The first thing I noticed when I came in for the party is that I was greeted with a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" Birthday was the theme of the party...but I can truly say...what followed the rest of the afternoon truly made it feel like MY birthday. I'm sure everyone felt the same way. This had to be the best birthday full of surprises that I have ever had. :)
We had a fun-filled afternoon. We started at Noon with some WONDERFUL food. We had a tostada bar for lunch, with flavored tea and mixed fruit bellini's.
Next we had a make and take. We made AND recieved some party favors.
Here is a picture of the pattern for the favors we made. There are several types of paper that work well with this project. Some people use glossy cardstock and smear colored ink on it. Then you can stamp any shape or pattern on it. Other people use patterened paper for this so no stamping is necessary. Lastly Olga told us that wrapping paper works really well for this too. It is easier to fold with thinner paper.
After we made our party favors we swapped our cards. Here's this month's cards! :)
Delia's Card
Olga's Card
Margie's Card
Mary's Card
Adriana's Card
Adriana's Card (from last month)
Laura's Card
Annie's Card
Lynn's Card
Thelma's Card
Next we played a fun game of SASSSC Bingo. Each person got a Bingo card with their name in the middle. We all won prizes for playing so there were no losers at all. VERY FUN!
The party committee had even more surprises for us. After Bingo, they pulled out some ice cream. We were each given a plate with a scoop of ice cream on it and a fork. Those that did not want ice cream were given an empty plate. We all looked at each other in confusion....
Then they pulled back the curtain that was covering the 'construction work' in Delia's dining room and this is what we saw...
What a beautiful set up! Each person had a beautiful place setting with gifts and there were beautiful desserts everywhere. It was amazing!
In our first gift...the box with a party hat on top, were lots of stamping/scrapping embellishments. There were stickers, scraps and other goodies. I can't wait to use them.
Before we opened the other gift Thelma had a surprise for us. She made each of us an angel from beads and safety pins. It was absolutely gorgeous. I am amazed at how intricate it was. It must have taken HOURS of her time. Thank you Thelma. I will put it prominently in my craft room so that I can enjoy it always.
The last part of our dessert included yet another gift. We opened this gift and found that each of us had our own personalized apron. I LOVE this gift! Who can't use such a cute apron! Thanks SO much ladies. I can't even imagine the time it must have taken to sew the beads on this or color all the letters on, or to iron each one on and stitch around the edges.
Here is a picture of all of us with our aprons on. I figured out how to work the timer on my camera so no one was left out of the picture. :)
The last game we played was a white elephant game. Each lady brought in a wrapped gift and then we exchanged them. We picked an order and the first person picked. The second person was able to either steal from an opened gift or open a new gift. We proceeded like this until all the gifts were open. It was definitely a fun game of opening gifts, stealing gifts from unlikely holders and lots as laughs. :)
Here is a picture of each SASSSC Lady with their SASSSC opened (or stolen) gift.
Thanks again BDAY committee. We had a fabulous day! Unforgettable! See you all next month!
