Going to a party and have to bring something but you didn’t have time to make it? Buy and jazz up a store bought cake with flowers, sprinkles & fresh fruit…
Place mint leaves and sliced fruit in a punch bowl…so much prettier..
Category Archives: Brunch Ideas
Freeze fruit in ice cube trays to jazz up drinks for Memorial Day
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This is a fun way to add color to water or punch bowls. Pour 3 parts diet lemon line soda to one part vodka with fresh mint leaves and you have a low cal refreshing adult beverage. For a graduation party, try to use fruit of the schools colors. This can work well for a beverage station at a shower or anything.
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Some ideas: Blueberries and champagne or Cherries and vodka with red bull
Pastel floral tea party decor perfect for a shower, brunch or Easter…
Being that Easter is in a few weeks, which seems odd for some reason, I decided to do a pastel tea party post since those are the same colors used to decorate for Easter time…
Get more bang for your buck by hosting a little brunch with your adult lady friends or setting a themed playdate for your daughter, niece, etc…
You want to dress up for a tea party. Think, ladies who lunch. With girly dresses and maybe even hats, lace, frills, flowy A-lined skirts, ruffles etc. For little girls, dresses and feather boas, gloves and all of that jazz.
If you want, even have a few costume dresses on hand so those that come unprepared can at least change into something festive at the party. Leave out a vintage luggage case with different props that they can go through to add to their look.
Those same props can be used against a backdrop for a photo booth photoshoot. So that means anything that goes with little girls dressing up: costume jewelry, scarves, crowns, glitter heels.
It’s always cute to see little girls in adult heels playing dress up. I done it too.
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Hosting tips (good for any shindig) + champagne stations …
Hosting a party or get together can easily turn into a daunting task for those who never really do it. Questions about colors and themes, what to get and where to get them from easily make something that should be fun…into a stressful situation.Add on the task of keeping the atmosphere going and one can surely stress themselves out.
With all the upcoming festivities, here are some tips on keeping that bar/beverage area on point. These will make your party tonight or in the upcoming future run smooth.
Soaking a sugar cube in bitters in the glass, then top with bubbly. Or just add a splash of fruit-based liquor to your champagne for a DIY Royale.
Setting up the bar you will need a bar knife for garnishes, tongs, bottle opener, strainers, shakers, bar towels, spoons (for cherries etc), ice bucket, ice, trays, napkins and coasters, bowls (garnishes) rugs (floor protection).
DIY Garland inspiration…
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This layered garland look is so pretty. Garland is one of the best ways to decorate for any party. It sets the tone and sometimes gives directions (think if you’re having a champagne bar…a banner can tell guests exactly where it is so they don’t have to ask). They are pretty hovering over your head when streamed from wall to wall or as a backdrop to a food table display or photo booth.
{Via Photographer: Ellie Grover as seen on 100 Layer Cake}
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Inexpensive decor & garland ideas using paper lunch bags!!!
I’m saying though….who would think to use paper bags as decor. Evidently these creative people and I am biting the above idea for a work event. A lady in our dept is retiring so this will be fun and festive. I will add letters to the bags to say congrats etc. When you factor the cost of bags, using twine, fishing line, ribbon or strings & clothes pins…this is a very cost effective way to jazz up the backdrop of a food buffet table…
Which do you like the most?
{VIA most lovely things, Photo by Emily Johnston Anderson for Rue mag, la petite cuisine, belle maison, a place for us}
Vintage Marquee Signage and Letters with lights…
As a designer I pay attention to the details of everything. When one of the Kardashians instagrammed themselves in front of a stove, I think I was the only one who looked first at the backsplash. When I go to … Continue reading
A cluster of vases, candleholders and jars make for great centerpieces & mantle styling…
You know why I really like this look? Because one can easily go to a rummage sale, thrift store or the Goodwill and purchase random ones in any style or color. All you have to do is buy spraypaint & viola!
{Via Style Files, BHG, & Somewhere Splendid}
Tuesday’s Tips: Don’t play bartender while hosting. Have signature drinks instead
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No sense in spending all of your party mixing and shaking like you’re working for tips. Instead create signature drinks ahead of time. Already have a bit poured in like glasses so guests can grab & mingle. Or have a dispenser where partygoers can help themselves. Bed Bath & Beyond has pretty inexpensive dispensers and you can sign up for their coupons which they’ll send at 20% off or $5 off. Plus, you don’t have to worry about swatting flies because it’s not open like a punch bowl.
Tablescape Gorgeousness: Black & white striped backdrop, pretty pink flowers, a topiary in an urn…
This is such a pretty tablescape for a food table for any sort of bash whether outdoors or in. This is the first time in a long time I came across party decor that made me gasp. I love everything about it. Using different heights keeps it interesting. I know that’s a point I drive home often when talking about a tablescape but it’s true. You need different elevations whether you do it with boxes underneath the platters or simply use cake stands, plates on top of upside down bowls, etc. Yep…I may be a fan of black and white stripes after all.
{Images via Better Decorating Bible}
