thomas the train party

If you rolled your eyes just a little bit when you heard 'Thomas the Train', I'm right there with you. It's the love of every toddler boy out there, but ugh!, not exactly the love of every parent. I was SO thrilled, however, to see this beautiful take on a Thomas-themed party from Kelly - so many ideas to inspire!

Activities at the party included bubble fun (mini bottles of bubbles with custom stickers) and a trackless train that rolled thru their neighborhood. The kids were each given an engineer hat and train whistles as they boarded Austin's party train. Party favors included Thomas tattoos, coloring paper, and homemade train-shaped crayons.

All parents take note- it IS possible to have a chic, stylish party with a 'commercial' icon as the inspiration!

r.o.b.o.t. party

A cute robot-themed party from Jessica...I love the homemade beanbag toss.

ahoy! (a nautical baby shower)

I'm loving all of the nautical baby showers I'm seeing these days. This winner from Lindsey has lots of details you won't want to miss- and what a beautiful momma-to-be! More here.

saipua

I'm usually a lover of graphic, symmetrical floral arrangements, but Anna Bond has turned me on to these gorgeous eclectic flowers from Saipua. What a feast for the eyes!

polka dot party!

I've been smitten with I am Baker's polka dot party ever since spotting it on Project Wedding. SO many readers write in looking for advice on how to dress up a more generic-themed party and I can't think of a better set-up to look to for inspiration. Brightly colored dots adorn everything- cake, vases, napkins. I think you could take it a step further by doing circular lanterns in a coordinated palette, table confetti, and maybe a circular invitation to set the tone. For a more streamlined look, you could produce this look in a single color.