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Text by Kim Ratcliff • Styling by Sunday Hendrickson • Photography by Rick Szczechowski
(a) Handmade gift wrap inspired by vintage musical sheets. (b)Chocolate bars rewrapped in vintage wallpaper, scrapbook paper, or other outside-the-candy-box materials make delectable party favors. (c) Birthday crown, Dee Sharp. Party hat, Goldbug Studio. PASTEL PARADISE (d) Once birthday queen Mary Smilove (with party collaborator and floral artist Marina Drasnin Gilboa) chose the “feathered feast” theme, she fashioned festive party decorations with paper from her chic scrapbooking parlor, Sweetpeas & Snapshots. (e) A blue birdcage holds a flock of vintage family photos.  TOWER OF FLOWER (f) After Mary decoupaged the tiered hatbox centerpiece, Marina embellished it with French tulips and ranunculus. (g) To create cupcake flags, cut pennants from vintage paper, add two holes with a 1/8” punch, then thread a toothpick through the holes. (h) On the menu: egg salad in phyllo bird nests and (i) hugs from Mary’s daughter, Liza. |
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(j) Marina and guest Tanja Maduzia enjoy a cupcake break. (k) and (l): For a botanical touch, embellish gifts with fresh blossoms, herbs, a graceful branch, or a spray of tropical orchids. (m) Taking cues from the party’s pastel palette, assorted treasures are tucked into an antique feed sorter.
(n) Tiny welcome notes were tucked into paper bird pockets perched upon fanciful seatback collages. SUGAR RUSH(o) Draped in color-coordinated ribbon, a self-serve candy bar heaped with old-fashioned treats is irresistible for grown- ups, too. (p) Liza and Miss Pearl. (q) The birthday girl with pal
Karla
Murray. (r) Guests arrived with photos, ticket stubs, and other
mementos of their
times with Mary to fill the pages of a friendship
book for the guest of
honor. |
