Let's Throw A Pumpkin Party!
During years of working as a stylist, I have created
Fall parties for many magazines and have thrown quite a few of my own.
One personal favorite is this pumpkin party designed for Better
Homes and Gardens in Vermont. It's full
of great ideas that you can use to add flair to your own gathering-of-friends this Fall season!
While scouting through Vermont, I found this location through my good friend, Joanne Palmisano, of Salvage Secrets. Joanne's friend, Holly, owns this fabulous farmhouse framed by a pumpkin patch which grows around the
porch.
I scouted the house and proposed the idea to Better Homes and Gardens, and voila! The next thing I knew I was on my way back to Vermont with photographer, Helen Norman, to create the perfect pumpkin party. I hired Joanne to help and of course,!
I scouted the house and proposed the idea to Better Homes and Gardens, and voila! The next thing I knew I was on my way back to Vermont with photographer, Helen Norman, to create the perfect pumpkin party. I hired Joanne to help and of course,!
We picked up hay bails, dozens of pumpkins, bought
the food, and made all of our decorations. Then the guests arrived including Joanne and her family!
Dress Up The Door
Grouping pumpkins by the front door is a natural. You can add fall color by
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Set The Table
If the weather cooperates, bring a table and chairs outdoors
and set with pumpkins down the center. Place pumpkins generously around to set a mood.
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2. Have extra tee-shirts in a basket to protect clothing.
3. Fill muffin tins with a few colors of craft paints; fill large garden baskets for water; provide small buckets to hold paint brushes.
At the end of the day a bonfire is the best part. Here is an idea! Make your bonfire from pumpkins carved with flames. Stack inside a ring of logs. Ive come up with a lot of pumpkin ideas over the years but this one received the most oohh's and ahhh's. |
Keep a basket of blankets outside for the fall chill. Better Homes and Gardens magazine has great ideas for fall entertaining. You can see this full article in the Better Homes and Gardens Oct. 2010 issue. |
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