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Madeline’s birthday party was last weekend, and I know I used some of the photos for my ten on ten, but I thought I’d share a little more about the party.
Right now Mad’s favorite things are ladybugs so she picked that as her theme.
Luckily for me, it was pretty easy to make a ladybug cake.
I just used regular round 9″ cake pans, and a 5″ inch pan for the head, which was trimmed on one side to fit together with the body of the ladybug.
Then I added about a gallon of red food gel to the white frosting and drew spots with pre-made black frosting (thank goodness for Wilton!) I also used the black on the head and the stripe down the middle and used black pipe cleaners for the antenna and legs.
Susannah was quite concerned with the lack of eyes but since we’ve never actually seen a ladybugs eyes she was willing to let it go.
(After a long discussion, during which I reassured her that yes, ladybugs do have eyes, you just can’t see them. She was pretty worried for a while.) ;)
I can’t seem to bring myself to have a party without cupcakes so I made a few of those as well. I thought about attempting ladybug cupcakes but ran out of time/steam so I just frosted some of them red, some white, and some chocolate.
I guess if I was honest with myself, the real reason I wanted cupcakes was so I could use my cute little homemade cupcake stands for the first time.
I made them with 3″ unfinished wooden candlesticks and 3.25″ unfinished wood circles.
A quick coat of paint and a dot of glue and they were ready for use.
(Inspiration for these found here.)
And yeah, that’s my “painting box.” I’ve been using it a lot lately because my craft table is buried under an avalanche of supplies that need to be put away.
Ahem.
Sigh.
I love cupcakes.
And cupcake stands.
So cute.
The girlies woke up to a balloon surprise in the doorway of the bedroom. (Madeline was still kicked out of her room due to my extreme slowness in getting it put back together. Poor kid.)
Are all kids randomly weird or just mine?
I probably should have considered the fact that all of the balloons would still be floating around my house for weeks because my kids love them like pets or something.
The decorations were really easy, just some streamers twisted on the wall and some tissue poms hanging from the ceiling.
Hobby Lobby saved me from trying to make my own polka dot balloons, which I’m sure would have been a mess. Sharpie on latex doesn’t dry very well. I know this from experience (ask Jeremy about his balloon drawings).
Susannah got to skip her nap to go have the balloons aired up so everything in her world was pretty much perfect at that point.
More balloons? Perfect.
No nap? AWESOME!
For the table I just added some black streamers to the red plastic cloth and stuck some ladybug stickers on top.
There really are no words to describe the wildness that lives inside this child.
Madeline was too embarrassed (sound familiar, anyone?) to blow out her candles so Billy helped her.
I know this quality of this photos is terrible but it was the only halfway decent one I got of the girls painting their ladybugs.
Billy, in true boy fashion, painted his entirely black. :)
And his hands.
And face.
So that was our party.
Nothing fancy, just fun with family.
And hopefully that will at least sorta make up for her room not being ladybug-themed.
But that’s a whole different story.
Parties I link to: Craft-O-Maniac, Lines Across My Face, Sew Can Do, Sew Chatty, C.R.A.F.T., Making the World Cuter, Skip to My Lou, Creating My Way to Success, Moms Crazy Cooking, The Girl Creative, The Southern Institute, Chef In Training, Confessions of a Stay at Home Mom, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Sweet Little Gals, Vintage Wanna Bee, Sugar Bee Crafts, Funky Polkadot Giraffe, The Kurtz Corner, Todays Creative Blog, Tip Junkie, Reasons to Skip the Housework , Mandy’s Recipe Box,Rook No. 17, the Sasse Life, Trendy Treehouse, My Girlish Whims, Handy Man, Crafty Woman, Sew Much Ado, Polka Dots on Parade, Night Owl Crafting, Ginger Snap Crafts, Southern Lovely, Seven-thirty-three, House of Hepworths, The Crafty Blog Stalker, Somewhat Simple, Something Swanky, A Glimpse Inside, Crafty Scrappy Happy, Fireflies and Jellybeans, 5 Minutes Just for Me, Delicate Construction, Simply Sweet Home, Tidy Mom, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Fun to Craft, Creation Corner, Kojo Designs, Simply Designing, Thirty Handmade Days, Sassy Sites, Tatertots and Jello, Bacon Time, Flamingo Toes, Six Sisters Stuff, Sweet as Sugar Cookies, Naptime Creations, Crazy for Crust, A Little Nosh, Lolly Jane Boutique, Head2Head Showdown Saturday, Between U & Me
My entry into Just Something I Whipped Up sponsored by Appliances Online and the Bosch Washing Machines
OAK House 5. said:
Great Party!!! Love the theme, the cake and I am a big fan of at home birthday parties!! I’m your newest follower!!
apocketfulofnotes said:
Love, love the ladybug theme! My girls would love this!
heather said:
yes, there IS a word.
and it’s ANGELA.
it’s the only one i can think of.
Grammie Kim said:
So, does Madeline like the Lady bug game? Or is it too frustrating for her yet? McKinley plays her pretty well.
Your lady bug party was adorable. I am very impressed with all the cute decor!
Jill said:
Looks like a great birthday party Rebekah! Love the ladybirdness of it all!! :)
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
Jodi said:
What a cute party. I love the cake too. Turned out great.
Meeha said:
Awesome party! I especially love the ladybug cake and the sweeter than sweet muffin mini-stands! Visiting from Making the world cuter – my entry is http://meehameeha.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to-make-faux-wallpaper.html
Erin @ Making Memories said:
What an adorable cake!!!
audra said:
Very cute! Love the cake :)
renosparksmom said:
I just threw my daughter’s first birthday with a ladybug theme. That cake is amazing! And can I just say how much I like the twisted crepe paper? I’ve never even thought of that before. Totally pinned on my party ideas board. Found you by way of Craftomaniac’s linky party.
Mrs. Delightful said:
This is too cute! I would love for you to link up at my Linky party via: http://ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com/2012/03/show-me-what-you-got-linky-party-6.html
Mrs. Delightful
http://www.ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com
Megan said:
What an adorable party. That cake is just adorable! I found your blog through the Vintage Wanna Bee link party. Megan
Conni said:
Lovin the ladybug theme! hmm.. next year for my birthday?? Thanks for sharing your ideas!
nancy pfeifer said:
super cute party! I love ladybugs….the backdrop with streamers is awesome!
Alexis Lohrke Tanner said:
What a cute party idea! And the cake looks awesome! I’ll have to remember that next year when my daughter turns 2. I would love for you to link it up to my first link party. I know my readers would love it too! http://weliketolearnaswego.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-i-learned-wednesday-1.html
alex said:
I love this! my youngest adores ladybugs, so I’m always looking for fun things for him to do that are ladybug related. love the red and black streamers!
Jaime said:
The party looks like so much fun! I love that wall; I pinned it so I could remember it the next time I have a party!
We’d love to have you at our new link up party: http://www.waywardgirlscrafts.com/2012/03/wayward-weekend-9.html if you’re interested =)
six sisters said:
This ladybug party is amazing! Sooo cute! You went to a lot of work. We love it! Thanks for linking up to “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” We loved having you and hope you’ll be back! -The Sisters
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