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Well here we are back from a lovely weekend and a fantastic and fun rainbow party!
Alannah had an amazing time, she was so happy the entire day, and I  thought I’d share the pics with you.

Keeping with our our rainbow theme and inspired by the book ‘You, Me and the Rainbow’ I introduced a heart element into the invitation design as well as some of the design elements in keeping with the rainbow ritual in the book ‘sending a rainbow from my heart to yours’.
We were both really excited about this theme, it was so much fun to work on.
Above: Our new ‘wrap me in rainbows’ party invitations created especially for this party; Miss Alannah loving every bit of her 6th Birthday; ‘wrap me in rainbows’ party hats
Above: Rainbow party hats – Alannah loves party hats, so these were a special request from her, now available as a printable party file;
Favours – guests were given ‘Cookie Love’ take home rainbow gingerbread hearts; The kids party table – one of my favourite things and a fabulous find that I used for this party were the garlands – you can’t see much of them in the pics, but I strung them all over the roof, mainly in white, with some bulk colour for the rainbows. These were not actually garlands, but strings of wool! Yes wool, it’s called snowball and you can purchase it in 25 metre lengths in a multitude of colours from Lincraft or Spotlight for around $3.50. A bargain!

Above: The Sweets and Candy Table – The hanging cloud with rainbow hearts was purchased from etsy seller The Rainbow Room, Clara very kindly adjusted the design to have hearts rather than rain drops for me; The Cake - I first saw the rainbow cake over at my lovely friends Hip Hooray, for instructions to make head on over to Whisk Kid. For our version I wanted Alannah to be involved – she finger knitted the wool decoration to wrap around the cake, and chose the unicorn on top out of selection of few cake toppers I found on etsy – this one came from the very talented Bunny with a Toolbelt. The number six was purchased from spotlight and I glued some printable paper with spray adhesive to the front so it would tie in with the other stationery pieces.

Above: The food - as we were having an afternoon party I didn’t want to make too many different dishes for the dessert bar, so we went with cupcakes – topped with the rounded tip of a candy cane, rainbow bark – white chocolate with crushed candy cane on top, heart shaped fairy bread – always a favourite, and rainbow striped gingerbread hearts – these took a fair bit of time to make, but I’m super pleased with the outcome even if I do say so myself! An assortment of coloured lollies were also added included smarties, jelly beans and twizzlers – rainbow coloured licorice!

Above: More sweet treats; Drink bottles – were dressed up with printable drink labels in our wrap me in rainbows theme

Above: The rainbow cake – it worked! It really is simple to make, and very effective – the papparazzi were in force!; Sweet Treats – I printed up little treat bags and filled with candy for guests to take home

Above: More Gifts - I couldn’t resist making up these  little personalised pocket mirrors to match the invitations. The poem on the hessian bag was ironed on with t-shirt transfer.

Entertainment - I wanted to sit back and enjoy the party this time around so I organised for Stephanie from Fairy Flutterby to entertain the guests. Stephanie is a fantastic entertainer and talented face painter. She kept the girls laughing with a magic show, dancing, games, facepainting and balloon sculpting – what more could you ask for! I highly recommend her.

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Stationery - All of the stationery items used in this party are now available for purchase through Alannah Rose as printable party files, you can view our ‘wrap me in rainbows’ printable party invitations and matching items here. So if you’re wanting to replicate this look, you can simply purchase the files and print off the paper pieces at home.

Twizzlers - from Sugar Station

Ribbon Cake stands from Tracey Lau

Rainbow Candy Cane - Big W

Cake Supplies – Wests

Rainbow Twine – The Twinery

Finally – A very special thank you to my mum, my husband, my two gorgeous girls that make me smile every day, my lovely friend Kerrin, and the mums that helped me on the day.

And finally to Amy Atlas who featured our little party on her blog today with the sweetest words – I’m so flattered! – I’m ever inspired by Amy’s work, and thrilled that she has featured one of our party’s again.

We have plenty of wedding inspiration here at Alannah Rose Stationery, but how about a little something for the first round of joy? the engagement!

We love the joyous moments that come with those four little words and dreamed up an outdoor engagement party full of black and white glamour. The perfect champagne (French of course!) glittery tea lights, delicious iced cupcakes and of course- that special ring!

Clockwise from top left: Alannah Rose She Said Yes Engagement Invitation, Cloud Nine cupcake from Cupcakes by Paolo, glass heart lantern from Emerald + Ella, black and white photo from Annie Q Photography via Polka Dot Bride, Nicolas Feuillatte Palmes D’Or Champagne from The Champagne Gallery, diamond ring from Charles Rose.

October is the month for all things spooky, with the Halloween season right around the corner, we thought our Spooky Spider Invitation and new matching Spooky Spider gift tags are just the ticket for your own spooky after dark party this month!

There’s no reason a spooky party needs to be limited to children- especially when there are such delicious treats like spooky cocktails, midnight treats and perfectly spooky costumes to play with! Why not throw a midnight spooky spider party with your friends? Make it a dress up theme and light the room with only the flickering of candle light. Serve spooky treats and don’t forget the cocktails!

Clockwise from top left: Spooky bat cookies from Cookie Couture, Alannah Rose Spooky Spider Invitation, Tulip centrepiece photo from Hostess With The Mostess, Black Widow cocktail recipe & photo from Talk Of Tomatoes, Plastic spiders from 24-7 Party Pak, ghost cake from Martha Stewart, Alannah Rose Spooky Spider gift tags, orange votive candle holders from Candles D-Light.

Well, what a whirlwind week it has been! Last week we were at the beautiful Royal Exhibition Buildings in Carlton for the Lifeinstyle/Kidsinstyle tradefair event, showcasing our gorgeous collection of boxed party invitations.

We met so many wonderful people, talented businesses and lots of our fantastic stockists. Thanks so much for stopping by to say hello, it was lovely to meet you all in person.

I want to say a special thank you to my mum, my gorgeous friends Nicole, and Prue from Gigi&Lulu who helped out – your talent, generosity and friendship knows no bounds.

Thanks also to the lovely Mandi at Babyology and Angela at Kidstylefile who featured us this week as one of their best in show, I’m truly thrilled. If you haven’t visited Babyology and Kidstylefile, they are a must for all the latest and greatest in kids products.

A special thanks also to the girls at Victoria Whitelaw, for my beautiful white Hyacinth arrangements, I had so many comments on them! xx

I came across the most gorgeous polka dot bunting today, perfect to go with a party themed around our new circus invitations.

Available through Giggleberry Designs on etsy. The great thing about fabric bunting is you can use it for the party, then hang it in your child’s bedroom, playroom etc, and then use it again for the next party!
They also do custom bunting, so if you were trying to achieve something more like what we’ve used in our photoshoot below, I’m sure they could oblige.

Above: Alannah Rose Rollup Circus Party Invitations, see here for stockists

It is literally pouring here in Melbourne today, so I thought what a better day to share these gorgeous shots from our recent photoshoot with you.
These gorgeous waterproof parasols by Boston Umbrella Co, would be a perfect gift for a little girl having a birthday with our new lala bird party invitations. Little girls LOVE umbrellas!

above: umbrellas from Boston Umbrella, Alannah Rose Lala Bird Party Invitations, available through selected stockists, pink and red pettiskirt from Princess Ratbag red pettiskirt by kaiya eve at mum and babe, photography by Little Bird, styling by gigi and lulu

I’m so excited today as I can finally give you a sneak peak of our gorgeous new range of boxed party invitations! Launching in March through selected retailers, the range consists of 20 delicious designs suitable for children’s parties, christenings, baby showers and celebrations.

We’ll be unveiling the full range in March, but for now here is a sneak peak of the photoshoot we did with the very talented Pru at Little Bird Photography.

The styling was done by the talented Prue of Gigi&Lulu who is a dear friend and creative wonder.

We used some gorgeous products for the shoot and I’ll be unveiling some more images in the coming weeks and how to create the look for your next party.
Above: Alannah Rose Lala Bird Party Invitations, Kaiya Eve Red Pettiskirt from Mum & Babe, Pink Pettiskirt and rosettes from Princess Ratbag, pink singlets by Big, Bunting by my lovely mum!, toadstools and bird cage stylists own.

If you’re a retailer and interested in stocking our new range, please contact us.