I can hardly believe my sweet baby turned four this weekend!  She decided in May of this year that she wanted to have an Ariel birthday party.  Glad she told me early because a mermaid party in January is no easy feat!  Just wanted to share a few photos (actually a ton) from the party!  A special thank you to some amazing vendors and dear friends who helped make this all come together!  I think I had as much fun planning it as she did partying....almost!

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Enjoy! 

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 Getting ready to welcome our last and VERY special guest!  Our most favorite princess, Ariel!  She was in shock!!!!!

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A special thank you to some super talented folks!  Look them up, they are all amazing!

Cake and Cupcakes: Tanya Hopper

Cookies: Palestine Painted Cookie

Face painting: Jamielee Breland

Catering: Amy's Place (Philadelphia)

Thank you to my sweet friend, Ariel!  You are amazing and have a big heart for making my princess feel so special!

Party Décor: Shop Sweet Lulu, Michael's, and a local craft store. 

Various hand-crafted items (tutorial links added):

• star wands-couldn't find a tutorial for these.  I painted dowel rods with two colors and blended them in the center to create the ombre effect.  The toppers are made from two sequin stars hot-glued to the rod.  Tied with ribbon and voila....times 12!!!
• sequin hangers  *these were a labor of LOVE!!!!!!*
• gold crowns
• ombre glitter bottles-my mom did these for me
• mermaid necklaces -my mom is the mastermind on these-I just helped
• oyster cookies- same as tutorial except I used Pepperidge Farms Lemon Cookies

They danced away to the Little Mermaid soundtrack and enjoyed dressing up and getting their faces painted....we had a room full of little princess mermaids!  We all had a blast and I wouldn't change a thing!!!!  So proud of my sweet four year old, proud to be her mommy and thankful to be able to celebrate her in such a special way!!!  Thank you to all of our family and friends for loving on my girl!  We love you all:)

Love,

Candace