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Planning My Daughter’s 4th Birthday – Balloon Celebrations

(Decorating a dessert table? Today is the last day to enter our $25 giveaway from Superior Nut Store. It’s so easy!) A balloon shop opened up down the street from me in Santa Monica called Balloon Celebrations. Mind you, this isn’t just any balloon shop. It’s the balloon shop that does all the celebrity parties and movie [...]

Jillian posted on February 18th, 2011
Filed under Adelaine's Mermaid Dance Party, Birthday, Decor, Kid's Birthdays, Party Planning and Ideas.
Tags: balloon celebrations, balloons, bouquets, mermaid, santa monica, sculptures

Vanilla Bake Shop

Friday night we were invited to a friends’ house for dinner, so I stopped by Vanilla Bake Shop in Santa Monica, CA (where I live) to pick up some cupcakes. The store is so lovely and the desserts so beautiful, I had to shoot some photos. Vanilla Bake Shop was started by husband and wife [...]

Jillian posted on August 16th, 2010
Filed under Cake, Cupcakes, and Desserts, Food & Drink.
Tags: baby cupcakes, cupcakes, Los Angeles, santa monica

The Party was a Success!

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 [...]

Jillian posted on March 17th, 2010
Filed under Birthday, Catch My Party - the site, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Kid's Birthdays, Party Favors, Party Planning and Ideas.
Tags: dance party, Kid's Birthdays, party beads, santa monica, Susie Cakes

3 Days Until Lainey’s Birthday Party… All the Deets

So Lainey’s 3rd birthday party is this Sunday and I’m excited. Even for this “nothing special” party at a local park for 25 kids and 35 adults, it’s amazing the number of lists I have going, and the amount of time I’ve spent planning instead of blogging. Now that it’s all set, here are the [...]

Jillian posted on March 11th, 2010
Filed under Birthday, Catch My Party - the site, Entertainment, Food & Drink, On a Budget, Party Favors, Party Planning and Ideas.
Tags: bay cities, kids birthday party, Rosti, santa monica, Silly Putty, Wikki Stix

The Party Planning Continues…

So the invitations to my daughter’s party are out. The responses are trickling in. While my intention was to keep it small, I don’t think I’m going to be successful. Now I’m planning on about 30 kids, 45 adults. That’s a lot of mouths to feed. So for my menu… 45 inch sandwiches from Bay [...]