's first birthday (so most likely more for the adults). I can see this decoration for a little girls party (like a bird themed tea party), a baby shower or even an engagement or adults birthday party. Very elegant!

The diagonal stripes are followed through in the macaroons and popcorn holders. Just that extra little touch and the bluebird motifs on the cookies tie in with the cake.

Wish I had of found balloons like this for Miss M's party. They are divine!

By: Be Inspired PR

Photography: Dave Richards Photography
Planning & Design: Simply Modern Weddings
Floral: Dolce Designs Studio
Paper Goods: Cherish Paperie
Desserts: Cupcakes Couture

There is a lot of cute elements in this party theme. The paper pom poms for starters, look amazing when placed together in a cluster. Blue and white with a hint of red, looks adorable and I love the 'Tweets' banner with the two little birds holding each end.
Any of these birthday's could be for a girl or boy. I think it's a personal choice as to how you present your party. The above party could be used for a young boys birthday. I guess the more frilly detailed options, whilst I would change the colour from pink to baby blue, it's not to say it cannot be used for a boy baby shower or a first birthday. There are merely what I like.

This invite is so sweet!

These little birds nests not only look yum, they stand out with the vibrant blue jellybeans.

North West Lovelies

Stuck for time but after some food treats to look good? The old iced doughnuts are perfect! Note: depending on how many you are needing and colours, you may have to pre-order. Display them like so or stack them into a tower or on a tiered stand, pop some cute little cake toppers into them and wholah! A simple solution that will be guaranteed success.

Style Me Gorgeous 

I have to apologise for the quality of this image. I took this rather poor photo of Miss M's cake. This was my very first attempt at making a cake like this. Now I look back and see loads of mistakes but the theme is there. The bird was the same as the invites.

I hope this has inspired you.

Happy Planning!

Minnie Mouse Birthday Party Theme - Invitations

I have been having quite a few enquiries on my Minnie Mouse blog post regarding making or getting your hands on these gorgeous little invites made by Kristin over at The Hunted Interior.

Kristin has made these invites herself. They have been made on the computer as an emailed invite and I am sure that if you popped over to her blog, she might be able to help you out some more.

If you are wanting to make these invites yourself, I have written in my blog briefly how you could go about doing so. This could be easily achieved!

Font: Found here and called Walter.

Paper: You will need medium thickness black cardboard.

Sparkles: Red glitter or sparkles of some sort found at craft shops such as Spotlight.

How do I get the white font on the black background? Well, here is one way over at Ehow. All too hard? You can head on down to your local Officeworks store and they will be able to do this for you. Before you cut anything out, you may have to check with office works on keeping the black cardboard in original size or a certain size. If it were me, black A4 card would be easy enough. You could get 2 black Minnie Mouse silhouettes per card and 2-4 writing on the inside of the card (of course if you have any writing inside). I will admit this will probably be the trickiest part, especially if not computer savvy. Again talking with Officeworks or a print company of some sort will be able to help you there.

I hope this helps you and would love to see your Minnie Mouse birthday parties!

When you think you just may have out-done a salesperson with PRAMS! - Free Pram Guide available.

Yesterday I was browsing through a baby store ( I won't mention names or locations). Before anyone jumps to conclusions, it was for a bigger car seat for Miss M.

I caught a glimpse of a man and pregnant wife walking towards me with a pram and I was looking a little worried, ummm do I know you. They greeted me with "hello, I know you don't work here but you're a mum". Ahhh huh, good observation there mate! No seriously, this guy was smart, ask a person who has recently been there, she will know and I was only to happy to help.

Prams are up there with buying a new car, buying a new house or like my husband, buying a new bike! Where on earth do you start with them? Of course you want the right pram and you want it to be perfect! 

The couple wanted to know about the Steel Craft Strider pram and hey it's not a bad pram! I had a Steel Craft as my first pram for Miss M. It was nothing flash, I liked it and it did the job. The only reason I upgraded to a Mountain Buggy was that I was in the position to do so and with my husband doing a few Triathlon events, this pram was perfect for the rough terrain I was wheeling Miss M over.

First of all, I told them a pram is a very person choice for MANY reasons and I started by asking them some key points. 

Previously in my posts, I've talked about breaking things down to basics and so here I have compiled a list of what I classify to be important things to look for when searching for that perfect pram. The list is in a PDF form that you are free to print off and use.

CLICK HERE to download my Pram Guide

The pregnant mum was rather concerned over the width of the pram. I know the strider is known for being quite wide but then I showed her that there were other prams that were slightly wider especially the twin prams. Again a person preference. Some people find this annoying but then some it doesn't bother them. There will always be shops that you can fit a pram in and others you can't. It's just how it is sometimes with prams. I did point out that the self serve isles at Coles and Safeway are great as at least you can get out now with a wide pram. 

I guess if you are in doubt, go home and make a pro's and con's list and the budget you have to work with. What you want in a pram and what you don't. With that list return to look at the prams again and write down the the prams that fit into that criteria and the ones that don't and what they each do.

You will probably be overwhelmed, so go home and discuss comfortably without the pressures of a salesperson, the pro's and con's of each pram. I would then research the prams on the Internet. Look for reviews of the prams. This is a great tool in finding out if they have breakage issues and if the customer service from the repairs companies are good or not. Just remember though this is just an indication. There may only be a small handful that have reviewed and share their experiences.

I know with the model that I brought, there was an unfortunate bunch that were made that were faulty and mine was one of them. It's just unfortunate and something you can't pick but I will commend the manufacturer and customer service for they pretty much gave me a new pram.

As for the couple I helped or helped fry their brains, they thanked me and thought I gave valuable information.

Please note these images are not my own. They merely show some examples of what prams offer and their features.

CLICK HERE to download my Pram Guide

I hope this has been informative for you and good luck with searching for your pram.

What else can go wrong? This year is proving to be EXPENSIVE!

Easter is now over and all is getting back to normal again. 

Or is it?

Mr T is back to work after four days home with us and one Miss M enjoyed every second of having her daddy to bug. Of course I enjoyed having him home as well.

Good Friday and Easter Sunday were spent partly with family and the other two days were spent catching up on some things at home. Cleaning, tidying the house, tidying up the garden outside which then came to a sudden stop!

Lets take it back to when we had those really hot days of temperatures in the high 30's. Mr T did his usual weekend chore of mowing the lawn, only this day he ACCIDENTALLY hit the water meter with the mower! It's in the bloody worst position ever! We have both hit it several times before and nothing. This time, a huge slice and a huge water leak!

Thanks to that day being a public holiday, meant no repairs could be done until the next day and we were without water.

Log story short, the pipe was fixed and we got permission from our landlord to put a little garden round that area. 

We soon realised the pipes are a bit dodgy. Mr T and I are sure that there are certain regulations to the depth these pipes must be laid and I don't think 5cm under the soil is correct (almost another water pipe disaster)!

The garden is much tidier now and Mr T got the old trusty mower out to finally mow the overgrown lawn. It's stuffed or so we thought. We managed to get it working again.

Ever have month or year of everything just going wrong? Accidents happening, things breaking or stop working and you end up pouring a shit load of money around that could be used elsewhere? Yep, well that's where we are at.

• Washing machine on the blink.
• Water pipe cut.
• Lawn mower was on the blink.
• Toilet was not working(now fixed.
• Espresso machine stopped working (and its still new)!
• Lounge suite almost ready to retire.

and these are just some of the many!

Apart from our recent happenings here, Miss M enjoyed this Easter and in particular her new found love and taste for chocolate! She has quite the collection, and so she does not bounce round crazily, the chocolate is out of sight!

All images are my own.