A Christmas-Themed Birthday Soiree

My sister's boyfriend is visiting from Indiana.  She wanted to throw him a surprise birthday party, but had no idea what to do about a theme on a slim Christmas-time budget.  I figured that doing black & white damask with red and green accents would work well since the "venue" (my mom's house) would already be decorated for Christmas.  I thought this was cost-effective and since it was planned in just a couple weeks, this was what would work best for the two of us. 

All of the party decor was made by Whimsy & Wise (aka. me!) and my sister, Janice, made all the goodies.

The birthday banner

The dessert/candy buffet table

Cupcakes!

The Cupcake Tree was on sale at Michael's

The cupcake toppers

Marshmallow Treats courtesy of HWTM blog

Some Mike & Ike's in honor of the birthday boy, Mikey.  :)

Mario's 50th Birthday: Martini Style!

I was honored to be given the chance to decorate for our Uncle Mario's 50th Birthday party a couple weeks ago.  It was a martini themed party, complete with real martini glasses, which Patti Jo started gathering a few months ago and an actual bar made from a surf board.  The bar was a gift from Mario's friend and it went PERFECTLY with our theme!

The stirrers are from the Dollar Tree! They were PERFECT!!

I made the wine charms.  They were a hit and just the right touch for a martini party!  No one had trouble finding their glass!

The party was so much fun and it was even more fun making everything for it.

Happy 50th Mario!

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