A Sundaes in Paris French Themed Birthday Party

 

Bon Jour! Bon Jour! Welcome to my "Sundaes in Paris" birthday party that I had for my sweet Bebe girl! (She turned 9, can you believe it?)

We had a ball. Really a lot of fun to put this party together and even more fun to watch it unfold.

 

 

 

Bebe and I started out brainstorming for her party one day during the summer in Hobby Lobby. I tell you, with all of the neat things they have in there, it was easy to get creative... and that is when the "Sundaes in Paris" birthday theme was born.

I decided to use my old Print Shop computer program to design invitations and signs to display around the party. My former source for graphic design was Pic Monkey. They are now requiring you to join and start a trial of their membership plan. Since I do not want to pay a membership fee, I decided to skip it all together. (Does anyone know of another FREE graphic making site?)

Anyhoo, I came up with this after purchasing a couple of very inexpensive digital downloads on Etsy and using clip art in Word. Inexpensive as in about $3. Works for me!

I also made other signs using the same graphics, for different areas of the event. A Boulangerie, a French store, etc.

The hubs and I worked on fixing up and chalk painting some parlor chairs, a small pedestal table, and a tea cart.
Lots of work but we can sell them in the shop afterwards.

It all looked so cute!

As each girl arrived she received a French beret, a loot bag filled with 4 "Poodle Bucks", and 2 tiny clothespins.

The poodle bucks were given out as prizes for the games won, then saved to spend in a "French Store" at the end. So that no one girl would go home with nothing, she at least started out with four.

The clothespins were for the "Can't say the word" game. I'm sure some of you have played this game at baby showers. We thought it would be a fun way to earn poodle bucks and we chose the word POODLE as the forbidden word. If you said the word poodle during the course of the party, another partier could take your clothespin. The one with the most, wins.

 

The key to a fun party is to plan enough so you can keep them busy. The photo booth props and picture frames help to break the ice and get them laughing.

 

Then we went right into painting mini versions of the Eiffel Tower. This project needed to be done first so the mini canvases had time to dry before the end of the party.

The girls painted their own versions of the Eiffel Tower.
I intended this to be similar to the adult "Paint Nights" that have become popular to do while drinking wine in a group setting. Minus the wine!  I had asked my niece to lead the younger girls in how to paint the French landmark we all love. Unfortunately my niece was terribly sick yesterday and couldn't make it. So, I just let the girls paint on their own and I think they are adorable.

Next we all had delicious ice cream sundaes that were put together at our "Sundae Bar." Mmmm. I did get a chance to make a small one for myself. My Sister and two other Moms were on hand helping me so they took a break too and had one. Our reward!

 

After stuffing ourselves with sweets we let the girls take a whack at the hot pink poodle piñata. I really thought this thing was going to bust open right away, it seemed so fragile. It took a licking but kept on swinging! Finally it succumbed to the girls' frustrated swings. Candy and mini eraser rings were scooped up quickly!

Toward the end of the party we did cupcakes, candles, the birthday song, and then opened presents.

 

 

At the very end, the girls were able to cash in their "Poodle Bucks" ...

 

 

and go shopping in the "French Store."

 

 

Thank you "Merci" favor boxes were handed

out as each girl left.

 

Like I wrote earlier, we all had a blast!

 

 

Now I need time to rest and recoup...

I'll be back with some of our other

projects in the shop, soon!

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Welcome Pinkies! Thinking Pink in Paris

Hello to all of my Pink Saturday bloggers... welcome to my little part of cyberworld where I love to write about my latest antique finds, family, and adventures in antiquing.

Dear Hubs and I have the antique bug in common, so it helps to both be on the same page. We both think looking for fun antiques is entertaining! Good thing because we do it a lot. We EVEN went scouting for vintage stuff on our honeymoon in Paris, France. That's me in the above photo. Note I am wearing a pink scarf.

Of course it was my favorite place to look! Who wouldn't in Paris, France? Let's overlook the fact we got lost on the Metro, got off at the wrong stop, and walked FOREVER. The point is we finally made it to the Marche au Puces. (Market of Fleas)


Ever find something and pass it up because you thought it was too expensive? Then later kick yourself for not buying it? Well, this particular day I found a tiny pair of pink satin ballet slippers, the smallest I had ever seen, even for a child. And I passed them up. What was I thinking? Yep, I still think about those pink slippers.

We found neat stuff but not everything was affordable to us. A vintage porcelain canister set with pink florals caught my eye, French books, and some barber items made it to the suitcases. I have sold almost everything I purchased that day minus a book and the Quimper pieces I bought for my Mother.

Now here are a few highlights from the trip. One thing I need to mention: I am not "allowed" to show my Dear Hubs in photos on my blog. This is why most of the photos include me!

Here I am having my portrait drawn in Montmartre, the famous area near the Sacre Couer where the artists hang out and scoop up cash, I mean, sketch your picture. Let's just say it looked nothing like me.

Here I am floating down the river seine on a dinner cruise boat...what a fabulous night it was! And I wore a pink dress people! Pink dress! Come on, that's dedication. I didn't even KNOW about Pink Saturday at the time.

And here I am with Monet's famous "Les Coquelicots" painting in the Musee D'Orsay museum... I have a special place in my heart for it. My Italian great Grandmother gave me a satin wallet with this picture on the front. I cherished it and still have it today! I don't know why, but I teared up when I saw it in person. Kind of like "Someone pinch me because I am standing in front of the REAL thing!"

It was a special moment.

Thank you for taking the time to come along with me for a look back at my PINK fling in gay old Paris!

And a BIG BIG BIG thank you to Beverly for featuring me on Pink Saturday today!

Ooh La la - Let's Take a Tour of Paris & New York

Vintage Paris... ooh la la antique postcards perfect for a scrapbook!

Let's take a stroll and see Notre Dame, Cathedral Reims, and ooooh look! It is the Arc de Triomphe along the famous Champs Elysees....

Here we have Le Place de la Concorde, Palais de Justice, Le Trocadero, Le Grande Palais and Hotel De Ville!

But look... here is another arch.... in New York City! Let's get our ice skates ready... it's Rockefeller Plaza, too. Lady Liberty standing tall, I think I like them ALL!


Turn of the century roses fit for queen, it's for a birthday, lots of pink and green!

Let's finish our trip with some holiday cheer, here's some holly to ring in the new year!

All just listed in my shop, Bella Rosa Antiques, along with an antique West German paper candy container, milk glass Victorian hands dish, sterling silver bar pin, pink shabby shaving mug, vintage pin basket and more!

LuRay Cream Soups, Books of France, Paris, Vintage Recipes, Vanity Items and More!

We're adding great pieces to the website this week! I am THRILLED to offer the LuRay collectors two of the very RARE cream soups. I finally filled my goal of having a set of 8 and these two are extras in my collection and available now for purchase. They are hard to come by and we are offering them at a great price.

Here is one in Sharon Pink with the saucer.

And the other is in Windsor Blue with the saucer. They are being sold separately. It is the best way to sell them since collectors may only be looking for a specific color.

Thank you, this has SOLD.

I couldn't resist picking this book up for all of the gals who love all things French...

Thank you, this has sold.

This is a great book for coffee tables.

A couple of sweet hankies...and another I haven't shown the picture of...a ballerina hanky! So sweet!

Thank you, these have sold!

There was something about these vintage vanity items...I loved the graphics on them and their pastel colors. Great for a vintage vanity setting or a perfume collection.

Thank you, this book has sold!

We also have a very vintage recipe book which still has the original handwritten recipes on the inside covers. You can't find that in any store!

And a neat green glass ring holder. I love these and this one is very unique. The four strand aurora borealis necklace is a great find...I rarely see this many strands.


All to be listed this week!

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