Flamingo Party Ideas

Have you noticed flamingos everywhere lately? They are mentioned in many of the blogs I read and I have seen a lot of products around with flamingos printed on them. I thought it would be fun to put together an idea board for a party featuring flamingos.  This theme would be great for a summer party, a little girls pool party, or even a girls night in with your closest friends.  I can see the pink drinks now. Yummy! 

Picture Sources

1. DIY your flamingo invitation like these from Jacinda Haye-Leah.

2. Snack on beautiful pink and turquoise macarons like these from Sweet Style Blog.

3. Put pink popcorn in these polka dot bags and write a message in gold. By 100 Layer Cake.

4. Serve your drinks in these cute flamingo cups from Ikea.

5. Why not match your phone case to your party? From ShopLaBellaVia on Etsy.

6. Give your guests something to take home in these favor bags from Oh Happy Day.

7. Eat off of these pink and white striped paper plates from our shop.

8. Decorate around your house with these yard ornaments from Oriental Trading.

For more ideas, take a look at my flamingo party ideas Pinterest board.

Enjoy!

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July everyone! How are you celebrating today? We are having some friends over and we are firing up the grill for a traditional barbecue.  To celebrate some more, I made this snack for my daughters today.  It's watermelon cut in a star shape on a striped straw, and some blueberries.  Hope you get to enjoy this holiday!

And The Winner Is...

Comment number 2 from LisaD! I used Random.org to get number 2.  Congratulations Lisa! You will be receiving the set above shortly.  Hope you have a great ice cream get-together!

An Ice Cream Get-Together & A Giveaway!

Now that the sun is out and it feels like summer, you probably want to get together with your friends and enjoy the nice summer evenings. However, it's not always easy to find the time to cook dinner for so many people. Invite them over for ice cream instead!  I just recently did this with my friends and it was great.  I haven't seen my friends in a while and it was so nice to get together and catch up.  We sat on my balcony on a beautiful Saturday evening and ate ice cream with toppings.  Everyone was relaxed and the kids had a great time playing outside together. Best of all, it was so easy.  All you have to do is buy some ice cream and some toppings such as sprinkles and chocolate chips and you're done! Your guests will love piling up their ice cream just like when they were kids. You can even put ice in a cooler or a bucket and use it to bring your ice cream with you and meet everyone at the lake for an after-dinner treat.

I used these ice cream cups and spoons that I sell in the shop and although it was something small, it made it just a little bit more special. It would also be great to use these cups on a normal weeknight and have ice cream and toppings for dessert. The kids will love it! The set comes with two small wooden scoops that are perfect for picking up sprinkles.

And so that you can enjoy a nice summer evening with ice cream, I am giving away one set of these ice cream cups and spoons.  It includes 10 ice cream cups, 10 mini wooden spoons, and 2 wooden scoops for your toppings.  There are a couple of ways to enter the giveaway:

1. Leave a comment here.
2. Leave a comment on our facebook post about this giveaway.

You can enter twice by posting a comment in both places.

That's all! I will pick a winner randomly next Thursday, June 20 2013 at 9am my time (GMT+1). The winner will be announced in a blog post and will also be notified personally if possible.

Good luck!

This giveaway is now closed.

New Look and Online Store

Some of you may have noticed that we have a new look around here.  That's because we updated our logo and colors to match those of our new online shop!  It's taken months, but it is finally live.  I wanted to make available the pretty party supplies that I love.  We are also selling our party printables there. So you can get everything you need for your party in one place!

You can get to the shop by going to www.shoppaperandpartylove.com, or by clicking on the shop banner on the right of this page.

At this time, the shop is available to those of you that live in Switzerland, as we can't ship internationally yet. You can still purchase our party printables from Etsy if you live outside of Switzerland.

I hope you enjoy it and check back often for new items!