Parties

Halloween Party for Kids

Mummy Mayhem- Host a Wonderfully Haunted Halloween Party for Your Kids! Halloween is a terrific time to entertain younger guests – and while there are lots of spooky characters to choose from like ghosts, vampires or witches, the allure of a mummy themed party was just too hard to resist! Mummies can be so much... Read more »

Circus Party Theme – Circus Party Ideas

It’s a Party Under the Big Top! Your Easy Guide to a Circus Themed Birthday Party! A circus themed birthday party is terrific in a lot of ways: it can work for a boy or girl, stretch across quite a range of ages and comes with a built in color scheme! And now for the... Read more »

Halloween Cocktail Party

Halloween Happy Hour – Casual or Elegant! Who ever said that Halloween was just for the kids? Not me, and in fact, I think that Halloween is a terrific time to entertain adults with a cocktail party with lots of clever touches! In looking over the fun decorations and invitations available for this type of... Read more »

Conversation to Rock Your Next Cocktail Party

Tip of the Week: Conversation to Rock Your Next Cocktail Party! This is such a funny topic – as someone who writes on a daily basis, the written word comes easily to me. But there are occasions when I worry that the spoken word (trying not to talk about kids’ activities, household traumas... Read more »

Four Fun Products for the Fourth of July

Four Fun Products for July 4th! Patriotic celebrations are right around the corner and there are some really fun products to enhance your fun times! Patriotic Printables This is the hottest new trend for adding a personal touch to your entertaining. The 4th of July printable collection from Plum Party includes a wide variety of... Read more »

Fabulous Pinatas from Confetti System

Look What I Found: Confetti System! Picture a few of the basic elements of any child’s party – piñatas (with their necessary blindfold) and decorative garland – and then imagine those basics recreated in an over the top, grown up way! That is what you’ll find at Confetti System! The fabulous piñatas are handcrafted from... Read more »

Host a Simple Summer Dinner Party

Tip of the Week: Host a Simple Summer Dinner Party – Menu, Recipes and Inspiration! This past weekend, I hosted a small dinner party for six couples from my daughter’s class and turned to my favorite tried and true menu! The menu is delicious, super easy and everything can be served at room temperature,... Read more »

Celebrate the Royal Wedding

Tip of the Week: Celebrate the Royal Wedding! April 29th is the day and the whole world will be looking to London and the greatly anticipated nuptials of William and Kate! I have truly vivid memories of Charles and Diana’s wedding and am looking forward to a replay of the event at a lovely brunch!... Read more »

Host a Reception Worthy of Royalty

Host a Reception Worthy of Royalty! I love any excuse to plan a party and the wedding of Prince William and Catherine (I really prefer Kate, myself!) Middleton, with its elements of romance, glamour, fashion and royals to spare, is perfect! What to do? Decide first what time you’d like to entertain and go from... Read more »

Introducing Shop Sweet Lulu

Look What I Found: Shop Sweet Lulu! I love looking at the photos of fabulous parties in magazines and on blogs and websites! The details are always amazing – beautiful color schemes, unique touches and great accessories. But, I’ve also wondered just where do you find those specialty items that look so terrific? Typical party... Read more »