Cupcake Dessert Table for 200! Scalloped Tablecloth and Hot Air Balloon Decorations

Here is great way to create a cupcake dessert table for 200! Scalloped tablecloth and hot air balloon decorations. I have tutorials for both the scalloped tablecloth and hot air balloons.

Here is the large tablescape that my daughter and I created for the Worldwide Women’s conference broadcast that we watched at our church building.

 

Cupcake dessert table for 200!

Setting up a dessert table for 200 in the church gym is kind of tricky! We wanted it to feel like a pretty party for all the ladies so we put out thinking caps on.

To start we used lots of long folding tables and covered them with white tablecloths. 

DIY Scalloped Tablecloth

I bought 5 yards of turquoise broadcloth and cut it right up the center.

That creates two long skinny pieces.

To create the scallops I folded each piece of fabric in half and in half again so we wouldn’t have to cut so many scallops. Tracing the bottom edge of a cake plate onto the fabric allowed us to only have to cut three times on each side of the long pieces.

LOL does that make any sense?

The tutorial for how to make a scalloped edge tablecloth is HERE

DIY Wooden Cake Stands for Cupcake Dessert Table

See this cute square wooden cake plate?

My hubby and I made it…I  show the full tutorial on how we made it HERE

We actually made three! A turquoise, yellow and white one. They are painted so if you are going to put food directly touching them I would use a doily.

Most of these cake stands were mine. I used them for my daughters wedding reception here.

Some of these cake stands I just borrowed from friends.

There is just something about elevating sweet treats that makes them look even more special!

Hot Air Balloon Decorations

Look at the adorable “hot air balloons” that another friend made!! She not only made those but all the banners too!

The tutorial for the Hot air balloons is here.

This is one of the hot air balloons close up so you can see the details.

Here is another Hot air balloon tutorial slightly different that I made and is perfect for a baby shower or nursery.

One of my friends made the silhouettes of a woman, a teen and a little girl and framed them using scrapbook paper behind each silhouette.

Everyone loved it all!

The General Women’s broadcast included short video that really touched my heart and music that touched my soul. Plus speakers from the general Relief Society presidency, Young Women presidency and the Primary presidency.

Henry B. Eyring one of the members of the First presidency of our church.

After the broadcast we enjoyed delicious cupcakes with over 400 women, young women and girls aged 8 and up

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Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!

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  • Suzanne of Simply Suzannes at Home

    Oh. my. goodness. I love your decorations! The tables, flags, and hot air balloons are just fabulous :0) I think it might be fun to make one of those hot air balloons for my girls' bedroom. How fun!
    Thanks so much for sharing,
    Suzanne
    PS I hope you're recuperating from a hectic, busy week!

  • That is just beautiful! Great Ideas! Cant wait to see how you made the cupcake stand!
    ~Donna~

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