Welcome Lola’s Girl a blogged penned by Jozen, a mama sharing her parenting, fashion, handmade adventures all the way from Vancouver, Canada. In addition, to being a mama, Jozen, is a wedding planner. Sounds kinda dreamy doesn’t it? On her blog, I love when she shares of her love for anthropologie (who doesn’t love that store?!), special “ME” days, or her little DIY’s (must do this soon). Check out her blog and you will be sure to be writing down a couple little ideas to do in your own home…
For Cakies readers, Jozen has put together a little “party in a box”. The box includes: polkadot balloons, sprinkles, cupcake liners, cupcake flags, bubbles, paper straws, bunting, and star shaped confetti. Along with that, a copy of Handmade Weddings, which is a good book full of fun party ideas even if you aren’t planning a wedding.
To win, here are some things you can do:
1. Leave a comment on this post telling me about a fun party theme.
2. Become a follower of Lola’s girl and tell me so in a separate comment in this post.
2. Blog, tweet, or facebook about this giveaway and leave each separate links here.
2. Blog, tweet, or facebook about this giveaway and leave each separate links here.
Now, if you do all of the things mentioned above, you might even be able to up your chances by getting your name in 5 times! Fantastic, right? Even if you are overseas, please feel welcomed to join in on the fun!
Giveaway will end midnight PST on Monday, August 1st. Winner will be announced sometime Tuesday morning. Good luck folks!!!
lola’s girl blog…
My most recent theme party was a welcome home party. I used maps to make bunting as well as little food labels for the snacks. I made a welcome home banner to match, & little cup sleeves to write guest's names on. It was simple but color coordinating with the maps.
What a coincidence! One of my friends and I just spent several hours today planning an end-of-summer, toast-to-fall party today! 🙂
Just added Lola's Girl to my Google reader. Thanks for the introduction!
cutest theme party…sandlot. just saw it featured over on ohdeedoh!
so cute. a theme even my husband could jump on board with…love that movie
just became a follower over on lola's girl. i love it.
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for my twenty-fifth birthday on monday, we had a backyard summer-sit in movie. we made popcorn, birthday cupcakes and had lemonade with apple-raspberry ice cubes you could add to change the flavor. then we pulled out the projector, laid out some blankets and watched hook on a big screen (which actually turned out to be one of the big vinyl shades from our windows)! it was one of the best birthdays and people said it was the best party they had been to in a long time.
hook completed the “never going to grow up” theme i was shooting for. it was great. :_
(entry #2) just followed her 🙂
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just tweeted it. but i'm not sure how to link you to the single tweet, so here is my main area http://twitter.com/#!/whenjeskasparks
sweet! i hope i win 🙂 i'm hoping to plan my handmade wedding soon!
for my little girls 3rd birthday in september, we are having a “ruffles and bunting” theme. then we are setting off chinese laterns (she is loves tangled!!) over the lake when the sun sets x
We celebrate an “It's everybody's birthday” party when my sister's family comes to visit. Because we live in different cities and the our kids only get to see their cousins once a year we do one big birthday with cake, decorations and presents so that everyone be a part of each other's special day.
Party in a box… wow how cute! such a wonderful idea!
I'm following her, thanks for the great giveaway!
I'm hosting the first meeting of a crafting club among the moms in my 'hood in a few weeks. I'll be baking a bunch of cute desserts for it, inspired by your cake party 🙂
party theme – garden parties. love it!
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I love themed parties! For my sweet 16, I had a paint war party, for my 17th birthday I had a huge nerd party, and one of my parties from my younger years was a spice girl party. For my 21st birthday I'm actually using your party idea from Soul's 1st birthday. Breakfast party! Except I'll be serving mimosas and other drinks with my pancakes 🙂
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and blogged about it! 🙂
http://seetheskyline.blogspot.com/2011/07/us-sandcastle-competition.html
Lately I've been wanting to throw a raspberry-lemonade themed party based on those colors
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planning a birthday party for my 2 girls and i think we are going to do a “camping” theme! should be fun!
A really fun party theme we did this year for my daughters birthday was an art party – the kiddos painted canvas, played with play-doh, sidewalk chalk, and colored with crayons and markers. We hung paint cans from the ceiling and had plastic table cloths “spilling” out of them onto the counter with the food – we did that rainbow cake with rainbow icing and cupcakes and had an assortment of fruit in rainbow colors and the rainbow goldfish – it was so fun!!!
We are living in Singapore at present which is super multicultural. We quite like the United Nations theme. Friends come with a costume or item that represents their home country and if we pot luck it everyone will bring a ish from their home country too. Always parks lively conversations and over eating!
I also started following the blog – perfect timing as my sister in law is bringing her wedding forward to the end of this year!
I have actually read this book from the library and I loved the themes. It was so well designed!
A favorite party theme is for a baby shower–decorating onesies!
Sarah M
I am planning a baby shower with the theme of children's classic fables. I have been lucky in finding all the goodies.
Oh, to win this would be great! Planning a wedding for next year. MY wedding ;-). Every tip and help is welcome! So if any of you people have any ideas…please let me know!
kiss
My sister and I recently hosted a clothing swap party. It was soooo fun! We also had a tea party for my daughter's 4th birthday – a simple idea, but always so cute to dress up little girls and make a fancy little lunch.
My friend and I organised a dreamy gypsy party for an 18th! It was summer (January) so we had dinner on one long table outside, under trees and a big bonfire! We wrapped the table with brown paper and people drew and doodled, we put tea lights in mason jars and hung them up in the trees! Oh it was so much fun.
i love the arabian nights theme…. everyone eating on the floor with low tables, plush cushions, and fabric hanging from the ceilings.
i want to do a secret garden party theme for my daughter!
A mocktail party is always fun. I like making drinks and coming up with interesting names for them.
I'm following.
what a lovely giveaway!
one of my favourite party themes is a sweater party – gived you an excuse to go to the op shops and you can eat as much as you like without worrying about busting out of your dress 🙂 what more could you want!
Kel x
p.s – my best friend is getting married in a few months and that book would come in SO handy!
I never had a theme party, but I'm dreaming of a day with cotton candy machine, popcorn and sweet things like that – maybe a carnaval theme!
and thank you for the blog link, love this 🙂
for my daughters first birthday i'm doing a cowboys and Indians morning tea with lots of yummy food and playing !
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a party ….. hhhmmm …. I would give a photographic celebration … I think:)
… I would let everyone make photographs, and printed them, there might be a good movie … or in the park … .. picnik
… because I almost give my party and I'm thinking about it…
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p.s: I love the party box!!
I like garden tea parties-creating an outside seating area with bunting, vintage fabrics, layers, fancy dress up time, finger foods tea etc. My girls love this.
I LOVE this giveaway. I am a total party planner. The most recent party theme I helped with was a super hero themed birthday party for my best friends son! I spent hours making special little capes for all the children that came! It was a hit!
I also started following lolas girl blog. I love coming across new blogs and I love hers!
xoxo
hi!
goodbye twenties party is a theme for the 30th birthday of my friend. hello classic outfits, you are so adorable. hello family gatherings, you are so sweet. hello pink bows, you will live in the secret places of a girl's room forever:)
i've started following Lola's blog via my Google Reader. the last DIY is awesome!
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I'm now a follower of hers! Love her blog. So sweet. Thanks for sharing.
I love the idea of a baking or cookie and cake decorating party. It just sounds so fun to create and talk with each other as we laugh at our mistakes and compliment our successes & then of course we have lovely treats to enjoy!
The most fun and most random theme party my friends and I ever hosted was a Cheese Roll! We saw the real one on Discover channel and were inspired to create our own. We made a cardboard 'wheel' of cheese and had groups race down the hill after it. With grass-stained knees we returned to eat tons of yummy cheeses and drink delish wine. It was so much fun!
Strawberries are one of my favorite themes… With green red and pink as the color theme and all things strawberry. We did this for my dd's 3rd birthday… It was a really cute party.
wooow! love her blog, and yours! i'll have to try that terranium sometime too 🙂
just added lola's girl! 🙂
I'm the maid of honor in my sister's upcoming wedding and as such, have the honor of planning her wedding shower. The fun party theme is an Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Tea Party!
This is SO cute! I'm following Lola now!
I think a super fun theme is cake! haha 🙂
I tweeted about it!
http://twitter.com/#!/laurawcakes
I followed. I blogged. I facebook. =)
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This is so cute! I think a great party theme is a picnic themed party with lots of home made crafts for decorations!
i am now following lola on blogger!
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And i tweeted this 🙂
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i like the idea of a tea party theme 🙂
I think a great party theme is for a person who love so much (my son for example)
The most fun I've had planning a party was a Star Wars themed birthday party for my husband. It was great to go all out for an adult 🙂
i became a follower !!! i love it !
I just post on my blog : http://perlesdesucre.fr/
And I'm a follower now!
Party in a box is a great idea! For my mother's birthday we threw her a lunch with a French countryside theme- all rosy pinks, linen, a few stripes and lots of flowers!
That book looks fab! Count me in and thanks for the chance!
I love the “half birthday” party idea (especially for all those summer birthdays out there).
and I am following her blog thru blogger now 🙂 loving it!
When we have a small group of friends together, we like to do a panini party, including banana nutella paninis for dessert.
party on a blog! ♥
Love it! ♥ 🙂
Japanese party it's a good idea, I would love to make a Japanese party for Jimena!
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I think a first birthday party that is “letter” themed can be so fun. Alphabet flash cards for invitations featuring the first letter of the kid's name, favors and food that starts with that letter too. Too cute!
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looking forward to reading all her posts!
I am following her blog!
I loved doing a garden party theme!
shared this great blog and the wonderful giveaway at http://www.facebook.com/gypzeeheart – thanks!!!!
yay! jozen is such a sweetie & i love reading her blog! a fun party theme… i recently came upon photos of a wedding shower with the theme “perfect chemistry.”
i am already a GFC follower of lola's girl 🙂
My husband's 30th birthday is coming up in October and I came across a great party theme: “back to high school” – all his friends would show up as a cliche (the quarterback, the nerd, the cheerleader, the punk, etc) and all the desserts would be the kind of stuff you would see at the cafeteria (ex: small juice box, tater tots, square pizza, etc) – even have a yearbook photobooth set up for everyone to have fun taking pictures in their costumes!
We have a little girl in our lives that loves the Big Bad Wolf so we helped plan a party for that. It was so much fun.
My daughter's first birthday party was a strawberry theme. NOT Strawberry Shortcake, the actual fruit. It was SO cute!!
Thanks for this fun giveaway!
My 4 year old girl came up with the theme for my next birthday: a “camera party”, because (her exact words) “you're always taking pictures, mummy!”
“We'll all get cameras and take pictures of each other.”
Yes, please!!
I really need to do a star wars themed party one of these days! 🙂
I have the wedding book already and LOVE it – just general party planning. So blessed to have good friends that also believe in the power of an awesome party.
Recently held a blessingway (my first!) and we had a Gnome cake and many other nutty-crunch moments. It was fun to incorporate Vintage and summery goodness into a lovely mushy-mommy party.
A fun party theme to us is just a “girls wanna have fun” party where we all dress up in dresses and have lots of great food with girly decorations….we like to have parties just because,not just for special occasions.
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How fun! My good friend is celebrating her daughters 1st birthday next month and we had been talking theme. After a few chats and emails of photos, its a lovely garden inspired them with girly pom pom touches. Ok, that one is for mom.