ladybug birthday party

Miss N turned two over the weekend and I took the opportunity to "create" a ladybug garden party fit for my little "lady" bug.  Yes, I may have gone a little overboard with the DIY, but I loved the process and am really pleased with the result.  Here are a few pics of the event (photos courtesy of my sister).

Here's the table setting at the ladybug garden party. I made the red and white polka dot table runner for the table and matching tea towels.  To add a little color to the table, I pulled together a colorful array of seasonal flowers (from the grocery store no less!) and placed them in this vase which was tied with a red and white polka dot bow.

I love buntings and banners so I made this "Happy Birthday" banner for the party and added a few ladybugs as accents.  

Using the same paper as the ladybug birthday banner, I made this adorable confetti garland to accent the mantle.   

We also adorned the mantle with a couple of pom-pom ladybugs made during "craft day" with Miss N.  I wanted to make some of the decorations with her so we used some felt, pom-poms, googly eyes and glue to make these adorable ladybugs.  Aren't they cute?!?!  Plus, this is a really fun and easy craft for toddlers and kids of all ages too!

Finally, I made these adorable and yummy ladybug cupcakes.  The ladybugs were made using Wilton Candy Melts and I used Martha Stewart's Yellow Cupcake recipe for the cupcakes.  Not only did the cupcakes look good but they were very tasty too! 

Best of all Miss N had fun with all of her friends and seemed to enjoy the ladybug birthday party!

Happy 2nd Birthday Little Miss!!  xoxo!

Comments

[stampgoodness]

So sweet! Love the cupcakes with the ladybug in the grass. Hope it was a truly magical party!

[Kristen]

Thanks so much... it was a really fun party and the birthday girl seemed to enjoy it :-). I think she loved the balloons and frosting best of all though!

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Wow! What a lucky little lady Miss N is to a have such a talented mum, and a memorable birthday party (via the photo's she will look back on)!
It's these things that make me excited to one day be a mum.
Absolutely amazing detail, not overboard at all ;)

[Kristen]

Thanks you, Monica, for your kind words. Motherhood is a wonderful gift and it is so fun to celebrate all of the milestones with my sweet little girl. I wish you the best :).