Pretty in Pink

       Sorry it has been a while.  The end of school was hectic, and I have been without internet for a couple of weeks.  I finally got it fixed yesterday.  Thank goodness.  I am not addicted to the internet, but I did miss it (the convenience).  Anyways, on to my post....Pretty in Pink.  My daughter turned 4 this month, and one of her friends turned 3 about a week earlier.  So, we (her mother and I) decided to have a little co-party.  We decided about 3 days before the party.  We had to "throw it together."  Even so, it turned out well....It was a Princess Tea Party Picnic (a mouthful, right?).
       Our colors were pink and black with white polka dots.  I used white platters and some pink fabric I had from another party and bought a small piece of the black and white polka dot fabric.  I was trying to be frugal as always.

       The black balloons are from Hobby Lobby, and the two princess balloons are from the Dollar Tree.

       A closer look at the table top:

       I used my cricut and scrapbooking supplies to create a few personalized details.  First, I created the two profile signs for the front of the table.  I put the girl's names on them.

     

       Secondly, we created some cupcake topppers using the cricut again.  We attached black streamer to the back of each one creating a ruffle.  Simply cut a length of steamer and fold it in half.  Run adhesive tape on the back of the circle pleat the streamer as you attach it.  Cut off any excess and add a second circle to the back so that the toppper is two sided.

       Next, I added ribbon, a paper flower, and a rhinestone to inexpesive clear cups.  Here we filled them with stawberry wafers, but you could use them for drinks or fruit, etc.

       For party favors, I purchased some small pink and white popcorn boxes from Walmart.  We attached more homemade medallions to the front of each one and added the same black pleated steamer to the top inside of each box.  As you can see, one of  the fillers was a pinwheel.  Though our colors included pink, we had a few boys attending.  So, we gave them blue pinwheels in white boxes.  The pinwheels were three for a dollar at the Dollar Tree, where we also bought candy bracelets and ring pops for the boxes.



       Since our party was in the park, we set up a blanket for the girls and one for the boys where they could eat and play.  The girls had plastic jewelry, crowns, and a tea set.  The boys had bubbles, bug catchers, and airplanes to assemble.  Most of these items came from the Dollar Tree also.

As a side note, the airplanes were huge and were a big hit.  My sons decorated theirs the next day with markers and stickers!