A Cloud Party
Yes, sometimes at Ellie Fun Day we like to throw parties for special friends. My dear friend Traci at 45 Wall Design was celebrating a special birthday, so her husband Herman decided to enlist me and her cousin-in-law, Rachel to come up with something fabulous for her. We were brainstorming ways to bless Traci and their new Eichler and came up with the idea of showering her with blessings.
We enlisted all of her friends to write a phrase of blessing for her and the new house. I printed them onto raindrops that hung from the linen cloud mobile that I sewed. The light was just perfect in her atrium. 
As I'm all about recycling and being sustainable I found these GORGEOUS Wasara Plates at Branch in SF. They're entirely tree free and made out of sugar cane, bamboo and reed pulp. I can't say how lovely they are to see in person, especially the package that they come in! The shapes that they come in are just so elegant. I also found compostable forks and knives from Birchware via Amazon. I hand stamped Traci's initial using an inkpad and then wrapped the knife in Japanese Washi Tape. 
I love flowers so dearly and a party isn't a party without flowers. Sticking with the theme I used billy balls, peonies, anemones, ranunculus and Star of Bethlehem with a Gemini filler. They turned out lovely! 
These lovely critters I found at Michaels and used a white spray paint to cover them. As for the party hats...I used the same paper from the rain drops and then made a fringe with white tissue paper for the tassels. I think that this was my favorite part of the whole party. It just gave a whole new element to fun and party. The tree stumps (do you recognize them?) our dear friend Al had an old pear tree that he was cutting down and he offered to cut some of these for our pop-up shop. I thought they were the perfect little element to give variation in height. 
For the drinks we served a classic and pink lemonade with fun yellow straws and these lids we purchased via Etsy. I printed out little flags on craft paper that read "We Heart Traci". 
For dessert we decided to go with Traci's favorites. We were a little sneaky and checked out her Pinterest board and came up with this Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp in a jar. They were super easy to make. 
Kara's cupcakes with Cloud Toppers and raindrop fondant. 
Traci's favorite kettlecorn in cones and finished with washi tape. I bought a foam board from Michaels and wrapped it with tissue. To get the cones to stand up, I used floral wire inserted into the board then I slid the cones through the bottom and filled the cones with the kettlecorn. 
The pièce de résistance were these cloud macarons that my friend Lisa made! They were the most adorable things I've ever seen! Yes, she is for hire! We found instructions here. 
Thank you Herman for these lovely photos and allowing us to bless Traci in this way!
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Traci
July 21, 2015
Sarah! There are no words to say how amazing overwhelmed and thankful I am for you. This birthday shindig was beyond amazing and I walked away full of love and blessings. Thank you so much for all of your hard work! Love you!