Little Red Radio Flyer

rPeople expect me to throw down when I entertain, just because I do that for a living. Consider me pegged- I love to entertain in the home just as much as I do at a sprawling plantation. Shocker: I can also get a little crafty- sometimes with a k, but with good intentions!

Taking a cue from my workaday life, I decided to play up one of Camp’s big loves for his first birthday: his new red Radio Flyer wagon, courtesy of his sweet Gram and Papa! You should know that I also have a hankerin’ for all things retro…slightly Americana; think splatterware, oilcloth, embroidery, old tea tins. We had fun with that angle, and of course- a soul food lunch on the perfect Spring day.

The original thoughts:

Prentiss Douthit invite (the proof without color), kindly gifted to Campie by Dulles Designs:

Custom bib from Etsy:

(His eventually had his name embroidered in red.)

Balloons:

Red caned napkins:

Vintage oilcloth table linen:

Camp’s Menu:

Cru Café Fried Chicken

Homemade buttermilk biscuits

Giada’s Red Potato and Tomato Salad

Miss Daisy’s Pimiento Cheese (family favorite from TN)

Egg Salad

Sugared fresh strawberries

Sugar Bakeshop’s red velvet cupcakes

Homemade oatmeal lace cookies “to go”

Miss Betty’s Sweet Tea (Camp’s maternal grandma)

A few real images

(from our sweet friend and talented photog, Charlotte Elizabeth Photographer):

Chalkcloth kids’ table with animal crackers and old-fashioned tin kazoos

Danish bathtub filled with old-fashioned Cokes, Italian Blood Orange Soda (fave from World Market), Jones Cream Sodas, and lil Pellegrinos.

The wagon chock-full of goodies

Sugar Bakeshop’s buttercream and red velvet smash cake

Mama’s attempt at a little red wagon party hat (don’t even ask)

Parrot tulips- siiiiigh. Love.

I told you I got “krafty”. Pipe cleaner rings for the ladies and boutonnieres for the boys, inspired by my email buddy, Wendy Baner- aka the Pipe Cleaner Lady.

Good friends and family looking on . . .

Is a sweet tooth genetic?

My favorite pic from the partay!

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