~Woodland Birthday Party and Simple & Sweet Fridays #82~

I wanted to share with you photos of my birthday party

 that my girlfriends gave me.

The theme was a "Woodland Garden Party".

They know I love to garden.

 Linda Harding hosted the party at her beautiful home.

The appetizers were served on a 

beautiful burlap garden print tablecloth.

Virginia made the cutest place setting name tags.

She used pails with chalkboard tags and added flowers and birds on top, so creative!!

The appetizers were:

~Strawberries stuffed with Cream Cheese, Rosemary, Honey & Pistachios~

~Garden Dip (Artichokes, Garden Peas, Mint and Feta Cheese)

served with a Fresh Baguette~

~Roasted Beets stacked with Goat Cheese, Cinnamon Apple & Spinach~

So Delicious!!

We ate lunch outside on her patio, the table was set so pretty. My chair was decorated with a beautiful red sash, hydrangeas and bow.

A burlap tablecloth, ornate candlesticks and grapevines

 were used as the centerpiece.

 Just Gorgeous!!

Mark, Tami's husband, cut all the wood to make chargers for the table. Linda placed flowers in between the clear plates.

It looked so pretty!

Virginia, Mary, Me, Tami, Yuri and Linda.

The Birthday Garden Wreath was made by Virginia.

For lunch Linda made

~Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Garam Masala and Garnished with Pepitas~

~Asian Spice Chicken 

with a Blackberry Gastrique~

~Quinoa with Parsley Butter and Dried Blueberries~

~Arugula Salad with Blueberries and Nasturtium on top.~

Drinks were:

~Prosecco with Chamboard~

&

~Rosemary Lemon Drops~

It was a Fantastic Meal!!

Mary made a "Tree Stump" cake. It was a Chocolate Nutella Cake decorated with Wafer Paper Butterflies and Meringue Mushrooms.

Spectacular and oh so good!!!

If you'd like to see more photos go check out Mary's blog,

La Bella Vita Design & Inspiration.

Linda also made Miniature Lemon Cheese Cakes

Just the right sweet bite!!

After lunch, we all decorated birdhouses.

We painted them and then added

 pebbles, moss, corks, 

and other goodies.

It was a very fun project!

I received so many wonderful gifts.

I love them all!

A little surprise visitor, in the photo, Dougal.

Thanks girlfriends for throwing the best birthday party ever!

Cheers to You!!

Let's see what you've created this week!

Last weeks Features:

Fabby's Living - Fabby Remembering Fall 2012

Bernideen's Tea Time Blog - More Sewing With Vintage Linens

Penny's Vintage Home - The Softer Side of Fall

Martinel - Aged Books

What We Keep - Fall Fairy

Debbie Dabble - Tea in the Garden

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~Garden Party Cheesecake and Simple & Sweet Fridays #63~

I wanted to make Stan a special cake for his birthday, which was on May 10th. I thought we could celebrate it on Mother's Day because he was out of town. We had his mother over and a girlfriend's family over too. I know his number one love is gardening so, I knew I wanted to decorate the cake with a "Garden Theme".

I made a cheesecake 

and I found lots of miniatures to decorate with.

I made the garden tools out of different color chocolates.

 I found a mold that was perfect.

The candy rocks I found at a bakery.

I found these pots and potting table at a miniature store.

They looked perfect on the cake.

How cute is the garden hose and little rabbit?

I made these seed packets out of chocolate too. 

Everyone loved the cake especially, Stan.

We had a wonderful meal, enjoying each others company.

I hope you all had a wonderful 

Mother's Day with your families too!

Happy Thursday everyone!

Last weeks Simple & Sweet Favorites!

Go check out The Country Farm Home's post A $2 Ten Minute Slipcover!

Dru shares a great idea to cover a chair for only $2. A Goodwill find makes a fabulous slipcover!

Be sure to check out Dru's blog!

Go check out Fabby's Living's post Happy Mother's Day 2013!

Fabby sets the most beautiful table dedicated to all mothers for Mother's Day. You'll love her dishes, German urn, and detailed touches. Absolutely stunning!

Be sure to check out Fabby's blog!

Go check out Debbie-Dabble's post Garden Wreaths and Garden Blooming in the Backyard!

Debbie shares her beautiful garden and how she decorates with all her pretty collectibles. She'll give you lots of ideas to make a Garden Wreath!

Go check out Debbie's blog!

Go check out Penny Wise's post Cheers! Pink Champagne Cake for Mother's Day!

Christina shares a delicious recipe for champagne cake with champagne butter creme frosting. A wonderful heavenly treat for Mother's Day. You'll love her cute pink doves and a "Mum" banner, very sweet!

Be sure to check out Christina's blog!

Go check out Biljana Shabby's post Renovation of Old Furniture - French Hand Painted Armoire!
Biljana does a beautiful transformation on an armoire with a special technique. Inspired by an old house in Slavonia, she used a roller to create a one-of-a-kind amoire. Gorgeous!
Be sure to check out Biljana's blog!

Go check out Sweetbriar Dreams' post Is It Summer Time?
Chel shares photos of her beautiful garden and home. She'll inspire you to go outside and plant in your garden. You'll fall in love with the area where she lives and her cute dog, Coco!
Be sure to check out Chel's blog!

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~Treasured Gifts & Simple & Sweet Fridays #33~

Halloween Trees are displayed on a new shelf given to me from my friend,

 Mary for my birthday.

It fits perfectly in it's new spot in 

the front entryway. 

I love the detail to it.

It will be fun to decorate.

I love my new Eiffel Tower Candelabra which Yuri gave me. I found a place outside in the garden for it. I'll be posting photos soon on how pretty it looks at night.

 Tami gave me these beautiful pumpkins which I love displaying for the fall.

Also Linda, gave me some new perfume "Pretty" from Elizabeth Arden.

 I'm so lucky to have such great friends. 

Thank you so much for all my wonderful presents, I love them!

The holidays are upon us and that means

 family and friends will be celebrating with us.

Fun times and lots of great memories to be made...

Enjoy!

Now on with the Party...

Last weeks Simple & Sweet Features!

Go check out Life In My Empty Nest's post A Porch and a Pumpkin! Vicki has such a creative way to decorate her porch with a bale of hay and burlap. She'll give you great ideas for a fall Vignette.

Be sure to check out Vicki's blog!

Go check out Green Willow Pond's post Burlap Wrapped Herbs and Giveaway Winner!

Deborah has a great idea using burlap wrapped around a herb pot. With a marker and pretty ribbon, they'll look adorable in everyone's house. 

 Be sure to check out Deborah's blog!

Go check out Akawest's post Jack-o-Lantern Jello!

Lisa made a fun dessert using jello and yogurt. You'll want to make this recipe for a 

Halloween Treat for the family.

Love the Jack-o-Lantern! 

Be sure to check out Lisa's blog!

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