The Hatzolah Event- A Lesson Learned and Green Apples Plus Winner

Hey there! I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend. This past Wednesday night was the Hatzolah Evening of Appreciation; the fundraising event for our local EMS that I had been involved in and working on with a group of the most amazing women. In the end, the event was a true success and came together beautifully, but I do need to say that not everything went smoothly all the time.

As a matter of fact, it seemed like every few days there would be new glitches in our plans and we'd have to  regroup and 'make it work'. And I'll say this again...working with an amazing team of creative and positive people made working through the glitches not only easy but fun as well.

Looking at the photos, you would never believed that our original idea, all the way up until our booklet was printed, was to have an aqua blue and white party, using a chevron pattern. We had checked and double checked and triple checked with the graphic design team to make sure they got the color right. Then we found the perfect fabric to match for the decor of the event.

But what happened? The book went to print and came out a totally different blue than we had planned.  At first we were disappointed, but we took it all in stride. Then we realized that the the fabric would no longer match, but when we called the fabric shop, they told us that fabric was no longer in stock anyway! When they found us a new fabric with a different colorway (blue and apple green), the new fabric worked with the book cover perfectly. And we ended up loving the idea of the a blue and green together instead of just blue and white.

Our first fabric swatch:

Our book:

Our second fabric swatch:

At that point my friend Margalit Lankry of Margalit Lankry Designs (the woman behind the gorgeous centerpieces at the event) was thrilled with the change and decided to incorporate vibrant green apples into the centerpieces. Here's her first sample piece.

So, you see, it all seems so perfect now, after the fact. Although, while we were dealing with each issue, we really didn't understand why things were not going as smoothly as we had wanted them to. But with everyone's great attitude and creative spirit, it all worked out even better than we could have planned. Lesson learned? When working on a project and things don't seem like they're going your way, if you're resourceful and have a great attitude, they'll probably work out even better than you ever planned!

Here are some photos from the event. 

Do you love the idea of using green apples for decor? Here are some other great ideas:

I would also like to give a special thanks and shout out to The Purple Paperie for offering her services for our event. Although we did not end up using anything from her, she did come up with this gorgeous design that we were considering using to enhance our decor:

Definitely check out her website for all of your party paper needs!

And now we have a winner of the MUPS shoe giveaway! Congratulations to Julie from Haute Khuuture!!

Wishing you all a wonderful day,

xo

Sharon