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Showing posts with label birthdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthdays. Show all posts

10.09.2011

pink and green + happy birthday

To celebrate Madeline's 17th birthday we decided on a pink and green theme and just went from there.  Invitations were made using card stock cut into the shape of a tag.  I got the idea of using different fonts from invitations I've seen on Pinterest.
Madeline chose 10 of her favorite quotes and we put them in inexpensive and a few re-purposed frames.  I wrapped them in gingham fabric from Walmart and they played the game of exchanging much like the rules of an ornament exchange.  I found the rules here.


Madeline insisted no candles, no singing happy birthday...so we went with flags made from Lilly Pulitzer gift wrap.  Thank you dear Elizabeth for finding LP paper!
That moment of waiting for her guests to arrive...
Shirley Temples and pink Lemonade. Photo by Bailey.
Twistbands, garden roses and miniature latte bowls from Anthropologie, frames wrapped in gingham fabric and ribbon from Walmart.  I generally wrap everything in Kraft paper, but I was imagining a lot of brown paper covering the table and decided a little piece of fabric would work well. 
Details - The place cards incorporated pink and green twistbands that the girls all love to wear.  I ordered pink stripe straws from Shop Sweet Lulu.  They arrived looking like a little gift...love that.  I made Madeleine's and put them in small cellophane bags sealed with an M sticker.  I used this recipe and they were absolutely delicious!
Brown bags for each girl to take all of her goodies home.

5.17.2011

happy birthday twin sister

I am so lucky to have a twin sister.  Today is our birthday and over the years we have tried to celebrate together, but sometimes life gets in the way...The middle of May is a busy time of year.  There's graduations to attend, we've been to the Preakness many times which falls on the third Saturday In May and there's always baseball games and lacrosse jamborees at this time of year.  But no matter where we are and even if it's not together, I always feel happy to share my birthday. 

4.28.2011

happy birthday patrick

My son turned 12 on April 12th.  We celebrated on the day, but finally came up with a day over the Easter holiday to have his party.  It was quite simple really with lunch, pool and football.  We had about 25 kids who were absolutely wonderful, mostly boys, but a few adorable (and brave) girls.  Patrick was born at the perfect time of year for someone who loves baseball.  So every party theme centers around the all American theme.  On the menu we had lemonade, hot dogs, chips, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, macaroni salad and the wedge salad, which was by far the most popular item.