Isabelle's 5th Birthday Party

Finally, here are some photos from Isabelle's Princess Tea Party. We went with a very wispy, delicate, fairy like theme with lots of soft colors and fabrics. And we loved an idea we saw in Martha Stewart Living about using berries & white cream & big fluffly pillows for sitting spots for the girls. I love Marthah Stewart's party ideas, they are often the inspiration I use when planning our parties. We had strawberry "tea" with mini cupcakes with big fluffy white frosting & purple crystal sprinkles. We also made a small round cake & adorned it with berries all around the edges. We also had fancy appetizers that the girls actually ate! We used a very delicate white china set I had bought in Germany that was accented with purple flowers & silver trim. It was fun getting to use it for such an occassion. Isabelle decorated the gift bags. We used just plain white gift bags & she cut out flowers from flower & seed catalogs my mom had been receiving since the first of the year. She glued all those cut out pictures to the front of the bags & then we filled them with princess goodies like bracelets & necklaces & lip gloss & delicate candies. We also included a crown for each girl & a shimmery snowflake shaped wand. We were very pleased with the results & relieved when the party was over to take the decorations down that had been up all week, hahaha.