Pillow Talk

   

The perfect shade of blue made this pillow a hit with me. I was beyond thrilled to have received this from Sa-Sea Boutique. How did she know?

These pillows are also from Sa-Sea. They give my kitchen- family room a hint of cream and a breath of freshness. The pillows are perfectly sewn, (straight neat seams), the crown and chandelier prints are high quality, AND the pillows are very economical. 

You provide the pillow form, hint: use that 40% off coupon. You know the one you always forget at home........

The black chandy pillow adds a little Fall elegance. Yes, Halloween decor can be elegant. 

Back to the pillow in the first picture. I put it on a chair in the sunroom. See it peeking out at you?  It worked great with the other colors in this room, and the crisp white background is refreshing. 

Product Webstore Review:   Sa-Sea Boutique has my personal stamp of approval.  

She has added some Halloween designs! Simply cover a pillow you are already using. Save $ and storage space!

Blessings,

Ele

The Birthday Party Part III

A party without some type of favor, how shameful.
My mother's 80th birthday had two types of favors.

• the minty melt in your mouth comes in a little May basket look-a-like type of favor and

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  the beautiful 20 something picture of my mother on a cupcake pick topper stuck into gooey vanilla  strawberry cake with extra rich butter cream frosting type of favor, (gotta love my mom's furry collar).
  
  
  

CRAFT TIP:  The picture topper is an easy peasy project when you use a paper punch~

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   Cut out two pieces of cardstock with a medium to large scalloped paper punch.
   
   
   
2. 
   
   Scan an old picture. I used photo gallery to make copies, and chose the contact sheet (32 on a page). It was the perfect size.Cut these out.
   
   
   
3. 
   
   Glue large tooth pick between the two paper punches, and glue the two papers together, (I lined up the scallops).
   
   
   
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   Glue picture on top.
   
   
   
5. 
   
   Cut the cake, or use cupcakes and then stick in the topper!
   
   
   

My  100% Norwegian mother had to have a Norwegian celebration cake!

It is a series of almond flavored rings with almond frosting. To serve it, you break off little pieces of each ring. IF you ask me, it was the BEST food item at the party, and yes I said FOOD!

Blessings,

Ele

Ahhhhh, the Food

Can you say chocolate? 

Mint chocolate, dark chocolate, light cocoa chocolate, white chocolate, pink chocolate, peanut butter and chocolate, coconut and chocolate, butterscotch and chocolate, strawberries in chocolate, shortbread cookies in chocolate, vanilla and oreo cookie sticks dipped in chocolate and sprinkles, rice krispies and chocolate, caramel and chocolate, and candy kiss chocolate lined the table at my mother's birthday party.

The other items that weren't chocolate were pink spritz cookies, cream puffs, white and strawberry cake, and Norwegian celebration cake, (more on this later).

The best thing about all the chocolate is that it is highly caloric all the calories were taken out. Everything was yummy!

Still more food, favors, and decorations to come. On Monday, Part 3!

Have a beautiful weekend,

Ele

Birthday Party Part I

Grace, elegance, and pure kindness dwell within my mother. She celebrated her 80th birthday in my home with  75 friends and relatives. 

I luuuuv these tissue paper puffs. You can find them at Prost to the Host on etsy. The come flat and folded, and it's a party in itself pulling out the tissue paper pieces and foofing them up!  They are the perfect decor for a birthday celebration.

I hung turquoise and peacock blue puffs in the sunroom above the guestbook table. The peacock blue is my FAV color, but they are all flouncy, foofy and fun. 

The puffs in the dining room are white, light blue, and pale turquoise. These babies will stay up for awhile. I can't bear to take them down.

Here's a little sneak peek (above) of the food and favors. You will have to wait for Part Two!

Happy Birthday Mom!  

Blessings to all of you,

Ele

Baby Scrubs for Halloween

The perfect Halloween costume for your little Dr. or nurse from size 6 months to child size 8!

These outfits will get used long after Halloween is over. They are from my website- Hannah Banana Baby.

If you want it monogrammed  Dr/R.N........ hop on over and order before Oct. 5th. If you don't want it monogrammed, then Oct. 12th is your date.

In one week I will be back blogging in full swing. I will have lots of decorating pics of the big 80th birthday bash I will soon be hosting for my sweet mother. 

Blessings,

Ele