Saturday's Slumber & Sweet Success

As promised, I said I would share pictures so you could see how the decorating came out for my daughter's birthday party.  But first, let's look at the inspiration photos again.

Here is the garland that I wanted to hang above the table.

And here is my inspiration for the sweet table.

And here is what I made...

I wanted the tassels to be fuller so I just used twice as much tissue paper.

This is what I came up with for the table.

I was very pleased with how it all turned out. What do you think?

It was definitely a fun weekend for my birthday girl. Her friends came to sleep over Saturday night. But before that, we took them out for dinner at an Italian buffet.  I told you that I was making the sweet table for her with plans to keep it modest. Well... I didn't factor in all the dessert that they would be having at the restaurant. It is a buffet, remember... ice cream bar and all. Brilliant planning on my part.. here I was the whole time thinking I would have their sweet intake all under control! And the best part was as we were settling the bill after our meal, the girls started a race of who could eat though a stack of sugar packets the fastest! Needless to say, I was horrified!  At that point in the evening, I just had to let it go. I did, however, suggest to put the Wii Dance Party on when we got home, to burn off that sugar.  It was an idea that actually worked out well.

As you can imagine, the table was a hit. The girls cleaned off everything that was on it by the next morning.  It was quite easy to put together with supplies that I got from the bulk food, craft, and dollar stores.  I love tables like this because it not only is a nice treat for your guests to eat, but it is a visual treat for them as well.  Have you ever put together a dessert table like this?


Photos: Trendhunter; Candy Warehouse; Imelda Smith