yipee..dt is three! {an ice cream theme party}

my darling dagalicious turned three on sunday...so we celebrated with a palm beach ink ice cream theme party!

custom cath kidston fabric name applique by the fabulous kelly at 1derfully made! {if you can dream it up, she can create it!}

it all started with the perfect ice cream cone invitation {and her nickname, dt, even rhymes with three!}

we selected a color palette of bright and light pinks mixed with the prettiest lilly green!

it's not a palm beach ink party without pom-poms! we made ours into a fabulous outdoor chandelier!

munchies table with cath kidston oilcloth tablecloth and cupcake liner centerpiece!

close up of centerpiece!

ice cream cones made with paper mache, unbleached coffee filters & streamers. and lots and lots of hot glue! sadly they did not survive the weather...

hand painted custom ice cream cone sign by the incredibly talented and sweet friend, lissette!

our delicious birthday girl as a baby

the ice cream party table!

mama & daddy serving ice cream to the munchies! {we put the half-gallons of ice cream in a pink polka dot galvanized tub - cute & effective!}

pink & green ice cream cones, dipped in white chocolate and rainbow sprinkles

birthday girl's favorite toppings arranged in glass vases trimmed out with green polka dot grosgrain ribbon and personalized labels

fresh fruit & mint arranged in waffle cones. several guests poured the homemade hot fudge on top - delish!

ice cream cone cake pops made by the ridiculously talented aunt beth, dt's fairy godmother!

pink sweets arranged on a cath kidston cake stand

lollipops arranged in milk glass vases and pink & white iced animal crackers in a pink depression glass bowl. we put ice cream cone stickers on the lollipops for a little extra pop! {ha!}

close up of lollipops

chocolate cupcakes baked in brown ice cream cones with strawberry icing & a cherry on top! {my mom used to make these for us when i was little!}

close up of ice cream cone cupcakes on pink polka dot platter {thanks, aunt karen!}

strawberry lemonade in glass drink dispenser

we removed the outer ring from a psa essentials peel & stick princess stamp, put in a pink ink cartridge and stamped the napkins!

pink & white polka dot favor boxes, filled with ice cream cone shaped marshmallows!

personalized lilly clothesline gift stickers for the favor boxes. that's dt's monogram on the dresses! {mama is slightly obsessed with monograms!}

favor boxes ready to be taken home by little party guests

ice cream cone shaped bubbles tied with pink & green grosgrain ribbon!

many, many thanks to the over the top talented aunt phoebe of phoebe denton photography and dear sweet friend jessie for fabulous party photos...the super stylish lissette for invaluable help with set-up {what an eye for detail she has!} and of course dt's beloved 'aunt beff' whose incredible talents we are so blessed to have in our family! {you were dearly missed, but we forgive you for picking the maldives over jupiter! xoxo}

and most of all to my darling husband, who not only indulges me in my party extravaganzas, but cheerfully helps out with everything while graciously ignoring the huge piles of laundry and noodles with butter for dinner again... i adore you!

'an i scream....you scream... birthday!'

my sweet daughter, dagalicious, (as we call her) is turning 3 in may, and i have been searching for a cute idea for a little party for her. while going through some magazine clippings i discovered an article about an ice cream party - perfect for south florida in may! throw in a slip and slide and some pink lemonade and we are done.

of course i needed to find the perfect invitation, and here it is!

my plan is to set up an ice cream cone station just like this, with all kinds of fun toppings arranged in pretty pink bowls.

and of course you need something slightly healthy so the other mommies aren't horrified by all the junk food. love these fruit filled cones!

the cupcake cone is another easy treat - i remember my mom making these when we were little!

i'm not sure exactly how these flowers fit in - but they are just too adorable not to incorporate. i'm thinking perhaps as centerpieces for the little kiddie tables? aunt beth is bringing over some Cath Kidston oilcloth to make a tablecloth that will go perfectly with our Cath Kidston kiddie china!

and of course we need the perfect favors -- my mom made these recently, but i would need her to fly in to help me make them. she claims they are easy, but i totally don't believe her.

these adorable boxes filled with marshmallow ice cream cones and other sweet treats would be much easier...i'm thinking packaged in a cello bag, tied with grosgrain ribbon and with an ice cream cone sticker?

what do you think? i told dagny she could invite 4 friends....she changes the guest list every 12 minutes! i think i might have to break down and let her add a few more!

Happy Thanksgiving!

happy thanksgiving from the palm beach ink girls! we hope your holiday is warm and bright, with those you love most close at hand...

 i had to share my yummy placecards that my little turkeys and their girlfriend julia helped me make....i love how they fit right in with my grandmother's wedding china from the 1940s.  want to make your own ? here are the step by step instructions and special thanks to my sweet friend victoria for the idea :)

Teaching Gratitude

sometimes it seems like it is getting harder and harder to teach the munchies gratitude, especially as we get closer to the 'most wonderful time of the year'... charlie and dagny have already started their lists for santa, although my sweet dagalicious thinks the list is what santa himself would like. (a princess movie, she has decided). at 4, charlie has the santa thing down, and is hoping the elves are hard at work on  'off-road racing motorcycle that can drive in the desert'. anyone see one of those at target?

i have decided to start a new tradition for Team Beasley - tonight, and every night until Thanksgiving, we are going to go around the dinner table and say one thing we are thankful for, and i will write them all down and put them in our 'Thanksgiving Jar'.  i imagine we will start off with lots of thanks for nascar drivers, purses, princesses and probably fruit snacks too - but my hope is that we will end up with the realization that we are all most thankful for each other. 

tonight, however, i am thankful for a husband who agrees to have the dining room painted pink!