Selected as Party of the Day on September 30th!

Sommer's 5th Fairy Ballet

Elizabeth G By Elizabeth G  in Birthday

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Party Recap

Without even allowing the glitter to settle from her 4th birthday party, my little lady insisted on a Fairy Party for the big 5… And boy what a fairy party we had! She insisted “fairies and butterflies mommy-but not Tinkerbell!”. A few days later it was “fairies, butterflies, and ballet mommy!”… Who knew that a then 4 year old could be soooo opinionated! She took on the big girl title and ran with it… Though, I must say she knows her stuff! From that point on, we were in party mode! Everything I came across in the stores seemed very commercial so in true fashion, we personalized every detail to fit her vision. Mommy made about 90% of the décor including the tutu for the table, complete with over 300 yds of tulle! I couldn’t have done it without my little fairy ballerina of course… Ruffles, tulle, tutu’s, pixie dust, wings, and glitter oh my!!! This was truly a labor of love and I had a ball doing it! My favorite birthday party to date for sure…

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Party Highlights

  • Best Dressed

    The birthday girl of course!

  • Desserts

    Mini Strawberry Shortcakes, French Macaroons, Mini White Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes, Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes, Lemon Fair Cakes, Caramel Cake, Cookies and Cream Cake

  • Activities / Games

    Paint a Fairy House, Sand Art Butterflies, Laser Tag, Moon Bounce, Fairy Freeze, Fairy Dress Up, Lost Boy Dress Up, Face Painting

  • Party Favors

    Girls- Pixie Dust, Lip Gloss, Nail Polish, Compact, Fairy Wings, Tutu, Wand, Halo, Assorted Treats, Arts & crafts Pail Boys- Silly String, Lost Boys Swords and Hats, Hotwheels. Assorted Treats, Laser Tag Set

  • Best Moment

    My Daughter Dumping the whole bottle of fairy dust out---in her hair!!!!

  • What People Ate

    Grilled Chicken, Mac & Cheese, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Baked Beans, Green Beans, Mini Wraps, Fresh Veggie Bites, Fruit Salad

  • What People Drank

    Pixie Punch (Strawberry Lemonade)

  • Most Touching Moment

    My little fairy telling me "Mommy you did an excellent job- you get a gold star!" I really did tear up as she hugged me!

  • Funniest Moment

    My husband trying to figure out how to "float" the fairies, lol!

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Party Helpers

  • Dainty Delights Inc.

    Cookie Designer 1

    Ren from Dainty Delights was a pleasure to work with. She designed the beautiful "Summer Wind" cookies, complete with printer wafe and rose design. The cookies were delecious and simply gorgeous! http://www.etsy.com/shop/DaintyDelightsInc?ref=pr_shop

  • The Cookie Jar/ Batches

    Cookie Designer 2

    Ira was awesome to work with! She designed the adorable platter cookies. I gave her free reign and she knocked it out the park! The cookies were gorgeous and super yummy! There was a line for them, lol!http://www.etsy.com/shop/batches?ref=pr_shop

  • Pure Utterance Photography

    Photographer

    My hubby! He recently decided to pursue his passion of photography- so proud of him!!!http://www.pureutterance.com/

  • Makin Faces LLC

    Makeup artist

    Makin Faces did an awesome job with the face painting!!!http://www.makin-faces.com

  • Frog Prince Paperie

    Graphic Designer

    I ordered the super cute "WISH" printable kit from Frog Prince Paperie. The colors were perfect and the rest is history. They were super responsive and fast! http://www.etsy.com/shop/FrogPrincePaperie?ref=pr_shop

  • A Luxe Affair

    Event Planner

    After years of always being the design savy "friend" to eveyone, I am finally venturing out and taking my passion serious! Website to come...
    [email protected]

  • A Luxe Affair

    Decorations

  • Artistic Cake Creations

    Cake designer

    Ohhhh Margie- how I love thee! Margie of Artistic Cake Creations has been my cake designer since birthday #1 and I will never stray! Her cakes are out of this world!!! My husband does not like cake at all but will push a four year old out of line for a slice of Margie's cakes!! Yes- they're that awesome!http://artisticcakecreations.com/

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23 comments

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    Mariposa Event Decor A wrote:

    What an adorable party you created! I LOVEEEE Butterflies! I would love to chat with you about your items. Please email [email protected] if interested.

  • Amy  M

    Amy M wrote:

    Darling! Where did you find these?

  • Yaqarah D

    Yaqarah D wrote:

    This is very beautiful!

  • Brittany S

    Brittany S wrote:

    Just gorgeous!

  • C&S Event Design

    C&S Event Design wrote:

    Wonderful party. I have been working on these same flowers but i am not sure how i will mount them. What did you use for your backing?

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    Yaima A wrote:

    This is a stunning party. I love all the details! May I ask where you found the hats for the boys, like Peter Pan?

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    Ricka D wrote:

    Can you point me to a tutorial to make these flowers? What a gorgeous backdrop!

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    Ricka D wrote:

    How did you make the butterfly straw embellishments?

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    Ricka D wrote:

    Oh, and the butterfly pomanders?

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    Ricka D wrote:

    How many yards of tulle did you use for this? Wow!!! You must've found it on SALE!

  • Lindsey D

    Lindsey D wrote:

    Where can we purchase these?

  • Elizabeth G

    Elizabeth G wrote:

    birthdayexpress.com

  • Elizabeth G

    Elizabeth G wrote:

    sorry- it was actually costume express.com... search "alpine hat"

  • Mindy T

    Mindy T wrote:

    I wanted to see if you make and sell your table skirt out of tulle? I have my 40th birthday coming up and I also do pro photography and need it for vendor shows. My email is [email protected] thanks so much

  • Disla Party Planning P

    Disla Party Planning P wrote:

    Beautiful and delicate work! Love it!

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    Nicole C wrote:

    The tulle table tutu is simply incredible! Can we get some more info on how you made it? Did you use a tutorial or would you consider creating/sharing one? I'd love to make something as flow-y and gorgeous, so any help you can give would be fantastic. You can message me here or email me ([email protected])!

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    Nicole C wrote:

    Absolutely beautiful backdrop and tablescape. I'd love to know more about how you created that completely gorgeous tulle table skirt if you're willing to share your genius. :)

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    Stacie S wrote:

    nicole, you can purchase that skirt on ebay or etsy.

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    Wanda B wrote:

    how did you make the tulle skirt? FANTASTIC

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    Allyson F wrote:

    Where did u get the pixie dust containers? Love the party!

  • Nancy D

    Nancy D wrote:

    Can you share how you made the pvc stand for the backdrop? Thanks!

  • Nancy D

    Nancy D wrote:

    Beautiful setup! I love it!

  • Lonnie F

    Lonnie F wrote:

    Where did you get the treat boxes from?