Crabmommy: Affordable and adorable party decor for your next birthday bash
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Hi, mom-friends. Are you having a sweet week? Mine's turning
sour, with edgy convos at home about the
"what-ifs" of the recession.
Fabby Crabhubby is divine and delightful and debonair, but
he's also an architect and there just 'aint a heckuva lot
of building happening right now in this our fair land.
Anyhoo, when I'm feeling glum I like nothing better than a
spell of browsing over at Etsy. How serendipitous that my
chums at Etsy asked me to curate a kiddie party selection
for their Handmade Kids
page! I'll be showing off a superb load of vintage and new
party-perfect finds this Thursday. Here follows a
sampling of my selections as a preview for you, my
dears.
Related:
How to plan your kid's birthday party.
Etsy has super-cute alternatives to dull party standards in all
matters of decor and presentation, with a charm that works
just as well for grownup
parties as for kids'. Take cupcake liners:
Etsy has the finest selection imaginable, far more thrilling than
those
ho-hum pastel ones at your local grocery. How do you like
the
swirly
set (at left)? Or how about the
tulip-shaped
cups (at right)? These sell for less than $5 for a pack of 75.
That's enough for several grownup Oscar bashes and tot fiestas
right there.
I'm also mad for Etsy's vintage cupcake toppers.
To think I once spent an entire, maniacal
weekend icing
Hello
Kitty faces for a Crabtot birthday. Remember that, longtime
Crabmom readers? It was fun, in a certain obs
essive-compulsive way, and it made me feel better about my
otherwise lazy mommy mode. But never again. Seriously,
why bother with the icing when you can just shove a cute
topper on the cake and be done with it? Take these
little
clown guys. Not all kids are scared of clowns,
especially when they're this tiny and cute and carry
candles on their heads.
Celebrate with one of these tasty birthday cakes.
Aren't these ballerinas
magical for a little girl's party, or to add an Amy
Sedaris-like
sparkle of kitsch to your adult do? I don't know about you, but
cupcakes just make me feel happy. They're dead easy to make and
with these recession-fabulous decorations they look like a
million but aren't. In other words, perf for your
"I invested with Bernie Madoff" get-together. Click
around on the above-listed shops for other sweet cupcake toppers,
from fawns, princesses, and hula dancers, to sailboats, hot rods,
and pirate flags. As always with Etsy, if an item you want is sold
out, check their re-listings or convo with the seller.
Head
over to cookiemag.com for the best birthday party themes and
resources to plan your next big bash.
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