So today I am sharing the party of a little girl, Amelie, who's mom I admire a lot and like to follow for mom advice, lots of inspiration, learning materials and just great ideas on modern parenting.

I came across Adéle's instagram page a few years ago and have been an avide follower since day one.  I can try and go into detail, but it would be much more insightful to just head over to her instagram page, instagram.com/_dfordandelion_ and see for yourself, then head over to her blog to read and follow her wonderful articles, as Adéle puts it....as we play our way through the early childhood years, motherhood, education and further research, dfordandelion.co.za.  

So when I saw little Amelie's birthday pictures, I wanted to share them, as it mademe happy looking at them - I think most of you know by now that this is my only measure for sharing something over here.
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Thank you for sharing with us! 

From mom Adéle
So, the theme for Amélie’s 5th birthday was ‘circus’. My husband and I decorated Schleich and Safari Ltd animals using off-cuts of fabric, paper, pom-poms, sequins and ribbon. I had far too much fun dressing them up! Here is a list of the suppliers:
 
Schleich and Safari Ltd Animal Figurines: Timeless Toys (www.timelesstoys.co.za)
Vanilla Buttercream & White Chocolate cake by Hannah Solomon (hannahkatevoigt@gmail.com) 
Gold-fringed party cups, Circus Parade plates by Meri Meri, Circus Dog napkins by Meri Meri: Must Love Party (www.mustloveparty.co.za) 
White Kinsail 10-seater Table Cloth: Mungo (www.mungo.co.za) 
Macaroons: Nicole’s Macaroons (www.nicolesmacaroons.com) 
Candyland Jumbo Confetti: Fancy Parties (www.fancyparties.co.za) 
Tissue Paper Pom-Poms: Must Love Party (www.mustloveparty.co.za) 
Images are mom's own. 
 
For entertainment I set up a painting activity (I included one picture of Amélie as I don’t want to share images of the other children). I bought inexpensive animal figurines, sprayed them white and set out paints, buttons, feathers and pompoms so that each child can paint and decorate his/her own animal. They enjoyed it very much. Then we also set out some dress up clothes. Each child received a party pack with some temporary tattoos, a moustache and a red nose to play with. They loved the dress up clothing and hair. Amélie took pictures of them all dressed up with our polaroid camera. 

Of course we decided on Quinn's theme with Quinn's permission ...at the moment she is mad about fairies, butterflies and everything magical. 
Because we do not live in SA anymore, we have not seen our family and friends since February 2021, we decided to make it a special occasion for all of us.

​Mom Nadia used to own and run Vintage on Main, a guesthouse and function venue, based in Waterkloof, and since their move, mom Lanette has taken over, so this was obviously the venue of choice for the familie's South African reunion. 

My favorite parts?  Not any specific, one thing. I just love how Nadia managed to create a beautiful, airy, light and cohesive magical world, which I am sure, Quinn adored.

Book your function at Vintage on Main to make sure you don't miss out: Vintage on Main
 
Service Providers
Venue: Vintage on Main in Waterkloof, Pretoria
Cake: Melinda's Kitchen
Biscuits: Butter & Lace
Dress: Everli Baby
Photographer: Photography by Nadia Roos 
Invitations: Design and printing by Perfect Packages Parties all the way from Switzerland

One of my favorite accounts to follow on Instagram is that of Caley Rosenebrg - I love her style and she just seems to always do everything with so much enthusiams and buckets full of fun - I love that! 

Today I am sharing the birthday celebration of the of her little one's, Sophie and Georgie. So much prettiness and amazing detail.  

As I am typing this I am also thinking of Caley and all her family and friends, hoping they are safe, and that the lootings and unrest did not reach them.  But praying for your safety and hoping that all will return to normal soon X

​From mom. Caley: 
Ten little souls spending the night - sounds like chaos but was pure magic. There is nothing more heart warming than seeing your daughters surrounded by the sweetest friends, with the kindest hearts and so much love and respect for each other - having endless fun! One of the best days of our lives - as moms and daughters

So excited to share this beautiful 'Únder the Sea' set-up by Natalia from Dacon Events. 

Little Santiago is obsessed with the Ocean and all sea life, especially the Orca whale.  To accentuate the stark contrast of the orca whale, Natalia worked with a monochrome color scheme, which was such a clever idea.  Striking and really made every element pop.  

Details I love:
- The very cute PVC goodie bags
- The DIY cookie kit 
- Coloring page and crayons at each table setting 
- Those 3 whale tails!
- The Whale Tail name cards *sigh

Gorgeous Natalia! Enjoy the images and find lots of inspiration for a boy or girl ocean themed party!

This year, I was once again so happy to get the call from mom Shadi, to plan and style Dodzwi's 10th birthday celebration.
I always love the freedom she gives me, and I love creating something cool for Dodz, because he is just such a great guy who gets so excited while I do set-up! 
Polite, fun, well mannered and and his mom's biggest love.  

Dodz, you are totes too legit to QUIT! 
Hope you had a great party and thanks for packing up (for real!) 

Because Shadi decided to have the party at home this year, I decided to just do one focus wall.  I got inspiration from Outlandish Events - who dreamed up the original concept.
I tried to avoid balloons, so I used the bandanas and caps to bring some height and depth to the back-drop. 
​The kids then also used these as props during their HIP HOP class by dance teacher, Senzi.
Other than that I used lots of themde treats to bring the hip hop style to life.

​Enjoy the images!    

Supplier List
Planning, Styling and Co-ordination:  Plan Me Pretty
​Photographer:  Kimi and Me
Original Concept and Themed Hip Hop Decor Rentals: Outlandish Events
Cake: Blooming Beautiful Cakes
Biscuits, Donuts and Cake pops: Bunting and Blossoms
Donut Stand: Plan Me Pretty
​Mini Lightbox: Plan Me Pretty

Guys, today I am so excited to share another of Corinne’s Petite Partyki Datjies on the blog.  I love the detail and cute ideas that are always present in her events and I am sure, she is a complete perfectionists.
Thank you for sharing Corinne!

From Corinne:  

How cute are these custom made towels?  Practical, useful and I love the fact that it can be used for many years to come! 

These suite case 'goody bags'  - how adorable and such a clever idea! 

Check out these mini suitcases on the candy buffet.

Party Vendors
Planning, decor and styling: Corinne’s Petite Partyki Datjies
Starter, grazing table:  Cocovanillafoods
Photographer: Leandri du Plessis Photography
Cake:  Blooming Beautiful Bakes

Natalia, owner and creative at Dacon Events​, sent in this very stunning TRIBAL WILD ONE themed birthday party she put together for little Santiago. 

From Natalia: I added the tribal look to change it up a bit from the usual wild one themes. It really came out beautifully. The little party packs were custom done too for every child. It was an indoor and outdoor setup with cute little pallet furniture and teepees to create a perfect tribal effect for all the little kiddos. 

Look out for some of my favorite elements:
​- The custom made feather head piece worn by little Santiago
- The marshmallow pops that she tied together at the top so that it resembles a little Teepee Tent
- The Donut stands!
- The little fondant 'Tribal Animals' that was placed all over the candy table and on top of the cake

Enjoy the pictures and follow Dacon Events on Instagram for more pretty, party inspiration! Natalia is based in Johannesburg and ready to plan your pretty events!  

I mean how cute is this little chief!? 

Today I am just sharing a few images from a Rainbow themed party that Sammy from Design Studio by SG put together for little Gia.  

I love the simplicity and tiny decorative details of the .cake,
Other favorite details are the custom rainbow stickers and rainbow cookies are so cute! 

Wishing you a big, colorful weekend! 

​Hi everyone - so happy to be sharing this gorgeous first birthday celebration with you today.  Wild One is such a popular theme for boys at the moment.  And so easy to style in completely different and unique ways.

This was birthday theme was such a clever idea! It was an indigenous take on the “Wild One” theme, from the florals, to the hornbill cake pops and guinea fowl feather cookies.
Mom wanted a Wild One theme and then GNT designs decided to put a local, indigenous twist to it.  Genius! 

My favorite thing in this setting?  The Hornbill Pops! 
Let me know in the comments which element do you love most.  X

 
SUPPLIER LIST
Event Design + Planning, Stationery: G’nT Design
Photographer: Louise Artistry
Cake + Desserts: Mmmacarons
Florals: Bella Fiore
Rentals: Konfetti Love Rentals

Hallo Everyone!  Today we are starting our countdown to experiencing a little more freedom.  Only 7 days and we are able to at least start taking walks again!  So while we are all still safe at home, here is a few pictures from a very cute Wild & three birthday party for little Riley Jenson.  

One of my favourite details is the fact that very little plastic was used. In fact, I see zero single use plastic, and as for the painted animal figurines, those will still provide many hours of imaginative play.  
I also like the start contrast of the blue and yellow against the bright white.  It let's all the decor details burst to live! 
Enjoy the pictures and remember to send us your pretty parties too.  

VENDOR LIST:
Party theme: Young, Wild & Three: 
Decor, Design & Styling: Lemme Plan it - Claudine van der Walt
Photography: Claudine photography
Cake: Sweetly detailed
Cupcakes: Cake by Elsa
Venue: Lemme Plan It
Furniture: Lemme Plan It

Enjoy these pretty images from this pastel themed, Llama party! 
My favourite detail is the focal, backdrop set-up!  Just love it.

Happy Friday everyone! 

QNB Events pulled out all the stops with this Luxury Wild One birthday.  This is an ever popular theme for boys that can be styled in so many ways.
Enjoy the pictures.  

All I kept thinking while looking through the pictures, is that this set-up is just so pretty and perfect. Every little detail is spot on, and the whole set-up, I am sure, will even please the worst of the OCD mommy's out there!

Stunning Corinne, thank you for sharing with us.

From Corinne Munro, owner of ​Corinne’s Petite Partyki Datjies:

Service Providers

BIRTHDAY GIRL - Kaylen van den Berg se eerste verjaarsdag
PARENTS –Roelof & Jo-Lee van den Berg from Pretoria
DATE – 2 November ‘19
VENUE – Celtis House in Irene, Pretoria
PLANNING, DECOR AND STYLING – Corinne’s Petite Partyki Datjies
CAKE – Blooming Beautiful Bakes
DESIGNS – JAPS Printing
BALLOONS – Balloon Design Academy
PHOTOGRAPHER – Melanie Els Photography van Klerksdorp

The biggest surprise and blessing of my and my husbands life, was the news that we are expecting twins.  
Thankfully, upon hearing the news, as first time expecting parents, we were clueless as to what is going to hit us once the muppet's arrived, so we just went about our business super excited!  Which was a blessing, because if parents of twins ever had to know what they were in for when two babies arrived at the same time, ha!  Pregnancy would be very a fearful period.

O boy, I am not going to lie.  I don't think I actually remember a thing of the first 6 months of their lives. It was a blur of feeding, burping, reflux, nappies, putting to sleep, all with very very very little sleep.  It was around month three that I realised and made peace with the fact, that my life, as I knew it, would never ever be the same again.  This was also a very important step, because I think someone once that realisation has been made, it is as if somehow, you suddenly cope better and just get on with it.

But, as all mom's say, it gets better. It gets so so much better. And suddenly you just cannot imagine life without these little guys. And they just bring so much JOY! 
So I had a blast planning their first birthday. We managed to keep them alive for one whole year! Well done us, that is worth a tripple celebration!  

Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed planning it, I am already thinking about our theme for next year.  

I fell in love with the Llama party bags the moment I saw them on Design Studio's Instagram page.  What a surprise to hear that Sammy made them them, when I requested where I could get my hands on some.

So today I am sharing with you how to make these very. very pretty party bags. The best part is that you will be able to customise these to fit any animal theme.

DIY Order and essentials
 
You’ll need

• Scissors
• Crafts Glue gun
• Pritt glue
• White paper bag 
• Pom Poms in theme colours
• White marker
• Tassel (optional)
• Llama party printable available to download. Available to download at the bottom of this post.

 
Instructions

1. Print out free llama printable preferably on 300g glossy paper as this will allow llama silhouette (or cutout) to hold up straight.
2. Cut out Llama silhouette, saddle and name tag – put to side.
3. Cut white paper bag in half and remove handles from top half.
4. Glue Llama silhouette, saddle and name tag cutouts onto bottom half of white paper bag. Do this with normal Pritt glue.
5. Use the glue gun to re-attached handles inside the white paper bag as well as the options tassel.
6. Use white marker to personalize party bags on glued on party pack.
7. Decorate with pom poms. 

 
Suppliers
       Design and Llama party printout  –   Designstudio by Sammy Gomes
       White paper bags and pom moms  –   Any party shop. I got mine from Newlands Accessories
       Glue gun, pritt, white marker, scissors – Any Crafts shop, I bought mine at Arts & Hobbies craft
       shop 
       Flowers in styled shoot Belle Fiore
       Thank you Marethe Grobler for the lovely photography

Just feast your eyes on the prettiest of pretty parties for a second birthday celebration. a Swan Soiree is definitely the correct term to use, swans to be seen everywhere!

I do not have any favourite items, I really love all of it.  The swan theme has been incorporated in such an understated, classical way, and though it is everywhere, it is tasteful and does not seem overwhelming at all.

The peach colour palette is also not something you come across everyday, well done to the team from GnT Designwww.gntdesign.co.za

Enjoy the pictures and happy Monday!

VENDORS

Concept, Styling + Stationery l G 'n T Design
Photographer l D'amor Photography
Flowers + Decor Hire l Bella Fiore
Sweet Treats l Mmm macarons
Cake l 180 Degrees Catering & Confectionery
Catering l Fat Barista
Teepee l MiGi Designs

This cute Tutti Frutti birthday party was hosted by the lovely lady behind lifestyle blog, Ellie Love, Caley Rosenberg, for her little girl, Zoe's second birthday.  Caley is also a party planner and this is clear in all the fun details and fruit themed party decor used through out.

I think this is just such a fun theme for little kiddos, whether a boy or girl.

Some of my favourite details are the jelly lemon wedges, the party packs are super cute and the fruit-themed balloon garland adds a special touch.  
Enjoy the pictures.  

Venue: Family home
Planning & Styling: Caley 
Stationery: Kerryn from The Arty Party https://www.facebook.com/theartyparty1/
Cake & Treats: Jadi Clark https://www.instagram.com/jadiclark/
Food: Kim Shea – Suburban Café https://www.facebook.com/suburbancafe/
Photography: Heather Fitchet http://heatherfitchet.co.za

Feast your eyes on this beautifully styled gold and pink, twinkle, twinkle, little star, themed first birthday celebration by Outlandish Events.  

My favourite details?
- The cake!
- The star and flower candy table backdrop
- The star shaped pinata!

​Enjoy and be inspired. 

We finally have some pretty pictures of the winner of our 'Win-your-Party'competition last year.  Happy birthday Princess Lenieke - hope you had a great first birthday!

Today I am sharing a beautiful Ballerina Themed birthday, styled and coordinated by Zenobia of Blue Olive Events.

I simply love all the ballerina details that Zenobia incorporated into the decor and candy table - very clever!
My favorite details?  All of it!  But especially the ballerina biscuits, cupcakes and table center pieces.

Enjoy the pictures, lovingly shot by Photo Paige.