princess and the pea

Brilliant! I know you'll love this Princess and the Pea party as much as I do...from the winding road.

ladybug loveliness

One color scheme that's tough to pull off any other time than Christmas: red + green. So I loved to see this fresh take on a 'ladybug' party without a hint of the holidays! The bright polka dots, the fresh green grass, and all of the graphic elements make for a stunning party. You'll want to swing over to WH Hostess for all the details!

alice in wonderland

Verrrrry cute Alice in Wonderland-themed party. from sweet! cupcakes and treats

wizard of oz

So many adorable ideas to steal from Claudia's Wizard of Oz party for her daughter's 5th birthday. I'm loving the red 'sequined' cookie shoes on the yellow brick road, and the rainbow assortment of jelly beans accompanying the scarecrow. Too cute!

bollywood beauty

Thanks to Bird for sending over her Bollywood Bling extravaganza. For more of this colorful beauty, head over to birdcrafts.

precious in pink

A pinkalicious party for Zoe's first birthday from little sooti.

reader question of the week #1

"My sweet 16 is going to be in december and I have to celebrate it with my twin brother (I am a girl) I was thinking maybe a candy theme? I need some color ideas (maybe blue,yellow and orange/lime?) and something that can be used for both a boy and girl! Help! -Paige"

CSI party

What a clever CSI-themed party for 10-year old Charlotte. More at confectionery concepts.

blue + pink

A fun, upbeat party (with cute favors to boot) from DecoPeques- more here.

this one's for the girls

More girl-party loveliness from Nicole! I couldn't choose, so I'm giving you a smattering of her party creativity. Some highlights from a 'rainbow unicorn' party, a tea party, and an under the sea/ mermaid extravaganza.

strawberry picnic

Oohhh...some fabulous parties from mom Nicole. First up, this awesome 'strawberry picnic' themed affair for daughter, Niamh! Love the pattern on pattern, splashes of strawberry, red and gingham- and check out that cake.

springtime in paris

I'm sure there are more then a few girls whose hearts go pitter-patter over this 'springtime in Paris'-themed birthday! From Icing Designs.

pink and yellow circus

Tallie's 4th birthday is looking mighty fine with the pink and yellow touches throughout her circus-inspired fete. Check out that sweet 'ticket booth' made from a refrigerator box! All this and more at TomKat Studio. (You might want to check out a recent firetruck party while you're there!).

japanese tea party

So, so, so smitten with this 'japanese tea party' from the brilliant team at LMNOP.

noah's ark

There are days when I feel like a creative person and other days when I'm totally humbled by some other creative mom out there. Kristen is one such mom who threw this awesome 'Noah's ark' party for her twins 2nd birthday. Think about it for a sec. Okay- are you starting to see the brilliance? The 'two by two' of Noah's ark being mimicked by the twins turning two? Kristen went so far as to have her husband build an ark for their mantle (propped with stuffed animals). Other cute additions were umbrellas for favors, a cloud and raindrop garland, and a fantastic ark cake. Many more details at lullaby lubbock.

pink birds!

Yes, yes, another bird party. But I'm loving the 'birds + blossoms' twist on this one, plus the doses of hot pink.

Dawn of Bee*s Knees parties writes, "I threw a 2nd birthday party this past weekend for my niece Olivia. The theme was Birds + Blossoms. My sister just had another child, so due to slight budget constraints, I needed to be extra creative. The color palate was primarily hot pink and orange, with subtle splashes of light pink. I based the design around a fantastic print of paper that I found at my local craft store. I made all of the blossoms out of tissue paper, using the Martha Stewart shredding scissors. I made blossoms for the girl's hair and boutonnieres for the little boys. For favors, I painted unfinished wood frames from Ikea and filled the frame with handmade bird prints. The children glued rhinestones on the frames as their craft. We played "pin the beak on the bird", and had a blast during musical circle time. We also had a make-shift photo wall, with a fantastic floral print wrapping paper that I found at The Container Store as the backdrop. The desert table and dining tables were inspired by the work of Rebecca Thuss and Amy Atlas. My favorite detail was the adorable floral cups I found at The Container Store! I filled them with pudding and Oreo crumbs and placed little flower lollies in the middle."

Very. Cute.