A Simple Birthday Party!

Not every party needs to costs thousands and take six months to a year to plan! Today we are celebrating simplicity. Check out these easy, inexpensive birthday party ideas that will add just enough wow to your special day.

The Birthday Party Table

We found this sweet and simple idea for letting your party guests know where their seat is on Oh Happy Day. A few mini balloons and a handful of confetti make a statement against the soft white. We love that she uses her plain, white plates right out of the cabinet. Simple perfection.

The Birthday Cupcakes

Pretty cupcakes skirted in festive cupcake wrappers are all you need for the perfect party cake. No messy cutting and serving. Simply sweet. These hand designed birthday hat cupcake wrappers are from the Birthday Wishes collection by Confetti Couture. They are skirting some deliciously classic coconut cupcakes from Gigi’s Cupcakes.

The Birthday Party Decorations

Add some streamers and a few sprinkles, and you’re ready to party!

Navy Blue

Navy blue is beautifully nautical or simply neutral… or both. Using navy as a neutral can add a springtime freshness to your event. Replace the traditional black, gray, or brown with navy to get a nautically neutral color palette. This navy blue and white cupcake tower is crisp, clean and lovely on its own, but watch as different colors pair with the navy blue to create a whole new look.

Navy blue and coral…

Navy blue pairs with most any other color. Here we created a fresh spring or summer color combo with coral and navy blue. Just feminine and pretty.

Navy Blue and Yellow…

Navy blue and yellow screams spring. Happy and bright, yellow and blue are tried and true.

Navy Blue and Kelly Green…

Navy blue and kelly green are fantastically fresh. Perfect for a summer wedding at the country club, kelly green and navy are a flawless color combination.

Navy blue is simple, classic perfection-- on its own, or paired with almost any color.

Party Ideas-- Easy DIY Coasters

This simple craft idea is silly easy, but will add fun bursts of color around your party space, or table. These make lovely candle trivets to place under your candles on the party table, or as coasters scattered around the party room to save your tables from wets cups. With two ideas for using them at your next party, be sure you don’t’ throw away any lids from those empty jars!

Make your own coasters…

Peanut butter lids, mason jar lids, or whatever lids you have.

Washi tape

Our favorite lid to use is a peanut butter jar lid, because most of them are exactly the right height to accommodate the washi tape being wrapped around the edge, though almost any lid will work by just folding the tape down inside. Just be sure to test whether your glasses or candles will fit inside the lids. To make these even better as coasters, you can line the inside bottom of each lid with a thin round of cork. You can buy cork by the sheet, and even with adhesive already on the back.

All your lids are mismatched and different colors? Not to worry, you can use a little spray paint designed for plastic and metal before you add the washi tape.

Love that.