DIY "Pretty In Pink" Parisan Themed Birthday Party Favors

I recently had the pleasure of planning a small party for one of our own at On the Dot Event Planning. It was a benchmark birthday, so I wanted to something special for her in the form of party favors.

Since she wanted to keep things casual, an simple Evite was sent out to five of her special guests indicating that it would be a day of relaxation complete with spa treatments at the Mandara Spa and dinner at the Napa Rose, both institutions in their own right at Disneyland's famous Grand Californian Hotel, located in Anaheim California.

The goal of this DIY project was to achieve a chic and feminine look for the guest of honor, who might I add, is quite a fashionista! She loves the color pink, and is no stranger to name brands like Chanel and Louis Vuitton. Therefore, it was essential that the party favors were a representation of her.

The final product took me less than four hours to shop for and prepare. I thought I would share how I assembled these Pretty In Pink" Parisian themed birthday party favors, so that you may be able to create something similar, for yourself!

For five favors you'll need:

- Five(Chanel-esque print pink and white camelia)decorative cardboard baskets ($1.00 each at Target)
- 1 package of clear treat bags ($3.99 for a pack of 20 at Target)
- White tissue paper, clear cellophane paper, brown stain ribbon, and hot pink curling ribbon (approximately $12.00 at Party City)
- Miniature hot pink colored cans of Sophia Blanc de Blanc sparkling wine that included a mini hot pink straw (Available for less than $4.00 each at your local wine store or Bevmo)
- Strawberry Parisian Macaroons from your favorite bakery (I included two in each gift basket and they were $1.50 each)
- One bouquet of light pink spray roses ($5.99 at Trader Joes)

I started by packaging the pale pink strawberry macaroons in a clear treat bag, taped it and secured it with a brown satin ribbon.

Then I stuffed the base of the gift basket with white tissue paper so I had a good foundation to place the macaroons and sparkling wine. The sparkling wine was secured to the cardboard basket with tape to prevent the macaroons from getting crushed in the transport process.

All empty space around the sparking wine and macaroons were filled by light pink spray roses, which I snipped from the bouquet I purchased from Trader Joes.

Finally, the entire basket was wrapped up in clear cellophane paper and secured with hot pink curling ribbon.

Here are some photos of the DIY project:

Here is a photo of the favor sitting on the table at dinner!! It was girly and gorgeous, just like our birthday girl! :)

I hope you enjoyed our first DIY project featured on our blog. Stay tuned for party planning tips, vendor recommendations, and additional DIY projects!

Cheers!

Angie ;)