Since I was limping along with computer woes last week, I decided to give a more detail post regarding the “almost death by Hello Kitty” I endured a couple of weeks ago. . . and because I got a few more requests for more details! Ask and ye shall receive!
I actually really kept this party at a good and reasonable budget since we were going all out and doing the big Disneyland thing the next day.
Table scape:
I have glass containers I found at Home Goods that I use for these types of events. I headed into my attic and dug through some Christmas decorations and found the fillers for them along with the styrofoam HK heads I made (I bought those online in a set 12- WAY cheaper than at Jo-Ann’s and Michael’s.) I made the heads by cutting out felt bows and suing a sharpie to do the eyes, nose and whiskers. I hot glued the bows on.
Decorations:
The center pieces for the little picnic tables were larger styrofoam balls that I found online. I cut out ears and bows and attached with hot glue and used sharpie for eyes and nose. I used black pipe cleaners for the whiskers (they easily stuck in the balls). I placed brightly colored M&Ms in the shallow glass bowls and placed the heads on top of it.
The outside banner and accents to the pom-pom were made out of white and pink foam. I had my hubby cut out stencils using a print out from a coloring page of the head and bow in wood with his scroll saw which made for perfectly matched mass production. Cutting through foam was super easy and quick. I added finishing touches on the bows and attached with hot glue. The whiskers were made out of black pipe cleaners. I used a punch and ran it through fishing line for the overhead pom-pom decor and pink ribbon from the Celebrate It line from Michael’s.
Pin the Bow Game:
A good friend threw out an idea of pin the bow game, so I thought about it one day and came up with this game. I thought of a felt board and went with that concept. Again, using the wood stencil the hubs cut out for me, I made the bows for each kid that was invited and traced out the face on a felt white sheet. I then attached two pieces of felt to a large piece of white foam. On the day of the party I wrote all kids that were in attendance names on the back of the bows so we would know who’s was the closest to pinning the bow on HK. It was a huge success!
HK Headbands:
The same good friend suggested making some kind of head bands. So I thought up these. I found the head bands via Ebay for $2 free shipping for 12. I cut out ears and bows (yes, using the same wood stencil the hubs made for me). I attached with hot glue. On the day of the party, I painted black whiskers on all the little girls and placed the headbands on their heads. THEY LOVED THEM!
Boo-Boo Bags:
I am not a fan of cheap Chinese party favors to just fill a bag. I decided to do something a little more personal and useful for this party and they were a huge hit and not to time consuming. I found the material via Jo-Ann’s online and it was $40% off and had free shipping. I made 12 of them cutting 5 inches x 12 inches and folding in half inside out and sewing them almost shut. After that reversing the material and filling the bags with flax-seed that I got from a bulk bin at a local store for $1 a lb. I figured each bag cost about $1.50 when all said and done. After they were filled, they were sown shut. I placed them in a plastic favor bag and tied with ribbon and printed out instructions to use hot or cold on Avery labels and attached. I made Goodie bags and added a lip gloss and some HK band aids to them. They were a huge hit!
Party Craft:
I decided to set up a “mommy and me” bracelet making station. I found all the beads via ebay and even found HK beads! I spent no more than $8 on all the beads. I pre made packages so all they had to do was thread the beads and go. It was super cute and a fun way for mommy and daughter to have a little time together.
Inside Banner/Cupcake Toppers:
This is my favorite thing to do for a party and like I said before in a previous post, I ordered HK die cuts via ebay and worked from there. I found the heart garland via Michael’s on a clearance Valentine rack for $1.50 and bought two. I used that as my base and then used Mini Monograms and Once Upon a Princess Cricut Carts to make the content and structure of the banner. To add finishing touches I used my Cuttlebug embossing Happy Birthday folder and Swiss dots folder, stickes and ribbon for burst of color in between the rounds. I attached the rounds directly onto the chain on the garland.
The cupcake toppers were just a bit of the same concept and cricut carts just scaled down and added to 4 inch Wilton sticks.
There you have it in a nut shell… Thanks for coming and sharing a piece of “Hello Kitty on a Budget” pie with me!
I then used Globecraft and Piccolo Glastique Matte to fill the void area of the “H” and dusted with glitter and removed the excess and made sure to dust straggler glitter away with a dry paint brush. Of course I had to add some purple bling gems from Doodlebug Designs for the final touch! Set aside and allow to dry and set.
A Piece of Life's Pie 