I love that Kokeshi dolls are Japanese Friendship Dolls- what a perfect theme for a birthday party with your girl friends!  Gayle, of I Will Invitations, hosted this lovely party for her daughter and themed the party around the darling Kokeshi dolls…

Paper fans, cherry blossoms, and butterflies complimented the kokeshi dolls…

Gayle fed the guests a full asian-inspired meal and treated everyone to sweet treats displayed and packaged in such a dainty way!

The tiny bamboo steamers were just the right size for fortune cookies~

Beautiful butterfly cookies…

I love the water bottle wrappers~ the ingredients are so cute!

The children played many games and also painted wooden kokeshi dolls!

Party favors included a treat bag full of themed goodies with a topper designed by Gayle!

And, chocolate bars wrapped in these adorable candy bar wrappers also made by I Will Invitations…

What a beautiful and unique birthday party!  I love the special touches that Gayle added throughout the party to make the guests feel as though they were playing among the cherry trees of Japan!

Just lovely, Gayle!  Thank you for sharing!

Vendor Credits:

Invitations & all accessories: I Will Invitations (website)  I Will Invitations (Etsy Shop)
Butterfly cookies: Cupkates (www.cupkates.com.au)
Wooden peg dolls to decorate: My Friend Amy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/myfriendamy) 

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