Little Mermaid Birthday Party

For Charlotte's 4th birthday she requested an Ariel party. My good friend Christina helped me a lot! We used the Disney Dreams Come True Cricut cartridge to make the invitations, favors, cake topper, and banner.

I was so excited when I found Little Mermaid puzzles at the Dollar Store. To dress them up I attached a piece of textured cardstock to the box. We made the tags using the charm feature on the cartridge.

I got the idea for the sea grass background from Delia Creates under the sea birthday party.

I just loved the adorable octopus dip at Denna's Ideas mermaid party. When I showed my Mother-In-Law she said she had to make it :)

The pearly bite clam cookies were a big hit and really fun to make. I used Pepperidge Farm lemon cookies because they looked like shells. For the eyes I used Wilton's candy eyes.

My Mother-In-Law makes the cutest cupcakes!

I made an ombre petal cake. I love the way it turned out! The tutorial from the Hungry Housewife is fantastic. I had some shimmer cardstock from Bazzill that we used for Ariel's dress. I glued her and Sebastian on lollipop sticks for the cake topper.

This was one very happy birthday girl!!!

The Ariel gown I made using the Simplicity pattern below. For the fabric I used Kona cotton. It is so soft and doesn't wrinkle easily. I also used the Snow White sleeves on the Ariel dress and hand sewed on the beaded trim. I planned on making long sleeves with points at the wrist that would snap in but never got around to it. We live in Florida so I didn't want to commit to a long sleeve dress. We purchased the broach from Princess Cameos.