Birthday Bar

Birthday bars are very easy to set up if you clear off a piece of furniture.  This is the set-up for my Sunday afternoon birthday cocktails this past December.  My birthday is December 18th, so we decided to do Sunday afternoon cocktails because it is such a busy holiday week!  We kept it simple with cupcakes and cocktails, and decor consisted of silver mylar balloons, party horns, flowers, acrylic candelabras, and homemade Southern Hostess confetti!

Backyard Musings

I have always loved Adirondack chairs... here is a pair that I rescued from the curb that now live in the backyard!  Why would someone throw those away?

Just a typical table setting for cooking out... love my wine lights in the beer bottles with tiki oil and a little pot of lavender in the middle of the table!

Mardi Gras Engagement Party

Mardi Gras is always a fun theme for a party!

Last year, I helped some friends with a Mardi Gras Engagement Party for a lovely couple in Memphis.  The party was held at an amazing condo down on the bluffs of the Mississippi River.  We were having such a good time that we didn't take a lot of photos of decor, but I liked this photo of the beads and masks on this antique console table.  Simple and fun- by the end of the night, people were wearing all the masks and beads!

Fancy Confetti

This confetti burst is fabulous!

I love LOVE confetti - shooting this confetti cannon mid-party would certainly get the party started! 

Chic Balloons

I must say that clear balloons are surprisingly chic.  

Balloons have really made a comeback in the last couple of years... 

I love also love plain silver mylar balloons for birthdays or parties.  

Hanging ribbons, tulle, or metallic streamers from the balloons instead of string adds that extra chicness!