Coast Guard Send Off Party

My brother decided earlier this Spring that he wanted to pursue a career in the Coast Guard. Flash forward two months and now he is preparing to ship off to basic training. I wanted to make his send off party extra special, so together with my dad’s awesome watermelon carving skills and my mom’s delicious cooking, we planned a party sure to send him off in style.

The menu was full of all-American comfort foods (hamburgers, hotdogs, mac and cheese, etc) with a touch of themed foods to make it fun! We had clam cookies made from vanilla wafer cookies, icing and pearl hard candies, displayed on plates of brown sugar to mirror the look of sand. We also had sail boat cups that were made from blue jello with orange slices and white paper sails. The centerpiece of the display was the watermelon carved shark which was certainly the talk of the party.

To download the printables shown in the pictures above, visit my Easy store: https://www.etsy.com/listing/205787491/us-coast-guard-send-off-party-printables

Hello Kitty

Based on a picture of the centerpiece, custom Hello Kitty inspired printables were created to match including: water bottle labels, circle decals for cups, candy buffet and lollipops, candy buffet sign and small Hello Kitty images to place where needed (i.e. on the plate setting). Photos supplied by client.

Frozen Printables

Everyone seems to be going crazy over Disney’s latest hit, Frozen. While I certainly can’t blame them (the movie is adorable), it’s been tough keeping up with the high demand for similarly themed parties. Girly-Girl Partea’s has had an overwhelming amount of success with the Frozen princess characters. The ‘Snow Queen’ is by far the most popular character we’ve ever had. Every party from now through December (that’s right-DECEMBER) has a winter wonderland theme. At this rate, I may have to create a SECOND costume to keep up with demand! Though I am wanting to remake the current costume, so maybe it will be just as easy to make two.

My business partner has put a ton of work into perfecting the Frozen themed party. I created the ‘Pin the Nose on Olaf‘ game, in addition to designing water bottle labels, food labels and ‘thank you’ stickers for the gift bags. The decor was beautiful! We made an adorable ‘Do You Want to Build A Snowman’ craft with marshmallows, chocolate chips and pretzel sticks. The food table was simply awesome with Anna’s Frozen Hearts (white chocolate covered strawberries), Olaf’s Nose (carrots), Elsa’s Icicles (Teal Rock Candy) and more. You can download FREE Frozen inspired designs below:

Melted Snow Water Bottle Labels
Food Table Cards #1
Food Table Cards #2

It was a blast seeing all the kids and their reactions to myself (dressed as Elsa) and my Anna counterpart. I even had one kid tell me she loved me and she wanted me to come to her birthday party next January. How cute!? Sweet enough to melt your heart. I love making these birthday parties so special and can’t wait to see where this venture takes me next.

To learn more about Girly-Girl Partea’s and their Frozen inspired Winter Wonderland party package, please click here.

Girly-Girl Partea’s Inc currently serves Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beaches, Mandarin, Julington Creek, St Johns County, St Augustine, Palm Coast, Palatka, Green Cove Springs, Clay County and other Northeast Florida areas. 

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