With a 5 year birthday celebration coming up, it was time to get out the birthday decor.
I like to do a small themed party a week or two before Baby Girl's actual birthday. She gets to pick the theme (this year was Strawberry Shortcake) and we invite the Grandparents and immediate Aunts/ Uncles/ Cousins for dinner and dessert. Her 'real' birthday I reserve just for us. We have another cake, she gets to choose dinner and that's when she gets her Mommy & Daddy presents. Little Man will get the same deal, he just hasn't had any birthdays yet ;)
In addition to the party decor, I also have 'basic' birthday decorations that I like to put out. I take down summer, put out birthday for a couple of weeks and then transition into fall.
Whenever I do a switch, I like to give my shelving and glassware a good cleaning. This time I thought it might be nice to share photos of the dining room while I had it all cleaned and ready to go.
(Our house has an open floor plan with the living and dining rooms connected. For now I cluster the decor into the dining room since the living area also functions as a playroom)
I like to do a small themed party a week or two before Baby Girl's actual birthday. She gets to pick the theme (this year was Strawberry Shortcake) and we invite the Grandparents and immediate Aunts/ Uncles/ Cousins for dinner and dessert. Her 'real' birthday I reserve just for us. We have another cake, she gets to choose dinner and that's when she gets her Mommy & Daddy presents. Little Man will get the same deal, he just hasn't had any birthdays yet ;)
In addition to the party decor, I also have 'basic' birthday decorations that I like to put out. I take down summer, put out birthday for a couple of weeks and then transition into fall.
Whenever I do a switch, I like to give my shelving and glassware a good cleaning. This time I thought it might be nice to share photos of the dining room while I had it all cleaned and ready to go.
(Our house has an open floor plan with the living and dining rooms connected. For now I cluster the decor into the dining room since the living area also functions as a playroom)
The dining room, all clean and shiny!
My shelves are full of pillars and glassware that I use for decorating. Keep scrolling to see everything in detail.
A couple of pillars and a large jar. Each found for $1 while treasure hunting.
Four of my glass cake stands. Two are standard sized and two are miniature. The miniature ones I found while treasure hunting and were intended as cheese plates. They came with wooden butcher block bottoms. I tossed out the wooden bases and replaced them with clear glass candle plates that I already had on hand (the size to fit a big three wick candle). Now I have miniature glass cake stands, perfect for single serve cakes!
My trifle bowl collection.
The three large ones I found for $1 each over the years. The four miniature ones were .25 each. They are the perfect size for holding Easter eggs, Christmas ornaments, miniature gourds.....
On the left are photos of a glass platter that I found for .50 and a pedestal dish that I think was $1. Both found while treasure hunting, of course ;)
The two photos on the right are of my cake pedestal set. A gift from my brother-In-Law Todd, these three raised pedestals can be used separately or stacked on top of one another. I love the versatility and use them often!
Last, but not least, the birthday bins from the garage! Yay!
Lets crack these babies open and start playing!
Stay tuned to see what's inside........:D
© Jennifer Adams Flowers 2014
Lets crack these babies open and start playing!
Stay tuned to see what's inside........:D
-Jennifer
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