tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66027267760170647212024-03-13T14:18:33.379-07:00I'm Quite CraftySimple and fun crafts using inexpensive materials. Creative party planning ideas. A lot of my creations are Disney Inspired.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6602726776017064721.post-87749941637411497002014-05-10T09:29:00.000-07:002014-05-14T06:50:42.682-07:00Tinkerbell's Pirate Fairy Party Ideas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I saw the coming attractions for Tinkerbell's new movie <i>The Pirate Fairy,</i> I knew right away that it would be the perfect party theme for my daughter Lilianna's 4th birthday. For starters, it would work great for both girl and boy party guests. It's always a challenge making boys happy when the theme is super girly, like a Tinkerbell themed party. After watching the movie with the birthday girl, it sealed the deal. Lilianna was on board with the theme and I went into full blown party planning mode! Here are a few of my ideas.</span></div>
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For the invitation, I printed all the information on a piece of card stock. I added a pirate ship and a compass stamp to give it a more "pirate" feel. </div>
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Rip the edges of the invitation and crumble up the paper. This will give the invitation a weathered look.</div>
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Next, I used coffee to age the paper. Brew a strong cup of coffee. Lay the invitation down on a cookie sheet. Then, with a sponge brush "paint" the invitation with the coffee. Bake the paper at 220 degrees for 10 minutes. The paper will come out of the oven dry. If it still feels wet, put it in for another minute or two.</div>
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To assemble, roll the invitations and wrap it with a cotton string. </div>
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My daughter had a very specific request that Zarina, the pirate fairy, come to the party. Since the movie was just released, it was impossible to find a Zarina costume. Where there is a will, there's a way, right? So I went to a thrift shop and found a green strapless dress for $15. I glued gold buttons and trim to the front and cut the hem so it looked ragged. Using black fabric, I made a sash and covered it with red and white rhinestones. I had a pirate type shirt in my closet to use for underneath the dress. With the addition of white fairy wings, hoop earrings, a blue headband and high brown boots, we had a Zarina costume!<br />
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For the favor, I made pirate ship cupcake holders. I found mini bins at the Dollar Tree. Four bins for $1, what a deal! They worked perfectly as the base of the ship.</div>
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To make the ship's sail, I used 5X7 index cards and "aged" them using the coffee technique like the invitations above. </div>
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I used a skull and crossbones paper punch as the embellishment on the sail. If you do not have a similar paper punch, you could print a picture of a skull and crossbones before "aging" the paper.</div>
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Using a standard hole punch, punch holes at the top and bottom of the sail. Then thread a 12" dowel through the holes to create the sail. Hot glue a small piece of styrofoam to the bottom of the ship's base. Using brown paper bags, cover the styrofoam at the base. Then stick the dowel through the paper, into the styrofoam. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now comes the fun part, decorating the cupcakes!</span></div>
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I bought all kinds of pirates booty at the Dollar Tree. The cupcake picks were purchased at The Christmas Tree Shop.</div>
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Each pirate ship held two cupcakes. Wrap the ship in cellophane and tie it with a red ribbon. These were a huge success! All the party guests loved them! </div>
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For the cake, I made a sheet cake and decorated it as a pirate's map. </div>
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I also made fairy wands for all the girls and gave the boys pirate swords. The wands are available for purchase at my Etsy store, LittleLadyLilys.</div>
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Also check out my "Tinkerbell Fairy Finding Kit" party favor post <a href="http://imquitecrafty.blogspot.com/2013/07/tinkerbell-party-favor-idea-fairy.html" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Throwing a Tinkerbell themed party for your little girl? </span><span style="font-size: large;">Make Fairy Finding Kits! This inexpensive party favor idea is perfect for a fairy party. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It could also be used as part of the party activity. How cute would it be to hide little fairy dolls or statues in your garden and have your party guests go on a fairy hunt? Adorable! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everything you see here was purchased at the Dollar Tree. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pencil case $1</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Field Journal (mini notebook) 3 for $1</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Fairy Finding Kit" template made on MS Word using Kristen ITC font set to size 48. If you have a nice handwriting you can free hand it. Mine stinks so I need a template.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fill it up with all the "fairy finding" goodies! You could also include fairy stickers, crayons, and a granola bar (searching for fairies can make a girl hungry!).</span></div>
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I can't believe it's June already! With June comes the end of year gifts which usually cost a small fortune. <span style="font-size: large;">Not this year! </span></div>
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My daughter Lilianna is enrolled in a 2 year old preschool class. She absolutely loves it and will be sad when she doesn't get to see her classmates and teachers over the summer. I came up with this idea (like most of my ideas) cruising down the aisles of The Dollar Tree.</div>
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Yes, its one of those perfectly Pinterest sayings but I think it fits nicely here, lol! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I designed these tags using MS Word or you can print them here: <a href="https://workspaces.acrobat.com/?d=C*WiRyxvYtFE90X3bdkQzQ" target="_blank">printable tag</a></span></div>
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using the E~ 6000 glue, glue the yellow felt LEGO guy heads to the backpack. I found that the E~6000 glue works the best to bind the felt to the backpack. </div>
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When the party guests are ready to create their LEGO guy backpack, give them the tacky glue to glue their mouth and eyebrows to the LEGO guy head. </div>
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Here is my 2 year old daughter's LEGO guy LOL...</div>
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and some of our guests creations</div>
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The boys had a blast creating their very own LEGO guy backpack. And at less then $2 each backpack, it was a very cost effective party activity! Let me know how yours turned out by commenting below...</div>
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I know I'm not the only one who looks at *anything* red and imagines how it can be turned into a super adorable Mickey Mouse inspired creation. Please, tell me that I'm not the only one.... Anyhow, I can not believe that I didn't think of this idea sooner.....Red Solo cups as Mickey's pants!! So inexpensive and really easy to do! Can be used as party cups or as the base of a treat bag. </div>
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While cruising the aisles of the Dollar Tree last month, I came across these little plastic storage bins. At the time, I did not know what I would do with them. My inner Dollar Tree voice said... "at 4 for a dollar, buy them now and figure it out later..." So I bought 6 packs of 4. I'm so glad that I did!</div>
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I am almost embarrassed to actually type out instructions for this... Using a 1" circle paper punch, punch out two white circles out of card stock. Using a low temp hot glue gun, glue the buttons onto the cup. Done. Seriously, how easy is that!!</div>
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I found black striped paper straws at Michaels for $2. I punched out Mickey heads using my Mickey paper punch and black card stock. I used a tiny drop of hot glue to glue the Mickey Heads about an inch down the straw. </div>
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Onto the base of the treat bag: Just like the cups, hot glue the 1" circles to the front of the container. Fill with candy and tie with a yellow ribbon. I added a Mickey head punch-out to the bow.</div>
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I made these Mickey inspired cupcakes using half of an Oreo and two mini Oreos as the ears. Red icing and two white chocolate chips as the buttons. So simple. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">~ 3.7" X 3.7" unfinished wooden frame from Michaels ($1)</span></div>
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Paint the frame with the chalkboard paint. The chalkboard paint I used needed 3 coats. Let the paint dry in between coats.</div>
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Tape the "days until" template (download above) to the table and put the sheet of wax paper over it. Trace the letters using the puff paint. I have been itching to use this technique from the moment I saw it on Pinterest! This idea is from the blog <a href="http://virginiaandcharlie.blogspot.com/2011/07/canvas-project.html" target="_blank">Virginia and Charlie</a>. </div>
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Like I said in my "welcome" post, my family is Disney World obsessed! I LOVE creating unique items for my kids to wear to the theme parks. These sneakers, that I made for my 2 year old daughter, Lilianna, seemed to catch everyone's eye... especially Disney cast members. For me, when a cast member asked about them it was the greatest compliment! They see some of the best Disney inspired creations on the planet! <br />
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If making Minnie sneakers, take the 1/8" ribbon and make two small bows. Make sure they are the same size. </div>
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Now you are going to glue the bows to Minnie's head. And there you have it! </div>
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I added yellow curly laces and red with white polka dot shoe bows but you can personalize how ever you like. Here are some different options:</div>
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