Garden Birthday Party

I could not wait to share this Garden Party from Melanie over at ewe hooo!, who just so happens to be our first sponsor -- yay! You might remember her super creative Mad Science invitations, which were the inspiration for Caitlyn's 6th birthday party. I'm a big fan of Melanie's tongue in cheek humor and whimsical hand drawn designs. Seriously, her work is unlike anything that I've seen.

Recently, Melanie designed a Garden Party collection for her niece's 4th birthday.

There were ewe hooo! touches all over. Melanie made the coordinating clay cake toppers, and fabric bunting for the cake and wreath (guest tutorial coming soon). The bubble wrappers, and party circles in the center of the flowers and favor bags all came from her collection.

Just in time for Spring, this Garden Party collection is now available in ewe hooo!'s shop.

End of 2010

I've been planning my kids' birthday parties for years. But it wasn't until June when I decided to start this blog to share some of my ideas. I was a complete newbie to the blogging world, but I fortunate enough to come across some wonderful bloggers early on. I will always be grateful for Melanie at ewe hooo!, Kate of Kate Landers Events, and Jillian from Catch My Party for featuring my parties when I only had a handful of followers.

Recently, Kate showcased my Mad Science and Under Construction parties, along with dozens of other "extraordinary parties for children" from 2010 on her blog. And today, the Mad Science party was selected as one of Jillian's favorite parties of the year. Her site features so many amazing parties, I'm totally blown away to have even been considered. What an incredible way to end 2010!