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It’s fall y’all and I could not wait to have some girlfriends over for a Sunday brunch. Today, I am sharing with you how I organized, decorated, selected activities, and food for a Sunday Brunch. Every season I like to host a gathering at my home with some of my good girlfriends. A fall brunch is the perfect occasion to catch up with girlfriends and enjoys some good food and coffee while exploring your creativity.

Fall Brunch Food

Lets, start with the awesome coffee Starbucks® sent me along with a box of goodies. The box included some sweet treats and most importantly the new line of Starbucks® Caffé Latte K-Cup® pods.

The Starbucks® Caffé Latte K-Cup® pods are made from milk with no artificial ingredients and they come in 3 great flavors (Caramel, Mocha, and Vanilla) and of course they have 2 beloved Starbucks® seasonal flavors Pumpkin Spice and Peppermint Mocha.  Nothing says fall like a good cup of coffee, friends, and some delicious food.

A quick tip when planning a fall brunch is to order a bakery platter from your local grocery store. They typically have some seasonal flavors of muffins and scones. I was able to find some pumpkin spice muffins that were a perfect match with the Caffee Latte Pumpkin Spice.

All my guest had the opportunity to try out the new Starbucks® Caffé Latte K-Cup® pods. The process to make them is really simple. It is a two step process you place the powder in the coffee cup and then insert the Starbucks® Caffé Latte K-Cup® pod  and proceed to make an 8oz cup of coffee.

 

 

 

Fall Brunch Decorations

In my opinion, a fall tablescape has, to begin with, a beautiful centerpiece. I bought 3 bunches of market flowers which are typically 12 stems. I used a mix of  red and orange roses, green foliage, yellow, gold, and purple mums for my centerpiece.I found this gold urn at home decor store and because its shallow I am going to use a floral trick and use some clear tape to create a grid. The grid keeps the flowers in place as you arrange the centerpiece. If you didn’t use a grid to help with securing the arrangement. You may have to use more flowers to help keep flowers in place. This simple grid is like magic and instantly you become a master florist.

I found this gold urn at home decor store and because its shallow I am going to use a floral trick and use some clear tape to create a grid. The grid keeps the flowers in place as you arrange the centerpiece. If you didn’t use a grid to help with securing the arrangement. You may have to use more flowers to help keep flowers in place. This simple grid is like magic and instantly you become a master florist.

Work from the outside in and place flowers around the edge and keep turning so that you create balance. I like to use odd numbers as I place.

 

The next thing I did was layer my napkins, stemware, and plates on the table. I anchored everything by using a jeweled toned table runner, candles and white pumpkins with the slightest hint of orange for the fall season. Nothing says fall brunch like oranges, greens, and even the black plates.

 

 

Fall Brunch Crafts

After I cleared the table and served the yogurt parfaits I set out the white mugs and oil pens and stencils so that all my guest could make a coffee mug. They used stencils and mostly everyone free handed designs and used Pinterest for inspiration. I was blown away by the talent of my friends. I didn’t know some were legit artist and could free hand flowers and trendy designs.

 

Fall Brunch DIY Coffe Mugs

Supplies

• Sharpie Oil Pens
• White Ceramic Mugs
• Oven
• Stencils

Directions

Wash mugs with soap and water. Let everyone select their own colors and stencils. Then pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 mins. Allow mugs to cool in the oven so that the mugs don’t crack. Allow design to cure for 2 to 3 days before hand washing only.

 

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