BIG LIGHTS -- BIG CITY 2011 PRE-PROM PARTY

Here it is... my last Pre-Prom Party.
It was a rustic elegance theme with burlap table toppers,
paint cans and pails, and mattress-ticking fabric.


AND TONS OF KIDS!

SOOOO MUCH food--and Dessert!

And then off to Prom !

OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO -- CHEER BANQUET

MY LAST YEAR IN CHARGE OF THE CHEER BANQUET.
(Off goes my youngest child.)

I loved this theme from Dr Seuss' Book
"Oh, The Places You'll Go."

It was a sea of Seuss Hats and each girl took one home.

Here Comes the Green

Here comes the green. And the spring Holidays!
First, St. Patrick's Day...

Then everything sort of just morphs into Easter...

From

My Next Project...

I have a thing about repurposing.
Here is my dining room done over a weekend.
I painted over-all and re-faux painted the fireplace.
Then I made chair covers and took a silver-leafing kit
and re-did a lot of the metal finishes.
(along with a bunch of clearance framed mirrors from HomeGoods.)

I fell in love with this mirrored buffet from HomeGoods.
It was cracked in 4 places and marked down to $89.
I was able to repair the cracks with a windshield repair kit from
the auto-supply store..!

Our church puts on this community event "Family First"
Here are some of the decorations. Each table represented some
aspect of family life.

Little vignettes so this big hall looked more like someone's
home.

Valentine's Came Next

Every Holiday gives me an excuse to redo things.
My family just expects it...

A New Home

I have really gotten excited about collecting
vintage mismatched china lately.
Some I have gotten for pennies.
Such a history---I love to think of them on
someone's table in the roaring 1920's or during WW1.

Just wait for my table at Easter!