a party for a very sweet pea

:: a fairie princess::

:: fairie decor::

:: the little princess with "the queen"::

:: fairie food::

:: fairie friends::

:: woodland toadstool treats::

:: making a wish::

:: a toadstool::

:: a craft: modge podge, leaves, flowers + glitter on little wooden boxes::

:: party favour fairie pops::

And while no good deed goes unpunished, I'll let you in on the behind he scenes as to how this beautiful day was possible. The saturday before I woke up at 4am, the children were out of their minds, my usually very helpful mister was at work + it seemed that every aspect of the party still had something that needed to be finished; not a thing could I cross off my "list".

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My last pair of fairie wings did NOT arrive in the mail and I was frantic because the wings and headbands I had made were the "dress up" part of the party...and "goodie bag". I sent Mimi to several stores hunting for white wings before I caught up with my dear friend who had a pair. {Her daughters both moonlight as fairies, so I should have known I was covered, but still!}

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My cupcakes did not yeild as many as planned because they were so big, so I decided to make an adult cake in a beautiful flower shaped pan I have. It fell apart. Twice. Luckily for me we have an amazing bakery in town and I think the key lime pie I picked up from there the morning of the party was a hit. I went to bed saturday with damp nails that ended up a bit creased {but not so bad}, while John finished polishing the floors.

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I like to think that all of the preparations and business before the party contributed to making the actual day such a success! The girls were all so well behaved, everyone enjoyed the simple craft, and we mama's even had some time to chat. I'm pretty sure that Sophia had a most wonderful 3rd Birthday.

Thanks for all the birthday well wishes last week! I'll be sure to catch up on the specifics of the fairie crowns I made and the craft in a later post!