Shout out to my vendors! @gumballnecklacedivas @theflairfactor #ValentinaTurns1Photo credit: @keshalambert
November Special
One more weekend in our November special!
Only one more weekend to take advantage of our November special! We are offering a 35% discount for rentals on the days listed in the image for our November promotion. The discount does not include delivery fee and NJ tax. Please visit our website and complete the form on our "contact us" page to receive a quote. www.petiteseatsnj.com All invoices must be paid within 5 days or they will be cancelled. Once invoice is paid there are no refunds. #kidschair #kidsparty#kidsrentals #njkidsevent #nyckidsevent
Sequins & Pearls Birthday Party Styled by Pretty Posh Events
We had the pleasure of providing Abby of Pretty Posh Events our acrylic mini ghost and chiavari chairs for an over-the-top kids party. Check out the details captured below by Aida Malik Photography.
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Planning, Design, + Florals – Pretty Posh Events
Photography – Aida Malik Photography
Cakes – Whimsical Baker
Stationery – Bushel & Peck Paper
Acrylic Toppers – Oda Creative
Children Tables + Chairs – Petite Seats
October Special
We are having a promotion for all October rentals!! Here are the deets:
☆ All #PetiteSeats on sale as follows:
-White Chiavaris $3.00 to rent
-Pink/Clear/Gold Chiavaris $5.00 to rent
☆Must book and pay invoice by 9/30/15
☆ALL PAYMENTS ARE NONE REFUNDABLE, NO EXCEPTIONS.
☆Delivery or pickup options are available. ☆ ☆For more information email us at info @petiteseatsnj.com
Spring/Summer 2015 Client Pictures
I love to share the amazingly designed events our clients' produce using our Petite Seats. Here are several from this season's events. Enjoy!
3...2...1... Cayden's Space Adventure
A Modern My Little Pony Party for Ava + Everly
Birthday Traditions: The Annual VideoChat
A fun and memorable way to commemorate each year of your child's life (starting at around age 3) is to create a 20 questions video interview. Doing this annually and reviewing the previous year's video is a great way to see how responses change year to year.
Here are a list of questions you can ask your little ones:
1. What is your name?
2. How old are you?
3. What is your mom’s name?
4. What does your mom do during the day?
5. What is your dad’s name?
6. What does your dad do during the day?
7. What is your favorite color?
8. What is your favorite thing to eat? (what don’t you like to eat?)
9. Who are your friends?
10. What is your favorite song? Can you sing it for me?
For more questions check out original post here.
Title the video, "A Conversation with ______". The Paper Nook has a free printable of annual birthday questions here.
DIY Lace Party Crowns
Interested in a cool, easy to assemble children's party favor/decor element?! Check out this post dedicated to creating a do-it-yourself lace crown.
Materials List:
- Lace - 13-15" {depending on desired size}
- Aleene's fabric stiffener
- Metallic paint or a paint pen
- Wax paper
- Paint brush
- Plastic gloves
- Round container {e.g. coffee can}
- Glue gun
- Shallow dish
- Clothes pin
PROCEDURE
Step one: "Wrap the container you plan to use with plastic wrap or wax paper. I used a small coffee can for newborn sized crowns, and the large one (pictured) for bigger kids. If you don’t wrap the can, you will get rust colored stains on the lace."
Step two: "Cut the lace to the desired length. 15 inches works for newborn crowns."
Step three: "Pour some of the fabric stiffener into a shallow container. Rub the lace in it and squeeze out the excess."
Step four: "Wrap the lace around the container. Secure with a pin or clip."
Step five: "Once it’s dried, peel the lace off the container. Glue the ends together."
Step six: "Embellish it."
-- For original source with images click here.
Food Art for Your Picky Eater
I have two daughters who's personalities and eating habits are polar opposite. My eldest only wants to eat five things - french fries, cheese pizza, alfredo linguine, french onion soup from Panera Bread, and pancakes. Her younger sister will eat a cow -- what ever you put in front of her she will eat. I've tried a host of strategies to get my oldest to eat and the only thing that has worked has been to create food art. Being an avid pinner I found super cute ideas to create. Here are a few of my go-to favorites:
Of course for these edible pieces of art let your imagination take over. Essential tools are a sharp paring knife, tooth picks, and vivid imagination. Have fun!
Petite Marie Antoinette Styled Shoots
Petite Seats is officially one year old! A year ago today we embarked on the journey of providing children sized Chiavari chairs to the tri-state area and we accomplished our mission. During year two we will continue to get the Petite Seats brand exposure and grow our presence in Maryland. We will make more alliances with special events companies and purchase more specialized inventory.
We decided to commemorate our first year with a Marie Antoinette inspired styled shoot. We were fortunate to partner with the Grand Historic Venue in downtown Baltimore to produce this over-the-top styled shoot. We worked with fifteen vendors in create a one-of-a-kind kid's inspired celebration. Check out the video created by Nikki of MaeB Films below.
Kids Style: The Perfect Party Dress
Having the perfect frock can serve as the foundation piece for your princess' birthday celebration. Your invitations, cake design, and decorative elements of the soiree can mimic the design the dress. Below are some of our favorite designs of the season. Enjoy!
At Sak's Fifth Avenue | David Charles | Girl's Glittery Tiered Tulle Dress | $380 | 7-14
At Shan + Toad | Mischka Aoki | She is Stunning, Isn't She? Dress | $983 | 1-12
At Sak's Fifth Avenue | David Charles | Girl's Embroidered Floral Lace Tulle Dress | $335 | 7-14
At Sak's Fifth Avenue | Oscar de la Renta | Silk Taffeta Party Dress | $395 | 7-14
For added panache check out these accessories {Click on image for purchase information}.
Cinderella: The Movie
On March 13, Disney is releasing their 2015 version of Cinderella. We are anticipating many spring and summer parties to mimic the cinematography of the film. I can not wait. Check out several of our favorite Cinderella themed parties below the trainer.
Real Party Inspiration from Around the Web {Click on images for original source}
Pink Pastry Parlor
Before launching Petite Seats we researched businesses that catered to special events for children. One business we were enamored by was the Pink Pastry Parlor (PPP). No longer in business, the second location of the PPP was based in Alpharetta, Georgia. It was a one-stop shop for exclusive girls' parties. Tiffany Young, the owner, starred in the OWN network's reality show called, "Party at Tiffany's". In spite of the show only being on for six episodes, viewers were given the opportunity to witness Tiffany and her team in action as they created one-of-a-kind events with lots of pink and oodles of fun.
The PPP was a girl's dream come true. Check out the various rooms in the venue:
- Pink Pillow Fight Room
- Spa Room for Makeup, Manicures, and Pedicures
- Catwalk with Stage for DressUp
- Shopping in the Pink Pastry Store Outfitted with Miniature Pink Shopping Carts
- Cupcake Boutique
- Classroom for Baking Classes
- Tea Room
- Game Room
- Movie Room
For more information about Tiffany Young's journey check out this article from Cuisine Noir Magazine here.
A Mommy + Me Valentine's Day
Here is our blurb about the shoot:
In honor of Sweethearts’ Day Petite Seats and The Flair Factor hatched an idea for a Mommy and Me styled shoot. Infused with subtle vintage sophistication, bold touches of pinks, purple, and red with a splash of gold our shoot exhibited a stylish charm.
The story line for the shoot was inspired by fabulous, haute mamas and their posh tots. Beautifully detailed with milk glass, hobnail vintage fancies, sweet treats, and fresh florals, we celebrated friendship and motherhood. We added the sparkling effect of gold sequin for a bit of pop.
These 16" paper mache letter were spray painted pink and gold and served as a simple, DIY photo prop {purchase here}.
The undeniable charm of this shoot may be reproduced detail-by-detail by using only store purchased items. We love Target’s $1 section and Hobby Lobby for crafting. The style and theme can be transferred a birthday celebration, baby shower, or even a girl’s night in.
We decided to have a Mimosa bar for the Mommies, but didn't want to leave the little ones out. Our idea was a Mommy + Me Mimosa and Mini-mosa setup complete with champagne and sparkling cider.
L O V E is in the air . . .
Our Gold Chiavari Chairs are the perfect complement for a Valentine's Day celebration.
Vendor Credits:
Photography: Digna Toledo Photography {www.dignatoledo.com}
Concept + Producer: Petite Seats {www.petiteseatsnj.com}
Creative Director + Design: The Flair Factor {www.theflairfactor.com}
Florals: The Flair Factor
Cakes + Cakepops: Store bought
Macaroons: Trader Joe's
Jello Shooters: Petite Seats
Tissue Paper Backdrop: Petite Seats
Milk Glass Rentals: The Flair Factor
Children Chiavari Chairs: Petite Seats
Attire: Models Own
Winter Photo Campaign: Frozen Winter Wonderland
We collaborated again with the dynamic duo of Favors and More, LLC to produce a Winter Wonderland styled shoot for our Winter photo campaign.
For details about the shoot please check out our feature on Occasions blog here. Enjoy!
My sister {Oh Experience} made the journey from Maryland to assist and take pictures as well. Below are our favorite images from her album.
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Photography: Aida Malik Photography | Concept & Producer: Petite Seats | Creative Director & Design:Favors + More, LLC | Production Assistant: Andria Soltau of Paper & Cakes | Invitations: Willow & East Design | Favor Tags & Buffet Labels: Creative Touch by Johanny | Chalkboard Sign: Chalk It Up 2 Love | Christmas Ornaments: Creations by LuLu | Desserts: Boca Doce Baking {Smaller Cake, ivory cc Oreos, pearl cakepops}, Anaida’s Creations {metallic snowflake cakepops, cc pretzels, white cc Oreos} ,Paper & Cakes {bling sticks rock candy, mini cupcakes, caramel cc apples} , Yulissa’s Creations {8" cake with winter motif}, Sweet Delights NJ {rosette cookies}, and The Flair Factor {macaroons}
Tissue Paper Backdrop
Over our holiday break I decided to produce a Valentine's Day shoot. I, along with Natasha of the Flair Factor and Digna Toledo, styled and captured our Mommy + Me Petite V-Day shoot. We endeavored to keep the design simple and affordable using store purchased products. A large part of the decor for our shoot was a DIY tissue paper backdrop I created. This post will serve to assist those interested in creating their own.
Materials:
- Form Board {From Hobby Lobby}
- Elmer's Spray Adhesive {From Hobby Lobby}
- Tissue Paper {I purchased from a wholesale. Use places like EBay here}
- Heavy Moving Tape {Any brand/Type will do}
- Ribbon or Thin Floral Wire {Dollar Tree}
- Scissors {Sturdy enough to cut through 8 sheets of folded tissue paper}
Procedure:
Step One:
I began the process by taking four - 32" x 40" foam boards and taping them together with heavy duty packing tape. Once the four boards were taped together I had a 5' x 7' wall. Here are two examples of the foam board I used here and here.
Step Two:
After making about 50-60 tissue paper flowers (See video below for How To) I began to attach the flowers to the board using Elmer's Board Mate Spray Adhesive. I would spray a small area of the board and firmly press paper flower over the glued area for 3-5 seconds (sometimes a double spray was needed).
Step Three:
I used a "color block" style pattern for our board. I felt this would look better than just randomly picking up any color. I imagine this would look great with one solid color as well. An issue I encountered once all the flowers were on the board was it being front heavy. Because I taped the boards in a 4-quadrant design I was able to stand the board up and angle it to about a 60 degree angle (think hardcover menu-- see below). This allowed me to not have the backdrop flush against the wall. The larger the wall-- especially if you decide to make it in one piece as I did -- the more you will need to reinforce the back.
Below are alternative methods for creating a tissue paper backdrop along with photo inspiration. Enjoy!
From Ruffled's Blog
Client Pictures: A Royal Affair
In October we traveled to Abington, Pennsylvania to the Abington Art Center for a royal tot sized affair.
The venue had an amazing outdoor pavilion overlooking 27 acres of lush grounds. It was perfect for the 50 guests Royal Court. A combination of our lucite, white, and gold chi's were used.
Mother of two of the four guests of honor endeavored to execute this setup primilary by herself (with the help of three or four assistants). It was a huge feat, but the end result was flawless.
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Cakes - Simply Blessed Cakes - Deborah Bradley
Prince Eric and Princess Ariel - Pink Party Express
Balloon Artist - Pink Party Express
Face Painting - Stacey's Face Painting
Linen - Party Rental Limited
Chandeliers + Candelabras - NarWal
Nia is Five
Abby of Pretty Posh Events used our Petite Seats to complete the look for her daughter's fifth birthday celebration. The theme was Princesses + Unicorns with a gold and fuchsia color palette. For the details of this event check out the feature on Hostess with the Mostest's blog here.
Petite Sophistication: Kids Furniture
We are always brainstorming about expanding Petite Seats. One idea for expansion is to include petite sized sofas and arm chairs to our inventory. This post is dedicated to several of our favorite kids sized furniture. Enjoy!
Maximus is One
Cathy of Glam and Envious Affairs was kind enough to send us pictures of the subtly sophisticated first birthday she designed and planned last weekend. The beautifully detailed event was named, "Maximum's 1st Birthday" and it was an over-the-top circus theme. Cathy used our gold chiavari's for the center staged kids table. Check out the images below:
Laury of There Should Always Be Cake create several masterpieces for this event. I hijacked some of her IG pictures for a close up of the treats.To learn more about the woman behind the amazing confectionery designs check out our interview with Laury here.
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Cookies: Flourish Cakes
Cakes and Other Sweet Treats: There Should Always Be Cake
All In One Entertainment, Inc.
Gold Kids Chiavari Chairs: Petite Seats
Production Assistant: Sweet Ambitions Events
Venue: District 12 NYC
We've Been Published in CocoLily Magazine
We been published in an amazing e-magazine, CocoLily Magazine.
The first boutique publication for mom, hostess and bride with a whimsically modern twist. COCOLILY offers its readers truly unique content they will not find anywhere else. Showcasing celebrations, charming inspirations, real issues, curated fabulous finds; all complemented by overflows of stunning photography, gorgeous styling and chic fashion. Founded in 2013 with a highly anticipated debut issue that launched in Spring 2013, COCOLILY is a trend setting publication with mainstream appeal that aims to showcase artists, photographers, designers, inventors, creators, dreamers, kids, stylists, women, brides, moms and hostesses.
Thank you Renee + Dominique for the wonderful opportunity! I look forward to working with COCOLILY again in the near future. Check on the logo below to see our spread!