The party is over.
With the past week being all but a blurr, the decorations were fun and relatively easy to make and place in the house.
Along with the inside, there is also many outside projects being undertaken.
The job has kept me pretty busy and with more deadlines looming this week, there seems to be far less blogging time for me.
But be patient, as I have many new and exciting pics to share with you in the coming days........
For now, the paper frenzy ended up looking like this:
This was the sea of paper flowers before the party. These flowers had over grown into the living room and covering the sofa sectional. In the end I am not sure how many paper flowers were made, but to keep a consistent color scheme we stayed with white, ecru and two shades of lavender and lilac,and a pop of more of a softer magenta for the brightest. Target and local art / crafting stores were the resource for tissue paper.
Initially, we looked at the MSL web page for advice, but after making one of Martha's flowers we knew we needed to go smaller and in more layers for fullness and fluff. I really think the entire process was more trial and error, making mistakes along the way.
The original plan was to cover the underneath of the transitional arbor outside which leads to the patio and deck.But with the Oklahoma Mother Nature and her sense of humor concerning a speed dash into summer the temps were already reaching in the upper, upper 90's.
Asking the guests to go outside,and scratching our original tent idea,we opted for more modern air conditioning to keep our guests from melting away.
So we regrouped and decided to sprinkle the bunches along the doorways and around the house.
Arches were used and the black paper fold able hats were found in the local paper store.
I really think a small and limited palate looks best when you are going for a more simple look.
More swags leading out to the backyard, that though manicured well, we admired from inside the house!
Even the bluish / purple Siamese fighting fish was coordinating and I scored two great orchids for the living areas from my local garden shop.
I had picked up these gray wicker baskets for candles, but switched them to house orchids for the color and texture.
Wanting to put some pictures from little girl to present, I had a large gilded frame that I use from time to time.
I covered it with black artist paper and photocopied pictures in black and white affixing them to the frame.
Using white crayola crayon to add whimsical borders, text and time lines for the party guests to see and hear.
A few more blooms were spread around the case goods and bringing a little more color to the room.
All in all the party decor was good,and I highly recommend trying to make the paper tissue flowers.
We are reusing and re purposing the blooms after the fact, and I will have the pics in the future.
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