Good Tuesday morning to you,\u00a0 I first want to announce the name of the winner of the beautiful silver pitcher. Congratulations goes to-<\/p>\n
Please contact me at theenchantedhome@gmail.com to claim your prize.<\/p>\n
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So a few weeks ago I hosted a very special birthday luncheon for a dear and special friend. I wanted to create a pretty summery vibe, to take advantage of the last few summer days.\u00a0 I decided that I\u00a0 would let the gorgeous rich purple hydrangeas that I found in the flower market be my starting point. Go figure…I never have liked purple but when paired with blue and white, it is without question a winning combination!<\/p>\n
So then the ideas started coming together. I really wanted to have my beautiful Bali Hai fabric from Quadrille made into a tablecloth but there was not time so I managed to make it work (as long as you weren’t looking too closely) LOL. This is very “me”. I get an idea in my head and will not budge so seams, cutting the fabric on the spot and all….I made it work:)<\/p>\n
I decided to divide this into two posts, one on the meal and prep plus a few recipes I think you will want to have.\u00a0 But today is all about the fluff…that would be the pretty table:)<\/p>\n
I took some pictures with my Nikon and included those at the bottom, so here is how it all went down-<\/p>\n
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You know all great get togethers start with beautiful flowers right? In this case, these purple beauties caught my eye and were the starting point for a rich vibrant summer table.<\/p>\n And soon enough after fresh cuts and putting them in very hot water (a secret to them lasting longer) I made this pretty centerpiece arrangements and started putting all the other elements together<\/p>\n And then I made more smaller arrangements and added little clusters to mini mint juelps which were the take home party favor<\/p>\n Onto to the covered patio where I decided to set up the luncheon table, important to take advantage of the great weather while we have it! When I am planning anything small or big, I always start with some kind of color scheme.<\/p>\n No surprise blue and white was a big part of this. I was “trying out” different tablecloths to use underneath my make shift topper.<\/p>\n The not so glamorous side to setting things up, yes that is a hole in the middle of the tablecloth, glad it was going to be hidden:)<\/p>\n It was tricky trying to using the fabric as a topper but I managed somehow someway..perseverance is my middle name:)<\/p>\n Adding the flowers is starting to make it all\u00a0 happen:)<\/p>\n Well, well well look who decided to show up and help out, my assistant aka the canine cleaner (he eats everything that drops:)<\/p>\n Have a few 6 foot folding tables on hand which come in handy, I like to use them for serving food<\/p>\n Love using blue and white planters as beverage holders!<\/p>\n Fluffed up the pillows outside and added some fresh flowers<\/p>\n One of my dishes was this super yummy baby arugula and artichoke salad<\/p>\n Tah dah! It’s all set and exactly as I had hoped!<\/p>\n Since I often get emails when I do these types of posts about sources of things here is a rundown-<\/p>\n Blue and white china- Blue Willow<\/p>\n Chargers and bamboo flatware- Juliska<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n All porcelains- from my shop<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Fabric on table- Bali Hai by Quadrille<\/p>\n Monogrammed napkins and silver mint juleps – my shop<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n All blue and white pillows- Studio Tullia<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n So there you have the recap on this fun day…..it was honestly a labor of love. We were blessed with a gorgeous day and being surrounded by dear friends who are like sisters made me feel like the lucky one.<\/p>\n I will be back on Thursday with part 2 which will feature the food, recipes and entertaining ideas! Thank you as always for stopping in, wishing you a wonderful day and start to your week.<\/p>\n Don’t forget-<\/p>\n It’s time for the Enchanted Fall Love contest!<\/strong> As the temps start to drop and the leaves begin to fall, capture those special moments that best capture the essence of autumn!<\/p>\n Whether its your decorated pumpkins, flower arrangements, front door fallscape,your darling kids playing in fall leaves,\u00a0 whatever\u2026as long as it has to do with fall and you think it\u2019s a winning shot, plesae send it in!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"10136-calligraphicdesignelementsset1_2-1024x215-300x6311212-1-1-1-1-1-1\"](\"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/10136-CalligraphicDesignElementsSet1_2-1024x215-300x6311212-1-1-1-1-1-1.png\")
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