It all started with the paper products I wanted to use. I ran in Party City one afternoon to pick up taper candles for her cake and solid white plates since I’m not a fan of “themed” party goods. At the suggestion of my best friend I found a pack of three white tissue poms for under $10 and picked up two rolls of light pink crepe paper streamers to braid and hang from the chandelier in our dining room. I also found two packs of dinner napkins that would help establish a color scheme and overall look for the party. I grabbed one pack of green and white lattice print napkins and one pack of pink and white polka dotted ones.
I had some paper straws left over from Ella’s party that were supposed to be red. In all actuality they are more hot pink, so I picked up some lighter pink ones and mixed them together. I think with all of the other colors, it helps them not read so red. I started out thinking we would have all bite-sized treats and ordered the tiny cupcake liners for mini-cakes. That was until I saw a fantastic idea for decorating standard sized cupcakes and completely changed my mind. I went back to the same etsy shop and picked up these pink and white zebra ones, as well as the green and white dessert cups. I think, including the napkins, all of this goodness cost me under $15. I’m going to use the cups to stack white powdered donuts and the tiny liners to hold bite-sized brownies, fudge, rice crispy treats, marshmallows and jelly beans. I realize this sounds like a haphazard list of food out of context, but we are doing a kid friendly desert bar with easy to feed foods.
And just to follow up on yesterday’s invitation post, here they are in their printed glory. You can see the ribbons I added to reinforce the bookmark look and the slight sheen the UV coating gives them. They are pretty durable cardstock and resemble any bookmark you would pick up at the store. I am so happy I went in this direction — now I’m thinking how much fun bookmarks would be for Valentine’s or Christmas cards next year!
