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Baseball Party Ideas

June 12, 2013 Leave a Comment

Baseball is a great theme for spring and summer birthdays (well, even for fall too!). Here are some great baseball birthday party ideas I found while looking around!

From Itsy Belle, a fabulous array of photos from a Vintage Baseball party. She offers some great tips on doing this on a budget, and you can purchase the printables used in her photos from the Itsy Belle etsy shop:

Martha Stewart has a article on planning a Baseball Birthday Party. Tutorials included are Table Setting, Sandwiches, Favors and How To Make Baseball Cupcakes!

From the Hostess blog, a great photo album of pics from a Baseball party. It includes great ideas for favors, decorating the food table, and more!

And a super cute baseball cupcake cake idea, from Nelson Corner:

Filed Under: Decor, Events, Kids Birthdays Tagged With: baseball cupcakes, baseball party, birthday, boys, how to make, ideas, kids birthday

Outer Space Birthday Parties

June 4, 2013 Leave a Comment

Both of my boys are obsessed with space… probably because their dad is too. The movie Star Wars came out in 1977 when my husband was 7 years old, and the obsession began that year. Today I have some super fun ideas for outer space birthday parties… for all YOUR space obsessed boys too!

From Catch My party, a super cute album of outer space birthday photos with a fabulous dessert buffet:

From A Styled Fete, a “To The Moon and Back” party. I love the different dessert items donut holes as meteorites and small candies as asteroids!

From Life Frosting, an Astronaut Training party. She includes some GREAT space shuttle party activity ideas:

And from the Hostess blog, a super colorful BLAST OFF party! Be sure to scroll down and get details on how to make some of the dessert items and the decorations!

Filed Under: Birthdays, Decor, Decorations, Events, Kids Birthdays Tagged With: astronaut, birthday, blast off party, outer space, party, party theme

Campfire Party – inside and out!

May 30, 2013 Leave a Comment

Summer is going to be here in two blinks of an eye, and it’s time to start thinking about campfires and s’mores! Now, for the “delicate” among us, not all campfire events have to be OUTSIDE in the wild… some can be inside with A/C and s’mores can be made in more ways than one. (Click HERE to read our s’mores post!) I’ve got a variety of ideas for you to check out today!

From Juli Jacklin’s Cupcakes, a cute photo of campfire cupcakes – perfect for indoors or out:

From Frosted Events, a visual post with lots of campfire party ideas:

From Kara’s Party Ideas, a cute camping party:

From TSJ photography, check out the AMAZING camping party set-up!

And because I can’t post about campfires and camping parties without mentioning s’mores (again)… check out the recipe/ideas for two different kind of s’mores from Moore Minutes. The post if full of other dessert buffet goodness too… AND you need to check out her original post about the entire campfire/camping birthday party HERE.

Filed Under: Desserts, DIY Diva, Events, Kids Birthdays, Recipes Tagged With: birthday, campfire, camping, food, ideas

Sunflower Wedding and Party Themes

May 16, 2013 Leave a Comment

I love sunflowers as a wedding or party them. They are so bright and cheerful and fun… check out some fab ideas and inspiration for incorporating a sunflower theme into your next event.

From CakeCentral.com, an amazing sunflower wedding cake:

Want to find more sunflower inspiration? Simply go to Google.com/Images and type in “sunflower wedding cakes”.

Check out the simple, yet lovely silk sunflower centerpiece from bridecraft.com. She provides a terrific step by step photo tutorial.

Craftionary has a great tutorial for making handmade nylon flowers – love these!

From Sweet Sugarbelle, a DIY tutorial on making sunflower cookies – these would be great for party favors or a reception!

And of course, we have an entire section devoted to Sunflowers in the Diva Entertains shop… check out some of our favorites:

Sunflower Lottery Ticket Holders | Sunflower Favor Boxes | Sunflower Wedding Fans

Filed Under: Decor, Decorations, DIY Diva, Events, Favors, Flower Arrangement Tagged With: birthday, bridal shower, centerpieces, cookies, decorated, DIY, favors, party, sunflower, sunflower theme, wedding, wedding cake

When Life Hands You Lemons….

May 9, 2013 Leave a Comment

You make Lemonade, right? I’ve got some SUPER fab lemon and lemon-related ideas for you today… just in time for Summer!

Check out the adorable Lemonade Stand Party, from The Frosted Petticoat:

Ok, this is really a Pinkalicious party post from vixenMade, but oh my goodness… check out the lemonade stand, based on one of the Pinkalicious books. From a recent posts – here’s how to make Pink Popcorn.

An absolutely FAB lemon/lime cake… from a gallery on Catch My Party:

And a recipe for Strawberry Lemonade popsicals, from Willow Bird Baking… because… yum!

Filed Under: Decor, Decorations, Events, Recipes Tagged With: birthday, food, ideas, lemon, lemonade, party, pinkalicious

DIY Sesame Street Parties

May 7, 2013 1 Comment

Sesame Street is one of the most popular themes for baby and toddler birthday parties, of course… and I’ve found some great inspiration to help with those parties.

From the Hostess blog, a super colorful fun party Sesame Street post… love those Cookie Monster cupcakes!!

Click here to watch a tutorial to learn how to make cookie monster cupcakes. These are more involve than those pictured above but the tutorial is GREAT!.

From Crafty Creative Kathy, check out all her Sesame Street party DIY ideas… the street sign is so cute! Make sure you read through her post – she explains how to do everything!

From Smile Like You Mean It, a great post full of easy ideas… especially love the Cookie Monster bean bag game!

And check out the super cute Sesame Street fruit and veggie trays from The Produce Mom: Click through to see the ingredients for each tray.

Filed Under: Events, Kids Birthdays Tagged With: birthday, cookie monster cupcakes, diy sesame street, fruit trays, how to make, ideas, party, veggie tray

Ocean, Boat, and Nautical Party Ideas

April 30, 2013 1 Comment

I live in the desert, and I rarely make it to the coast, but I love, love, love to DREAM about the beach… the ocean… boats and crashing waves. I recently decided to “surf” the web (ok..groan) for nautical theme party ideas. Here are some of the great posts I found!

From 6th Street Design School, a fab post full of nautical party ideas! I especially love her “drink station”. And she lists all sources as well as several ‘how-to’ links.

I’ve posted a link to this one before, but you HAVE to check out the Nautical Christening post on the Hostess Blog:

Here’s a fun link to making life preserver cupcakes. You could also purchase white frosted donuts and add, with red frosting or piping gel, red stripes!

And another nautical party from the Hostess blog, this one with a more vintage feel. Octopus (octopi?) are so popular right now…Oh – and check out the Spaceshipslaserbeans shop for very cool printables used in this post.

And you need to click right on over to Diaper Style Memoirs – she has a FABulous post filled with amazing ideas for simple Nautical Party decor. LOVE the photo booth with props!

Filed Under: Birthdays, Decor, Events Tagged With: birthday, food, ideas, nautical, party, theme

Theme Thursday: Zebra Print

March 28, 2013 Leave a Comment

As a theme, and as an accent, we’ve posted about Zebra Print before, but it’s so, so popular, we just have to share again (and again).

From Jessicakes, check out this Zebra birthday cake

From DesignDazzle, a Black, Pink, and White Zebra Party: Make sure you scroll through all her pictures – such inspiration and ideas!

From Girly Gatherings, a Girls Night Out Dessert Table, in all-out Zebra theme:

Want to make your own zebra birthday cake? This how to make a zebra cake video tutorial is *fantastic*. And you can easily purchase fondant from a craft store, a bakery or use this marshmallow fondant recipe to make your own!

If you are just interested in making the cake batter in a zebra stripe – view this short zebra stripe cake tutorial.

And thanks to Cindy V. for these photo’s from the Fab bridal shower she gave. Thanks for letting Diva Entertains be a part of it!

Filed Under: Events, Theme Thursday Tagged With: birthday, cake, how to make, ideas, party, print, theme, zebra, zebra cake

Theme Thursday – Shabby Chic Garden Party

March 21, 2013 1 Comment

I’m going super specific with today’s Theme Thursday post… specifically shabby chic… and garden or tea parties! When thinking about shabby chic and garden parties and tea parties, we are looking at LOTS and lots of pastels, flowers, and loveliness. Can’t wait to share what I’ve found!
From Kara’s Party, a shabby chic tea party baby shower – lots of FABULOUS ideas for sweet, pink, and shabby chic! Serving cupcakes in vintage tea cups is a beautiful presentation. And who would have thought that big rosettes (easy to do) would look so amazing on a cake?

From OntoBaby.com, a Butterfly Garden themed party… LOVE the butterflies on the wall as a backdrop! Make sure you click through to the post for inspirational photos and ideas!

From A Bubbly Life, a DIY No Sew Ruffle Tablecloth tutorial… I specifically like the words “no sew”, don’t you?

From Prudent baby, an incredible idea – a sugar cookie centerpiece cone! What a beautiful centerpiece for a garden party, and so original and fun!

And finally, I ran across a lovely British company when looking for shabby chic tea party ideas… check out CakeStandHeaven.com. They offer hand crafted cake stands and tea party sets.

Filed Under: Decor, Place Settings, Shabby Chic, Theme Thursday Tagged With: birthday, butterfly, cookie centerpiece, garden party, ideas, shabby chic, tea party, theme, thursday

Theme Thursday – Boys’ Birthday Ideas – BIG trucks!

March 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

I’ve shared some great ideas recently for GIRLS birthdays… it’s time the boys had a chance! There are lots of great party ideas out there, but I thought I’d stick with the construction, big machines, bright colors ideas for today.

From Kara’s Party Ideas, a Construction Truck Themed 1st Birthday. There are some SERIOUSLY awesome ideas and inspiration in this post!!

From the Hostess blog, a great gallery of ideas with Trucks as the birthday party theme. Make sure your scroll to see all 13 pictures!

From I.D. Mommy, a DIY Monster Truck party… with great ideas for invitations, activities, and decor! Her tutorial for the cake, is FAB… AND easy!

And we can’t forget FIRE Trucks as a great party theme. Check out this Fire Truck Birthday post on the Hostess blog:

Planning on having a truck birthday cake? Turn to Google.com/Images for inspiration. Simply type “truck birthday cake” in the search box. Or you can be very specific such as “fire truck birthday cake” or “monster truck birthday cake”.