William's First Birthday Party!

 I have been a very busy grandmother in the last year! These two grandsons are such a joy, but I haven't had much time for tablescaping and blogging. My daughter just had the cutest party for my grandson and said I could share her table on my blog.

For William's first birthday the theme was "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle

 She used the foods that the Hungry Caterpillar eats in the book for a lot of the treats. 

And since the book begins with the Hungry Caterpillar as an egg on a leaf, there were deviled eggs on a leaf platter!

 

I am so proud of all my daughter did to make this a beautiful and memorable party. We had such a good time and all went well except for the cake smashing. William was not a fan of being the center of attention! 

Tablescape Thursday - Happy 18th Birthday!

For this Tablescape Thursday sponsored by Susan at BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH, I am featuring my daughter's 18th Birthday Party which was just last Saturday Night!


There was no theme, just a runner, napkins and cake plates from Target. My next door neighbors helped us cook out hamburgers for 24 people. There was also baked beans, potato salad, fruit and Nacho Bean dip.







Soft Drinks on the Buffet.



I bought some coral/orange roses and yellow mums at Walmart and acuba from my yard. I also used rosy red camellias and Carolina Jasmine (a yellow flowing vine) from my neighbor's yard for the arrangements. I used a green ceramic vase in the middle and two tin buckets on either side for vases. I used another tin container on the mantle.


These candle holders and cake cutters are my neighbor's also. They are hollow to fill with anything you want. I used napkins to tie into the color scheme.



A local bakery made the cake.



I can't believe my "baby" is 18!!!! Everyone had a great time!

Please join Susan at BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH for more inspirational tablescapes! :D Jewel

Food Friday - Easter Fare

For Foodie Friday hosted by Gollum at Designs by Gollum.


Gollum's theme this week is Train Wrecks and while I have had a few, I never photograph them. My worst culinary train wreck in recent memory is when I was brining some pork chops for dinner. Friends called and wanted us to meet them at a local restaurant. We said yes and had a great time figuring that we'd have the chops the next night. The next night they were so brined that I had made ham. Not what we were expecting!!!!

I wanted to share with you my Easter menu from last year which ties in with my Tablescape post of yesterday. My younger daughter and my brother and Easter were all within a week of so of Easter, so we had the whole family. I had made a menu on Recipezaar and here it is. Click on the link for my menu Easter/Family Birthdays 2008 - You can find individual recipes in the menu or by clicking on the links below.

Here are some pictures.

The sideboard with Broccoli Salad


Zesty Carrots


Deviled Eggs

Starring this little guy - Deviled Egg Chicks!


Barbecued chicken breasts


We never got a picture of the Ham!?! Oh well, there's always this year!

I hope you enjoy this Foodie Friday and stop by Gollum's for more wonderful dishes! :D Jewel

Breakfast at Tiffany's Sweet 16

Tablescape Thursday is sponsored by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch.

For this Tablescape Thursday, I am sharing a table and party from almost 2 years ago. My younger daughter didn't know what she wanted to do for her 16th birthday. She wanted to have 10 or 12 friends over but couldn't think of a theme. When I received my Tea Time magazine and saw their idea for a Breakfast at Tiffany's theme, we were both excited. The magazine used Wedgewood china which is $ 700 or so a place setting!!!! Yikes! We decided to try and replicate the look for less.

We started out at Target, which happened to have some melamine plates on clearance in a shade close to Tiffany Blue. Then at TJ Maxx, we found large diamond paperweights like the ones featured in the magazine and at Michael's we found acrylic jewels to complete the look.

Here is the large table. I made slip covers for my chairs.

Here is the smaller table.

Here is a close up of the place setting. I borrowed gold-plated flatware from a friend.

Here is a close up of the centerpiece with a large "jewel."

Here is my mantle.

Close up of the arrangement on the mantle.

We served "breakfast" food from the large buffet: quiche, bacon, danish, fruit with yogurt dip and chocolate fondue. My daughter spray painted the metal holder for the fondue pot gold.


On the small buffet we had her cake and my next door neighbor's vintage album cover.
A local bakery made the Tiffany Box cake.


My daughter hand delivered the invitations which were wrapped to look like Tiffany Boxes.


Here is a group shot. Just to let you know - the cigarette and holder are theatrical fakes! Smoking is not allowed in my house at any age.


It was a birthday to remember! Next month another milestone 18 years old!!!! :D Jewel