Lilly Pulitzer Birthday Party

When I think Lilly I think of the way it was when the line originally debuted.

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Sophisticated

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Bright Colors

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And Oh so Palm Beach

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This picture so perfectly represents what inspired me to have a Lilly Pulitzer party for my sweet baby girl.

On November 12th my little girl turned 2 yrs old.

I can not believe how fast time flies!!

{tad bit of background information, I have ALWAYS been in love with Lilly! At a young age i started to collect anything i could get my hands on. I have napkins, the old curtains to the fitting room at my local lilly store, an apron, print adds, cups, you name it and I probably have it! I even did a marketing project in highschool around a Lilly franchise store and used the Lilly line as inspiration for one of my clothing collections in college... I am a dork. i know..}

So without further adeau.....

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The Party!!!

Did you know the original four colors in Lilly's collection were pink, orange, yellow, and green??

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And it all started around a lemonade stand??

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Here is the link to the Lilly site explaining how the company came to be.

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I think you will really like the story!!

Recently, Barnum Animal Crackers partnered with Lilly designers to create a limited edition box for the crackers.

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Nothing says 2 yr. old party like animal crackers!

All the "party accessories" you see were designed by me.

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Inspiration was gathered from all over and I used Lilly as my launching point to create  continuity.

The Camera I am using is having some lighting issues, sorry for the brightness.

Here is the tag for the party favor.

And a sweet friend of mine designed all the cookies to look like a vintage Lilly dress.

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She did an AHMAZING job!!!!!

We used some postcards of vintage images from a Lilly ad to decorate as a banner.

And what party is complete without a lemonade stand??

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My daughter had a blast with this and it was sooooo easy to make.

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She has requested it permenantly stays in her playroom!!

And here she is.

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To follow within the theme of the party lil' bit is wearing a vintage lilly dress herself.

{dress adored with lemons and limes}

opening one of her favorite gifts.

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This family LOVES blabla dolls!!

Making an elephant noise!!

{so cute}

And after the party the lemonade stand made it's way into lil' bit's room for some real playtime!!

un.. oh...made a small spill!!

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I had such a blast getting everyting for this party together.

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The original plan was to have everything outside.

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Subsequently the weather dropped to low 50's and was cold and rainy.

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Not ideal for a outdoor party.

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So 4 hours before the party we improvised and made it work inside.

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guess i will have to save all the other items we made for a future party.

Items used:

found out about the straws from my friend Kellie @ thisblessednest.

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you can purchase the straws HERE. CKane59

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tablecloth purchased a long long time ago from our local Lilly store.

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all other accessories purchased at local party supply stores

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And yes.... we did break the theme of the party slightly...

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we served barbque...

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but hey, we live in memphis so its only fitting to feed this to out-of-town guests!