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New blog: Pls visit

2012-08-22T06:50:00.000-07:00

Guys, pls visit my other blog,

www.attendmyparty.blogspot.com
Here you will find details on party, helpful tips and other things about party planning!
See you there!

2012-04-01T17:26:00.000-07:00

This was Jacob's Highlights Video last 2nd Birthday - Backyardigans Pirate Theme.
I havent Posted it pa pala :( It's been a while. Thanks to all especially to JV All Events Photography -- they nailed it! :)

Jacob Cedric from Jvall Events on Vimeo.

A Rafflecopter Giveaway!

2012-02-03T03:17:00.000-08:00

I'm so excited to share this with everyone!
We're now doing a Rafflecopter Promo for our Handicrafts,atbp Clients!

We giving out 30 penholders (box type) and 10 Minibasket (4 designs only) for winning client which can be customized based on their theme! Which can be used for your event or party

Details on the widget Below: (after An Ideal Garden themed party post)
Join NOW!

Goodluck!

Fancy Nancy Party

2011-12-28T17:40:00.000-08:00

If I have a Baby Girl - this would be her 1st Birthday Party Theme! It's so Fancy - soo girly .. and soooo Fab!
Here are some of the Fancy Nancy designs and products we have (Handicrafts,atbp) and was ordered to us by Ms. Claudine of Do Me a Favor Party and Ms. Mae Perey for a friend's daughter 7th Birthday Bash in Makati Shangrila.

Tha Uniqueness of the Party? Her PP had the Table Centerpiece custom made just for the party. I only have the raw photo but the concept for the centerpiece was - The dress of Fancy Nancy is really an actual dress worn over the Table Centerpiece we prepared. Isn't it sooo unique?


Fancy Nancy Table centerpiece

For the giveaways and prizes, they ordered assortment of our products with the design based on the character.


Kiddie Stool - Fancy Nancy

Kiddie Chair - Fancy Nancy

Penholders

Happy Preps!

An Idea for a Garden Themed Party

2011-11-07T21:49:00.000-08:00

I’ve always wanted to throw a garden themed party, because I think it’s easy to play and coordinate colors with this theme. We had lots of clients who had same party and this I will share some ideas I have in mind (that you may use for your own party!) Since our business is handicrafts, (Handicrafts,atbp) I’ll play with our products :-)

TABLE CENTERPIECE

For me, this is the most fun décor a mom could make for her daughter’s party – why?

You could put all the ideas you have in a small peg, thus will show how creative you are! With the theme, I specifically wanted to use our Pushcart Centerpiece

Garden Table Centerpiece

My idea is to make a standee of the celebrant (approx 12-14 inches, maybe) and make it look like she’s pushing the pushcart full of flowers. If you have more time, you may put all of these in a base (maybe a square-shaped base).

Above is a peg I made so that you’ll have a clearer idea on what my table centrepiece ideas would look like.

Some revisions:

- I’d like the pushcart centrepiece in natural wood color without gloss lacquer/spray.

- For the base, for a more “gardenish” look, you may buy “Scotchbrite” and use as an alternative to grass (Bermuda grass-looking base)

I can’t find much photo in my lappy that’s why I used my son (from his 2nd birthday party photo) as the celebrant. ;-)

For the flowers inside the pushcart, it would be better if you use fresh flowers - any flowers, shrubs will do, especially those with long stems. Just arrange it in a manner that would be seen even from afar (so the guest would appreciate it well). Also, you may put some fake butterflies, bugs as additional décor.

You can give also as an additional prize for the party!

Did you like it? :-)

STAGE DÉCOR

For the stage décor, I’m thinking of having a plain background and just use our letter standee as the main design for the base. Just add up balloons on the floor if you want to or fresh flowers in a plant box (better!)

Stage Decor

CANDY STATION

I don’t usually use glass containers for candy stations (since mostly kids are getting and enjoying the area in the party and doesn’t fit our parties ( I think glass containers fits girly-themed parties). But this time, glass containers look good for the theme.

from the web

An assortment of tall and wide-mouthed containers with colourful candies (try to incorporate the colors of the candies with the theme, if you could). Put letter-cut out of your kid’s name and add up some fake butterflies, fres flowers on the table. And, VOILA! Perfect!

Also, another option is Dessert Station: What i meant with this is NON-candy station. All pastries, sweets, delicacies, cookies, cupcakes and cakes (as long as it's not candy)/ Just place it on nice tray and plates. That would be great,too!

GIVEAWAYS

I’ve always wanted to do this with Jacob’s last party but I forgot to coordinate with my friend [who was in-charge with the Photobooth (SEGA Pb)]. (I’ll try to do this with Jacob’s next party).

I’ll hire a photobooth (again!) and instead of giving them the photos, I’ll ask my friend to compile and print all the photos and give it to me before the party ends. It’s quite tedious but really it’s a nice idea! Anyways, photo frame would always be perfect giveaways for this theme – Just make sure all the props including the background of the photo (coordinate with you photobooth [ a garden-looking background]) are present. No other props except for those n’sync with the theme. After they printed out the photos, insert each on the photo frame specially designed for your kid’s party. We had a corporate client who used a truck as the design.

Giveaways

I think it would still fit the theme or better yet a pushcart design (same as the table centrepiece) would be used as the design. Just personalize the Truck’s name with the Celebrant name and party details. And give their own photos after the party! A very nice idea, what you think?

More ideas will be added here soon. I’m just quite tied up with lots of work, hehe..

Happy Readin’

Cheers!

Jacob's DIY Backyardigans Pirate themed Candy Station

2011-10-30T01:11:00.000-07:00

I had a setback n posting details of how I DIY Jacob's Candy Station last September, his 2nd Birthday.

Anyways, to make up for the lost time, I'm sharing all the details and hope it would be of great help to you. Have fun reading!!

Unlike Jacob's 1st Birthday, now, on his 2nd Birthday I didn't have much time to prepare DIYs for his party, only his Candy Station which I love to do - as in, I would love to do it every party Jacob will have or even, my family!

Theme: Backyardigans Pirate Theme

Color theme: Base colors should only be RED, WHITE and BLACK to make up for the Pirate Theme and the REST would be as colorful as the Backyardigans characters.

Main decor: Step Stool Candy Boxes

I really wanted to put Jacob's name in here - unlike with others who put cut-out letters with sticks,

from the web

I opted for a step stool candy boxes with 11 boxes that spelled out JACOB CEDRIC!

Materials I used were:

Stepstool:

0.5 inch Styrofoam board (bought from a local bookstore)

Styro Paint (black)

Glue gun and glue sticks

Candy Boxes:

Illustration/card boards (which I then shaped [patterned from Bubba Gump Mug box] and cut)

same as above for the letter cut-outs

Poster paint (red, black and white)

Thin plastic (that serves as lining for the boxes - fear of paint sticking into the candies once it melt or anything)

Glue gun and glue sticks

The 1st thing I made were the candy boxes, I have to measure how long the stepstool would be. Since my Jakey has 2 names, 1 layer was for Jacob and the 2nd lower part was for Cedric.

After I measure, next would be the stepstool. You don't need a perfect cut for the styroboard unless your theme would be in a pastel colored theme (glitches would be easily noticed). Cut and shaped it into a stepstool. Since inside it would be hollowed, those excess boards would be the inner base so that it would hold for a long time and the candies won't fall.

Last would be paint them (according to your theme). Creativity and patience is the key!

Since, I ordered 100pcs of pirate themed cupcakes, I decided half of it would be part of the Candy Station (so that the guests would enjoy the cupcakes early)/ I made a 2-tiered squared shaped cupcake tower with a Styroboard.

Materials used were:

Styroboard

Cylindrical styrofoam

Glue gun and stikcs

Styropaint (in black and red)

For the lootbasket for candies, I specifically made a small paper mache treasure box (from Handicrafts,atbp) for Jacob's party. It was just in plain brown finished and just put a label. Had 100pcs of it and none was left!

Candies and Chocolates:

These were bought from Divisoria Market (below Divisoria Mall). Assortment of 11+ candies were bought by me and my hubby (3 wks before the party)

From gummies (in different colors and shapes) - Teeths, worms, rings,sour rings, lips, etc to

Gumballs, clappers, candy sticks, rattles, bubblegums and gold coins!

Name it we had it! :)

Jacob grabbed a box!

I also ordered additional Pichi-Pichi delicacy from a co-worker.

Moreover, Jacob's ninang, Anabel, sent boxes of Cashew Macaroons (from Trois Restaurant) - so loved it! Also, Ate Czel, Jojo's cousin gave out some candies,too!

Bought the thongs and candy scoops from SM Department Store in Makati.

For Backyardigans' touch - I printed out, stick and cut all the characters, and made them into mini standee for the Candy Station. Nice, huh?

The kids and adults alike had fun with Jacob's candy station!

Cheers!

Parties of Handicrafts,atbp

2011-10-03T01:11:00.000-07:00

I'd love to blog every parties our clients shared with us but with the tight schedule I have, I'll try to post from time to time details of their party.

Enjoy reading! And I hope you could get inspiration from it,too!

One of the most memorable party we had (aside my from son's party) was Jacob Marthy's 1st Vintage Circus Birthday Party (details click here).

It's a party of our client, Ms. Mae Perey. We only communicate thru e-mail since she's based in Riyadh (or Dubai?) and we will here in Philippines just in time for the party. She ordered from us almost every products we could offer for the party - from Penholders to Kiddie Stools to Kiddie Chairs - name it, Jacob Marthy's party has it.

The theme was so colorful - it's a Vintage Circus party. She just emailed the peg of the design for us to copy and - pooof! And now, a very popular design for parties!

Circus Giveaways

And this was how they arranged it at Quezon Ballroom of Shangri-la Makati:

Kiddie Stools

Too bad, I don't have a good photo of the items!

Also, Kudos to Ms. Claudine of Do me a Favor Shop (she has a store in ATC, check it out!) Love love love the decors! I just learned from Ms. Mae that she doesn't have a website) -

Circus theme

After this party Me and Ms Claudine had 4 more parties! I'll post more details, soon!

TIPS from an Non-Pro Stylist (hehe) but who loves party planning:

For a circus themed party, COLORS are the key! Just follow your themed colors.

Dessert Station: I love Divisoria - at first, I was hesitant to buy candies from Divi, but I tried (they told me, stores and canteens buy candies from them, too).

Stick with your color palette. Buy assortments of candies in different colors and shapes. I'm not really a fan of clear jars and vases (maybe because my kid is a boy) or maybe that also depends on your theme, right? Put layers and height to your base - and a Centerpiece, this would be your dessert station's focal point, and with Marthy's party, this huge carousel made a difference!

dessert station

If you have budget, but minicakes (aside from cupcakes).

For the centerpiece, it's my first time and I was really amazed! I never thought a huge centerpiece would differ this party from any other parties I attended (and I got my inspiration for that for my Jacob's Party - click here)

And still, if you have budget for this, these would be appreciated more by your guests than small centerpieces :) Would make you party simply, Bongga!

table centerpiece

jacob's Pirate Party Printables

2011-09-27T22:34:00.000-07:00

Here's the blog on the printables I used for Jacob's Backyardigans Pirate Party .

I always rely with MS Publisher when in comes to design editing and the likes. As per previous posts and topics, I'm not good with Photoshop or any editing tools.

INVITATION:

For the invitation, I decided to make a 2-page invitation in landscape format (Jacob's 1st Birthday Party is in Portrait format). The 1st page is for the Main details of the party and the 2nd is for the map to the venue.

For the 1st page: I do not put Jacob's picture, instead all the characters of the Backyardigans in Pirate theme (all from google). And synced it with the theme of Pirate.

Font style: Pieces of Eight

Invitation Size and Format: 5r and Landscape Format

Editing Program: MS Publisher

Here's the final invitation sent to friends and posted in facebook:

Backyardigans Pirate Invitation

Map of the venue

For the 2nd page (map of the venue): I really tried to work it well, but I have a limited space so more of the arrow and direction from a certain point. I incorporated again the designs from the 1st page, and added a candid shot of Jacob wearing a pirate hat.

NAME TAGS, TREASURE BOX TAGS, PRIZE AND THANK YOU TAGS!

Pirate Name Tag

Treasure box tag (candy station)

Thank You tag for the giveaways and prizes

Prize tags

Cheers!

Jacob Cedric's Pirate Costume

2011-09-24T18:29:00.000-07:00

I really wanted Jacob to wear a costume on his 2nd Birthday Party (he was just wearing polo shirt and jeans on his 2st Birthday). Good thing, world wide web has lots of photos which I could copy (hehe :-) ).

We prepared 2 costumes - One is Backyardigans costume (Pablo) which was shipped to from USA by my cousin, Ate San, as a gift (together with other pirates things and balloons [pirate balloons was used here]). But, Jacob don't want to wear it! (We will just have a separate pictorial for this)

The costume looks like this (courtesy of Google)

Backyardigans costume

Isn't it cute?

And the 2nd costume was a Pirate Costume. I copied a design from the internet and asked our ever reliable dressmaker to make one for Jacob. She just instructed my mom to buy the fabrics from the local market.
From this look (courtesy of google)

To these looks:

Pirate Costume

Jacob in Costume

What can you say, huh? I'm sooo in love with the costume.

For the white shirt, I just bought polo shirt from Guess Kids. And for the shoes, it's a gift from Jojo's cousin from USA (when my MIL visited them last summer) - a Limited Edition Lebron James Nike Shoes.

For the skull accessories, we can't find an exact embellishment here in Manila, good thing, SM Toy Kingdom now sell Halloween items - I bought a Skull Hanging Lantern (for only P150.00) and used that as an alternative.

Cheers!

Jacob Cedric's Backyardigans Pirate Party (Part IV)

2011-09-24T06:13:00.000-07:00

Part I: click here
Part II:click here
Part III: click here

Here's the continuation of uber detailed/long post on Jacob's Party

PHOTO AND VIDEO SERVICES

This time, I'm looking for an affordable yet trusted and has a talent when it comes to party coverage. Fortunately, SP Forum recommends JV All Events Services. (I'm a SP Mom, by the way). I'm glad they accepted our event eventhough they have to travel for 3-4 hours from Manila. And they are way cheaper than everyone else (knowing it's an out of town event).

I contacted them thru Facebook and Ceejhei (Sir Jun's daughter from SP Forum), deposited and just reminded them a day before the party.

On the date of the party, they arrived early (same as with Kiko's Balloons crews)! And, before, during and after the party, I'm impressed! I never saw them resting - they keep of shooting and taking photos of Jacob, my family and the guests! Same with Sir Rudy, who's in charge of the videography!

And I'm more impressed, a week after the party - I already received the raw video and photos (in CD) of the party!

Here are some of the pictures from the party: Be Impressed

Can't wait for the Edited photos, Video teasers and print outs!

VERDICT: RECOMMENDED!

JV All Events - Facebook

Email: jvallevents@gmail.com
Contact Numbers: 09168483342 or 9846842
Contact Person: Sir Jun Villanueva

CANDY STATION

Last year I also prepared a Candy/Dessert Station (click here) for Jacob's 1st Birthday Party - and surely it was a HIT! So I decided to come up with a candy station again, but the challenge for me now was to recreate an even better and a Pirate Themed Candy Station.

Wit a limited time I had for this (I have lots of commitments for the past months prior to the party), I'm still happy I pulled this off! I could see in every guests' faces how they enjoyed the candy station (especially, it's a new thing for a provincial party like what we had).

Since it's a Backyardigans Pirate Party, I decided to have a loot treasure box as the candy loot for the guests. I prepared 100 pieces of it, and just put a sticker label (photo below). These are all from Handicrafts,atbp.

For the candy jars, I'm not really a fan of glass containers (even last year) since most of the guests were kids, and that won't really fit our theme. Also, Jacob is a boy so I need a not so girly containers for Candy Station.

So, I decided to make a step-stool. It's a ladder-like decor. I bought all the materials from National Bookstore (free advertisement, huh). The materials were:

a thick Styroboard
glue sticks and glue gun
Styro paint (in black color)
Illustration boards
Poster paints (white and red color)

Cut,shape and stick! That's the key to my DIY Project!

I just patterned the box dimension from Bubba Gump Glass I bought from a recent trip to HK. And reproduce it in 11 pieces (JACOB CEDRIC). I made using MS Publisher letter cutouts of Jacob's complete name (approximately 4-5 inches height). I painted it with white, black and red colors. Lined the inside with a plastic (I worry about the candies that may melt and the paint might stick to them)

And here ye - the finish product!

Candy Buffet

I bought the candies and the gummies from Divisoria. I bought around 11 - 12 assorted candies and gummies. For the gummies, 1/2 kg. of each (from bears to worms to teeths, etc).

The candy scoops (less than P50 for 5 pieces in different sizes and colors) and clear plastic thongs (less than P50 each) were from SM Department Store (Home section). And I also used the scoop from Jacob's Sand pail :)

Also, these were added for more colors to the candy station.

I also ordered, 2 bilao of Pichi-Pichi from a co-staff in GCMDH after I tasted how yummy the delicacy was!

More to my surprise, my friend and co-staff, Jacob's Ninang Bel called me up. She gave around 4 boxes of Macaroons! We also had this last year from Trois' Restaurant and Pastry Shop

Ate Czel - Jojo's cousin gave also some candies - Thank you! I also added half of the cupcakes since I ordered 100 pieces of these. I made that cupcake tower, too!

To fit into the theme, I printed out a small standee of each characters of the Backyardigans.

Guests enjoying the candy station!

Cheers! More posts to come!

Jacob Cedric's 2nd Backyardigans Pirate Party (Part III)

2011-09-23T07:31:00.000-07:00

Part I - click here
Part II - click here

Here's the 3rd part of Jacob's 2nd Birthday Party

Party Host/Magician: CHRIS O

For this matter, i got Chris O from Kiko's Balloons. At first, to save money, I want to hire someone from the province, but good thing, I saw his performance (from another party), so I asked Ms. Kristine to give me a good performer for the party. She recommended Chris O.

He arrived just before 3 o'clock PM at the venue. We discussed regarding things I wanted, the flow of the program, etc. Also, gave him instruction on giveaways and prizes. He's good in connecting with our guests, though, at some part, they just stared at him. But, I don't mind. Everybody enjoyed him!

He prepared games for the kids and adults, performed magic and tricks, balloon twisting and ventriloquism, too! Though, i'm busy with some things during the program, I could see them enjoying especially the Ventri Act.

Adult Games

K
ids' games

Ventri Act - Jacob's enjoying the program!

Balloon Twisting

Magic Show using Live Animals

VERDICT: Recommended! For contacts, refer to Kiko's Balloons.

GIVEAWAYS AND PRIZES

For the Giveaways, I really wanted to stick with our theme: Backyardigans Pirate. This year, since Jacob already started schooling (saling-cat) I decided to give Lunchboxes for the Kids! I prepared 60 pieces of them. These are all from Handicrafts,atbp.

Also, since we have a difficult theme, and the resources were limited here in P.I, I also gave out more items from Handicrafts,atbp:

Kiddie stool - These were handed out as Major Prizes for the Games (kids and adults)

Backyardigans Kiddie Stool

Mini Stool with Backrest and Penholders

Backyardigans Penholders

I also went to Divisoria, but since Backyardigans are hard to find, I just went generic with other prizes. And for this, Toys 'R Us is a haven for me. I rely to them since Jacob's 1st Birthday Party or gifts for the kids. They always has clearance sale and I look forward to that, ALL the time! They sell items from P20.00 up! Isn't that so affordable? I don't need to go to Divisoria!

We bought Jigsaw Puzzles (1500 pcs) for only P50.00 each!

Prizes

Board games! for only P40.00

Prizes

Some unique and cute items!

I just added Thank You tags in each items. I made it using MS Publisher (I'm not good with Photoshop) I glued it on some prizes or tied a ribbon with it.

Thank You tag

Photo Ops with the Giveaways and Prizes:

Giveaways: Handicrafts,atbp

Jacob Cedric's 2nd Backyardigans Party (Part II)

2011-09-21T07:27:00.000-07:00

Part 1: http://jacob911.blogspot.com/2011/09/jacob-cedrics-2nd-backyardigans-pirate.html

Here's the 2nd part of Jacob's Pirate Party

Decors:

I tried looking for another supplier for Jacob’s party but they quoted me way too high. Maybe because it will be our first party together, so, I decided to contact again Kiko’s Balloons and Services. They’re the ones who made Jacob’s 1st Birthday so fab! But this time, I decided to allot less budget on this. I availed same party package as from last year’s Sesame Street party. The only difference is I opted for tarpaulin than styro backdrops. Reasons why I chose this:

□ Quite expensive for a 2nd Birthday Party though I really wanted it

□ I remembered the crews (during planning stage), since they'll all coming from Manila, they will be leaving the venue just after the party wrapped up! I felt guilty, so Tarpaulin was the best thing.

I just instructed Ms. Kristine through e-mail I wanted a ceiling long balloon drop-like décor since the venue has high-ceiling. Color combination would only be: red-white-black, since it’s a Pirate Party. And they executed it soo well!

Ceiling decor

For the stage, I leave it up to them (how they would decorate it). They put the balloon pillars, together with the cake arch and stage decors in front. Since the pavilion has no flatform of any kind or even a stage, they need to accentuate one side of the pavilion to make it look like a stage, and they did! I’m soo thankful to them.

Stage Decor

(This setup gave me an idea that creativity is really the key for fab decors! I never thought cakes and cupcakes would accentuate and give and extra "wow" factor to our stage!

For the table centrepieces, since I provided these, I just asked them to decorate it with long stemmed balloons: design – artist’s discretion. Originally, the plan was to use helium filled balloons, but they told me since they will be comin from Manila – balloons won’t look good if they have to transport it from Manila to Laguna. I handed them some Pirate themed balloons, my Ate San from USA, sent me those (a week before the party)! I soo loved it! (Thank You, ate!)

From this look:

To this (during the party):

Table decor

Table Centerpiece with Jacob and Daddy

The package arrived on time knowing of the risk that LBC could deliver it after the party, soo glad Ate took the risk! (Another blog for this)

For the ceiling decors, I added some paper mache decors shaped into Pirate’s hook, Sword, hat and boots.

And one (1) of the boots (bigger dimension) served as the Pinata for the party! The piñata has Backyardigans Pirate Key Chains inside as prizes. (see right side of the photo)

Pinata

Backyardigans Key Chains

Party details

I put the party details at the back of the key chains.

Thank Ye Matey!

Jacob Cedric @ 2

09.11.11

Moreover, with the package I availed, it comes with a free Balloon Bursts with 50 pieces of small balloons inside. I instructed Ms. Kristine (thru e-mail) to put 3 notes on 3 small balloons for a special prize.

Jacob's playing with the balloon

Balloon Burst

At the entrance to the Pavilion, I asked our artist to make a Huge Letter Standee for the party. Spelled out JACOB at 2. I just instructed them of the height (in feet) of each letters and painted them it with Red (specifically Jollibee RED). Result: Everybody was awed with it!

Entrance Decor

Most of the guests took photos on each letters (like what we did!)

Also, I added 2 Parrot (paper mache) since they matched the whole Pirate Theme of the Party!

(looks realistic on photos, huh!)

All the letter standees and Boots Pinata are from Handicrafts,atbp

(www.facebook.com/handicrafts.atbp)

Price: not available (contact me)

Verdict: Kiko’s Balloons – there would be another party for us Together! Visit their site! www.kikosballoons.multiply.com

CAKES, MINICAKES and CUPCAKES

Since the party will be in the province, the best choice for cake supplier is within the area. So I went to my ever reliable cake maker from Laguna - Ms. Laura of Marinella's Cake Shop in Siniloan, Laguna.

Ka Laura (as I call her) made my Debut Cake, and Jacob's Christening Cakes and Cupcakes. I gave her 3 preferred cake designs I googled from the internet and based the design from it. It could bear the theme, either Backyardigans or Pirate, or better both.
I assumed she don't know much about Backyardigans, so I really expect a Pirate Themed Cake.
When I saw it at the venue! Oh My -- I fell in love with it! She did what she best can for Jacob's cakes, minicakes and cupcakes! They were placed at the front, on stage.

Pirate Cake

I'm glad Ms. Laura opted for a different shade (not red,black and white combination), because, the cakes and cupcakes really stood out!

Closer Shot - see details

Minicakes

Pirate Cupcakes

Half of the cupcakes were placed on the Candy/Dessert Station and half with the Cakes and Minicakes.

Price: I'm not really sure but I remembered it costs me more or less P3000.00 for all! 1 2-layered cake, 11 Minicakes (which also served as giveaways) and 100 cupcakes. So cheap, right! But really, it takes soo good!

VERDICT: Til our next party!

Cheers,

Jacob Cedric's 2nd Backyardigans Pirate Party (Part I)

2011-09-20T07:08:00.000-07:00

Yay! At last, Jacob’s party was over – and it was a Blast! I’m so excited to share all the ideas, details and photos from his 2nd Backyardigans Pirate Party! Here are the details, enjoy!

Theme: Backyardigans Pirate Party My Jacob is soo into Backyardigans – thanks too Amos (nephew of our friend, Arnel) who gave the DVDs as a gift on his 1st birthday. I, personally thought of having its one episode as his theme for the 2nd party. I was torn between “Heart of the Jungle and “Pirate says Arrr” episodes – but with the venue we rented , Pirate theme fits!

(Note: 2nd party – it wasn’t a plan to have a 2nd birthday party as big as this [as I promised my husband last year :-)], but my mother requested to have a party (though not this grand) in Laguna since the 1st party was is Manila (Ortigas – click here for 1st Sesame Street Party).

Party Planning in Laguna (or Province, in general) or throwing a not so ordinary, unique party in the province is quite difficult to pull off! The suppliers are very limited, or if opt to bring them from Manila, the rate is waaay higher! I’m so glad I had close group of contacts (suppliers), and for second time in a row, they made Jacob’s party truly memorable and special for everyone.

Date and Time: 11 Sept 2011 – 3 o’clock in the afternoon

Venue: Pavilion Area, Panguil River Eco-Park, Panguil Laguna

Website: www.panguilecopark.com

It’s really our first choice for Jacob’s party (though, at some point we consider another spacious venue - blog it here). The place is soo nature-looking, and I know everyone, especially those guests coming from Manila will enjoy scenery and place like the eco-park. We rented out the Pavilion area for a whole day.

Included in the amenities are:

□ Our guests are free to enjoy the water stream/river (take a dip or swim)

□ Free use of the Pavilion Area ( including the tables and chairs [with linens]

□ Free sound system

What really caught my eye and it soo fits our theme is the Hanging Bridge! Connecting the main road of the eco-park to the Pavilion Area.


Hanging Bridge @ Panguil Eco-Park

Other amenities of the eco-park (which are not included in our rental) are:

□ Trekking/Hiking to Ambon-Ambon Falls (we tried it last Holy Week 2011- post here)

□ Water rafting These could be address/inquire directly at their office.

Advantages:

□ The Guests (even US), especially those who came all the way from Manila enjoyed the venue. They even to a dip at the river.

□ Affordable and very spacious venue. The rental is food of one day.

Disadvantages:

□ [Good thing we arrived early to check and setup] The Administrator forgot to advise the Tenant/caretaker regarding Jacob’s Party. When we arrived, many hikers who had overnight stay were still in the Pavilion resting.

□ Their staffs were quite “slow movers”. We have to help them out setting up some tables and chairs. □ The party ended late, no street lights in the area! Watch you step especially when crossing the Hanging Bridge

Price: P6000.00

Verdict: We will still rent the venue for our future occasion. RECOMMENDED!

Foods and Menu: Setting a party in the province means lots of unexpected guests . So,my parents decided to have a 90-100kg pig for the event. The good thing about our province, is the “Bayanihan type” of gesture. You could just ask friends (friends of my parents) to help out, cook and prepare the menu for the party.

Here are the menu prepared by my parents: buffet set-up (for adults)

□ Rice

□ Menudo

□ Caldereta

□ Hamonado

□ Embutido

□ Fried Chicken

□ Fresh Lumpia

□ Lumpia Shanghai

□ Kinilaw na Beef ( c/o Ate Czel by MIL)

□ Spaghetti

□ Water

□ Leche Flan

□ Buco Pandan

□ Pichi Pichi

Good thing that my family has food warmers, etc so we do not have to hire catering services. All the plates and utensils are disposable.

For the kids, since we had good experience with styro packs during Jacob’s 1st birthday party, we decided to do this again. We bought around 100 pcs of Styro packs with Disposable Utensils. For the drinks, I opted to serve water and scramble (details below) .

Here’s the food we served for them.

□ Spaghetti

□ Fried Chicken

We opt not to give lots of food since Candy/Dessert Station is open anytime they want to get treats. Alloted budget for this is P35,000.00 (from me and hubby). I don’t know how much my parents added. Verdict: Super Love it! Saves a lot of money and serves a lot to guests and neighbors.

Cheers,

2011-09-14T06:20:00.001-07:00

I would like update you on Jacob's last party,but photos are on its way.
I'll post soon!
But I will assure you, we had a blast with Jacob's 2nd Backyardigans Pirate Party!

Cheers,

Blogs from the Web

2011-08-28T16:05:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the blogs from the web that feature us.

Thank You!

From an Event Planner: Alice's Wonderland by Bambi Hernandez

Hello Kitty Picnic 1st Birthday (October 9, 2010)

MEOW!
The classic red and blue Hello Kitty was the theme for baby girl Olivia’s 1st birthday. Her mom picked that theme since she said Olivia looked like Hello Kitty whenever she would smile, and I had to agree with her after meeting the sweet angel!
The old-school illustrations of this popular Sanrio character were refreshing to see again, especially nowadays when Hello Kitty seems to have shed the reds and the blues, and donned everything pink in its myriad shades.
Come and see how Hello Kitty brought Olivia and her guests to a “happy picnic land” for a fun birthday afternoon :)
Red and white checkered table linens really “picni-fied” the space. The white foldable garden chairs added so much appeal too.

See the kiddie stools below which were the party giveaways for the kids featuring Hello Kitty and her cute boyfriend :) I love the bow-tie detail! So adorable.
We also gave out picnic baskets to the kiddies with bottled water, milk, cookies, and a red apple.

Red paper pompom centerpieces with daisies in a basket! Plus, care for some fresh milk and cookies? YUM! Mommy provided these afternoon treats.

Here’s our dessert table :)

I don’t really use much balloons when I decorate, but I can’t deny how appealing they are to kids :) They are happiness on sticks (or strings)!

and for her another client:

A Shabby-Chic Twin Birthday Party (July 30, 2011)

Twins are double the fun and double the joy!

Sabrina and Samantha celebrated their 2nd Birthday in Shabby-Chic style, which the mom wanted to achieve by bringing a dose of the outdoor gardens in. We transformed a penthouse residence into a land of floral prints, inspired by Rachel Ashwell’s world of “perfect imperfections.”
Mixed floral patterns for the linens, and brown garden parasols decorated with white lanterns flanked Sab & Sam’s dessert table. White glass lanterns with flowers inside were the centerpieces for the tables.

Photos of the twins (taken by Karen Ilagan) were displayed on the tables together with fun facts about them.

Another “wow” cake by Olive Chan of All Caked Up. I love the little bird perched on its middle layer! Too cute!

Cupcake giveaways for the adults.

More giveaways for the adults! We had tote bags custom made with Shabby-Chic fabric as their straps. Also below, yummy BIZU Macaron de Paris in candy-colored hues.

Kids brought home little stools which we also had custom made :) I personally love the dragonfly design.

We made the most out of the existing furniture of this penthouse venue and decided to make our own Shabby-Chic lounge area! This was a hit among the adults during the party :) See the rocking horse too? Also custom made for the twins.

Happy Birthday Sab & Sam!!!

Are you a fan of the Shabby-Chic look? Check out Rachel Ashwell’s books for inspirations on this design style :)

A Construction 1st Birthday (September 4, 2011)

I have been so delinquent with my blog posts, I know! And we have a backlog of such great photos to share from our parties during the last quarter of 2011. :)

First up, let me share pictures from our “Construction 1st Birthday Party” for baby Marcus.
The party was done in one of my favorite venues — the Valle Verde 4 Clubhouse. Mommy Maan had a very distinct idea of how she wanted her son’s birthday to look and feel like, and we were very happy to have done her vision some justice. Fun road signs marked the entrance of the venue, as well as the significant activity and play areas inside.

Here’s how the inside looked like!

Chairs in a natural wood finish were used, and assorted toys and construction elements like traffic cones and construction hats became part of the centerpieces.

Marcus’ Dessert Table and Mini Gallery.

Time for some details… the cupcakes, cookies, and birthday cake were all done by Angela Colet of Swell Sweets. Personalized bubble water bottles were also added to the dessert table — such cute containers for refreshing H2O!
TIP: Looking for toppers or other decorative elements for your cake? Take a trip to your toy store and see what small things you can put on your sweets! That’s what we did for Marcus’ birthday cake! That’s a toy bulldozer on top :)

Marcus’ Mini Gallery.

WARNING: Expect Excessive Cuteness!

Awesome cookies in construction tool shapes by French Kiss (www.frenchkisspastries.com). Look for Belle to place your orders through 0915-7010626 :)

Kids got to bring home toolboxes with fun toys courtesy of the Mom!

A simple way we dressed up the chairs — we used ordinary CAUTION tape from the local hardware to spruce up the seats :)

Happy Birthday Marcus!!!

From a client: http://mmymmy-maize.blogspot.com/2012/02/brents-first-f1-partey.html

Brent's First F1 Partey!

It's been 3 1/2 months since Brent's F1 birthday party. I had happily stressed myself out for 2 months for the preparation. And I am so glad how successful the party turned out (despite the negative story you will read in a while)!

Now, let me share the details of the fab party and the ratings I gave for the suppliers:

FOOD AND VENUE: Burgoo Tomas Morato – 7/10

We initially considered Rustica kaso when I was drafting na the guest list mukhang di kakasya. Pwede naman sana sa labas pero ayaw ni Brian kasi kawawa naman daw yun mga nasa labas, parang outcast.

Then we checked Burgoo at Tomas Morato. The place is really nice and syempre food is great. What I didn't like here is lahat na lang may corkage. We can't serve cakes kasi they will charge us additional fee. Di din pwede food carts. Even DIY candy corner may corkage pa din. Pero okay lang. Thinking makakamura kami kung wala non. Pero di din pala. I miscalculated our budget for this. Food for adults is almost P400/pax na without drinks pa yun. So there, medyo napamahal kami here.

CAKE: Sugarfix by Nadine – 9/10

Nadine is my officemate's sister. Pero di kasi kami close ni officemate kaya di ako dumaan sa kanya. I didn't tell Nadine din na I know her sister. Now I'm nanghihinayang sa discount, hehe. But still, Nadine gave the lowest quotation amongst all that I emailed. So sa kanya na ko nagpagawa. Cake is yummy and moist. Super tamis lang ng fondant but I love sweets eh kaya pasado sa kin.

VENUE DÉCOR: Polkadots by Sis Joanne – 9/10

Basic décor lang kinuha ko. The place isn't too big eh. I don't like it to look crowded because of the balloons. I love how the venue turned out. Sobrang hinayang lang ako sa balloons kasi di namin nauwi. Ang dami natira kahit nag-uwi na most of the guests.

GIVEAWAYS: Handicrafts Atbp by Grace – 10/10

All the guests love the Ferrari mini stool I ordered. Dapat for kids lang yun eh pero nun nakita na nila yun souvenir, ayun nagpuntahan na sa harap para pumila. Ubos lahat. Buti na lang nagtabi na ko sa bahay for Brent, my in-laws and my parents.

INVITATIONS: DIY – 10/10

I so love our invitation. Syempre ako gumawa eh. Hehe. We just created an event page in FB then uploaded the picture there. Dun sa mga walang fb, I used Burgoo's free invites.

PRIZES: Greenhills, CD-R king

I was planning to go to Divi but dear Brian didn't want. Na-trauma nun last time na nagpunta kami don during our wedding preps. So we opted to buy na lang the prizes sa Greenhills para di ganon ka-hassle. Hay, mahal din pala don. Yun 2k ko, less than 30 prizes lang. So we got the kulang na lang sa CD-R King sa Trinoma. They got a huge store there na super dami mabibili and sobrang mura. We

got stickers, memo pads, wall decals, mouse pads and cd cases. Dun na din namin binili yun prizes for adults. I spent a little over P500 for 20 items.

HOST: Jiggles the balloon lady – 9/10


Kuya Harvey, may problema?

All the guests love Jiggles! At first parang bored sila, pero when adults got involved with the games, ayun super saya na sila. Especially during the balloon show. Walang tao sa likod. Lahat nasa harap to watch her perform. Days and weeks after the party, I still receive compliments about our host. Super sulit!

COSTUME: Partyboosters by Jacqueline Tan – 10/10

I love Brent's costume. It fits him well and he's so gwapo wearing it!

PHOTOGRAPHER: Primera Litratista by Lei Lorenzo– 3/10

The reason we got a photographer is to have good memories preserved on prints. I shouldn't have gotten one kasi I have a Tito naman who is a professional photographer. Pero I chose to get na din kasi guest din siya. He has to enjoy the party also and gusto ko yun maoobliga ko na sundan kami para makuhanan and to make sure na lahat ng guests e mapicture-an din. Oh well, I failed. During the event, iba ang photographer na dumating sa min. Pinadala daw siya ni Lei kasi she can't make it. Nagulat ako kasi wala naman pasabi si Lei. Pero I didn't mind. I just told him na make sure you take the pics of all our guests (we only have 110 guests) and lots of Brent's din. Ilan beses ko siya hinanap kasi nawawala siya during the party. And by the way, he's only using Nikon D60 with the kit lens! Wala na ibang dala. Needless to say, when I saw the pics sobrang palpak! Blurred, overexposed, bad lighting and di lahat ng guests eh nakuhanan. Sobrang badtrip talaga ko with that photographer pero mas badtrip ako kay Lei. Siya ang kausap ko eh, dapat siya yun nandon. Service niya ang kinuha ko hindi kung sino man. To make it worse, when I received the pictures which were edited by Lei, may mga nakasama na pictures nun photographer at ng girlfriend niya. Di man lang inalis! Kasama pa sa free na AVP. Pano ko naman magagamit yun? At di pa dyan nagtatapos, may free na 2 blown up pics kami. Yun isa pic ng celebrant and yun isa family pic. Guess what? Ibang family yun pinadala. I texted Lei and told her lahat ng kapalpakan. Till now no reply from her. Two months bago mapadala the correct blown up picture. She's a big disappointment. Good thing, we have lots of quality pictures from our own camera, family and friends. If not because of the free pre-event photo shoot which was taken by her, I'll give her a 1!

That's it pansit! :)

The gifted child :)

From a client in Multiply: Shine Tristen

They were the party suppliers/party service providers behind the success of Shine's 6th Birthday Party:

Ms. Cecil de Guzman and Ms. Peachy of JC PartyZone - thank you so much for the fabulous cake, yummy cupcakes and delightful ice cream. Above all, thank you so much for the EXCELLENT service! Will definitely refer you to my friends and will surely do business with you again. Thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart. =)

Ice/Aypel of Good Vibes - thank you for providing us with your Face Paint/Glitter Tattoo service and most of all the magician. The kids loooove them! They were surefire hits for them! :p

Ms. Grace Anonuevo - thank you so much for the SUUUUPER cute mini-baskets and mini-stools. The 85 mini baskets and 25 mini-stools were not enough for my guests. Thank you ten million times! =)

Face Paint w/ Glitter Tattoo by Good Vibes

Mini Basket by Handicrafts Atbp.

Mini Basket by Handicrafts Atbp

Mini Basket by Handicrafts Atbp.

Mini Stool II by Handicrafts Atbp.

Mini Stool II by Handicrafts Atbp

Yummy Angry Birds Cupcakes by Rose Zamora

Cupcakes w/ Edible Topper by JC PartyZone

Red Angry Birds Cake by JC PartyZone

Ice Cream Cart by JC PartyZone

Magician by Good Vibes

Tags: party suppliers, shine's birthday, expenses, birthday, part

From a blogger: F1 Digital Scrapbooker

Khloe's Birthday Giveaway by Handicrafts atbp.

I'm so happy with Khloe's mini crown stool giveaway from Handicrafts atbp. It's so cute and really fits my daughter's princess theme birthday. My only regret is...i should have ordered a bigger version so it will be more useful for the kids. Handicrafts atbp. manufactures personalized wood products like stool, cabinets, kiddie furniture's etc..I love their polished works, they can really get the exact image, color and design that you desire.

To personalize my order... i requested Khloe@1 stamp, place an embellishment pink gem and stick a small photo of my daughter

Stool with ribbon and Thank You Tag

Thanks Handicrafts atbp. for accommodating my rush order...

Other Products of Handicrafts atbp.

Door Name Plates, Letter Cutout, Ref Magnets, Pen Holder, Paper Weight, Stools, Clocks, Letter Standee, Cebinets, Frames, Lunch Box, etc.

For inquires visit Handicrafts atbp. @

http://handicraftsatbp.weebly.com/products.html

http://www.facebook.com/handicrafts.atbp

or contact

Ms. Grace Garcia-Anonuevo

Mobile No: +63917.643.3405

+63922.871.6183

Email: handicrafts.atbp@yahoo.com

YM: sashabelle_garcia

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Simple Graphics for Handicrafts Atbp.

Since i was happy and satisfied with my stool orders with Handicrafts Atbp., It inspired me to make them a simple graphic art for their business. Since most of their products are made of wood...i used elements which has wood effect like the background and font.

So which is better the 1st or the 2nd design?

From a blogger: twinkle turns one

Handicrafts atbp

Posted by: twinkleturnsone on: August 4, 2011

In: supplier ratings
Comment!

It was thru smart parenting‘s forum that I came to here about Handicrafts atbp. I saw their works and I find it cute. To be honest, I wasn’t considering ordering from them at first until I thought of why not ask if they could produce something that I had in mind.
Twinkle’s party would be princess themed. I saw some princess characters readily available on Handicrafts’ site but I didn’t like it too much, yes it’s nice but it cannot be given to the boys.
Until I inquired and gave all the details that I wanted to Grace.
Here is the picture of what I was requesting…

A crown-shaped kiddie stool that should come in pink and blue colors… simple right? But I wanted some details to be written in the middle of this kiddie chair
Grace said they can do it, and they can give it to me on the date I requested (which was really ahead of the party, I didn’t want any problems with the schedule)
And with that, I gave in
After a few weeks, Grace emailed the sample to me. I liked it! and gave the go-signal to mass produce.. hehehe
And as scheduled, Aug3 the kiddie stools are ready for pick-up… here they are…

.. a closer look…

nice eh?
Hopefully the kids attending Twinkle’s party will like this (as much as I do).. hehehe
So Handicrafts atbp’s rating? 5/5!
Easy to deal with, reasonable price, on-time delivery… like! like! like!

From a Blogger: The Dream House Project

Discovery: Handicrafts, Atbp

9:57 PM | Labels: Dream House Wish List, Shopping for our Dream House

I have been featuring in my previous posts about Learning Discovery online store that I discovered from a blogging friend. But I am so happy to find out that we have a local supplier here that does the same stuff.

The company’s name is Handicrafts, Atbp. Just look at some of their wood furniture:

They have cabinets, table and chair set, kiddie stools, study table, CD/DVD rack, storage box, dresser, kid’s playhouse, kid’s kitchen set and many more.

I think they can also customize designs as I saw from their Facebook site different designs and themes of different cartoon characters. They even accept bulk orders so they can be a perfect giveaway for parties also.

Hubby wants to visit their store as he wants to see in person the quality of their products but I don’t know where their store is exactly located or if they even have one. But at least now I know a local supplier on where we can order the furniture for our kids’ bedroom and playroom.

An SP Forum Member: Twinkle turns One

Handicrafts atbp

Posted by: twinkleturnsone on: August 4, 2011

In: supplier ratings
Comment!

.. a closer look…

Francis 7th Birthday

Posted on 2011 under All About Kids, Party | 3 Comments

6 Mar

This is an overdue post but I left for Indonesia a day after the party so here, late post.
It was a fine Sunday held at Jollibe Molino at exactly 3:00 PM. We arrived at Jollibee 15 minutes before 3:00 but since we had to wait for more guests, the party started at 3:30 PM.
Party Giveaways: Mini Stool at 75.00 each (wholesale, otherwise 95.00 each) Handicrafts Atbp .
I was looking for giveways but since I didnt have much time to prepare so I searched for suppliers in Facebook and Multiply. Luckily, after checking the Kiddie Party thread in Girltalk, I read about them and checked their Facebook account.

Cake: 10″ round fondant cake from Nories Kitchen.

Hey, I just realized that some of the photos are not with me.. will be posting this live but will update for more party pics.
From an GTalker/SP Mom: Posted in kiddieparty.ph

Date: December 5, 2010
Time: 11am-2pm
Venue: Shakeys E Rodriguez Ave

Just want to share with you my party suppliers who all made my daughter's 3rd birthday party memorable! I just hope this would help mommies in planning for their kids future parties!

4 - PERFECT! Awesome! Love it very much!
3 - Good Job!!!
2 - It's ok. But it could have been better.
1 - I'm not going to get them again.

Venue: Shakeys E Rodriguez
Peso Power: free venue rental
Rating: 3

I got their Main Dining Hall for initially 100 pax, but then during the party, the guests ballooned to 134! Jen is the name of the girl I talked with at Shakeys. She was good. She coordinated with my host as to the time when the food should be served. The staffs were visible. They were assisting the guests at the buffet table. Overall, I am happy with the service of Shakeys E Rodriguez.

Food: Monster Meal Deal x 10
Peso Power: almost 20k
Rating: 3

I am glad that Shakeys have packages such as Monster Meal Deal. It is the perfect meal set for large groups such as Birthday Parties.

The set contains crisp brick-oven baked Manager’s Choice and large Pepperoni Thin Crust Pizza, paired with two pasta dishes: the Classic Spaghetti and Carbonara Supreme Platter. On top of all that, an awesome twosome Chick ‘N Chips Party Pack served with 3 pitchers of ice cold Coke. But during the party, I have ordered 10 packages of Monster Meal Deal, with 60 glasses each of coke and iced tea, presented in a buffet style.

Venue Decor: JD Partyshop
Peso Power: 3.8k
Rating: 3
Site: [edited by admin] (contact person: Jesslyn)
I have learned about them from Smart Parenting Forum. Since balloon set up wasn't really a big priority, I just settled for something cheap and affordable. Ms Jesslyn was easy to transact with. I had no problems coordinating with her, just a few exchanges of emails and a 1k deposit at her BDO account. I got entrance and cake arches. 50 pcs ceiling balloons, 50 pcs balloon on sticks, 2 pillars and 1 big balloon burst with 15 small balloon inside. I gave them a 9/10 because they came in a little late.

Cake: The Pastry Chef
Peso Power: P2900
Rating: 4
Site: [edited by admin]

Again, I have to thank mommies at Smart Parenting Forum for this referral. I was really keen on finding the right cake supplier, who wouldn't charge so high yet who could give me the cake that I want. I have already a cake layout made by a friend, and I was looking for possible suppliers when I heard about Ms Jenny of The Pastry Chef. The cake was 2 layered, chocolate moist, BOTH LAYERS EDIBLE, 12x5 and 9x5 with a Dora stuffed toy on top. Cake was yummy and not too sweet. Just the way I like it. I was surprised that she personally delivers the cake, all the way from Bulacan, she only charged me P2900 with delivery fee. And have I mentioned that she's pretty too?

Host: JEN BELEN, The Party Host
Peso Power: 7k
Ratings: 4
Site: [edited by admin]

If you are looking for a great children's host, Ms Jen Belen is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

She has great Interpersonal Skills, because she can deal both with kids and adults. With terrific Communication Skills, because she can give instructions effectively. With Leadership skills, because she can lead everybody throughout the party and with Organizational skills, because she can make the party fun and moving at the right pace.

This is the Kiddie Package I got for 3 hours: Character hosting dressed in a party themed costume (in my case, Dora outfit) with 2 hosts' assistants, hosting and games facilitation, interactive musical balloon twisting, magic tricks, touch of stage music and educational entertainment with complete sound system.

She had been so great with my guests! Very Awesome and Energetic, never a dull moment during the program! Thank you very very much!!!

Photo Coverage: RocketPhotography
Peso Power: Free
Ratings: 4
Site: [edited by admin]

Yup, you read it right. I got their service for free. Last October, I was one of the lucky 5 clients who were given free kiddie photo coverage for free during their Launch Pad Promo. I am thankful for the wife of Ramon (the main photography) who is a GTalker named MommyD, who posted about their promo at their site. I got interested and thus availed of their services right away. Ramon was very easy to deal with. Just a few SMS , one call, and 2 emails were done. He and one more photographer were at the venue early, since they came from Paranaque City. They were taking pictures continuously. I got the final output 8 days after the party. I am very satisfied with their shots.

Video Coverage: ThorProductionKids
Rate: 4
Site: [edited by admin]

Need I say more? It's been proven already -- from Janina's 1st party at Prestige, and 2nd party at Jollibee, to her present party at Shakeys -- I only have one word for this couple of Thor and Carmela: AMAZING!!! I am forever grateful that they have been there with us for the past 3 years. Despite their full loaded schedule, they still managed to accommodate my request. Thumbs up to them!

Lootbags: Toysalon by Carmela Fe
Peso Power: 2.5k
Ratings: 4
Site: [edited by admin]
My guests just love the design of the Lootbags. I didn't have it customised, that's why the lootbags have assorted designs. I just asked Ms Sheila intially 40 pcs both dora and diego bags, but 2 days before the party, i asked her again for another 10 pcs. She was ok to deal with, considering she was on her 9th month of pregnancy!

Giveaways/Prizes: Divilandia, ToyExpress, Handicrafts, Atbp.
Peso Power: 4k plus
Ratings: 3
Site: [edited by admin]
Assorted toys were bought from Divilandia and Toyexpress. I guess the prizes were more than a hundred! For sure, the kids really enjoyed their take home prizes! And special thanks also to Ms Grace Anonuevo of Handicrafts! Her items were handed as prizes for the balloon burst.

Guestbook: ThorproductionKids
Peso Power: 1k for printing
Ratings: 4
I salute Ms Carmela and her layout artist for the very very nice guestbook! I cannot stop raving about it! All my guests were asking where I had it made. Very bright colors indeed! Fit for a little girl!

Invitations/Ref Magnets/Tarpaulin Layouts: Mr Ronald Balane
Peso Power: free
Ratings: 4

Ref Magnets: ordered from Lil' Whiskers at multiply. It took them 10 days before they were able to send me back the magnets. Not bad...

Food Cart: Nestle Ice Cream Freezer Box with vendor
Peso Power: P1550
Ratings: 3
Email:[edited by admin]

Ordering online from Nestle Ice Cream was easy and hassle free. Within 3 working days, I was able to finalize with them. They have different packages, but you may choose to customise according to your preference.It came out cheaper than the ice cream being served by Shakeys. Manong Vendor came in early to the venue.All my orders were correct. It was a sure big hit with the guests while waiting for the foods to be served. Glad I did order from Nestle!

Side Entertainment: ArtNFaces
Peso Power: 1.5k
Ratings: 4
Site: [edited by admin]

Again, I have availed the services of Ms Liby. But this time since I was on a budget, I just got her Face Painting service during the promo period. Got their unlimited face painting for 2 hours. It was a sure hit with the guests!

Dora Costume: Online shop called Party City. Bought in by Tita Vicky Ramones.
Peso Power: Free
Ratings: 4

Tita Vicky volunteered to buy it online for me, then sent it through courier. It contains the pink shirt and orange shorts, dora wig, shoe covers, and backpack! I just love how Janina looked so like Dora! Too bad though, she had to remove the wig sooner or later.

Whew!!! So there... I guess that covers everything! I hope you enjoyed reading my blog and perhaps it helped you in someway in planning for a party. Overall, I could say that the party turned out great! Thanks to all my guests who came... I really wish you all enjoyed the party.

Kudos to all my suppliers. From the balloons, cake, ice cream, face painting, and to the staff and host of the party, HATS OFF to all of you! You really made one mom and daughter soooo haaaapppppyyyyy!!!!!!

As always, thanks to the forums Girl Talkers and Smart Parenting! I got all the ideas from them! Until next party!!!

Here's the link to the pictures of the party:
http://drpeewee.multiply.com/photos/album/136/Janinas_3rd_Birthday_Official_Photos

Here;s the link to the pictures of the lootbags/giveaways/prizes:
http://drpeewee.multiply.com/photos/album/129/Janinas_3rd_Birthday_Party_Preps

Here's the link to the pictures of the guestbook:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=1371004657&aid=2077852

Bamba’s 1st Birthday Preparation - Part 3: Invites + Souvenirs

Before I talk about the customized souvenirs we ordered for the kids, let me show you the stop motion video invite we made for our daughter’s 1st birthday. A stop motion video is a series of pictures put together to make an awesome video. I was so inspired by many short films which used this idea. Of course, Bamba’s birthday does not have to be a BIG one with all the splurges but it has to be one-of-a-kind. So here’s the link to one of our labors of love:

We sent invites through Facebook and gave them the link to this video. It was categorized as unlisted (only people with the link can view) but I changed it to be viewed publicly.
Smart Parenting’s Forum has been completely helpful with the planning process. Great thoughts and opinions have been shared by wonderful moms and I am so grateful to be part of such group. While I was browsing the souvenirs/prizes thread, several moms have recommended the works of Handicrafts, Atbp. I immediately looked it up on Google and found their website and Facebook page. And yes, they are totally right about it! It’s gaining popularity by getting 5000+ likes on Facebook!
Their team makes personalized wooden stuff such as stools, study tables, pen holders, lunchbox, and so on. What I really loved about them is that they can customized your orders according to your preferred theme. Bamba’s 1st birthday theme is Yo Gabba Gabba. I instantly opened my email and sent an inquiry to Grace of Handicrafts.
We exchanged email messages for about a week until Daddy Cjay, my bf, give me the go-signal to purchase 30 mini stools. We waited for about 2 weeks after placing my order and I was so thrilled to see the samples:

AREN’T THEY SO ADORABLE?! Kamukhang-kamukha nila diba?! After receiving the picture above thru email, I showed it to Daddy at once. And he was so delighted to see it too! The samples made us more cheerfully excited. I sent a reply to Grace while showing my biggest grin to work computer and said yes, please do the others. I was so elated. :)

Let me give you a brief rundown on the preparation:

Theme: Yo Gabba Bamba Costume Birthday Party
Food/Venue: KFC Liberty Park Branch
Souvenirs: YGG Mini Stools from Handicrafts, Atbp.
Prizes: N/A
Balloon Decors: N/A
Photobooth/Photo & Video Service: N/A
Cake: N/A

Aside from the marvelous mini stools we’ve bought from Handicrafts, my mom offered to pay for the photobooth, photo and video services! Yay!!! So now, I just have to make a research regarding that and provide the proposal to my ever supportive momma.
Of course, I have already chosen the group of people who will be covering my daughter’s birthday. So yeah, Obsura X and Starmark Photobooth will be the topic of my next post. :)

Cheers! Thanks to you all!

Grace

Handicrafts,atbp: Client's Blogs

2011-08-12T06:02:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I post here. I've been busy with everyhting - work, business and Jacob's 2nd Birthday Preps! Anyways, I'm overwhelemed when I googled "handicrafts atbp" and see some blogs about us.. Most of them were clients who ordered and enjoyed what they availed from us. I just want to thank you all for the support you're giving to us.. More Power!

Let me share some of the links I saw for reference:

From a fellow blogger:click here

From a blogger (who came across our page): click here

From a blogger/SP Mom:click here

From SP Mom/GTalker:click here

From an Event Planner: click here
click here

Cheers!

2011-07-08T06:41:00.000-07:00

I'm sharing to you all, Jacob's invites for his Backyardigan's Pirate Party.
Made this using MS Publisher (I'm not good with Adobe :( )

It's a 2-page invites. 1st page covers the party details, Take note of party starts @ 3pm - I recommend this line for your invites, too! Quite effective with our last party (Jacob's 1st Birthday).
Not all guest will be receiving a 2-page invites, only those who doesn;t know how to get to the venue).
I opted not to put Jacob's face on the 1st page of invitation, because I planned it to be used as sticker together with the Jolly Roger as his party seal - clever,right??
I'm so excited na for his party!

Backyardigans Pirate

Invites Party sticker seal

Cheers!

2nd birthday Party: Backyardigans Pirate Update

2011-06-24T05:23:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I post here in my blog. I've been busy for the past weeks with travel, work and business.

And now, in less than 4 months until Jacob's 2nd Birthday - here are some of the details I have done for this special party - his 2nd!

Date: 11 September 2011 (Sunday) - This is his actual birthday!

Theme: Backyardigans Pirate Party - Jacob is soo hooked with Pablo and the gang, so I decided it would be soo much fun to throw a party with them as the theme - but with a twist! It is a pirate party, too!!

Jacob loves the Arrr! Pirates episode - he even dances with the all the songs played in the episode.. And this is Jacob's fave song -

Venue: Panguil River eco-Park, Laguna

It's my first choice for the venue but for some reasons we had to consider offer from my mom's friend who is willing to lend the venue for free. But it's quite a hassle if we have to provide every thing - including tables and chairs. So we decided to rent this place for the party. (blog here)

Already settled downpayment.

Advantages:

fits our theme well! And I love the hanging bridge! It's like you are " walking on the plank" in pirates' lingo (language)

Very spacious! Perfect for kid's party - I love the ceiling, too!

Rental is good for 1 whole day, I know , right?! Very affordable and we have more time for the preparation and party itself!
With sound system and linen included

Disadvantages:

Quite far from Manila - I hope our Manila friends will attend Jacob's Party
Linen available is brown - I hope they could provide more and colorful colored linens by September

Printables - already made the designs. For printing.

Invitations - DIY by Me> for printing

Other details, will be posted. I just have to attend to some things. Will update!

Delayed Posting!

2011-06-20T15:17:00.001-07:00

It's been a while since I log in here for the blog. Anyways, ill start blogging again by this week! WIll post the details on Jacob's 2nd party the soonest I could.

Cheeers!

Jacob's 2nd Party is now Rollin'

2011-05-10T06:37:00.000-07:00

I feel like I'm running out of time for Jacob's 2nd Birthday. More changes happened for the past weeks. And good thing, It's now officially rollin'..

Venue: from the cool nature Eco-Park to a spacious covered building, Jacob's 2nd Backyardigans Pirate Party is On!

Price: free (my mom is a good friend and her client is the owner)

Where: Laguna

This place used to be the Siniloan's Pagcor Bingo Place, but now an empty building. It is really a not-for rent place, but because me and the owner are good friends, he lend the key for the party!

Last day, we went there to check out the place - on how we're suppose to decorate it, etc. And my call,

Perfect for Jacob's 2nd Birthday Party!!

Venue (stage)

ceiling

restroom

Gate/Entrance/Parking Lot

For the invitations: I already made a layout for this, it's not final but I'm happy with this.

Our expected guests are are 200 adults and 50-70 kids! It's really a huge party to throw! Whew!

Budget is not yet determined.. :)

Will update soon!

Nature Trippin' by Familia Zaragosa

2011-04-25T06:35:00.000-07:00

Familia Zaragosa - yes! That's our family.. I do not remember how we got that petname for our family - It was like a Joke that became us so famously known even to our friends as The Zaragosa's!

Anyways, every Black Saturday of the Lenten Season, it's like a family tradition we keep on doing every year that we have to go out on outing or swimming with the whole family.

And for this year, we decided to have a Nature Trippin'! We went to Pangil Eco-Tourism Park.

Entrance Fee: P40 for non-Pangil residents

P12 for Pangil residents

Additional P2 per person for Environmental Fee

My uncle, Tito Efren reserved a cottage for P400 per day (cheap,ryt?) and it's quite big.. The whole family is excite for this since we already knew what we're suppose to do - Hike/Trek and Swim!

To cottage

Kids playing with the water


Familia Zaragosa

Tita Pot is Vaping! Whew!

The Cousins

After lunch, we now decided to proceed with our main reason - Ambon Ambon Falls trekking!

Entrance: P60 per head (includes boat ride/balsa type and lifevest with helmet)

Goofing around while waiting

More Happiness!

The Group without AC (cameraman)

On our way to the Falls - more pictures!

Balsa Ride

Swim Bea Swim!

More swim!

And the falls!

It took us almost 30 minutes of walking/trekking before riding the Balsa, then swim to reach the falls! S

Vaping Jakey!

2011-04-18T05:34:00.000-07:00

My husband is now into E-Cigarette. It's been months now he starts using this thing.. Good thing, He doesn't smoke not, just Vape :)
Bad thing about it, He's so addicted with E-cig! He owns around 7pcs of it! And it's quite pricey,uh!
He has local version of "Hamog", "Kabog" (?) Not so sure with these terms, I just hear him saying these.. and the expensive GG Brand (Greek Something)..

Moreover, lots of E-liquid (i'll try to post photos of his E-cig Kit) including all other accessories and paraphernalias.
And now, he made fun of my Little Jakey! Looks cute by the way :)

MIL's Surprise 65th Birthday Party!

2011-04-14T04:25:00.000-07:00

Indeed! T'was a successful one! Kudos to my Sister-in-Law and friends for pulling this party off - Up to the last minute, my MIL don't have any idea what was going on!

I'm a few days delayed in posting details on this party.. But, still it's worth sharing to the world.

Theme: Sunflower "Burst of Sunshine" 65th Birthday Party

For: my Mom-in-Law

By: Siblings Jojo (my husband) and Hannah (sister-in-law) together with the efforts if their friends, families and relatives.

Where: David's Tea House, The Wharf @ Lakefront Sucat

When: 09 April 2011- 5-9pm

It's quite a long story..

From previous blog, I already posted that we (specifically, Me) Jojo and Me are in-charge with the party giveaways and table centerpiece since it's a business of ours.

Table Centerpiece
I'm really having hard time choosing for the appropriate centerpiece for this party. I even planned doing a DIY of paper flowers - but,since I was kinda busy with my work and our business - I do not have that much time (as I had with Jacob's Party) to do such things. So, instead, I just asked my husband to drive me to Bay, Laguna for some plant tripping. And this only happened, hours away from the party!

I just prepared the basket for the centerpiece. At first, I was looking for flower-bearing plants but ended up with Cacti-looking plant. They just covered the black plastic with white paper for a more nice-looking table centerpiece.

(Photos courtesy of Hannah)

Table centerpiece

Since. t'was a surprise party, we drove MIL to the venue an hour after the call time. Just for everyone to be ready with their "Surprise Greetings!"

The party was hosted by Hannah's friend, Karen a.k.a Sexy Terry (over the radio). Indeed, she's a fun host for a party. There was no dull moment.

Cake Blowing:

Guests:

In-charge with the overall prep:

Others:

Giveaways

Venue:

Happy Birthday Mom!

65th Birthday Party: Update

2011-04-04T05:54:00.000-07:00

I'm a bit late posting updates with our surprise party for my mom-in-law this coming weekend.. My whole weekend was occupied with our PG Trip (other blog post)..
Anyways, the only thing I did and finished with this upcoming party was the giveaways for the event.
Since it is a "Burst of Sunshine" themed 65th Birthday Party, Sunflower is everywhere..

Giveaways: Spoon and Fork Box by Handicrafts,atbp

65th Birthday Party Giveaways

with Thank You Tag

I'm hoping all the guests will love it and will take each one home..
Will post party photos!

Welcome Home!

2011-03-25T16:01:00.000-07:00

I been more than a year a go since my cousin, Ate San and my niece, Bea visit us here in Pinas. And this time, they're both holding a Blue Passport!
Funny thing was, (as related by my cousin) the line to Immigration at NAIA 2 was quite long compare with the Immigration line for Filipinos. And most of them are Filipino-looking,too. Too bad, many of them changed their citizenship (same as with my cousin) for a better future. And maybe, Holy Week is nearing too so lots of balikbayans travel back to Pinas. My niece told my cousin, "See Mom, that's the result of you changing your citizenship..We have to wait in here longer" Hehe

Anyways, I'd like to welcome them both! I just missed them so much. My Ate San, is so dear to me.. We've been close like a sister eversince. We got even closer when I was in college. All my gimiks and dates - she knew. I can confide to her everything! And my dear Bea, my Inaanak, and we share same birthdays!

For a short one month, me and my other cousins promised her of fun and exciting bakasyon fever!

Bye for now, need to prepare for a welcome party for them at our auntie's house.

Cheers!