Party Planning

I decided that we are going to skip a "theme" for Emma's birthday this year and just have an old-fashioned dance party. I'm thinking New Years Eve meets ballet class. I love that she recognizes what a party is (ie. balloons, cupcakes, banners etc.) and am just going to let my craft closet explode all over the house. I'm not going to limit the color palette except for trying to keep all of the colors soft and really play up some fun metallics. Too much bold color kind of makes me crazy. This should be really fun and this whole "no rules" thing is quite liberating. These are just a few of the things I am thinking of getting for the shindig...


I love the whole rainbow cake fad that is going on right now but I think I will do it in mini rainbow cupcakes. How precious would that be? Plus, I don't think I have the skills for the cake just yet.


These number balloons are a must.


So are these polka-dot balloons.


Cake bunting? Yes!



This year I will most definitely get a coordinating party dress with my girl. Maybe it's silly, but last year I looked like a total mess and will never make that mistake again. These dresses from J.Crew are at the tippy top of my list. The pink one is soft and would be so pretty with a glittery halo but that green dress would be awesome with a skinny brown belt and loose updo. How fancy.






How awesome would it be to attempt to make some fun piñatas and tassel garland like the ones from Confetti System? We'll have to see about this one, it looks like a lot of work but also a lot of fun.