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Leah's Lemonade Stand with Minnie
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I wanted to create a lemonade stand party for my daughter since her birthday falls in the middle of the summer. After she developed a love of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, I decided it would be more fun for her to include touches of them.
Party Highlights
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Desserts
Cupcakes, cake, cookies, candy.
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Party Favors
Stickers, key chains, lollipops, costume jewelry, lemon lip balm (for the older girls).
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Activities / Games
Coloring wooden characters and stickers.
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What People Ate
Meatballs, pinwheel sandwiches, veggies, hummus, dips, cheese plates, and fruit salad.
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What People Drank
Lemonade! Yellow lemonade, watermelon raspberry lemonade, sparkling lemonades, iced tea, water, and a selection of sodas and beer (for the adults!).
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Best Dressed
The birthday girl!
Party Helpers
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Jennifer Hart
Graphic Designer
I designed the invitation and all corresponding party signage.http://www.behance.net/jchartdesign
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Kupcakes & Co.
Cake designer
Made the cupcakes, customizing them for the party.http://www.kupcakesco.com/
2 comments
Kim J wrote:
how did you make the ears?
Jennifer H wrote:
I originally saw the idea on Kara's Party Ideas, however she didn't have a tutorial. I was able to do a Google search and found this link: http://www.thenewlywedpilgrimage.com/diyorbuy/mickey-mouse-paper-lanterns/#sthash.xTKnsfbD.dpbs I found that her method didn't work in keeping the ears more flush against the curve of the lantern, so I improvised a bit. I used large cup to trace circles and cut them out. Then I used a flattened lantern to trace the circular shape along the end of a circle. If you look closely, you can see a tab tacky glued in the front, and then the larger tabs on the edge on either side are glued in the back. I found that I could bend the tabs back in a slightly curved way, but mostly just angled. Even that made the ears rest better and more flush along the globe. Good luck!
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