Vintage Photography Themed 50th Birthday Party

My sister celebrates her 50th birthday later this month, so to surprise her we held a 50th birthday party last weekend.  When she walked in the door, she had NO IDEA!  It was truly amazing how much our family and her friends were able to pull off.  Below are some photos of the dessert table that I designed.  I also did some other projects that I will post about another time.

The theme?  Vintage Photography.

The Dessert Table

 

I LOVE this table.  =D

The garland along the front is book pages sewn

together all ruffle-y.

Cupcake Tier and Candies.

I love the jars and vintage glass filled with treats.

Giant Pink Gumballs, Peanut M&Ms and Pocky Sticks.

Chocolate Skeleton Keys

After I made the keys I placed them in snack size ziplock

bags then sewed kraft card stock and book pages to the top.

The Birthday Cake

Let me tell you... this cake took 10 hours to decorate!

My niece Jessica is an amazing cake decorator.

She was able to print my sister's photographs onto

sugar paper and place them on the white fondant.

It's just a stunning cake!

50 Candles

I'll post more on this later, but I took basic number

candles and painted, glittered and blinged

them to perfection!

Cupcakes

An extra book from the centerpieces was a perfect platform

for some extra cupcakes.  I made the little flags on top.

Photo Cupcakes

With the extra photos from the cake, my niece adhered them

to fondant and cut them into circles.  Perfect little cupcake toppers!

The cupcake platform I made with extra fabric and trim

from scrap wood my neighbor had tossed the week before!

50 Chocolate Pops

I made the chocolate pops in a 50 mold then stood

them in sturdy foam in the bottom of this cute

little suitcase.  The shredded book pages helped camoflauge

the foam support underneath.

Centerpieces

I know I said this was about the Dessert Table, but I

had to show you the centerpieces!  The framed

camera print was printed onto book pages.  The vintage

books covered with either brown kraft paper or

newsprint wrapping paper (depending on the table you're

looking at).  Then wrapped in ribbon and topped with

one of my sister's photographs.  The upside-down wine glass

acts as a terrarium for a gerbera daisy bloom.  And the crystal

bowl is just some snackies. I also sewed the fabric for the tablecloths.

50 Photographs

Lastly, I made these posterboards with my sister's 

photographs in the shape of a 50!