My 33rd Birthday/Women's Group Party turned out fantastic. I have shared all the festive pictures below. The ladies and I had a blast and it was a very relaxed and cheerful time, especially with all of the Wine and Sangria! I can't wait until the next group.
The table sign on a cute blue dress form that I found at Marshall's. I just added a big red bow to tie in the colors.
This is the dessert table. I had cones in the the color of the party, 3 cake stands in black(found at Homegoods), the marshmallow pops which turned out much better after a little ribbon was added. The table cloth was from efavormart.com. I love this place because there is no minimum and the shipping is 4.95. The colors always turn out great too. I also ordered a Turquoise table cloth as pictured later in this post.
All I can say here is Thank You Lisa from Personally You Parties. She posted a design idea from Martha Stewart for paper honeycombs. I would have never ever thought of using these because I thought they were so old school. Once I saw that post I knew I had to have it at my party. It turned out fantastic. Of course I looked everywhere on the Internet to find the combs in all the party colors with no success. Since this wasn't a huge party I didn't want to buy in bulk as Martha Stewart suggested. So I found a site that I was able to order without a minimum. Check here for Honeycombs. Pictured are the 12, 14 and 19 inch combs.
I was in love with my cake. I took inspiration from a cake found on the Real Simple Website. Of course I went to my favorite bakery, Cakes Plus in Laurel and they did a great job replicating the bottom layer of the cake. They added a "M" in fondant icing which gave it that personal touch.
Since it was three other Virgo's at the party. I got each of them a cupcake with a black and white candle and we sang happy birthday to them.
Well I wasn't going to put this picture up. But now the world can see how miserably I failed. Above are the infamous Red Velvet Cake balls. I just could not make it work. It was an all day adventure that turned out horrible. I'm not going into all the details, but it's much harder than I would have thought. If you want to see the correct way they should look and be made check out Bakerella site. Well enough on this back to happy times...
MMMM black and white cookies(of course store bought)...
...and mini brownies, always a crowd pleaser(store bought)
Wow! You did a great job with this party! I love the colors and all the pretty patterns(of course you know me and my love for an animal print). Those honeycombs make quite an impact, too!
ReplyDeleteFunny coincidence...I was just looking around this morning for the cake balls recipe. Found it on allrecipes with good tips from others who have made them.
Wow very cute. I love the color combo
ReplyDeleteThis is sooo fun!! I love all the colors and patterns! Looks like you girls has a blast!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love all the details. You did such a nice job with this party. I'm sure your guests loved it!
ReplyDeletelOVE, the cones and presents idea, very cool party!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone, I had a great time.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Now I gotta think of a good excuse to throw a party (=
ReplyDeleteThis turned out so beautiful! Great job - and I LOVE the color scheme - haven't seen it before - YOU GO GIRL!!!!
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ReplyDeleteI love it!!!! The colors are awesome and I love all the prints you used in the paper cones and stuff. The $1 bin embellishments look like a million bucks! Black and white cookies...yummm!!!
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What a spectacular party! I love it all. :) Those favor cones are amazing. I've yet to make some but really really want to. I love all your colors together. So nice.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the mention about the paper honeycombs. :) Glad I could inspire you.
And now you've inspired me with this amazing party.
Have a great day!
Great party! Love the color scheme.
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Love the colorscape. And the cake is awesome!
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ReplyDeletei just wanted to let you know that i will be featuring your party on tuesday, march 16th :). thanks for your submission! wonderful party!
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Love this! I love a bold color palette! Also, that cake is SO GREAT!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Beautiful party. I love the colors (not your typical girls night out party colors) and the cake. Everything looks great!
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