summer GRAD party

These were the invitations I made for the party. I added tiny silver star stickers in the middle of the printed stars for a little sparkle.  

We printed some simple signs and tied balloons around the yard... 

...and put some orange and white grad stickers on these clear cups

to make them a little more festive. 

 My original plan was to cover the 6 tables with orange and white gingham oil cloth but I wasn't having any luck finding either the oil cloth or the gingham. Finally, on the day before the party I thought of one more store to try, success! Not only did I find oil cloth but they had it in w&o gingham. However, my excitement was short lived when I realized there was only enough fabric on the roll for 1 table. I went ahead and took what was left and then found some nice cotton gingham that matched perfectly to cover the other tables. It worked out great. 

We BBQ'd a salmon Ron caught this spring

 as well as 

hamburgers and hotdogs.

 I made several salads, some baked beans and ordered a Costco cake in case I didn't have time to make dessert 

although

I did get some sugar cookies made at the last minute.  

A simple backyard BBQ on a beautiful August afternoon!