Ladybug Garden Party!

ByCourtney Whitmore June 22, 2010December 9, 2022

Ladybug Garden Party

I love red and yellow together (not just because I’m a Chi Omega). Red and yellow are such fun, vibrant colors! They are perfect for a ladybug party this summer! Be creative with your cupcakes. These were placed on dowels and into small painted pots.

The little red wagon is holding Ladybug Pots from Michael’s and the yellow polka dot glasses came from Pier 1. The red and white polka dot table cloth is 1 1/2-yards of fabric from JoAnn’s. Since it is a garden party, the pots are planted with herbs – parsley, chives, basil. Each guest went home with a potted herb plant with instructions for Mom or Dad to use when cooking dinner!

Tablescape by Pizzazzerie & Phronsie’s Tables

Cupcake Contest: Vote for Ladybug!

Want to know something else fun? 3 Party Experts – Amy Atlas, Kim of The TomKat Studio, and Tori of Thoughtfully Simple – have teamed up for a cupcake contest! Our ladybug cupcake is in the contest, so go vote over on Thoughtfully Simple’s facebook page!

Pizzazzerie is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associate Programs and other affiliate services. This means that pizzazzerie.com receives a small commission by linking to Amazon.com and other sites at no cost to the readers.

Courtney’s Latest book

Get Your Copy!

In The Southern Entertainer’s Cookbook, Courtney Whitmore shares her party go-tos, over 75 delicious crowd-pleasing recipes. Featured as a must-have cookbook in Southern Living Magazine.

BUY NOW

11 Comments

Brandi @ Tweedle Dee Designs says:

at

How adorable, I love ladybugs! This party is too cute.

Reply
Pamela Smerker says:

at

Absolutely adorable! Love the cupcakes on a stick…FAB-U-Lous!

Reply
Bird says:

at

I love them!!

I’m planning a garden party soon, and your post is very inspiring! :)

Thank you

Reply
Amy says:

at

Cute party! I love the colors- soo cute!!

Reply
betsy says:

at

super cute! Love the wagon. I want one of those!

Reply
Scott says:

at

Phronsie!! So I did a few interviews while sitting in La Guardia, and no one really had any idea. But after a little online research, most people think it started in the 1920s as a reference to New York as a premium location for horse racing. Because it was such a heralded city for horse racing, the biggest rewards for horse racers were to be had in New York. And since apples are often used as rewards for horses, New York became the Big Apple!!

Haha thanks again for helping me pass the time on the plane and in the airport! Hope you are enjoying the Big Apple!

Ps. I still prefer your guess for why it is called the Big Apple. It was a little anticlimactic to find out that it came from an off-hand reference to horse racing by a sports journalist.

Pps. I love the ladybug table!!

Reply
1. Phronsie says:
  
  at
  
  Scott:
  Hope your summer is going well – thanks for the information – WOW!
  Phronsie
  phronsiedial@bellsouth.net
  
  Reply
Chris @ Celebrations At Home says:

at

This is Adorable!!

Reply
Andrea says:

at

Beautiful party! May I ask: Where are the lollipops from?

Reply
1. Phronsie says:
  
  at
  
  Andrea:
  The lollipops came from Walmart in the spring but
  on the back was: http://www.kendoncandies.com – Then
  I hot glued the lady bug (from Michael’s) onto the
  lollipop – and put it in a doll stand to give it height!
  Kendon Candies, 460 Perrymont Ave., San Jose, Ca.
  408-297-6133
  Phronsie
  
  Reply
Laurel says:

at

This party is absolutely adorable! Where oh where did the tiny wheelbarrow and red wagon come from? They are perfect for holding favor bags, snacks or whatever! Such a great tablescape :)

Reply