Lady Bug Appetizer
I want to feature my friend Clare’s 1st birthday party for her daughter Lila! It’s a Lady Bug Birthday Party!!! Notice the ladybug like tutu and hair accessory!!
Look at her beautiful plate of fruit and watermelon cut in the shapes of bugs!
And the homemade Lady Bug Cake her mother-in-law made!
And the black and red theme for the table!
And the topic of this blog post – the Lady Bug Appetizers! Aren’t they adorable?
Here’s how to make the Lady Bug Appetizer:
Ingredients:
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons sour cream
Black paste food coloring (if you want to put the dots on – she skipped them)
1/2 teaspoon minced chives
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
36 butter-flavored crackers
18 cherry tomatoes, quartered
18 large pitted ripe olives
72 fresh chive pieces (about 1-1/2 inches long)
For heads, halve the olives widthwise; place one half on each cracker. Insert two chives into olives for antennae. Use tinted cream cheese mixture to pipe spots onto wings. Yield: 3 dozen.
The perfect summer appetizer – enjoy!
Walk with the King!
How fun! I love all the pictures and the lady bug theme. I use to have my girls room in lady bugs… it was adorable!
Have a wonderful week Courtney!
With much love,
Mrs. Joseph Wood
http://www.amomentwithmom.blogspot.com
What fun for a birthday!! Love the lady bug appetizer. I'm keeping that one!
Don't you love themes? That is so adorable!!! Thanks for sharing. You must be a blogger at heart, going to a party and thinking "I bet I could blog this"! 🙂
That is really just super-cute! Thanks so much for sharing! We do a lot of k-12 outreach on insect education, so I just had to check it out when I saw it on TMTT! 🙂 We're new followers. Stop by to check out our kid-friendly dairy ideas if you get a chance: scienceisgrowing.blogspot.com
The lady bug theme is adorable!
SO cute and it's not all sugar like the cute party foods usually are. Thanks for sharing!
What a really cute birthday idea! I especially love the tutu and that adorable cake!
That is so darn cute. Man some people are so creative. I love getting new ideas from everyone!! Thanks for sharing Courtney!!!
Serving with Joy,
Sonya
What a cute idea and what a cute little Lady bug Lila was! 🙂
Looking forward to checking out the Tip Junkie!
~Kristi
So adorable!!
Very cute and tasty looking!! I had "fairy" party not too long ago for my daughter and her cousin. It was so fun. Barbara Beery's cookbooks have SO many amazing fairy recipes. 🙂
Wonderful looking party.
Courtney,
I've been a fan of yours for quite some time, so I'm completely flattered that you found my blog just to say that you liked my comment on Focus on the Family today:) That means so much. Thank you for loving Jesus and loving your husband so much. You are a blessing to me:)
Those appetizers are adorable! I like the fruit kabobs with shapes on them. Great ideas.
Everything looks great! Thank you for sharing.
the lady bug appetizers look fun and easy. Of which I look for in all of my recipies. I totally go for the easy but delish!
What a fun theme and how nice of you to feature your friend.
I will head over to check out Tip Junky, too.
Dani Joy
Thanks for coming over to Dining With Debbie.
These are great ideas! I love the bug theme! For the watermelon, do you know if she just used cookie cutters? My nearly-6yo dd LOVES bugs, so this would be perfect for her party this summer! Thank you so much for the ideas!
What a lovely theme – gorgeous pictures too! Love the appetizer recipe as well!
Hello there Im wondering if I may use this post on one of my blogs if I link back to you? Thanks