Welcome to My Party Post!
For the last probably 6 months, Miss Mayhem has been obsessed with horses. We took her to the rodeo a while back, and she was in heaven! She was upset when it was over, and did so well watching the entire thing on a hot Sunday afternoon! That outing definitely sealed the deal on the idea we had for her birthday party. I really didn't want to do a Princess party yet, she's really into them, we go to Disney all the time, she knows her princess stuff, but I wanted to do something different and just cute that would represent her and what she is into at this time in her life! This meant it would be a Cowgirl Birthday!! I worked on this party for awhile, it was a blast, & I enjoyed every aspect of it (which isn't that crazy for me because I love doing parties, especially a good theme like this)!! Here are some pictures and details from her big day.
Party Decorations:
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| Cowgirl Wreath |
I always do a wreath, I guess it's just "my thing", I love wreaths! Hehe!
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| She is 3!! |
This sign hung on the gate next to the sweet table. Again, just to keep the theme cohesive throughout the party.
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| Name banner on the food table. |
All of my center pieces for the tables. I simply wrapped ribbon and/or burlap, around a few jars and cans I had used over the past few weeks & put baby's breath (super cost effective & looks "country"!!) in each container.
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| So Many Treats to Choose From! |
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| I love the mini hat! |
Here is our "Sweet Saloon". We had gum balls, suckers, cupcakes, chocolate 3's, root beer barrel candies, chocolate covered pretzels, and to die for sugar cookies that were made to match the invites.
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| Thirsty?! |
This was the "Watering Hole". I did custom cups for each child using some vinyl & my Cricut (again, more horses!) and more of my flower pieces. I love the simplicity of them! There were also two old whiskey barrels we used to hold the cold drinks, one with water, IBC root beer in glass bottles, & another with beer for the grown ups.
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| Lunch is Served!! |
And the food table in all of its glory! We did "On the Ranch Veggies & Dip", "Mustang Mac & Chz", "Buckaroo Beans", "Wild West Sliders", & "Crooked Corn". My mom and I stumbled across the most amazing BBQ joint in Downtown Covina, and everyone raved about the meat & sauces.
Games:
1st game up was pin the badge on the cowgirl! My very talented sister whipped this painting up for me at the last minute (thanks!!!), this game was adorable!
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| Cowgirls! |
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| Pinning the badge on the cowgirl! |
Next up was the Pony Races!
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| My corral of ponies! |
I made all of the stick ponies. I love how cute they turned out & it was great to see how excited the kids all were to get to take one home! Here are a couple
tutorials I used to make them, and I did a couple of my own twists to them..
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| And they are off!! |
The race was pretty fun too!
The last activity was the piñata! A perk to a November baby is having a great use for all that Halloween candy!!
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| Swing Birthday Girl!! |
Cake:
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| Simple, but beautiful & girly!! |
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| Blowing out the candle! |
Miscellaneous decorations/ etc I had for the party:
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| I got these little muslin bags and did the stamps on them, love! |
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| I made this little rag garland for the back of the Watering Hole. All random supplies I had on hand, & they happened to match the theme. |
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| Hats for any Cowboys or girls that didn't bring one! |
Here are a few random fun pictures from a great day!
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| My sweet girl & I posing for a picture on the saddle! |
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| Love my amazing family! |
My cousin and his family came out from Vegas to celebrate with us, too! How cute are these two?!
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| My mom having some bonding time with her great nephew |
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| Mama giving her sweet girl some kisses! |
All in all, It was a great day, and fun had by everyone! I hope you enjoyed looking through the pictures as much as I enjoyed putting the party together! I couldn't have done it with out all of the great help I got from my family and friends that were willing to put in a couple hours work in the morning to get all of the fun set up for my vision to come to life!
& now, to give credit where credit is due!
Cake: Albertsons Bakery
Cupcakes: Sam's Club
Chocolate Pretzels: My nanny!
