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…
Images 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!
Create 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;Â 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;Â save-on-crafts.com)
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.
Read 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)! 
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!
Congratulations! How exciting!
congratulations!!! we are so happy for you!
Congrats Lady!! You deserve it! I call dibs on an autographed copy! :)
Congratulations! I know it will an entertaining, informative and so very interesting book. Can’t wait to buy it!
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/
Love the book club party ideas! And congratulations on your book deal — I look forward to seeing it in print!
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!
Love the book pages on the ribbons. Gorgeous!
That’s great news!!! Congrats!
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!
Way to go!! It will be awesome!
CONGRATS!!! Can’t wait to read it!
Wonderful, Courtney! This is amazing!
Congratulations, Courtney! Very exciting!
Congratulations! That is exciting news!
Oooooooo so stinkin’ exciting!!! How on earth did I miss this?!?!? So excited for you and proud of you!! :)
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
I love these book club party decorations. Please tell me where you found the small “Note Book” in the first photo.
Thanks! Beth
Looking for that notebook as well, please!
Thanks!