I have been putting joining Pinterest off for months now but I finally bit the bullet. I have started a board for my 30th birthday party which I have decided upon the theme of '30 things I love'. If you are so inclined please check out my board for the upcoming months as I plan my fabulous birthday party.
-mjb
Showing posts with label birthday party. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday party. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
recipe #17 - Burger Cake
I really enjoy baking cakes for my friends on their birthday. In the past I have made a timbit cake filled with smaller timbit bits inside, a cake with pudding inside, a cake covered in reese peanut butter cups and cupcakes galore. My good friend Laura requested a cake that looked like a burger to fit in with her burger, beers and bowling theme. I am all too happy to oblige.
I cheated with using box cakes and icing, but I figured if I was going to decorate this then I was going to 'cheat' somewhere in the process. Therefore I will not write out an ingredients list, but I did end up going to Michaels to find the 'cheese'. I was told to say it was magic that I used for it, but really it's a sheet of edible sugar.
I normally hate decorating cakes but I found this one let me be very creative. I did google images of burger cakes for inspiration but when it came down to it I just let my creativity flow. I've already been asked to make a barbie cake next year. I'm already figuring out how I will decorate her dress. I'm thinking Banksy mixed with Marie Antoinette.
-mjb
I cheated with using box cakes and icing, but I figured if I was going to decorate this then I was going to 'cheat' somewhere in the process. Therefore I will not write out an ingredients list, but I did end up going to Michaels to find the 'cheese'. I was told to say it was magic that I used for it, but really it's a sheet of edible sugar.
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| In all its glory |
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| yum! |
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| Aftermath - It was really hard to cut |
I normally hate decorating cakes but I found this one let me be very creative. I did google images of burger cakes for inspiration but when it came down to it I just let my creativity flow. I've already been asked to make a barbie cake next year. I'm already figuring out how I will decorate her dress. I'm thinking Banksy mixed with Marie Antoinette.
-mjb
Monday, January 2, 2012
Party Post - Britney Bros Big Top
Almost every year for my birthday I come up with a crazy theme that my friends indulge me in by participating. Past themes have included; Andy Warhol's Factory, Alice in Wonderland and Night of the Living Dead Party. This year was no different. My theme for my 29th birthday was the Circus. How did I get to that theme you ask? I blame it all on the store Michaels and their circus themed masks they had for sale.
Michaels sold a few more circus themed items including invites and popcorn bags. Thus my theme was born and I spent the next few months planning and gathering for the event. I decided I would be the ringmaster and my friends came up with some great costumes which included; the bearded lady, a snake charmer, tattooed lady, tightrope walker, gypsy, knife thrower, circus goers, etc.
With every party I throw I do it on the cheap, so I hunted for items at dollar stores, value villages (I got my ringmasters red jacket there dirt cheap) and in clearance bins in various big box stores. One of my favourite pieces I made were gold spray painted circus animals. I bought the animals from the dollar store and gold spray paint from Walmart. In fact I'm a little obsessed with spray painting everything gold at the moment.
When it came to food, I wanted to keep it basic and fun. I wanted snacks you would find at the circus and/or carnival. I had peanuts in shells, mini donuts, cotton candy, popcorn in bags, chips, caramel apple lollypops, big whirly lollypops, chubby sodas (which included the flavour cotton candy), mini pogos with an assortment of condiments, veggies and dip and cotton candy flavoured cupcakes as my birthday cake.
TIP #1: Look through what you already own, I re-used the green plastic bowls from a bridal shower I threw earlier in the summer and the elephant tray is from my bar.
The hardest detail to achieve this party, I would say was the Big Top. I knew I wanted to create one and with a bunch of ideas on how to do that, we settled on sheets and crepe paper.
The party would not be complete without a circus-themed playlist. The songs below were mostly inspired by the circus but a few were songs I was in love with.
There's a glimpse into my crazy brain. Cheers!
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| A few of the masks |
Michaels sold a few more circus themed items including invites and popcorn bags. Thus my theme was born and I spent the next few months planning and gathering for the event. I decided I would be the ringmaster and my friends came up with some great costumes which included; the bearded lady, a snake charmer, tattooed lady, tightrope walker, gypsy, knife thrower, circus goers, etc.
With every party I throw I do it on the cheap, so I hunted for items at dollar stores, value villages (I got my ringmasters red jacket there dirt cheap) and in clearance bins in various big box stores. One of my favourite pieces I made were gold spray painted circus animals. I bought the animals from the dollar store and gold spray paint from Walmart. In fact I'm a little obsessed with spray painting everything gold at the moment.
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| The Elephant - My Favourite |
When it came to food, I wanted to keep it basic and fun. I wanted snacks you would find at the circus and/or carnival. I had peanuts in shells, mini donuts, cotton candy, popcorn in bags, chips, caramel apple lollypops, big whirly lollypops, chubby sodas (which included the flavour cotton candy), mini pogos with an assortment of condiments, veggies and dip and cotton candy flavoured cupcakes as my birthday cake.
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| Somehow all of this became |
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| This! |
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| More Details |
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| I even included face paint! |
TIP #1: Look through what you already own, I re-used the green plastic bowls from a bridal shower I threw earlier in the summer and the elephant tray is from my bar.
The hardest detail to achieve this party, I would say was the Big Top. I knew I wanted to create one and with a bunch of ideas on how to do that, we settled on sheets and crepe paper.
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| Big Top and yes that is a Keith Haring sheet |
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| Another look at the Big Top and me looking silly |
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| Another great dollar store find! |
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| All the animals in their glory and a felted circus scene |
The party would not be complete without a circus-themed playlist. The songs below were mostly inspired by the circus but a few were songs I was in love with.
There's a glimpse into my crazy brain. Cheers!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
birthday party 2011
If you know me in real life you know I love a theme birthday. This year is no exception. I've chosen the theme of the circus. I will be posting ideas and recipes in the upcoming months. Now I realize that the circus theme may be a weird one for someone who is turning 29. However, hear me out, I found these adorable decorations, masks and popcorn bags at Micheals in the summer. Thus, the idea was born from there.
I've already decided to make three different kinds of cupcakes that are all based on snacks found at the circus, cotton candy, candy apple and caramel apple.
i also really want to make these. I'm thinking the dollarstore is my next logical step to finding the right animals to spraypaint gold.
cheers for now
I've already decided to make three different kinds of cupcakes that are all based on snacks found at the circus, cotton candy, candy apple and caramel apple.
i also really want to make these. I'm thinking the dollarstore is my next logical step to finding the right animals to spraypaint gold.
cheers for now
Sunday, January 2, 2011
#2
So one of my favourite themes I have done for my own birthday was my 'Night of the Living Dead' party. I asked friends to dress up as anything dead which included a zombie, vampires, a ghost, the shining twins, a few lumberjacks that had some accidents in the woods and some dead musicians aka kurt cobain and bon scott.
Of course no party would be complete without a theme appropriate playlist. Night of the Living Dead playlist:
1. Joy Division - She's lost control
2. MJ - Beat It
3. Lou Reed - Walk on the wild side
4. Metric - Monster Hospital
5. Julian Casablancas - Out of the Blue
6. Phoenix - Lisztomania
7,8,9, 10. The Pixies - Here Comes Your Man, Wave of Multilation, Oh My Golly, Head On
11. Queen - Under Pressure
12, 13. Radiohead - Reckoner, We Suck Young Blood (Your time is up)
14. The Ramones - Judy is a punk
15. Sid Vicious - Somewhere else
16. The Strokes - Hard to Explain
17. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
18. Tv on the Radio - Wolf Like Me
19. Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses
20. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters
21. Bobby Pickett - Monster Mash
22. White Stripes - Hotel Yorba
23, 24, 25. Wolf Parade - This heart's on fire, dear sons and daughters of hungry ghosts, i'll believe in anything
26, 27, 28, 29 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero, Date with the night, heads will role, skeletons
30. David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes
31. Lady Gaga - Teeth
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