Enchanted Prom Birthday Party - Part II, The Sweets Table

Part II of the Enchanted Prom Birthday Party posts features the Sweets Table and a few other goodies from the Enchanted Prom Party.  (See Part I here.)  I used a lot of my favorite vendors for the goodies, a few new ones and even tried a few DIY treats.  I don't even want to start calculating the calories on the table!

Custom Banner - Peas and Thank You's

Grace LOVES anything glittery and sparkly; hence the sequined fabric background.  When I purchased the fabric, she almost could not contain herself.  The glittery bows are from Target, purchased after Christmas for 75% off!  I found them in the outdoor holiday decor section.  The "drapes" are netting panels from IKEA.  The beaded branches are from Tag that I purchased ridiculously cheap on Zulily as part of their Valentine's Day clearance.  I found the mirrors at Hobby Lobby and spray painted them white as they were black when I found them.  More details below.

I followed A to Zebra's DIY instructions to make a tulle table skirt found here.  Unfortunately I did not have enough fabric to make it as full as I wanted, but in the end it worked fine.

Favor Bags

Favor Bags - The Sugar Diva

A close up of the favor labels:

 The Cake

I confess - I'm IN LOVE with ribbon cakes.  I think they are so gorgeous and elegant.  So, I picked Grace's birthday cake - yes, bad mom for not letting the birthday girl decide.  I don't feel so bad as she chose a Dairy Queen blizzard cake for her actual birthday.  This cake was as delicious as it was gorgeous.  The pictures do not do it justice - the cake had a slight shimmer that made it even more beautiful!

I met Melissa of The Tasteful Cake this past September when I went on Grace's field trip.  Her son happens to be in Grace's class.  What a chance meeting!  She has been a real great help and it is so great to work with such talent!

Cake bunting - TomKat Studios.

The Cupcakes

Paper cups - Shop Sweet Lulu

Custom fondant cupcake toppers (to coordinate with the invitation) - Two Sugar Babies

 Whirly Pops

For a "how to" on this hat box, see here.

Hat Box - Hobby Lobby

Whirly Pops - Candy Warehouse

 Kandy Kones

Kandy Kones - Celebration Today the Super Chick Way

Cupcake Towers (turned into treat holders) - Meri Meri from Make it Mine Parties

Prom Attire Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookies - Happy Cookies

French Macrons

French Macrons - The Tasteful Cake

Cake Pops

I LOVE the cake pop trend, but I am no Bakerella and let's face it, I broke the budget on this party so I wasn't going to pay for cake pops.  But, I still wanted them!  After I read a review of the babycakes Cake Pop Maker, I thought even I could do that!  So I gave it a whirl, and it was much easier than I thought.  I know they are not "true" cake pops, but the kids loved them (and so did the adults!)

Chocolate Popcorn

So yummy and so easy - another DIY treat.  Pop three cups (unpopped) popcorn and salt to taste.  Place in a large container.  Melt 1 bag Wilton white chocolate melts.  Poor over popcorn and stir well.  Spread out on a cookie sheet to cool.  Store in an air-tight container. 

Prom Lunches  

 Gable Boxes - eBay

Grace decided she wanted peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for her friend birthday party.  I did not argue with that choice!  I was able to make the sandwiches the night before.  In addition to the sandwiches, each girl "dined" on grapes (also bagged in individual servings the night before) and a healthy baked chip option.  Due to dietary needs of some of the girls, I labeled each girl's lunch so that they received the correct lunch (and the gable boxes look much cuter!)

 Prom Punch

What is a prom without punch?  Thanks to my mom, I had a "vintage" punch bowl at my disposal!  I made the "ice ring" using a heart cake pan.  I placed 7-up, pineapple juice, pineapple, cherry juice, cherries and lemons in the pan and let it freeze over night.

For the prom-goers who didn't like the punch (including Grace!), I also had a 7 year-old's favorite- the classic Kool-Aid.  When the adults showed up later in the afternoon, the punch turned into true prom punch as it somehow got "spiked :)"

Thanks for looking at all the pictures in this post.  Coming next, the prom activities...

Enchanted Prom Birthday Party - Part I, The Favors

Happy 7th Birthday to Grace!  It's hard to believe that almost one year ago, Grace decided she was going to have a "prom" birthday party.  We happened to be out to dinner during prom season and the restaurant where we were dining was full of prom goers.  That was Grace's first introduction to "prom" and she was in glittery tulle heaven!  After gawking through dinner, she informed me that for her 7th birthday, she wanted a prom theme.  So it was set - literally a year ago. 

Flash forward one year later and if it was a prom she wanted, a prom she got!  This was such a fun party to plan.  Grace inspired most of the decoration and activities.  I wanted to make sure that the theme was still age appropriate so I used the concept of the prom theme to make sure it stayed geared to 7 year olds.  We ended up with an "Enchanted Prom." 

Three things were the inspiration for the party:  disco balls, sparkle and these adorable invitations my cousin Amy created for Grace:

There were so many parts to this party that I'm going to have to break it down to 4 or 5 posts, so stay tuned...  But before I feature the favors in this post, I have to feature the birthday girl.

Grace wanted sparkle and tulle for her dress.  I did not want to spend a ton of money on it though.  So, I looked on eBay and found quite a few dresses all around $20 for her to choose from.  In the end, the one she chose was adorable!  I'm pretty sure it was from China, but as long as he doesn't eat it, I think it will be okay!

My Aunt is a professional photographer - Debbie Daanen Photography.  She let us use the photo background and pillar wall for our prom pictures.  It was a perfect backdrop for the party.  More pics of the prom photo ops coming in a later post.

I LOVE these pictures!  These are SO Grace.  The cake was from a local baker, The Tasteful Cake.  Her cakes are AMAZING and delicious.  She makes yummy gluten-free cakes!  More pics of the cake to come as well.

Favors for the Boys

We had a few boys in attendance and certainly they would not have been too impressed with tiaras and diamond rings.  Instead, of the "prom girl" from the invitation for the inspiration for their favors, I used the disco ball.  They received a paper pom boutonniere, disco ball ornament, sequined bow-tie, Prom King sash, and "Prom Wheels" (a.k.a. Hot Wheels).  I put all the favors in a top hat that I added a sequined ribbon to the brim and then placed it in a black cardboard serving dish from Hobby Lobby.  I added a disco ball with each of their names and a bow tie under the label.

For each of the kids, I made them a personalized "fancy glass."  I found the acrylic cups at Target after Christmas on clearance.  I used puffy paint to write each child's name.  I put a disco ball on the stem of each glass.  For the boys, I added a bow tie with puffy paint on the base of the glass.

Favors for the Girls

My inspiration for this table was this gorgeous table from Amy at Blowout Party, and of course the prom girl.  Rather than giving the girls a pre-made container of goodies, I thought it would be fun to display the favors and let the girls each fill their buckets :)  The background for this table is two ruffle shower curtains from Simply French Market on Etsy.  The tablecloth is from Sweet Tea and Linen, also on Etsy.  Labels from Posh Pixels on Etsy.

You will have to forgive the quality of the pictures.  I did not hire a professional photographer for the party.

For the girls' corsages, I only fluffed half of the pom and then took elastic and tied it to the pom. 

Prom gloves from the $1 aisle at Target.  I placed them in a cello bag and put a topper on the bag.

I found these buckets at Hobby Lobby for each of the girls.  I took the prom girl and cropped it for a silhouette picture and added each girls' name.  I then cut out the picture using my Silhouette cutter.  I added a little bling to the top and then clipped them to the buckets with a hair clip I made using a pre-made felt flower from Hobby Lobby that I hot-glued to an alligator clip.

Like the boys, I also made personalized glasses for each of the girls for their prom punch.

This party was as much fun to plan as it was to hold.  Stay tuned for later posts featuring the sweets table, kids' party activities and more decorations!