Where parties start with a kiss of magic
As if you needed an excuse to wear a sombrero and sip on margaritas, the Cinco de Mayo holiday certainly provides one. (I am totally doing that this year. Mexican restaurant patrons beware!) If you’re having a celebration and want to add a few colorful Cinco de Mayo touches, check out the pinterest board I put together for the occasion!
Quick! Easy! Colorful! Yes, you can have it all with this cloth bunting--without needing to know how to thread a sewing machine. Seam binding tape and fusible webbing make these a snap. And the bonus to making this DIY? You can have banner bunting in rainbows of colors and patterns made to match whatever party you're throwing. Of course, for our motorcycle bash, checkerboard and red and teal were { Read More! }
I'm going to make a small admission here. I didn't properly prepare for the Operation Shower event I volunteered to create a design for. It was a few busy weeks of travel and back-to-back shoots in November. Which meant a last minute scramble and very simple, but elegant effort (at 2am after a long flight.) Individual place settings are always a creative stress for me -- but with some gold { Read More! }
We have enough Sara Lee poundcake over here to celebrate for a few days, so we thought we'd update our little trifles for an Easter party! Take the recipe for the Lemon Raspberry Mini Trifles here, and add a pair of paper ears, a candy nose and a ribbon. Super simple, super easy and super fast to make a darling Easter dessert! { Read More! }
It's national pound cake day today! A whole day dedicated to that dense, moist, flavorful cake that pairs oh-so-well with a dollop of light and airy whipped creme and drizzles of fruit. I've partnered up with Sara Lee Desserts to bring you this easy pound cake recipe and a chance to win a Visa $50 gift card and coupons for three free pound cakes from Sara Lee. Be sure to click for your entries at { Read More! }
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! }
It's that time of year again! I'm sure I had good company out there somewhere, as I just spent a few hours tracking down the addresses of people who have moved and writing out all my Christmas cards. Admittedly, I love the process of making the cards and the thought of making the recipients smile but not actually getting them in the mail. This year's Christmas card theme I think is my favorite { Read More! }
Strawberries are by far one of my favorite food groups, so when Driscolli's asked me to come up with a crafty berry project, I was more than happy to help out! For the christmas season, I designed these berry stars. These would be perfect placed int he center of a place setting, or in a little pot for a centerpiece. You could even float these on top of some whipped cream or in a meringue for a { Read More! }
A dinner party detail that is always so easy to do but really makes a bit splash at parties is the decoration on the back of your chair. There are so many ways to makes these, and just as many to accent them. For our "we are so thankful" kids' thanksgiving, I chose to make a simple wrap and tie of fabric. The rosettes were a beautiful accent, but you could use just about anything to finish off { Read More! }
