{Real Party} Mermaid Party

Is your daughter or a little girl you know in love with Mermaids or Ariel?  This birthday girl was celebrating her fourth birthday and we celebrated with a Mermaid Party.  The color scheme used was monochromatic blue, aqua and white.

The birthday girl looked amazing in her custom top designed by the talented Kristina of Modern Frills.  The top had starfish and bubbles on the lower right front and a starfish on the back with the number 4.  It was gorgeous!  The birthday girls pettiskirt and hair clip were designed by Kim at Tot Shot Boutique.  I love her items!  The final piece to the birthday outfit was the beautiful mermaid pearl necklace made by All That Sass Designs.  The necklace made the outfit!

The printable collection was absolutely beautiful for this party.  It was sophisticated, fun and the colors were beautiful.  TomKat Studios designed this new printable collection for her daughter's mermaid party and I fell in love with it!

All the girls who attended were 'crowned' mermaids with aqua mermaid wands made by Yarah Designs, custom mermaid clip made by Tot Shot Boutique and custom made mermaid bubbles from Oversoul.  The boys who attended were 'crowned' mermen with sea creature sand molds and sea creature squirters.

The sweet table consisted of delicious cupcakes and beautiful cookies that sat on edible pearls by Jessica of  Sweet Hearts Treats.  Jessica is local here in South Florida and does amazing work!  Above the sweet sea table draped a net filled with starfish, sea shells and beautiful pearls. 

The activities for the kids consisted of face painting, eating sea ice to keep cool, fishing for fish, touching real sea creatures (turtles, lobsters and live fish) and an amazing performance by no other than Ariel herself!  Ariel, performed by Miss Debbie, put on a stellar performance with all the children.  She entertained the children for over an hour and ended with balloon animals.  She is local to South Florida and is wonderful with all the children.   

Sea Creature Face & Body Painting

Sea Ice

Fishing & Sea Creatures

An interactive performance by Ariel

The party ended with the birthday girl making a wish and opening her gifts from all her wonderful friends.  It was a beautiful party for a very sweet little girl.  Happy Birthday Mermaid Madelynn!

:: Venders ::

Yarah Designs  ::  Party Stylist
All That Sass Designs ::  Mermaid Necklace
Modern Frills ::  Under the Sea custom top 
Tot Shot Boutique  ::  Pettiskirt and Ruffle Butts
Tot Shot Boutique  ::  Clips for Birthday Girl and Friends
Oversoul  ::  Mermaid Bubbles
Yarah Designs ::  Handmade wands
The TomKat Studio Shop  ::  Printables
Sweet Hearts Treats  ::  Cookies
Miss Debbie  ::  Ariel
Miniature Dream Parties  ::  Sea Creatures and Snow Cones
Face Art by Daisy ::  Face and Body painting of sea creatures

The Luck of the Irish - Seeing Green

Are you ready for St. Patty's Day?  If not here are a few shades of green to inspire.  Whether you are throwing or attending a party, Yarah Designs is sure you will find something in this list that makes you feel lucky. 

1. Free Downloadable Cupcake Toppers from TomKat Studio. 
2. Cookie Cutter from The Spoon Sisters
3. Green Striped Treat Back from Sweet LuLu
4. Clover Frame from Jonathan Adler
5. Card and Envelope set from Specklefarm
6. Christian Louboutin Emerald Suede Shoes at Bergdorf Goodman
7. Vintage Green Headband from Nature Tasty 
8. Rose of Sharon Vase from Anthropologie
9. Asos Popper Dress
10. Green Stripes Cup and Saucer from Jonathan Adler
11. Megan Miller Nailpolish from Anthropologie

Aedriel Originals

Yarah Designs came accross these distinctive colorful designs by Ardriel Originals.  We are certain you can find a ceramic for any ocassion.  Beautiful, bold and so much fun!

Unisex Kids Room

How fabulous is this room featured Nursery Notations found on on Deco Peques? Yarah Designs simply loves the color palette and the fact that this room is perfect for a boy or girl.  The animal decals are fabulous.

Feminine & French Country Insired Nursery

The French Country look is all over the place these days and Yarah Designs has found a beautiful, over the top nursery at Project Nursery.   From nursery and children’s room collections by Restoration Hardware Baby & Child to the growing popularity of lines such as Art for Kids & the Provence Collection by Newport Cottages, you can find ideas and items to fit all budgets.  

Although the particular nursery (shown in picture above), designed by Amy D Morris, contains expensive, beautiful antiques, you can get a similar look for less by combining nursery and adult furniture.

Here are some specific items that will give your nursery a French Country feel.  Find more at Project Nursery 

1.  Buckingham Glider  2. Provence Nightstand  3. Stella Bassinet   4. X-Base Stool  5. Ribbon Mirror  6. Perfect Balance Ballerina  7. Beautiful Ballerina  8. Gold Leaf & Flower Chandelier  9. Pretty Baby Crib Set  10. Iron Crib  11. Siena Sage Rug  12. Provence 7 Drawer Dresser

Orange & Khaki Color Palette

Yarah Designs has been on a Jenna Lyons kick.  Jenna is the super stylish director at J. Crew.  How adorable are these series of pictures with Jenna Lyons and her son Becket. It is truly beautiful when the innocence and purity of a child is beautifully captured in pictures.  The color palette of orange and khaki is so very simple and so beautiful.

Designers Guild

If you are looking to do some redecorating and need inspiration, check out Designer's Guild. Such fabulous combinations. Yes, some color combinations are a bit more daring than others but it will give a room its very own unique look.

There even is a kids collection

Just Darling

This post is dedicated to the newest addition of my family - my niece McKenzie. Welcome to the world!

Yarah Designs recently discovered Sandra Darling. And that she is … simply darling. Her images are fabulous and all tell a story. There is a great amount of symbolism in all her pieces. You can purchase most of her work through Etsy

This specific image explores layers of the feminine through social and historical reference. Through a woman’s internal turmoil of adapting to social expectations while remaining true to herself. Symbolism in this particular image is reflected in the rose, wrought iron, flower bouquet, pleated fan, corset, teacup, bird and spring blossom.

- Rose: The rose has always been valued for its beauty and is a symbol of love. Through its many layers of blooming and delicate petals, the rose, like womanhood goes through many stages of transformation.

- Wrought Iron/flower bouquet/pleated fan: Structure and embellishments. The flowers, wild and feminine yet contained within the confines of the structured bouquet. The strength and support of the wrought iron table designed complete with nature’s embellishments; the pleats from a skirt accentuating all that is considered attractive and feminine.

- Corset: The corset is heavily embellished to accentuate a woman’s figure perfect hourglass.

- Teacup/Birds/Spring Blossom: The china symbolizes social fineries and pleasantries; spring blossoms and birds represent the ‘spring” of a woman’s grace or stage in life. The spring blossoms and birds also represent birth/rebirth – distinctly female traits and the tea cup representing the nurturing/containing qualities that are also innately feminine.

You can read more about Sandra Darling and view her work on her website