Vintage Circus Baby Shower

These pictures just don't do it justice.  Partly because the diaper cake wasn't there yet. (Diana Bauns mom made it.)  But it was so cute decorated with orange ribbon with yellow polka-dots and everything else circus related.  

 

Raechal Carron of course made the adorable cupcakes, not only were they cute they tasted even better! 

  I made a banner that spelled out the baby's name CORBIN with vintage circus posters at either end.  I hung it over the table above the food.  I thought it looked great. 

Jamie from the Right at Home

brought the cute paper goods to match. 

I had an assortment of candy to kind of get in the mood, but not theat many adults took them.  That's okay more for me!  

It may have looked like a simple affair in which it was but it still was fun!

Lisa & Ben: Take II

Well I promised you more and boy do I have more!!!  I recently posted about Lisa & Ben and their wedding up at Sundance resort in Utah.   This past weekend we just finished their reception here in California.   It took place in the back yard of Jeana Keough, a former reality star of The Real Housewives of Orange County.  What a wonderful person, I don't think I have ever met someone so genuine and nice to a perfect strangers.  She was truly such a gracious women.

So glad that I was able to meet her.

Lisa's colors were AQUA & CORAL, her theme was rustic feminine.  I loved how she didn't want things to match, she wanted a more eclectic look.  It was so fun to work with.  I am so glad that I was apart of both of these events.

The Photo Booth I wanted a prop so people wouldn't feel awkward just standing in front front of a plain canvas, so I thought of using some open picture frames to use as a prop.  Thanks to my great friend Debbie she was able to pick some up for me a garage sales.  (Thanks Deb, your a life saver!) I really loved it because people used them and it gave the Photo Booth personality.  We also had the candy station which is always a hit!  The last picture is of the sign in table which turned out cute.  Thanks to Lauren the Utah wedding planner for some of her props.  (I really need to get more stuff.)

This photo collage contains my wonderful flower balls.  Aren't they AMAZING!  I just loved them.  I think that they were probably my most favorite thing that I made for the reception.  At Sundance Lisa had these white tissue balls (Sharon, the mother of the Bride gave the them the nickname fluffy puffy's)  hanging all over the place because the barn was so huge.   Here in Ca we really didn't need it so I had 8' shepard hooks that we put along the perimeter of the grass and hung them there. 

I wanted a sign for the guests to know which way to turn.  I did a play on Ballstaedt which is the grooms last name.  I painted the sign on canvas and then put doilies to create a stencil.  I then painted a antique glaze and peeled off the the doilies.  I just loved how this turned out!

My flowers were just so fun.  They speak for themselves. . . GORGEOUS!  There were 15 different tables and no centerpiece was the same.

OH the cake!  A good friend of mine and of the bride did this AMAZING cake.  It is so cool because it was all butter cream frosting with hand piping!  I love, love, love, this cake.  Great job Raechal!!!  Want to check out her blog check it out here.

Isn't Lisa beautiful?  I love halfies. (Halfies are 1/2 white, 1/2 asian. )  The bouquet was a collaboration of corals/yellows/pinks/white flowers.  Peony's are the white fluffy flower, the yellow balls are called billy balls.  The really cool looking brain looking thing is called coxcomb.  Bright. Colorful. Dazzling.

The guests entered in through the front door and then came through the house.  To have a guided pathway to the backyard I made these stands and had mason jars tied with twine with flowers in them.   So cute!  

So there you go, that was what I was doing the past couple of weeks and why my blogging has been lacking.  Check back for more, I have a baby shower that I through that was a vintage circus.

A Must See!

Ahoy Matey!

This was such a fun party I still get giddy thinking about it!  We had such a great turn out, and so many of Luke's friends came dressed to have fun and as you can see so did the whole family.  (Dave and I go the whole nine yards!)  I'm sure your asking yourself is that Captain Jack Sparrow at the party?  You are correct we had him come for the festivities and help find our buried treasure! (This was a classmate of David's from Chapman who dresses as CJS  every year for Halloween. David had mentioned that we were planning a pirate party for Luke and he offered to come and dress up.  It was sooooo cool!)  Thanks Chris your the best!    We couldn't have a party with out food. The spread included Bloodshot Eyes-Deviled Eggs, Shark Bait-Fish crackers, Salted meat and Cheese-Salame and Cheese, Sea Biscuits-Crackers, 

Canon Balls- Black Olives and Fruit & Veggies- To prevent scurvy.  

We had Pirate ships complete with rain gutters to race.  I put ships together ahead of time and then just had them decorate them.  We ended up not racing but they just played with them in the water.

Last but not least we had a great hunt for buried treasure.  

Dave put the clues together they were so cute and then CJS read them aloud as the kids ran around the park.  Here are the clues:

Start:  What say ye?  Are ye brave enough to search for buried treasure? (Aye, it be the golden club ye be searchin' for!)  Arrgh, well then, best be keepin' a sharp lookout for them clues to help ya on yer way!  Savy? Arrgh, here be yer first clue of the day:

-Whar lil' pirates be on the roam, playin' make believe inside the home!  (The clue was in the playhouse)

-Arrgh, so ye be smarter than the average pirate!  Now fer yer next clue: "Walk the high bridge & down the slide too, if yer eyes be attentive you'll know what to do" (It was under the bridge)

-Alas if ye be readin' this yer on the right track, now go find the fountain whar the water ne'er lacks! (Drinking fountain)

-The treasure be close so get ready to dig, down the wee slide & to the LEFT 4 steps big. (They had to dig in the sand to find the bat)

-So here it is, yer very last clue: I'm hidden on deck with a very small crew! (The pirate pinata was on the pirate ship in a wooden box)

-Shiver me timbers, you found me at last!  Now let Luke take a swing at me cast.

This was soooo much fun because CJS read aloud each clue and the kids just ate it up.  I don't think that I have ever seen so many 4-5year olds so engaged.

After the pinata we had cake of course.  It was to windy for candles so Luke faked it.  I originally was going to make the cake myself but time was of the essence.  My mom being the wonderful Nana that she is had the idea to order it from Albertson's in Ladera Ranch.  The cake was to perfect, complete with rigging and crew!  Thanks, Mom!  

It was so fun to have friends and family there and it was such a 

gorgeous day I can't wait till the next party.  

(Oh wait, just look at the next few posts I have quite a few!)

PS these were the cupcakes that I did for Luke to take to school.  It just had to be pirate!