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Snow White Birthday Party

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

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Snow White is a classic and much loved Disney Princess. The story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves is timeless and many little girls are fascinated by this beloved tale. If your daughter loves Snow White, this would make a wonderful party theme for their next birthday celebration.

You could start off your Snow White party planning with a personalized invitation which can be purchased on Ebay. There are many beautiful designs to choose from including photo invitations, trendy ticket invites and print at home invitations. Snow White birthday invitation pictured below courtesy of Ebay seller Pixie Dust Decor and More.

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For your Snow White party supplies, officially licensed partyware was just released this year. This partyware design features such a lovely pattern. Your daughter will love it! The Snow White Deluxe Party Pack comes with invitations, dinner plates, cups, forks, spoons, activity placemats, napkins, solid-color tablecover, mylar balloon, curling ribbon, crepe paper rolls, silver star confetti and cake candles. You can finish off your birthday party decor with a personalized Snow White birthday banner and a Snow White doll to accent the center of the party table.

You can make a beautiful Snow White birthday cake with an edible cake image which you can purchase on Ebay. You simply add the image to any home baked birthday cake. Snow White edible cake image pictured below courtesy of Ebay seller Cool Cake Creations. Another birthday cake idea, would be to use Snow White figurines as cake toppers. These figurines would look lovely on the birthday cake and would also make a wonderful birthday keepsake for your daughter. You could add a fake apple to the top of the cake as well. Ebay seller The Party Store sells a 5″ Snow White cake topper. It is a 3-D pop top decoration which you simply place on your finished cake.

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Doll cakes are always great for a Princess theme birthday party. To make a Doll Cake you need to bake your cake in a Wilton Wonder Mold and then insert a Snow White doll. If you have never baked a doll cake before, please visit my How to Make a Doll Cake page for supplies as well as step by step decorating instructions. The Snow White Doll Cake pictured here is courtesy of Special Cakes by Tracey. For Snow White birthday cupcakes, there are some fun apple cupcake picks on Ebay that would be perfect.

To incorporate the wicked witch theme into your Snow White birthday party, you could use a large black cauldron for your ‘Witches Brew’, i.e. party drinks. There are nesting cauldrons for party snacks and a smoking cauldron for your party decor. You could also purchase dry ice to make your own smoking cauldron. You can visit the Dry Ice Directory website to find out where you can purchase dry ice locally.

There are so many fun items you could use for your Snow White party favors. Ebay sellers offer a large selection of Snow White party favors including mini pinatas, loot bags, favor boxes, buttons, stickers, favor cups, candy wrappers, custom favor bag toppers, and more. Another fun idea would be to incorporate the ‘forbidden apple’ theme into your party by handing out the favors in fun apple gifts bags and attaching an apple favor tag. These items can also be found on Ebay. I also came across these green witch rubber ducks that would make terrific party favors.

0b95_12 Chocolate apple lollipops would also make a unique favor for your Snow White party. You can purchase an apple mold and make the lollipops yourself. If you have never made chocolate lollipops before, you can visit my How to Make Chocolate Lollipops page for instructions and supplies. If you prefer, you can purchase the chocolate lollipops instead to save on time. Ebay sellers offer a nice assortment of handmade Snow White Chocolate lollipops and Apple lollipops. You could also make apple shaped cookies using specialty cookie cutters for party snacks or favors. Other apple theme favor ideas include candy apples which would be perfect for a fall birthday party or Fruit Apple Lollipops.

Candy Warehouse sells fun apple lollipops that would make wonderful party favors for your Snow White birthday.

Bottle caps make a wonderful addition to any little girl’s birthday party. Ebay sellers offer a nice assortment of custom made Snow White bottle caps. You can use bottle caps to make necklace favors. If you have never crafted a bottle cap necklace before, please visit my How to Make a Bottle Cap Necklace Favor page. You could also have the girls make these bottle cap necklaces as a fun party activity. Bottle caps are also great to accent the party favor bags, birthday invitations and thank you cards.

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For a birthday activity for your Snow White party you could have a pinata. Ebay sellers offer custom made Snow White pinatas. Other party activities include Snow White coloring pages, dancing to Snow White songs bobbing for apples, Pin the Bow on Snow White, playing Apples To Apples, and Pass the Apple Game (take-off on the Hot Potato Game).

“Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” There is a Beaded Mini Mirror Craft which would be perfect for your Snow White birthday party. Each kit comes with a handheld mirror and pretty beads for decorating. There is also a Princess Mirror Craft Kit (pictured) that would be fun, too.

Designed2BSweet carries a large selection of Princess Theme Party Favors, Crafts & Supplies. Many of these items would make a wonderful addition to your Princess Snow White birthday party.

Finish off your birthday party planning with a personalized Snow White shirt and hair bow for your daughter to wear on her special day! You can find a nice selection of shirts and bows on Ebay. Your daughter could also dress up in a Snow White costume and accessories.

If you would like to save the birthday party memories in a scrapbook layout or album, please visit my new Snow White Birthday Scrapbook page for lots of fun ideas and scrapbook supplies. You will find Snow White 3D stickers, premade page layouts, Snow White Cricut die cuts, bottle cap embellishments, Snow White scrapbook stamp, page titles and more.

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Princess Peach Birthday Party

Friday, September 11th, 2009

!Bj5(Vpw!2k~$(KGrHqUOKikEsnzBhq-(BLVSSh0+6g~~_12 Super Mario is one of the bestselling video games of all time. Therefore, Princess Peach has many loyal fans as well. If your daughter loves Princess Peach, this would make a very fun and unique party theme for their next birthday celebration. This party theme will not only incorporate Princess Peach, but also the princess theme that most little girls love.

You could start off your Princess Peach party planning by purchasing a personalized invitation on Ebay. There are quite a few different designs to choose from including invites that also feature Mario. The Princess Peach invitation displayed here is courtesy of Ebay seller Pixie Dust Decor and More.

For your party supplies, I would suggest purchasing a princess design. There are two very cute (and pink!) designs to choose from including the Birthday Princess Deluxe Party Pack and the Fairytale Princess Deluxe Party Kit. Once you decide on the partyware design you like, you can then select the items you would like for your party table and decorations. Since Princess Peach is the guest of honor, you should also include her in your decorations and table setting. There is a Princess Peach Cardboard Stand-Up that would make the perfect accent to your party room. You can also have each of the party guests take a photo with Princess Peach.

Ebay seller Tony Photo Balloons offers a fun line of custom Princess Peach balloons including Princess Peach and Baby Peach as well as many other Super Mario characters such as Mario, Luigi, Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Yoshi.

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Ebay seller Nany’s Banners sells a custom Princess Peach birthday banner that would make a great addition to your party decor. The banner is available in various sizes and can even be personalized with your child’s name.

Another idea for your party table would be to purchase a Princess Peach figure or plush toy. You can decorate a box or stand in the princess/Super Mario theme and then top with Princess Peach. Place this in the center of the table or make two centerpieces if you have a large table. You could also toss 1UP mushroom candy tins and tiaras around the party table. At the end of the party, the guests can take one of each item home with them as part of their party favors. To finish off the party decor, purchase a few Princess Peach posters to hang around the room. There are so many ways to create a festive party table for this theme, so have fun with it and get creative!

peach1 Ebay sellers carry a nice selection of Princess Peach party favors including candy wrappers, custom gable favor boxes and mini pinata favors. You can visit my Super Mario birthday page for lots more party favor ideas including Super Mario Kart Candy Container, Nintendo Gummies, Nintendo Controller Mints, Nintendo KLIK Candy Dispenser, Super Mario Star Candy Tin, and Wii Candy Dispensers. Designed2BSweet carries a nice selection of Princess party favors.

Time for cake! One idea for a Princess Peach cake would be to bake any type of cake that you want and then add a Princess Peach figure to the top of it. You could also decorate the birthday cake with Super Mario figures and a Princess Cake Topper. Ebay sellers offer a great assortment of Princess Peach edible cake images. These cake toppers are simple to add on to any home baked cake. The Princess Peach edible cake pictured here is courtesy of Ebay seller Cake Imagination.

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If you are baking Princess Peach birthday cupcakes, there are many princess cupcake supplies available including a Wilton Princess Cupcake Stand, Princess Cupcake Picks, Princess Baking Liners, Princess Cupcake Wrappers and more. You could also make your own cupcake picks by printing out Princess Peach images and attaching them to toothpicks. Then simply insert the toothpicks into your cupcakes.

A fun party activity would be a pinata. Ebay seller awesomepinatas creates a fabulous Princess Peach pinata (pictured) that would be great for your party. You could also use a Princess Peach poster and play “Pin the Tiara on Princess Peach”. Coloring pages are another fun party activity. Place the coloring sheets on the party table with lots of crayons. For your Princess Peach party craft, you could have the girls make a tiara or a make a Princess. Designed 2BSweet carries a large selection Princess party crafts & supplies!

To finish off your party planning, purchase a Princess Peach shirt and matching bottle cap necklace on Ebay that your daughter can wear on their special day! Some of the shirts can even be personalized with your daughter’s name. Party tip: A Princess Peach bottle cap necklace would also make a great party favor!

Hope these ideas have helped you with your Princess Peach party planning. Please view my other blog posts for more party ideas based on video games.

Super Mario Birthday
Guitar Hero Birthday
Sonic the Hedgehog Birthday

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My Flour Garden

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

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Carrie is the owner of My Flour Garden. When Carrie was in her teens and early 20′s, her family was in the bakery, deli, Filipino-American Restaurant business.

She spent many summers working in the family business. While she did not appreciate it at the time, that work experience ended up playing an important role in her future. As an adult, after feeling stuck working one job after another as a secretary, she decided she wanted to start her own business. After doing a bit of sole searching, she decided to start a cake decorating business since she has always had a love for baking and cake decorating. Carrie has now been professionally decorating cakes for five years.

Carrie is a self-taught cake deocorator who is not afraid to challenge herself by reading instructional books on cake decorating and getting her hands on experience in the comfort of her own home. There is lots of trial and error and figuring out what works, tastes good and looks great! Looking back, though, she feels she should have gone to culinary school, but her head just wasn’t into it when she was younger. She does, however, highly recommend those interested in cake decorating or in a career in baking to take some courses.

Carrie sells her cake creations via her online bakery, My Flour Garden. She recently sold a 4-tiered wedding cake (alternating layers of dark chocolate filled with vanilla cream and sliced strawberries) and classic filled with chocolate bavarian cream filling. The entire cake is to be frosted in a stable non-dairy whip since it’s for a Summer wedding. She charged the bride and groom $899, an average per slice cost of $5.50, including delivery and set-up fees.

Her biggest tip for anyone just getting started in cake decorating is to make sure you really love it. Your passion will really come through in your work. It’s almost like sculpting a piece of artwork – except your medium would be cake. Also, practice, practice, practice. Don’t be afraid of trying new cake and frosting recipes, airbrushing and piping techniques. Get familiar with your cakes – so you can really “sell” them to your friends, family and customers. If they see your enthusiasm, it will be sure to come through in your cakes and in the quality and presentation of your baked goods. Most importantly, have fun with it!

Her biggest cake decorating mistake was not leveling her cakes. If it’s not flat on top, your decorations will lean, look lopsided or simply slide off your cake. Not good! Another mistake was working with frosting that was too runny or soft. Tip: Chill the frosting slightly to stabilize it and then frost and trim your cake.

Carrie loves working with classic buttercream the most. It’s silky smooth and is the easiest frosting to smooth out and decorate with. She has also recently started using fondant and loves it’s versatility and how it allows cakes to look as perfect as possible – especially wedding cakes and other special theme cakes. However, fondant can be a bit challenging to use (i.e. tearing, drying, cracking, etc.), but it is a nice alternative once proficient in decorating cakes.

ava_three41 Carrie has two all-time favorite cakes. The first was a Baby Shower Bear Cake (pictured above). It was her first attempt at carving a cake into any particular shape. The delicious marble bear cake was filled with cookies and cream and was wearing his very own fondant onesie. The entire bear cake body was carved and frosted by hand (a bear head cake pan came in very handy for this project!). His eyes and tongue were made of royal sugar. From what she has heard, all the guests at the baby shower loved him and ate every bite! He was alot of fun to make.

Her second favorite was a cake for her niece Ava’s 3rd Princess birthday. It was a quarter sheet strawberry cake with strawberry slices and what else…strawberry frosting. It was very pink and very pretty – just like the princess she is!

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Disney Princess Theme Birthday Party

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Little girls love dressing up and pretending to be a Princess. That is one of the reasons why the Disney Princesses are so popular. Sparkling gowns, jewelry, tiaras, and a Prince waiting to wisk them away to a beautiful castle. It is magical. If your child loves princesses, then a Princess theme birthday party would be perfect for their next celebration. Whether you are planning a Princess party or a Disney Princess Party, you will find lots of great ideas and supplies here to help you with your party planning.

Wow, there are so many princess theme partyware designs available on the market. There are basic Princess party packs, Disney Princess, Cinderella, Ariel, Tinker Bell (okay, not really a Princess, but I like to include her!) and Belle and Snow White. Once your daughter decides on the partyware she would like, you can coordinate all of the remaining party items around this design.

Now, on to the birthday cake. There are specialty cake pans available for Cinderella, Ariel, a Castle and a Crown. These cake pans come with complete design instructions and are really fun to create. Another very popular Princess cake idea is a Doll Cake. These cakes do take some cake decorating know-how, though. If you don’t think you can pull off baking one of these cakes, don’t worry. There are many other easier cake ideas to chose from. These include personalized edible cake toppers that you can add to your home baked cake or cupcakes as well as many castle decorations, cupcake decorating kits, and more.

Party activities are always an important part of any child’s birthday party. Some party game ideas include Freeze Dance to Disney Princess music, Find Snow White’s Poison Apple, Pass Cinderella’s Slipper, The Missing Jewel, Princess Pea Guessing Game, Dress Up, Disney Princess Karaoke, Princess Hopscotch and Bingo. For party crafts, pretty much anything with glitter and shiny rhinestones would be great such as making a necklace, decorating a jewelry box, making a crown or door hanger, etc.

For Princess party favors you can create fun bags with personalized candy wrappers and other supplies, chocolate lollipops, custom bubble totes, gourmet cookies, handmade fabric totes, and unique mini pinata favors. There is also a nice assortment of wholesale party favors that you can purchase to help cut down on the costs.

Your daughter may want to dress up with a fancy gown and jewelry. If she does, you can have the party guests come dressed up as well or provide some gowns for them if your daughter has extra ones around the house. If you daughter does not want to get that dressed up for her birthday party, you could purchase a personalized Princess birthday shirt instead. These shirts are so cute! Many of them come with your child’s name and birthday age on them.

Hope I have provided you with some great ideas to help with your Princess party planning. Have fun!