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If you've been following along, I've been posting here and there about my daughter's first communion. If you missed it, you can read about it here and here. The day finally arrived at the end of April and today I'm sharing how the party turned out. I wanted the style to be sweet and feminine, so I decided on a palette of pale pink and gray. When my daughter chose a dress that had some lace in it, I also added some touches of lace to the decor.
The trellis pattern was scattered throughout, starting with the invitations I designed. I also made napkin rings with the same trellis pattern.
This light fixture hangs above my kitchen table. I like to add special touches to unexpected places. I also like placing decor up high so that your eye moves up, like the greens I added above the dessert table or the flowering branches I hung on some pendant lights.
The cake and macarons were made by the wonderful Heather of Gracie Moonpie & Co. I really admire Heather's attention to detail. She didn't just make the cake, she asked me the right questions to ensure that the cake fit well with the overall style of the party. As you can see, the gray cross and trellis pattern also found its' way onto the design of the cake. If you live in Southeast Michigan and need something sweet made check out Gracie Moonpie & Co. Their cakes taste as good as they look and Heather is an absolute joy to work with.
My mother-in-law made cross shapped cookies and my mother made various mini desserts including coconut cheesecakes topped with mango. It's so nice to have family who are willing to lend a hand.
Happy Friday friends! I just
wanted to share with you today a picture of my mantel. Last weekend my family
celebrated my daughter's first communion and I had a bunch of left over flowers
from her party, so I dressed my mantel with them. I should have changed the water in the vase with the branches in them before I snapped the photo, otherwise, I think the mantel looked
really pretty and full of life with the fresh blooms. I hope to
share with you some pics from the first communion celebration in the near future so, stay tuned. I had tons of fun
planning it and I think it turned out to be just lovely. This weekend I'll be
celebrating my daughter's fourth birthday, so there's no rest for me. What
are you up to this weekend? Whatever you have planned, I hope you have a
wonderful weekend.
I was busy preparing for my daughter's first communion last week and I wanted to share this little project with you that my family made together for her special day. My daughter was given the option to create a first communion banner which would hang on her chair during mass. I suggested to my husband that he oversee this project, because he is Catholic and I am not. I didn't want to put together anything that wasn't appropriate for the occasion. If you know me, I still had to put in my two cents about the design and it ended up being a family project that we all became involved in. I have to tell you that my husband actually assembled most of it. My husband, who is a big burly man, is quite crafty. While we were dating, he once gave me a bouquet of paper flowers he made himself. Yep, I married a good one. Anyway, back to the project.
Here's how it went down. We were given the directions to make the banner out of felt and perhaps write out our child's name and first communion date on it in puffy paint. I knew that this would probably end up looking a bit messy so, I typed up my daughter's name and the date in a nice font and printed it onto transfer paper that I then ironed onto a white piece of felt. My husband cut a chalice out of yellow felt and I suggested that he highlight some areas with some darker shades of yellow too. Grapes leaves and grapes in two different shades of green and purple were then cut out. We knew that we wanted shafts of wheat on the banner, but my husband wasn't sure how he could make felt look like wheat, so I suggested using an actual piece of wheat bought from the craft store. The host was also cut out of a wheat colored piece of felt. I had some left over gold glittery scrap book paper that my husband used to make the cross. There you have it - my daughter's first communion banner! What do you think? Does your family craft together too?
I've been busy preparing for my oldest daughter's first communion. My daughter has been studying and doing her work and we recently went on a shopping trip to pick out the cherished dress and veil. I didn't realize how much my little girl has grown until I was snapping pictures of her trying on first communion dresses and then I looked back at the pictures and I no longer saw the baby and toddler that I once remembered.
For her first communion invitation and party, I decided to go with a pink and gray color palette. I was inspired by the pattern of a trellis and I came up with this design and my sister helped me assemble them. The print is in gray and I made daughter's name pop out in pink. I then incorporated a gray colored cross at the top and a trellis like pattern at the bottom. The envelopes came unlined, but I dressed them up with a little pink paper. What do you think?
Here are some ideas to style religious celebrations and to make the occasion even more special than it already is. Isn't the little saying with the date and the name of the child a nice personal touch to the day. Don't forget to add a beautiful cake like this one. We are loving the dove garland. A great way to commemorate the day and to get guests involved is to have guests write down a prayer for the guest of honor. Whatever way you decide to celebrate, we are sure the day will be well remembered by all who attend.
Say "hello" to my friend Elise. Say "hello" to her shop ModHMary, Modern Holy Mary that is. As I was brainstorming ideas for this weeks' posts filled with ways to celebrate baptisms and first communions in style, I knew right away that I wanted to feature her shop. I met Elise several years ago when we worked together at a local art center. She's a super fun person, who also happens to also be a talented artist. Elise creates one of a kind handmade jewelry, rosaries, chaplets, prayer cards, and religious art, which are perfect gifts for baptisms or first communions. Do you like what you see? Well then, hop over to ModHMary to see all that Elise has to offer.
This week here at Cupcakes & Confetti we are focusing on some religious celebrations. Why you ask? As I mentioned here, my nephew was recently baptised and also this coming spring, my daughter Ellie will be having her first communion. Today, we are going to cover stationery that can be used for either baptism announcements or as first communion invitations.
1.Brown Paper Goods 2.Tiny Prints 3.Pear Tree
4. Biplane Press 5.Ana de Roux
