{Photo shoot} Sugar & Spice Thanksgiving

Wait, what? Does that say Thanksgiving??? Yes it does! Since the end of the year got so hectic with my move and the holidays I never got a chance to share all the fabulous photos from my Thanksgiving photo shoot for Bird's Party Magazine with everyone. So now that I have a bit more time I wanted to finally let you all see all the wonderful photos by Sarah Vinson Photography that you didn't get to see in the magazine. When coming up with a party design I love working with traditional themes and palettes, but I really enjoy including a fun or unique twist. For this sugar and spice table I wanted to design a tablescape fit for a little girl's Thanksgiving. I chose traditional colors of orange, brown and white and added in a fun feminine twist by including an abundance of pink! The table still has a warm harvest feeling with the inclusion of traditional elements like pinecones, fall leaves, pumpkins and acorns. The addition of all the fun pink details like the napkin rings, placemats, pink florals and the graphic table cloth makes it also look very fun and modern.
I also wanted to do something different with the napkin rings, menus and place cards. Instead of traditional printed designs I opted to include more kid friendly craft ideas. These items are a great opportunity for the little hostess to have fun in assembling the table herself and for cute keepsakes for her guests. The napkin rings were plastic children's bracelets I found at the local dollar store.
The place cards were acorns I glued onto ribbon and decorated with glitter and beads.
The menus were assembled out of pine cones, paper and other crafting materials.
Vendor Credits
Event Design: Enchanted Events & Design
Photography: Sarah Vinson Photography

Happy Thanksgiving ... Belatedly

So the New Year has passed and we're now into 2012! I've had a lovely time off with my family and I'm now ready to get back to work and catch all of you up on what I was working on at the end of 2011!

Here are a few more pictures (as promised) of my Thanksgiving table this year. I went for a fairly simple design with lots of earth tones. My inspiration was the beautiful centerpiece my mom was sent (and I got to borrow).





Place settings


Adult menus


Children menus

{Sneak Peek} Happy Thanksgiving

I had hoped to share with you my Thanksgiving table from last week in celebration of turkey day here in the US. Unfortunately, the pictures are all sitting safely on my home computer. I do have a little a little sneak peak for you of the kids' table.

CHEERS!


Taline showing off the kids' menu

Thanksgiving 2010 Compilation

Once again some AMAZING designs have been shared this year for the latest holiday. With layouts like these no one would ever want to get up from the table! If you're looking for some last minute inspiration this should definitely do it! Be sure to click on the link or picture to go to each designer's site. Most of them have many more beautiful photos to see!

Celebrations at Home


Celebrations at Home


Enchanted Events & Design


Hostess with the Mostess


How Does She?


Katie Grace Designs via Hostess with the Mostess


Pottery Barn


Shindig Parties to Go


Shindig Parties to Go


The Savvy Mom's Guide


The White Library

{Giveaway} Thanksgiving Collection! - ENDED

What? Two giveaways in one week? Absolutely!

I'm very excited to share with everyone that the EEAD Thanksgiving table that I posted recently has been featured on Hostess with the Mostess! In honor of this, I decided to offer up my Thanksgiving menu and place cards to all of my blog followers as a printable. Just email me your email address or leave it in a comment below and I'll send it to you with DIY instructions so you can print it at home just in time for Thanksgiving!


Just make sure you click on the "follow" button on the right sidebar of this blog and become a follower to be eligible to receive this giveaway! This giveaway will end on November 24, 2010.


Thank you again to "Hostess with the Mostess" for sharing this with their fans!

Thanksgiving in a Modern Hue

I was hoping to have this post to you earlier in the month. However, I got sidetracked by some last minute events so my Thanksgiving table got delayed. I hope you enjoy the table design as much as I enjoyed putting it together.


Now for the details! I ran across these two paper patterns at Jo-Ann Fabrics and I instantly fell in love with the color combination.


I knew I wanted to do something slightly different for my table and not rely on a completely traditional palette. The gray, orange and white instantly drew me in! Here are some more photos of the final product.



The place cards are envelopes that I tied to the back of each of the chairs with a ribbon. I attached each person's name to the envelope in a cutout to match the menus. These serve a dual purpose as a place card and also as a Thanksgiving activity. Each guest is given some blank cards (one for each of the other guests). They can then write a brief little note of thanks and love to the other person and place it in their envelope (like a Valentine). At the end of the meal each person gets an envelope full of wonderful notes from their friends and/or family.