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2010
Alannah Rose Party – My Little Lala Turns Five – {bird} Party Inspiration
categories: alannah rose parties, baby, parties
Last weekend my little girl turned 5, we celebrated with a pretty pink and red lala bird theme, based around our lala bird invitations. The lala bird invitations were named after Alannah, I call her lala for short, so it was only fitting that she should celebrate with the lala bird party theme.
I had such fun with this party, I never grow tired of red and pink together it’s such an unexpected but pretty combination, and I found that there are endless options of bird things that you can pick up from all over the place to help set the scene.
above: customised lala bird party invitations from Alannah Rose; ‘la la’ on her party day. The gorgeous red and white party dress is from Little Gems.
above: Tissue paper pom poms, birds and hearts hung from the ceiling; gingerbread birds in cellophane wrap, I found the cookie cutter for these from Cute Cups on etsy here
above: the dessert table; happy birthday banner by paperklip; the stunning hydrangeas were ordered specially for me by Camberwell Florist; easy to follow instructions for the tissue paper pom poms can be found here
above: Jodi from Designer Cakes created this beautiful La La bird cake for me; the stunning pink and red roses also from Camberwell Florist (I can’t remember the name of the variety, but I’ll certainly be asking for them again).
above: lala bird party hats made by me with an extra special one just for the birthday girl
I kept the dessert table food to a theme of red, pink, chocolate, birds and hearts. Food included, cupcakes, gingerbread birds, sweets, candy kebabs, chocolate crackles, and heart shaped fairy bread.
As we had quite a few children at the party I also set up an area outside, this is where we served the hot food for lunch and played the party games.
The table centre piece was simply a handful of fallen branches that I collected, spray painted and placed in a vase, we then hung some lovely wooden birds from it that I found in Bed, Bath N Table, together with some crepe paper roses that I made.
All children love party games, and whilst we played some traditional favourites like pass the parcel, musical chairs and pinata, I wanted to also incorporate something on theme. I got the idea for these nifty little cups from the Eat Drink Chic blog, and thought they’d be great to use as ‘nests’ for the children to do an egg hunt. The child that found the most eggs got to choose a prize from the birdcage. (and of course they all got to keep their eggs).
The cups are super easy to make, simply buy plain paper cups, punch a hole either side at the top, insert ribbon and you’ve got a pretty little favour basket or candy cup.
Thirsty birds need drink: I love these pop top bottles (available at Safeway) they’ve got not artificial colours and flavours and they’re perfect for parties – it saves you time pouring drinks and eliminates spillages on the party table. I made the little labels to co-ordinate in with the rest of the stationery.
Sweet tweets: All little birds love a tweet (or treat) at the end of a party, I used our little lala bird party bag tags, and found these gorgeous little pink pegs on etsy here. Together with an assortment of lollies for the guests, each party bag also had a necklace gift ‘for pretty birds’ inside. The girls and I made these together, they’re simple and cost effective to make – just take a length of ribbon and thread some wooden beads onto it, tying a knot in between each bead – I then just slipped them into a cellophane bag.
My little lala bird loved her bird party, we’re already in discussions for the next one, and her little sister bells has put in a request for a new design for her party in July… stay tuned xx
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March 3rd, 2010 at 8:27 pm
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! absolutely divine!!!!!
this little bird could do with a little bird party just like that one!! ooh, maybe to celebrate a very special occasion in little bird land (shh, yet to be announced!) x
you are just so very, very clever suzi. GORGEOUS!! X
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Just gorgeous! A beautiful theme
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:56 pm
WOW! What a party. May I please be invited at your next party?
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:58 pm
Amazing! I wish more stores stocked your products here in Adelaide.
March 3rd, 2010 at 9:02 pm
thank you! you’re all so sweet! Sarah – our lovely online retailers can deliver to Adelaide if any of the local stores are out of stock. xx
March 3rd, 2010 at 10:43 pm
Oooh the suspense has been killing me. Thanks for ending it tonight. This is so absolutely beautiful, Suzi. You know we are detail girls and you have well and truly rocked it. Happy belated Birthday to your very own little Lala. xo
March 4th, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Yes, I too was waiting after the party hat sneak peek! As usual, another amazing party, with so many details! I can’t wait to share with my readers!
March 4th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
What amazing decorations. This must of been such a fab party!! Definately worth all the effort.
I look forward to seeing your next one
Cheers, Karen – lanternshop.com.au
March 5th, 2010 at 12:46 am
i adore this beautiful party, what a wonderful gift to your daughter!
March 5th, 2010 at 3:00 am
Wow! Your party is stunning! Beautiful!
March 5th, 2010 at 4:47 am
absolutely GORGEOUS!!! i LOVE the details of this perfect party! it’s way cute! you did an amazing job!
March 5th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
Amazing work! Congrats for making it on the Amy Atlas blog too! I feel so proud when I see Aussie’s on there
That bird cake is absolutely divine too – well it all is…
March 7th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
just gorgeous!
March 17th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Oh my goodness!!! What a gorgeous birthday party and I love the colour combination. Your little girl must have been delighted at the all the decorations and treats. I wish I was 5 again! Absolutely divine, all your photographs look like they’re straight from a magazine! I always drool over your wedding invitations and wished you had of been around when I got married, now I’m drooling over your 5 year old’s birthday party.
March 21st, 2010 at 8:51 am
Absolutely beautiful Suzi, now lucas will want a pink party – that is his favorite colour!
Your attention to detail was perfect as always.
March 27th, 2010 at 12:08 am
This party is adorable. I love the pink and reds and the little birdie. What a great celebration and I bet she had a great time.
March 29th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
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April 6th, 2010 at 2:05 am
I saw this on To Be Charmed and had to come over for a visit. This has to be the most elaborate party I’ve seen. I love every little thing you did. Amazing! Adorable!!!
April 11th, 2010 at 5:27 am
This is an absolutely beautiful party! I love all of the little details you used. My favorite is the outdoor table. Just beautiful. I am sure your little girl felt like a princess.
April 13th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Hi Suzi,
Just wondering if Designer Cakes has a website?? Ive been trying to search for them and cant find them anywhere =(
April 20th, 2010 at 11:50 am
WOW! Absolutely gorgeous party with amazing details!! Your daughter Ella’s Birthday was soooo adorable too and I just LOVE her skirt!! My daughters 3rd Birthday is coming up and I would love to buy her one to wear for her Birthday! Where would I find something like that??
May 12th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
devine!!!!
June 11th, 2010 at 11:52 am
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August 17th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
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November 3rd, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Hi Suzie,
I’m hoping you can help me with the details of the place you got the bunting above your outside table from?
Kindest Regards,
Sofi
November 3rd, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Hi Sofi
My mum actually made that bunting, but you could try amy at Giggleberry designs, I’m pretty sure she custom makes. x
Suzi