My wonderful, amazing, talented, and beautiful Mother celebrated her 70th birthday last week. On the weekend we celebrated with a High Tea Party and I had a lot of fun putting it all together. We went with a pink and white colour scheme, with accents of chocolate to make it more elegant.
I bought some of the styling items at IKEA – including cake stands, flower pots, lanterns, and artifical rose petals. Table runners and table toppers were made with pink and white fabric I had in my stash. I made a Happy Birthday Banner out of scrapbooking paper.
Using an idea I got from Martha, I made each of the ladies a little mini garden to take home as a party favour. I simply cut a plastic cup to fit inside a baking case, and then planted 2-3 little seedlings in each one to make a mini cottage garden. They looked pretty arranged on cake stands.
We placed a number of small round tables on our alfresco area and they were decorated simply with a placemat and a white pot filled with some pink impatiens.
I forgot to take photos of the savoury food – including crab sandwiches, Pumpkin and fetta frittata, Thai Chicken sausage rolls, spinach crepe rollettes etc – but it was all delicious! Some of the sweet foods included – Butterfly cakes with cupcake toppers; Peppermint crisp mini pavlovas; and strawberry cheesecakes.
All in all, it was a very special celebration. Next post I will show you the quilt I made for my Mum!
(I even managed to find colour co-ordinated chocolates!)
Posted by Lisa
Wow-what a beautiful party! Happy birthday, Mum! God’s blessings on you.
what a beautiful party! happy birthday to your mum!
Joyeux Anniversaire to your mum! I think you and I share the same delight for everything pink!
Wow!! That looks so beautiful! Did you make all the food yourself? If so I would love some of the recipes!! They sound amazing! What fun, Happy Birthday to your MUM!!
What a fantastic party! I know your mum was really happy!
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Just a great party you made for your Mum! I wish her all luck!! Love//Eva
What a lovely lovely high tea your mother had. How happy everyone must have been to be able to join this! Love the little gardens you made. Wonderful!!!
What a wonderful celebration! Your party favours are so cute. It was a special decorated touch to give the guests.
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What great ideas; my sister is getting married and you have given a few great ideas to try!! Thanks so much!
That looks like the prettiest party ever – what super ideas! And the food sounds amazing.
Wow what a wonderful party. You thought of everything. I’m not sure what I loved the most, a toss up between the ‘party favors’!!! or the ‘peppermint crisp pavs’! What was the Birthday cake? Wishing your Mum a very Happy Birthday.
it all looks so wonderful, Happy Birthday to your Mum! Isn’t it nice to have family and friends to help share such important occasions.
Happy 70th to you MUM. Oh, my such a lovely party. You did a fabulous job with you decorations and food and gifts for the guests. Sweet, oh so sweet. Family is the BEST.
Happy Birthday to your mum, Looks absolutely gorgeous!
What a wonderful party….I bet your Mum and all the guests were suitably impressed!!!!! What a lovely way to remember such a special event. Happy birthday to your mum and after seeing such a beautiful birthday party you arranged, I can’t wait to see the quilt you made!!!!
sugary hugs
XX Wendy B ‘o)
congrats to your mum. as it happens it is my mum’s 77th b’day today, still the twelfth of november this part of the world. we will be celebrating her b’day coming saturday. then I will show the quilt I made for her.
Oh wow! Happy Birthday to your mum. The guests must have been astounded by the beauty of the party.
What a milestone! What a celebration! Okay, so how do I book you in for my husband’s 50th in two years? 🙂 🙂 🙂 Well done – and I love the look of those mini pavs!
Happy Birthday to your Mother! I’m sure she felt very special at her lovely party! You did a lovely job.
Happy Birthday to your Mum!!!
What a gorgeous party!!!
That party is enough to make me want to be your daughter and turning 70!
How gorgeous! Your Mum surely felt like the Queen for a day. Well done you on putting together such a special party for a special mum. And warmest congratulations to your Mum.
It certainly looks elegant and gorgeous with lots of special touches-love the plant idea and the colour combination is wonderful. Happy Birthday to your mum she certainly had a special day
Wow Lisa — That’s Spectacular! It all looks so beautiful!!!
Wow Lisa, you did an absolutely beautiful job of your mum’s birthday party. Everything looks gorgeous 🙂 I love your inspiration. Oh, and Happy Birthday to your Mum !!
What a gorgeous celebration. I have been thinking along those lines for my 40th (next year) and may have to “borrow” some of your lovely ideas. Thanks for sharing
Peppermint crisp mini-pavlova!!! Oh.my.goodness.
What a beaufitul celebration you created for your mum. I bet she was overjoyed.
Happy birthday to your Mum! What a great party! The decorations are so fun, and all the food looks so fantastic. I might try some of these ideas for New Years.
Happy birthday to your mum! You throw a wonderful party.
Special touches for a special day. Happy Birthday to you mom.
One appreciated loving daughter, giving back to the one who has nurtured her through life . A beautiful post. ps Happy Birthday to your mum.
You are amazing, love the party favour mini plants! That is awesome.
wow! You have pulled together a beautiful display and celebration for your mum. I hope she had a wonderful birthday.
my mom’s 80th is coming up…thanks for the party ideas!
How absolutely beautiful, I bet your Mum cried buckets, Happy Birthday Mum. Such a lovely idea of the mini-gardens also. How sweet.
How beautiful Lisa…she must be one very special Mum 🙂 I have no doubt she had a wonderful day, and you have done a stunning job with all your little details.
Looks like a fabulous party. A birthday bash I would love to have for myself! Happy Blessed Birthday to your Mum. What a lucky person she is.
Maureen
Lisa, what an amazing job you did – congratulations looks like it was a HUGE success!! Belated Happy Birthday wishes xx
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Wow Lisa it looks great
Everything looks so lovely. Happy Birthday to your Mum!
Lisa. You are the ULTIMATE party planner. Any chance I could book you in for my seventieth?
Absolutely “blooming” gorgeous party planning!! Happy birthday to your mum!!
Lisa it all looks so lovely. A happy belated birthday to your mum.
Linda
Yum Yum…. Looks fantastic.
Will you be free to do one for me when I’m 70? I’ve given you 27 years notice ???
What a wonderful way to celebrate your mom!
YOU ARE AMAZING! Hey my mum turns 70 soon – and she is also amazing, talented and beautiful!
Hello Lisa, Happy Birthday to your Mum…ahhh Lisa your butterfly cakes …my mouth is watering…so love those cakes…all your preparations are absolutely beautiful….Warm Regards Lyn
Wow, what a beautiful colour scheme to a great looking party. Happy Birthday to your Mum (love the quilt you made her too!!)
Wow Lisa!
You really do know how to make a party celebration special! Thanks for sharing your mum’s special day with us all. {hugs!}
I also absolutely adore the quilt you made for her, and your own design too, you are SO talented!!!
Lots of love darling! Have a great week!
Hugs, Vikki xoxo
what a beautiful looking party!
Happy belated birthday to your mom. What a lovely party you gave her. All the goodies look so yummy and such a great idea for the party favors.
oh wow! you did a great job! it looks straight out of a martha stewart magazine! wow a lucky mum you have
love the quilt too!
Corrie:)
it looks incredible! I am in love with each and every little detail you did!!! Bravo!
What a party!!! Can I be invited next time please??? I hope you managed to have god time after all those preparations!