Jaime Costiglio

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DIY Pink Barbie Party

The classic little girl party theme: Barbie.  There are a bazillion Barbie party ideas out there and quite a few you can do yourself!
barbie birthday party cake

I’m sharing a DIY Barbie birthday party with lots of pink decor: an easy ruffled tablecloth, DIY Barbie favors, a wall mounted TV cover, cupcake stand and more.

Full disclosure the Barbie cake is not a DIY project :), I ordered the cake from the bakery.  But you could definitely make that too!
diy gathered plastic tablecloth
However this ruffled plastic pink tablecloth is a DIY project you can definitely manage with scissors a little clear packing tape.
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Supplies:
plastic tablecloth cover on roll
plastic tablecloth cover for ruffled table cover
Step 1: Unroll a good amount of the tablecover roll and fold over the top 1/3 just enough so the other 2/3 just grazes the floor.
ruffled table base cover using plastic tablecloth and packing tape
Step 2: Gather the folded edge and use clear packing tape to secure to table edge.
ruffled tablecloth using plastic tablecover
You can see above how the long hanging portion of the tablecloth just grazes the floor.  You don’t want it too long so people are stepping on it.  Be sure you fold over enough to keep it off the floor but not too much that it looks short.
Cover the tabletop with a fabric cloth or other tablecover and add a contrasting runner if desired.  Super easy and relatively inexpensive.
diy ruffled plastic tablecloth
SHOP THIS PROJECT:
Now that you have the plastic tablecover roll on hand let’s use it to make more DIY decorations.  For a big, bold statement that is inexpensive and requires very little skill try hanging plastic swags.  This easy to hang plastic swag decor adds a ton of pink to this Barbie party!
diy wall swags for party using plastic tablecloth
Supplies:
3M command hooks on wall
Step 1: Adhere mini Command hooks in corners and middle (where ever you want the swag to attach to the wall).
 plastic tablecloth gathered with twist tie
Step 2: Gather the plastic tablecover and wrap with twist tie.
twist tie with plastic hooked onto command hook
Step 3: Hook the twist tie loop onto Command hook.
party swag with tulle pouf at seam
Step 4: Add tulle bow to completely cover the Command hook.
SHOP THIS PROJECT:
I also made a temporary TV cover up birthday sign using canvas and a wood frame, see the how to here.
diy painted canvas tv cover
I sewed Barbie silhouette pouches as favors:
barbie silhouette sewn onto canvas pouches
with pink polka dot lining
diy cotton canvas pouches with polka dot lining
One for each cousin.
To see how I made the pouches click here.
canvas zippered pouches with barbie silhouette
The Barbie silhouette idea came from the cupcake toppers:
barbie cupcake toppers
I ordered the toppers from here.
And forgot to get a good picture until half the cupcakes were gone!  I also built the cupcake stand / treat tower, find the details here.
barbie party cupcake tower
For the school party I made cake pops, see how to here:
diy cake pop tower
She was most excited about getting Barbie out of the cake:
diy barbie birthday party 6 year old girl
And she’s wearing the pom pom party dress I made here:
diy pom pom party dress
Thank goodness I have a few months until the next birthday, it’s exhausting!
diy pink barbie party ideas
Disclaimer: The Barbie silhouette image belongs to Party Paper Creations and needs to be purchased from the Etsy shop for personal use.

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  3. Special 'K' says

    OMG! What an amazing job you have done. I will be adding some of your decorating ideas to my up and coming bithday bash for the special one. I hope you all had an amazing time. Thanks for sharing. Cheers SpecialK XoXo

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  22. navywife8511 says

    LOVE everything!!
    Just curious….what did you use on TOP of the pink ruffle tablecloth?
    The white and the polka dot pieces?
    Thanks!!
    Can't wait to use these ideas!!

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  24. Tari Hann, owner of Barbee & Friends Doll Clothes says

    The table skirting idea is the best! I'm going to do that for my craft shows from now on. I use a cloth tablecloth for shows and I think I even have a roll of the white table covering. Your whole party looked awesome, I just don't have little kids anymore and grandkids are kind of far off at this point, lol. But I do plan to use the table skirt idea, thanks for an awesome tutorial!

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  25. ILA from HeHasMS.com says

    I am featuring these ideas on my blog post (linked back to this blog post):

    Wedding Series (Part 2): Finding Inspiration

    I hope this is okay. If not, please just let me know and I will remove it immediately! I just love this project and it makes such a beautiful statement for any party/celebration!

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