Rainbow of Ribbons - what to wear?

What to wear? what to wear? - a girl needs a party outfit for her own party right?
A little searching online for anything 'ribbony' and rainbowy' and I found the perfect handmade top by the Crafty Nomad.


Personalised with Milla on it this shirt will not only be worn on party day with a skirt or shorts but any day Milla feels like a bit of colour - Yay!

Rainbow of Ribbons - birthday cake!

99% of you who know I am planning a Rainbow of Ribbons party would be forgiven for assuming that of course the cake will be one of those AMAZING rainbow layer cakes that are popping up everywhere.


Truly I think these are just stunning not to mention super clever!! (the above pic is from HERE with the how to for the cake too) One day I do want to make one just to say I had but for Milla's upcoming party I can't help but want to 'be different' from most other rainbow parties so I have gone another route with the cake.
Now, I don't want to promise anything as spectacular as the famous rainbow layer cakes but I will have fun making what I have planned and am going to keep it a surprise.... only 3 wks to wait, you'll be right ;)

In the mean time I thought I'd share with you some fabulous rainbow cakes I found while searching for Milla's cake inspiration - Enjoy.


1. The idea room
2. Wedding Cake Pictures
3. Snag Wire Media
4. Crumbs and Doilies Cupcake Blog
5. Cupcakes take the cake
6. Rainbow Cake
7. Rainbow Cake
8. Rainbow Cake






Oh and check out these fabulous candles I found for Milla to blow out - PERFECTO!! I bought them from HERE

Rainbow of Ribbons party favors

The main inspiration behind Milla's Rainbow of Ribbons party is also the very thing we will be handing out as the take home party favor to the guests - Ribbon Wands!
I think these are too adorable and so much fun for kids to run around with (especially with party excitement happening) they are great for boys or girls and what a great way to have something different to the lolly bag party favor!

So where do you go to get the most gorgeous handmade Ribbon Wands?? one place - Pinwheel and Pearls! Pinwheels and Pearls ribbon wand come in every colour you can imagine and they are just absolutely stunning! Check out the Madeit.com shop HERE. I contacted the driving force behind Pinwheels and Pearls, Kate, about Milla's party and asked if I could get a rainbow selection of wands... I am thrilled with them - what do you think?




With a personalised thank you card attached (thanks to the printables to match the party invites from Cake Ink) all put inside a vase, I think these could even be a rather fabulous table centre piece!

Rainbow Ribbon Birthday Wreath

I spotted this balloon birthday wreath ages ago on How Does She? and LOVED the idea. (check out the How To HERE)


What fun to have this on your front door to greet party guests or start a tradition of a birthday wreath that comes out of the cupboard each birthday and lives on the birthday boy or girl's bedroom door each year?? CUTE!
So as soon as I decided on a Rainbow of Ribbons theme for Milla's upcoming 3rd birthday I just knew I wanted to do my spin on it.... TaDah:


With just an old wire coat hanger bent into a circle wreath shape (you could bend it into any shape... heart, balloon, wings etc) and a whole lot of ribbon scraps in a rainbow of colours I sat in-front of the TV on night and just tied, tied, tied ribbons until I had the look I wanted.


How fun, effective and SUPER easy is that?


This outside the square - you wouldn't need to do rainbow colours just the colour theme of your party. With Christmas around the corner why not make a red and green one - try using fabric scraps cut into strips for a different look again.
This is also a fun and easy craft for kids!

Ribbon Jars!

When I saw this post on the Inspired Papertrey Ink blog I fell in love with the idea - Ribbon Jars! They look like gorgeous lollie jars lined up on the shelves of Nicole's amazing craft studio! I knew I would copy this idea if I ever had a sewing/craft room.


As you may have read HERE the Giggleberry family are about to move home and I am very spoilt to be claiming the study in the new house as my very own sewing room so in a bit of an excited flurry I went hunting for the bits and pieces for my very own ribbon jars!


I found 6 large vintage glass jars on ebay and with the help of Kristen from Paper by Forget Me Not who found the wooden pegs for me I was ready to spool all my ribbon off cuts, ribbons form gifts & packaging and general cute ribbons I have purchased over time onto the pegs. Just check out the super easy how to HERE


I LOVE how they came out! And I know I need to pack the jars into boxes to move them to their new home but I think I might leave them on the shelf they are currently on in our dining room until the very last minute ;)

A Rainbow of Ribbons!

I just had to snap a shot of the Ribbon Rainbow I made the other day while I was sitting cutting my latest order of ribbons to the lengths I need. The ribbons always come in one long length so once they arrive, and I have both kiddies in bed for snoozes, I sit and cut, cut, cut. As I snip the many gorgeous coloured ribbons to size I hang them around my neck to keep them from tangling until I am ready to roll each one into a little spiral and pack them into my supplies drawers. You just can't help but smile at all those colours!!
Hope you all have a happy weekend!!