J & I Mickey Clubhouse Birthday Party - 2011

All the decor was done by Balloon Imagination

My children birthdays are only 1 day apart with Baby J turning 3 and Baby I turning 1. Baby I favorite character since infant was Mickey Mouse, so we decided to throw the kids a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme party. Upon Baby J's request, Tinkerbell 3d was also included in the backdrop.

Reception locket area for guests to register names. All little girls received necklaces and the boys watches. Mickey and Minnie photo booth area for the guests to take instant pictures for souvenirs.

 Baby J's princess dress is by I Love Gorgeous and Baby I's traditional Korean costume was from my mother-in-law who had it custom made in Seoul.

Mommy's hard work on the cakes. Making full tiered cake was not easy at all. Should have been smrter annd used cake dummies instead. I bought the cake pop online and had them shipped to my NY hotel when I had business trip there. All 200pcs! I had to purchase a new luggage to bring these pops back. My sis made 50 pops for me for the kids birthday and I don't think she will be doing more pops any time soon after this :)
Font used on the sticker was Budmo Jiggler.

 Goodybags were custom made art bags by Masterwork's second line, Giving Bag, and inside the bags were Crayola Twistables pencil set. More souvenirs for guests to bring back was custom caricature done by the artist hired for the party. Photo frame was a gift from the artist for the birthday girl.

We were so beat after this party. My husband swore off big birthdays but I told him we have to throw another big party for #3 1st birthday only to be fair. And guess what! 1 year after this party, our #3 is out! And her birthday is the same as her elder sis!

Baby K 1st Birthday - Travel Around The World Party

Its all in the details and my sis love doing all the decor details by herself. Here's my niece's, K's 1st birthday pictures and the theme is Around the World

Welcome table decor

Globe, framed world art map, family pictures, party hats, and a mini luggage

Candies for little guest

3d and balloon decor by Fairy Floss

My sis own decor. Cake stands, candy jars, and other decor were sourced online. The vintage balloon can be sourced by FB sellers, such as Shiori. Cake and cupcakes by Cupcake Moment.

Crayola goody-bags for the little guests

Carnival Birthday Party -2010

This birthday was done and hosted by my sis in her house for her daughter and my girl 2 years ago (again, a very late posting). The girls are only 3 weeks apart and they are inseparable; they are in same school, class, and tuition. I just gave birth to #2 so I didn't really helped around for this party.
Will post up our children's party in 2011 and this years soon :)

The invitation designed by my sis

Decor. Tables, chairs, covers and balloons coordinated with Dreamflavors.

Dessert table. Pinwheels was a great idea by my sis. Cake was by Cupcake Moment. My sis prepared drawing paper as the table mat and crayons on cups for the children to doodle. That's my girl there who was practicing her lines.

Ordered Children lunch boxes from Obento

Goodie bag - travel sling bag and a passport cover all custom designed for each child by MasterWorks.

Manye (Full Month) Hamper

This is part of 2011 images that finally I get to post them up on this blog now.
From a lovely lady and friend - Cupcake Moment

A cupcake tote bag

Look at the cuties! 2 rabbits (for year of rabbit)

More goodies inside...

Jars of cookies and sweets, scented candle, and cupcake

Gotta Snap a close-up pic before my kid snatch it up

Tinkerbell Castle Cake & Mickey Mouse Cake

 

Sketches of the cake

Batter almost overflowed. White Cake flavor

Cling wrap each cake layer

Foiling all the cling-wrapped cake layers before freezing

Defrosted in room temperature and iced in Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Smoothing the Fondant and made last minute design changes

Silly me! Tried to put the yellow tier before the heavy white tier and the white tier nearly drown the yellow tier. Had to scrapped them and put the yellow on top. Thus, the unsightly white tier corners and since the yellow tier fondant's top had been skinned off, I had to add a fake layer and unsuccessfully smooth down the edges.

So far alright for J's cake

I gotta rest after tinkering with the cakes for 1 whole night

Using Wilton's Castle Kit

Some of the fondant balls kept rolling off...

What to Wear to Events When You Are Pregnant

Don't have to wear black when you are pregnant. Rejoice and flaunt your fabulous tummy! Unless of course if you are conservative, have skin problems (my case for both #1 and #2), or like some of us who don't have svelte or toned arms, by all means- throw on a cardigan to cover up.

Maybe it was my third pregnancy that I don't want to look frumpy and wear those boring pregnant dresses like in previous pregnancies. I want to look good and feel great even in my third trimester. Here's some fancy day looks that bring forth best of Spring/Summer 2012 for pregger ladies who wants to look pretty during events.

Olian long jersey dress
Hatch the Gown
DVF Zarita dress as worn on Kourtney Kardasian

 For glitzy look for evening events,

DVF Penelope embellished dress

For some other basic looks, I also post up a review on Trifle Thoughts

In late 2010, my sister and I hosted my cousin's bridal shower in Hotel Mulia Orient 8's private room. It was a small intimate affair.

Informal gift table area

Guests dress code - Jewel

Bride-to-be gown custom made by Eddy Betty

My little girl, with Ipad to entertain her before the dinner start and she had to go back home

Naughty gifts from friends

Words of Wisdom from married and single friends

A Korean 1Year Old Birthday

This was my niece's birthday in Seoul and it took place in 2010 December. The Koreans celebrate their 1 year old birthdays festively and my niece's birthday was done elegantly in hotel ballroom with close family friends and relatives. We had sit down dinner and it proceeded with the career picking items before my brother-in-law, his wife and baby, cut the cake.

Reception table

Baby pictures on the reception table

Goody bags for guests to take home after the event

Proud parents

Birthday cake and sweets

A tray for the baby to choose before cutting the cake.

The item she picks will determine what career path she will be in during adulthood. The items placed (clockwise) banker, designer, cook, teacher, lawyer, or doctor.

Traditional rice cakes for guests

Decorative cupcakes

Hello To Baby #3

Joie!!!

How time flies! I decided to blog again since now I just gave birth and doing my confinement period at home. My initial plan was just to blog on baby product reviews on my other blog but since I will be doing Manyue gifting again for baby #3, I decide to do some posting too :)