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A Red and White Birthday

January 8, 2011 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 40 Comments

Sarah celebrated her 14th birthday this week. To celebrate she invited a few friends to see a movie and have a sleepover. Of course the theme had to be red and white. I tried to stick to the theme with the desserts…

White Chocolate Blondies – I baked these in a friand tin which gave them a nice oval shape.

Mini Baked Cheesecakes

Meringues with sprinkles

Sarah also made up some home made vanilla bean ice-cream – delicious!

We also made up some party favour bags that contained jars of red/white candy; hand cream, and lip balm.

I have been working on Sarah’s new quilt – not ready for her birthday but hopefully by the end of January. It is such cheerful fabric to work with.

It will match her room perfectly – she has already started adding some red/white accents.

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  1. The Wittering Knitter says

    January 8, 2011 at 2:17 am

    Happy birthday Sarah! What scrumptous desserts 🙂 I’m loving the red and white, very classy. I love those red and white mini suitcases, they’re excellent! Hope you all had a great time x

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  2. happy rosie says

    January 8, 2011 at 12:32 am

    Sarah happy birthday the red and white looked great and the quilt is so beautiful you have a clever mother

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  3. Sandrine says

    January 8, 2011 at 12:55 am

    A very happy Birthday Sarah, may all your wishes come to life!
    X

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  4. meri says

    January 8, 2011 at 2:25 am

    Congratulations and all the best Sarah!
    I love those little suitcases! And your new quilt is becoming lovely!

    Congratulations to you too Lisa!

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  5. Melissa Antolovic says

    January 8, 2011 at 2:35 am

    Happy Birthday sarah
    mmm those goodies look yum!
    Love the red and white spotty suitcases.

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  6. enchanted things says

    January 8, 2011 at 2:51 am

    A very Happy Birthday to Sarah. I love red and white, too. I started decorating my daughters room in red and white polka dots, sooo cute and of course butterflies 🙂
    Have a great weekend
    Sabrina

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  7. Amanda says

    January 8, 2011 at 2:56 am

    Happy Birthday Sarah! I daren’t show my daughter this post…she would definitely feel that she had the wrong Mum! The quilt is looking beautiful. XXX

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  8. Bela says

    January 8, 2011 at 3:47 am

    Dear Sarah, my best wishes go for YOU! You are so special and I DO hope my little Aila becomes an adorable young lady just like YOU!!! May ALL your wishes come true, may your days be filled with the right dose of love, emotion and JOY always! God bless YOU and your beloved family!!
    Do I need to say I simply ADORE your birthday party decor? Ok…I DO!!
    Love!! Bela

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  9. Svetlana says

    January 8, 2011 at 4:27 am

    Everything are so cute-cute-cute!

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  10. Tine says

    January 8, 2011 at 4:30 am

    Happy birthday….what a great red and white theme! You really know how to make everything beautiful!

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  11. Stephanie says

    January 8, 2011 at 5:21 am

    I want a party as pretty as that. Happy Birthday Sarah. Love the Bliss quilt.

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  12. Janellybelly says

    January 8, 2011 at 6:02 am

    You did good Mum 😉 I love the birthday theme, one that is close to your own heart too – especially if it includes polka dots.

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  13. Anne Heidi says

    January 8, 2011 at 6:04 am

    Happy Birthday to Sarah! Love the look of the quilt you are making for her, and those cakes look delicious!

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  14. Linda says

    January 8, 2011 at 6:12 am

    Happy Birthday Sarah, the glimpses of your room sure do look special. The white blondies also looked rather nice, hope your day was special.
    xx

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  15. Happy Cottage Quilter says

    January 8, 2011 at 7:43 am

    Happy Birthday to Sarah! What a fun way to celebrate. Love the quilt. Can’t wait to see it finished 😉

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  16. jodi@Pleasant-Home says

    January 8, 2011 at 9:28 am

    How could you not like a Red and White Birthday! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it all! ;o)

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  17. noflik nifelje says

    January 8, 2011 at 10:43 am

    14…what a lovely age!
    all looks great and lovely. Must have been a great party! I made a link on my blog to your blog!!

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  18. lila Braga says

    January 8, 2011 at 11:19 am

    gosh!! Iam in heaven!!
    fabulous pictures …gorgeous blog!
    xxx
    lila

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  19. Creativaholic says

    January 8, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    Love colors you choose for the quinting! Beautyful!
    And beautiful blog!
    I’m put a link to you on my blog! ^_^
    See you soon!

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  20. Chocolate Cat says

    January 8, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    Happy Birthday to Sarah! Looks like delicious party food.

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  21. Jenny says

    January 8, 2011 at 4:52 pm

    It looks like Sarah had a lovely birthday-what a gorgeous lot of goodies-hope you had a wonderful day Sarah. Happy New Year to you both too-you certainly had an extremely creative and productive 2010-look forward to more of the same:)

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  22. Terriaw says

    January 8, 2011 at 6:16 pm

    Happy Birthday to Sara! What a great day to celebrate.

    I love the color theme for her special day. Those treats look amazing! You’re so good, Lisa! I bet all the girls felt like princesses with those treats and goodies.

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  23. K-Sue says

    January 8, 2011 at 7:43 pm

    Happy birthday, Sarah! Everything looks yummy. I’m sure your friends had a wonderful time. Blessings in your 14th year!

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  24. Jenny of Elefantz says

    January 8, 2011 at 8:29 pm

    Happy and blessed 14th, Sarah!
    Lisa, what an amazingly talented mum you are – that would have been a party to remember forever. 🙂
    Hugs
    Jenny

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  25. Noelia says

    January 9, 2011 at 6:40 am

    WOw i love it!! I bet all the girls had a lot of fun 😀

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  26. Christy says

    January 9, 2011 at 6:41 am

    Happy birthday to Sarah! What a talented girl! 🙂

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  27. Suzie says

    January 9, 2011 at 9:23 am

    A very Happy Birthday to Sarah, all the best wishes and a friendly hug!
    The quilt is gorgeous, a wonderful gift.

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  28. notyet100 says

    January 9, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    wow luv the white and red theme,..;-)

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  29. Mystica says

    January 10, 2011 at 1:19 am

    Happy birthday Sarah. That quilt is glorious!

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  30. Running Thread says

    January 10, 2011 at 2:30 am

    Everything looks gorgeous and delicious. I’m reading your blog with my 10 year old daughter beside me and she LOVES the party bags. I might have to copy that idea!
    What a special day you created.

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  31. Thimbleanna says

    January 10, 2011 at 7:01 am

    Happy Belated Birthday to Sarah! Everything looks so beautiful in red and white. And the quilt! I can’t wait to see it finished – it’s looking beautiful!

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  32. Handmade in Israel says

    January 10, 2011 at 1:15 pm

    Happy Birthday Sarah! Wow, wow, wow! I wish I’d been one of your guests! It’s my son’s birthday next week. Can we hire you?

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  33. Mary says

    January 10, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    Happy Birthday to Sarah! It sounds like and looks like she had a great day. The quilt is lovely, the colours are so cheerful.

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  34. Lisa@ButteryBooks says

    January 11, 2011 at 9:10 am

    I love the white chocolate blondies. Sometimes simplicity is most beautiful.

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  35. cristina says

    January 12, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    Por más que piense que su trabajo no puede sorprenderme más , me equivoco…es una monada todo lo que usted hace, felicidades.

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  36. Dmarie says

    January 13, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    these pics are too sweet for words! thx for sharing. & happy birthday, Sarah!

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  37. Barbara says

    January 13, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    Hi! I just wanted to thankyou for replying to my comment a while ago about where you got your red and white twine from, I am now the proud owner of 100m (should keep me out of mischief 😉
    I love your blog, thanks for all the inspiration!

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  38. JG says

    January 13, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    Happy Birthday, Sarah! Enjoy your birthday week! 🙂 What yummy treats!
    ~Judy

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  39. Shannon says

    January 15, 2011 at 6:02 pm

    Happy belated birthday to Sarah; I hope that she had a wonderful day! And I LOVE her party decor. Perfect!

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  40. Jo Farmer says

    January 16, 2011 at 11:22 am

    The quilt for Sarah is absolutely beautiful. I love the colours and the fact that it’s a hand-made gift.

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