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Invite: The invitation was simple and straightforward with fall colors and paper doll images/clothing pieces. I don't love the doll I initially chose, and would have switched her to one of the other dolls I used in the party, but at the time I designed this invite, I didn't have the rest of the decor prepared. I do like the paper doll-related wording for added fun.
Decorations: I covered the dinner table with a brown tablecloth and purchased some dried fall flowers for the center. Along the middle line of the table, I placed paper doll clothing pieces that I cut out from images I found online.
I also cut out paper doll chains in fall colors.
Each place setting had a paper doll for guest's to dress with items from the middle of the table. I used my Cricut to cut out mini hangers with small "blankets" hanging from them. The "blankets" were the place cards with each guest's name and instructions to doll her up.
The fall colored napkins also had an item of paper doll clothing on the top.
I designed my wine labels to play off aspects of the theme. For the red wine, I designed the label to have a paper doll with a red dress on and holding a wine bottle like it was a paper doll accessory with tabs on it. The wine bottle was "An Essential Accessory" and I included a tag line that stated, "Because no outfit is complete without Cabernet." For the white wine, I played off the little black dress idea, but changed it to "Little White Dress Chardonnay" with an image of a paper doll white dress. The tagline was, "A must-have cut-out in every doll's closet."
For wine charms, I just used small paper doll clothing items in various colors.
Menu: I always like my menu to go with theme, and this was a bit challenging with this theme because I had a specific idea in mind. I wanted to have each menu item reflective of a specific article of clothing that would then be added to a paper doll throughout the meal to create a complete outfit by the end.
We started with an Autumn Apple Salad with Maple Vinaigrette to represent a beret and titled it Greens Beret. I mostly followed the recipe, but I did leave out the cranberries and the bacon. I love bacon, but I just ran out of time to cook it. The dressing and recipe were great without it, but I'm sure its amazing with.
Our menu doll's next article of clothing was a petticoat represented by Petticoat Potatoes. I purchased boxed scalloped potatoes to save time. They honestly tasted great and were so easy to make in the oven.
Next article of clothing was the skirt to cover the petticoat. For this I served Skirt Steak with Lime that my husband grilled for us. It was so tender and delicious.
For the doll's top, I served cooked carrots that I called Cardigan Carrots.
For dessert, we cut frosted cookies in half and put them together with frosting to make a purse. For the handle, we used Mamba Magic Sticks candy. The bead clasp on the front was just an edible candy ball. I served these Clutch Cookies with a small bowl of ice cream.
And our doll at the end of the meal...
Favor: For the parting gift, I made Hello Dolly bars. The tag read, "Because every doll deserves a little something sweet." These bars were easy to make, but do take a lot of ingredients, so the price adds up. They lived up to my tag though, as they are super sweet and tasty.
These are the details of this fun dinner! If you planned more ahead than I did, you can probably order a book with paper doll cutouts to save time. Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed this dinner theme!
