<\/a>Even Picasso couldn’t have painted a more picture-perfect party for one art-loving little girl.\u00a0 My daughter, Kaylee, has been begging for an arts & crafts birthday celebration for an entire year!\u00a0 Some children are born with silver spoons in their mouths.\u00a0\u00a0Kaylee was born with a paintbrush and crayons in her hands!<\/p>\n

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I turned to my go-to design girls of Anders Ruff, <\/strong>knowing they\u00a0would design the perfect\u00a0invitation<\/a><\/strong> and coordinating printable package<\/a><\/strong> for my pint-sized Picasso, and I was thrilled with the end product.\u00a0 (I always<\/em> am!)<\/p>\n

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Pictured here, wearing her made by morgan<\/strong> <\/a>custom monogrammed birthday shirt is the resident artist–Kaylee!<\/p>\n

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Ten little friends were invited to come paint the town at Kaylee’s Art Studio in celebration of\u00a0her 7th birthday!\u00a0 What little girl doesn’t love crafting the day away?\u00a0 After all, Picasso himself said, \u00a0“Every child is<\/em> an artist.”\u00a0 Maureen designed darling invitations<\/a><\/strong> &\u00a0matching address labels.\u00a0 We hand made envelopes from coordinating cardstock when we couldn’t find any in the right color for purchase.<\/p>\n

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{DIY Tip}:<\/strong>\u00a0 Need to make a coordinating envelope?\u00a0 Carefully take apart an old envelope in the size needed.\u00a0 Use it as a template\u00a0and trace\u00a0around it onto the paper color of your choice.\u00a0\u00a0(I stapled several sheets of cardstock together and\u00a0only traced the pattern on the top sheet and cut them all\u00a0out at once.)\u00a0 Then use the template to help you\u00a0create and\u00a0score fold lines.\u00a0 Use your favorite adhesive to finish assembling.<\/p>\n

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Darling ruffled art aprons were\u00a0uniquely crafted\u00a0by the talented Monica, of Sook Ee Designs<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Upon arrival, the girls each got to go\u00a0find\u00a0their aprons\u00a0hanging from a cute clothespin display on the wall.\u00a0 Each little apron had a\u00a0coordinating personalized Anders Ruff<\/a><\/strong> hang tag attached for easy distribution.\u00a0 The girls\u00a0were giddy with delight, upon realizing they got to keep the aprons as a party favor!<\/p>\n

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Don’t they look so cute wearing their aprons?<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Below each apron sat personalized art supply kits for every aspiring artist.\u00a0 Each art kit included an\u00a0unbelievably cute\u00a0personalized sketch book, water colors, paint palette, darling printable wrapped crayon packs, art canvas and a fun little crayon shaped container of jelly beans.\u00a0 Anders Ruff<\/strong> <\/a>designed the crayon wraps and personalized sketch book covers at my request, as well as the cute little ‘thank you’ hang tag that hung from the handles of each basket.\u00a0 The art supply kits served 2 purposes, acting as the supplies needed to complete some of the party activities and as a favor the girls got to take home with them.\u00a0 {Money saving tip}:\u00a0 We picked up the art kit supplies for Kaylee’s party last summer during back-to-school sales and just stored them until it was party time!<\/p>\n

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What’s an arts and crafts party without arts and crafts?\u00a0 Thankfully, Kaylee’s guests will never know!\u00a0 The party was full of fun activities that allowed each party-goer plenty of opportunities to be creative.<\/p>\n

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Four main arts & craft stations were set up for party guests to rotate through.\u00a0\u00a0I had Anders Ruff design\u00a0personalized station signs that marked each crafting area.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0They were so helpful\u00a0in dividing the group and keeping the proper supplies in each area.<\/a><\/p>\n

Painting & Drawing:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span> The painting & drawing table was covered in a disposable pink table cloth and covered with a ‘runner’ comprised of a roll of coloring scenes. (You can find these in a variety of themes at Michaels!\u00a0 They come in a long butcher-paper like roll that can be cut to any length.)\u00a0 I set out supply buckets containing Crayola washable paints, tiny paintbrushes, water cups for cleaning paintbrushes\u00a0 & colored pencils. \u00a0(Notice the cute coordinating Anders Ruff<\/a><\/strong> party flags, party logos\u00a0& designer papers used to dress up the supplies?\u00a0 Those are all part of the ‘Polka Dot Arts & Crafts Printable Package found here<\/a><\/strong>.)\u00a0 Our little guests used their crayons to color the runner & draw in their sketch books. Those who weren’t drawing & coloring were painting!\u00a0Paint was squeezed onto their round paint palettes and each girl created a masterpiece of her own on her art canvas.\u00a0 We hung the finished artwork up to dry<\/del> for all to admire from the same clothespin display that we had used earlier to hang the aprons.\u00a0 The personalized hang tags that had previously been used to designate each girl’s apron, now served to mark each girl’s masterpiece.\u00a0 (This helped so much at the end of the party when fellow moms were helping to distribute everyone’s masterpieces to go home!)\u00a0 I loved how cute the clothespins looked with a coat of paint and a party logo attached.\u00a0 Details make parties so much fun!<\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/a><\/a>At the end of the party, the girls voted on their top 5 masterpieces and the winners went home with a chocolate art palette.\u00a0 These were created from a candy mold, using white melting chocolates.\u00a0 I then used candy dots from the famous Dylan’s Candy Bar in NYC to create the paint splotches.\u00a0 My clever husband figured out that by dabbing a tiny drop of water on the back of the candy dots helped them to adhere to the chocolate without coming loose!\u00a0 These art ‘awards’ were packaged up in cellophane bags and ‘Edible Art’ treat toppers from Anders Ruff<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We also played the drawing game, “Pictionary” .\u00a0 The girls had so much fun drawing and guessing pictures created with wipe off markers on little hand held white boards.<\/a><\/p>\n

Paper Crafts & Jewelry Making:\u00a0 <\/strong>As a child, I remember loving\u00a0to play\u00a0with and decorate paper dolls.\u00a0 Jumbo cardboard paper dolls (purchased from Michaels) were set out for each of Kaylee’s guests to decorate.\u00a0 Cute sticker eyes & eyelashes were available for the girls and made their dolls extra cute.\u00a0 While one half of the table was busy designing & coloring their doll clothes, the other half was enjoying making necklaces and bracelets.\u00a0\u00a0I bought a darling little American Doll jewelry making kit that contained all the supplies needed to put together jewelry kits for each of the girls.\u00a0\u00a0I repackaged the kits for the girls & dressed them up with Anders Ruff<\/a><\/strong>art party logos.\u00a0 The girls got to use the colorful beads and wood accents, along with some fun rub-ons to create a unique piece of jewelry to take home.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/a>Starving Artist’s Dessert\u00a0& Dining Tables:\u00a0 <\/strong>All starving little artists need lots of sweet treats to keep the creativity flowing.\u00a0 Both the dining and dessert table were created with a little girl’s art studio in mind and were overloaded with bright, colorful art-inspired treats.<\/p>\n

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I just loved the bright colors of the printable graphics package<\/strong> <\/a>\u00a0and tried to capture the fun of the polka dots and stripes through my tabletop & background fabric choices & tablerunner (made by Vivian of Kerr Kreations<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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The dining table centerpiece banner was made from the striped & polka dotted coordinating patterned papers from Anders Ruff’s<\/strong> <\/a>printable package.\u00a0 I simply fastened them to wood dowels using some green ribbon and anchored them in\u00a0dolled-up paint cans, filled with paper shred.<\/p>\n

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Wooden\u00a0art mannequins held paintbrushes and adorable fondant artist palettes made by the\u00a0ever-so-talented Lynlee, of\u00a0Lynlee’s Petite Cakes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The place settings at each table were so fun and colorful.\u00a0 By layering an aqua charger, hot pink plate & a white artist palette, several fun colors were mixed to draw in the eye.\u00a0 Each place setting was topped off with a mini paint pail favor, adorned with a party logo & mini thank you hang tag.\u00a0 A pop of color was added to each art palette with coordinating Sixlets candies and a decorative paintbrush.\u00a0 Spray painted art easels held place-card holders for each guest.\u00a0 Napkin rings were fashioned from strips of paint swatches in coordinating shades of blue & green.\u00a0 Water bottles were dressed up with ‘creative juice’ wraps, ribbon and striped straws from one of my favorite party supply vendors, Hey Yo Yo<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The colorful dessert table was full of delicious eye & palate pleasing treats, masterfully created by some of the most talented dessert artists.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/a>From the beautiful fondant work of Lynlee’s Petite Cakes<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>seen on both the cupcakes and cake, \u00a0to the\u00a0jaw dropping\u00a0paintbrush and paint ball cake pops by\u00a0Lil Cutie Pops<\/a><\/strong> to the stunning paint palette, party logo and paint tube cookies by JP Creatibles<\/a><\/strong>, our little artists had plenty to be excited about!<\/p>\n

<\/a>I wanted the dessert table to be filled with edible art tools for our little artists!\u00a0 I achieved the look by using spray-painted wood art palettes, art supply buckets and paint pails at various levels to house and serve our treats.\u00a0 In addition to the gourmet treats provided by the wonderful businesses above, I also served Rice Krispy paintbrushes & color coordinating gumballs and licorice in a variety of flavors.\u00a0 Of course, the cake and cupcakes were a crowd pleaser as well!<\/p>\n

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My talented friend, Rebecca of Mi Vida Photography<\/a><\/strong>, captured the fun perfectly!<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Event Styling:<\/strong> Jen Carver, Banner Events<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Printable Graphic Designs:\u00a0 Anders Ruff Custom Designs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Invitation here<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Party printables here<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photography:\u00a0 Mi Vida Photography by Rebecca Pierce<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Custom Aprons:\u00a0\u00a0 SookEe Designs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Custom Sewing:\u00a0 (table runners) <\/strong>Kerr Kreations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Custom\u00a0Appliqu\u00e9 Shirt:\u00a0 <\/strong>Made by Morgan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cake Pops:\u00a0 Lil Cutie Pops<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fondant Cake Toppers & Cupcake Toppers:\u00a0 Lynlee’s Petite Cakes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Custom Cookies:\u00a0 JP Creatibles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Striped Straws:\u00a0 Hey Yo Yo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Supply Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michaels:\u00a0 paint pails, coloring book butcher paper roll, jumbo paper dolls, American Girl Jewelry Kits, art easels, art canvas, wood art manequins<\/strong><\/p>\n

JoAnns:\u00a0 paint brushes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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