Up on the Housetops-themed holiday party

Up on the Housetops Christmas Party

Festive flair for a perfect fiesta

Kara Allen, straight from Kara's Party Ideas, shares one of her adorable party ideas with SheKnows. At a very young age, Kara started planning birthday parties for her family and friends. Her creative mind, attention to detail and love for party styling became evident as her site grew quickly.

I've been so excited about the holidays this year, because I've been envisioning this "Up on the Housetops Christmas Party" for a long time now and couldn't wait to actually style it!

The party consisted of a main dessert table full of treats and holiday goodness. The display was set up on top of a cream hutch covered in glittery paper and faux snow. Snow-flocked frames hung on the wall behind the hutch, creating a dreamy and wintery feel.

I made a vintage replica paper banner that said, "Up On The Housetops" and hung it on the wall below the main center frame. Inside the main frame was a glitter reindeer, cut out of light blue shimmery scrapbook paper.

I have a special place in my heart for cardboard Christmas houses and have collected them for years. They were perfect for this party and really helped create the "Up on the Housetop" feel! Among the houses were also bottlebrush trees in silver and cream.

Metal sleigh cupcake holders held beautiful vanilla cupcakes. A white ruffle cake stand was placed in the middle of the display, on it were lovely white and aqua cupcakes topped with edible sugar glitter.

Glass pedestal cake stands held other pretty desserts like peppermint bark and mint peppermint cookies.

At the front of the table were two long white ceramic platters holding divinity and white chocolate covered star pretzels.

Regular marshmallows were dipped in white chocolate candy melts and light blue sprinkles. A sucker stick was then inserted into the top of each marshmallow.

I filled miniature clear gable boxes with white cotton candy and labeled the boxes as "chimney smoke cotton candy." The gable boxes are available in the Kara's Party Ideas shop.

When I think of desserts and cookies, I think of milk! Glass milk bottles were dipped in Karo syrup and clear crystal candy sprinkles. Inside each glass was a white rock candy stick.

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