Peacock Rainboots

Did I mention that I'm on a peacock kick? I have been my whole life actually. I think I need some rainboots for this nasty weather we are having. I think my favorite ones here are also the cheapest ones. Only $25 from Target.

Peacock Rainboots by Sandytables featuring wedge heels

Chooka 'Peacock City' Rain Boot, $65
Women's Peacock Rain Boots - Blue/Green, $25
WedgeWelly Women's Peacock Rubber Rain Boot, $109
Chooka Women's Big Peacock Rain Boot, $47

On a Peacock Kick

I had a small dinner party over the holidays and did the table in peacock colors to go with my peacock tree that I had in the sun room. Angie was having a peacock New Years Eve party and I did a table in peacock for my friend Jeanie earlier so it gave me an excuse to buy peacock feathers and give them multiple uses. Unfortunately the only pictures came from Sunny's phone of my table. Erik took one of the tree with his camera. Notice the difference in quality? I still don't have pics from Jeanie's table and no one took pictures of Angie's apartment and it looked so cool the way she had it decorated. I am going to buy myself a camera soon so I won't have to rely on others. These green chargers were going to be used for Angie's wedding but when we picked them up from Hobby Lobby nine tenths of them were chipped all up. So we nixed that idea. The napkin rings I made for Jeanie's party. I found rings at the Christmas Tree Shop for 25 cents and glued a plastic purple orchid to it with a peacock feather and a sparkly green leaf. The shrimp cocktail were put in the purple sundae cups from Emma's party along with the cocktail sauce.

The green vase held lots of real peacock feathers along with fake sparkly ones. Too bad we can't see it in the pic.

Emma's Purple Spa Party

This is Emma walking in from school on her ninth birthday. She had requested a purple table for her birthday and a spa party. Her mother and I decided it could be a purple spa party.

This is Eva who is five when she walked in. She gets a little more excited than Emma does about everything.

Here's Isaac and Isabel. Isaac thought it was cool because his favorite color is purple too. Isabel came home first and decided to run upstairs to get a colored up-light to shine on the center of the table.
That weekend Emma had seven of her girlfriends come over for her party and to spend the night. They were treated to manicures and pedicures, facials and hair & make-up make overs. Sunny came and gave the girls facials and helped out.
I felt we needed a vanity for the spa party so I took a long narrow card table I have and draped some bed skirts that Emma's mom (Paula) had over it. I laid a door mirror over the top of it, added some easels and placed three round mirrors I had in the easels for the vanity mirror. we added a light up makeup mirror that Paula had and some Christmas lights and a crystal lamp I borrowed from my daughter. Paula had a vanity seat up in her bathroom so I took some material that she had and stuck it over the seat to turn it purple too. I thought it came out pretty cool for just using what we already had around the house.

The Food

Emma's Grandma helped with the cupcakes and manicures. I washed, filed, sprayed and wrapped feet.

Emma's Grandma helped with the cupcakes.
Paula made fake sushi out of rice krispies, gummy worms and fruit roll ups. It went fast.

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Sneak Peek at Emma's Purple Spa Party

My great-niece Emma turned nine last week. I've been busy with her party and now Thanksgiving is tomorrow so I have no time to be blogging but here's a sneak peak of what we put together for the purple spa party that she requested. I was excited about how cool it turned out and can't wait to post more pics soon.

Oh Yeah....iiiit's My Birthday!

I didn't get to see Angie and Erik's pretty faces today on my birthday but I did get this pretty flower arrangement sent to my door from them. It's been a long time since I've had an actual flower delivery man come to the door. (At least to bring me flowers) Usually when they come they are for my neighbor next door or for one of my kids. Thanks Ang! and Erik! :)
flowers by George Thomas Florists