Busy, busy summer!

It just wouldn't be summer at Pipka's without a few VERY fun summer events! I was lucky enough to be involved with two of them this week alone -- a fundraiser for Door County's own Peninsula School of Art called "Tablescapes," and a small little Cherry Art Reception that we had at our store in Sister Bay. Summer is the BEST time of year for entertaining -- and these two events had plenty of great ideas to make even the smallest event a great one:

Above is a photo of what my table looked like for Peninsula School of Art's Tablescapes event! This is the second year that the school has put on this event, with some of the peninsula's finest decorators and designers each decorating a table in their own style. All of the tables (over ten total) were won by event-goers through a lottery drawing, and after the lottery, an amazing summer luncheon was served. My table was simple yet was full of the things that I love best: candles, flowers, and plates adorned with rabbits!

Here are some of the other Tablescapes. This one was done by my friend Angie at Ephraim's Viva La Cottage:
And this fun, beach-themed one was from Ephraim's City Farmer/Celeste Wegman Interiors:
As you can imagine, it was great event to be a part of -- and I came away with many, MANY new ideas for decorating - not just the store, but my own home as well! I plan to post more photos in the next few days of our Cherry Art event at the store -- but it's a busy 4th of July weekend in Door County, and I want to help our elves out as much as I can!