This Easter Dinner Party was inspired by what I saw at a recent movie marathon with my hubby. Inspired by the surreal colors and shapes from the Dr. Seuss movie, Horton Hears a Who (I just loved the precious pink clover!), the floral arrangements are made from plants from around my hoodville. Yellow forsythia branches and pink flowers from some rock climbing ground cover (anyone know the name of these flowers?) along with their green leaves were all the elements that I used. Clumping the flowers in masses gave me the color power I needed to make a strong statement. I lined the inside of the rectangle glass vases with leaves for a nice splash of green and an intriguing underwater look.
For the table runner I used a colorful outdoor table cloth (the kind with the flannel backing) that I had previously picked up at a discount store. I cut the table cloth into 3 table runners - oh so easy! For place settings I made tiny bouquets using the same flowers and foliage. For my party favors, I made tiny accordion books with a quote from the magical movie Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, "Life is an Occasion, Rise to it!"
Making an accordion book is really very simple. Cut up some cardboard (the back part of a notepad) into whatever size you want (mine was about 1.5"x 4"). Take some pretty paper (like origami paper, scrapbook paper or in my case, Amy Butler paper from Jo-Ann's), cut it to a size that's 3/8" wider than the board and then glue it down and wrap the edges to the back and secure. Cut up some paper slightly smaller than the cover and accordion fold it. Glue the top and bottom pages to the inside of the cover and wrap with a ribbon.
For my party I asked my family not to open the books until after dinner. When they opened the books we played a little game of favorite things. I asked them questions and they had to write down their answer on each of the 6 panels. The questions were about their favorite color, favorite pet/animal, favorite day, favorite flower, favorite food and favorite hobby. We learned a lot about each other with this game! Apparently, my husband's favorite flower is me! How sweet!
This table centerpiece was my version of an Easter Egg hunt! Using colorful mini chocolate easter eggs and an acrylic office supply cube, my family had to use chopsticks to nab a treat. It was fun! 
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You must be a magician! Such pretty arrangement and setting!
Posted by: Bhavna | Mar 31, 2008 at 05:04 AM
I love the Easter egg hunt!! How cute is that!! Great pictures!!! Great outfit too!!
Posted by: Annette | Mar 31, 2008 at 08:13 PM
wow! that was awesome! love the design, i guess you guys had fun on this occasion, what a wonderful occasion it is. :D
Posted by: Nursing cover | May 19, 2010 at 12:04 AM
oh i remember this movie! i watched this movie thrice on the sameday LOL
like this movvie it scares my younger sister :D
Posted by: cna certification test | Jul 17, 2010 at 04:24 AM
I love the third picture. That would be the perfect gift for someone if you if you have one.
Posted by: How to become a CNA | Sep 16, 2010 at 08:41 AM
Yeah! Life is an occasion. We should celebrate each day with lot of creativity and implementation of inspiring philosophies. I can guess you must be the woman with great potential. GOod luck and have great days.
Posted by: Pet Flow | Oct 05, 2010 at 01:07 PM