Let's Talk Vintage #62: Throwing a Milestone Birthday Party

 

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Today I'm sharing a 75th surprise birthday party we had for my Mother. My Sister and I had been collaborating together for about six months.

The day finally arrived this past weekend. 

I'm thrilled with how it all turned out...

There was a lot of "pre-party" prep that went into it.

 To help me plan I used a secret board on Pinterest.

 

Such great ideas!

 

 

 

The photo above is of the huge mess in my

dining room as I gathered and worked

on what to bring. We had the party in a

different state. It was tough!

I created a party theme or "brand" by

making a graphic on Pic Monkey.

 

We ended up choosing the one

on the right with just a hint

of the "75" in the background.

 

The picture is of my Mom when

she was a little girl. Isn't she cute?

 

 

You can see it on the favor boxes

 and throughout my displays at the party.

I grabbed frames from my shelves and

filled them with different sayings and

facts about what was going on in 1940,

the year my Mother was born.

 

I also made a digital scrapbook on

Shutterfly.com and I created a

"Trip Down Memory Lane" video

 using the Windows Movie Maker

 program on my computer.

 

I chose the song "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller to

keep with the "Born in 1940" theme. 

 

 

Finally the big day arrived and we loaded up all of that stuff ... and went over the river and through the woods!

 

I had booked the hall at my Mother's church. They had just completed a renovation and the colors were perfect together!

Somehow we turned that giant mess into this.

I had my Sister, with my niece and nephew helping, while my Hubby and Brother in Law were on chef duty.

 

I used a white milk glass punch bowl and stand, which I have now fallen in love with and want to keep! I was originally going to sell it.

Found this floral arrangement last summer on clearance at a local flower and craft store... I knew it was going to be for this party... but I also used it for Bebe's Nutcracker party as well.

 

I found a couple of these sparkling

reindeer at Christmas Tree Shops.

 

At the last minute I threw some pictures

from the video presentation I made,

 onto a flash drive for this digital picture frame.

 

I found these neat black tablecloths with silver sparkling dots at a yard sale. They were originally supposed to be curtains for a girl's bedroom and she didn't want them.

 

I just cut the tabs at the top off which left me

with this elegant table covering.

 

The silver "mercury glass" Christmas trees

were found at a thrift shop in

the Adirondacks. I may have also

found the black and silver wreath there, too.

 

 

I used every silver plated vintage

tray in my arsenal, most found at yard sales.

My mother's favorite flowers are daisies so we HAD to have some in the mix. She also prefers tea over coffee so we had some specialty flavors on hand as well.

 

 This idea came from Pinterest. It is a large poster board, folded in half like a card, which reads on the front: "75 Reasons We Love Jean."

Everyone who came to the party signed it and left a sweet comment for my Mom. It was so cool!

We were all exhausted but so happy to be
able to have this special day for my Mom.
It was truly a wonderful party. My Mother
said she never had anyone do this for
her before.

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Thanks so much for coming along
with me! I'd like to apologize
for my lack of interaction with
my LTV posts and postees these
past couple of weeks. Between the
Nutcracker performance, this party,
and keeping up with holiday
sales... I was running short on time.

I'm looking forward to visiting
everyone this week!

Here are this week's features:

Brooke of Creative Country Mom shared this wonderful vintage ice skate display.

And what a neat idea this is! Diana of Adirondack Girl at Heart came up with these sparkly Christmas Trees made from toilet paper roll tubes! Amazing!

and I just loved this vintage Christmas porch display
from Old New Green Redo!

And Cecilia of My Thrift Store Addiction
shared this adorable tea time table scape
using vintage jadeite. All inspired by thrift
store finds!

 

If your blog was featured, feel free

to grab this LTV button for your blog side bar!

Thanks so much everyone! Love the Christmas themes, which we will keep on doing for this week and next.

I can't believe Christmas is next Thursday!

I haven't even finished decorating!

Now it's your turn!

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