Rainbow Cupcakes

A couple weeks ago we celebrated the little lady's birthday with a rainbow themed party.  I've seen loads of inspiring ideas for rainbow cupcakes and figured I'd give it a try.

I didn't think the rainbow strips of candy were going to stand up well, but surprisingly they did.  I cut the Xtreme Belts very small and it worked out fine.

But for me the most exciting part was having a proper place to store the cupcakes!  Who knew they even made a cupcake carrier/storage thingy?! Well, I didn't until a few months ago!  When I saw them, I snagged one up right away.   

In the past I have resorted to using some interesting things to transport cupcakes.  

See my pumpkin cupcakes for proof :)

Rainbow Invitation

Making the invitations is my favorite part of planning the kiddos birthday parties.

The ladybug is turning six and celebrating with a rainbow party.

(The idea for the rainbow twizzlers and cloud topper came from TomKatStudio via Parenting)

In case you missed past party invites:

Mickey Mouse Invitations

Lemonade Stand Invites

Construction Truck Invites

Linking here:
http://www.craft-o-maniac.com/
http://momsbyheart.net/
http://www.naptimecrafters.com/
http://www.sew-much-ado.com/
http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/
http://debbiedoescreations.com/
http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/
http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/
http://www.yesterdayontuesday.typepad.com/
http://www.houseofhepworths.com

Big Truck Construction Party

A couple weeks ago I shared the little guy's birthday invitation.  Well, this last weekend we celebrated his 3rd birthday.  Today I'm sharing some of the party details.  

 A few weeks ago we went to a birthday party with a fun craft table for the kids.  

They liked it so much that we set one up. 

The ladybug and little guy had fun making these signs.  I hot glued a paper straw to a wood block I had, and they painted it black. Then I taped the paper sign to the top.  They like helping make party decorations.  I seriously think the party prep is one of their favorite parts!

 Now this is some seriously fun road tape!  They got it in their stockings this Christmas, and it fit in well with our party theme.  This stuff can go on floors, walls, where ever, and does not leave marks when you remove it.  Serious fun.  I found it at Perpetual kid.

 *Please disregard those horrible and uneven curtain rods...that's next on the to do list.*  I made the paper banner will the clipart set from THIS post.

 I found these construction cups HERE.  

I used a chalkboard label from HERE and wrote the name on with a silver sharpie marker.

 Everything tastes better with a straw.  Honest truth.
(edited: gray straws found HERE)

 I labeled the jar with one of THESE chalkboard labels and a chalk marker.

 Loved these construction utensils!  

Maybe they will inspire the little guy to actually eat ALL his veggies?

 I found this idea on Pinterest.  I found an image of a fuel gauge, printed it, and taped it to the container we were going to use for juice.

 "I'm three, Mama!"

I made the cupcake toppers using the same clipart from HERE

His number three birthday shirt was from THIS Etsy shop.  Last year we got him THIS number two shirt, and it was just so stinkin' cute we had to get one again this year.

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The Shabby Creek Cottage
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What's Allie Making Now

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At the Picket Fence
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The Shabby Nest

This Little Guy's Construction Party Invite

Our little guy LOVES his big trucks with big wheels.  Now that's it's time to plan his 3rd birthday it seemed appropriate to plan a construction truck party.  I just completed the invite...

I used this awesome construction colored tape from In the Clear on Etsy

And clip art from BlackLeaf Design on Etsy

More party details to come!

Come party with me here:

Yesterday on Tuesday

The Shabby Creek Cottage

Delightful Order

House of Hepworths

A Lemonade Stand Birthday Party

Remember those lemonade stand party invitations I shared last month? 

Well the party finally came along.  

And the party wouldn't be complete without a lemonade stand.

The hubs was kind enough to build this lemonade stand for us.  I've seen so many cute ones for sale, but all with a huge price tag.  
Mine cost $5.  Woo hoo!  
The bottom portion is a part of a cabinet from the "as is" section of Ikea for $5.  That's the spot to go!  


The frame around it was made with scrap wood we already had.
I put chalkboard paper on the front so we could personalize her stand.

 

Down the sides of the stand I added a string of these cute paper lemons from Wendolonia

The banner across the front was made front paint chips (gotta love paint chips) and doilies strung together with yellow baker's twine.

That super cute personalized lemonade stand tank she is wearing is from Cotton Laundry

We served regular and pink lemonade.  Guests could garnish their drinks with lemons, strawberries, or raspberries.   The drink wouldn't be complete without a pink or yellow striped straw.

The birthday girl loved serving lemonade to her guests.

The little guests took home small pails with goodies including pink lemonade gumballs.

The gumballs are in pretzel bags with a paint chip top.  The pink lemonade circle was a printable at Funkytime

These lemonade recipe cards came from Funkytime as well.

My mom made this adorable fruit salad.  She packaged it up to match the party decor.
{Thanks Mom!}

We had a small sweet table.  
Since the party was at a park, this was easier than having a cake to cut and melting ice cream.

This candy jar I made HERE and just added the lemonade gumballs.

I made the cupcake toppers to coordinate with the invitations.

The birthday girl had a blast.

Linking up at THESE link parties!

A Lemonade Stand Birthday Invitation

The Ladybug had a lemonade stand a few weeks ago.  If she could, she'd have one everyday this summer.  So I thought a lemonade stand birthday party would be a perfect choice for celebrating her 5th birthday.  

I knew I wanted to make it myself, but this invite at LaBelle Parties was my inspiration.

I used a digital paper pack from Goodness & Fun for the yellow gingham. To save a little paper I printed the gingham and invitation text on one card stock sheet.

The lemon slice at the bottom of the invite was a free printable from Wendolonia.  

I printed a couple sheets of sticker paper for sealing the envelopes. 

I have an lemonade stand board on pinterest for inspiration.  

You can find me on pinterest here: http://pinterest.com/embellishing/

 I'll be linking up at THESE parties.  Please visit them, too.