Princess & the Frog Party

This past weekend was the Princess and the Frog Party I decorated for 4 year old Cadence and it turned out great! As you remember, awhile ago I posted a message looking for people in the Philadelphia area who needed help decorating an event.  Well in addition to posting it here, I also (aganist the wishes of a few of my friends lol) decided to post it on Craigslist too.  From that posting,  I was contacted by a lovely lady looking to have a Princess and the Frog themed party for her soon-to-be 4 year old daughter and 7 of her lil friends.  Turns out we go to the same church and we are sorors (shout out to all my Deltas)!  How ironic is that?

I had a great time planning this party and the mother was great to work with! Lil Cadence has food allergies so her mother cooked all the delicious food for the party and we gave them cute little names.  Check out some of the pics!

Welcome Sign I made for the party

I spray painted this frame lavendar to go with theme

Check out the centerpiece for table.  I thought the frogs were too cute! They were silver, I spray painted them green! Remember spray paint is your friend! lol

Full table set up

Table setting...check out the butterflies I attached to each cup!

Food table

Balloons

Wooden letters I spray painted and covered in glitter. Of course, the birthday girl gets to keep this for her room! :)

Birthday sign

Cupcake stand with Princess Tiana topper

Cant have a Princess and the Frog Party without Beignets!

Swamp Dip & Mardi Gras Salad :)

Frog Legs (Chicken Strips)

Lavendar Lemonade

Mama Odie's Water Potion

Favor Bags

Chair covers with glitter ribbon around each

A special message from Prince Naveen

Aaaah the cute lil birthday girl, Cadence

My next kid birthday party is in October with a bumble bee theme! Stay tuned! :)

Shopping for Princess & the Frog Party

So I've been doing a little shopping lately for my clients' Princess & the Frog themed birthday party coming up next month.  My method is usually to pick up whatever I see that may work for an event, keep my receipts, then if I decide not to use something I just return it later.  Its always better to have too much than not have enough.  And I think everyone knows how awful it feels to see something you think you like, pass on it, then later decide you want it only to return to the store and its no longer there! The worst feeling ever, right?

Here are a few items I got so far:

And check out the beautiful sequined fabric I found that I will use as an overlay on tablecloth (fabric is sheer).  I love it! It's so girly!

 
The key is to look everywhere for little odds and ends to go with a theme. Some of the spots you never think would have something may just be where you find that one thing that puts your party decor over the top!  I have an inspiration board too but its way too big so I won't be sharing that.  I have so many ideas..but there is no way I'm going to be able to do them all.  But I'm really excited to see how everything comes together and I hope the little birthday girl loves it all too.... stay tuned! ;)

My 1st Client!

So today I had a consultation with my first booked client and Im sooooo excited! Its for a Princess & the Frog themed birthday party for the cutest little soon to be 4 year old girl! This is a really popular theme with little girls now.  I took my two little cousins to see the movie when it first came out, otherwise, I probably would not have seen the movie yet.  I have a few ideas off the top of my head but I'm still brainstorming some things. 

The party is next month so stay tuned to see how it comes together! I cant wait! :)