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{Real Party} Gingerbread Cookie Love

December 16, 2011 1 Comment
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It’s one of my very favorite things to get pictures from cool client parties, and it’s even more incredible when those clients are colleagues that I admire! Melissa at Buckets of Grace thought on the Gingerbread Christmas Cookie printables for an entire year before she hosted her family gingerbread house party. And I just love all the details she came up with!

I just love what she did with those IKEA frames, and how cool is it that Santa showed up?? You can see many more wonderful pictures at the Buckets of Grace site.
Like the printables? They are our Gingerbread Christmas cookie set from here, available in the shop!
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Starburst Ornament Tutorial

December 10, 2011 1 Comment
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Design Dazzle recently asked me to share DIY project in her 100 ideas of Christmas wonderful series.  I was hard at work at the Penguin Christmas Party from last weekend at the time, and since I had so many DIY projects going on, I shared this starburst ornament that I used to decorate the trees and presents at the party. They were so pretty and I loved the handmade look of them. Click HERE to { Read More! }

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{Real Party} A Penguin Christmas Party

December 8, 2011 22 Comments
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My daughter begged for a Christmas party this year—lucky for her it doesn’t take much excuse for me to start designing an event! It was a fun experience planning this party; Maddie was there every step giving her input on what games to play, what food we should eat and what we should drink and give out as favors.  The front rooms of the house were decked out for the party in red and green { Read More! }

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Haute Chocolate Bar on Amy Atlas

December 6, 2011 2 Comments
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So excited to finally share this Christmas shoot with everyone. I loved designing and styling these printables for a "Merry Little Christmas" and very happy to see it on the blog for Amy Atlas Events today. Take a peek there, and later this week I'll have the whole shoot posted here for everyone to see! Credits: Hot Chocolate on a Stick: The Ticket KitchenBeaded Bracelets: Charming { Read More! }

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THE Christmas To-Do List {Free Printable}

November 26, 2011 5 Comments
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The holiday season is a busy bustling time--when children spend a lot of time not in school. And I have to have to keep them busy so it's also a happy holiday season! Over the summer we had a list of  "50 fun things to do this summer" (we got the idea from another blog--thanks whoever you are!) and the  kids had such a great time crossing each item off the list. It seemed like a great way to { Read More! }

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{Recipes} Joyeux Noel Dessert Table

December 23, 2010 5 Comments
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Finally- the last installment of the Joyeux Noel Dinner party. Just in time to make it all again for December 25th! I'm writing up my shopping lists today to start baking and prepping again. There have been a few comments about the extent of our menu; I do spend a few days cooking for this meal everytime we have it and have made it so many times, I have the cooking choreography down to a science. { Read More! }

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{Recipes} Joyeux Noel Dinner

December 20, 2010 3 Comments
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It's a lucky thing Christmas and Thanksgiving only come around once a year. Because yes, I do cook every dish from scratch, including the desserts on that menu! It's always two days of cooking for 20 minutes of eating, and while it seems an awful lot of work, I do enjoy the ritual of preparing all that food. The main course of our meal generally looks like this: Brined Turkey Spiral sliced { Read More! }

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Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

December 18, 2010 2 Comments
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Last night, Courtney (one of my frogs) held a little get together at her house to have hot chocolate and walk around with the kids to see the neighborhood Christmas lights. It was a great excuse to get together! Courtney loves planning little events, and is always coming up with creative ideas. I saw these little cupcakes she made and had to share the idea. Completely no bake, these hot chocolate { Read More! }

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{Recipes} Joyeux Noel Christmas Dinner Appetizers

December 16, 2010 3 Comments
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The appetizers for this table look much more fussy than they are - all were made ahead of time then popped into their little pretty dishes right before serving. The oysters I let my husband shuck; I don't eat them (traumatic early childhood oyster experience - thanks, Dad!) so I don't cook or otherwise prepare them. We had actually planned for Oysters Rockafeller as an appetizer, but prep work for { Read More! }

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