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18 Dec

“Inspire Me” Holiday Entertaining Contest Finalists - VOTE for Your Favorite!

categories: christmas, holiday ideas, new year's eve

First things first - I’d like to sincerely thank every single person that entered the Inspire Me! Holiday Entertaining Contest or passed the word on to friends and family - your efforts are truly appreciated!
Narrowing the entries down proved to be extremely difficult, so thank goodness for the talented & creative minds that graciously [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 2:26am

17 Dec

Inspire Me! Contest - Voting Update

categories: get inspired, holiday ideas

So… we had a flood of last-minute submissions for the holiday contest yesterday - hooray! The only problem? You people are way too talented and I’m pulling my hair out trying to narrow this down to 10 finalists… it honestly feels like the impossible task!
There are 463 photo entries total - and if you haven’t [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 17th, 2008 at 12:02pm

17 Dec

Dreaming of a Pink Christmas…

categories: christmas, decorating ideas, holiday ideas

Pink may not be one of the colors you’d usually consider for your holiday party decor, but one look at this fabulous “Pretty-in-Pink” gallery from BHG.com just might change your mind! These ideas would also be lovely for a holiday-set wedding, bridal shower, or girlie-girl birthday celebration.

And of course every pink party requires matching pink [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 17th, 2008 at 8:31am

16 Dec

Simple Chic Holiday Florals

categories: centerpiece ideas, christmas, floral and garden, holiday ideas

I’m loving these non-traditional – and super chic – red, white, & green floral arrangements for an elegant holiday party. The white stones and monochromatic blooms create such a serene, modern minimalist vibe…
The top and lower left images are from Pottery Barn and originally intended to showcase these platinum vases (which do happen to be [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 16th, 2008 at 11:54am

16 Dec

All That Glitters…

categories: centerpiece ideas, christmas, holiday ideas

Make your holiday decor sparkle with a healthy dose of glitter! Here are a few shimmery project ideas from Martha’s gallery of Glittered Holiday Crafts…
Pictured at top: Glittered Bird Centerpiece featuring glitter-dusted birds and tinsel-wrapped branches.

Pictured above: Snowy Balloon Ornaments. There are detailed instructions on how to make these here - but I’m thinking you [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 16th, 2008 at 6:07am

15 Dec

Inspire Me! Holiday Contest: Hurry - Only 2 Days Left to Enter!

categories: get inspired, holiday ideas, reader giveaways

{”Holiday in the City” dinner party}
There are only 2 days left to enter the Inspire Me! Holiday Entertaining Contest - the cut off is TOMORROW night (December 16th) at midnight EST! Remember that you can submit both inspiration boards or actual pictures… here’s a link to all the contest details.
Pictured above & below are a [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 15th, 2008 at 12:42pm

15 Dec

A Very Merry Baby Shower

categories: baby showers, christmas, holiday ideas

Here are a few images from a “holiday” themed baby shower I hosted over the weekend, and the rest of the pics can be seen in the Holiday Baby Shower photo album over on the HWTM Facebook Page. Mom-to-be is having a girl, so I just added some pink ornaments & papers to our regular [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 15th, 2008 at 11:10am