Mermaid Party Pretties ♥

Mermaid is one of our most sought after Girl's party themes and we have a super cute Mermaid range along with many coordinating decorations and accessories in store.

I find that people can often be a little hesitant with themed or character parties as they dont want an overly commercialized look.  I love themed parties and love themed products, though I like to use plain stylish party-ware for the majority of the setting and then compliment with some themed items. This creates a stylish, neat look whilst also still portraying your fun theme.

Our gorgeous Mermaid party-ware is in a range of bright colours so plenty of coordinating colour options for decorations and accessories.

Let's take a look at the themed items ...

Mermaid party-ware available in Dinner Plates, Dessert Plates, Cups, Invitations, Centerpiece, Hanging Decorations, Cupcake Stand, Napkins, Treat Boxes plus more items in store. Find them here. 

If sticking to a traditional blue/green colour scheme for your Mermaid party, our themed range coordinates perfectly with our Paper Eskimo designer range in Apple Green, Powder Blue and Sherbert Blue. Items include plates, cups, napkins, cupcake toppers, baking cups, party bags, styling tags & more.  Find our Paper Eskimo range here.

* My Style ~ For my parties I love to use designer plates in a coordinating colour and then I like to sit a themed dessert plate on top to bring in my theme.  The little themed plate can then be used for cake & desserts after your party food.  I also like to use designer cups with a cute paper straw.

We have a great range of decorations that would be perfect for your Mermaid party such as tassel garland kits, tissue pom poms, balloons, hanging fans & more.

This is just a small sample of what we have in store that can help you create a gorgeous Under the Sea/  Mermaid setting.  To see our selection of 'Mermaid' style party goodies click here, though please take a browse through the various sections on our website as you might like to come up with your own gorgeous combination of products to suit your style!

If I can help with your selection please do not hesitate to contact me at info@pieceofcakeparties.com.au as I would love to help with your party ♥

Kate xxx

Turtleman saw our Party! How cool is that ...

Hi There!

Well back in July we had my son Declan's 4th Birthday party and we did a Turtleman & Gator Boys theme.  Based on two shows that Declan loves.

Well imagine my excitement and amazement the day after I posted Declan's party pictures on the Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations Facebook page, I wake up to this comment ...

OMG - THE Call of the Wildman - Turtleman page has seen our party & took the time to comment.  How cool is that!

Then I go to check my PM's & they have sent me a message as well! Rodney the Social Media Manager for Turtleman had messaged saying that they would love to send something for Declan from Ernie (Turtleman) and the Guys. 

A few weeks later Declan received a personalised, signed Turtleman Photo in the mail.

One very excited little boy and family and we can not thank Rodney, Turtleman & the Crew enough for this really generous and lovely gesture.  We will always remember this and thank you so much for your kindness :)

So hows that hey, who would have thought that they would ever come across our little backyard party, let alone contact us about it.  Loving the Internet for making such connections possible and the kindness of this great team! 

This is being framed and is going straight to the pool room! 

Kate xxx

Did you see our Turtleman and Gator Boys Party ?  See it here 

Cake of the Week - Mermaid Cake

Hello :)

I am excited to share this week's fabulous cake with you all!  Submitted by Linda Martens is this Under the Sea/ Mermaid masterpiece, made for her daughters 5th birthday.

So fun & creative, you are a very clever Mummy Linda!  Thank you for sharing your creation with us ♥

Have you made a fantastic children's birthday cake lately & want to show it off ?  Then send it through to us at info@pieceofcakeparties.com.au, we would love to hear from you! (The only condition, is that we need good quality photographs.) 

Coming up soon on the blog, how Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations can help you with your 'Mermaid' themed party.

Kate xxx

Beautiful Rainbow Party Pretties ♥

'Rainbow' is such a fun and popular party theme for little ones but until quite recently it has been a bit tricky to find gorgeous party supplies in this theme.   Though thanks to the gorgeous party girls at Sambellina and InviteMe there is now some gorgeous Rainbow products on the market and we have them in store for you now, along with some other cute rainbow party finds.

So what gorgeous goodies can we help you with for your Rainbow Party?


I am so in ♥ with the new Sambellina Rainbow range.  Party Plates, Cups & Napkins, find them here

Delightful new party boxes & cute Rainbow gift tags.  Find them here 

Another beautiful Rainbow party range by Invite Me.  

Party Plates, Cups, Popcorn/Treat Boxes & Party Bags.  Find them here

Rainbow Novelty Cups are a huge hit with the kids & are great to use at the party and double as a take home gift.  Rainbow Candy Packs & Mini Rainbow Slinky's are also fun party bag fillers, find them here. 

Along with these fun themed Rainbow party pretties, we also have a range of other decorations and accessories that can help set the scene at your party such as tissue paper pom poms, tassel garland kits, paper straws, hanging fans, tissue garlands & more!

We would love you to browse our website to see how we could help with your Rainbow party and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask :)

You can view our full range here www.pieceofcakeparties.com.au

Kate xx

Cake of the Week - Rainbow Cake

Hello and welcome to our new blog segment - Cake of the Week!

The birthday cake is the highlight of a child's birthday party and we will be featuring some fantastic cake creations made by clever Mums/Dads and Cake Decorators.  With all the hard work and effort that goes into making a birthday cake (& if your like me tears, cursing & very late nights), they deserve to be shown off!!

Our first submission is a delightful 'Rainbow Cake' from Nicci Watson a clever cake lady, who has recently opened her own business called Frosted by Nicci. 

Isn't it gorgeous ?

Thank you Nicci, for letting us show off your creation ♥

Have you made a fantastic children's birthday cake lately & want to show it off ?  Then send it through to us at info@pieceofcakeparties.com.au, we would love to hear from you! (The only condition, is that we need good quality photographs.) 

Coming up soon on the blog, how Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations can help you with your 'Rainbow' themed party.

Kate xxx

My son Ethan's 6th Birthday - Rollerskating Party

Hi There!

This year for Ethan's 6th Birthday Party we had planned a fun Art party at home with his school friends though a few weeks beforehand he decided he would really rather just go rollerskating (insert, tiny Mummy sob here).  We have never had a 'venue' party before and I did struggle a little with the thought of no creative control shall we call it ;)

Ethan has had a pretty rough year.  After having tummy issues for the last couple of years, he got really unwell just before Easter. After various testing Ethan was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease. (In people with coeliac disease the immune system reacts abnormally to gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye, barley and oats), causing small bowel damage.  There is no cure and the only treatment is to completely remove gluten from the diet, permanently.)

This was disappointing news for us (yes I know we can manage this disease & it could be worse) but still you never want to hear that your child has health issues, especially ones that will be there for the rest of their lives.  So a big lifestyle change for Ethan and our family.  Ethan has been amazing in coping with his diagnosis and we are so proud of how well he has adapted. Though it has had its emotional challenges as whilst he understands pretty much whats going on, try getting a 5 year old to see reason at a friends birthday party when they want to help themselves to the food table, have a piece of the birthday cake or eat the sweets from the party bag, when they just cant anymore!

Wanting a venue party now poses the 'food allergy' issue for us, but we were lucky this time that a local rollerskating rink allow 'self catered' parties so we were able to bring our own food (& I got to set up a small dessert table & bring some pretty decorations, yay! )

Because we were having it at a venue we decided to make it a mostly family celebration - Ethan's cousins, Aunties/Uncles and Grandparents and then he was allowed to invite 3 school friends.  

So whilst birthday parties are always special in our family, I wanted to make his day extra special this year so rollerskating it was!  I also wanted almost 100% of the food & party bag goodies to be gluten free, so he didn't have to be limited at his own party. 

It was a lovely morning, full of laughs and lots of stacks & face plants (mostly by the oldies). 

As the party was a pretty last minute theme change, we chose an invitation and based our colours around this, Orange & Black.  I only had 15 - 20 minutes to set up but I was happy with how it turned out and ended up loving the colours together!

No professional photos for this party, so here are a few personal photos, thanks to my sister Mel for snapping these for me, as I ran out of time. 

Kate xxx

Vendor Credits

Big thanks to the businesses that helped with our special day!  Big thanks to the ladies who did cakes & cookies and for doing these gluten free for us! 

Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations - Styling & Set Up, Paper Eskimo Black Tie Plates & Cups, Orange Chevron Paper Straws, Orange Stripe Hats, Wooden Cutlery, Baking Cups, Candles & Party Buckets and contents.

The Trendy Butterfly - Invitations, Backdrop Design, Party Bag Tag Design, Place card Design.

Cassey Ingram - Cake

Niknaks Sweetest Treats - Cupcakes

Kate's Cookies - Roller skate Cookies

Ellenbrook Party Shop - Balloons

Skate International - Venue

Declan's 4th Birthday - Turtleman & Gator Boys Theme

Hi There :)

A couple of weeks ago was my Declan's 4th Birthday!  Declan decided on a Turtle Man & Gator Boys party theme this year.

We are just having small parties this year with immediate family, but boy did I struggle with ideas for this theme, even though I love the shows.  I wasn't really sure I pulled it off to be honest but throughout the planning process & also on the day, Declan kept telling me how fantastic everything was and how much he loved everything and I got so many cuddles to say thanks, so if the birthday boy was happy, then that's what matters.

The party itself was so lovely and relaxed and everyone had a really great time.   Cant ask for more than that :)  (Even though every time I look at the below picture, i want to kick myself, because i really should have lowered that turtle a little hahah)

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy the pictures

Kate xxx

Jelly Cups.  Cutlery from Piece of Cake Parties. Stamp from Sweet Style. 

Super Cute Turtle Cookies by Kate's Cookies

Alligator Pies

Amazing Alligator Cake Pops by Cake Pop Creations

Brilliant Turtle man & Gator Boys cake made by my friend Cassey

Banner from Cake Face Toppers. 

These hats were the best thing ever, the kids loved them & wore them the whole time. (Purchased from Spotlight.)

We love to use themed plates for our parties so we chose these because Turtleman has caught & relocated Raccoon's & Snakes

Chocolates by Chocolate Wrapped 

Party Bags.  Bag Tags by Digi Creation Station (they did our super cool invitations as well)

"Live Action" - Declan the birthday boy!

Ethan & Declan 

Paigey rocking her Camo Glasses from the party bags. 

Vendor Credits

Big thanks to all those who provided their services or goodies for Declan's special day x

Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations/ Piece of Cake Party & Event Hire - Styling, Table, Stools, Props, Tableware, Wooden Cutlery, Decorations

Photography - Lightbox Photography

Cake - Cassey Ingram

Cake Pops -  Cake Pop Creations

Cookies - Kate's Cookies

Chocolates - Chocolate Wrapped

Invitations & Bag Tags - Digi Creation Station

Live Action Banner - Cake Face Toppers