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and it was all yellow

I have long been in the mood for a party.  

For the decorating, the details, the themes, the food . . . all of it.  Something happy, something to plan for, something to be creative with.

And I think I can account this craving to two things . . . . 

  1. This has been a long, cold, rainy winter.  I swear, it feels like the longest winter we have experienced in all our years here.  We finally touched 60 degrees last week.  That set an record for the latest first-60 of the year.  Ever.  And there were 28 days in March with measurable rainfall (also a new record).  You get the picture.
  2. I discovered pinterest.

Just in time there was a birthday coming up, she thought a lunch date would be nice, and I said "I'll do it!"  Within an evening I had the whole thing planned out.  Can you tell I was just a little excited?

The theme is yellow . . . 

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tablecloth: Target

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I love this little ribbon + doily trim.  This piece of yellow grosgrain ribbon came to our house on a birthday gift and I saved it in my stash.  After ironing out the wrinkles I sewed little paper doilies (folded in half) along one edge.  With the help of some double stick tape I adhered it to the lip of my kitchen island.

Cake stand (about to be holding mini yellow cupcakes):  Costco

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Hanging above the island . . . . tissue pom poms from party city.  And a ribbon dowel inspired by this party.

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Mason jars served as glasses for our delicious Brazilian lemonade with lots of ice.  Yum!  Refreshing, sweet, and just a touch of creamy.  (Thanks to sweetened condensed milk).  Blue striped paper straws - so fun!  

paper straws: Shop Sweet Lulu - I didn't get my straws from here, but I'll definitely be shopping here in the future for party supplies.

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Following a lunch of paninis, we enjoyed some cupcake fondue.  Doesn't that sound fun?  Well this post (found via pinterest) looked like a lot of fun, so we decided to try it.  (The frosting fondue isn't meant to be kept warm -- but you can use a fondue pot just for looks.)  Toppings included sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, coconut, and chopped peanuts.

yellow tray: Target

*all pics taken before lunch-goers arrived.

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guess what?   . . . . . . . .  The sun is shining today!  And it's going to shine tomorrow!  And saturday!

Posted on Thursday, April 07, 2011 at 07:23 PM in crafty, Shannon |

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