They knocked it out of the park! They were absolutely perfect! (These too are in Ally’s room, ha! Never underestimate finding a permanent home IN your home for your party decor!) I connected with So Vintage Chic to create pillow covers with the My Little Pony cutie marks. One sign wasn’t enough though, we also did ALLY in lights, which now is lit in her bedroom!Īnother decor detail I love is creating custom pillows for my parties. Lollipop Lights nailed it again with this PONY POWER sign that we hung in the entrance to the party. I think every party should have a name or saying in lights. You might be familiar with my love for Lollipop Lights custom marquee lights. I told Ally the morning of her party “Happy 9th Wedding Day”, because let’s be honest, this child has basically had 9 small weddings. Look at the tail on that dress! Ally couldn’t have been happier twirling and spinning. I connected with my favorite local seamstress to sew THE most gorgeous “Rainbow Dash” inspired party dress. They gave the balloons an extra pop of color and texture! Plus these are the CUTEST photo props! Grab your camera, the guest of honor, a bundle of balloons and you have a darling photo! (Take it a step further by turning the photo into a card and use as a Thank You!)Ī birthday is the best excuse to treat yourself to a new party dress. To spice up the huge balloon bundles, I added rainbow tassel garland from PaperWhite Designs to the balloon strings. Balloon Time Helium Tanks save us time (and our sanity) allowing us to inflate the balloons AT the party! And let’s be honest, as a parent it’s rare to be alone so now you’re squeezing balloons into your car with kids. They alleviate the dreaded trip to the party store to pick up balloons and try to stuff them into your car without them blowing away or popping on your drive home. One of my must-have party products are Balloon Time Helium Tanks. There isn’t anything besides maybe cake that screams party more than a balloon. They were inexpensive, and instantly give any room a party vibe. We ordered gobs and gobs of stars, hearts, letters and 9’s to deck out Ally’s party. I am obsessed with NorthStar Balloons‘ incredible selection of HUGE number and letter balloons in, you guessed it, every color of the rainbow. Of course, it can be done, but why make things so hard on yourself? We went with the whole rainbow, every bright, vibrant color there is. When you are tied to one specific shade of blue, you’re going to have a hard time finding everything you need in that shade of blue. I talk about this in my book, having a larger color base makes life easier when party planning. For My Little Pony, the colors are just about every color in the rainbow. I like to put together either a color palate or a few prints/patterns as my base. Once invites have been mailed, it’s time to plan the decor and details. Every single person we invited RSVP’d within hours of receiving their invite. The goal is for guests to open their mailbox, see the invitation and instantly be so excited about the party that they drop everything they are doing and immediately RSVP to the party. We sent them out in little confetti filled Rainbow Dash blue boxes with stamps directly on the box. I turned to my crazy talented web designer Harper Gray who created a FABULOUS balloon invitation that was just enough “pony” to represent the theme, without characters all over the place. I remembered a wedding invitation I had seen printed on a balloon. I browsed HUNDREDS of My Little Pony invitations on etsy. My invite mantra has been and always will be “The invitation sets the stage for the party”. The first step in party prep is creating an eye catching invitation. I’d imagine so many parents can relate, which is why I’m going to share some ideas and DIY’s so you too can embrace the character party with your children! Since the third graders had spoken, we settled on celebrating her birthday My Little Pony style. I LOVE MY LITTLE PONY!! I’ve already told all of my friends.” Well that settled that. “Mom, I HAVE to have a My Little Pony Party. Except, all she wanted was My Little Pony. So when it came time to decide the theme for my daughter Ally’s 9th birthday party, I pleaded with her for anything but a character as I rattled off dozens of party ideas. I’ve decorated Hello Kitty‘s face in buttercream, made Doc McStuffins cupcakes, a 3ft Cinderella cake, and probably the biggest challenge ever was when I was asked to do a SpongeBob party. If you have followed my blog over the years, you probably know how much I love character parties.īut make no mistake, I’ve done plenty.
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