Event Entertainment at Fizzy Party Trop Fest

Welcome to Fizzy Party Trop Fest at Opal 28.  Come on up, there's lots of entertainment and fun  outside before the crafting begins.  

Opal 28 has a great outdoor patio space for weddings, parties and events.   The lower patio was the perfect space for a game of flamingo ring toss.  I didn't want to spend money on pots to put the flamingo's in so I spray painted some plastic flower pots I already had on hand, filled the bottom with rocks I had in my yard to weigh them down and then put dirt on top the rocks.

My friend is saying. "This ring toss is not very easy."   That didn't stop people from having fun though.

This flamingo from Shindigz  was a HIT at Fizzy Party Trop Fest.  All the attendees had a lot of fun posing with this guy.  The photo prop behind the flamingo was one of my FAV things at Fizzy Party Trop Fest.   When I told Marquee Design PDX  my idea of an interactive photo op she loved it and ran with it.

 Don't you LOVE this idea?!  It's a giant colouring wall.  Marquee Design PDX  has this great tri-fold chalk board backdrop that she had vinyl tropical cutouts made for the attendees to colour in.   I like the antennae added to the flamingo.

B. Lovely Events having fun at the colouring wall.

The attendees really got into the colouring wall.  This would be such a fun idea at a wedding.

A bunch of creatives, A Crafted Passion , This Messy Season who was in town visiting for the summer, Me :) Fizzy Party and B. Lovely Events.  

If you missed the dessert bar pop over and fill up on eye candy.

Have fun shopping and creating your own tropical event.

Styling, concept and Design: Fizzy Party 
Photos: A Well Crafted Party 
Venue: Opal 28 
Graphics: Small Moments 
Flamingo Balloon:  Celebration Lane 
Fabric garland: Pretti Mini 
Flamingo pool float: Shindigz 
Tri-fold chalkboard wall: Marquee Design PDX
Pineapple sunglasses: Oriental Trading 

Dessert Bar- Fizzy Party Trop Fest

Welcome back. Did you miss the crafting part of the evening?  If so, pop over here.
End of July I took a leap and hosted my first craft night out at Opal 28.  The attendees and I painted trinket dishes using paints by Plaid Craft.

All that crafting at Fizzy Party Trop Fest can make one hungry so lets get on over to the dessert bar and load up our plates.

First stop, the bar for a drink. We're going to need something to wash down all those tasty treats.  Being a tropical themed party your drink would just be boring if you didn't dress it up.  Dressing up a drink doesn't have to be expensive.  Flamingo straws and palm tree stirrers from Oriental Trading are inexpensive and add a lot of fun to drinks.

Flamingo down! Cut him off. 

This is one of my favorite dessert bars!  Why do I have to make something look so good because now the pressures on to top it.  ha ha!  All that colour just POPs and draws you in.  One of my favorite features of the dessert bar is the gold fringy curtain from Shindigz. Inexpensive but lots of eye appeal.  The SWEETS paper mache letters from Darice started out as plain brown boring letters.  In one short afternoon I took them from boring to tropical.

Let's dish up.  Thank goodness for Instagram because when I saw  Pink Poppy Party Shoppe  post these napkins I knew they were perfect for the event.  Love when that happens.  And I had so many attendees ask me about these great plates from Create Ur Plate.  Small Moments  created the graphics for me.  The great thing about these plates is that you can peel off the graphic underneath and save it for the next party.

So, I might have gone a little overboard on the dessert bar ;)  I have quite the sweet tooth after all.  Lux Sucre  who I met a few years ago at a wedding show  made all the delicious baked goods.  

                       

As much as I love baked goods I'm all over the sugary treats.  Jelly Belly jelly beans have got to be at the top of my candy weakness list.  I can't tell you how many scoops of jelly beans I ate that night.
I should have saved one of the pineapple candy kabobs from Sweets Indeed  because they went fast! Marquee Design PDX was all excited about them.  I think she's my candy sister soul mate.

If you're into gourmet popcorn you would have ignored the dessert table and headed straight to the big bowl of  Poplandia Popcorn  . Coconut on one side and NW raspberry on the other.  The honeycomb balls from Shindigz complimented the popcorn perfectly.

None of the attendees could resist these stinkin cute pineapple shaped strawberry filled macarons that Delectable Baked Goods  created for the event.  I pushed her macaron skills by asking her to create pineapple shaped macarons.  I'd say she gets an A+

Strawberry meringue's dipped in chocolate and dressed in pink sprinkles.

Rock candy is so fun, comes in so many great colours and just says, PARTY!!!

I don't know about you but I'm stuffed.

Ready to create your own tropical event? Let's go shopping.
Shop this event:

Styling, concept and design:  Fizzy Party 
Venue: Opal 28
Graphics: Small Moments 
Palm leaves, coconut cups, flamingo straws, palm tree stirrers: Oriental Trading 
Napkins: Pink Poppy Party Shoppe 
Mini flamingos: Amazon 
Paper mache letters: Darice 
Plates: Create Ur Plate
Pineapple tulle poms: Pretti Mini 
Licorice and gummy candies: Oh! Nuts 
Macarons: Delectable Baked Goods 
Popcorn: Poplandia 
Cupcakes, lemon bars, meringues, and coconut shooters: Lux Sucre Desserts 
Jelly Beans: Jelly Belly 
Gold curtain, honeycomb balls and pineapples, rock candy: Shindigz 

Summertime Entertainment Ideas

Summertime is a great time to entertain. The weather is perfect to host a party outdoors and it stays light a lot longer. 

For many people a BBQ cookout is THE summer party. For me, as soon as summer hits I think of hosting a Hawaiian tropical party. Bring a little slice of the islands to your backyard, porch, balcony or rooftop this summer with these inspirational ideas.

I love to start with bright poppin colours like the colours seen here as my inspiration.

Source: Intimate Weddings 

Let your guests know they're in for a good time by sending a fun unique invitation.  Paperless Post is passionate about providing unique invitations and many summer themes to choose from. This tropical confetti invite is too much fun.

As your guests arrive offer them a drink. Have a variety of drinks on hand. Water is a must, soda and a fun drink that matches your party theme like a mango orange margarita.

Source: The EveryGirl 

Hawaiian/tropical parties lend themselves to easy fun foods. Leaving you more time to enjoy your own party.

Spam and pineapple skewers are super easy to make and will be a HIT at your party. I've made these for my parties and not a skewer is left. 

Source: Better Recipes 

Coconut chicken bites, easy, tropical and tasty. 

Source: Multiply Delicious 

Fruit is always great to have on hand too. People crave refreshing fruit in the summer. 

Don't forget to add a little decor to tie the whole party theme together.  I love to go all out with the details, even making sure I have pineapple hand soap in the bathroom. Of course, you don't have to add as many details as I do to make it a fun party. 

 Tiki torches are inexpensive and when you add some faux flowers, bam! Welcome to the islands. 

Greeting your guests with a Hawaiian lei will make them feel like they just stepped off the plane in Hawaii. 

Source

Add some easy to make tropical flowers and pineapples to the tables for some colour. 

Source: Birds Party 

 Here's to easy summer fun island themed parties. Aloha!

* I was not compensated by Paperless Post. I just like their many fun invitation choices. 

Tiki Time

It's that time of year again, time to Tiki with Tiffany. 

Guests were greeted by the bright fun cocktail umbrella wreath that signals party fun inside. This year I added the Aloha banner made by A Well Crafted Party. 

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 Since I do this party annually using the decorations from year to year, I need to change it up a bit. These tiki masks and flowers are usually on my mantle and the lanterns normally hang from the trees outside. This year they went perfectly with the banner made by Itsy Belle 

I love that Itsy Belle is my neighbor to the North. Support local small business :)

Grab a drink and lets get this party started.  Tiki Punch is a staple at my Tiki parties. I never have any left. 


The punch is the first recipe listed in the link

Fun straws make your drink festive. Oriental Trading 

Cocktail umbrellas add more funness to your drink. 

One thing that helps keep the cost down is by making this party potluck. Guests always ask what they can bring and often times it gives them a chance to try a recipe out. I made spam/pineapple kabobs that everyone was excited about. I really need to make more next year. 

 I also made these Pineapple Smokies  that made my house smell sooo good. They were tasty too. 

 The Pineapple-Mango guac called for tomatoes too, which I thought I had and later found out I didn't. The guests loved it! They all said no tomatoes were needed. 

Not having kids I don't have a kids room or toys. The parents know this and were fabulous and brought toys for their kids. I did have a few fun kid things that they enjoyed playing with. Bubbles and  temporary tattoos were a hit. 

Come back Wednesday for desserts and party favors Woo Hoo!!

Tiki III

Gorgeous day for Tiki III. This party is normally held in July around our anniversary but Oregon is getting a very late summer so we hosted in August.  This year all the regulars couldn't make it but we got to share the tiki with some new faces and hope to see them back again next year. Enjoy the party! May it inspire you to host a tiki/Hawaiian fizzy party.

I noticed several women driving down our street, slow down and point the wreath out to their passenger :) So easy to make too.

Every one gets a lei, just like when you visit the beautiful islands of Hawaii.  On the invitation I always ask the guests to dress Hawaiian and just about everyone does. Its fun and makes for great party pictures.

The annual tiki party is always held outdoors. The paper lanterns are from our wedding :) and add a great burst of color.

There we are :), on our wedding day. We love the beach and our wedding was held in Cannon Beach, Oregon on a perfect July day.

Hee hee, maybe next year I should be like all the fancy party blogs and drape some Hawaiian print fabric to cover the fireplace. It would probably spruce it up, dontcha think?

I know what you're thinking, what do Peeps have to do with tiki or Hawaiian. I LOVE Peeps and since our annual tiki party is sort of a celebration of our anniversary they make an appearance.  At our wedding we had a candy bar with the Peeps set up like this. Peeps are candy, I love Peeps...

I always have a little bucket of fun for the kids who come.  We had this at our wedding too.  I fill it with fun flamingo glasses, hula skirts, temporary tattoos (adults even like these), beads, Hawaiian rubber duckies (big hit at the 1st annual tiki party), Frisbee's and beach balls.

Bubbles are always fun too and Oriental Trading company is a great place to find inexpensive party goods in your theme. A really good friend of mine got me Hello Kitty just for fun one year so you know I had to put her out.

                My friends get disappointed if I don't bust out the confetti :) it's kind of my signature.

                    Gotta have Spam at a Hawaiianish party.  Big hit. ooh, look, more confetti :)

                          When you don't have enough tables, use your ironing board.

I made these from scratch. I never bake from scratch. They turned out really good, Woo Hoo!! The frosting didn't look the same as the picture in the book but they tasted good and that's all that matters right?...

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed the party.  Hosting your own Hawaiian/Tiki party? I'd love to hear about it. Email me, Woo Hoo!!!