Irish Dancer Birthday!!!

  This past weekend my youngest, Lauren, turned 9 yrs old. Since she started Irish dancing Lauren has been begging me to let her have an Irish dancing themed birthday party. This is something more easily said than done. One does not simply "have" an Irish Dancer themed party because you can't just swing by Party City and pick it all up. So after letting ideas swirl in my head and spending countless hours on Pinterest I decided we could make it happen. Using my skills as a Scrapbooker, Photographer, and designer I was able to create a Irish dance themed party that was Lauren's dream. We rented out the Irish dance studio and put together all the details.

 Now most people assumed the party would be decked out all in green in honor of Ireland. However I had to explain this was NOT a Saint Patrick's day Party ( we have those and yes everything is green) but in fact this was a Irish "Dancer" themed party. My daughter LOVES the color pink and so the party colors were light pink, dark pink, & black!

From our favorite bakery Skiff's (skiffscakes.com) we ordered custom sugar cookies (made to look like Ghillies and Tiaras) along with the stunning double decker ombre pink cake. Inside was delicious velvety Bavarian creme layered between yummy pink cake...heaven! The Tiaras are made to replicate the one on worn with Laurens dress. The base of roses I custom made and I will post a tutorial later on how it is done.

Using my collection of Pink milk glass I set up tiers for the food and treats. Then I let Lauren come up with Irish dance themed names for all the food. We had Ghillies Gum, Rince Raisins, PB&Jiggy sandwiches, and Treble Delights. To wash it all down there was Jig Juice ( Strawberry Sunkist) and Reel Water.

For the party table, my Mom ( who can sew, since I cannot) made a ruffled table cloth and we made tissue paper pom poms to hang from the ceiling. Using my digital skills I created a bottle template as well as ones for all the different foods. The girls danced, did crafts, and played games. In the end other than the rain outside it was a beautiful event. Over the next few days I will post the tutorials as well as options to order custom party designs for your little Irish dancer. 

We even hired a photo booth for the girls play in during the party. This was the biggest hit of the day and now my daughter never wants to have a party with out one. Thanks to "Lights Camera Party" (Lightscamerapartyevents.com) for the wonderful job they did!!!!