Monday! It's a Party!

Back to the blogging swing of things after the long weekend last week for Labor Day. I missed my beloved "Monday! It's a Party!" post. But to be honest, as I sat down at my desk on this Monday morning, I was kind of at a loss for the theme I wanted. Well, long story short, I have finally organized my bonus room well enough so while it is still our main storage, there is a nice portion of it that works super nicely for my office and workshop space. This was no small miracle. Our house has no storage or closets and so everything from linens and suitcases and camping gear and wine are packed into this room. Anyway, it's super exciting to have this space and as I sat down here for the first time and stared out the window directly in front of my desk I could see the beautiful garden that another tenant here maintains. Well, all the flowers inspired me to do come up with some awesome ideas for you all on a botanical themed party or wedding. I hope you enjoy it as much as I am enjoying my new office view.

From top to bottom:

1. These super cute cups could easily be duplicated by wrapping some adorable floral scrapbooking paper like this around paper cups.

2. Coming from the same adorable botanical birthday party here, the idea of a floral tablecloth to provide an excellent sweet table or photo booth backdrop. I like this one from Target, it's kind of fun and vintage looking and it's an excellent reuseable piece. 

3. I love the beautiful and dramatic effect of these white curtains shown for this wedding. How dainty and beautiful with the live flowers and foliage added! And super easy. Just sew them on.

4. There is nothing more botanical than classic botanical prints. I like this one and many others found on Etsy. My idea for these would be to frame them to create table numbers or names. Paint directly on the print or if you don't want to mess up the print, you could always paint on top of the glass of the frame.

5. And speaking of classic botanical prints, this beautiful garland would be an excellent edition to your soiree. For an excellent upcycled version, find magazines with lots of flowers, cut them into flags and string them up. Here's a how to, just replace the construction paper with magazines.