I feel like all of blog land is filled with mason jars, apothecary jars, cupcakes, candy buffets, paper moustaches on a stick, chalkboards, birds, peacocks, and striped straws.
Sigh, how to make it unique? Sometimes too much of one repeated thing makes it a "theme" and I just want this particular party to be beautiful, not necessarily one particular "theme." For example, a circus theme wedding. Cute idea, but not for me. It feels too much like a little kid birthday party.
I hate hate hate giving into trends, but sometimes there's a reason its a trend: its a great idea and many others want to copy it.
So, here's what I know:
I love color. Color can be unifying. It can sometimes get crazy with all these different elements, but color can help to bring a sense of coherence to the design elements.
Yellow
Daisies
Stripes
Garland
Balloons
with that in mind, below are a few inspiration images.
images from: Confetti Systems, Shortcake, Designslnc, Hello Tenfold, Martha Stewart Weddings, The Party Fairy,
I think that multiples and color cohesion, or at least staying within a palette look pulled together, professional, expensive? Something I've recently realized is that most people won't read all the same blogs (if any) as you. Is it really overdone? Have you ever seen it in person? If not, than probably no one else has either. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed and oversaturated by the virtual world. Looking for something more corporeal... I digress. What's the party for? Maybe your birthday coming up??!
ReplyDeleteOh so true! The blogging community can be great, but sometimes it is overwhelming by the pure amount of information out there.
ReplyDeleteIts actually a *surprise* 50th bday party for my mom, in the Summer. Another problem is the budget... so most likely it will turn into a DIY with whatever time I have. Its nice to actually make things after being so creatively-famished for a long time!