Girlfriend's Neapolitan Party

For my Mom's birthday, we celebrated with a small circle of some of her girlfriends over some sweets and coffee.



Every detail, color, and flavor focused around neapolitan. Because, neapolitan represents the times when you can't just choose ONE good thing in life to savor, so you choose to enjoy all!

Chocolate?

Strawberry?

OR....

Vanilla?


hmmm, all 3 yes please.

Of course, this party couldn't be without the classic Neapolitan boxed ice cream.


I also made a 6 layer Neapolitan cake with whipped chocolate ganache between each layer and fresh strawberry jam frosting. I found this cake on the always incredible Sweetopia! Her recipes are amazing and styling is perfection.

My boys asked why I was making Grandma six birthday cakes instead of just one. They also LOVED watching the cakes get stacked.


All the boys made her cards but Cameron, my oldest, made her a TALL card that matched the TALL cake!

I discovered the ideal venue to celebrate at a proper Victorian coffeehouse called CUPS.

Cups Coffehouse is snuggled in the corner of a renovated Victorian house, called the Miller Homestead. They have a gift shop with unique treasures. They also serve up goodness on their mismatched, vintage silverware, plates, teacups, and saucers.



Doilies, Lace, Roses, Pastels, everything dainty and girly for this breezy afternoon celebration on the back porch.



I framed an antique dyed paper doily for her birthday message banner.



I made another paper doily garland, similar to the springtime garland I made earlier this season. Using paper doilies, I dyed them antique white, light pink, and mixed with some white doilies to include every color in neapolitan.


Clear scalloped plates over doilies made feminine place settings.


A short while ago, I received this fun package in the mail from France!

They were delicate napkin rings and worked beautifully for this party. Each napkin ring is wrapped uniquely in vintage lace from French Felt.


The back porch was decorated with soft & pretty roses and other flowers.

Sweet flowers topped the cake too...





These adorable homemade vintage lollipops are from Vintage Confections. They are flavored to taste just like Neapolitan ice cream!


Some were wrapped up as party favors to go too.

The ice cream cones were made delicate with wrapped doilies.


I also made a family favorite cookie in our home: our classic ribbon neapolitan icebox cookies!


The cake, of course, was the best of all flavors: strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate.


My Mom and a sweet circle of friends...

Polly, Katherine, My Mom, and Jill

Girl talk about pretty things, shopping, and just stuff...

One of the girlfriends: Jill

Cake, cookies, and ice cream is served.

The afternoon was spent enjoying
pretty moments with pretty hearts.
It's a blessed life we each get to live.

Happy Birthday Mom.

Thank you for making the moments of my life pretty.

Make a wish,

make a thousand,

that way for sure

one will come true!

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