a nijnjte themed birthday party

i'll be honest i had no idea what or who a nijnjte was... or miffy as she is known in the US. but my good friend's daughter had a stuffed one since she was a baby and wanted it to be a part of her fourth birthday party. add to that a pink and green color theme and here is what you get....



first here one picture of a nijntje found with a simple google search

(all the following pictures were with my phone so excuse the quality and angles)

so i started by creating a small version

i incorporated the green and pink with flowers and frosting

and on the top of the tower was the birthday girl's special nijntje. it had its own birthday cupcake with a candle and the very important number of the day next to it

she loved it. this was the first time i stayed at the party, normally i drop off the cupcakes before the party starts and i am in and out. but because these were friends of mine i was there when she sat down with her special cupcake. she pretended to blow out the candle, showed the stuffed version the cupcake version, and was so happy i actually got tears in my eyes. silly? maybe, but i loved that something i made was that special to someone :)

made to order monday: a 3 year old's birthday!

flowers, butterflies, ladybugs oh my!
and pink, lots of pink!
that was the request for a three year old girl's birthday party. simple and pretty :)

lots of pink flowers....

purple butterflies with pink spots (three on each upper wing for the 3rd bday)....

love this white tower from crate and barrel. added a pink three to the top :)

hard to see the ladybugs on the tower but here they are in the carrier (also have three spots for the 3rd bday)

made to order monday: my birthday (april)

ok so this monday's order is being posted a little late. and technically its not an order as i made them for my own birthday. but i'd love to do the same for someone else's birthday so i am going to go ahead and post them here and now  :)

probably obvious but i love flowers- roses, daisies and hydrangeas are my favorite. and pink!

the highlight of the cake for a lot of people was the "lit" candle. or at least it was at first....

but then i offered them a slice! the cake really was designed as a chocolate cake with rolled fondant icing :)

not the best picture, but it when all the pieces came together it was a very yummy birthday!!