Eulalie's 1st Balloon and Bunting Birthday Party

You all loved little Eulalie's nursery tour so much, that I thought it would be nice to share with you her first birthday. Eulalie's Mum is Claire from one clare day, whose style and taste I greatly admire. Claire shows that you only need a few special items (in this case the bunting and 3 huge helium balloons) to create a festive atmosphere. This lovely, casual, backyard party was beautifully captured by the amazing Tim Coulson. Enjoy!

Modern Printables: Elephant Party Pack

I'm such a fan of Jess Walsham's work (from Joyess Threads and Designs), and adore this new Elephant and balloon-themed printable party pack for my party printables store Modern Printables.

This is the gorgeous invitation (2 sizes) with blue elephant and red balloon:

And this is the full printable party pack:

The party pack includes printable .pdf files to print on your own printer and cut out:

• Personalised invitation (send party invitation for designer to update file for you) - 2 sizes
• Round toppers - 5 designs (use for topping cupcakes and food, or stringing together to make a garland)
• Thank you note cards
• Thank you gift tags (attach to goodie bags)
• Bunting flags (2 designs)
• Juice and Water bottle labels
• Mini-bunting flags (use to make a garland, mini-bunting to top a cake, or use as food flags)
• Tented food labels or place cards (2 designs)

PLUS 5 pages of matching patterned paper that you can use for your own projects. e.g. paper chains, lanterns, place mats, bunting spacers, envelope liners, etc.

How great! This elephant design is so sweet - it would be perfect for a young boy or girl (one or two years old), christening, baby naming, or an amazing baby shower.

Co-ordinate!
There are so many gorgeous party products that co-ordinate with the Elephant party pack. Here are some ideas to get you started:

1. Sambellina party cup - polka dot blue 2. Red party balloons 3. Grosgrain ribbon - baby blue stripe 4. Rhubarb bubble plate - aqua 5. Party napkins - powder blue 6. Blue and white striped lollipops 7. Paper straws - red stripe 8. Blue hearts candy 9. Devine twine - blue 10. Cupcake baking cups - blue spot 11. Cupcake baking cups - powder blue stripe 12. Dessert plate - white with blue spots 13. Lolly bags - powder blue 14. Martha Stewart blue pom poms set

Brown Owls: Paper Bunting and Cards

We had a great time at Brown Owls on the weekend geeking out on stationery cutting tools and pawing over gorgeous paper designs to make these cards and paper bunting. Brown Owl prefect Abbey led the tutorial and we cut, stamped, folded and glued to our hearts' delight. How often do you dedicate two hours of your life to uninterrupted crafting time to make something pretty. Not enough I bet! I think we all deserve a little time once a month to create. And I can't wait to see little Livingstone's face when she opens her card on her birthday this weekend. More pics on the Brown Owls blog.

Images: Steph Bond