Sawyer's 1st Birthday

I am so excited to share this Cowboys and Indians themed party I styled for the most adorable one year old cowboy! The little man’s mama decided on the theme and let me do the rest. As you can see, I had so much fun with the details! I really wanted to transform the venue into the wild west so I hung “wanted” signs of the birthday boy and used a lot of rustic items such as the burlap table cloths with red bandana accents, galvanized serve ware, weathered boxes, etc. Raw Sewing Edge did an amazing job creating exactly what I envisioned with the "Cowboys", "Indians", "Cowboy Chow" and "Watering Hole" banners. We also staged a little scene with a teepee, some colorful blankets and a hay-bale horse that the kids could pose on for a photo op...the kiddos loved this! A few of my favorite details were the arrows I made by wrapping dowels with washi tape and tying colorful feathers to the end with brown suede and the root beer cowboys...both were super easy, inexpensive and really added a unique touch to the overall theme.

I loved designing the dessert table as there were so many fun colors and props to work with. I kept it playful by using colorful figurines for the cupcake toppers and staged cowboys and indians camps around the tables. Peppermintandwish made adorable arrow pics and a coordinating cake topper for the target cookies and smashcake. Simply aMayzing Sweets did a fantastic job on the teepee cake pops made in pink champagne flavor which is to die for! I finished the scene with a vintage red
chalkboard I picked up at a swapmeet boutique store that the talented Marisa Cook, (who happens to be my neighbor:) freehanded for me.

We went with BBQ to coordinate the food station with the theme and used pie tins for serving dishes which added to the western feel. The “cowboy” root beer bottles had bandanas that happened to coordinate with the blanket we put on the hale bale
horse:) and mini flocked cowboy hats. Just a Little Sparkle designed the most amazing printables that completed the look.

Little guests went home with custom linen bags with cowboys and indians figurines and the adults got “trail mix” to snack on for the way home. This was such a fun party to style and the guests all had a great time!

• What People Ate

  Pulled Chicken Sliders Beef Brisket Mac n Cheese Green Salad Cornbread Muffins

• What People Drank

  White Wine Beer Honest Juice Water Lemonade

• Desserts

  Cupcakes: Banana chocolate chip w/chocolate mousse filling White cake w/strawberry jam filling Pink Champagne Teepee Cakepops Target & Sheriff Badge Sugar Cookies Chocolate Peanut butter mini Cupcakes

• Party Favors

  Kiddos: Custom Linen Bags w/ Cowboys and Indians Figurines Adults: Trail Mix

• Activities / Games

  Facepainting Photobooth Coloring Station

• Perfect Little Party Planner

  Party Stylist

  http://www.perfectlittlepartyplanner.com/

• Just a Little Sparkle

  Graphic Designer

  Alyssa is an amazing designer and so easy to work with. She was able to create exactly what I was looking for with very little guidance and her turnaround time is incredible!

  https://www.etsy.com/shop/justalittlesparkle

• Raw Sewing Edge

  Designer

  Nicole not only created the perfect banners to complete the look I was going for but she is so nice to work with. She got my custom banners to me in plenty of time.

  https://www.etsy.com/shop/justalittlesparkle

• The Pink Papermill

  Graphic Designer

  The Pink Papermill designed a custom photo banner and had it delivered to me in less than a week.

  https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePinkPapermill

• Jennifer Alison Design

  Photographer

  Jenn is amazing! I have worked with her on multiple events as well as our family portraits and she never ceases to amaze me with her talent. She captures the most artistic photos and with kiddos none-the-less!

  http://jenniferalisondesigns.com/

• Simply aMayzing Sweets

  Desserts

  Maybelyn is one of my favorite vendors to work with, she makes exactly what I am looking for every time, it's almost as if she can read my mind. Not only that but she personally delivers every order and is the sweetest person you will ever meet.

• Jenny Wenny Cakes

  Cake designer-Baker

  Jenny is my preferred vendor for desserts...she is extremely talented with design and her desserts are to die for!

  http://jennywennycakes.com/

• Peppermintandwish

  Designer

  Peppermintandwish did a fantastic job on the arrow picks for the target cookies and the smash cake topper. She was very easy to work with and accommodating with a custom item.

  Cookie & Smash Cake Toppers: peppermintandwish
  https://www.etsy.com/people/peppermintandswish?ref=pr_profile

• Marisa Cook

  Artist

  Marisa did such an amazing job on the chalkboard! This was a last minute request and she was able to finish it within a few hours for me.

  https://www.etsy.com/shop/SilhouettePetProject
  
  
  

• Quilted Polka Dot

  Graphic Designer

  This is the second time I've worked with the Quilted Polka Dot and her work is amazing! She took on this custom project and got the photo props to me in plenty of time...will definitely be working with her again!

  https://www.etsy.com/people/QuiltedPolkaDot?