Rachel's Bat Mitzvah

I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to work on this project with Rachel and her family.  About a year ago they asked if I could create the centerpieces for the tables at Rachel's Broadway-themed Bat Mitzvah party.  Each table had a different show as a theme:  Annie, Fiddler on the Roof, Annie Get Your Gun, Mary Poppins, Hairspray, Wicked, and for the kids --- The Wizard of Oz.

Centerpiece details . . .

Annie -- the inspiration was Annie's red dress with the white sash.

• red table runners with a white ribbon going down the length of the runner
• red painted terra cotta pot with a white ribbon and bow
• orange gerbera daisies to emulate Annie's orange curls

Fiddler on the roof -- think Sunrise, Sunset

• sunset colored overlay for the tablecloth (pink to yellow)
• silhouette of the fiddler made of foamcore, spraypainted black and coated in black glitter
• sunset colored pot
• peach carnations
• four orange light orbs

Annie Get Your Gun -- wild, wild west

• navy and yellow bandana overlay
• cowboy hat
• yellow flowers

Mary Poppins -- carpet bag, umbrella

• a beautiful tapestry-style fabric as an overlay
• The Disney Store carries a Mary Poppins umbrella, complete with the parrot-head handle
• small glass vases filled with tulips and the extra tulip leaves wrapped around the stems

Hairspray -- huge cans of hairspray flank the stage in the final scene of Hairspray, think pink, glittery, totally over the top

• Halloween was a great time to look for bright, glittery fabrics -- a hot pink glittery number made a great tablecloth overlay
• battery-powered light strings under the fabric added light, as did
• four pink light orbs
• a large can of hairspray was easy to create with two large tomato cans spray painted purple and glittered pink
• a terra cotta pot spraypainted white was the lid
• pink and white carnations topped off the can 

Wicked -- green and black

• the table overlay was a shiny black fabric made of little squares
• a black broomstick (found at Halloween) was a perfect centerpiece surrounded by green and black glitter tulle
• three small vases of bright green-dyed daisies and 
• three green light orbs completed the theme

Wizard of Oz -- inspiration was easy: yellow brick road, Dorothy's ruby slippers, lollipop guild

• green table runners with yellow brick road fabric meandering down the table
• terra cotta pots spray painted red and dipped in red glitter
• primroses flowering with lollipops

All in all a huge success and such fun to plan!  Thanks Rachel and family!
And thanks to Nat for helping me set up!