#Pink flamingo birthday cake how to

I also hung plants on shepherd hooks to mimic the ‘jungle” look that Lilly Pulitzer was so crazy about in real life. To pull in the flamingos from the pattern, we lined the sidewalk to the entrance with 12 flamingos. And so, I had aprons made that were solid colors and then trimmed with the print.Īs a play on the Birthday Girl’s nickname, we had hangtags that read, “Milly Pulitzer” on each apron… She especially liked the almost-neon yellow that was part of the pattern. She chose the print called “All Nighter” which has really bright colors, swirly paisleys, and hot pink flamingos. I put one of the vintage dresses on an antique dress form with a sign that read, “Open for business”.īecause there are so many, many Lilly prints out there, I asked the Birthday Girl to choose a print that she would like that we could use as the main print and that we could use as a focal point. I also had a couple of vintage Lilly Pulitzer dresses hanging in the “shop” to give it an authentic feel. Instead of shifts, as Lilly would have had for sale, we had aprons (made by Little Shepsters on Etsy) for the cake decorating. When the guests arrived, there was a shop set-up with bright, popping colors.

I actually looked for images of Lilly’s first shop in Palm Beach and created our own version of the original store.

#Pink flamingo birthday cake how to

There is nothing like the bright colors and happy prints of Lilly Pulitzer to make every day feel like a party! For my daughter’s 12th birthday party, she wanted to decorate cakes~ Lilly-style! So, in order to decide how to mesh the two, I kept thinking “if Lilly had a cake shop instead of a juice stand”… I have to admit, this was one fun party to plan! It is a blast to see where ideas go in the hands of a TWEEN! Enjoy and remember, “…being happy never goes out of style!”.