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July 28, 2011 by: Courtney Whitmore

BIG NEWS + Book Club Party Inspiration!

I have some FUN NEWS! I’m thrilled + excited to announce that I am working with Gibbs Smith on my first book (they’ve published Tara Geurard’s amazing wedding books and Kimberly Whitman’s entertaining books!). I will tell you more about the book topics + details later, but in honor of the exciting news, I’m sharing some BOOK CLUB PARTY Inspiration! Love reading and books? You’ll love these cute party ideas…

book club party ideasImages by Erica Ann Photography via Somewhere Splendid

From the hanging vintage book pages to the colorful patterns and stacked books with ribbon, this is the ultimate book club dinner party! Move over circle of boring chairs and say hello to pops of peonies, hanging striped ribbon, and gorgeous styling! Flowers by Geranium Lake Flowers were inspired by The Help with lots of COLOR + fun!

book club garland partyCreate an enchanted book garland for your book club party! This one by the talented team at Martha Stewart is easy to make and creates a fabulous decoration!

HOW TO MAKE:

  • Pink mason’s line (braided mason’s line in Pink, $7.47 per roll, by Marshalltown; homedepot.com)
  • Fishing line
  • Silk flowers (silk ranunculus stems, from $5 each;silkflowers.com)
  • Colored papers (matte text paper, in Pink, Pink Feather, Peony, Peace, and Soho Gray, $8 for 50 sheets;paperpresentation.com)
  • Star craft punch
  • Craft glue
  • Ribbon (see Flying Banners)
  • Double-sided tape
  • Miniature Books
  • Mini clothespins (Can o’ Clips mini clothespins, $5.29 for 24, by Cavallini; save-on-crafts.com)
1. Cut lengths of mason’s line and fishing line for the garlands.
2. Gently pull silk flowers apart; string petal rings onto lines.
3. Make stars from colored paper and old book pages, using star punch. Glue pairs back to back with the lines in between. Add ribbon, folded over and taped.
4. Attach Miniature Books using tiny clothespins.
book exchange partyRead all the books on your shelves already? Why not host a BOOK EXCHANGE PARTY with friends and stock up on new books to read for the end of summer! What a darling invitation featured above is just one idea we LOVE! Thanks to Real Girls Handmade, Check out the pictures from this party (and enjoy a free download too)! 
bookclub cake

For a big WOW factor, have a book cake made with your friends’ favorite reads! We love this one by Macy Cakes!

Have your own book club party ideas or recipes?! Share below, we’d love to read them!

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Comments

  1. Ellen Bessette says

    July 28, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    Congratulations! How exciting!

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  2. mindy says

    July 28, 2011 at 6:28 pm

    congratulations!!! we are so happy for you!

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  3. Alicia @CharityWedding says

    July 28, 2011 at 6:29 pm

    Congrats Lady!! You deserve it! I call dibs on an autographed copy! :)

    Reply
  4. Augustmom3 says

    July 28, 2011 at 6:33 pm

    Congratulations! I know it will an entertaining, informative and so very interesting book. Can’t wait to buy it!

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  5. Brenda says

    July 28, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    Oh congrats Courtesy, how exciting! Well since we re talking book club, I want to share some great tips with everyone about how to start and host a book club! Check out our recent blog post on that at http://chicpeardesigns.com/Blog/2011/06/22/how-to-start-and-host-a-book-club/

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  6. the cul-de-sac says

    July 28, 2011 at 7:30 pm

    Love the book club party ideas! And congratulations on your book deal — I look forward to seeing it in print!

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  7. Katherine {flower & honey} says

    July 28, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    This is SO exciting! Congrats on the book deal :) looking forward to the finished product. And I’m loving these book club party ideas, especially the hanging pages…love it!

    Reply
  8. Rebekah {A Blissful Nest} says

    July 28, 2011 at 8:45 pm

    Love the book pages on the ribbons. Gorgeous!

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  9. Natasha says

    July 28, 2011 at 11:02 pm

    That’s great news!!! Congrats!

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  10. Amanda Young says

    July 28, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    Firstly, CONGRATULATIONS. So exciting!
    Secondly, as a former English major, book themes have always, always been close to my heart. Did you see what Anthropologie did sometime last year with book page installations? I think they were different in each store… but here were some examples:

    http://hopestudios.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-anthropologie-book-decor.html
    http://www.trashionista.com/2008/08/book-displays-a.html

    Incredible, right? I think with the right tools and crafty guts you could do this for a party too. Would make such great decor!

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  11. Amy @ Living Locurto says

    July 29, 2011 at 9:49 am

    Way to go!! It will be awesome!

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  12. Carrie says

    July 29, 2011 at 10:31 am

    CONGRATS!!! Can’t wait to read it!

    Reply
  13. Aleah + Nick Valley says

    July 29, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    Wonderful, Courtney! This is amazing!

    Reply
  14. Kerry / Paper Dahlia says

    July 29, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    Congratulations, Courtney! Very exciting!

    Reply
  15. Geraldine says

    July 29, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    Congratulations! That is exciting news!

    Reply
  16. Lauren @ ELD says

    July 29, 2011 at 2:37 pm

    Oooooooo so stinkin’ exciting!!! How on earth did I miss this?!?!? So excited for you and proud of you!! :)

    Reply
  17. Tara says

    October 6, 2011 at 10:18 am

    Where was this inspiration when I had to make cookies for a book club?! I LOVE it–so cute! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.221469414571812.65451.184206461631441&type=3

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  18. Beth says

    June 26, 2013 at 5:17 am

    I love these book club party decorations. Please tell me where you found the small “Note Book” in the first photo.
    Thanks! Beth

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      April 30, 2017 at 8:28 pm

      Looking for that notebook as well, please!
      Thanks!

      Reply

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