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root beer kegger part 4: food and cake

by Erika Firm Posted on January 6, 2011

Our son is turning 7 and we’re having a Root Beer Kegger! See part 1 for the inspiration; part 2 for the color palette; and part 3 for party decorations/inspiration.

No party is complete without yummy treats! Besides root beer floats, of course, I’m planning some of our son’s favorite foods: paninis, bread sticks, cupckakes, and cake. For the grown ups, I think I’ll also bust out some stinky cheese, bread and dried fruit.

Every holiday season my mom makes a Bûche de Noël. This year she promised to make it for the birthday party, as it will tie in perfectly with the theme. I’m so excited — even more than the cake, I love the meringue mushrooms that go with the yule log!

Here are some things that are inspiring me as I plan the food for the Root Beer Kegger: 1. Faux bois cake  2. Paninis  3. Meringue Mushrooms  4. Bûche de Noël  5. Yummy molten chocolate cupcakes  6. Bread sticks

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root beer kegger part 3: party decorations

by Erika Firm Posted on January 5, 2011

Our son is turning 7 and we’re having a Root Beer Kegger! See part 1 for the inspiration and part 2 for the color palette.

As promised, here are some of the things that have inspired me as I pull together the plans and decorations for our son’s Root Beer Kegger.

1. The main inspiration: Virgil’s Root Beer Keg (BevMo)   2. Root Beer Barrel candies (CandyWarehouse.com)  3. Green Balloons (EZPartyZone)  4. Root Beer Float (Dandy Dons Ice Cream)  5. Green and white striped paper straws (Emerald+Ella)  6. Cappucino brown and white bakers twine (The Twinery)   7. Green party cups (EZPartyZone)  8. Wood Grain rubber stamp   9. Custom wood grain root beer kegger kids party invitation by Delphine.

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root beer kegger part 1: inspiration

by Erika Firm Posted on January 4, 2011

Our little one is turning seven in a few days. I can’t believe it! Seems like just yesterday he was crawling around the studio playing with packing boxes and peanuts. Sigh.

Anyway, a birthday means a birthday party! We have a tradition of having a pretty low-key party, with just family and a few close friends. This year, I took inspiration for the party planning from two Christmas gifts. Our son bought John a keg of root beer for Christmas. By coincidence, Santa brought our son a keg as well. Soooo, we’re having a Root Beer Kegger 7th Birthday Party! Yay. Later today I’ll post some inspiration for the party décor, which is going in a wood grain, brown and green direction.

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Delphine holiday party invitations

by Erika Firm Posted on October 22, 2010

Planning a holiday party? We just released a bunch of new Delphine customizable holiday party invitations. Shown above is my favorite: Holiday Rose.

Photo ©Delphine.

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not too spooky: halloween party ideas

by Erika Firm Posted on October 12, 2010

We have a first grader who is a little young for lots of the scarier Halloween party ideas out there. Here are some of my favorite not too spooky ideas to celebrate this ghoulish holiday.

1: Bat Halloween Party Invitation from Cardstore.com hint at a spooky time, but won’t totally scare off a kid from coming to the party   2: Decorating Bat cookies (cutter from Copper Gifts) and  3: Ghost cookies (cutter from Wilton) would make a fun party activity. Have older siblings or an adult ice all the cookies, and let the little ones shake shake shake the sprinkles all over & add the spooky eyes.

4: I love these scary scientific bottle labels from Martha Stewart for Grandin Road — put on fruit punch bottles for the kids and some nice Cabernet for the grown ups.  5:The spider vase fillers (from Pottery Barn) are so oversize and borderline cute that they won’t completely freak out the kids. 6: The Skeletal System Anatomical Chart is the real thing (found Birdie1′s Etsy shop). A little creepy, but cool.

 7: So it’s a little on the overboard side, but how amazing would it be to wallpaper a wall in your dining room with this spooky Woods wallpaper by Cole & Son? 8: I suggested this black bird/crow costume (found on MarthaStewart.com) to my son, but he said he’d rather be a bumblebee. “Awwww, cute,” I said. “I think you’d be an adorable bumblebee.”

“Yeah. So I can have a stinger on my butt,” he said.

Oh, right. Of course. 

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posh engagement party

by Erika Firm Posted on July 16, 2010

I saw this dress on sale on Leifsdotter and I immediatly envisioned it as the perfect dress for a posh engagement party. Someplace with a gorgeous view. Perhaps the Market Pavillion rooftop bar in Charleston, SC? I’d pair it with a bottle of Taittinger champagne.

Images: dress from Leifsdotter; Tom Ford sunglasses from Nordstrom; navy blue leather clutch by Sidneyann on Etsy; Badgley Mischka heels from Piperlime; Lace engagement invitation by Delphine.

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party at the plaza: martha stewart weddings 15th anniversary

by Erika Firm Posted on October 21, 2009

My camera broke while on vacation in Ohio so I had to use my trusty iPhone to take snapshots of the Martha Stewart Weddings 15th Anniversary party at the Plaza Hotel. I cannot describe how disappointed I am that I couldn’t get some nice shots! It was a truly spectacular event (though you can’t tell so much from my ick photos). Editor Darcy Miller wrote a post on her blog with some better photos, so check that out for more details and photos here. Congratulations to the entire MSW team on 15 fantastic years.

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celebration with martha stewart weddings

by Erika Firm Posted on October 13, 2009

Martha Stewart Weddings is celebrating their fifteenth anniversary with a massive party (a faux wedding reception, where all the guests are wedding industry insiders) at The Plaza hotel in New York City. I’ll return next week with the scoop on all the fun details. I heard via Twitter that Amy Atlas is going to make a candy bar, but otherwise the decor is a total surprise. The invitation was engraved in gold ink, so I’m guessing a glittery and gold motif. If we’re allowed I’ll take a few photos to share. I can’t wait!!!

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halloween party plans: delicious treats

by Erika Firm Posted on October 1, 2009

My five year old is begging for a Halloween party. And since it’s on a Saturday this year I think I’ve given in. I think these cute Halloween cookie cutters (found on Amazon) would be great for the kids. I’ll pre-bake the cookies and the kids can decorate them. I can’t wait to see what they come up with. I already have a big jar of black sanding sugar, that I think would be great for the bat and cat cookie shapes.

The wire cake stand (crate and barrel) is suitably spooky for a centerpiece on the dessert table, isn’t it? And these elegant and eerie cut paper cupcake wrappers (from Baker’s Kitchen) … love them!

For “floral” decorations I think I’ll gather dead leaves and sticks from the yard, and I’ll look around our fabric remnant box to find some old netting or ratty linen for the tables. The only thing I’m completely stumped on: a costume!

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wish list: party jewels

by Erika Firm Posted on September 18, 2009

All of a sudden my social calendar is full of cocktail parties! Yay! But what to wear??? On my wish list now: these three lovely party jewels. The Banana Republic multi-strand silver necklace with a leaf detail would be a great layering piece (and it’s on sale!). You can’t beat Forever21′s awesome prices. This cool twisted necklace is only $11 and the darling turquoise bead chandelier earrings are even less!

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monday morning mimosas & sample sale

by Erika Firm Posted on August 19, 2009

Mémé (grandma) Delphine worked the bar at Monday Morning Mimosas.

Many thanks to all the shop owners, editors, bloggers and friends who came to support us at Monday Morning Mimosas. Thanks to y’all the event was a great success. Merci beaucoup!

For some more photos, check out Anne-Marie’s pics on her blog: Perfect Bound.

Also check out more photos on the Monday Morning Mimosas FLICKR set.

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party perfect: grey dresses

by Erika Firm Posted on July 15, 2009

Left: J.Crew Twist Sash Dress ::: Right: Anthropologie Clustered Petals Dress.

I have a wedding and a few parties to go to in August. Hoping one of these will go on sale soon! I’ve always wanted a grey dress.

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bubbly

by Erika Firm Posted on April 30, 2009

If you’re planning on serving bubbly at your wedding, check out this cool website at Mumm Napa Valley. It will help you choose the vintage that will pair well with your meal. This one is my favorite.

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little lamb baby shower: part five (and final)

by Erika Firm Posted on April 15, 2009

Jessica Davis has some awesome tips for shooting outdoor group photographs. Most important, she says, is to find a large, open shady spot. This will avoid squinty eyes (and will keep everyone cool). The more people you have the harder it is to make a photo look casual. She suggests using chairs to break up the group into different tiers. In addition to the large group shot, try breaking the group up into two or three smaller groups for more intimate photographs.

 

Okay, so I promised I’d tell you the best part of the Little Lamb Baby Shower Extravaganza. Did you guess what it is? The macarons? The cupcakes? The pomegranate vinaigrette? The Shower Shine punch? Are you ready? Well …

… the best part of the shower was none of those things I just mentioned. It’s the friendships forged, and that little peanut in Carrie’s belly, whom we cannot wait to meet!

All photos by Jessica Davis Photography. Missing, and sorely missed, from photos is baker extraordinairre, Alex. We missed you!

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little lamb baby shower: part four

by Erika Firm Posted on April 14, 2009

photographs by Jessica Davis Photography

Remember when I suggested shopping your (and your friends’) house before buying a thing? The little lamb was borrowed from Carrie’s mom; the vine sugar bowl/flower pot is my mom’s; the yellow bowls are my mom’s; the clear glass vase is from our garage; the adorable birdie salt/pepper shakers are mine (from Target); the flowers are from the Carlsbad Flower Fields (and some from Costco, too); and the lemons in the floral arrangement are from our back yard lemon grove.

Carrie loves balloons, and I do love how they look in photos, so we tied a bunch to the back of her chair, at a height where they would show up as a lovely backdrop in most photos taken of her. She’s holding a painting that my mom made for her.

photographs by Jessica Davis Photography

Most of these candies are from the Dollar Store. The puffy meringues are from Trader Joe’s. I picked up delicious Belgium (where Carrie has been living for the past year) chocolate from Trader Joe’s. Then I had to go back because I immediately ate a bar and so did my husband, and I had to replenish! I re-wrapped the chocolate bars in paper printed to match the shower. (“Ike” is the in-utero nickname she and her husband call the baby, in case you were wondering.)

In the next (part five-and-final) post in this series I’ll share the very best part of the shower. Can you guess what it is?

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