Monday, June 3, 2013

Entertaining in Pink






I'm pretty devastated, depressed and a terrible weepy mess at work sad to have my brother gone - he's currently sitting in SeaTac boarding a flight to Texas. It was fun to introduce him to my home, my town, and my friends through a series of fun days. We had a "big" party (big in the apartment is 8 people) on Saturday night where we served appetizers, lots of delicious drinks, and sang a lot of impromptu songs on the guitar, ukulele, etc. I think my brother was a little overwhelmed by the group of us who've all known each other for so long that we don't really avoid any conversation topics and are comfortable doing embarrassing things in front of each other.

I thought it'd be fun to show you the little entertaining touches I like to use when people come over! I filled my pretty blue bowls with different appetizers: sliced pineapple, cheese curds, a homemade tapenade, and then laid out salami and cheese. Appetizers can be easy and shouldn't stress you out. Once you cut the french bread or lay the salami out, it doesn't look so haphazard or store-bought. By sticking a little toothpick in each dish and making a tiny flag out of washi tape (cut a strip, wrap around the toothpick, cut a triangle out of the end, embellish) everything looked dressed up and fancy. I also had a fresh bunch of insanely gorgeous peonies to put on display with my new pink candlesticks. The color theme fell together magically in homage to my growing love of everything pink. I also wore some fantastic pink shorts from the Gap and a girly polka dot tank to top off the summery night! 

33 comments

  1. Love your print mix!

    xo Ashley
    thetiniestfirecracker.com

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  2. Such cute decoration! the food looks delicious!

    http://sarassweetstyle.blogspot.com/

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  3. You are the cutest thing ever. I am obsessed with all of this!

    xxS

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  4. Aww I never go to that much effort to entertain. Maybe that's why I like going to other people's homes :P

    The Occasional Indulgence

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  5. It's always hard when family leaves! Looks like you had a great time with your brother and thanks for the entertaining tips!
    xx
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  6. Looks lovely, and your outfit as cute as usual my dear!

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  7. That looks like a lovely party! I'm totally going to steal some ideas for a baby shower I'm throwing in a few weeks. :-)

    Sarah @ Life As Always

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  8. Such a lovely setting!

    Style and love from jamaica
    Dania

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  9. All the details are so worked and lovely! It seems you had a great party! :)

    Gemma
    http://www.taipeistreetstyle.com/

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  10. So gorgeous!!! Love it..
    Hope
    hchdesigns.blogspot.com

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  11. Your table set up looks so pretty, and I love the outfit!

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  12. beautifully done!! Everything looks fantastic!!

    oliviamoone.blogspot.com

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  13. You are making me so hungry, this looks lovely! You must be such a wonderful hostess :)

    xo

    Ashley

    Southern (California) Belle

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  14. Can I be invited to this party? How CUTE. Now I'm drooling over this food!

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  15. What a cute party! It all look so festive and summery.
    Beautiful pictures.
    Thanks for sharing.

    _Clara
    Between Friends Fashion

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  16. This is super cute! I love it how you label everything, and adore your choice in flowers.

    xox Lara www.weheartbeautyblog.com

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  17. So cute!! I love the little flag labels :) And your shorts are awesome! Sorry to hear that your brother had to leave!

    heyniki.wordpress.com

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  18. These are such cute touches, I love the little flags on the bowls, may try it one day. The flowers are a lovely touch too!
    xo
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  19. omg i can't say no to flowers and the decoration is so sweet LOVE

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  20. This is so sweet ...the flowers are to die for love it!!

    www.stylemekim.blogspot.com

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  21. This looks like a great goodbye party, you look lovely!
    Simona
    www.lakenmoon.com

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  22. Peonies are my absolutely favorite flower! I love the little touches!

    -Sharon
    The Tiny Heart
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  23. Love, love, love the print mix!

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  24. This all looks amazing! Such lovely photos. I love Peonies too :) xx

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  25. ahh LOVE the print of your shorts!!!

    xo,
    Sandy
    Sandy a la Mode

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  26. I'm sorry to hear that your brother is gone! But you do entertain beautifully!

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  27. I am absolutely loving the way you've paired that bright polka dot top with those neon shorts! I actually picked up those neon orange shorts last week, but realized - I couldn't pull it off. They look great on you!! And, your entertainment spread looks delicious.


    alice
    http://borderlinefab.wordpress.com

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  28. Those shorts look amazing on you! A "big" party in my apartment is also 8 people, glad I'm not the only one... :)

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