Month: November 2011
Thanksgiving Tablescape
Although we generally eat dinner on the couch while watching TV, for special occasions we find that food tastes much better in a beauty setting. Â This weekend we put together a Thanksgiving Tablescape that we hope makes our turkey taste even more delicious. We chose a purple and gold color scheme because it seemed more
Scripted Pumpkin {DIY}
I’m not really sure if you could even call this a DIY because it is so easy, but I’m going to file it under that category anyway. Â So Megan and I were toying around with the idea of carving white pumpkins to put on the front steps of the wedding venue for a long time.
Fabric Garland {DIY}
When I was planning Colleen’s shower, I saw this picture and thought, “I bet I can do that.”  Well I was right and it was easy peasy. This is a DIY that is super cheap and pretty quick.  And I find the results to be quite a beauty. I realize that my garland has pink in
From inspiration to creation
Usually when I am planning a party, I start by gathering inspiration pictures. Â It helps me to be able to see my inspiration side by side to see if I like them together and also helps to make sure that I don’t forget anything I wanted to include when it comes time to start executing.
More apple pie please
Anyone who has ever met me probably knows that I am a dessert fanatic. Â While Megan is more of a pumpkin advocate, I eat any and all sweet things and rarely discriminate. Â In particular, I LOVE apple pie. Â Just ask my mom who has to make an extra apple pie just for me at all
Just a little Hocus Pocus
For the past two years I have had a smallish Halloween party for my friends. Â I find it to be an excellent excuse to spend completely ridiculous amounts of money and time on decorating my house for Halloween. Â Planning generally starts in the spring which consists of going to marthastewart.com’s Halloween section and wishing desperately