I was just talking to Lisa Schneider from Party Favorites, a Washington, DC-based company specializing in fabulous party favors and finishing touches for special events. The reason I love Lisa’s work is because she thinks in terms of unifying a party through a common theme or “brand.” This usually involves a logo she designs and [...]
How cool is this? Each year the Youth Institute of the Distrito Federal (in Mexico City) organizes a quinceañera in the Zocalo for at-risk youth who can’t afford their own private quinceañeras. Gifts, clothes, shoes, and makeup are all donated by local merchants. This year, the party, which is being held on April 17th, aims [...]
My last post about cakes was about the blog Cake Wrecks, and what happens when things go bad in the world of cakes. So to cleanse myself, I had to write about cakes I love the most, those that combine two of my favorite things: cake and fashion. Sure lots of cake designers make handbag [...]
As you may know from reading my recent posts, I have birthdays on the brain. So I had to write about a new blog I found called Birthday Girl Blog. It’s written by Becca, who says she’s been a lover of birthdays since she was a kid: “I blame my parents for spoiling me with [...]
Who doesn’t love the hit Fox show Glee?? Since it returns April 13th, it’s time to start planning your Glee-themed party now. To help, I’ve scoured the Internet to bring you the latest and greatest fan ideas for how to throw an awesome Glee-themed party. First, get yourself a cake like this. This one courtesy [...]
I’m always looking for that unexpected “thing” at a party that gets people to step outside of themselves so they can relax and have fun. I just saw party flip books for the first time, and thought this might be just that thing. So what is a party flip book? Well, it’s just what it [...]
I love Cake Wrecks. It says on their blog, “When professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong.” And boy do they… Here are some of my favorite cake disasters: This blog is right up there with another one of my favorites.
I first learned about the online invitation site, Cocodot, from watching the Techcrunch 50 conference, an event put on by the tech blog, TechCrunch, highlighting some of the newest technology startups. I thought Cocodot’s invitations looked cool, but what hooked me was the free trial. After having used Evite so many times, I wasn’t going [...]
One of Lainey’s friends brought rocket balloons to her party and they were such a huge hit, I had to write about them. Rocket balloons are really simple. They’re just colorful long balloons and a hand pump. You use the pump to blow up the balloons. Then you let the balloons go and they fly [...]
The party went off without a hitch!! Lainey had a great time, we had a great time. It was a lot of work, but well worth it. Here are some pictures to show you what it looked like. Setting up before the party. Everything was in Lainey’s favorite colors — pink and purple. The day [...]
