red and aqua first birthday

Sweet first birthday from bennett williams.

lily pond birthday

Lily pond birthday party for twins Nola and Kira right here. (Mom Helen made all the felt decorations and favors!).

boy baby shower

I'm loving the garland for this baby shower, as well as many of the other fun details. Check out Sarah's blog right here.

yellow + black lego party

Autumn's Lego-inspired party for her son's 6th birthday is full of clever, chic details. Don't miss the juice box cleverly disguised as a Lego, the easy sheet cake she transformed by inserting painted dowels, and the great favors dressed up in houndstooth. For much more, check out designdump right here!

lollipop flowers

Loving these lollipop flowers from MikoDesign.

cute cups

Gen passed along this gem of a retailer from Etsy...cutecups. This Singapore-based retailer ships to the US for only $5, and has a wide selection that includes candy cups, glassine bags, colored ties and much more. Check out all of the variety right here.

more details from sharnel

It seems I'm not the only one in love with Sharnel's birthday party, so I asked her to divulge a couple more details then she initially shared with us. 

From Sharnel: 

"The inspiration for Olivia’s party came from a dessert buffet Amy Atlas created and an image I saw on flickr of some Martha Stewart pom pom decorations.We love to throw parties that parents can relax at and enjoy themselves, too.  So we searched for an entertainer that would keep the littlies mesmerised for a good while.  Princess Sharara filled that brief perfectly.  She is aprofessional belly dancer that also transforms children's parties into a magical Arabian fun fantasy.

When designing the Olivia’s cake, I knew I had to have one of Lollipop Workshops creations. Jen will custom make a whimsical topper just for you.

Jars and vessels for the dessert buffet where either sourced locally or my own.

I designed the labels for the buffet and the font I used is JBCursive from Dafont.com (lots of requests for the name of that font!)

One of the first things I completed for the party were the party favours.  I collected lots of different fabrics that complemented the colour scheme and sewed the favour bags.  Each one was filled with a polka dot notebook, pencils, eraser and sharpener. The gift tags are from La Papier Studio.  I wanted the guests to take away something that would remind them of their fun-filled day."

Thanks for sharing all of your great sources, Sharnel!

cupcake liner favors

Beautiful and clever (cupcake liner) favor holders from zakka life.

via...kristin

saltwater taffy

There's something about this time of year that makes me crave saltwater taffy!  The classic stuff is right here. Yum.

top photo: martha stewart weddings

alligator gift bags

Spotted on Cookie's Nesting blog...very cute crocodile gift bags!

homemade fortune cookies

Fun homemade fortune cookies (looks like a lot of effort, though!)- from Brooke.

money, honey

If the current economic crisis and credit freeze is getting you down, you can get this easy money (chocolate version) at The Chocolate Vault.

worst favor ever?

A friend told me of a recent Finding Nemo-themed birthday party...the party itself was just dandy, she proclaimed- but the 'favor' they gave out at the end- were live goldfish, all individually bagged up and ready to go! She somehow got out of accepting the fish, but she said the other moms were in horror as they had to scramble to get fish food, a tank, etcetera. I'm sure the birthday mom had the best intentions when she came up with this idea, but I have to say it wins my all-time worst party favor so far! Do you guys have any other doozies?

brownie pops

My mouth has been watering for these brownie pops, ever since I discovered them on the Amy Atlas website. They claim to have 'gooey, brownie interior's' and a 'crisp, chocolate exterior.' They are offered in a variety of flavors and seasonal exteriors, and can also be personalized for any event. Available here.

pops!

I'm loving these puppy dog & cupcake pops from Bakerella.

discovered via Made Sweet

lollipops

Almost lost among the wedding-related ads, I spotted these amazing suckers on a third browsing of the Summer '08 Martha Stewart Weddings (top photo). The letter lollipops look impeccable, thanks to the help of the Weddings stylists, I'm sure!

The lollipop website, however, leaves a lot to be desired. But if you don't mind navigating through the poorly designed site and some very oddly shaped 'pops, there are some real gems in the mix. My favorites: horse head, Texas, letters and numbers (some much better then others), a strawberry and a butterfly. These could be used as favors at a number of occasions!