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Last week, I posted over at Project Nursery about some healthier alternatives to the overwhelming number of sweets Valentines Day seems to bring on. And the kids won’t miss the sugar–my two were more excited about hitting this particular dessert table than any I can think of recently. And they see a LOT of dessert tables.

Maybe it was that I told them they could have as much as they want, and that they weren’t limited to one or two things? And their pure amazement at something as simple as a heart in the side of an apple made it really fun for me…and the fact that they were thrilled to bits to be eating apples and watermelon and greek yogurt has made me want to try more of these style tables!

Want to read the hearty-healthy article? Pop over to Project Nursery to check it out!

Happy New Year 2012

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It has been an amazing, incredible year here at Frog Prince Paperie. The little business I had so I could stay at home didn't end up so little at the end...and I had a fair share of pinch-me-I-can't-believe-my-name-is-really-in-there moments with Martha Stewart, Southern Living, Yum Food and Fun for Kids and Project Nursery. There were parties. LOTS of parties--both big and small. I now have an { Read More! }

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Having a fall birthday is a perfect reason to celebrate pumpkin style! The fall has it’s own spectrum of wonderful decorations that make a seasonal ‘Little Pumpkin’ party so much more fun. Ellen of Ellen Bessette Events styled this fabulous homage to the pumpkin patch for our little Maddy. There were lots of treats, cider, s’mores, apple bobbing, and of course pumpkins. Thank you to Jill { Read More! }

A Bewitching Halloween

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Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble...full of candy and sweet treats! We were completely bewitched by our Halloween photoshoot this year with all the beautiful craftsmanship from our contributors and gorgeous sweet work from some very talented bakers. It's always truly amazing to me when you hand over a concept in a graphic where the creativity leads! This year’s { Read More! }

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The Bewitching Halloween party has finally been released! Catch the first glimpse over at Hostess with the Mostess ~ more tutorials, pictures and freebies to come over the next few weeks here on the blog! { Read More! }

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As part of the Birthday Rush party, we made our "pledge" do shots--cupcake shots! My recipes aren't original, in fact I found them here at Cosmopolitan.com as an excerpt from The Boozy Baker: 75 Recipes for Spirited Sweets (a book I think I might be buying soon!) I tried four variations: Mint Julep Cupcakes, Lemon Drop Cupcakes, Coffee Chocolate (Kahlua & Cream) Cupcakes and the Berry { Read More! }

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We are in a very small (five families) playgroup for my son, and it was a wild coincidence that three of were all sorority sisters, albeit at different colleges. Much joking has gone on the past year about our little sisterhood.  When Courtney's birthday came around and she really wanted to celebrate, we decided to make it fun and play on this bond of ours. We made up our own sorority (Mu Theta { Read More! }

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When Coryanne from Housewife Bliss asked me to help out with a "glowing" summer cocktail party for Celebrations.com, I was really excited to see what she came up with! I can just see this setting with the lights dimmed and all the lanterns and candles glowing.  Amazing what a difference just a few touches to the decor make!   You can catch delicious cocktail recipesto light up your { Read More! }

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Not every truly memorable celebration has to be over the top with an abundance of details, decorations and food. Those are plenty fun, too, but I wanted to show that small family parties can have a little dazzle without being too much work! I know at my house we have many more of these little celebrations than the big ornate affairs, and it's fun to make them a bit special. Our dear friend { Read More! }