how to hostess: by julia lake

this blog is a medley of making pretty, bon vivants, how to hostess like a pro & other aesthetically pleasing musings. * party thrower, julia lake * www.julialake.com *

garden parties…

a garden luncheon is an easy way to make a birthday party more festive. in honor of my birthday, i dragged tables and chairs out on to the lawn but the main focus of the setting was what i hung over head…


i strung together guatemalan ribbons through a wreath which hung overhead…

the ribbons were pinned into the lawn to create an enclosed, ‘tent-like’ feeling

 
and rice-paper lanterns strung on the clothes-line to create ambiance.