Oh What a Night!

Hello my friends,

I have been so busy ever since I got home from my vacation

in the Carolinas. 

But of course it hasn't all been work.  There's been a lot of play as well.  Last night was another birthday celebration for our craft group.  It was held at my home and was definitely more fun than it was work.

 

My friend, Joanne is always the genius behind the tablescape.  But because it was held at my home I got to help a little.

 

The table started with a layering of vintage linens.

 

 

Such a fun idea and if one happens to have a little stain, no problem!  Just lay another one on top.

 

Then comes the layering of dishes.  My hubby walked in and said, "why do you need so many plates?"  Our answer was, why not? 

 

Joanne plans way ahead and finds the perfect dishes at thrift shops.  She found the pansy glasses and I found the pink goblets.

The birthday girl loves to quilt, so the decor was centered around her.  Notice the sweet bobbins tied to the napkins?

 

And little spools of thread hang from the wreaths on the back

of the chairs.

 

 

And look at the darling favors.  Joanne made the sweetest little floral arrangements using vintage buttons.

 

 

 

 

Joanne asked me if we could use my tiered tray for the center of the table.  She trusted me to fill it with sewing treasures.  A trip into my sewing room made the assignment easy peasy.

 

 

Pincushions and other sewing trinkets were added.

 



And then Amy showed up with the cake.  Oh my, that cake!  Didn't she do an amazing job creating a quilt block design?

 



I just happened to have a cake plate the exact shade of yellow.

 



 

 

 

Ribbons and a few sewing notions were added to the chandy.



The food was as delicious as the table was beautiful!

 

I bet you think this is dessert.  Nope, it's the appetizer.  A cranberry cheeseball.  This was the first time I had made it and believe me it was yummy!  That topping was delicious!!  I'll share the recipe in another post.

 



 

Natalie brought caprese salad.  One of my favorites!!  Love that balsamic glaze from trader Joe's.

 

 

 

Jackie made this fabulous cordon bleu casserole.  Oh boy was it delicious!  We lacked a vegetable, so I pulled some of the frozen corn I make each fall from the freezer.

 

We wanted Brenda to know just how 'sew' special she is!

 



Special and talented!  She managed to balance the crown on her head.  Not an easy thing to do.  :)
 



 

And that pretty cake is not just to look at. We each had a small sliver.  The sweet potato filling had me thinking I had died and gone to heaven!

 



 

 

Oh what a night!

I love the use of vintage items in this tablescape!  If you are looking for some inspiration how to style your vintage pieces check out Invaluables great post on vintage tableware. 
 

hugs,
Jann

This post was featured at Thoughts of Home
Thank you ladies!
It was also featured at Bernideens BTTCG Party
It was also featured at Cooking and Crafting with J & J thank you Julie and Jess!

I will be sharing with these lovely parties:
Vintage Charm
Thoughts of Home
Rose Chintz Cottage for No Place Like Home
Bernideens for BTTCG
Cooking and Crafting with J and J