something light, something sweet

engagement TQ tags. the order - something lilac-purple-y and something sweet.

traditionally, in the Malay culture, the future groom does not attend the engagement function. it's very much more the future bride's affair. picking on the femininity then, i figured butterflies in a lilac + grey palette could paint an ideal theme. something light, something sweet.

for the Lil' Man

often, when the suggested theme suits your own taste, it's mostly joy working on the said order. in this case, a party for a 5 year old boy. the theme - Lil' Man. the colours - blues, greens, silver/grey.

birthday boy's mom very kindly left me to play about with my (not exactly most adventurous) own ideas, to come out with the party's printables. i designed + made the party invites, doodle pads, as well as a couple of small birthday signages.

below, the photos (some, courtesy of birthday boy's mom).

thanks much, Nadia.

oh, the places you'll see!

as if eager to explore the world, his birth came 3 weeks before his due date.
was asked to make simple square TQ tags to go with favours for the baby's kenduri aqeqah. came up with these airplane motif tags in blues + browns.

: splish splash! :

a pool party for a one year old boy.
simplifying the beach ball + pool waves, i came up with these invites and TQ tags.

: the VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR party :

the order - invites, doodle books + TQ tags.
the theme - Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

my interpretation of this was to use bright colours, something festive and something to represent the caterpillar. using the flag bunting took care of the festive element that are birthday parties. the general nature and shape of buntings, to me, resembles a caterpillar.
colourful flag buntings then summed up (hungry) caterpillars.

enjoy the photos.

: the invites :

: the lot together - TQ tags to adorn favour bags (purchased separately by client) + the doodle books :

: doodle book design 1 - (the flag buntings make the letter Z, birthday girl's initial) :

: doodle book, design 2 :

thank you Ms Z's mum. once again, thanks for believing in my work. an honour indeed to be able to dress up your kid(s) parties. :-)

*party date - August '10

: we LOVE naufal :

i seem to take on party orders mostly for 1 year olds. my designs, i'm quite certain are very likely too simple to garner interest beyond the 1 year olds. ;-) on the other hand, i could see it as a great honour to mark the child's 1st birthday with my pieces of planned design + happy accidents (often, the best ideas come to me at the last minute of planning stage and/or after suggesting a couple or so ideas and themes). to all those moms who've placed their trust and patience in me, i thank you all.

my latest project was for a childhood neighbour's youngest. he turned 1 earlier this month.
the theme was "We LOVE Naufal", in the colour palette of yellow and white. below, photos of the items i made - favour bags (for adults + kids), thank you tags and notepads.

"so typically Izmet"

the Zs' Daddy turned 32 recently.

it was a low-key birthday celebration of sorts. dinner with the immediate family at his favourite place. i came up with the idea of having a "typically him" sort of birthday. no frills, just food + family. things + people he's familiar with. he's not the most adventurous of souls, so anything that's been tried and tested (by him) like a million times sits happily at the top of the list of his favourite things.

with this in mind, i decided to make cupcake toppers with his most typical phrases. the colour palette serves three ways - it matches the interior of the restaurant we were to dine in, it's a reflection of his love for coffee + chocolate, and it's my interpretation of autumn colours (we met + started dating back in autumn '99).

below, photos of the "so typically Izmet" cupcake toppers then.

flowers across the ocean ...

another easy, hassle-free brief from a client. another across the ocean order.
for another little girl's 1st birthday. this time, theme's FLOWERS.
did the invites, thank you tags, cake toppers and a personalized painting.

"happy FIRST, Alexxa!"

*thank you, Amanda for your trust + support ... hope the party went well*

: a TWOty FRUITtea party for our little gift :

this little girl turned TWO last week.

this little girl has filled our home with plenty of laughter + chaos all the same. this little girl is like no other (honestly, you'll need to spend at least a whole morning or an afternoon with her at home to know this). this little girl, in many ways is very much her own unique self ... just like her insisting on wearing the pink tank over her stripey dress in the above photo, nevermind that it was a crazy hot day.

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we hosted a small birthday party for her last weekend.

the theme was 'TWOty FRUITtea', honouring her age and her love for all Vitagen (fruit) flavours, plus her liking every new fruit introduced to her thus far.

below, some photos of the party and pre-party (the mad last-minute preparation done by yours truly).

: the theme palette :

: personalized placemats :

: little handbags for the girls :

: little cups for the boys :

: the non-hanging 'birthday garland' :

: the little fruit stall - guests were invited to mix their own bags of fruits as part of party favours :

: the birthday 'cake' - fruit loops cereal bars :

: fun pinwheels in fruity hues :

: our lil diva! :

: thank you for all your birthday wishes + gifts :