Grab your flowers, girl

First things first, let me fill you in on Kali’s party choice! She loved all the parties, but she ultimately chose a TINKERBELL PARTY! I’m so excited!! Also- Natasha made a decision for her guestbook. She chose to have her father-in-law make the letter W for guests to sign with a soldering pen. Such a good idea! She loved the idea of guests signing a large W, but wanted to take him up on his offer to make something special for them. Truly the best of both worlds.
Now…We’ve paid attention to the ring-bearer’s accessories so let’s take a minute to think about what the flower-girl will tote down the aisle. If Natasha leans toward the traditional flower-girl basket she may like one of these beauties. I love the pearl accent in the first basket, but the second basket lends some color and class . The third basket? I don’t know what it is about it but I love it. Perhaps it's that the basket itself reminds me somewhat of the mercury glass Natasha loves? So sweet!

Looking for something a little less traditional? How about a kissing ball? This could be especially cute if you added kissing balls to the reception décor. Can you imagine these beauties hanging from the ceiling or over the tables?

Elegant Pomanders - Set of 6 Mixed Ivory Kissing Balls

Me? I went with a mini bouquet for my niece. How adorable is she?

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

First of all….Can you name the seven dwarfs? Just try it. Kills me every time.Okay moving on. Of course today’s party I’m working on a Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs themed party. I think I would start by setting up a little “forest” for the kids to walk through on the way in- complete with either stuffed or cardboard cut-out animal bunnies, chipmunks and deer. Little birds (most likely paper) would be hanging from the door frame. I’d be going for this kind of feeling (but with the princess not so sad let’s hope!) I would love to have a dress up station with a nod to “Mirror Mirror on the Wall”. Maybe something like this but more down to earth like this . Of course there would need to be apples galore. Candied apples? Carmel apples with a carmel apple decorating station? Rice crispy treat apples ? Donut hole mini apples ? Oh the options. (I also looove the Snow White cut-out in the mirror- adorable). Some sort of poison potion (with dry ice) would be super cute too. Maybe...

Dog Days of Summer

Well, my acrylic stamps didn't happen to work out on the cookies, but I found a purpose for them. I was practicing dipping Oreos in white chocolate when I got the bright idea to stamp them. I tried a few different methods, but my husband had the winning idea. Take a look. My methods- leaving the stamps in the white chocolate while it dried, using a greased stamp (gross, don’t do it), and using a stamp on nearly hardened white chocolate The winning method (eh hem- Josh’s method), putting the stamp in the white chocolate then freezing the cookie That man is a genius! I think they turned out super cute. I can’t wait to use this for a party. I’m kind of a sucker for my dogs so I was actually thinking about hosting a dog’s day out. If not, then I’ll probably keep this in my back pocket for Optimus’ birthday. Like I said- I’m a sucker for my dogs.

Tuesday Tips

This week’s focus is… MENU Oh how I love food. After you’ve come up with your theme and your décor, it seems (at least to me) for the menu to come along naturally. I do have a few rules I try stick to. When I throw a party I generally like to have something crunchy you can snack on, something healthy(ish), something you could consider to be what I call “real food” aka something you would eat as part of a main meal, at least 2 drink options, and something deliciously sweet. Although I try to have some of the food options be theme-specific, I don’t think it’s absolutely necessary. People might remember if your food was theme specific, but they’re definitely going to remember if your food was delicious. Don’t feel like you can’t make some of your favorite staples for a party! Make food you would like to eat- especially if you’re hosting. You might just have leftovers. If you’re staple food is steak, or something equally expensive or equally larg...

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