Fire Up the Grill! nostalgic BBQ Invites

Suzy's Zoo, by Suzy Spafford, Corky Turtle in his apron "Chief Chef"

 cool vintage invites 

set just the right nostalgic tone for a summertime BBQ!

even if you're not going "themey-theme" on your get-together,

 a few special touches can add a lot of character to the gathering!

old school 80s BBQ

Contempo by Beach

 May 10, 1963, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for BEACH PAPER TABLEWARE by PENN CORPORATION, Kalamazoo.

At it's peak,
Beach had over 500 employees and $60 million in sales.

IT'S A POTLUCK!

American Greetings

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INVITES

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Patriotic Party Papers with Vintage Panache!

Gibson Invitations 12 per pack

 Vintage party goods

 add a special nostalgic touch to a party!

these Gibson invitations were part of their PAKAY party line

WE WANT YOU

 ...to come to the aid of the party

Pakay Party Papers by Gibson Greeting Cards, Inc.

 Pakay Party Papers were made by Gibson and included products such as these napkins also tablecovers, plates, cups, bridge tablecovers, placemats, coasters, guest towels, doilies and gift ensembles

1973 Tuttle Press paper luncheon Napkin display

 Tuttle Press from Appleton, Wisconsin, 
made a wide variety of party paper goods.
this page is from their 1973 dealer order catalog 
and features their JUBILEE red/white/blue design


  Tuttle Press offered napkins,invitations, table covers, plastic glasses, dessert plates, hot cups, dinner plates, name badges, streamers, decorated crepe, bunting, coasters, party hats, bridge tallies, and much more.

 Happy and safe 4th of July!

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14 in 14 ♥fourteen days of Vintage Valentines DAY 6 Sweetheart Party

 14 in 14
♥fourteen days of vintage Valentines♥

"Here's one party that will be frankly romantic!"

1959 Party Perfect Scholastic TAB book

 what does it take to have the perfect party?! Well, in 1959, at least according to the folks at Scholastic, it involved perfect planning by the "hostess with the mostest!" 

....YES it actually says "hostess with the mostest"!

Every good Sweetheart party has a romantic theme "The accent is on sweethearts and sentimentality"

#1 invite guests ......... their invitation idea: 

Ask your best friends to wear their hearts on their sleeves at 

your home on that well-feted February 14th LITERALLY!

♥Write out invitations on RED HEART CUT OUTS

-one side carries all the pertinent facts about when and where, also instructions to 'bring your heart along' 

-the other side has the guests NAME in LARGE Letters ...thereby creating a name tag 

"Since this party MUST have boys, 

plan your guest list with an equal number of guys and gals..." 

haha the text is cracking me up, but hey that's a cute idea!

they had their party games planned, too! this book suggests
"ROMANTIC RHYMES" 
this is an add a line game ...five minutes and the team with the longest poem wins!
"Valentine, if you'll be mine, the sun will shine, and I'll feel fine...."

"ELOPEMENT"
the guests race through a dress-up game.... the bag is packed to run off and elope on a rainy night... galoshes, gloves, raincoat, umbrella ...each player has to dress themselves run around the chair once , undress, repack the bag...all without making a sound (sneaking off to elope..get it?!)

What was on the menu??

I totally did NOT guess this menu.....

TUNA TOMATOES
TOSSED SALAD
BUTTER ROLLS
PICKLES and OLIVES
and a VALENTINE MARASCHINO CAKE!

♥MORE VALENTINES TOMORROW!♥

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