Monday, June 17, 2013

Claire's Garden Party

For Claire's 1st birthday, I wanted to do a garden party theme.

I had some great inspiration from party planners on Pinterest and this is what I came up with because I'm not as a) organized b) crafty c) time managed and d) over the top as some people. I still think it came out pretty cute!

We had vases full of flowers everywhere, which my mom expertly arranged.

This idea I stole from Pinterest which is using garden pots for silverware. These came from Home Depot. And of course, the plates and napkins had flowers on them (Target).

I also stole the idea of a Champagne bar from Pinterest -- here's the bar set with raspberries, orange juice, peach nectar, and lemonade. All 3 bottles were finished!


I made vanilla cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and pink sprinkles for the kids (and adults).

For Claire's cake, I opted for 5 small 5" cakes with different fillings (lemon, chocolate raspberry, chocolate caramel, vanilla & chocolate, and strawberry) all decorated with flowers -- from Whole Foods. They did a fantastic decorating job!



I love the sunflowers with Oreo centers and the basket weave for the lemon cake. And Claire's cute little smash cupcake.

The birthday girl!
And a party isn't a party without a piñata! I found one at Target in the shape of a butterfly. The kids had a blast hitting it (with a nerf baseball that we had to upgrade to something more potent!)


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