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13 Nov

Modern Thanksgiving: Fall Favors & Treats

categories: get inspired, thanksgiving, wedding

In continuing our “fall-wedding-inspired Thanksgiving” series, this next post features clever fall favor & treat ideas from a beautiful, rustic-chic autumn reception.

Style Steal tips for your home celebrations:
• Candied apples look extra sweet when displayed on a tray of lined with crushed nuts and decorated with rose-hip berries and chrysanthemums.
• Fill small burlap sacks with [...]

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Read more → Posted on November 13th, 2008 at 9:06am

12 Nov

Simply Stated: Entertaining on a Budget – Part 2

categories: Simply Stated, get inspired

Today on Simply Stated: check out a follow up to the “Entertaining on a Budget” article I posted over at Celebrations earlier in the year. “Entertaining on a Budget – Part 2” highlights some budget-wise ideas sent in by readers after the original post.
If you have additional tips & tricks for stretching your dollars when [...]

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Read more → Posted on November 12th, 2008 at 11:38am

6 Nov

Inspiration Board: Lovely Lilac & Gray

categories: bridal shower ideas, get inspired, guest blog

Hi! I’m Rebecca Goering, author of Tastefully Entertaining, a blog providing ideas and inspiration for planning memorable events. I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to guest post for HWTM today!
I’ve been extremely intrigued by the color gray lately. It’s sophisticated, chic and compliments so many other colors – orange, green, white, blue, pink [...]

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Read more → Posted on November 6th, 2008 at 7:17am

31 Oct

Get Inspired: Style Me Pretty DIY Contest

categories: get inspired, party favors, wedding

Style Me Pretty is having a fabulous DIY Project Contest this week – so needless to say, the site has been chock full of great project ideas for both weddings & parties lately! Here’s a direct link to the SMP DIY Archives so you can check browse the ideas quickly and click on your favorites [...]

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Read more → Posted on October 31st, 2008 at 9:31am

30 Oct

Style Spy: Dining By Design – Part 1

categories: decorating ideas, get inspired, guest blog

{by HWTM event correspondent: Jen Berson}
I was lucky enough to attend Dining By Design’s Table Hop & Taste, in Los Angeles recently. DBD features amazing, over-the-top, and cutting edge table design installations created by talented & eclectic designers. Since there are so many inspiring entertaining ideas from this event, we decided to bring it to [...]

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Read more → Posted on October 30th, 2008 at 12:03am

22 Oct

Trick or Treat…

categories: fun for kids, get inspired, halloween

…emphasis on the “treat“! Here’s some inspirational Halloween eye-candy for you from the fabulous Amy Atlas Events… How genius is the huge “tree” they created using branches, tons of *Orange Paper Daisies ($1.99 – $2.15 each at *luna bazaar), and Haribo Black Licorice Wheels as “ornaments”?!

These cute little ghost pops remind me of something that [...]

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Read more → Posted on October 22nd, 2008 at 5:40am