I made questions up about the birthday girl at a party and it was hilarious.  I had the birthday person’s closest family and friends pull a cake charm.  Each contained a detailed question specifically about the birthday girl.  Examples can be anything: What was the most annoying thing our little birthday princess did growing up?  What was her favorite birthday?  When did she kiss her first boyfriend?

You can also make up sayings about the guest of honor with fill in the blank.  Example:  Now that Joe is turning 26, he’s older and a year wiser.  I predict that Joe will not do ___________ this year.  A word of advice, think through your questions and be prepared for all sorts of answers.  Don’t ask the question if you or the attendees are unable to handle the answer.  I think you get the idea though.  You can customize it to your party and your guest of honor, and make it a special time at the party.

I did mention in my last article that I was going to provide some examples of fairy fortunes.  For me, creating fortunes for fairy parties proved to be challenging.  These little fortunes are really cute with fairy or flower charms, tied with silver, gold or green ribbon.  Feel free to use them at your next fairy party:

My name is Blossom, and I am a fairy princess. My name means flower like.

I give you, my blessing of inner beauty.

My name is Breena, and I am a fairy princess.  My name means fairyland.

I give you the blessing of an enchanted imagination.

My name is Dulcina, and I am a fairy princess.  My name means rose.

I give you the blessing of a sweet rosebud smile.

My name is Elvena, and I am fairy princess.  My name means good elf.

I give you the blessing of being a spirited friend to others.

My name is Fayette, and I am a fairy princess.  My name means “little” fairy.

I give you the blessing of being dainty at all the right moments.

My name is Marigold, and I am a fairy princess.  My name means golden flower.

I give you the blessing of a sunny outlook on life.

My name is Tania, and I am a fairy princess.  My name means fairy queen.

I give you the blessing of royally good taste.

My name is Zanna, and I am a fairy princess.  My name means lily.

I give you the blessing of peace at the most difficult of times.

Next time I will be talking about party favors.  One of my favorite things about parties!

Originally cake pulls were silver Victorian charms attached to ribbons, and placed inside wedding cakes. The bridesmaids and other attendants pulled the ribbons and charms out of the cake.  Each charm tells a fortune for the future, and was kept as a party favor.

If you look closely at my last article’s picture on creating a castle cake, you will see that there are long lavender ribbons around the bottom of the cake.  These are cake pulls that I made and tucked into the flowers.  I prefer not to put them in the cake as they are messy to pull out of the frosting, but that can be the fun part.  You decide.

How to make cake pulls:

1. Decide the theme, color and how many cake pulls you want to make.
2. Buy the appropriate number of silver or plastic charms you are going to need to make your cake pulls.  You can individually choose uniquely different ones, or you can buy them all they same.  I find it easiest to buy the charms I am going to use, and then make up the sayings but you can do it the opposite way it you want.  Also, purchase a roll of thin satin ribbon in the color of your choice.  It has to be thin enough to thread through the charm.
3. Create your fortunes and print or hand write them out on paper.  Remember different fonts and colors are a fun way to dress these up.  Using a paper cutter, cut the fortunes in thin strips.  Then using a paper punch, put a hole in both ends of the paper, carefully avoid cutting the printed words.
4. Cut your ribbon the length you want your cake pull to be.  I like my cake pulls to double as little necklaces so they can be worn for the rest of the party, so I cut mine long enough to go over the party goers head after it is tied.
5. Assemble your cake pull by threading the charm onto the ribbon.  I tie mine in the center so it doesn’t move around on the ribbon.  Once you tie the charm on, then take the ends of the ribbon and tie the paper fortune on.  Double knot it.

The following charm is a pacifier bought in a pack of 18 different colored charms for $1.00 from the dollar store.  It makes a cute cake pull for a baby shower.  This one is tied with a blue ribbon.

Next time I will be talking about how to create cake pull fortunes and will be posting fortunes for fairy party cake pulls.  Have fun!

You can use your imagination to create your perfect castle cake.   I will outline how I made my castle cake but remember you can change the colors, flowers and design any way you want.  This is fun for princess parties, engagement parties, and other special occasions.  The great thing is the cost is minimal and it looks tea-riffic!

To Make this: 

I collected 4 new empty toilet paper rolls, 5 new empty paper towel rolls, lavender tulle – the pre cut circles, black paint, white paint, white sparkly glitter, bronze paint, gold paint, paint brushes silk flowers – small frilly purple ones and purple roses along with some shiny little white roses and some little white shiny individual tiny roses, a string of green ivy, Light purple wired ribbon 2 Wilton plastic white 12” cake plates, 2 Wilton 8” plastic cake plates, and 4 white small Wilton columns.  You will also need glue.  I like heavy duty fabric glue in the bottle.  The edible part of this is the two layers of cake, frosting, white sparkly edible sprinkles, and sugar cubes.

Castle Topper:

Cut paper towel rolls and toilet paper rolls to desired height, paint with white paint (you may need more than one coat) sprinkle with sparkly glitter before it dries.  After this dries use black paint to make windows.  Make sure to shake off excess glitter so it doesn’t get on the cake.  Use leftover paper to form cone shapes, paint with gold and bronze paint, let dry.  Make turrets out of the painted rolls, combine and glue as desired, top with painted cones. Cut, fold and glue purple ribbon to the edge of the 8 inch plate.  Glue on turrets, then glue flowers (you can cut apart flowers and trim leaves if needed) cover the rest of the 8” plate.  Finish off the topper by gluing the tulle in as needed to fill gaps and create the fairy like look of the castle.

Cake:

You will need four 10” white cakes or two 10” and two 8 inch.  If you use the four 10” you will need to trim two of them down to fit on the 8 inch plate.  See directions on cake packages to actually make and bake the cakes.

The bottom floral arrangement:

Cut, fold and glue purple ribbon to the edge of the 8 inch plate.  Attach columns (you can glue these on for stability).  Make a ring of paper to go in the middle of the 12” plate out of paper to minimize the number of flowers you will need to use in decorating the plate.  Glue flowers (you can cut apart flowers and trim leaves if needed) cover the edges of the 12” plate while weaving the string of green ivy in between flowers.  Put the 2^nd 12” plate on the top of the columns, and finish gluing flowers and tulle into open spaces.  Let dry.

Cake parts:

Remove the top 12” plastic cake plate from floral arrangement.  Frost per cake directions the two 10” cakes.  Sprinkle with edible glitter.  Use frosting to glue the sugar cubes around the edge of the cake.  Take the other two cakes and cut down to size to fit it and more sugar cubes around the 8” plate. Follow the same procedure to create the second layer of cake.  You can also do this without the 2^nd 8” plate but you will have to frost and stack the 8” cake on the 10”cake once it has been placed on the columns.  Concentrate on stable stacking if you do this.

Assembly:

Assemble the cake where you are going to serve it from.  The less you have to move the better.  Place the 12” cake plate with the frosted cake onto the columns.  Add the 8” cake, then the topper.  You can use cake pulls around the cake if you desire.  We will talk about cake pulls next time.

Happy Creating!

For small parties, its the little details that count.  People will remember the tiny ornaments, the confetti on the tables, the name plates, and more.   So planning a small or large party, means making sure your guests are able to enjoy themselves but also enjoy the little things you have put in display.

Every party, no matter what the size, is like conducting an orchestra and requires the planning skills of a multi-tasker in overdrive.    Be ready to have fun and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

If you are purchasing a Tea Party, please be sure you have a confirmed date from the Tea Hostess.

Age Group: 4-11

Party Size: Up to 8 children (each additional child $25)

Party Includes:
One (1) Party Hostess for 2 hours w/ dress up
Royal princess hats/crowns, boas, and gloves
Beauty Session
Tea Party Games with prizes
Tea Party Favors with theme bag

Decorations:
Children’s Tables and Chairs
Assorted China Cups & Saucers
Gold and Silver Tea-spoons
Table Cloths and Napkins
Themed Center Pieces

Food and Drink:
Light meal
Themed Cupcakes & Candies
Bottomless Lemonade

Creative Invitations
Thank you Cards
Personalized Entrance Sign

Set Up & Clean Up

Add $100+tax to include Dress up (most children sizes available)

If you are purchasing a Tea Party, please be sure you have a confirmed date from the Tea Hostess.

For your fanciful party, guests dress in their most flowery teatime attire or Happy Memories Tea Parties dress up clothes. A fun flower wreath and a set of borrowed fairy wings starts them on their flight into fantasy. A glittering beauty session, searching for hidden fairies and sipping tea (lemonade) makes this a truly fantastic party.

Age Group: 4-11

Party Size: Up to 8 children (each additional child $25)

Party Includes:
One (1) Party Hostess for 2 hours w/ dress up
Fanciful Fairy Wreath and Fairy Wings for the party
Beauty Session
Tea Party Games with prizes
Tea Party Favors with theme bag

Decorations:
Children’s Tables and Chairs
Assorted China Cups & Saucers
Gold and Silver Tea-spoons
Table Cloths and Napkins
Themed Center Pieces

Food and Drink:
Light meal
Themed Cupcakes & Candies
Bottomless Lemonade

Creative Invitations
Thank you Cards
Personalized Entrance Sign

Set Up & Clean Up

Add $100+tax to include Dress up (most children sizes available)

If you are purchasing a Tea Party, please be sure you have a confirmed date from the Tea Hostess.

For this delightful party, guests dress in their finest teatime attire or Happy Memories Tea Parties ™ dress up clothes, accompanied by their favorite Bratz, Barbie or baby doll. Pretend “I’m grown up” with a beauty session, tea, games and so much more.

Age Group: 4-11

Party Size: Up to 8 children (each additional child $25)

Party Includes:
One (1) Party Hostess for 2 hours w/ dress up
Pretty Girly Hats, Boas, and Vintage Gloves
Beauty Session
Tea Party Games with prizes
Tea Party Favors with theme bag

Decorations:
Children’s Tables and Chairs
Assorted China Cups & Saucers
Gold and Silver Tea-spoons
Table Cloths and Napkins
Themed Center Pieces

Food and Drink:
Light meal
Themed Cupcakes & Candies
Bottomless Lemonade

Creative Invitations
Thank you Cards
Personalized Entrance Sign

Set Up & Clean Up

Add $100+tax to include Dress up (most children sizes available)

If you are purchasing a Tea Party, please be sure you have a confirmed date from the Tea Hostess.

For this party, guests and their bear’s wear their prettiest party dresses or Happy Memories Tea Parties dress up clothes. Tea time accessories, theme related games, along with a beary fun beauty session combined with the ambiance of “taking tea”, create a warm and memorable time for all. Tea for two is twice as much fun when it’s shared with your best furry friend!

Age Group: 4-11

Party Size: Up to 8 children (each additional child $25)

Party Includes:
One (1) Party Hostess for 2 hours w/ dress up
Tea Time Hats, Boas, and Vintage Gloves
Beauty Session
Tea Party Games with prizes
Tea Party Favors with theme bag

Decorations:
Children’s Tables and Chairs
Assorted China Cups & Saucers
Gold and Silver Tea-spoons
Table Cloths and Napkins
Themed Center Pieces

Food and Drink:
Light meal
Themed Cupcakes & Candies
Bottomless Lemonade

Creative Invitations
Thank you Cards
Personalized Entrance Sign

Set Up & Clean Up

Add $100+tax to include Dress up (most children sizes available)

If you are purchasing a Tea Party, please be sure you have a confirmed date from the Tea Hostess.