My friend Kristen approached me with an idea to have a Pinterest Party with the church girls where everyone could make a recipe they have pinned. It sounded like it would be a really fun get-together - and it was! She hosted it at her house; I made the decorations and favors and a couple of activities. Mostly, of course, we chatted and ate ;)
My passion for creating memorable gatherings is so enjoyable to me - I love to see all the details come together. I could easily spend way over budget as the ideas start to flow. One thing that I have learned over the years is that each and every party can be unique, but I can remain a good steward by using what I have collected over time and reuse color themes to save money.
In light of that philosophy, I decided to use a red and turquoise color scheme for both my son's end of year party (an old-fashioned ice cream parlour) and the Pinterest party - the colors fit perfectly for both themes and I was able to reuse many of the elements.
Here's a couple of pics from the old-fashioned ice cream parlour theme:
And here are some of the elements of the Pinterest Party:
Our Pinterest party was a very informal gathering to give us some girl time and relax, so therefore, the idea of coming up with a craft list and long set of instructions didn't fit the bill for us this time. Instead, we focused on the recipes and everyone brought something to munch on. We had some yummy food!
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| Spinach Dip, Egg Casserole, and Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup |
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| Southwestern & Caprese Salad |
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| Peanut Butter Ball, Lemon Cake, Banana/Peanut Butter/Oat Squares |
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| Flavored waters - strawberry/cucumber, lemon/lime, strawberry/kiwi |
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| So yummy punch - Lime Sherbert & Lemonade |
Since everyone was suppose to bring their recipes to share, I did a quick recipe book cover and binder rings to put them all together - even had them laminated:
Because all but Cristy were slackers, our recipe books only contained the punch recipes - so I think it's only fair to declare Cristy's punches the winners for best recipe!
We took a break from munching to have a little contest. We put enough dinnerware out to set two formal place settings. Elizabeth and Cathy volunteered before I told them what the game was - then we watched while they did their best to set a formal place setting without help (well, our peanut gallery may have given some hints). We used a chart I found on Pinterest to judge who came closest to being correct. They both did great and it was a fun way to use a "pin".
Before leaving, everyone picked up a favor - kind of a "pinnin' it old school" homage I came up with just for fun.
Indeed it was a great party! They say that love is in the details. There was certainly a lot of love in your decor!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I do think that the company is really what made it great!
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