Let Them Eat Cake! party

dear diary, i am so exited.  my sister will finally be here for the 1st time next month and it's her 50th birthday!!  we have lived here going on three years now so it's about time she came- don't you think?

i am starting to compile ideas for her birthday dinner, which my husband and i will be hosting!  what do you think about these ideas / inspirations?:

layering up the china, beautiful pink flowers, and statuettes

pink depression glass holding treats/for serving desserts

sandwiching cookies cakes or macarons and berries or fruit

DIY labels and ribbon via the crafting chicks

marie antoinette cake topper

labels for table and desserts...

cake stand servers, milk glass, pennant banner...

...see a theme starting to develop?  don't even have to plan these things, they always just end up coming together ☺ as i'm reviewing and editing these ideas, i have a lightbulb moment!  wanting to do a 'pink party' was secretly for me {actually, i wanted to do pink and green- so palm beach, but it's my party}...  but my sis' favorite place in the world is paris and she LOVES versaille and provence, basically anything excessive and decadent and provincial- what could be more perfect than a marie antoinette/let them eat cake theme?!!  and i still get my pink- LOTS of it!! ♥
i still even have a crystal parfum bottle in the shape of the eiffel tower that we put at her table at our wedding- that'll tie in all my crystal- perfecto!  {or parfait}.
i will 'modernize' it a bit with a little paris circus influence since our family rode the ferris wheel and the merry-go-rounds together there!!  i LOVE this flag idea!!  

and, of course, i'm going to have to add some of newly-painted, very coveted animals- i'll probably swap out giraffes for some pumas or something..., along with fabric flowers on the cake!:

marie never would have frowned upon too many cakes.
more ideas to follow...  xoxo

follow up:  okay so it all worked our beautifully.  at practically the last minute i remembered that i had bought a mini porcelain antique 'marie antoinette' bust that i was planning on giving her anyway- a lovely cake topper!  then, my neighbor dropped off a surprise {he had no idea about any of this}- but he just happens to drop off a pair of flocked damask curtains with chandelier silhouettes on it.  isn't that so marie antoinette?  didn't i tell you everything ends up coming together?
so here is the dessert cart that i put together for her, using one of the curtains as a tablecloth:

have you ever seen anything more beautiful?  these are 

cheesecake cupcakes!! 

valentine inspired finds!!

 

COUTURE LOVE
Perfectly Feminine Chunky Statement Necklace with multi layer metal chains and haute charms
OOAK

75.

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 PENNYROYAL 

Multi Charm Multi Chain Necklace in bronze, brass, copper..

39.

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CARAVAN SOCIAL
coral, red, and gold 2 strand upcycled necklace
with gems
24.

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CIRQUE DU SOLEIL

beaded necklace
wear year-round~ will look great with your swimsuit, but the colors are perfect for fall, too!

12.

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SUNCATCHER
Swarovski Heart on turquoise beaded Necklace
32.

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i Love Rock n Roll
multi layer chain necklace w. custom charms

42.

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HAYLOH 

one of a kind original by smd
42.

$ to purchase: click here

SUMMER LOVE
butterflies with heart locket on 2chains

32.

 
to purchase: click here

 

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
locket and handcuffs do open!
42.

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this weekend's DIY house projects

last saturday, john cased this doorway and did an absolutely beautiful job

!

this weekend, it's the (black) hallway so we can finally put up our linear chandelier!!

 

update:  see the finished product here