Fruit Deco

This week we celebrated my daughter's birthday and after making a couple of things in the last weeks, the party slowly got some sort of theme, namely Fruit. It started with the Confetti Cards, that had a sort of fruity colors. 
 

Then I made the garland in colors of tropical fruit and I think it was then that I thought fruit could be the theme. 



I had found plastic fruit pendants a while ago, that I absolutely didn't know what to do with, but just bought because I had to have them. Now I could use them to make a chain for decoration.


On Pinterest I saw this pattern for crocheted little pineapples that I couldn't resist.


And I even found the cutest little pineapple cocktail picks, that I used to decorate a Texas Tornado Cake (I made a version with pineapple).




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This week my Black Mochila was featured by Oombawka Design and by Creative Crochet Workshop!


Thank you, Rhondda and Joanita!

Comments

  1. Gardening HelenAugust 21, 2016 at 9:39 PM

    I like the crocheted pineapples! Thanks for sharing on the Pleasures of the NW’s DIY party-and don’t forget to leave a comment at the party – Next week’s features that also leave a comment get pinned and tweeted!

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  2. JessAugust 23, 2016 at 5:03 PM

    SO CUTE! Love these!

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  3. Nicole BAugust 29, 2016 at 5:36 PM

    Pineapples are right on trend these days! What a cute crochet project. Thanks for sharing it at the #HomeMattersParty this week.

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  4. April J HarrisAugust 30, 2016 at 2:01 PM

    What fun decorations - and I love the crocheted pineapples! They are so cute! Thank you for sharing this great inspiration with us at the Hearth and Soul Hop, Liz.

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  5. France Nadeau ❅ inspiration imagination creationSeptember 4, 2016 at 5:07 PM

    This will be a colorful party... and a cheerful one!

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