THE EVANS BROTHERS PRESENT...

I had so much fun planning this party for my little guys.  Their birthdays are only 4 days apart so I figured a combined birthday party would be the easiest way to go.  A lot of people ask me how I come up with parties or where I start when planning.  I love using Pinterest for inspiration.  I put together a board HERE with all of my inspiration for this party.  I knew I wanted to incorporate black + white stripes and a lot of bright color.  I wanted a more modern approach to the whole circus theme.   I think it came together pretty good!  I had put together a ticket booth that was meant to sit outside our house, but it was raining all day on the day of the party, so I never got to use it.  ( I will post a picture of it sometime)  I love party planning and I love crafting... I love putting a little bit of me into each party.  We had so much fun celebrating Nixon + Grey.  They are special little boys and we love them so much!  The party details are at the bottom of the post!  If you have any questions about anything, please feel free to ask!  I am also sharing my banner tutorial over on Mom's Best today!  Head over there and check that out + let me know what you think!  

 PARTY DETAILS:

INVITATIONS: KATIE HENDERSON  @PARTYWITHBASH -  ETSY SHOP

GIRAFFE: PAINTED PARADE

BLACK + WHITE STRIPED TABLECLOTH: LUXURY LINEN LOFT

CONCESSION STAND: IKEA

CUPCAKE STAND: PICK YOUR PLUM

POPCORN BOXES + BIG BALLOONS: SHOP SWEET LULU

PARTY ANIMALS (BESIDES THE GIRAFFE): HOBBY LOBBY  

CAKE STANDS: PIER ONE

STRONGMAN DONUTS INSPIRED BY: @PINK_PEPPERMINT_PRINTS 

1 + 3 NUMBERS, "CIRCUS" LETTERS + STYROFOAM BALLS: HOBBY LOBBY

BIG "G" + "N":  BEN FRANKLIN 

*BANNERS, PARTY HATS, ANIMAL HATS, BALLOON TASSELS, AND PARTY SIGNS: ME 

Nixon's Little Man Mustache Bash!!

Nixon turned 1 on Feb. 28th.  We had his party the following Saturday, March 3rd.  I had decided early on that I wanted to do a little man mustache bash.  I tried to use aqua's and grey's for the colors, and used anything striped/chevron striped.  I knew I wanted ties, bow ties and mustaches mixed into the decorations.  I used Pinterest a lot for inspiration, and Nic swears that he didn't have a wife for a couple months leading up to the party.  (It's true, I was wrapped up in birthday stuff for way too long!)  I have decided that I am buying dollar store crap from now on instead of spending months making it all :)  It was all worth it though.  We had a fun little party for our little man.  We love him and are so proud of him.  We feel so lucky that he chose us as his parents.  We love you Nixie boy!








































































I took these pictures a couple weeks before the party so I could send them in the invites. Nic made me an awesome backdrop from a tutorial we found on Pinterest. It was made from PVC pipe. The striped fabric is our shower curtain. The wood "floor" is actually just paper, and then we bought a strip of crown molding for the baseboard.