All Dolled Up Barbie Party. Barbie Party Ideas.

Colorful Barbie Party Ideas

Party Planning

As I was planning my daughter's 7th Birthday Party she jumped from theme to theme until she decided on an All Dolled Up Barbie Birthday Party. I needed some ideas and came up pretty empty handed. I could not believe there wasn't anything on google search for a COLORFUL Barbie Party. Of course, there are some awesome Barbie party ideas on Google, but they all were black and pink. My baby wanted COLOR! It was especially disappointing not to find anything since mulitple stores have all this adorable All Dolled Up Barbie Party supplies.
Well, if anyone else is in need for a COLORFUL All Dolled Up Barbie Birthday Party ideas I've created one for my daughter and for you! I hope you enjoy and get inspired.



Party Theme & Supplies:

 We bought our All Dolled Up Barbie Party Supplies at Party City. You could also get it at Walmart. We bought Barbie plates, cake plates, napkins, wrapping paper, a banner, gift bag, and table cloths.

The Barbie wrapping paper looked cute taped to the bar (1st picture). I bought the Barbie gift bag for her presents, but it ened up being too small so I just used it as decorations. You could fill it up with flowers or just tie several balloons to it for a cute centerpiece.


Birthday Banner

I really liked the Barbie birthday banner, but I think I should have tied some ribbon or tulle inbetween the letters.


Cake & Sweets Table

This was the Barbie Cake Table. I wanted it simple and sweet but with lots of character and pop.

The colorful balloons just pulls it all together and the paper chain was an easy and fun craft that Madison was able to create for her party all by herself. We took it old school and made our paper chain out of cardstock and tape. It was cheap and a great addition to the cake table.

Close Ups of the Cake Table...

 A great way to add color to your cake table is with candy. Now days you can find candy in any color! I mean ANY COLOR and with creating a COLORFUL Barbie party it was an easy hunt. I bought Candy Dots, Pixie Sticks, and Jolly Rachers. Can we say sweet tooth?!

 Every party needs cookies and I'm so lucky to have a wonderful bloggin' friend who makes the best cookies! Kathia from Pink Little Cake Blog made these Barbie Inspired Sugar Cookies for Madison's birthday and everyone at the party loved them. She can ship them too, so if you want one of kind, amazing cookies you should go talk to Kathia from Pink Little Cake.

Party Favors

 I did simple Barbie Party Favors this year. I filled bags with Rodeo City Popcorn (YUMMY!!), added a Barbie Pencil, and a Thank You tag. I made the Thank You tag myself and printed them out.

Use colorful flowers to fill up your tables...

Strawberry cookies that my Mother-in-law made matched the party perfectly and tasted so good.

The glass jars are from my living room decor that I just added silk roses to. You may remember the jars from this post.  Instead of buying all new decorations go through your house and see what you can use for the party.

Tulle Pom-Poms & Flower Ball

I do not think I could get sick of tulle puffs and I'm loving the flower ball I made. So many places these can be used. I've used them for Jaxson's Nursery, Madison's Zebra Party & Zebra Room, wedding showers, photography, weddings, and parties.

I made a few tulle pom-poms and a flower ball and my husband hung them from the ceiling with curly string and a push pin. The flower ball was something new and different. Madison wanted flowers at her party, so it was a great way to incorporate them in. I will have a tutorial for the flower ball tomorrow.

Learn how to make your own tulle pom pom puffs here.

The Cake & Cupcakes

 I made the Barbie Cake and Cupcakes.

Learn more about the Barbie Cake Here.
Print out your own FREE Barbie Cupcake Toppers here


Making a wish...

Wow! My baby girl is 7 years old!! My oh my how the time flies.



Picture Backdrop

 Over the fireplace I pinned up a Barbie Table Cloth to use as a backdrop. I'm going to start doing this every year. This was a great location to take pictures with the Birthday Girl and for her to open her presents.


The Finger Food Table

 This was the table of the finger foods with half the food missing. I forgot to take a new picture with all the food setting out.

Great finger foods we had:
Crackers, Sausage, and Cheese
Cheese Dip (Crockpot) & Chips
Large Marshmellows on a stick covered in Pink Candy Melts
Colorful Rodeo City Popcorn in Watermelon, Key Lime Pie, Grape & Cotton Candy flavors
Pasta Salad (my favorite!)
Pinwheels (my other favorite!)
Barbecue/Jelly Meatballs (Madison's favorite)
Strawberry Cookies

Yum my mouth is watering just thinking of the finger foods.


Cover wallpaper with wrapping paper...

 If you look in the far corner you will see grape wall paper. YUCK.. Doesn't go with this Barbie Party, so I just covered it up with barbie wrapping paper :)


Close-up of the food table...

Pictures Left-Right

Large Marshmellows- on a stick and covered in pink candy melts. Kids loved them! Just cover a styrofoam square with wrapping paper and stick the marshmellows in.
The Fork Holder- Old candy dish I found at my mom's house.
My Plate of fingerfoods- Pasta Salad, Pinwheels, Popcorn, Crackers/sausage/cheese.
Pinwheels- My mother-in-laws famous pinwheels!



Birthday Girl enjoy...

Madison taking a break from playing to enjoy some finger foods.


Barbie Party Decoration Ideas

 Not only do I sugest finding things around your house to use for your party, but make things for your party that you can use in your house. I made the barbie wall art using a ceiling tile, paint, ribbon, and a boa. Easy, ADORABLE, and can be used as a bulletin board in Madison's room after the party is over.

Learn more about the DIY Barbie Ceiling Tile Bulletin Board Here

wow.. say that 3 times fast


Table Decorations

I dressed up a wired mannequin with a boa and some shades and used it as a table centerpiece. Dont forget to frame your childs birthday pictures and have them throughout the party.


Great Bounce House Company

 I've used Jump For Fun for 2 years now and really like the options you find. Jaxson's Mickey Mouse Party had a boys castle that went perfect with his theme and this pink castle went well with Barbie or a princess party.

Birthday Outfit

Don't forget an adorable outfit for the Birthday Girl!

Barbie Shirts can be purchased at Tutu Fairy.

Barbie Invitation

Mommy's girl...

Oh, how I love this girl! Happy Birthday Madison Dae!

I hope you enjoyed this Barbie Party and I hope it gave you some new ideas.

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DIY Easter Egg Wreaths {Your Creative Way}

{Your Creative Way}

"My go at the Easter Wreath. Thanks for sharing the tutorial."
-Christy

Photo from Christy D.

Christy from Kentucky stumbled across our Easter Egg Tutu Wreath Tutorial and made her own.  It's nice and full, full of color, and looks great hanging on her door.

If you would like to make your own Easter Egg Tutu Wreath like Christy {here is the link}.

"This was such a cheap and easy craft. Turned out better than I hoped. Now everyone wants one!"

Vicki S.

Vicki from California made an Easter Egg Wreath. I love the bunny rabbit and bow she added to it.

Learn how to make your own Easter Egg Wreath {HERE}.

Thanks ladies! I love seeing pictures of your creations :)

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How to make an Easter Tutu Basket {Tutorial}.

Easter Tutu Basket

{Tutorials}

I get several emails every year asking how to make an Easter Tutu Basket. You may remember {this Easter Tutu Basket} I made a few years back. Today, I finally had some time to create a new Easter Tutu Basket and write a tutorial.

I made my basket from an old ice cream container...

You will need:

Scissors

1/2" ribbon and 3/8" ribbon (I used Satin)

2-4 spools of Tulle (6" x 25 yards) Picture is 6" x 100 yds. You will not need that much.

Measuring Tape

Ice Cream container or plastic Easter basket

Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

Easter Tutu Basket Tutorial:

Gather your supplies and start cutting your tulle. I wanted my tutu to be 6" long, so I doubled it and cut it at 12" long.

You may be asking, "How much tulle do I use?".

Just measure around your basket in inches and that's how many knots you'll need. Then, times that by 4 and that is how many strands of tulle you will need to cut.

Example:

My basket is 30" around. I will need 30 knots. Each knot will contain 4 strands of tulle, so I will need to cut a total of  120 strands of tulle.

Simple enough right?

 After your tulle is all cut...

 gather 4 strands of tulle, line them up, and fold them in half.

Cut your ribbon 6" longer than you need. My basket was 30" so I cut my ribbon at 36".

 Tie a Larks Head Knot onto your ribbon, like the picture above.

 Do not tie your knots too tight. We want them to be 1" per knot. If you happen to make them tighter just use more knots at the end.

 All your knots should be added now.

Tie 2 small single knots in your ribbon. This will hold your tulle in place, so it doesn't move back and forth.

 With a hot glue gun, start gluing each knot to your basket.  Work your way all the way around.

 Tie your ribbon into a double/triple knot and cut away excess ribbon.

 You could stop here if you'd like, but I need that blue handle gone.

Start by tying 3 long strands of tulle at one side of the handle and wrap all three strands up and around your handle...

Glue your tulle as you work your way up and down. Now, your handle matches :)

 I used satin ribbon to cover the top trim of the basket. Just glue in place.

 Make 2 pretty satin bows and glue to each handle.

 Now, you have an unique one of a kind Easter basket. No one will ever know you use to eat ice cream out of it at 11 o'clock at night :)

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! If you have some tulle left over you should make a matching Easter Egg Tutu Wreath {like this one}.

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Valentine's Day Love Nest Wreath. {DIY Monday}

Love Nest Wreath

{DIY Monday}

I haven't made a Valentine's Day Wreath since the Heart Tulle Wreath a few years ago, so today I decided it was time for a new Valentine's Wreath.

I really like the way it turned out. Once I started adding the heart garland it looked like a little birds nest. I added two little love birds and broke up the heart garland with some red tulle.

 This Love Birds sign I bought from Hobby Lobby on sale.

 Mr. & Mrs. Love Bird

DIY and  have fun making a Love Nest Valentine's Day Wreath.

You will need:

Foam Wreath

3 Heart Garlands

Red Sparkle Tulle

Glue Gun & Sticks

Love Bird Metal Sign

Heart Ribbon

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Tutorial Tulle Pom Poms. DIY Tulle Puffs.

Tulle Pom Poms Tutorial

NEW updated tutorial from our post How To Make Tulle Pom Poms

SUPPLIES:

Tulle

I used 3 rolls. I wanted 3 colors in my Tulle Pom Pom.

Scissors

Measuring Tape

Ribbon

Gather all 3 rolls of tulle together and cut to make the strands even.

I wanted my Tulle Pom Pom to be 8".

Cut each strand of tulle 8" long. If you cut them in threes it takes less time then cutting them one by one.

For an 8" ball cut a total of 30 - 40 strands of tulle.

If you are making a bigger tulle pom pom cut more strands.

Push and line up your tulle. Pinch your tulle in the middle.

Cut an extra strand of tulle and tie in the middle securing it.

NEXT....

Gather each end of your tulle pom pom (one end at a time) and you will most likely have uneven strands of tulle.

Cut the uneven strands to make them even like above.

Add your ribbon to the tulle and secure it in a knot.

Fluff out your Tulle Pom Pom and you are FINISHED!

WASN'T THAT EAST?!

Hang up your new Tulle Pom Pom and enjoy!

Great for Birthday Parties, Weddings, and Kids Room Decor!!

I made Tulle Pom Poms for Madison's Diva Zebra Party and now they are in her Diva Zebra Room over her bed.

 

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