Thursday, October 30, 2014

Lauren's mermaid party and a free mermaid for you!

I'm so excited to share with you the party that I helped put on for my niece, along with huge help from Marlyn (Montreal Confections.) All of the goodies on the sweet table were made by Marlyn and were completely stunning.

Are you ready? It's gonna be a long post, full of yummy and crafty pictures...

lauren's mermaid party


This is my niece, Lauren. She just turned 4 and is currently obsessed with all things mermaid. Ariel, to be specific. The wig is killing me.

lauren's mermaid party


It's not exactly Ariel, but we created our own version.  I used Lawn Fawn's critters in the sea and the frame from sweater weather for the paper decorations. The mermaid? She's my own creation.  I illustrated her, and I think she fits right in with the critters! I love her to bits. If you love her too, you'll want to keep reading...

lauren's mermaid party

Here's what the entire party looked like, at a glance. I love the linen tablecloth that we used for the main table - we kept it wrinkly because I thought it looked like textured sand. Yes? ha.

lauren's mermaid party

The party table was bright and airy, and a little dreamy. It turned out exactly how I hoped it would! My sister bought the watery-colored hanging balls from Michaels, and I added a honeycomb garland (that I made from scratch, thank you very much). We kept it simple and fresh.

lauren's mermaid party


My favorite thing on the dessert table was this cake. I mean, that's my artwork.in cake form. It was all piped and airbrushed to perfection.

lauren's mermaid party

Marlyn has a tutorial video on youtube today. Even if you would never recreate these desserts, please go and watch the video! It's amazing to watch an artist at work - I love seeing behind the scenes stuff! CLICK!

lauren's mermaid party

I know my card-making friends will appreciate this: look! sugar enamel dots!

lauren's mermaid party


If one cake wasn't enough, Marlyn made a second cake. She knows how much I love her buttercream. hee.

lauren's mermaid party

The shells and little pearls were the perfect simple touches.

lauren's mermaid party

I created labels for the water bottles, and a few food markers using a mix of stamps and digital artwork.

lauren's mermaid party


Everything was kept light and white, with pops of color.

lauren's mermaid party

These cupcakes were labeled mermaid sightings and were so cute!

lauren's mermaid party

I love the sugar tails sticking out!

lauren's mermaid party

Of course, Marlyn made cookies. Like this one, just for Lauren, and the number 4 on top of the ruffled cake.

lauren's mermaid party

And the school of dolphins. hee. They make me smile! Marlyn hand-cut these to match the lawn fawn stamp!

lauren's mermaid party

My sister added some special touches of her own, like these starfish sandwiches,

lauren's mermaid party

and these pearly oyster cookies. so cute!

lauren's mermaid party


I made the take-home favor bag, and my sister stuffed them with goodies.

lauren's mermaid party

All in all, I'd say the birthday girl was pretty happy with what we created for her!

I hope you like it too! I have a special gift for you to take home too. If you like the mermaid that I illustrated to match the lawn fawn stamps, then download her and print her out for yourself!

I'm offering her to you in JPEG and PNG formats. Click on the link that suits you, and save to your computer. If you will use her with the lawn fawn critters, you'll need to shrink her down a bit!

Thanks for stopping by!

♥.

23 comments:

  1. Absolutely gorgeous! I love all the soft, light colors! Thanks for the mermaid! You rock!

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  2. Gorgeous I loved all your photos, it's so fun to work with you.

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  3. this is just amazing.. the perfect party and forever to be a special memory for Lauren.. so sweet.

    thanks for the adorable freebie..

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  4. LOVE this!!!! Can I have a mermaid party for my next birthday? seriously :) I am soooo very excited that you created a mermaid!!! after my retreat this weekend I will be sure to create a fun card with her- thank you for the inspiration elena!!

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  5. This is SO MUCH FUN! I would have LOVED this party as a child. Heck, even as an adult! Ariel is my favorite Disney Princess too! Love your illustration. You rock, Elena!

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  6. Oh my goodness this is stunning! Love all the details, love the cakes and everything. I wish i live in your city and have your as my girl's party planner! :)

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  7. Looks like lots of fun was had & cute little mermaid :)

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  8. Whaaaaa!! This is TOO cute! I love everything you did. You're so talented!!! :-)

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  9. I just died of cuteness! Everything looks absolutely amazing! Love how you used the LF stamps for the decor and even incorporated LF designs on the cake and pastries, so cute!

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  10. Whoa, so totally amazing! You amaze me!!

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  11. Amazing as usual! I just love your mermaid, so perfect and the decorations and the cake, seriously can we please be related.

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  12. Elena, your parties are always so fantastic!!!! Love this theme and all of the special details you, Marlyn, and your sister incorporated into this incredible event!! WOW!

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  13. ...sigh...simply, beautiful! Love it!

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  14. I would be happy too, I want a b-day like a that lol

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  15. Thank you for the mermaid you are so awesome!

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  16. Wow what a fabulous 4th birthday party- she is one lucky girl!

    Thank you so much for the mermaid digi, she is so sweet!

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  17. Wow such a cute party! I'll have to keep this in the back of my mind when I have a child someday.

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  18. Thanks for the freebie! Here's the card I created with it. http://jesscraftsblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/ocean-critter-series-day-1-color-burst.html

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  19. Super sweet! Looks like such a fun birthday! I would love a party like this! Thank you for the adorable free digi!

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  20. OMGOSH! I adore this ENTIRE post! From the teal little plates to the mermaid cake to the teal puffy hangings! those little "ocean" waters were adorable and so clever!!! My sons are 23 and 20 and I cant throw them adorable little parties like this one, But I am going to stow this one away on pinterest so I am prepared if I am ever lucky enough to get a mermaid loving grandkid someday :)

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  21. LOVE your mermaid!!! Thanks so very much!!!! What a very Fun birthday party that looks like!!! My husband tries to be crafty on cakes for my birthday and I am also asking for an under the sea theme. Good ideas here for that!!!!! Hugs!!!!

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  22. Hi Elena ~ I "found" you via Jess from #jesscrafts and wanted to say a BIG thank you for sharing your mermaid digi file. My now 30-something daughter still admits that the Little Mermaid is her favorite movie of all time and way back when we used VHS tapes (gasp!) we went through two copies of that movie before it finally came out on DVD! Her birthday is around the corner and this little sweetie will be front and center on her 32nd birthday card! Big HUGS for sharing!

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