Posts Tagged ‘party’
Party Proposal: Indian Birthday Party
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My youngest daughter was an American Indian last Halloween. So we already had the beginnings of a great birthday party theme. |
| Her costume came from a large authentic-looking Native American shirt I bought at an estate sale for $3. The shirt hung down to the ground on her like a dress, and I simply had to cut the sleeves down. I bought mocassins on ebay for $8. The headdress came from a yard sale for $1 that I found 2 weeks before the party. I love those racoon tails hanging down around her ears! |
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My husband constructed a teepee from things he had in his workshop: scrap wood, an old paint dropcloth, and rope. That’s it. Simple, but it made for the coolest centerpoint for the party. My husband has had these fake fireplace logs since he was a bachelor, and they made for a perfect American Indian cookfire. This other little squaw is my older daughter. |
| Here’s the retro-cool invitation. I used a free font that looked like wood logs. Then I individually burned the edges with a lighter. Aren’t they darling??? |  |
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Party Proposals: Serving Hor D’oeuvres Elegantly
I love staging a party. And I love staging an hor d’oeuvres table. Rather than serving lunch or dinner, schedule your party for a time that assumes lunch or dinner has already been eaten. Then you are free to choose an assortment of prepackaged frozen appetizers from Costco or Sam’s Club, easy grocery goodies like chips and dips or cheese and crackers, and simple favorite recipes like shortbread cookies and cheese krispies (see recipes below).
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Party Proposals: Vintage Baby Shower
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Baby showers are joyous occasions and don’t have to be generic or boring. I always like to think about the honoree’s taste and style, as well as the baby’s room decor. The honoree of this shower had an older son who was just moving out of the vintage western-themed nursery to make way for baby sister. So I went with a vintage shower theme that heaped on some old-fashioned girliness. |
| Of course, I love all things vintage. So hosting a vintage baby shower is the most natural thing in the world for me to do. I already have so many of the props, it’s simply about styling it imaginatively and adding some flowers and food. |  |
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Party Proposals – Rainbow Birthday Party (Joan Walsh Anglund)
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My inspiration for this birthday party was the amazing artwork of Joan Walsh Anglund. Her artwork is immediately identifiable – she always draws children without noses and mouths. You can find biographical information about this wonderful artist at http://members.shaw.ca/jwamail/. |
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I found these never-opened paper plates and napkins in an attic of a friend of my mother’s. I kept them for 8 years until I was inspired to use them for my younger daughter’s third birthday. I also had a few small books of JWA art and poetry that I had picked up over the years. Her illustrations of little children have always touched me and aroused that nostalgia within me for anything from my own childhood. |
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Bargain Bin: Glass Bud Vases
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Do you guys shop at Dollar Tree? What a great place for finding mini-gifts, party favors, paper party products, stocking stuffers, holiday trinkets, and sometimes even good decor! So I’m at my local Dollar Tree to stock up on Old London’s Melba Toast – but they don’t have it anymore! Sad, but I did find these beautiful blue-tinted, delicately etched bud vases. I scooped up 5 for a mere $5 and brought them home to do some styling. Have you ever put a large centerpiece on your dining room table only to have to remove it to be able to see your guests? Well, here’s a simple but elegant idea for a table “centerpiece” that doesn’t interfere with conversation. I simply grabbed my new bargain bud vases, clipped some hydrangeas from my yard, and lined them down the middle of my table. If you do this, it’s important to use items in odd numbers – 3, 5, or 7. |
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