dreaming of pink

well the pinkalicious party went off without a hitch!

great fun was had by all...especially the party girl.

i had SO much fun too...and no nausea at all yesterday. i'm so very happy i was able to enjoy it and see the happiness on my angel girl's face.

table shots...

tissue flowers from prost to the host

 

 

 

the cupcakes were by tara at lewis jones market here in columbus...

didn't she do an AMAZING job recreating the cupcakes from the book??

 

marshmallow pops from hostess with the mostess!

 

 

 

the entry table...each kiddo got a gerbera daisy and bubbles for a favor:

 

 

the mantel:

 

 

pink tulle wound around twinkle lights:

 

i ripped the heads off of a bouquet of fake gerbera daisies and strung them on the twinkle lights:

 

and my sweet sweet FOUR year old (as of tomorrow)...harper elizabeth.

shirt by the amazing amy tangerine.

 

 

 

her face when everyone was singing to her almost broke my heart in two:

 

 

and if you are in my neck of the woods please PLEASE come by and get some jelly bellies fortheloveofallthatissacred

before we all go into a sugar coma.

much love and pink kisses to you!

xo


 

Comments

[jung a]

too cute. she is one lucky gal!

[C. Rayevich]

it turned out beautiful steph! ALLLLL that Milkglass=BLISSSSSS =)
xo

[Leslie]

Super, super cute and totally pinked out party!! She's a lucky girl. I'd so come and get some jelly bellies!! They are my absolute favorite candy!!

[kate nazif]

what an AWESOME idea for a party!! That is layla's favorite book. I love it- the party is all too well put together- so impressed. and I know what you mean about her expression breaking your heart. I would be in tears/a complete wreck. I can't handle that kind of thing. she's precious! happy birthday!

[k8]

Adorable! Brilliant move stockpiling pink peeps bunnies for the party! Way to think ahead........

k8

[tara pakosta]

TOOOOO BEAUTIFUL!
how FUN! you did it up
really well!
Love her face!~
tara

[Ursula]

You are, without a doubt, the best mom ever!!! What an awesome party, so glad it turned out as you'd hoped. Beautiful and such pictures you have to scrap with now.

[Brynn Marie]

Soooo cute!!! You must have scored some major Mommy points with that party!!!

[sarah]

beautiful party! looks like the birthday girl totally enjoyed herself!

and all that milk glass. i'm drooling a little. i thought i had a lot of it, until i saw that table! LOVE!

[Meghan]

you did a FANTASTIC job. so.much.pink.GAAAHHHH!!! :)

[Shanon Gibson]

Amazing! And Harper looked adorable! We are Pinkalicious fans here too.

[Sara Rossi]

OMG! What a BEAUTIFULY done party!! Your attention to details are amazing! I bet it made H's day! She'll remmeber this always!!

[Patricia]

Happy birthday sweetheart!

[Ally]

Seriously, you need to go into business doing this. You are such a great hostess. I am so, so, so, very impressed!

[Ruth]

Wow, that was one seriously pink party!!

[ToneF]

I totally love this with all the pink :o)

[Kristen Welker Cox]

most adorable girl ever!!! i just love her! happy birthday harper. =)

[Rita]

so sweet!!!! I'm a boy momma and never got to experience the "pepto-pink" girl stuff. I pray every night that I will get daughters-in-law that will be the little girls I never had~ and they'll let me go "hog wild" with the grandkids!!!!!

[Angie F]

So glad you were able to enjoy the party!! YEAH!! I LOVE jelly bellies! :)

[Deb Wisker]

Steph, you created a perfect day for her! Mail me some jellybellies will ya! :)

[Account Deleted]

Beautiful party -love all the little details and the color pink of course!!
And Harper's shirt is too cute - and so is she! ;o)

[Lynn]

It all looks so wonderful Steph, & Harper is so adorable! I'm sure she'll forever remember this day fondly :)

[pidgen]

I just about stopped in my tracks with this "I ripped the heads off" ... umm, I didn't think there was a violent bone in your body! Lol. Love the whole set up ... if I lived closer I'd take you up on the Jellybellies!! :) Great party!

[Cindy Johnston]

Everything is sooooo beautiful including the little birthday girl! Happy 4th Birthday Harper!

[Kimber-Leigh]

first--wow girl! that is one splendid party! secondly, i love the pearls with her party outfit! LOVE. and last, but not least, i am SO thankful you felt well for the party. that was my prayer for you! sorry we're not closer, jelly bellies are a top favorite of my kiddos!

[Jennifer]

Aw just perfect! Glad you could enjoy this lot.

Happy Birthday, H!

[JOANN]

WOW, I want a party like that and I am waaaaaay more than 4!

JOANN

[summer]

her face says it all, what a perfect birthday!

[justem]

It looks like a fantastic party! :) We had matching Jelly Bellies at Miri's birthday...WAY overestimated...ate them for weeks... ;)

[Amber Scurlock]

Absolutely, positively ADORABLE and PRECIOUS! I love it!

[Kirsty]

Everything looks completely amazing! Happy birthday Harper!

[Heather R]

lovely!

i am using those tissue poms at my inlaws 50th anniversary party in june. i just love them! where did you get the rock candy? i need some for the party. :)

[Linda E]

Thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures. Happy Birthday, Harper!!!

[Elizabeth]

Wow, you totally went all out...Happy Birthday Harper! The decorating job was absolutely beautiful! What a lucky girl to have you as her Mommy!

[Chris Dodaj]

Steph, please send the happies of birthday wishes to miss Harper! Bless her heart, she is adorable! We are totally thinking of doing a pinkalicious party here only becuase of your fantastic inspiration!
So glad you got to enjoy it too!

[Meghann]

OH MY GOODNESS! I want this birthday party for myself & I am 27! Amazing!

[Rachel]

Oh my goodness, I am overwhelmed with all the cuteness going on at this party! You are such a crafty little momma. Her party looks BEAUTIFUL and so precious! A memory she'll keep forever I'm sure.

[Steph]

WOW what an amazing party! The pictures are priceless, you did so great putting it all together. I am in awe as always with your talent!

[Alexa]

OMGosh! Steph, you did an AMAZING job. What a lucky girly!

[Emily]

Happy Birthday beautiful Harper!!

I am SO jealous of the Pink party and think it might have to be recreated for my 25th ;)

[Mary Ann]

Oh it looks like Harper had a wonderful time!!! Oh and you too...everything looks so beautiful. Loving that you used your milkglass collection for the decor.
Happy Birthday Miss Harper!!

p.s. I can't wait to see the layouts!!!!!

[Svala, Iceland]

WOW this looks AMAZING, bet the other moms are not looking forward to following in you footsteps. This will be THE birthday party of 2010. Harper looks so cute in her birthday outfit and the cupcakes look delish! Wish I could come over for some jelly bellies but I might get there too late to save you from the sugar coma! So glad you had a good day Steph!

[Vickey Riggins]

Happy birthday to Harper. She is adorable and her little face in the one picture is too sweet. I am amazed at everything you did -- fantastic job! I know she'll always remember her pinkalicious party! Everything was pink and beautiful. I'm coming to your class in Columbus this month -- can't wait to meet you.
Your fan,
Vickey R.

[Shemaine Smith]

Happy Birthday to your sweet Harper :)What wonderful fun and decor! Your post makes me dream of all the future parties for my sweet Lily :) Happy to hear your were feeling good too! Bless you all!

[Dawn]

Too too precious!! It looks like Harper had an absolute ball! So glad you were able to enjoy the day!

[Marianne]

Happy 4th birthday Harper! You are one beautiful little girl.

[Kelly Rodgers]

You did such a great job Steph.
Happy Birthday Harper xxx

[Danette Munn]

I'm NOT pregnant and these pictures of her are making Me cry. There is nothing better a a parent than to have those times that you've made your children so happy that they burst, and I can see that you did it for her. GREAT job Mommy. Your babies are LUCKY to have you as a parent.

[Amy Tan]

you are so dang talented! i just love how harper's glowing & exuding happiness. and so glad you were able to enjoy the beautiful festivities you created. LOVE!

[Steph H]

well it's a good thing you had all that milk glass just laying around :)
Happy birthday Miss H!

[jacqueline yeo]

awww... she's the prettiest! Love 4 yr olds.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARPER!
:)

[Susy]

I have four boys and almost all of the time I am happy with that but there are moments like right now looking at these gorgeous shots that make me want a girl so badly :-)Happy days to you Harper.

[Amy E.]

What a beautiful party! She is one lucky girl!

[PJ]

The party look fabulous! I wish I am 4 and attending it! Harper look so beautiful :) happy birthday, Harper! :)

[emily pitts]

so glad you didn't have to see how well pink and green go together.

[Char4355]

I'm glad your feeling better :-). What a magical party and wonderful pictures! Thanks for sharing with us!

[Keshet]

What a great party! You are one special mama:)

[renata]

did you make the marshmellows

[Ursula Page]

I LOVE this! I have to laugh though as I was just telling my husband last week that maybe we should have a pinkalicious party for her this year. I adore the party set up and that shirt is too cute. I love the birthday outfit. If she grows out fo that shirt by Oct, let me know and I would buy it from you for my Harper turning 4 :)

[Cassi]

what a fabulous party! harper had such a blast :) i'm looking forward to the pics getting scrapped.

[jacqueline]

give her a big birthday hug! thank you for inspiring me to do this with my girls. i love all the details! you are such an awesome mom!

[Tammy Graves]

I vote you the best mom of the year...planning and executing such an awesome party...all while being 'green around the gills'! What a beautiful memory for sweet Harper!!

[erin]

oh, how sweet! happy belated birthday to your little girl. she is beautiful, stephanie.

[DeeDee]

Oh Stephanie! How beautiful is this! The decorations and cupcakes were so awesome! Harper looked so so very beautiful and extremely happy! She will be remembering this party forever! TFS all of this with us!

[Nirupama]

Congratulations to you, and happy birthday to Harper.
Love how you use Scrapbook layouts to decorate with, what a brilliant idea.

[Elizabeth B]

What an adorable birthday party! We just celebrated my daughter's 4th birthday last weekend.

[Kellie Dugan]

The party was fabulous! All that pink. You are so going to have a boy. I can see it. Speaking of boys, I have one I could send to take care of all that sugar. He is just like his father. SUGAR!!!!!!! Not good!
Happy 4th Birthday Harper!
Didn't she just have one????? :O Flies by I tell you.

[Colleen S]

All so cute! I love the marshmallow pops!

[Amy]

Oh Stephanie - what a GORGEOUS party!! Happy Birthday to your daughter. I am so happy for you to have gotten to celebrate without any nausea!
Happy Monday!!

[Claudia]

Well you did it again! It's what you do best.... you made me cry.... and once again a good cry! Just too too lovely.

[Rhona]

Happy Birthday for yesterday Harper! It looks like you had a wonderful birthday and your party looked like so much fun!! Well done Mummy, it looks like it was a beautiful girly day (and yay for no morning sickness!!)

[Stephanie Howell]

sure did! here you go... http://www.hostessblog.com/2009/09/diy-marshmallow-treat-pops/

[Dana]

Happy Birthday to Miss H - ooohhh, to be 4 again! You did an AWESOME job on her party, and her ear-to-ear smile is precious.... thanks for sharing the wonderful pictures!

[Holly]

What a lucky girl Haper is!!! Thanks for sharing with us, again!!! You definantly are the Hostess with the Mostest. I bet every little girl there wishes you were their mom, or at least their party planner.

[Mandi]

This is exactly what I would've wanted when I was her age. Lucky girl! :)

[Megan A]

this is totally awesome!

[lkylaurenkay]

Your party looked Pinktastic!!!! So fabulous! Your little girl is one lucky 4 year old to have such a creative momma!
Hope you are feeling good and have recouped from your party..

[Debby Schuh]

Happy birthday Harper! It looks like you had a perfect birthday party! Your mom made it look like a pink fairyland! You're pretty lucky!!

[Stacey Flores]

Stephanie, first of all.......looks like Harper's Birthday party was AMAZING!!! YOU are awesome!! I LOVED EVERY single one of those pics!!!
You gave me some WONDERFUL ideas and got the gears upstairs turning. Our daughter just turned 16 in April, it passes by SO quickly, but we're going to do a party for her here at our house in July since my family is on the East Coast and my husbands family is in Texas. This way, hopefully, more family, and friends, from afar, can attend. Anyways, we've been trying to come up with nice, creative, but inexpensive ways to create the atmosphere she wants without breaking the bank. I LOVE what you did!!! Yes, our daughter is 16 BUT aren't we all always just little girls at heart???
I subscribe to your blog so I don't usually post comments, NOT for ANY other reason than I'm too lazy to go to the blog since I just read the same thing in my email--which, it's true, I don't keep up on as I should either......but I HAD to comment this time because this post.............AWESOME!!!!!
Happy, Happy 4th Birthday to Miss Harper!!!!! :)

[Susan]

That is the most beautiful 4-year old party I have EVER seen. You are so creative. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!!

[nora]

absolutely great :}
Happy birthday Harper ! - hope you enjoyed it ;D

[Linda J]

Happy Birthday Sweet Harper.:)

[Kelly]

Happy Happy Birthday Sweet Harper! Love you (and your mama!)

xoxo
k.

(p.s. I got to meet the divine Ms. Tan this weekend and see some of her shirts in person :))

[Karen]

glad she had a great time and that you could enjoy it without feeling awful! love the decor! xoxo

[Laura Fiore]

Dang it, I was craving jelly bellies today too! Love every little detail of her special day Steph...thanks for sharing it with us!

[Mel]

Totally love this theme. Pinkalicious is one of my dd's favorite books:) Happy Birthday Harper!!

[Rachelle Hineline]

Oh my, everything is perfect. H looks so happy, i can just feel her excitement. Good job mom

[Christine Campbell]

Steph, you NEVER cease to amaze me, seriously!!!
Harper's face is beyond cute!!!
Can you believe you have a FOUR YEAR OLD!!??
She is a lucky one for sure - she has YOU for a mom!!!

[Raiscara Avalon]

Lol I read that very book to my daughter tonight...she's crazy about it. She would have loved that party, very well done! Harper is beautiful, hold on tight, they keep getting older. :) Do you have Purplelicious?

[Jill Sprott]

You pulled all of that together while dealing with nausea? Dang, woman, you are a legend!

[Leanne Allinson]

LOL!! We've just celebrated a similar birthday situation - only with cupcakes!!! Gotta love girly parties!

[Jo]

Oh I love everything; the cupcakes, the tissue pom poms, the lollipops, the flowers. How can I make my son's 7th birthday party look so adorable? He's having a Star Wars themed party this Saturday, 14 kids are invited and it's due to rain! I'm thinking I could make some tissue pom poms and pretend they're planets - I could get away with that right?

[Dolly]

So glad that you are feeling better! Harper was so adorable, love Amy's t-shirt...totally perfect for Harper LOL. I bet she had the time of her life, the look on her face is priceless!

[T]

what an amazing set up steph! harper is one lucky little 4 year old.

[Maria Elena]

A fantastic pink party and a sweet little Harper

Happy birthday Harper for your 4 years

[Julia S]

Wowsa! That's a party! One lucky girl and one amazing mom!

[Grace]

Oh how stinkin cute I want a birthday party like that!!! Pinkalicious!! I got 4 tickets for friends of mine and me and we had brunch then sat with all these children and their moms at the Pinkalicious play in NYC 2 years ago! lol 42 year old Birthday hahaha Obviously Harper is cuter....lol Hugs grace

[Ronda Palazzari]

This is amazing. I love the tulle with the lights. Those pompoms are gorgeous. And the photos....perfect!

[Ally White]

Beautiful!!! I'm coming to your house for a party!!

[Michelle Neddo]

Looks like a piece of girlie pink heaven! You did a fantabulous job--everything is picture perfect!