Karsyn's First Birthday Party Part I

Karsyn's first birthday party was this weekend and it was a huge success. If you can't tell it was ladybug themed and we had way too much food and sweets, but everyone had a good time. I will be posting several tutorials in the next few days on how I made several of the items from the party.

The favor boxes contained bubbles, a bug catching kit, a big ladybug crayon I made, a ladybug coloring book I put together, stickers and ladybug antennae. I also made ladybug cookies they could take home and had bags for the candy bar.

Paper drinking straws....I love them

Ladybug hat, Aunt Crystal made

chocolate cupcakes

ladybug outfit, love the shoes too

Homemade shrimp spring rolls..delicious

Cake pops

Homemade Coconut Ice Candy-I got this idea from Hello Naomi and thought it was such a cute idea. Recipe  is super easy. 1 1/2 bags coconut, 1 can condensed milk, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 pound powdered sugar. Blend all ingredients together, press 1/2 of the mixture into a 7x7 greased pan, tint the other 1/2 whatever color you wnat and press on top of the first layer. Powder your hands with more powdered sugar to help reduce sticking. Refridgerate to harden before cutting into squares.

Smash cake w/ sparkler 1

Strawberry ladybug ccupcake

LOVE these

Silverware and napkin cady, Sewed felt grass and "fence" on to the outside

bottom layer chocolate with chocolate fudge center, top layer strawberry. French buttercream frosting. Fontant ladybugs

Homemade Chocolate covered oreos-tutorial to come 

Candy Table

Ladybug drops, cookies, saltwater taffy, homemade chocolate ladybugs, chcolate covered oreos

Homemade chocolate ladybugs (tutorial to come)

Highchair decorations

Balloons for the party

Candy sticks, licorice wheels, licorice, rock candy, Cake pops (before they were placed)

Fondant covered ladybug shortbread cookies (tutorial and recipe to come)

Homemade thank you cards (still need to send these out)

Invites I made, aren't they adorable!!!

Ladybug coloring book, I found coloring pages online and printed them off to make a coloring book, put a red pice of paper as a cover and glued black dots

 

Play kitchen my husband and I made for her (more to come on that)