A WEEKEND OF BIRTHDAY PARTIES

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANELLE (or is it Marilyn) !!?!

What a great night ...

We started with a very busy day on Saturday getting ready for the big 40th birthday celebrations; yes, it is no longer a secret, the words out ... Janelle is 40 !!

Our day started with decorating the hall and table in lots of bright colours to get with the 60's theme.

A huge thanks to Kath, Michael & Pauline for all their help to deliver
the final product and even the kids
came in handy with their boundless energy and never short of puff to blow up a couple of hundred balloons.

Next ... the cake ... WOW! Another of our very very talented and very humble friends, Karen, was the maker, creator, decorator extrordinare of this magnificent cake.
As Janelle is well known amongst her friends for her extensive collection & love of shoes and handbags, the cake was all about just that! The photo really doesn't do it justice; but, all the decorations (or embellishments as we say in scrapbooking) were tiny hand moulded & painted shoes with matching handbags (made from icing). It was gorgeous!! Karen you are a very talented girl and a wonderful friend.

Lots of fun was had by all. Lots of great costumes ... there plenty of hippies, lots of afro hair doos, mini skirts/dresses, long boots and all those other lovely "get-ups" from the sixties.

And of course ... lots of baaad karaoke. Isn't it funny when we add alcohol that we all get a dose of 'dutch courage' and suddenly think we are Kylie Minogue !!!?! Anyway, this also added to the fun and made for a great night.

Last of all (hopefully you are still reading and haven't given up by now), this is the little fold out book I made for Janelle for all the party guests to sign, (I got the idea for the Janelle poppet from a groovy layout that Kim Archer done recently) I stamped "Happy 40th Birthday" along one side of the foldout and all the guest signed, wrote comments etc. and Janelle can finish off the other side with piccies from the party.

Well this much anticipated surprise party (that didn't end up being a surprise) was lots and lots of fun. Happy Birthday my Friend :-))

Have a great week everyone
JULIE xx