There is a big football game coming this weekend, one for which I always seem to have the driving need to make lots of game day food. As luck would have it, about the time I started thinking about the big game, CampbellsKitchen.com sent me a few coupons and asked me to make something from their (very extensive) recipe site. They've come out with this really neat new product called "Flavor Boost" { Read More! }
Nathalie from Angelina's Dream Parties contacted me about helping with her daughter's birthday party to be held in Colombia. She flew from New York to have this beautiful party for her daughter among family. Even with all the travel, there was no detail left undone. I love her fabulously colorful and airy backdrop and the bugs, butterflies and birds all over. How cute { Read More! }
{Real Party} It’s a True Blood Birthday
October 31, 2012 4 Comments
Based on the book series the Southern Vampire Mysteries, the HBO Series True Blood has gained a cult following. It can be a bit of an adult show, so tackling this theme and making it a classy event you wouldn't mind your kids attending had to be a challenge. Dina Hafez-Suggs of Deliciously Darling Events is nothing less than Wonder Woman in my mind with her crazy party design talent, { Read More! }
Johnny Appleseed Playdate Party
September 25, 2012 1 Comment
Marigolds in pots, cool mornings when you can catch a glimpse of your breath, crunching leaves underfoot on the walk home from school...ahhh fall has arrived. Whether it's football on lazy Sunday afternoons or the arrival of Pumpkin Lattes at Starbucks, even the most summer-loving fools like myself can't help but be charmed by the trappings of fall. No matter what it is that we most look { Read More! }
BLUSH Tea Party {Festivities Magazine}
August 29, 2012 5 Comments
A pretty pink tea under a canopy of trees. For most little girls, there couldn't be a better way to spent a long and lazy afternoon. With pinkies up and party dresses in place, these little darlings spent a perfect few hours courtesy of Tikkido.com having a tea party fit for royalty. Originally seen in Festivities Magazine, you can see the entire party on the Tikkido.com site! Nikki { Read More! }
Balloons! A High-Flying Birthday Party
August 21, 2012 2 Comments
Nothing beats a balloon at a party, so what could be better than making it the overall theme of your next celebration? It's another sure-fire party delight for guests young and ah...not-so-old. Nicole at Tikkido.com created this spectacular event for the first issue of Festivities Magazine. There is nothing tricky to creating a banner and printing a few cupcake toppers. You can { Read More! }
Three Step Pomander Tutorial
August 18, 2012 5 Comments
Pomanders are such a beautiful addition to any table. The options are endless in flower, color and display. They can be done for the most formal events in beautiful deep tones. In pastels, they can add a soft touch to a baby shower or first birthday. They can even be dressed down; imagine glavanized buckets or sand pails of daisies for your next outdoor barbecue. Flower choice, of course, is { Read More! }
Pancake and Pajama Party
August 17, 2012 3 Comments
Pancakes and Pajamas. A perfect birthday party to have on a Saturday morning for little girls who might want the sleepover experience, but aren't quite old enough to spend the night yet. At his highly styled pancake and pajama party from our first issue of Festivities Magazine, coffee was definitely optional with all this eye popping color at breakfast. Hot pink and orange against a neutral { Read More! }
Peanut Butter and Jelly Jam – A Playdate Party
August 14, 2012 14 Comments
Do you know one of those kids that has had peanut butter and jelly in the lunchbox everyday for as far back as you can remember? Do you know a kid that no one ever has to ask " What would you like for lunch?" Do you have one of those kids? Or two? Me too. How absolutely perfect is this play date party seen in Festivities Magazine for them? It's a celebration of child and their most { Read More! }
