Friday, October 21, 2011

Portlandia Party



My sister and I are incredibly close, we're partners in crime, roomies and best friends.  Last week she moved to Portland. I had to send her off in style so I threw a little going away bash for her and couldn't resist the opportunity to mock the Portland clichés with a Portlandia themed party. Everyone had to wear plaid.


Beard banner and a woodland centerpiece. I served Shepherd's Pie and made cupcakes with birds on top.


Put a bird on it!

Bicycle stamps on the plates.


The cocktail recipe and mis-matched vintage glasses for Portland Punch.




Guests wore beards, they ate, drank and made merry and then they beat the crap our of a pinata (not very Portland but fun all the same).

Bye Dannie! 

Thanks to Amy for helping me with all the crafts and for taking these photos.  





Posted by Celine at 2:19 PM
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13 comments:

  1. yiqin;October 22, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    very nice photos :)

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  2. Flaviana BoniOctober 23, 2011 at 5:26 AM

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  3. Susi KaiserOctober 25, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Wonderful! I like the one with the birds and the one with the beard the most! (:

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  4. ediotOctober 25, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    oh how lovely of you.
    it sounds like a great party.
    oh and such fun ideas.
    hope you have a good week, and don't miss your sister too much. always good to miss someone a little though ;)
    x

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  5. Punctuation MarkNovember 8, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    what a great party... i love the tray with all the different glasses!

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  7. Obsesiones de una NinaNovember 12, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    Super cute! I love the mismatched vintage glasses :)

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  8. UnknownNovember 16, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    This looks like so much fun, and you take gorgeous pictures, Celine! (seriously). See you tonight? I've missed the last two events and I'm excited to hear John Tiffany speak!

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  10. Lia Waroka PutriDecember 16, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    seems you had such a great time! hv a lovely weekend <3 x

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  11. RajFebruary 19, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    Aww this is adorable, what a lovely way to send her off
    Such cute finishing touches!

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  12. AnonymousJune 11, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    what great ideas!! thank you for sharing. We are making an Epic move to Portland and hosting a Portlandia party with a 100 or so friends coming to send us on our way, I love the beards and I definitely should be enforcing a plaid shirt rule for attendance!

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  13. Rebekah HudsonMay 31, 2015 at 12:36 PM

    I love the bicycle stamp on the plate! Totally stealing that for a going away party I am throwing for friends I am losing to Portland! Thank you for the ideas! The party looked amazing and gorgeous!

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