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Simply green
I fell in love with these totally kooky green flowers and knew they had to be the centerpiece of a casual dinner with friends. And moreover, they’re still alive two weeks later. What matches something this funky? An equally bizarre … Continue reading
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A rockin’ and boppin’ 2nd birthday sock hop
One of our little ones hit the big 2-year mark – unbelievable! To cap off the week’s celebrations, we held a 50′s style sock hop at a local diner. Though decorations were sparse per the Creamery’s request, we still managed … Continue reading
Posted in Invites & announcements, Party favors, Stuff for boys, Stuff for girls
Tagged 50's birthday party, milkshakes, sock hop
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Liking a simple table for LOVE day
To keep the focus on spending time with my real loves, and not my love of decorating, Valentine’s is simple and modern. Who says red, orange and pink can’t go together?
Cheers to 2013
Just a fun little start to the year with a breakfast of blowers and hats. All pieces grabbed from kitchen shelves and closet boxes – including the New Year’s headbands, bought on sale after ringing in the new year last … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday decorations, Tablescapes
Tagged blowers, fringe, headbands and hats, New Year's Eve, tablescape
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Twenty-four trees, one holiday, two ways
We doubled up on the holidays this year, first with real-Christmas as a foursome, then with post-Christmas with lots of fun in-laws. To make for a quick table transformation, the key was doubling up on the centerpiece. Lots and lots … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday decorations, Tablescapes
Tagged Christmas, Christmas trees, red and green
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How to throw the best birthday party ever
How-to-throw-the-best-birthday-party-ever, otherwise known as less-is-more. I turned a year older recently, and my husband turned the brownie-points a notch higher by pulling off the best, low key, fun birthday party I’ve had in years. Talk about showing how you don’t … Continue reading
One starry brunch
With two amazing little bundles of joy in our household, we thank our lucky stars everyday that they’re part of our lives and that we’ve got such amazing friends and family to help guide them in the right direction (or … Continue reading
Posted in Stuff for boys, Stuff for girls, Tablescapes
Tagged Baby, Family creed, Godparents, Nursery rhymes, Stars
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Guess whooo’s here? Hadley!
It’s a long time coming, but we finally celebrated our littlest lovebug last weekend with a Sip and See. Hadley had been wanting to meet all our friends, so this little shindig helped introduce her to the world, owl-style. The … Continue reading
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Tagged owls, pie, popcorn, rustic, Sip and See
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A prescription for OCD – organizing the medicine cabinet
UPDATE: I’ve embedded the PDF at the bottom of the post for easy downloading. Seems there actually are quite a few of you as obsessive as me. —————- From past posts, you know I like some good organizing. Labels are … Continue reading
Ready, set, go to game night
Supper club made its way back round to us last weekend and the race was on to think up a good theme. Football season, fall and fattening-up-for-winter in mind, we went with an all-American menu and Game Night. To keep … Continue reading
