First I had to keep it a secret because I didn’t want to spoil the surprises for anyone. Then I had to keep it a secret because I didn’t have time to edit the pics off my camera. The life of a blogger, sheesh! This is going to be the world’s longest post, but I don’t want to split it up into 2 or 3 posts so grab a cup of coffee and enjoy as I take you through our evening.
My sisters and I have been talking about doing a Pinterest Party for… forever. We are all on Pinterest, pinning this and that, following each other’s boards, experimenting, etc. We wanted to throw a party where everything was inspired by the things we saw on Pinterest: we would cook Pinterest recipes, decorate with Pinterest decor & give gifts of DIY Pinterest.
Finally Natalie pulled the trigger and said, “My house, be there!” So last Friday night we finally had our Sisters Only Pinterest Party! I will try to link you to our “pins” that inspired all this merriment.
Natalie & I worked on the decor earlier in the week. Our goal was to keep the decorations, foods, gifts, etc. fun but still simple & inexpensive. So we used picture frames we already had and printed out the Pinterest logo (which they so willingly provide on their website) to fill them. I created a simple “Welcome to our Pinterest Party” sign that sat on the main table along with some pretty PInterest inspired vases that Natalie pinned.
Source: b-moviestar.com via Natalie on Pinterest
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And see all those little “p’s” on the table? I just used a template from Avery for 1” circle labels then used my 1” circle punch to cut them out. Instant Pinterest confetti!! We spread them all over the room.
At each place setting Natalie placed a little card of her favorite Pinterest quotes.
The food, oh the food! When you combine 6 girls who love to cook (and eat) you are going to get one crazy good meal.
We started out with appetizers from Adrienne and beverages from Andrea. The appetizers were bacon wrapped jalapenos with a cream cheese filling. Oh...my...goodness. I could have eaten the whole plate. But those other 5 couldn’t keep their hands off of them either, darn it.
Source: blogchef.net via Adrienne on Pinterest
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Andrea made not one, but two beverages: a blueberry lemonade and a pear sangria. Both good to the last drop and I can’t wait for summer so I can enjoy them again and again.
Source: savorysweetlife.com via Andrea on Pinterest
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Source: mylifeasamrs.com via Andrea on Pinterest
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Then there was the main course by Natalie: grilled spice rubbed chicken, veggie couscous and grilled asparagus (which we forgot to serve, oops!). Really tasty, but also really easy to put together. I don’t have her pins for those, maybe she’ll share later.
Each of us brought a small gift for each of the other sisters, which of course, was inspired by something we had pinned on Pinterest. My gift was hand dyed ombre tea towels, inspired by this pin:
Source: marthastewart.com via Jane on Pinterest
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I hope to share that project with you soon!
Natalie made 3 little presents (cheater): a little bracelet made with embroidery floss, a paint-chip bookmark and lavender salt & sugar scrubs.
Source: beyondbeyond.co.uk via Natalie on Pinterest
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Source: laurenconrad.com via Natalie on Pinterest
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Source: aprettylifeinthesuburbs.blogspot.com via Carla on Pinterest
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Here is a group photo of what the rest of the sisters made:
I’ll try to point them out to you separately…
See the dainty little ric-rac ring and button bobby pins? Amy made those, inspired by these pins:
Source: christinahomemaker.blogspot.com via Amy on Pinterest
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Source: mndy-made.blogspot.com via Mandy on Pinterest
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The mug was hand stenciled by Andrea, a project I have meaning to do and just never got around to. Now I don’t have to! She was inspired by this pin:
Source: designmom.com via Erin on Pinterest
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Adrienne created the hot cup cuff with the most amazing fabric! I’m not exactly sure which pin she was inspired by but it might have been this one:
Source: lessthanperfectlifeofbliss.blogspot.com via Adrienne on Pinterest
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The last gift was from Angela and you might not be able to tell what it is from the photo above. Just below the mug you will see a pink-ish rectangular item. Know what that is? It does this:
Clever, no? She used this pin for inspiration:
Source: perachapita.com via Andrea on Pinterest
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After our little gift exchange, Amy presented her sinfully delicious dessert, which somehow I didn’t get a picture of. Must have been the food coma. But I’m pretty sure she pinned it here:
Source: annies-eats.com via Amy on Pinterest
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They were sweet, salty, buttery… all the things a dessert should be.
It was a fun night of sharing, gabbing, eating and just being sisters. We plan to have more Pinterest Parties in the future, this was just the trial run. But it was so much fun and I look forward to the next one!
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