I’m really loving these delightfully sweet little flower arrangements. So perfect for a spring baby shower or a darling little girl’s party. My daughter’s 3rd birthday is coming up in September, and these are the exact colours I’ve chosen for her party (but more on that later!) These little cuties could serve as centerpieces, and can even double as party favors, and guests can keep the pretty tea cups long after the flowers fade.

You will need:

 -Vintage tea cups

-2 small roses, 1 large rose, 1 dahlia bud, 1 stem of sedum per arrangement

-Cardstock

-Calligraphy pen

-Long toothpicks

Instructions: 

1. Fill tea cups with cold water.

2. Cut stems of roses about 1 inch short and place them in the teacup.

3. Fill in the space between the roses with sedum and then added a dahlia bud poking up out of the side.

4. Cut a piece of cardstock about 1.5 inches wide and 8 inches long.

5. Fold the cardstock in half and cut a v at the end so it looks like a ribbon.

6. Tape a long toothpick to the inside of the flag and then write your message on each flag using a calligraphy pen. 

Images via: {Project Wedding}

If you’re searching for bright and cheerful ideas for an upcoming spring or summer party, think polka dots! So fun, and colourful, and what little girl wouldn’t love them? I’m really loving the stunning, ultra modern polka dot cake, decorated using colourful sugar cookies, and topped with a giant cookie on a stick. Create gorgeous lollipop decorations /centerpieces, by wrapping long skinny vases with polkadot paper, then filling them with giant dot cookies on a stick. Use polkadot ribbon as accents to create a fabulous modern look! 

Images & ideas via: {Project Wedding & I am Baker}

After I saw the gorgeous centerpieces Jessica created for her daughter’s peaches and cream birthday party, using raffia flowers, I went in search of a tutorial, and didn’t have to look very far. I found these beautiful pictures of raffia flowers on Jessica’s blog, and a great video tutorial via Martha Stewart. I absolutely love these little raffia creations, not only because they’re gorgeous, but because they evoke nostalgic feelings, of market days growing up in the Caribbean, when the streets would be lined with market ladies selling baskets decorated with colourful raffia flowers, (much like the one in the Martha Stweart video). I’ve got to try them out someday!

This week I featured the Blooming Baby Shower/ First Birthday Party Theme, and I thought I’d throw out some more ideas surrounding the theme.  Pictured above are some great “blooming” centerpieces which double as party favours. See the How To Guides here: Paper bag centerpieces, flower boxes, potted orchids, floral cones.

Don’t be afraid to hang different types of decorations from your ceiling, as long as you choose co-ordinating shapes & colours, to keep things from looking like a circus! I love the way the girls over at Silly Bee’s Chickadees pulled it together using various shades of yellow tissue balls, tissue pom poms & paper lanterns. Notice how all the decorations are of similar shape, & how the varying shades of yellow add interest. A fabulous decoration idea for pretty much any theme colour! I’m imagining various shades & pink for a little girl’s party & lovely greens for a neutral baby shower. Of course you can mix it up even more if you have two theme colours, for instance fuchsia & orange, or yellow & green.

Here’s a great idea for easy to make, and very pretty ballerina cupcake toppers if you’re planning a ballerina party. You can view the tutorial over at Composing Hallelujahs, and visit Homemaking Fun for even more ideas.

Tissue balls stapled together and hung from the ceiling like Chandeliers can make amazingly beautiful decorations for a baby shower or birthday party. Martha Stewart provides a DIY guide.

You can buy tissue balls in the UK from Party Domain. However, Bulk Party Supplies in the US seems to have a much greater variety, and I suspect they ship worldwide.