Today’s Real Party is an intimate birthday party with vintage charm.  Created by Lisa of Moore Minutes for her mother’s birthday, this sweet little event includes feminine details and soft colors.  A small group of close friends gathered at a Victorian coffee house for girl talk, coffee and sweets.  How perfect does that sound?  From the doilies, lace and roses to the six layer cake, cookies and ice cream… you will fall in love with this vintage Neapolitan Birthday Party.

“For my Mom’s birthday, we celebrated with a small circle of some of her girlfriends over some sweets and coffee.  Every detail, color, and flavor focused around neapolitan.  Because, Neapolitan represents the times when you can’t just choose ONE good thing in life to savor, so you choose to enjoy all!  Chocolate?  Strawberry?  OR…. Vanilla?  Hmmm, all 3 yes please.”

“I discovered the ideal venue to celebrate at a proper Victorian coffeehouse called CUPS…. Doilies, Lace, Roses, Pastels, everything dainty and girly for this breezy afternoon celebration on the back porch.”

“My Mom and a sweet circle of friends… girl talk about pretty things, shopping, and just stuff.  Cake, cookies, and ice cream is served.  The afternoon was spent enjoying pretty moments with pretty hearts.  It’s a blessed life we each get to live.”

A very special thank you to Lisa of Moore Minutes for sharing this charming Neapolitan Birthday with us.  Not only does it make a lovely birthday celebration but would perfect for Mother’s Day.  You can read more about this event HERE on the Moore Minutes Blog.

Vendors & Credits:
Party Styling & Photography: Lisa Moore
Vintage Lollipops: Vintage Confections
Neapolitan Icebox Cookie: Recipe
Vintage Lace: French Felt
Neapolitan Cake Inspiration: Sweetapolita

The big day is almost here… only 5 days until the Royal Wedding.   Prince William and Kate Middleton will have us all swooning over their enchanting nuptials.  I’m bummed because my invitation must have gotten lost in the mail.  I’m sure yours did too!  Since we’ll have to settle for watching the royal festivities on TV, maybe we should celebrate with some Royal Wedding inspired sweets.  So gather your girlfriends, a royal dessert and enjoy!

• Royal Wedding inspired cake sketches from top cake designers, featured on Brides.com.  See all of the amazing designs HERE, including my favorite by Cake Opera Co.
• Royal Wedding Bubbly Peach Cupcakes.  Find the recipe HERE on An American Cupcake in London.
• Patriotic red, white and blue Royal Wedding Cake Pops by Rhubarb & Rose.

• Prince William’s Royal Wedding cake recipe.  Find THE recipe for the Chocolate Biscuit Cake in the cookbook Eating Royally.  Prince William chose the Chocolate Biscuit Cake recipe for his wedding cake because it is also his grandmother’s favorite cake.
• Traditional English Scones from Bird’s Party, created to accompany their Royal Wedding Viewing Party Collection.  Find the scone recipe HERE and find the party collection HERE.
• Royal Wedding Cookies by Eleni’s.  Find them HERE.

Today’s Real Party is a playful birthday inspired by some angry birds and evil green pigs.  This adorable event was created by Debbie, of Save the Date Events, for her daughter’s 3rd birthday.  Featuring an amazing cake by Intricate Icings, this party brings the game Angry Birds to life!

“In addition to weddings, we occasionally design parties for social celebrations such as birthdays. My three year old daughter is obsessed with the game Angry Birds. For her 3rd birthday, I did a simple Angry Birds themed party.”

“We ordered angry bird pins on Etsy for all the kids to wear at the party. We also had the invitation designed on Etsy along with a digital collage sheet of angry bird faces. I used various paper punches to create the angry bird circle accents. We used red and white scrapbook paper for the place mats (I cut rounded corners). The wood birdhouse was purchased at a craft store. I painted it red, added white feathers to the back and glued the angry bird face on the front.”

“The birds and evil green pigs were the perfect characters to be made into cake pops and chocolate covered wafer cookies provided the ideal look of the “structures” you must destroy in the game. The only thing missing was the entertaining sound effects you hear when playing, but this cake was so much fun to complete.”

Special thanks to all of the talented vendors involved in this Angry Birds Birthday Party.  You can read more from Debbie about the Angry Birds party decor HERE on the Save The Date Events blog.

Vendors & Credits:
Event Planning: Save the Date Events
Photography: Premium Digital Solutions
Cake: Intricate Icings
Invitations: DigiSweets
Angry Bird Pins: SkippyDogDesigns
Angry Bird T-shirts: KIDCO Threads

As I watch the snow come down outside and put on another sweater, I long for summer to be here!  Clear blue skies and the warmth of the sun.  Considering it is only January, I have a long time to wait.  But in the meantime, this cheery party collection will fulfill my summer longings.

Kim from The Celebration Shoppe has done it again with another party collection that is too cute for words!  This Tree House Collection takes me back to summer days filled with kite flying, tin can telephones and popsicles.  What child wouldn’t love to celebrate their birthday with these goodies?

Head on over to The Celebration Shoppe to see the full Tree House Collection along with all of their other adorable party collections.

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The adorable pie pops in yesterday’s Snow Sprinkle post reminded me of something I’ve been dying to feature.  Inspired by Bakerella and created by Brooke McLay of The Family Kitchen, these Poptart Pops are just too cute!  Children of all ages love Poptarts and these darling ‘mini pops’ take them to a whole new level.  Modern, bite-sized and fun, these cherry Poptarts on a stick would be the hit of any party!

Happy Thursday!

For a woman who constantly talks about hating cold weather and snow, I sure do seem to like snow themed parties!  So when Vanessa of Alchemy Fine Events mentioned that she recently created a Snow Sprinkle Baby Shower, I couldn’t wait to see it!  We featured Vanessa’s Winter Wonderland Party a few weeks ago and you all loved it!  So I have a feeling you’re going to love this wintry delight as well!

A very special thank you to Vanessa from Alchemy Fine Events for sharing this charming Snow Sprinkle Baby Shower and to Katie Neal for the stunning photography.  You can see more of Vanessa’s delightful work on the Alchemy Blog.

Today’s real party is a charming Vintage Baseball Wedding that will wow any ball fan.  Full of baseball inspired details, this event remains classic and elegant while showcasing the bride and groom’s personality.  With a dessert table and cake created by The Couture Cakery, this wedding truly is a home run!  Let’s take a look…

A special thanks to Jasmine from The Couture Cakery for sharing this amazing event.  You can read more about this Vintage Baseball Wedding on The Couture Cakery Blog.  Be sure to check out all of their fabulous cakes and dessert stations while you’re there!

We definitely have the opportunity to feature more girl parties than boy parties here on Half Baked.  So I’m always excited to see a well executed theme appropriate for a boy.  And today’s Real Party is just that.  This darling Train Birthday Party in blue and orange was created by Sweets Indeed.  If you’re not familiar with Sweets Indeed, you will be now.  Their candy and dessert stations are completely over the top fantastic!  So let’s jump on board for this adorable train party.

A special thanks to the girls over at Sweets Indeed for the fabulous Train Party inspiration. See more of this party and oodles of other amazing dessert tables on their website and blog.

Today’s real party is a magical Forest Tea Party featuring sweet treats created by Linda of Bubble and Sweet.  Set in a forest with hanging pom poms and an amazing dessert table, this tea party is truly enchanted.  What little girl wouldn’t love to attend a party like this?

A special thanks to all of these ladies for the charming tea party inspiration and to Linda for reading Half Baked.  Be sure to check out more of Linda’s sweet creations on the Bubble and Sweet Blog.

Today we’re featuring a gorgeous Bridal Dessert Table created by Jasmine Clouser from The Couture Cakery.  We first introduced you to Jasmine’s work back in June when we featured her Bow Bridal Shower.  Well today’s display is just as fabulous.  Inspired by the colors of the room, this peacock blue and lime green dessert table is just over the top!

Special thanks to Jasmine for the amazing Bridal Dessert Table inspiration.  Be sure to check out more of her fabulous cakes and dessert bars on The Couture Cakery website and blog.