Wednesday 30 November 2011

Little Miss and Mister Men Party..

As my birthday and my daughter's birthday are a week apart, this year we decided to have one big combined party.. I love to create parties around story books and since Imogen loves reading the Little Miss and Mister Men books, I thought this was the perfect theme.. God blessed us with a beautiful summer day which was perfect for outdoor activites and ice-creams!!

Here some pictures of the party.. Enjoy..

The invitation had three layers which fanned out..
Guests were asked to wear a bow or a mustache for fun..

The entrance had little miss and mister men stickers
for each guest to wear.. It was a great talking point..
Banners were made out of story book pages.. Easy and an in-expensive idea..

Bright coloured lanterns, character balloons and number “2 & 9”
balloons were placed around for extra colour.. 

Along with a play-gym, trampoline and sand pit for the kids,
little reading areas where placed with little miss and mister men books..
Children’s table and chairs had colouring inpages with little miss and
mister men pictures.. And a tin of bubbles is always a winner..

The food tables had bright table cloths (plastic) and boxes wrapped in
spotted paper to continue the bright coloured theme..
Jelly oranges were nice to eat during a summers afternoon..
Although they did melt pretty quick..

  Chinese boxes filled with popcorn and pretzels were a hit
with both kids and parents..
Red velvet cupcakes.. Which did not last long..

Carrot, celery and capsicum sticks in aioli dressing cups are a nice savoury snack..
Ice-cream palour was a big winner with both kids and adults..
Ice-cream and sorbet were served to suit everyone’s diet needs.. 

The cakes were large cupcakes (one vanilla and one chocolate)..
Mini blueberry muffins were great for the kids..
The birthday girls wore matching (handmade) ‘Little Miss Birthday’ necklaces..

A photo booth was set up so the adults could have a little fun..
A sign explainig the booth was displayed along with lips,
bows and signs for extra fun..

Some great shots by all were taken..

 
 Little Miss goody bags for the girls..
Which included a Little miss book, handmade hair clips,
character glasses, bubbles and lollipops..

Mister Men goody bags for the boys..
Which included a Mister men book, handmade bow tie,
character glasses, bubbles and lollipops..

 The adults got a love lollipop to lick..
Thank you cards were printed with a personal message
and attached to photo booth pictures..

 The littliest miss birthday girl had lots of fun..
(and sleep really well that night!!)

Sunday 13 November 2011

For my little girl...

As each piece of furniture arrives at Jodé Designs, it is very hard to not fall in love and keep them for my little girl (or future children).. I usually try to resist and remind myself that I already have a high chair and don't need three of them!!. But when these little beauties came along I had to keep them.. So this last week I have been restoring a child's cradle and rocking horse for my little girl...

Here is some pics to look at.. Enjoy..




Sunday 6 November 2011

Found a home...

Well it has been a busy couple of weeks of selling for Jodé Designs, which we are very excited about! The 1950's Singer Sewing Machine (from 'Finding Gems'), the Rocking Horse (from 'Another little horsey'), the Change Table (from 'Baby + Nappies = Change table') and one of the high chairs (from 'I can still remember') have all gone to new homes... I am blown away by the response I am getting over each piece of furniture created and are contiually grateful for every encouraging word... As I am now all out of items for sale, it is back to the sanding, painting and singing for me!!... More stock to show soon...