In my search for party ideas and supplies, I have come across some truly amazing sites that offer an alternative to the standard pre-packaged party themes as well as some really great inspiration. While there is nothing wrong with a princess, pirate or even a character party theme –those are some of the best! – it's always nice to add your own personal touches to make your event more original, interesting and memorable. I only wish I had known about some of these sites when I was planning the first one!
Starting out my list of amazing sites is Modern Kiddo. The images you'll find here are so amazing. When I come across images like these featured below, it just makes me wish I had a little girl just to throw this party! I just Love, Love, Love, this Raggedy Ann and Andy themed party idea. The colors are fresh, modern and fun. Make sure to check out the site for more images. They are spectacular! Their latest featured party theme, Circus, is jaw dropping as well. If you haven't been over to Modern Kiddo, it's a "must see".
If you love all things cupcake like I do (following Sprinkles on Twitter is an issue! Makes me want to bake everyday!) then you are going to love these amazing cupcake wrappers! At Snow & Graham you can download your very own template to make your own wrappers out of wrapping paper or anything else you desire. I think these are soo pretty and soo ready for spring!
How I never happened across Paper & Cake before I will never know! Paper & Cake is a creative collaboration between Kira Franz-Knight and Abigail Barnes. They offer uniquely-designed, themed-party collections that can be downloaded and printed out at home! Can you believe it? Each collection includes items from the following groups: stationery, party decorations, tablescape decorations, and favors. Looking through their Etsy shop makes me want to come up with any old reason the throw a party. Especially the retro Hawaiian party collection. Seriously amazing.
Tiny Prints is one of my all time favorite places to get unique stationery, photo cards, invitations and announcements. I love them because they always have an amazing selection of styles and the ability to customize almost everything. The trick here if you are looking for something specific is to look in all the categories and not just stick to the 'Invitation' section. Our party invites actually turned out to be a birth announcement!
The Creative Party Place is a party planners dream come true!! The Creative Place enables people to share the ideas they have come up with for everyone to see. You can upload pictures of your event or browse through the many fabulous images of other parties. If you cannot find inspiration here, I just don't know what to tell you!
Oh and then there is The Celebration Shoppe! The Celebration Shoppe was born from the frustrations of a very busy new mom trying to plan a first birthday party that would be fun for her son, great in pictures and still stylish enough to share with her friends. Not pleased with the quality she found at online party stores or with schlepping all over town in search of coordinating decor and custom invitations, founder and creative director Kim M. Byers, decided to launch a stylish online party shoppe full of birthday, girlfriend gathering and holiday fun that could be delivered right to your door in a matter of days. You have the check it out! Seriously fantastic.
What celebration would be complete without The Party Dress! Created by Kelly Lyden, The Party Dress is a website dedicated to all things entertaining. It provides daily eye candy and entertaining tips to encourage readers to get creative! The Party Dress focuses on everyday ideas, children’s birthday parties, theme parties and special events such as bridal and baby showers, and weddings. It provides countless ideas for planning a modern party, and showcases the newest products in the market. And just check out these fantastic Easter Brunch Ideas! I actually did the center piece with the Peeps and the jelly beans for this year's Easter dinner table. Fabulous!!
Starting out my list of amazing sites is Modern Kiddo. The images you'll find here are so amazing. When I come across images like these featured below, it just makes me wish I had a little girl just to throw this party! I just Love, Love, Love, this Raggedy Ann and Andy themed party idea. The colors are fresh, modern and fun. Make sure to check out the site for more images. They are spectacular! Their latest featured party theme, Circus, is jaw dropping as well. If you haven't been over to Modern Kiddo, it's a "must see".
If you love all things cupcake like I do (following Sprinkles on Twitter is an issue! Makes me want to bake everyday!) then you are going to love these amazing cupcake wrappers! At Snow & Graham you can download your very own template to make your own wrappers out of wrapping paper or anything else you desire. I think these are soo pretty and soo ready for spring!
How I never happened across Paper & Cake before I will never know! Paper & Cake is a creative collaboration between Kira Franz-Knight and Abigail Barnes. They offer uniquely-designed, themed-party collections that can be downloaded and printed out at home! Can you believe it? Each collection includes items from the following groups: stationery, party decorations, tablescape decorations, and favors. Looking through their Etsy shop makes me want to come up with any old reason the throw a party. Especially the retro Hawaiian party collection. Seriously amazing.
Tiny Prints is one of my all time favorite places to get unique stationery, photo cards, invitations and announcements. I love them because they always have an amazing selection of styles and the ability to customize almost everything. The trick here if you are looking for something specific is to look in all the categories and not just stick to the 'Invitation' section. Our party invites actually turned out to be a birth announcement!
The Creative Party Place is a party planners dream come true!! The Creative Place enables people to share the ideas they have come up with for everyone to see. You can upload pictures of your event or browse through the many fabulous images of other parties. If you cannot find inspiration here, I just don't know what to tell you!
Oh and then there is The Celebration Shoppe! The Celebration Shoppe was born from the frustrations of a very busy new mom trying to plan a first birthday party that would be fun for her son, great in pictures and still stylish enough to share with her friends. Not pleased with the quality she found at online party stores or with schlepping all over town in search of coordinating decor and custom invitations, founder and creative director Kim M. Byers, decided to launch a stylish online party shoppe full of birthday, girlfriend gathering and holiday fun that could be delivered right to your door in a matter of days. You have the check it out! Seriously fantastic.
What celebration would be complete without The Party Dress! Created by Kelly Lyden, The Party Dress is a website dedicated to all things entertaining. It provides daily eye candy and entertaining tips to encourage readers to get creative! The Party Dress focuses on everyday ideas, children’s birthday parties, theme parties and special events such as bridal and baby showers, and weddings. It provides countless ideas for planning a modern party, and showcases the newest products in the market. And just check out these fantastic Easter Brunch Ideas! I actually did the center piece with the Peeps and the jelly beans for this year's Easter dinner table. Fabulous!!
I stumbled upon this blog and thought the creativity and style that Chris Nease puts into every celebration she touches was truly spectacular. Chris started Celebrations At Home with the idea of making the smaller celebrations in ones life, stylish and memorable. Take a look at her site, you'll see she is succeeding in the stylish department for sure!!
Ran across this amazing idea from onecoolpick.com. The company is called ticings™. They create decorative edible icing sheets that quickly add modern design features to cakes, cookies, brownies and cupcakes. it’s as simple as peel and press! ticings dot-free, photographic quality art brings instant originality to your baked products, and the flavor of your frosting is the only thing you’ll taste. Hello? Is this not amazing or what?? Go check them out at: http://ticings.com
Thats all for now! As I find more inspirational sites I'll be sure to add them.
