Bumble BEE Party

My daughter’s 3rd birthday party was this past Saturday.  Photos taken by my friend, Paula Stiller Photography.  I’m sad to report she is moving to Colorado in 2 weeks, but if you live there you will be blessed to have her!  Check out her blog HERE.


Invite designed by the TomKat Studio.  Thank you Kim!  They are perfect!
Instead of party hats, my friend Jennifer and I made bumble bee antennas for the kids.  I set up a small black table by the front door.  Our little guests had to grab one before walking in the house.  



  The “SWEETS” table was inspired by Amy Atlas Events.


I loved how the lollipop tree turned out!


Personalized chocolate candy bars by DDH Favors.



I made the “SWEETS” banner to match…



My crafty mom made these bumble bee centerpieces for all the tables.  She has opened her own etsy store now.  You can see it HERE.

Food, drinks, cups, plates, etc….


Party circles for the napkins came from the TomKat Studio :)


I made the “Happy BEE-Day Honey” banner.  We happen to call our daughter “Honey” so it was perfect!!!


I also made the party circles you see on the left hanging on the big log…they read:
“BEE HAPPY”
“BEE KIND”
“BEE SWEET”
One of my good friends, Jennifer drew this on a piece of wood so we could take photos of the kids.  It turned out SOOOOOOOO much better than the original I had seen. Thank you Jen!

The piñata is from this etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/people/partylycyous
I made a “Queen Bee” crown for my birthday girl! 

Cake table….. WOW!!  This was so much fun to put together :)   I made the table runner and is available in my etsy shop as well.

My girls eating marshmallow pops :) :):)


 You noticed the glittery #3 sitting there?  I made that too and will be selling these too.


I also made these super cute bumble bees that were hanging above the cake table…
  I hired this super sweet girl to draw “bee” tattoos on the kids…it was fun for them!


We played the “Pin the bee on the beehive” game….
My little honey blowing the candles…..


People always ask “where should we put the gifts?”.  I thought it’d be good to add a sign on the table and here it is!


The kids got a paper polka dot bag before they left.  The girls bags had a little polka dot bow attached to them.
 I made the thank you cards with tags from the TomKat Studio…
The inside of the card reads:
“Thank you  for bee-ing at my birthday party.  It was the beest birthday ever. I also thank you for my special gift!  Mommy and daddy are glad you came too.  It was fun bee-ing with all my friends!  XOXO Hannah”


Here’s just the 4 of us :)
 Thank you for visiting!  I hope you are inspired to throw a bee-utiful birthday party!
Feel free to comment or ask ANY questions!  I’m happy to help! :)

P.S. If you leave or have left a question under the comments and you have not heard from me, is because I didn’t have a way to contact you.  Please be sure to leave your email address so I can respond.  THANKS!

Posted by Nancy on Thursday May 6 2010 in Parties • 75 Comments
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75 Comments

  1. Myka
    Posted August 24, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    Hello,
    I am doing a Mommy to Bee Babee Shower and I was wondering where do I find the link to your site where you are selling a few things from your creativity because your ideas are gorgeous. I wish you lived here because I’d be trying to hire you to decorate my party. Please feel free to email back. Thanks

  2. Jennifer Sterling
    Posted August 16, 2012 at 10:37 am

    Did you make or purchase the piñata? If purchased, from where?
    Thanks – Jennifer – jensterling@gmail.com

  3. Bruttany
    Posted July 14, 2012 at 5:37 am

    Can you please send me an email to britt1219@yahoo.com letting me know where you purchased the antennae headbands from? Your whole party was amazing:) Thanks!

  4. Melissa
    Posted May 27, 2012 at 11:31 pm

    I am having a bee party for my daughter. Where did you find your daughter’s dress???

    • Nancy
      Posted May 29, 2012 at 8:29 am

      My daughter’s dress was custom-made in Mexico by one of my mom’s friends.

  5. Kristina
    Posted March 20, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Wow! Such a beautiful bday party! Love the headbands/ decorations/ table themes– everything!!

  6. Our Pinteresting Family
    Posted March 20, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    What a bee-utiful party. ;) I love the headbands they are adorable! Megan

  7. Pams Party
    Posted March 20, 2012 at 12:47 pm

    What an adorable party!

  8. Meeha Meeha
    Posted March 20, 2012 at 7:47 am

    Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! I love EVERYTHING and the honey tree! It looks like everybody had a wonderful time:)

  9. Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com
    Posted February 22, 2012 at 3:46 pm

    Love this! We have our Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday Link Party going on now and would love for you to share this! http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2012/02/kitchen-fun-and-crafty-friday-link_16.html

  10. Anonymous
    Posted February 20, 2012 at 5:36 pm

    I would like to know about the two little girls dresses and shoes, and also the happy bee day honey banner. where do i purchase these items. Please contact me at sexymemsg@yahoo.com. I am taking my grandaughter and would love for her to have on one of the outfits and shoes OMG. w
    Where do i purchase everything…thank you…Gail Atkins

  11. Anonymous
    Posted February 15, 2012 at 11:28 pm

    I'm doing the bumble bee theme for my daughters 1st birthday in June and i'm interested on the decorations… its the nicest one's i have seen so far on line.. can u please contact me at iveliz202@gmail.com. i would like to know how to get the decorations.. thank you.. sincerely Angelica Rodriguez

  12. Anonymous
    Posted January 15, 2012 at 2:23 am

    Thank for this very wonderful blog. It is very useful for my baby's upcoming birthday party,,,efs

  13. emma (connie) j
    Posted January 10, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    This is the best bee themed party I've seen thus far!! I'm planning my daughter's first birthday and I think I'm going to use a lot of your idesa!!! Thank you sooooo much : )

  14. Anonymous
    Posted December 12, 2011 at 2:37 am

    Wow! You did a great job mommy! Can u please teach me on how to make the headband antennas please! Thank you! Please do email me at sweetanncarol@yahoo.com. Thank you and God bless!

  15. BH
    Posted October 31, 2011 at 6:46 am

    Love the party!! What are the white balls with ribbon in the yellow pots? blythers_02@yahoo.com

  16. Unknown
    Posted August 23, 2011 at 5:00 am

    Love all your cute ideas. I am planning a bee party for my little one's 1st. Where did you get the cute little outfit for your daughter? ghausman@gmail.com

  17. Val Teixeira
    Posted August 2, 2011 at 7:19 pm

    ALL I NEED TO KNOW IS WHERE YOU PURCHASED THE HEADBAND THEMSELVES?

  18. Val Teixeira
    Posted August 2, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    I LOVE DETAIL YOU PUT INTO THIS PARTY! MY DAUGHTER IS TURNING1 AND WE DECIDED TO HAVE A BEE THEME AS WELL. WHEN I SEEN YOUR HEADBAND ANTENNAS I FELL IN LOVE WITH THEM! IF YOU DON'T MIND TELLING WHERE YOU PURCHASED THEM I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT! VALDAKYROLECA@AOL.COM OR JUST LEAVE THE MESSAGE HERE AND I WILL CHECK IT AGAIN! THANK YOU!

  19. Something Special by Suzann
    Posted June 24, 2011 at 4:33 am

    Could you tell me where to find the items to make those bee antennas? My party will be for a 3 year old.
    wazzu94@hotmail.com

  20. JanH
    Posted April 28, 2011 at 8:08 pm

    Oh, there are not enough words to say how cute this is!!!!! Would you mind sharing how you made the jeweled bee??????

  21. waddup sexii =)
    Posted April 1, 2011 at 12:13 am

    LOVE THIS!!!! this will be the theme for my daughters 2nd bday this year. quick question, the image of the bee that you used where did you find that? thanks!

    xo Karina
    ivorymiimz@aol.com

  22. Jennifer
    Posted March 30, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    You guys were so creative!!! I love, love, love your party!!!

  23. country cottage
    Posted March 6, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    OH MY, This is the cutest birthday party. I just sent the link to my niece who has a little girl. I'm sure everyone had a blast.
    Cheri

  24. A To Zebra Celebrations
    Posted February 25, 2011 at 12:15 am

    I love reading your comments…thank you so much!!! Your kind words mean so much :)
    Anbody that has posted questions in this comment section, please email me at atozebracelebrations@hotmail.com Thanks! ~Nancy~

  25. Alusco
    Posted February 24, 2011 at 12:32 pm

    can you tell me what you used on the sweets table, I came up with similar lollipops, lemonheads, where did you get all the lollipops? did you use fabric on the tables over a plastic tablecloth? I am planning my daughter Bee party for march, her middle name is Bee after my grandmother, and it is the theme of her 1st birthday. any suggestions on what to give as favors?

  26. Tamika
    Posted February 18, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    I'm doing a mommy to "bee" shower and wanted to know, how did you make the banner? and what did your yellow and black topiary consits of ( how to make it).

  27. Anonymous
    Posted February 2, 2011 at 10:03 am

    hi, i loved your work. Would you share designs, or could you do the same for me. I am a party organiser. Would love to use some of your work. Can you send me your email or contact number (better) and would love to talk to you.
    I am looking to outsourse someone to do all my designs for my parties.

  28. Angelica
    Posted January 14, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    I love what you did!!!! Love it! Super cute and fun!

  29. Paperlicious Girl
    Posted December 30, 2010 at 4:23 am

    I LOVE this. We are having a bumble bee themed party for my daughter in a couple of weeks, I was wondering what type of candy you used! Thank you so much! You did an amazing job!!!

  30. Kristin
    Posted November 5, 2010 at 11:59 am

    Wow! I LOVE this party! I'm all about themes and going all out for special days, and this sure was a memorable one for your sweet daughter. Well done! Nice to meet you btw. I came over from Tatertots and Jello. ~Kristin from Windy Poplars

  31. Holly
    Posted November 4, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    Great job! My friends always laugh because I love planning the party just as much as the party itself. I have boys so I can't do it too over the top, but I do love trying!

  32. Mickey
    Posted November 4, 2010 at 4:14 pm

    New to your blog and totally love it! You are so talented. Now I have to go check out your Etsy shop :)

  33. Anonymous
    Posted November 1, 2010 at 7:58 pm

    Where can I get those invites? chirt@paychex.com

  34. Anonymous
    Posted November 1, 2010 at 7:40 pm

    hi just loved your bumble bee party what size where the cupcake toppers I making some for my daughters party and i think i made them to big for the stand if that makes sense my email is mariposacaprishosa@yahoo.com my name is clarissa thanks a bunch

  35. Anonymous
    Posted September 27, 2010 at 9:29 pm

    So, so cute! I wanna do this theme for my daughter's 3rd bday party in November. What did you make the little trees(with the white balls on top) out of? Also, where did you find the yellow candles with the B, E on them? Thanks a bunch and I love this party! rsmartt7@gmail.com
    Renee.

  36. Anonymous
    Posted September 17, 2010 at 4:20 am

    You did such an AMAZING job! Wow! So many details! Can you please tell me how you made the cute antenna headbands? My daughter's first birthday is going to be bee themed =) My e-mail is lisa_duke07@yahoo.com thanks for sharing!

  37. Bree
    Posted August 16, 2010 at 12:24 am

    wow, i am so impressed! great job.
    thanks for entering the party giveaway at breebee.com, we'll have a winner here soon!

  38. Jey
    Posted July 30, 2010 at 4:11 pm

    Hi, Please email me at jeysen@gmail.com. I need tips for my daughter's bee birthday party.

  39. Torri
    Posted July 25, 2010 at 3:23 am

    I love this! Your talent is remarkable. I'm throwing a bee themed baby shower for my sister and they don't know what they are having so I thought the "Cute as a Bee" Is it a boy or a girl? Just gotta wait and see would fit it perfectly. Want to get your ideas for tweeking the birthday theme into a baby shower. Contact me at t_grice@yahoo.com.
    Thanks
    Torri~

  40. Jey
    Posted June 30, 2010 at 2:31 am

    OMG! this is marvelous. I was planning for bumble bee birthday for my 1 year old daughter. That is when i got your link. It is fantastic. I too wanted to make things myself for my daughter. Can you please help me in making things like you made for your daughter.

  41. Anonymous
    Posted May 29, 2010 at 3:19 am

    This is the most adorable party! I love every detail that you put into the party. You are so creative and I am so glad that you are sharing your gift with us! Can't wait to look around your blog.
    Blessings,
    Jesi

  42. Toni
    Posted May 27, 2010 at 3:35 am

    Simply Gorgeous! I love it!!

  43. cass
    Posted May 27, 2010 at 12:53 am

    OMGoodness Fabulous Job!!!! I keep coming to the website I can not get enough of it my daughter is turning three and she wants a bee party so much fun.

  44. Anonymous
    Posted May 26, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    That is one of the most well thought out and adorable parties I've ever seen. SOOOO cute!

  45. Handmade by Kiki
    Posted May 25, 2010 at 11:54 pm

    So cute! I decided about 6 months ago that I was going to do a honey bee party for my daughter when she turns 2 in August. There aren't that many ideas out there for this so I loved seeing what you did with the theme. Great job! Where did you find those napkins and the bee balloon??

  46. The Lawton's
    Posted May 25, 2010 at 10:48 pm

    LOVE this! It turned out SO cute!

  47. Angel Gibbs
    Posted May 25, 2010 at 5:39 pm

    Okay, I am very, very inspired! Everything looks so amazing.

    intimategatherings-atl.blogspot.com

  48. Party Box Design
    Posted May 25, 2010 at 2:37 am

    love it! such a super cute party!

  49. A Blissful Nest
    Posted May 22, 2010 at 5:24 am

    what an amazing job!! You out did yourself!! I love the antenas for the kids and the cake. Adorable!

  50. Shelley@DivinePartyConcepts
    Posted May 21, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    You did such a great job with everything!

  51. Renee
    Posted May 18, 2010 at 5:26 pm

    Your party was so cute I love it! Where did you get the bee napkins? I have been looking for the bee plates and everywhere I have found them they are out of stock any ideas?

  52. DGBofTTFT
    Posted May 18, 2010 at 9:55 am

    Thanks for sharing this BEE-UTIFUL party! There are so many sweet touches, I don't know where to start listing all the things I love! Love the banners!… love the girls' dresses… love the Lollipop Tree on the 'sweets table'… love the Bee Crown!… i love everything! I would definitely like to feature on my blog! Thanks again for sharing! :)

  53. The Derouin's
    Posted May 13, 2010 at 10:02 pm

    Just when I didn't think you can outdone yourself…you did! I think your ideas get better and better…and I guess as it should be! These looked awesome! Belated Happy Birthday, Hannah!

  54. Korinne @ Swank Sweets
    Posted May 12, 2010 at 3:13 am

    You really know how to take a theme and run with it! You can see the love in every detail…just adorable!

  55. HeartfeltHandmade
    Posted May 11, 2010 at 8:42 am

    Wow, fantastic!! I love every single detail, your sweets table is so divine! Well done, memories are made of these.
    Marie
    x

  56. Party Flair
    Posted May 11, 2010 at 2:41 am

    This is THE most adorable party! Everything is just gorgeous. It looks like your daughter had a great birthday! Nice job, mom!

  57. Two Bees Tutus and Events
    Posted May 10, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    Love it!! I especially love the HAPPY BEE DAY banner, how cute & original. Great job girl!!!!!

  58. Corie
    Posted May 9, 2010 at 10:53 pm

    Ok, SO Miss Paula told me you live near me and I found you from Design Dazzle! What an amazing party! BTW, I am Corie.:) LOVE LOVE LOVE the party! GOOD JOB!:)

  59. giovanna
    Posted May 9, 2010 at 6:26 pm

    OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is beyond amazing! beyond! you are amazing!!!!!
    haven-t seen a more perfect party! you are the best! I want to be just like you when I grow up:)))
    I am so gone check out your entire blog tonight. i am planing a party for my daughter, i want to do zebra, pink and orange. The only thing is I live in Romania and we have little things available to us here when compared to US. I am soooo happy I have found you.

  60. A To Zebra Celebrations
    Posted May 9, 2010 at 4:05 am

    Thank you for all the love ladies!!! It was fun planning this party :) Michelle- please send me an email at atozebracelebrations@hotmail.com. I tried clicking on your link and is not working. Thanks again my friends!!!!

  61. Ebony of Sparkling Events & Designs, LLC.
    Posted May 9, 2010 at 2:27 am

    Cute cute cute!!!!! Super cute! i have an invitation like that toooooooooooo! wow!!! not the bee theme but format! :o ) I love it! Look at how wonderful the party came together! Awesome work!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog…so glad I found yours, I'm going to follow now!

    Ebony
    sparklingeventdesigns.blogspot.com

  62. Ebony of Sparkling Events & Designs, LLC.
    Posted May 9, 2010 at 2:27 am

    Cute cute cute!!!!! Super cute! i have an invitation like that toooooooooooo! wow!!! not the bee theme but format! :o ) I love it! Look at how wonderful the party came together! Awesome work!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog…so glad I found yours, I'm going to follow now!

    Ebony
    sparklingeventdesigns.blogspot.com

  63. Genevieve
    Posted May 8, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! LOVE your blog title! So flipping CUTE!!! Your BB party ROCKED! You're a true Superchick! Can't wait to get to know you! :-)

  64. Michelle
    Posted May 8, 2010 at 12:37 pm

    Can you tell me how you made the banners? Thanks – very cute party

  65. Jodee Leader
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 10:02 pm

    Holy cow! That party turned out soooo cute! I love all of the little details. I especially loved your "sweets" table! You did a fabulous job!

  66. Brittany @ GreyGreyDesigns
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    Adorable!! I did a bee party back in January and I think it's such a fun theme! Love the sweets table!

  67. Shayna @ Texas Monkey
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    Looks awesome, can I ask if you can share what the yellow and black topiary is consisted of and how it's made that's on the sweets table in the back right corner?

  68. Claudia @ Tini Posh
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    Bee inspired..I am! You did a wonderful jod!

  69. Channa
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    This is the cutest party I have seen in a long time! So cute!

  70. Melissa
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 3:10 am

    It was such a beautiful party! I don't think Dylan has ever eaten so much candy! He was in heaven! It was fun to see all the pictures, thanks for sharing!

  71. Annie
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 2:33 am

    You did a wonderful job. Everything is beautiful. Thanks for sharing it.

    I love the sweets table.

  72. Shelley@HowDoesShe
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 1:15 am

    O MY STINKIN' HECK! Can I please be three and be your daughters friend so I can come to her next birthday party?! Every last detail is stunning. Seriously. Bee-utiful work! ;) {wow, i'm a dork}.

  73. Kim @ Frost Me!
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 1:13 am

    you totally rocked that out! I love all the details, had look several times! So adorable!

    hugs
    Kim @ http://frostmeblog.blogspot.com
    party inspiration

  74. Shawna
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 12:26 am

    too cute, love it!!!