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Party Inspiration

It has been a while since I last posted, so I thought it would be nice to stay in season and discuss Valentine’s Day party ideas!

I recently styled this ‘Hello Love’ Valentine party and as I like to think that I am totally creative and original, I would like to mention the amount of inspiration I see and incorporate into my parties.  Putting my own stamp on the final product is my very favorite part of party planning and styling!

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Pinterest is probably my favorite place to see and gather inspiration for a party.  There are so many creative people and Pinterest helps me collect fabulous ideas.  Let’s start with cake!  The cake I chose to create for this years Valentine party is called a petal cake.  I have been seeing it all over the place and thought I just might try my hand at it.  Well, I feel my first attempt was quite a success and it has a lot to do with this great tutorial I found online.  Even though the blog post and recipe are in Spanish, I still understood the steps through pictures!  Find the tutorial here at la receta de la felicidad.

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Another cute Valentine dessert I found on Pinterest were these Oreo Cakester heart cookies by BakerellaI was first attracted to this treat because they looked so simple…and yes, they really were very easy and tasty!  I am all for small simple treats to fill a party table because the kids love the bit size and really who wants to spend endless hours prepping…not me!

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I am always thinking and looking for cute backdrop ideas.  I spotted this adorable floating hearts idea on Pinterest by Hank & Home Party CraftsI had to improvise a bit because I couldn’t make holes or tape the ceiling so I used an umbrella and hung various lengths of paper punched hearts taped to bakers twine.  I really liked the way it showed up on camera!

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I will share the full party feature in my next blog post but for now I hope you can see a bit into my party planning mind!

xo