Warning: This is the picture heaviest post I have ever done. I really tried to pare it down but there were so many pictures that I wanted to share with you all, so here it goes. All picture credits go to Alex and Co Photography…more on that later.
Cupcakes and sweets table. To go with the garden tea party in the forrest theme I decided on of course china, lots of pretty glass and wood. The vanilla cupcakes were filled with a raspberry cream, topped with cream cheese frosting and a fresh raspberry placed on a bed of moss on a beautiful china platter.
I did not realize that the limbs of our oaks have gotten so high, in my mind I envisioned the tissue paper dahlias and butterflies hovering over our heads in the trees but really, they were waaaay up there.
the marshmallow pops were probably the easiest to do (and the kids favorites) and displayed on a log
super tiny toadstool mushrooms I have realized that I put toadstools on so many things that I have given up trying to suppress it and adopted them permanently in my life. The moss covered cupcakes were black forrest german chocolate cupcakes with raspberry jam filling and cream cheese frosting covered with edible moss.
these “acorns” did not last very long, I saw people sneeking away with handfuls (tutorial coming this week)
I had so much fun making the big paper lanterns that I made a few for the mini cupcakes
Paper pinwheels, super easy (another tutorial is coming)
bubble wands (another tutorial)
the girls get a visit from party friends
My new tree swing (inspired by the amazing Kathleen Frances of Grosgrain Fabulous) which I added strips of fabric dyed with Wilton food dye. Unfortunately, none of my pictures show the colors or the flowiness (is this a word?) of the ribbons.
my favorite place in our yard
front porch talk
kids fishing catfish down by the pond
simple fun on a tire swing
There were a couple of things I did different in this party that I have never done before. 1. I did not have any organized activities, kids were free to just play, they bounced on the trampoline, played in the loft space in the barn, played in the sand, the garden and down by the pond and a few soccer games popped up here and there. 2. I did not make a cake!!!! This is huge for a cake designer. Instead I made one cupcake with a number 2 cupcake topper for the birthday girl. I did not hear any complaints and the world kept turning.
Thank you for coming to Livie’s party. Remember to leave a comment on todays or yesterdays post to win the toadstool and moss cupcake toppers kit of six cupcake liners, six tiny toadstool cupcake toppers and enough edible moss for six cupcakes.
Winner will be announced on Tuesday night, March 8th!
This Crunchy Catholic Momma’s giveaway can be entered by any ONE of three ways. You get an entry for every one that you do.
1) By linking about this giveaway (to your blog, facebook, or any other site), you have to let me know you did and where you did.
2) By leaving a comment
3) By becoming a follower of my blog. There is a FOLLOW button at the upper right hand bar on this blog. If you win and are not a follower, the prize will go to the next person : ( sorry!
This Crunchy Catholic Momma’s giveaway can be entered by any ONE of three ways. You get an entry for every one that you do.
1) By linking about this giveaway (to your blog, facebook, or any other site), you have to let me know you did and where you did.
2) By leaving a comment
3) By becoming a follower of my blog. There is a FOLLOW button at the upper right hand bar on this blog. If you win and are not a follower, the prize will go to the next person : ( sorry!
Just remember to please leave me a comment telling me what you did so that I can go back and look for your entry. Either give me the link that you posted for the giveaway to or tell me that you began to follow me.
Good luck to all my bloggy friends and thank you for joining us for Livie’s birthday party
