A Butterfly Birthday Party
We had a birthday party at our house over the weekend, a butterfly birthday party. !! It turned out to be a lot of fun. I was worried how we would fill those two hours, but a little Justin Bieber dance party and fresh cotton candy made the time speed by.
Not sure how we landed on butterflies in January, but it got us all excited for Spring. I’m a big fan of orange and hot pink together…love that color combo. Avery helped me stamp the invitations and then she hand delivered them.
The party table was pretty simple, we served sugar with a side of sugar. 😉 But seriously we did. Awww…I’m sure all the moms will thank me later. 😉 We had cupcakes, cotton candy, a little candy bar for the party favors and the ultimate party punch.
My little fake cake came in handy once again. I’m a big fan of “the fake cake”. I have used this cake for Christmas, Easter, and now for this party. It’s basically styrofoam cake forms covered in fondant that my SIL Nicole helped me with. I just decorate it with paper and ribbon.
For the candy bar, I just bought candy that went with the colors, pink and orange. I’m a big fan of the bulk candy sections at my local grocery stores: Macey’s and Winco, you can get the amount you need without spending more than you have to.
Maceys:
big gumballs: orange, pink and white
sour grapefruit slices
Winco:
big gummy butterflies
candy necklaces
pink Hershey kisses (valentine’s edition)
pixie sticks
To tie all the glass containers together, I added a little hot pink ribbon and a butterfly. I love how they looked all grouped together like that.
For the cupcakes, we just added a butterfly cupcake toppers to simple white cake and white frosting cupcakes.
For Christmas Avery got a cotton candy maker from her Grandma, so we HAD to get it out for the party. !! 🙂 We had a dance off party while I made cotton candy. This kept the girls busy while I made it. The best dancers got the first cotton candy.
Can you imagine having a cotton candy maker at home as a kid when you were a little?! Seriously…I would have been in heaven. Kids these days…they just don’t know how lucky they are. 🙂
Check out their moves!
We ran out of time to make butterfly wands, but here is the one I had ready to go as an example for the girls.
Here’s the little party favor thank yous:
The party was a big success. Probably the highlight for me was right before the party started, Avery said, “I just want to make sure I give all my guests a warm welcome” (made me laugh). She is so cute. So far I’m loving this age she’s at.
*Lifestyle Crafts cutting dies used to craft this party:
-Nesting Butterflies #DC0284 (seen here on the butterfly wands, candy bar, cupcake toppers and fake cake)
-Pop-up Box #DC0242 (seen here on the party favor thank you boxes)
-Pennants punch die #DC0263 (seen on the fake cake)
So cute. Those girls must have had so much fun! Love the beautiful colors and theme — such a happy occasion!
DARLING party Kami! I wish you lived by me and I would hire you to plan Ellie’s!! Everything looks perfect and I’m sure Avery loved her special day. The cotton candy machine is too much fun!
you are amazing! That is a fantastic party and Ave’s face shows it! my favorite pic is her little hip way out there in a great booty shake!
So pretty! You should submit this to The Hostess with the Mostess.
Excellent, awesome and cute!! 🙂
So dang cute! I love the colors and the butterflies… makes me have spring fever! Sounds like it was an awesome party 🙂
So fun Kam! I love pink and orange. The butterfly wands are darling.
Kami,
This fake cake thing; do you reuse the cake or does the fondant dry out and it must be replaced? I wish my daughter had been born later to have parties like I see on the web these days. Oh well, Heavenly Father knows best even if I don’t. It looks like it was a great party and you put a lot of thought and effort into it. You are amazing!
Maureen
Hi Maureen!
Thank you! 🙂
No, the fondant doesn’t really dry out, it just stays the same. I guess the only concern would be if it attracted mice or bugs, but it doesn’t.
Kami,
Thanks for the reply! I’ll have to try this.
Maureen
P.S. and your name is Kami, Kami, KAMI!!!
Teeny tiny booty shake! So refreshing after the drab winter days we have been having. Very cute.
What an absolutely adorable party!!! Avery looks like she is having such a wonderful time! You all deserve to have fun and dance after this past year!
Oh my gosh. I can’t believe how much older Avery looks in some of these photos! They grow up so fast…
Once again, a beautiful party Kami. You have such a talent with all those lovely little paper items!
xoxo
Tauni
So beautiful.! Your such a wonderful mom.!
Kami, you are amazing!! That’s quite the party. Would you plan and organize my girls parties??? I have three coming up in the next few months:) You’re so creative….love it!
Wow Kami your blog is amazing, no wait you are amazing!
beautiful!!!!!!
This looks so fun! You amaze me with your talents and the things that you are able to come up with. Time, Energy, and Desire. Is what this is all about 🙂 Miss You Guys
You are a miracle worker! The girls look like they indeed had a ‘warm welcome’ and a wonderful time. You’re a great mom!
So cute!! I had that party punch last night. It was Yummy!! I might want to keep a little party punch in my fridge all time. Way good!
What a beautiful party!!! the cake is my favorite! 🙂
You did a really good job with the party. My daughter is turning 1 in March! I’m getting so excited to throw her a party. She wont have a darn clue but still…..
Hi i really like your decorations.. question: where did you get the cupcake holder?
Hi Elisa! I think the cupcake holder is from Martha Stewart at Macys.
Thank you!
Beautiful party and I, too, LOVE pink + orange!! Happy birthday to Avery!! 🙂 What a lucky girl to have you as her wonderful mommy! XO
What a beautiful party! You did such an awesome job! Love the hanging decor over your sweets table! 🙂
I LOVED the invitations.. such a beautiful party!!!
do you mind sharing where you got your invitations from? if so, could you please e-mail me at: daniellemcadams2010@gmail.com
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Hi Danielle!
We made them! We used a stamp and a butterfly cutting die from Lifestyle Crafts.
I love this butterfly party!! Can you tell me what butterfly die you used? Also, what machine(s) does that die work with? I have a cricut, so not sure if there is something similar?
Thanks.
Hi StephanieÂ
Not sure which die you are referring to, I used an old Lifestyle Crafts die (no longer for sale) and the new Nesting butterflies also from LC. I used my cuttlebug to cut them.Â
Good Luck!