Selected as Party of the Day on June 3rd!

Amelie's 5th Birthday

Mindy B By Mindy B  in Birthday

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Party Recap

Celebrating our daughters Birthday is My favorite part of the year, so I was so excited to hear her tell me she wanted a Little Mermaid Party! Considering its my favorite Disney movie. I had an absolute blast!

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Party Highlights

  • Desserts

    Sand Dollar sugar cookies, Orange Madelines with strawberry whip frosting a white sixlet for the pearl, Mini coconut cream pies, cupcakes, Macroons, cake

  • Party Favors

    Head bands, pearl bracelets, shark fins, bubbles Necklaces, bottle of bubbles, and a stop at our mini candy shop

  • Activities / Games

    Sea Sponge Relay, shell hunt, and bubble toss (water balloon)

  • Budget

    I make the majority of the decorations but I did spend about $200 on food,candy, chair rental, prizes, rolls of plastic table cloth from party city.

  • What People Ate

    everything was vegetarian we had P&J Starfish sandwiches veggie sandwiches, a large shell pasta salad, Annies Mac and cheese shells chips and guacamole

  • What People Drank

    Sea Water (lemonade mixed with a little bit of blue koolaid) Sea Tea and Sea Cucumber water

  • Best Moment

    hearing everyone sing happy birthday to her. Always my fave

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24 comments

  • Candice P

    Candice P wrote:

    love the back drop, how did you make it

  • Candice P

    Candice P wrote:

    how did you make these....lovely

  • Candice P

    Candice P wrote:

    beautiful

  • Candice P

    Candice P wrote:

    very nice

  • Mindy B

    Mindy B wrote:

    Candice: I made the backdrop with the rolls of plastic Table cover you can get from party city. It was a lot of draping and staples but the end look was exactly what I wanted. The Jellyfish were quite easy once I figured out how to put them together. I used one pink plastic table cover, cut it into strips and began ruffling them. (great job for the kiddos)I cut out a circle depending on how big I wanted it and put the circle on the middle of a piece of tissue paper, than brought the tissue paper in on all sides except a little opening I left to stuff a 4 gallon white trash bag. I blew up the trash bag which gave me a nice bubble looking top for the jellyfish. Than came my fave part which is I hot glued the pink tentacles on. One around the top to cover the tissue paper and then as many as you want to dangle. Its def. a process but for about $7 I was able to make 20. Super worth the time!

  • Barbara S

    Barbara S wrote:

    How and what did you use to make those pretty headbands

  • Mindy B

    Mindy B wrote:

    Dollar store 3pk headbands, ribbon to feed through holes, tule circle cutouts you can get from Craft store, sea shell, and little jewel stickers but I had to hot glue them which was a little tedious.

  • Rekia P

    Rekia P wrote:

    Where did you get the sea shell stands?

  • Mindy B

    Mindy B wrote:

    Rekia: if your referring to the dessert table I made those out of a wooden candle stick holders and a piece of wood. Just painted it with Martha Stewarts craft paints and hot glued the two together. You can find the supplies at Michaels craft store all for about $6.

  • Shawna C

    Shawna C wrote:

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  • Shawna C

    Shawna C wrote:

    I would like to know the same thing ⤴

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    Tiff M wrote:

    Hello, if you don't mind sharing with me. Your Decoration DIY for the jellyfish ? I would love this for my daughter 1st bday. Thank you

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    Tiff M wrote:

    Also, are those shower caps as the body?

  • Mindy B

    Mindy B wrote:

    the directions to the jellyfish are in my first comment to Candice. They are a little tedious but worth the work. And no the tops are not shower caps, its just a piece of tissue paper.

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    Debbie T wrote:

    how are these jellyfishes made? they are very pretty

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    Ashley M wrote:

    Would love to know how you did the jellfish

  • Charise B

    Charise B wrote:

    How did you get the edges of the streamers to look the way they look in the picture?

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    Betty J P wrote:

    Hi, I would love to know what materials and the "how to" to make these adorable Jelly Fish Thank you!

  • Jennifer M

    Jennifer M wrote:

    i would also like to know how you did the jellyfish...Best ones ive seen! :)

  • Samantha N

    Samantha N wrote:

    I believe that it is showe caps and that the tenticals are plastic table clothes. From other jellyfish I have seen they pull the plastic just a little to cause the ripples. You can also use paper or cloth lanterns for the jelly fish body. Hope this helps!

  • Ashley C

    Ashley C wrote:

    i dislike how she doesnt get back to use with a diy. These are made from tissue paper, and you can buy foam balls in a craft store, cut them in half and use it for the top of the jelly fish then cover it with tissue paper. you will need a glue gun (:

  • Ashley C

    Ashley C wrote:

    i think on here she put paper crumbled up for the head but i would buy the foam balls and cut them in half.

  • Katey R

    Katey R wrote:

    Ashley C. She does get back with the DIY for the jellyfish, its in the comments above.

  • Jennifer A

    Jennifer A wrote:

    Can you please tell me how to make the bubble necklaces? Please