Kreative Kiddie Events

Brown & Green 75th Birthday Celebration

2010-03-29T14:04:00.001-07:00

A few snapshots from a party I designed for Mrs. Castillo's Surprise 75th Birthday Celebration. With springtime in the air, I couldn't resist using lots of fresh flowers. Beautiful ivory roses and green button bums were used in the cake and centerpieces that I created. The party was hosted by her three fabulous daughters and was so much fun to work on. Lots of great food, beautiful weather and wonderful guests!

Flower Girl

2010-03-25T08:19:00.001-07:00

My little girl came home from school and noticed some tutus I have been working on for my sister-in-law's upcoming wedding and insisted on trying hers on right away! Along with the gorgeous tutus, I also made floral pomanders for the flowers girls. I originally planned to make them out of fresh flowers the evening before the wedding, but decided that silk flowers would probably be best for the little munchkins since it would be so much lighter for them to hold. There will be a total of four adorable flower girls and I'm really excited to see them prance down the aisle! I can't wait for the big day to come...only a few more weeks to go.

Bridal Shower Love

2010-02-28T23:30:00.000-08:00

A beautiful celebration to shower a very special bride-to-be with tons of love and warm wishes as she prepares to say "I Do".

Hawaiian Luau

2010-02-20T01:52:00.000-08:00

Aloha and welcome to Chloe Ann's Hawaiian Luau 3rd Birthday Bash! For this event, Chloe's mommy, who is originally from Hawaii wanted a very classic, almost vintage island-inspired look for the party. During one of my shopping trips, I came across a beautiful island print fabric which became the inspiration for the entire party decor. I wanted the party to have a very natural and relaxed feel to it, but with an elegant touch of course =) I think everything turned out beautifully! Here are some photos from the event...

I had my sweet hubby cut several leaves from our Bird of Paradise and palm trees from our backyard to make this arrangement. I couldn't allow myself to cut anything off my real Plumeria tree (it's so hard to grow in Southern California), so instead of using the real thing, I found this lovely silk Plumeria branch at Michael's (for only $7.99) and to my delight, everyone thought it was real! Filled the bottom of the glass vase (also from Michael's $11.99) with tiny river rocks, added a natural sinamay ribbon and some fresh orchids to finish off the look.

Freshly cut palm leaves and palm leaf print paper lanterns added to the island feel of the party.

I found these adorable matching outfits from Motu Hawaii, a local Hawaiian shop. If you're in the Pacific Beach/Mission Bay area, you've gotta stop by and check them out...they carry a lot of authentic items (www.motuhawaii.com)

I found this gorgeous island print fabric at Walmart ($5 per yard, you'll need about 3 yards for a 6ft. long table) and made it into a beautiful overlay for the guest tables.

The best centerpieces are the ones that you can eat! =) Centerpiece consist of fresh pineapples, mangos, coconuts and bananas and centered beautifully between two tabletop tiki torches.

Fresh Plumeria and Hibiscus blooms adorns the gorgeous birthday cake.

Island-inspired goodies: chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies, chocolate covered macaroons, fried sweet plantain chips and bite size taro filled sesame balls.

Straw hats, hibiscus hair clips and tropical leis for the guests.

Custom water bottles (the adorable hula girl clip art reminded me of the sweet birthday girl)

A surprise hula performance for the guests to enjoy...

The adorable birthday girl, Chloe Ann =)

Pirate Adventure

2010-01-31T19:43:00.000-08:00

Ahoy Mateys! Captain Dylan celebrates turning 8 with a pirate adventure party! This event was a last minute request and being that I only had a little over 24 hours to put this together, I think it turned out quite adorable and the kids had an absolute blast!

Twilight Party

2010-01-30T18:51:00.000-08:00

A Twilight party to celebrate Alyssa's 12th Birthday...Go Team Edward! :)

I Love Pink!

2010-01-29T07:13:00.001-08:00

I just love it when the color scheme I'm working with is pink...it always makes me smile! :)

Under The Sea Soiree

2010-01-29T05:11:00.000-08:00

This is a beautiful "Under The Sea" themed party I recently created for my god-daughter, Lauren's 10th birthday celebration! I have always wanted to create a "Nautical" or "Mermaid's Tea By The Sea" party and was absolutely thrilled when Lauren asked if I could create this type of event for her. She had one request though...being that she was turning a whopping 10 years old, LOL!... she asked if I could create a more "grown-up/pre-teen" version (she said, "no Disney Mermaid decorations and no tea cups") So, this is what I created for her and she absolutely loved it!

Here are some gorgeous details from her party:

Lauren's custom made party invitations. I added raffia and seashells on it for an extra pretty touch before mailing them off to her guests.

This is one of my most favorite cake creations to date! To save on time and $$$, I went ahead and ordered a plain 2-tiered cake and then added my own decorating touch to it once it arrived at the party. It's amazing what a box of brown sugar, some seashells & starfishes and a few tropical flowers can do to a cake!

The live goldfish centerpiece was such a hit! It also doubled as a lovely party favor as each guest were given a goldfish to take home in an adorable mini fishbowl at the end of the party!

My starfish chocolate fudge cupcakes...they taste as sweet as they look!

Sweets by The Sea Candy Station

Enchanted Garden Fairy Tea Party

2010-01-29T05:10:00.000-08:00

For my daughter's 6th birthday celebration last summer, I created an Enchanted Garden Fairy Tea Party for her and eleven of her closest little fairy friends. We were blessed with the most gorgeous Southern California weather, which made it perfect for me to set up her party amidst the gardens in our backyard. Everything turned out beautifully and I couldn't have been more happier with the outcome...my little sweetheart had the most enchanting time ever!

Here is a look at some of the party details...

The adorable invitation I designed for her. Brianna was thrilled that she was able to help pin the flowers on the invitations before they were delivered to her guests.

A cute little signage I picked up on my way out of HomeGoods one day. I was able to customize it and it looked adorable on our lawn!

My beautiful birthday girl wearing a custom tutu dress I designed and created for her.

Brianna's favorite color is pink, so I incorporated that color into the linens as well as the entire tablescape decor. I added pink feathered boas to the satin chair sashes to give it a little whimsical touch.

A close-up of the table decor. An assortment of silk gerber daisies, tulips and roses were combined with fairy statues, butterflies and birdies to create an enchanted garden setting. I also included an iron bird cage in the center of the table to add to the whimsy feel. A pink paper parasol was the perfect addition to complete the look!

Definitely the sweetest spot of the party =)

A garden birthday cake made with love for my little sweetheart! I decided at the last minute to try out my cake baking skills...to my delight, the cake turned out adorable! I was inspired by the scroll design on the cupcake stand...

My garden fairy cupcakes were a hit with Brianna's little fairy friends!

Chocolate dipped butterfly cookies sprinkled with fairy dust.

Pink fairy tutus, fairy wings and floral halos greeted each of the guests as they arrived to the party.

My birthday girl enjoying tea time with her fairy friends...

A custom menu for my little fairy guests.

Fairy Fruit Sticks

The little fairies had the most enchanting time working in the "Secret Garden" to create their very own beautiful fairy flowers...

Happy Birthday to my sweet princess!

Shanghai Garden Tea Party

2010-01-29T05:09:00.001-08:00

Since this is my first attempt at the "blogging world", I am trying to play catch up and wanted to share a few parties that I've designed in the past. One of my favorites is this Asian-inspired tea party I created for my daugther, Brianna's 5th birthday celebration. Inspired by the beautiful cherry blossom gardens found in the Orient, I used different shades of pink linens and incorporated various paper lanterns and paper parasol umbrellas to create the perfect setting!

Guest tables were set underneath a tented canopy in our backyard. We were blessed with the most perfect weather!

The bamboo trees in our backyard worked out as a perfect photo backdrop! Here's a photo of my beautiful little birthday girl!

The cherry blossom tea set complimented the table setting perfectly! Check out the the napkin holder...it's in a shape of a traditional Chinese dress, so darn cute! (Tea set purchased at Wing Hop Fung, located in Chinatown, Los Angeles and the napkin holder was purchased at CostPlus World Market)

An assortment of paper lanterns and paper parasol umbrellas hung beautifully from above. I ordered these items online from: http://asianideas.com/index.html

The gorgeous cherry blossom birthday cake (designed by me and brought so beautifully to life by Tasty Bakery of San Diego)

A simple, yet elegant centerpiece! (Potted orchid from Trader Joe's, wooden basket from Pier 1 Imports and decorative Asian fan I picked up in Chinatown)

Seating fit for an empress! (Large asian fan purchased at Wing Hop Fung and decorative pillows were purchased at Marshall's)

As each guest arrived, they were greeted with an assortment of gorgeous Chinese dresses to choose from and were each presented with a paper parasol umbrella by the birthday girl!

The sweets table which featured delicious chocolate dipped fortune cookies!

Birthday Girl & Mommy

Pamper Me Spa

2010-01-29T05:07:00.000-08:00

I had such an amazing time planning and designing this event for Alexandra's 13th birthday. I can't begin to tell you how fun it was for me to spend an entire afternoon with a group of the sweetest teenagers ever! :) It was definitely a fun-filled relaxing afternoon of pampering the girls from head to toe! Some even commented that they felt like they were at a real-life day spa! How sweet!

Lush Spa Robes greeted each guests as they arrived.

A zen-like spa setting...

My delicious kiwi-lime "spalicious" cupcake creation!

Ballerina Princess Tea Party

2010-01-28T23:05:00.000-08:00

This party was just "tutu" cute for words! :)

Safari Adventure

2010-01-28T14:19:00.001-08:00

"Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My! Addison is turning two and wants to monkey around with you!"

Custom safari banner I put together for Addison

The adorable birthday girl sporting a custom safari tutu I designed just for her :)