I decided a retro day at the beach theme for Charles 1st birthday. Being February, in Australia, it's the hottest summer month and I thought if we could play water games if we needed to cool down a little.
Project Details:
The desert table comprised of a orange and turquoise colour scheme. A water/surf themed cake, orange jelly beans (complete with cocktail umbrellas), life saver lollies, kool mints mounted in oyster shells on a bed of 'sand' (brown sugar), fruit cups and displayed with surf life saving food labels. I even went so far as to have fish shaped ice for the champagne bucket.
Favorite Items:
The lollipop mounted in the thongs (flip flops) are my favourite and were a hit of the party. I also love the marshmallow choc top mini cones (really easy to make).
Bright, breezy and beachy! I just love the colors. And those little spoons with tags.
LarzyB
The gradation of color on the icing of the cake is very creative! I also love the “sand” under the label markers- was that brown sugar too? If so, how did you get it to stand up the label sticks?
http://www.nestdesignstudio.com.au Belinda @ Nest
Hi LarzyB,
No, that is just sand from the boys sand it. I stuck the flags posts down with blu-tack (not sure if that is just an Australian thing or not?) and then heaped the sand around them.
LarzyB
Belinda- I know what you mean we have a similar product in the US- very cool! Thanks!
I am an Interior Designer, specialising in Nursery and Childrens room designs.
I live in Australia with my husband and 2 beautiful sons, Hugh and Charles.
You can also see Hugh's room here: http://projectnursery.com/projects/blue-white-red-owl-nursery/
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