I had the honor of contributing to this absolutely lovely birthday party for a darling little one-year-old in my life.  Liat is the daughter of my uber-talented friend Tania.  When Tania and I collaborated, we knew we needed something special.  See, almost all of my friends have children (see me with kids and  baby showers for proof!) and of all of them, Liat is one of the only girls!  Wandering though Michael’s one day, as we often do, Tania and I spotted these vintage looking carnival masks that inspired the whole party.

Take a look though the pictures and I hope you enjoy!

The Location: Downtown Los Angeles on this gorgeous terrace.

Guest List: 35 close friends and family

Activities: There was swimming, handmade pinwheels, an artist doing characachers, and a balloon artist as well.

Some of the adults getting in on the mask fun:

The Drinks: Sticking to the vintage theme, there was Mexican coke, orange soda, and sparkling water.

Oh yeah, and of course there was food too

Menu: popcorn:

We also served nutella and banana sandwiches and peanut butter and jelly.  Of course there were a few desserts as well

The dessert table was covered with brown butcher paper and decorated with felt ric-rac trim.  Here are a few dessert details:

These are yellow cupcakes with cream cheese frosting which I dyed.  I was going for pink, but ended up with a more purple shade…

Here are chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting, drizzled with chocolate and sprinkled with peanuts.

Chocolate dipped pretzels:

Tania and Liat getting a little help blowing out the candle:

For even more details, check out Tania’s site!