Introducing Contest's Sponsor ~ Lisa at Sugarlily Cookie Company

Do you want a chance to win a $40 credit to Sugarlily Cookie Company?!!

Then enter our Dessert Table Contest for your chance along some great prizes totaling over $500!

Sugarlily is owned by the very sweet and creative, Lisa Palfey.

Lisa recently worked with me creating some beautiful cookies that I can't wait to share with you more about, for our Launch Party!  {Here's a sneak pic!}

Loved them!  They were yummy as they were cute!  Lisa also made our logo banner in cookies, so so cute...and polka dots cookies.  Thanks Lisa, we fell in love with your cookies and we hope the winner does too!

Lisa's Work ~ Sugarlily Cookies

Adorable Mason Jar Cookies

Adorable....

thanks to Lisa for sponsoring our Contest!

We are so glad to add Sugarlily right here to our sponsor section, so when looking for Lisa's cookies; you can find a link here! ------->

And like and follow Sugarlily Cookie Company on Facebook!





Introducing our Contest's Sponsors! ~ Eye Candy Event Details

The winner of our Dessert Table Contest will be receiving a credit for $50 to Eye Candy Event Details! 

This fabulous Design Shop is owned by Laura Londergan, who I recently had the pleasure to meet on our Children's Party Network' Party Girls Rock Memphis Event! And let me tell you, she ROCKS! 

Thank you Laura for sponsoring our Contest!!

Make sure to find out about all that's happening over at Eye Candy Event Details by following on the blog, facebook, and twitter

Laura's Work

Green Designer Challenge

Fabulous!!

Make you think about entering our Contest doesn't it?  There is after all over $500 in prizes!!



Introducing our Contest's Sponsor ~ Wendy of Green Beansie Cards

The winner of our Dessert Table Contest will be receiving a credit for a full digital party package valued at $49 from Green Beansie Cards.

About Green Beansie Cards and owner Wendy Oliver:

Treat yourself to a breath of fresh air with Green Beansie Custom Printables. Green Beansie offers crisp, classic and nautical themes inspired by creator Wendy Oliver’s love of vintage interior design coupled with an up-town modern edge.
With a BA in Interior Design and professional experience in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Dayton, Wendy has brought her creativity and experience directly to your party. Her designs have been featured on The Martha Stewart Blog, Amy Atlas, Pizzazzerie, Tip Junkie and Chic & Cheap Nursery.
Green Beansie offers a unique package of well-crafted, quality printables with individualized customization. Choose from a variety of high-end designs to suit all of your party graphic needs. Set sail for your party with your very own designer on board.

Find Green Beansie Cards on:

Blog

 Facebook

Twitter

Shop

Learn more about Wendy on her Martha Stewart Dreamers Into Doers' 'Doer of the Week' Interview!

Thanks for sponsoring our contest Wendy!



Meet our Judges ~ Dawn Smith {Not Just A Mommy}

Meet the creative woman behind Not Just A Mommy, Dawn Smith

I like her saying....It can't be just about the kids!

I invited Dawn to help me judge our Dessert Table Contest because I know she follows and admires some of the best party and event planners and stylers there are and she is one inspiring party momma herself!  I met on through Twitter and started following on her ideas as well, and the best thing I like about Dawn is how supportive and such a great fan she is!

 

{Photo from Dawn's Cocktails & Cupcakes Party}

About Dawn:

"Hello! My name is Dawn and I live in Seattle. I'm a mom to 2 wonderful boys, a proud military wife of a Marine and owner of a very hyper mini schnauzer.  I have a B.S. in Mathematics so I'm a bit of a geek but my true passion is entertaining. I have a little party blog called Not Just A Mommy! because I needed a place to get all the ideas out that were constantly pinging around in my head.  Hubby isn't very excited when I talk about party stuff, so I figured total strangers would be.  I don't just ramble about parties, though; I love to share about fun places to check out, cool crafts and tutorials, and all things entertaining. And every now and then, I may rant about something...but not too often."

Dawn's Parties:

I love how Dawn incorporates so many ideas into her parties.... I like playing I spy with her images because you'll find so many vendors, ideas and her own handcrafted goodies!

Happy School Year Party

Lego Party

Mario Party

Pink Safari Baby Shower

I LOVE that last one pictured....amazingly cute!

Follow along on Dawn's inspiration, creativity and ideas on her blog, facebook, twitter and pinterest!

and don't forget to get your entries in to our Contest by November 28th!!!

Thanks Dawn for judging our contest!!

xoxoxo

~ Mayra

Meet our Judges ~ Brenda Bennett Maille of BWS

Meet the inspiring Brenda of Best Wedding Sites

Brenda is one of our judges and also sponsor for a fabulous prize opportunity on our Dessert Table Contest.  She is offering the winner the chance to style a bridal shoot to be featured on the Best Wedding Sites eMagazine.  Go check out the Magazine yourself because it's full of Wedding Inspiration and Ideas and beautiful photos of Real Weddings as long as Vendor Challenges with the most talented Event Stylists, Vendors and Photographers inspiring you with over the top tablescapes and event settings.

About Brenda:

You can find Brenda and follow along her inspiration not only on the Best Wedding Sites, but also on her blog, Brenda's Wedding Blog; and her shop, Wedding Girl on Etsy.  Here's a little bit about those:

"Brenda's Wedding Blog is a source of daily inspiration for one-of-a-kind brides & grooms with stylish weddings and inspiring visuals, plus weekly giveaways.

 

Best Wedding Sites is home to an online wedding directory of national and local vendors + monthly giveaways and an all new interactive daily magazine that focuses on a particular color palette for the entire month.

 

And, my etsy shop . . . Wedding Girl is a fun collection of stylish invitations, garlands and other paper goodies with both DIY and pre-made options."

Brenda's Work:

I appreciate Brenda's designs and the work she puts into it for her shop.  We worked together for a really beautiful design with Billy Balls Flowers and Chevron Pattern and she really took in my inspiration and designed a stylish invitation that any bride would adore as well as bride and groom signs for any fun photo shoot.

I worked recently with Brenda on a photo shoot after we met on Twitter, and I gotta say that I love following along!  There's constant tweets full of inspiration and giveaway opportunities, so make sure to follow along!

You can find her on Facebook

and Twitter.

Thanks Brenda for judging our contest and being such an inspiration!

Meet our Judges ~ Kori Clark of Paper & Pigtails

Meet the sweet Kori of Paper & Pigtails.

She is not only one of our fabulous judges but also a prize sponsor. For the winner of our contest, there is a $45 value credit to her shop for a Printable Party Set from one of her really cute collections on the shop.

About Kori:

"My name is Kori and I live in sunny Florida where I share my home with my sweet husband, two excited toddlers, and two large dogs who shed a bit too much. My computer is my life line and I have been using it to illustrate original graphics for over 10 years.  It was love at first digital illustration, and I graduated in digital arts. Since that time I have worked corporately and then had the opportunity to stay home and try to make this a full time gig, with freelance work. In spring of 2010 I launched Paper & Pigtails to concentrate on party designs!"

Kori's Work:

I love her work, I can relate to a lot of the colors and the themes that Kori uses and I'm lucky to have had Kori worked on some custom party supplies for me using my blog's logo to create party circles and a beautiful banner.  Kori also created our Free Father's Day Printable Circles.

Her work has been featured on Phyllis Hoffman Celebrate Magazine {which you can find here and here } and HGTV.com among others.

Kori's Parties:

Check out all the handmade goodness and creativity on her beautiful parties, her kids are some lucky little ones!!

I heart Kori!

Find Kori and follow her along in Paper & Pigtails' Blog, Facebook and Twitter.

Get inspired and enter our Dessert Table Contest!



Alex Lemonade Stand by In Flight

I recently hosted an Alex Lemonade Stand to support Alex Lemonade Foundation with the help of Rita's Ice  and  Photography by SaJa Angel Memories.  Please visit the Piggy Bank Parties blog - Oink! to read all about it and see more pictures!

 

We proudly helped raised our goal of $100 and I managed to host a stand with no expenses other than the ingredients to make fresh lemonade....

 

Thanks Rita's Ice for your donation!

Visit Alex Lemonade Foundation to learn more about what you can do to help fight pediatric cancer and read Alexandra Scott's Story on how the Foundation began.

I'm a Piggy Bank Parties' {Oink Blog} Contributor!!

I'm so excited to officially announce here that I am now a contributor for Piggy Bank Parties'

blog, OINK!  It's an exciting party to join, let me tell you!  They have recently re-launched their blog with a big REE Launch Party that I suggest you go and see because it's a ZERO budget party and it includes lots of FREE DOWNLOADS!!

Piggy Bank Parties ~ Oink Ree Launch ZERO Budget Party

All printables you see in the picture, are free and available to you!

I'm also very excited to be 'working along' so many wonderful, creative and talented ladies that are also part of the crew.  Visit the "Meet the Crew" Post on Oink to learn more about them, follow their posts on Oink, visit their blogs and media pages. There's already been some contributor's new post since the re-launch and they have so many good ideas to share with all of us. I'm telling you,  I am honored!

Read my Introduction Interview to learn a few facts about me and answer to some party related questions that you might not yet know about me!

And stay tuned for some really fun posts from me over at Oink!

Now, I really want to share with you a little bit about Piggy Bank Parties:

• The owners and creative directors are J and Do Driver {better known as Team Driver} and they started Piggy Bank Parties printable division of their business Autumn Writings in 2010. 
• Piggy Bank Parties is known for helping you create a party without being over the budget.
• You can not only shop at Piggy Bank Parties, but also find recipes, tips, and tons of budget friendly ideas at their blog, Oink!
• They really enjoy breaking for a happy dance over there, and it's contagious!!
 
 
Check out their section Roadmap to a great party for some fabulous direction on how to plan a party with a timeline and even downloads;
Visit Piggy Bank Parties on Facebook;
and Follow the fun over on Twitter.
 
 
 
And stay tuned for more fun!
~ Mayra

Decor by Yael Feature

I'm so excited to share with you pictures of our Aussie friend Yael, an event planner and stylist!  Check out all the wonderful props on the tables at different events.  She shared with us her description on each.

Pink and Pretty Girls party - For the kids tables I had polka dot boxes heaped with all things
gorgeous and yummy from liquid wands, parasols, feather boas, large lollipops and heaps of ribbon.
Each place setting had a mini box of candies for take home

 

 

 

 

Adults tables were complimentary floral arrangements with pink rose topiaries and hydrangeas in white pots.  Each table had a contrasting polka dot runner.  The napkins were wrapped in shear ribbon with mini flowers inset underneath

 

 

 

Mad Hatters theme Adult tables had giant T Cups filled moss rocks, gerberas and sign posts saying
'looking glass', 'eat me' ....mini t cups with roses were scattered around the table...Polka dot lycra chair covers added to the quirkiness of the theme!

 

 

Boys party age 12 Theme : Citrus Splash...contrasting orange and aqua lycra chair covers and napkins bought the room to life!  Colour coordinated lollies and glow objects were placed in jars along the tables.  Huge balloon arrangments were also positioned on the tables to play on height and add a 'Wow Factor'!

 

Citrus Splash: Adults tables had a fruit and vegetable centerpieces with mini African inspired votives with beaded handles.  

Yael, thank you so much for sharing your creativity and amazing parties with us here at In Flight, it's been a pleasure!  Friends, to find out for about Yael's work visit her website and new blog:

http://www.decorbyyael.com/ and http://decorbyael.wordpress.com

~ Mayra