Monday, March 4, 2013

I'm a Lumber Jack and I Don't Care

This past weekend, I threw Nate his birthday party.  I love coming up with a party theme and focusing the décor around that theme.  My guy loves his flannel, wishes he could grow a beard, and loved chopping off branches of trees when he was a kid.  That, of course, led to a Lumber Jack (or Jill) party.

This theme was a perfect excuse to pull some burlap out from my fabric stash and go from there.  Nate requested pie instead of a cake so I made my second and third pie ever!  (Ok, so I burnt the crust on the apple pie and the berry pie was runny...  But they were TASTY!)

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Nate had got me those flowers for our date night on Friday and I thought they were the perfect addition to the tablescape.  My favorite part were the jars and paper straws.  They were so rustic, charming, and adorable.  (Yes, I do know this was a boy birthday party.  I still think things should be cute.  Good thing Nate doesn't mind.)

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The guests all arrived wearing flannel, boots, and knit beanies.  We kind of looked like a bunch of hipsters instead of lumber jacks...  Oh the joys of living in Portland.

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And guess what, I got no photos of guests.  Every time I thought about it I was in the middle of a conversation.  Even though I'm a blogger, I definitely prefer to live in the moment, rather than taking pictures of the moment.  I think I need a photographer to follow me around in my daily life.  Then I'd have pictures.  ;-)

Have any of you thrown any themed parties recently?
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  1. I love the straws, so cute! The pie looks yummy too :)

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  2. The straws look soooo cuuute :)

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  3. Love the set up! So cute...and a lumber jack themed party! I LOVE IT! :)
    And girl you are right, live in the moment who cares about pictures!?!

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  4. Yum! that pie looks delish!! Adorable :)

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  5. hahah i love that the "lumberjacks" looked like hipsters in the end. oh portland! i know what you mean about not wanting to take photos all the time-- it's a way to keep the memories, but it also gets in the way of the conversation. eventually i guess we'll find a balance!

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  6. That looks awesome!! So nice. Great idea.
    For my daughter's 1st birthday I threw a Mickey and Minnie Mouse themed party, but I don't like the conventional commercial decor so I made everything myself, including their faces out of cardstock. It was time consuming but I was proud!

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  8. Hello from the blog hop! I'm like you - I tend to forget to take photos of guests when there are so many cute details going on!

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  9. So much fun! We are doing mason jars & paper straws for Cash's party, too! What a great theme! {Oh & my hubs wishes he could grow a beard, too ;)}

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  10. hipster or lumber jack is definitely one of my favorite games to play in portland!

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  11. What a fun idea! And perfect for winter.

    We had a valentine's day party last month. It was theme-less, because I am lazy, but sometime I'd love to throw a for-real themed-out party! i'm inspired!

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  12. ahhh LOVE themed parties! Last year for my birthday, we did an international themed party! We told people to dress up like whatever country they wanted. We had all sorts of international food. I put of pictures of myself and others in different countries, and people had to guess what country we were in! We also put a big map up on the wall, and people took a star sticker and put it on the countries they had been to. It was So fun! Actually my birthday is this coming saturday and we're having a 1960's Mad Men party. We got packs of fake candy cigarettes as party favors, busting out the record player, and all dressing to the nines!!! I'll have to try and post pics! I LOVE your lumberjack idea though, that is So cute girl!!

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  13. Paper straws are ALWAYS a good idea. :) As you know... I am obsessed with theme parties. It has been a long while since I've been able to really get into a theme though. Soon! Great job on the party!

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  14. I have never made pie in my life, and I still probably wouldn't if my husband asked! I would just try to find him a good store bought kind :)

    Yours look great though for being new at pie making. It's one of those things that is just too intimidating for me.

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  15. where did you find those paper straws? i have been trying to find them for forever!

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  17. I love themed parties! I had an Asian themed party for my college graduation last year since my major was Mandarin Chinese. I don't think my husband would let me throw him a themed party, though!

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  18. haha. portland is just a big ol' bunch of hipster lumberjacks:-)

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  20. Such a good idea for a theme. The pie looks delicious! I agree about taking pics. I always want to but it is hard to do that and to talk to friends/enjoy yourself. I wish I had a friend who loved to take pics as much as I do so that I wouldn't always have to worry about doing it.

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  21. Such a cute themed party, I wish I could do one too! Great job :)

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  22. Haha, this is so cute! I love that you made a pie, looks delicious.

    I agree with having a photographer follow you around, especially for everyday things.

    Hope you have a great week!

    Always,
    Mostly Lisa

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  23. Such a fun party theme!! That food looks amazing!

    xo,
    Angela
    headtotoechicblog.com

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  24. Oh so fun!!! The last theme party I threw was for one of my friends and we went all out with Alice and Wonderland! It was awesome!!! She had no idea what the theme was until she got there!

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  25. What a neat party!!

    That pie looks delicious!!

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  26. So fun! I laughed at the hipsters comment!

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  27. i love throwing parties! looks like you did a fabulous job.

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  28. Beautiful flowers! And sometimes I prefer to live in the moment too, esp when it's a special occasion. :)

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  29. What a cute idea for a theme! That pie looks SO delicious!

    -Sharon
    The Tiny Heart

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  30. We never do big birthday things for ourselves but now that we have a baby I'm practically having a stroke thinking of themes for his first birthday party. All I know so far is that I WILL have straws like that. Even if he can't drink out of them.

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  31. What great memories you have created for the one you love! Daring job! Totally understand loving to throw parties- it can become an addiction:)

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  32. That pie looks delicious! I will be throwing one tonight! Pictures to come soon.

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  33. Love those straws and that pie? Looks amazeballs!!

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  34. I love this theme and all the decor/details! I'm the same way when it comes to picture taking. I start off as a good blogger and bring my camera with me... but then forget to use it. :)

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  35. I love the mason jars with the striped straws, SO cute!

    xo, Yi-chia
    Always Maylee

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  36. This looks amazing!!Such a great theme!

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  37. so cute! I love the straws and mason jars!

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  38. Oh..the food looks so delicious! I get what you mean even I believe in living in the moments than clicking the moment and that so not good for blogging but still it's better :)


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  40. I agree with you on needing a photographer that can follow around! That would be awesome!!

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  41. Can you please be my official party planner? You are super creative:)

    My husband is a photographer and every now and then, he is hired to photograph parties. He actually hates it because he feels so swkward photographing people while they are eating. But I do the same thing - I ALWAYS forget to take pics!

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  43. I love lumberjacks! So naturally, I LOVE this party you threw (happy birthday Nate!!). Cute blog :-) Xo!

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  44. What a cute party idea! I love the mason jars and striped straws. =)

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  45. I'd like a photographer to follow me around as well. It's so hard getting pictures!! Such a great party...I love burlap as well! :-)

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  46. DARLING! I'm currently planning a bridal shower, and i sooo love the mason jar cup ideas!!!! And the straws! sooo cute

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  47. Yummy Yummy Yummy! It all looks soooo good! I'm sure he was pleased lol


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  48. what a sweet party!
    I love the striped straws in Mason jars!
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  49. The food looks yummy! And we just love those straws!! We forget to take pics sometimes for out blog when we are out and about and that's OK. Sometimes it's better to enjoy every moment then worry about stopping. :-) Hope he had a great birthday!

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  50. Your spread of food looks so delicious! Is that an artichoke dip I spy?

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