Our candy eyeballs are back in stock so we've hunted out our favourite ideas and put them altogether to provide some inspiration ....

Monster cupcakes from www.myrecipes.com & hoosierhomemade.com

Eye ball cake pops from www.kidstylejunkie.com - follow the link for the tutorial, shows how to make the eyeballs from ready-to-roll icing if you don't have the candy eyeballs

Frankenstein cake pops from www.justataste.com

Monster eyeball truffles from marcicoombs.blogspot.co.nz - click the link to view lots of other fab photos from this amazing Halloween party

Ooey gooey monster eye cookies from lilluna.com (found via www.mamasstyle.com)

Dipped Oreo Monster Cookies from www.cupcakediariesblog.com

I love these cute owl sandwiches with candy eyeballs and carrot noses from fourcornerfoodies.com - follow the link for more healthy Halloween party food ideas

If you feel inspired and need some candy eyeballs here's the link to order: candy eyeballs

Lots more Halloween products available on our website and plenty of ideas and inspiration on our Halloween pinterest board as well

LOL surprise party

We loved this cute little party styled by Esa, from Dream Catcher & Co Styling and she has very kindly shared the details with us ...

Dolls, rainbow, pinks and blues, a LOL surprise party perfect for you! Leona’s Mum wanted to do a non traditional LOL party using vibrant colour. We bought elements of this in by using a rainbow themed streamer wall and hand picked crafted desserts. Allowing us to get creative with the party.

Highlights:

Streamer wall: the perfect back drop! 

Dessert table: Yummy & pretty! All supplied by Macaron Heaven & Co

Personalised Choc Bar Favours: LOL Surprise Choc Bars by Millies Custom Designs made for the cutest favors for all the party guests

Cute party table set up: (click products for links) plates, napkins, straws, cutlery

Credits:

Styling, Concept & Ideas - Dream Catcher & Co Styling

Streamer wall - Dream Catcher & Co Styling

Kids Party tableware - Pixie Party Supplies

Personalised stationary & chocolate bars - Millies Custom Designs

All desserts - Macaron Heaven & Co

Cake - Client provided
 

Shimmer & Shine 1st birthday

We loved this fabulous party styled by Esa, from Dream Catcher & Co Styling and she has very kindly shared the details with us ...

Three wishes a day. Your genies divine. It's Shimmer and Shine.

Oriwias’ mum gave us creative control over her theme. Crystal, Gems and Jewels what more could a girl need.

Glamourous and Magical was what I wanted her theme to be by using vibrant colours, themed desserts and tableware.

Highlights:

Balloon install: We love this gorgeous balloon install especially the bold colours which really pop. And check out the giant confetti filled balloons by Pixie Party Supplies

Dessert table:

• Shimmer & Shine themed Cookies from Love Sweets NZ taste just as good as they look
• Pretty Cupcakes for shimmer and shine party goers made by Sweet Bites Cakes. We love how they have tied in all our colours.
• Themed Teal cake pops Made by Sweet Bites Cakes
• Yummy mint dessert cheesecake topped with meringue. Made by Macaron Heaven

Cake: we’re so obsessed with this gorgeous crystal gem & Shimmer and Shine Marble cake! Angela from Sweet Bites Cakes absolutely nailed it and the client feedback was amazing!!

Personalised Handbag Favours: a little girls handbag with all her goodies & necessities! Included customised tags "Thank you for making my wishes come true"

Credits:

Styling, Concept & Ideas - Dream Catcher & Co Styling

Balloon Wall - Dream Catcher & Co Styling

Giant Confetti Filled Balloons - Pixie Party Supplies

Hot Pink orbz balloons - Pixie Party Supplies

Custom Welcome Signage - Millies Custom Designs

Handbag Thank you tags - Millies Custom Designs

Moroccan poufs + Cushions hire - Dream Catcher & Co Collective

Picnic Table Hire - Partini Parties

Kids Table Party Supplies - Pixie Party Supplies

Cakepops & cupcakes - Sweet Bites Cakes

Personalised Cookies - Love Sweets NZ

Dessert cups - Macaron Heaven

Cake - Sweet Bites Cakes

Pixie Party Supplies is pleased to announce we now have an Event Stylist – Esa, from Dream Catcher & Co Styling - in store part-time to help our customers plan and style their own parties. Esa has been featured on Kara's Party Ideas and Oh Its Perfect and we love her work! Her passion is helping create amazing events and she is looking forward to being able to share all her tips & ideas with our customers. As Esa was flitting around the store today, making balloon garlands and decorating a mesh wall to pretty up the store, Tracey followed her around and chatted to her to find out more about Esa.

Name: Esa

Business Name: Dream Catcher & Co Styling

How long have you been in business? Officially a year and a half.

What made you start event styling?

Having my daughter. It started as a hobby but when I had my daughter I wanted to do something different that I couldn’t find anywhere else and wanted to create for her. I found that I was quite good at it. Then people started asking me to style their children’s parties as well – and it went from there.

What inspires you?

I get inspired from just looking at things and putting them together and then seeing what modern twist I can put on them. That’s my speciality – I love taking ordinary things and modernising them and adding that extra modern twist.

What do you love about what you do?

Being able to be creative is the best part. I love when I can make the customer’s vision comes to life and that I get to play a role in that. I love making their days really special.

What’s your favourite event so far?

Definitely styling my daughter’s My Little Pony Party. (Check out the amazing pics featured on Kara's Party Ideas and Oh Its Perfect).

So what do you like about working at Pixie Party Supplies?

I love discovering new things and seeing how I can put them together and add that modern twist. I love being surrounded by so many pretty things – I feel like a kid at a candy store – seeing all the new stock and inspiring new ideas.

What’s your current favourite product here?

The new bride range – I love it!

How can you help our customers?

I feel like I can give them new ideas, share my inspiration with them and help them explore different ideas and add that extra twist.

What do you enjoy doing when not styling parties?

Spending time with Hannah, my daughter. And always looking for my next inspiration.

How would you describe yourself?

Quite shy and reserved. I’m hands on and creative but quiet – I’m the background guy.

As well as hanging out with us 4 days a week Esa also runs her own business Dream Catcher & Co Styling. If you would like some advice on styling your own event call in and see her in store for some free tips & ideas. If you need a full styling & set up service she can help with this too (pricing dependent upon your requirements). She also has a range of products available for hire. You can contact her through us at Pixie Party Supplies. Esa is available in store Sundays 9:00am-3:00pm and Monday-Wednesday 9:30am-4:30pm. She would love for you to come & visit so she can help you create that special twist for your own parties.

Cute ideas for Valentines Day

Check out these cute inexpensive Valentines ideas with clever plays on words. There are links included to the printables too, hope they provide some inspiration.

 

I love these free printables from Hostess with the Mostess: peanut butter and jelly, donuts and coffee, milk and cookies and pie with whipped cream. Here's the link to download: "Perfect Pairings" Valentine Cards

 

 

I dig you! These labels are available to purchase as a download file from Abigail Christine Design's Etsy shop, here's the link direct to them: Hey Valentine...I Dig You by Abigail Christine Design

 

 

 

Need a Valentines idea for someone who loves fishing? How about this great idea from www.shakentogetherlife.com, a Candy Tackle Box

 

 

 

I love this idea also shared on www.shakentogetherlife.com - we go together like peas & carrots :0) If you like the baking cases they've used we have the same ones available in several colours (including the green ones): Sundays baking cases

 

 

 

These whale cookies are so clever - check out www.bakerella.com and see how to create them using a Santa cookie cutter!

 

 

 

If you're looking for pretty lolly bag toppers there are some fun ideas over at www.thebusybudgetingmama.com and there's a cute 'be mine' cake topper too

 

 

And here are some fun sugar free alternatives ...

 

 

 

These would be fun to pop in the kids lunchboxes (make sure you use edible markers for the apples & pears if you try these!). Here's the link to all the info: cakewhiz.com

 

 

 

Or you can do similar with these printables from alphamom.com

 

 

 

I found lots of other fun ideas over at Alpha Mom as well, these Hersheys kiss lighthouses were my favourites

 

 

 

This is a nice idea from www.dandee-designs.com for the kids to make for their class mates

 

 

 

Found over at WifeMomGeek.com - mini sports balls. You can download the printables here: sports valentines printables

 

 

 

These Tiny Animal Valentines shared by Sweet C's Designs are a great idea for the boys, here's the link to the printables: tiny animal valentines

 

 

 

Here's a cute idea for someone crafty - printables can be downloaded from lilluna.com and if you need some bakers twine we've got lots in stock: bakers twine

 

 

 

There are some more great candy free ideas over at www.growingajeweledrose.com

 

 

 

And if you just need a fun little tag to add to your gift check out these pun-tastic ideas from www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com

 

 

I hope you've found some ideas here and if you have any others please post a link in the comments as we would love to check them out

Gender Reveal Celebrations

We are loving that we're getting to be a part of so many gender reveal celebrations lately! From giant confetti filled balloons to giant boxes of balloons to confetti cannons we always enjoy sharing in the excitement. Here's some of our favourite ideas. If you're planning a reveal please get in touch as we would love to help!

Giant confetti filled balloons 

The giant 36"/90cm black round balloons filled with confetti (either pink or blue) have been a very popular choice lately for gender reveals. As well as the plain balloons we also stock the giant 'question mark' print black balloon. We're happy to help keep the secret until you pop your balloon - just bring in your sealed envelope from your scan and we can prepare your balloon for later the same day.

We've come across lots of great ideas lately for festive platters. Here's a few of our favourites to give you some inspiration for your Christmas celebrations:

We love this cheese-board Christmas Tree featured over at How to Nest For Less

Or how about serving your cheese as a festive wreath like this one from the Kraft Recipe website

Or a star like this one from Cabot Cheese

And how fab do these pine cone cheese balls look?! You can find the receipe over at Living Locurto

How about a vege Christmas tree served with some dip, we found this one on the Creative Party Ideas blog

Here's another simple & stylish way to serve a vege platter - love how they've put the dip in the glass, a great finishing touch. I found this on Pinterest, check out all the great ideas from pinner Beth Jones

There are lots of ideas online for fruit Christmas trees but this is one from Vida Lucida is definitely one of our favourites, they've got lots of other great ideas too (click the link above to check them all out)

Feeling inspired and now you need some platters and plates? We've got some lovely ones that would be great for your Christmas tables, here's a few ideas with links direct to them. You can purchase online, in store or click & collect.

Toot Sweet blue stripe platter set                       Cheese board set                            Truly Scrumptious paper serving plates

    Gold star serving plate               Silver star serving plate                Gold Star Foil Plates              Silver Star Foil Plates

Please leave us a comment below and let us know your favourite ideas from our post or link to some other ideas you love!

Here's a few simple but effective packaging & gift ideas for Christmas

Soap tied with bakers twine & a thank you or Merry Christmas sticker are nice little thank you gifts - great for teachers, the baby sitter, neighbours etc

 

If you like this idea check out our range of stickers/labels/tags & bakers twine

And how's this for super easy - a chocolate bar dressed as a snowman. These would be cute for the kids to give their friends.

 

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Wrapping your gifts in brown paper and finishing with washi tape is simple and stylish. We have lots of different tapes to choose from if you like this look: washi & decorating tape

 

 

Another great trend which is all over Pinterest at the moment is adding some festive foiliage to your packages. There are lots of fab examples but this is one of our favourites from These Four Walls

 

 

I love this idea using block bottom kraft paper bags and turning them into reindeer. 

 

 

{source: http://lisastorms.typepad.com} and if you need some of these paper bags to create your own we have some in stock: kraft paper bags

 

Or how about snowmen using white bags or Christmas trees from green bags

 

{source/tutorial links: snowmen and Christmas trees}

Our favourite gifts for secret santa, teacher gifts and those really hard to buy for people are filled jars. Add a few embellishments such as ribbon or bakers twine & a tag & it’s ready to go. We have a variety of bottles & jars to choose from and here’s some inspiration:

• fill with someone’s favourite lollies or make it festive with candy canes
• how about a cute little ‘pamper package’ – pop in some nice hand cream, body lotion & a little scented candle or how about a foot scrub, pumice stone, toe separators & nail polish
• or 'Brownies in a jar' are a fun idea. Handwrite the instructions on a little gift tag for the ultimate personal touch. Check out this recipe from Kidspot: Brownies in a jar
• another idea is get a couple of small jars - fill one with hot chocolate & the other with mini marshmallows - tie a big ribbon or washi tape around them both and gift together

If you're giving cookies as gifts how about recycling some Pringle containers

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And these are sure to bring a smile ... Oreo Elf feet! Here's the tutorial & template: www.thediaryofdaveswife.com

And here's some lovely sets which contain everything you need to package homemade sweet treats, jams & pickles to give as gifts: Christmas packaging for baking & homemade treats

How about DIY snowglobe gift wrap?

 

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Loving this simple & effective way to wrap presents:

 

 

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And here's a fun way to decorate bottles of beer or any any other bottles you're giving as a gift

 

{source: http://lifeofamodernmom.blogspot.co.nz}

We hope you liked some of these fun ideas and would love to hear any others you have come across so please leave a comment & let us know your favourite packaging ideas.

 

As part of the Auckland Heritage festival we're running a kids colouring competition. The artwork is by the very talented children's author & illustrator Z.R. Southcombe You can either download the attached image and print it out yourself or collect a copy from our retail store. Entries close on 15th October 2016.