A Shabby Chic First Communion {Customer Parties}

I'm excited to share this oh so lovely customer party with you today. It was sent in by Jennifer, who had me create a custom package for her sweet daughter's first communion. You can check out Jennifer's blog, Life on the Prairie, and more of the communion party photos here.

There's something about soft pinks, lace and baby's breath that just makes me feel at peace :) I originally designed these shabby chic printables as birthday party decorations, but I've now had several people ask me to customize them for a christening or baptism as well so I have added a package to the shop.

Check out the sweet party pics below to see how you can use the shabby chic printables for a christening or first communion!

 I absolutely love the precious pink cake topped with a fondant bow and rhinestone cross!

Little Birdie Birthday Party

Back in April, my little cousin Sophie celebrated her 2nd birthday in style with this adorable little birdie birthday party. Planned at the last minute (as usual), my aunt and I used a bright spring color palette of yellows, pinks and greens to put together this pretty party.

I custom designed all the paper goods for Sophie's birthday bash, and you can find them in the shop soon.  Here's a little peak into Sophie's day...

Summer Birthday Party Decorations

With the May long weekend marking the unofficial start to summer, I've found myself drawn to brighter, lighter and more cheerful prints these days. I'm busily working on adding new printable party decoration packages to the shop, so here's a sneak peak! The package features modern patterns in sweet pastel colors and includes everything you need to create a chic summer birthday party.

You can purchase the compete birthday party printable package in the Haute Chocolate shop. The package includes everything you need for a pretty summer birthday party, including: birthday banner, pennant banner, cupcake toppers, cupcake wrappers, favor tags, welcome sign, party signs, food labels/tent cards, water bottle labels, napkin wrappers and drink flags.

Vintage Train Birthday Party {Customer Parties}

This past weekend we took our son Gabriel to see Thomas at Heritage Park here in Calgary. It was a a beautiful Spring day, and we had so much fun being outside, riding on the trains and meeting Thomas.

Due to his love of trains, I designed a train themed party package for Gabriel's 2nd birthday back in December. I still have to post the photos from his party, but today I'm excited to share these photos from one of my lovely customers. Meridith put together this fabulous birthday party for her son Harrison's birthday.

I love the train track going around the snack table, such a cute idea!

Here's a look at some of the decor items from the vintage train party package, including a personalized welcome sign, water bottle labels, cupcake toppers and favor tags.

My favorite detail from the party are these train sugar cookie favors, designed to match the train from the printable party package!

Looks like both the kids and adults had fun riding on the train!

Happy birthday Harrison, thanks for sharing your special day with us!

{Vendor Credits}

Cookie Favors: The Traveling Tea Party, LLC
Printable Party Decorations: Haute Chocolate
 

Mallory's Winter ONEderland Birthday Party {Customer Parties}

I'm excited to share this adorable Winter Wonderland themed first birthday party with you today! Amanda first contacted me about an invitation for her daughter Mallory's birthday party. She wanted a Winter ONEderland theme and loved this invitation design from the shop featuring a lavender & aqua color palette and delicate little snowflakes.

She also asked me to design and print some custom coordinating party supplies for her - I love how everything turned out! I created custom water bottle labels, favor stickers, blank food labels (which Amanda then filled in herself), a welcome sign, and thank you cards.  Here are some pics from the pretty party!

Amanda served a variety of desserts and had set up a hot chocolate bar - a must-have for any winter themed birthday party!

The guest of honor was the main focus of the party (as she should be!) with all kinds of photos and her favorite items featured throughout the party decor.

I love how Amanda created this circle garland banner from photos of Mallory's first year and strung it across the fireplace. Amanda just used a round cookie cutter and exacto knife to cut out the photos, punched a hole at the top and use ribbon to string up the banner - any easy DIY with lots of sentiment!

For party favors, Amanda created instagram magnets of Mallory and placed them on a large display board so that guests could grab one on their way out - a sweet idea to celebrate the birthday girl :)

Thank you Amanda for sharing the photos of Mallory's party! You can check out Amanda's blog - where she writes about her adventures in cooking - Cooking at Home

Crushing on Coral + Gray

It's a cold and dreary Sunday here in Calgary, but I've been working on bridal shower orders all day to keep the blues away. One of the hottest colors for Spring/Summer 2013 is coral. Our most popular invitation right now features coral chevron with delicate gray lace details. Today I was inspired to put together a wedding board featuring these pretty colors!

{Photo Sources}

 Ombre Coral Ruffle Cake via Wedding Bells | Coral & Gray Chevron Invitation via Haute Chocolate | Coral Bouquet via Wedding Chicks |  Clutch via Style Me Pretty | Coral & Gray Drink Straws via Bab's GiddyGappers | Coral & Gray Macarons via Confectioner's Counter

The invitation also comes with several coordinating printable items to help you plan the perfect bridal shower!

{Find all the Coral & Gray Chevron Bridal Shower Printables in the Shop}

Printable Bridal Shower Recipe Cards

I have received several requests lately for printable recipe cards to match our bridal shower invitations. I love the idea of including a recipe card with the invitation and asking guests to fill out their favorite recipe to bring to the shower to create a collection for the bride-to-be.  What a great way to start of married life with a collection of tried and true recipes from your closest friends and family!

Due to the number of requests I have received for recipe cards, I decided to add several in the colors & designs of our most popular invitations. Here's a sample of the chevron recipe cards to match our most popular invitation design right now!

  

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Get the Recipe Card

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