Sunday, January 8, 2017

A Major Birthday

Hello Viewers!

My son Major also had a major birthday not long after mine, and I was given the mandate to create an event...

As we have seen previously, Major favors turquoise, so that, together with some masculine black and lavish gold, became the color scheme.


Can you see that there is a teal tablecloth underneath the black/white stripe?

On top of the stripe, gold chargers, black dinner plates, and turquoise napkins with a gold napkin ring..

 Turquoise candles in brass candlesticks, and some gold votives...


Not frilly; yet very festive...



Ready to party...!

Regards from Rosebud!

Birthday in the Backyard - A Retrospect

Hello Viewers!

I have never mentioned my backyard before, mainly for the reason that it isn't mine, but shared among three families. Also, my husband and I live on the third floor, so the backyard isn't exactly easily accessible. However, as a very major birthday (mine) was approaching, I decided that the backyard would be the best venue for the kind of party I enjoy creating and attending. 

So - here is what I did, with a lot of help from my sons...
The first challenge was to get a million accoutrements down from the apartment to the actual yard. Instead of running up and down the stairs, one son (Minor) was posted on the
fire escape, equipped with a large hook at the end of a clothesline. 


I handed him stuff through the window, and his brother stood on the lawn and unhooked chairs and bag after bag of party things as they came gliding down. It was a very efficient and labor-saving method, and we reversed it after the party was over. 


Then the milieu... In the basement I found an abandoned metal lattice door, which we propped up against the wall as a trellis for a bunch of silk ivy tendrils. A tall artificial plant with a light string, borrowed from Major, helped to create an ambiance. And what say you about the two garden ornament bunny rabbits?




The waterfall is a prized possession (given to me by a friend who moved abroad and couldn't take it with her) and here, enhanced with a few submersible LED lights, it became a centerpiece, bringing life to a rather desiccated lawn.

The pug-ugly dog fence also got an update with some "permanent" leaves and roses, and a line-up of candlesticks. The equally ugly fence in the back got a drape of white lace.



The buffet table is being set up - covered with a Grand Rosette tablecloth...



Here the party is still under construction, but you get an idea: the lace, the mirrored disco balls, the lanterns, and the pink flowers...



The Coffee Station with a hot-water urn and endless rosy china...



The embroidered tablecloth is vintage...


A lounge area for relaxing in one corner - a pile of quilts and pillows...



We sat around this table and had Birthday cake with Champagne...



As the afternoon wore on, a dinner table was set up - all pink and roses...



Major lighting the candles...




The party after nightfall - as seen from the fire escape.
An enchanted night, indeed...

Regards from Rosebud!