Ideas for Spring Parties

Let a flock of colorful paper butterflies loose, and you'll instantly give party decorations a lift.

Your personal correspondence will bloom like spring flowers when you make a garden's worth of these note cards.

Create an inviting table setting with napkins folded elegantly into a familiar flower.

Nests are among the season's most powerful and poetic signs of rebirth. Bring their gentle presence into your home, then fill them with whatever moves you, such as fresh flowers or eggs.

An oversize eggshell filled with flowers unites two symbols of spring in a single arrangement.

Blooming for just a few brief weeks in spring, cherry blossoms are famously ephemeral, but make them yourself, and they'll deliver year-round pleasure.

The garlic mellows as it cooks, deliciously accenting succulent roast chicken.

Sweet spring peas combine with shreds of bitter radicchio, creating a pleasant contrast both on the plate and on the palate.

These dainty confections, iced with a pale shade of royal purple, are fit for a modern-day queen and her retinue.