Miss Party Mom's: Five For Friday {8.23.13}

Well hello! 

It's been a crazy week here at the MPM blog! We made history with a post that hit nearly nearly 800 views within a 24 hour period... (yes, that's a lot for this blog- do you think I'd be mentioning if it wasn't?!) We made some friends/fans and lost a few in the process... it is what it is! I will always write about what I'm feeling, whether or not I'm a party planner with a mainly 'party blog' doesn't really matter to me!

Whether you agreed with me or not- just remember my parties have no religious affiliation OR political views, they're just innocent bi-standers... I at least hope we can all agree that these next 5 choices in my top 5 categories are KILLLLL-ING it!

xo Party or Die xo
                                                                         kenna

1.) Party Planning

If you're in to parties, chances are you like Martha Stewart... I know I do! When I saw this party line she put out for JCPenney: MarthaCelebrations I was pretty excited about it. Lanterns, poms, fringe garland, candy dishes and more. The woman is on trend and serving up some great prices- plus, almost everyone has JCPenney in town... I mean, even I do...

2.) Home Decor

Not that I like zebras specifically or anything- but goodness I love this pillow ($23) from JazzberryBlue. I actually love a lot of the things in this shop that I stumbled across on Etsy and had a hard time choosing which image to use! They have these super cool big-city wall art maps that I'm planning a spot for in my house, including one of Los Angeles (where the shop is located, halla!) If you're in to ultra-modern meets surreal meets pop art meets abstract (I mean, who isn't?)... you just might love this shop too.

3.) Kids

Ok, so there's a little story here. Back in 2011 when Cormac turned two I ordered him a personalized tee for his Motorcycle Party from a shop on Etsy called Fly Duds. The tee got lost in the mail- I let the shop owner know and she overnighted me a new tee so I'd have it for my party- free of charge. (Btw, the other tee came a week later in a tattered envelope that looked like it had been to China and back). I loved the way the tee gave Cormac a sweet little personal touch to match his party (this was a year before I was going crazy with parties- pic to prove it.) 

I think these tees are cute for any child milestone- the simple number tees are my fave and perfect for a yearly age picture. They have everything from birthday, big brother/sister, last name sports tee, Halloween, etc... 

4.) Myself

In the last week I have seen more overalls pinned on Pinterest than I did my entire year of 6th grade! Ok, ok- exaggeration alert... that would be damn near impossible. I have seen a ton though and thank God they're WAY more stylish and remarkably flattering as well... I'd quite like a pair actually. This pair is from ShopBop.com, ($81: a little pricey for me!) but they should give you some inspiration as to what we're looking for when I say overalls... as in, I'm not talking Dickies... so don't even think about it.

      

5.) Husband

Anyone else have a somewhat embarrassing husband? Like the kind who gets on Facebook and asks people where on earth he can find a Speedo for our vacation? Oh, just me... Great. I guess I should be thanking his friend, who actually found him one. So yes, this is what he asked me to Five For Friday him this week... and I figured, why not... I'll give the man his choice, it's been a long week... Speedo by URT, sold on Swell.com

We leave this Monday for Cabo San Lucas... I know- we suck. I'm going to try and blog from the road but we'll see how that goes!

{Client Circus Dessert Table} Maddox & Leighoni's Joint Birthday Party!

Every party throws a different curve ball at me and this one was no different! This dessert table set up was for an adorable 5 year old girl, Leighoni and her handsome 1 year old brother, Maddox. Their momma found me through Facebook (thank God for free advertising) and contacted me months before to book a Circus/Carnival themed dessert table. I was excited because this was actually Cormac's 1st birthday theme- at which I got no good pictures (have I ever mentioned my eyes swelled shut due to an allergic reaction to eyelash glue? Ya, it was a rough day). As you can imagine I was ready to for a Circus "re-do" and this time with great photos! The party home was quite a distance from my house, about 2.5 hours away to be exact- so travelling with cookies and cake pops in 110 degree weather was a teeny tiny stressor (as in all I thought about the entire AC-cranked drive).

To make things more interesting, the family's home flooded a couple of days before the party, and I mean floooooded. They were determined to Keep Calm and Party On and they did just that. I have never seen a more determined bunch of people get a house back together (to perfect) to host about 100 of their closest friends and family. I was truly impressed.

My photographer Christina from Moments Captured Photography in Orcutt, Ca came with me- thank goodness! The flood made for an interesting set up and I needed all of the help I could get. We worked together closely on a wood floor island as the rest of the flooring was laid around us. This was a nice little challenge for me as I'm used to being sprawled out around the entire house! 

Not only did they have a Miss Party Mom dessert table for their Circus/Carnival themed party- they also had a huge blow-up water slide, 2 ponies (!!) and a clown who performed for the kids! This was a well planned out party and I was happy to have a piece in it.

One thing I did differently for this dessert table was order a store bought cake (gasp!). My usual baker and assistant Hannah couldn't come with me so I bit the bullet and ordered a smash cake from Albertson's. I was dead set on making it adorable and I think it turned out pretty darn perfect! This proves that even a store bought ($8.00) cake can look great on a professional dessert table! Hannah's Cookies & Treats did manage to make me the most adorable party favor cookies & cookie pops ever, you're going to love them! 

All of my graphics as well as the red/white scalloped popcorn cups can be purchased from PartyOn! Designs- Amber is always a pleasure to work with and really knocked it out of the park with this custom Circus Party Package!

If you have any questions as to where to purchase (or make) anything shown on the dessert table- feel free to leave a comment and I will get back to you with the answer!

xo Party or Die xo

kenna