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(f) Always
eager to help are (from top to bottom) Lily, Jesse, Nick, and Riley (Nick is
Laurel’s, the rest are Jennifer’s). That cello case at the foot of the stairs is
a Bright family heirloom. (g) What’s in the box? For Christmas dinner, it’s anyone’s guess. (h) Three tiers of treats.
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Text by Mary Forsell •
Photography by Matthew Millman •
Styling by Marcy Spanogle Hawley
Their kids brought them together. Laurel Walter’s son, Nick, and Jennifer
Bright’s eldest, Jesse, now 17, met in first grade at a local Ashland school.
“They were friends from the get-go,” Jennifer says. “He was always the only boy
at her birthday parties, even when it wasn’t cool.”
The moms clicked
immediately, too. “We were constantly talking about starting a business
together,” Laurel says. “There were a couple of false starts, like a book about
giftwrapping that never happened and a real estate home styling business.”
Things finally fell into place three years ago at a Christmas party where
Jennifer supplied some of her famous hand-dipped pretzels. Everyone raved about
how wonderful they were, so she and Laurel joined forces to make it a
business.
(a) “One of the great advantages of basing Confetti in my home is that we get to
brainstorm in a real-life setting,” Jennifer says. Under the living room
Christmas tree, gifts are wrapped in quirky coverings like florist foil and
embossed wallpaper. Chair, Cisco Brothers. Side table, Anthropologie. Ribbons,
Midori.
(b) The local historic commission recognized Jennifer and husband Casey, a
building contractor, for their restoration work on the 1876 house in Ashland,
Oregon. (c) The girls hand-decorate a batch of pretzels (Laurel wears a hat). (d)
Messages and monograms for favors.(e) For special occasions, the porch that serves as Confetti’s
office is
transformed into a festive party room. Paint, Benjamin Moore.
Lighting, Lowes.
Tablecloth, Linens‘n Things. Hurricane lamps, Pier I.
Boxwood decorations.
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