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March 15th, 2011 |

Birthday Brunch for Kate Landers

I love being a part of any type of celebration….but especially birthday celebrations.   So when my dear internet-friend, Kate Landers, contacted me about doing some items for her own birthday brunch, I was thrilled to be able to design for her!  She fell in love with the custom-designed bamboo print I used for Chase’s Chinese New Year 1st Birthday Party, so I swapped out the colors to a preppy pink and white and voila!  A sweet, pink and white collection that would be perfect for a birthday party or even a baby or bridal shower!

Here are a few details from Kate, herself, about her birthday brunch:

Brunch is my favorite meal. I absolutely love having a yummy brunch with family and friends, so when it came time to celebrate my 32nd birthday, it was easy to plan.  Kelly (WH Hostess) designed the printed sign, food signs, waffle cake topper and all custom printed details.  LOVED the print quality.  She got the ink color just PERFECT and was so quick to turn the order around. The paper was excellent quality as well.  Having much experience in the high end stationery industry, I am very selective and was very happy with what she sent! (why thank you, Kate!)

The table was set with white tableware from Crate & Barrel, a table runner that I had in my personal collection (that mimicked the pink and white bamboo pattern on the WH Hostess printed party goods.  I wanted a clean, fun preppy look–especially for a February birthday in Boston!  Whenever I can I like to dress up the vertical space above the table, so I hung large paper lanterns for a celebratory feel.

Fresh flowers are always a part of my celebrations, and I had lovely pink and cream roses as a centerpiece.   After the waffle cake was gone, I moved the 32 cake topper to the floral arrangement!  The framed sign “32″ was darling, served as a fabulous decoration and way to reinforce the theme of the party. LOVED it, as did everyone at the party!  I made hand made party blowers with pink and white damask print paper from Michaels Craft Store….just a little something festive.  I also make my own ruffle trimmed fabric party hats. I had one on hand from when I had my online shoppe, in the same fabric as the table runner, which was just perfect!  Pink polka dot straws added a whimsical touch.
The brunch menu consisted of  belgian waffles with choices of fresh berries, butter, syrup and whipped cream.  Along with that was fresh fruit salad–strawberries, oranges and bananas.  Then, of course there was coffee, orange juice, milk, water and tea. BUT we also had my favorite smoothie that my husband, Ryan, makes: a strawberry smoothie that is just the right sweetness and thickness….yum!
Instead of a standard birthday cake, I made it really simple, and stacked the belgian waffles (kept warm in the oven until ready to serve), topped with an adorable cake topper from WH Hostess. Everyone loved it, thought it was creative and fun–and after filling waffles and smoothies, no one would have had room for cake!
Kristina of Modern Frills custom created for me the darling ultra-soft and comfy long-sleeve birthday t-shirt. I LOVE IT. On the front is a pink and green flower, and the back is “32″ to go with the theme. I love this shirt because I can wear it all year, as the “32″ on back is almost like a sports team number. I am hoping to do a new one every year–thinking what fun this will be, as well as what a great gift idea for others.
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Between her time spent working in the fashion industry and her love for party planning, Kelly is constantly in search of that hot new idea! She founded The Party Dress ~ Inspirations from the Well-Heeled Hostess in 2009 while in desperate search for a creative outlet, which was expanded into a quarterly magazine in 2011.

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March 15th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Parties!, The Party Dress

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