hwtm icons row

Lulu’s Cowgirl Chic Birthday Party

Quick Jump To » Vendor Credits | Comments

Invitation, Milk and Farm Fresh Items

Yee-haw parters! Ya’ll ready to see a darling Cowgirl Chic Birthday Party by Jill of Peas & Thank You’s? Saddle on up and ride on over for this adorable birthday bash… it’s creative, colorful, and bound to bring out your inner cowgirl/cowboy!

I’m totally obsessed with the amazing “Lulu” rope backdrop sign. Not only was it hand braided by the hostess herself, it sets the tone of the party perfectly, even making the garage doors part of the party decor. Brilliant! When you have a large space, making it work for you is key and Jill nailed it! And don’t even get me started on the ridiculously cute hen cake balls… I had no idea they were even cake balls until I read the description!

Main Table Cowgirl Party

Other touches that I just can’t get enough of: gourmet “Dirty”Apples {caramel & sprinkles}, hinged milk bottles with regular and strawberry milk, fabulous ruffled table skirt, and all the amazing food. Every time I see a pink ruffle cake, my heart skips a beat! The touch of pink used here makes this western party just girly enough, but not overdone. To think all of this started from a pink pair of cowboy boots!

Name in rope, hats, horse

Keep reading for more darling photos + party details…

Farm Fresh Goodness and Little Chics

Cowgirl Banner and More

Cake, Apples, Food

Cowgirl Pink and White Milk Bottles

Cowgirl Chic Food Table

PARTY DETAILS as told by, Jill

The party featured lots of DIY elements, including a rustic glam covered seating area draped in burlap tied with rag flowers and hay bales to rest on. I also made the display table cloth (40′ of burlap and linen hand ruffled in three tiers!) and a braided rope name hanging. Scraps of burlap and fabric from the girls peasant skirts were used to make country grapevine wreaths and a banner as well. I also fabricated some of the custom serving ware like the fruit and veggie trays (wooden trays from Home Goods and western candle holders from Real Deals) and utilized a craftsman made tree trunk sliced shelf for the cake.

I also served mini apple and cherry pies inspired by Bakerella, s’mores pops that the kids LOVED, and the cupcakes featured glittery southwest toppers made by The Purple Pug. The adorable wire hen egg display is from Hobby Lobby and was perfect for the pearl decked hen cake balls are from Terri’s Party Treasures.

The barrel cooler is a tree planter from Home Goods adapted for old fashioned soda bottles, and the kids were served chocolate and strawberry milk in vintage hinged bottles from Hobby Lobby. The Farm Fresh crate was a fabulous find at Real Deals (a local catch all housewares and furniture warehouse) and was used for gourmet candy apple favors. I made the apples myself in three varieties – Dirty Apples (caramel and jimmies), Cattle Snickers (caramel, chocolate and peanuts) and Gimme S’mores (marshmallow fluff, chocolate and graham cracker crumbs). I tied the apples with tags made to match the custom invitations (both made by me).

Believe it or not, the perfect ruffle cake was created by the grocery store decorator at my local Publix Supermarket – following Martha Stewart’s instructions – and was the first one she had ever done!

We had a darling petting farm come for the event and they brought tons of bunnies, chickens, ducks, goats to feed, a stylin’ mini horse named Lola, and Mack the horse for pony rides. I also had some little activities set up for the kids to play “Snakes in my boots!”, hot rattlesnake, and shoot water guns for target practice.

The birthday girl (Lulu, 4) and her sister Neenie wore custom patchwork twirly skirts and personalized tees from Baa Baa Baby Boutique.”

Vendor Credit

41 Comments

  1. Courtney {pizzazzerie} August 30, 2011 at 6:32 am

    love this! beautiful colors!

  2. lisa brakebill August 30, 2011 at 6:36 am

    Cutest thing EVER!

  3. Erika Moore August 30, 2011 at 6:37 am

    Oh My!! Super cute! I love everything about this party!

  4. Michelle - I DO invitations by michelle August 30, 2011 at 6:37 am

    Absolutely adorable party and the vintage/shabby-chic decor is fabulous!

  5. sami August 30, 2011 at 6:50 am

    i’m bookmarking this right now! every detail is perfect for a texas party! the pies! the milk! love it.

  6. Kristy {the purple pug} August 30, 2011 at 6:51 am

    Beautiful and so charming. So many astounding handmade deets. The “Lulu” rope name is extraordinary. I cannot believe Jill made that tablecloth!
    Gorgeous, dreamy and brilliant.

  7. Christi {P is for Party} August 30, 2011 at 6:59 am

    Goodness gracious! What a CUTE party! This Texas girl likes the chic cowgirl look. =)

  8. I Do Declare August 30, 2011 at 7:05 am

    TOO CUTE! I love the food and the rope “Lulu” is just perfect!

  9. Jill {Peas & Thank You's} August 30, 2011 at 7:48 am

    Beyond flattered! Thank you so much for all the kind words, this party was a dream come true for my little cowgirl ♥

    • Lissette November 12, 2012 at 4:37 pm

      Hi Jill, Awesome party! Can you please tell us where you got the cute brown and pink hats?

  10. Lacee Fletcher August 30, 2011 at 7:49 am

    Love this cowgirl birthday party! an idea for next year ;)

  11. Doralee August 30, 2011 at 7:55 am

    You people AMAZE me!!!!! This party is just incredible–what a blessed little girl!!! so clever and creative!!

  12. Stacy August 30, 2011 at 7:56 am

    This is really cool! I love the invitations! Were they printed on canvas or paper? I’m just wondering because I see they were actually sewn to the burlap. Awesome rope sign and little chick cakes too!

  13. Natalie - Southern Belle's Charm August 30, 2011 at 8:09 am

    I fell in love with this party from the day I saw the invites! Outstanding team and the design is perfect! Love it girls!

  14. Michele ~ crazyfordesign August 30, 2011 at 8:56 am

    The Cutest Ever!

  15. Tish Horton (Eccentric Designs) August 30, 2011 at 9:10 am

    I agree with Natalie, fell in love with this party when I initially saw the invites. Jill did a wonderful job styling this party and it is filled with so many awesome details. You can tell she really put her heart into it and made the birthday girl day special : )

    Congrats on the feature Jill!

  16. Shelley@DivinePartyConcepts August 30, 2011 at 10:23 am

    I am LOVING this!!! The name rope back drop is great!!!

  17. Terri August 30, 2011 at 10:49 am

    I love everything about this party. The rope, HELLO AMAZING!!! So happy to have a little part of this party!! GREAT job!

  18. Leslie August 30, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    LOVE the invitation!!

  19. partycraftsecrets August 30, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    Love the injection of pink in with the ‘traditional’ brown and white cow-combo; a quick and easy way of putting the ‘girl’ into ‘cowgirl’ – and it must be admitted, it’s one of my most favourite colourschemes that I love promoting; vanilla-chocoalte-strawberry… so Neopolitan Icecream – yummy!

  20. Mindy September 1, 2011 at 12:28 pm

    Love the name from rope and the ruffle tablecloth – pinning :D

  21. Diana September 8, 2011 at 9:28 am

    WOW!!! what a beautiful tastful little girls party. I was looking for inspiration for my Daughter who is turning 6 and I found so much here. Your little girls are adorable also.

  22. Lauren vergara September 20, 2011 at 3:27 pm

    I had a question I LOVED the invitations how can I ger those or make them

  23. Christy Laughlin September 24, 2011 at 10:24 am

    I love that you got the cake from Publix!! They are our favorite grocery store.

  24. Heather October 5, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    Just wondering if you could provide some instructions on the rope (name making). Would love to do this for my daughters party next month (Nov).

  25. janine November 21, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    I love those cowboy hats-where on earth did you find them!?!?!? they are much nicer than the ones i find on party supply sites!!!

  26. Cheryl January 16, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Your party set up is darling! Your cake decorator did an amazing job!

  27. Melissa January 24, 2012 at 3:27 pm

    Ok- exactly how did you harden the rope to create the letters?? I have heard of corn starch but don’t know for how long to soak and how to dispose of the lquid when you are done?? This is adorable, adorable, adorable!! :-)

  28. janine February 18, 2012 at 10:51 pm

    does anyone know where i can find cowboy hats like that!?!?!?

  29. KRISTEN February 26, 2012 at 8:20 am

    LOVE THE INVITES… CAN YOU SHARE WHERE YOU GOT THE INVITES AND/OR CLIP ART?

  30. Janine March 8, 2012 at 9:13 pm

    It really sucks that Ive had to ask 3 times where these hats came from and still have no answer-im trying so hard to make an awesome party and cant find anything like it -_- ugh

    • jenn s. March 8, 2012 at 10:39 pm

      Hi Janine – I’m not able to see every comment that comes through due to the volume, but I did happen to catch this one. Sorry you’re frustrated – I just went to the Peas & Thank You’s website though and she did a post on this party as well that mentions the hats are from Dollar Tree. Here’s the link: http://peasandthankyous.blogspot.com/search/label/cowgirl%20party

  31. Louette G Madison June 21, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    How do you make the rope name? What is used to harden the rope?

  32. Carol White July 12, 2012 at 6:46 am

    I love everything about the party. I am getting ready to do a cowgirl party and would love to know how you made the name with rope. What type of rope was used and how did you get it to stay in place. Thanks so much for your help.

  33. Heather July 15, 2012 at 7:34 pm

    you mentioned the games you had for the kids to play, could you explain briefly how to play them? (the rattlesnake & snake in my boots games) thank you!

  34. Amy McFarlin August 1, 2012 at 2:15 am

    where did u find the pink and brown hats?

  35. Erica August 16, 2012 at 7:25 pm

    Hi I’m having my daughter a cowgirl theme birthday party in 2 weeks. Can you please tell me how did you make your daughter’s name with rope?

  36. Sara February 6, 2013 at 2:14 pm

    Like so many before me…I am wondering how to make a name with rope? Please share your technique, I’d really appreciate it.

  37. Laura June 24, 2014 at 10:41 am

    Yes, where or where did you get these hats?

  38. Jennifer May 18, 2016 at 7:09 am

    Hi do you sell the Ruffles tablecloth? Tks

Comments are closed.

hi there - meet jenn

Browse Party Ideas: