an extra post - the PARTY post

I swear...this will be the last party post...well, we'll see.  Here are some of the pictures I took from my daughter's party.  These are the "before" pictures.  The "after" shots were not as pretty.  The kids LOVED the candy bar. At the end of the party, they each got a take out box to fill to their heart's content with all kinds of pink candy.  I feel bad for the parents--those kids were on some kind of sugar high!  I'm sure they all slept well that night!

I was really happy with the way the party turned out.  It was a lot of work, but because I started in November, I was able to pace it and get it all done.  Since I work full-time, I mostly worked on the party between 9-11 pm., after my daughter went to bed.  I found that it was actually relaxing to be creative for a change.  And I hope my niece (also turning 5) will want an Alice tea party too so we can use all this stuff again!

So, for the inspiration and printables, I used The TomKat Studio.  Kim's stuff is awesome!  I can't say enough good things about it. You can find her blog here and that link will also take you to her etsy shop.  There are so many adorable printables in her shop.  Just looking at it gets my creative juices flowing.

I got the fondant cupcake toppers here.  They turned ordinary cupcakes from Ralphs into extraordinary cupcakes that probably looked better than they tasted.  (You can ask my dog, Kimo, he got into them last night after everyone went to sleep!)

I also stalked Home Goods for the glassware.  They have amazing deals!

Thanks for looking!