Easter Treats Table 2012

This is the Easter Treats Table I put together for an Easter Brunch I recently hosted. 

The children all went on an Easter Hunt for Bunny Money in the garden. 

Once they had found all the Bunny Money they came to spend it on

lots of lovely treats to put in their special Easter Bags. 

Choosing was the most fun part.

The milk cartons and pillow boxes are made from Stampin Up Dies.

The Plastic "Hop to it! Tubes are filled with Easter M&M's.

The Rabbits are all from Bed Bath & Table.

WONKA Golden Ticket Party

Wonka  Golden   Ticket   PArty

My son Dylan is a huge fan of both the old and new Wonka Movies, so for his 11^th Birthday he requested a Wonka Party for 24 of his closest friends.  
Each child received a Golden Ticket Invitation.  I painted the Wonka Gate backdrop to set the scene for the Wonka Gate Candy Buffet. 
 This  was filled with Wonka – Nerd Ropes, Nerds, Red Skins, Gobstoppers as well as personalised Golden Ticket Chocolate Bars.  
The Great Glass Elevator was filled with red and white striped mints and a Wonka party is not complete without Veruca’s infamous 
“I Want A Golden Egg Now” Chocolate Eggs.  

  The children also delighted in Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka – Purple Lemonade Jelly Cups,
Chocolate Mousses with tiny 3cm Moulded Chocolate Bars,
Gingerbread Cookie Wonka Hats and Wonka Cake Pops.    

I also made the Wonka themed Cake that featured on the Dessert Table. 
 The Wonka cake carried a fusion of characters from both the old and new movies.

The guests drank “Fizzy Lifting Drink” and thankfully none of the children floated away,
fell in the chocolate river, shrank to an infinite size or turned blue and needed juicing. 
They did however go home a little sugar high from the party.

 Upon arrival each child signed the Wonka Contract with a personal message to the Birthday boy.

They then entered the Wonka garden which was filled with candy props and Wonka directional signage. 

The children also played Chocolate Games, completed a Wonka Questionnaire

and finished the night watching the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie.

Christmas 2011

This is our delightful dessert table for Christmas this year (2011).

My 2 little Elves - Dylan & Ethan

Leonie's 40th Fancy, Feathery Affair

Dessert Buffet Table for my 40th Birthday High Tea.

Candy Buffet
At the end of the afternoon the guests filled their individual glass candy jars from the Candy Buffet. 

Birthday Cake & Desserts



I made all of the printables, the floral arrangements, the 3 tier Birthday Cake (chocolate mudcake),
the Hummingbird Cakes & Carrot Cakes, the Raspberry Pot Cheesecakes (I love these little glass pots).

The printed name spoons finished the chocolate mousses beautifully.



Table Decorations



Table Seating for 24 all with their own individual High Tea Stands.

 

My wonderful husband James and his mate (Andrew) kindly dressed as waiting angels for the afternoon. 

All of the guests dressed in Black and White and adorned themselves with feathers for this special occasion.  The Feathery attire ranged from Fascinators to Masks, Angel Wings and Feather Boas.   
We were entertained by the amazing Canberra,  Jazz Band – “Cognac Lounge” .

My husband’s mate (Andrew) made the Chocolate Mousses, Banoffee Tartlets and Lemon Meringue Tartlets.
Decorations, Cake Stands & Candy Jars

Sweet Style - www.sweetstyle.com.au
Sharnel Dollar Designs - www.sharneldollardesigns.com.au

Papier D’Amour – www.papierdamour.com.au   

Food

Macarons – Dream Cuisine Patisserie – www.dreamcuisine.net.au

Éclairs – Le-Macaron

Entertainment

Jazz Band:           Cognac Lounge





Cowboy Party - Ethan's 3rd Birthday

Giddy-Up Cowboy!

Yee - Haw! My little baby has turned 3. He had the most amazing day celebrating in true cowboy style.

I had so much fun planning and creating for Ethan's Birthday this year. I made most of the props and stationery for his party. All of the Invitations, Bunting, Table Signage, Treat Bag Tags, the Little Flags, Packaging Tags, the handmade chocolates on sticks, the Directional Sign and the cute little Milk Carton Treats to match the Candy Buffet. These are my favourite. I painted the TNT Dynamite Expolosives Box (the box was a great find at Revolve). But the thing I am most proud of is the Lemonade stand that I built with the help of my Hubby. He has now claimed it for a Bar now that the party has finished. I forgot to mention that I also made the cake.






















The children were kept entertained with a game of Pass the Parcel, a Jumping Castle and the Tin Can Toss Game. We had a BBQ Hoe Down Lunch and those guests that didn't dress up could choose from the Cowboy Hats and Scarfs to help them get into cowboy character.

Blog Update: I am very excited that Ethan's Cowboy Party was honoured with an Amy Atlas Moment. Check out the amazingly talented Amy Atlas' party blog here http://blog.amyatlas.com/ .