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Renowned Chef Bradley Ogden will be visiting our hometown of beautiful San Diego, California this weekend (on Sunday, November 20th) to be part of the Celebrity Chef Luncheon at the 8th Annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival! He’s got something fun to celebrate too… a brand new book titled Holiday Dinners with Bradley [...]
I’m excited to give a shout out to Tiny Prints today – a fabulous custom stationery company that also happens to be one of our gracious sponsors from the Wonderlandia party this summer – & also to pass along the news about a special promo they’re offering this week to ALL readers/bloggers interested in receiving [...]
Winner Update: This Giveaway is now closed. We know everyone is starting to work on their holiday cards so this winner is especially lucky to be receiving $75 worth of these fun holiday cards plus a personalized stamp! Well with out further adieu we want to congratulate Tabitha S who said, “I LOVE those stamps!!!!!! [...]
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HomeGoods recently asked me if I’d be interested in shopping one of their stores and coming up with a creative Fall tablescape and highlighting some fall entertaining trends. Um… lemme think about that for a sec? Just kidding… YES, please! ;) If you’ve followed the blog for a while, you probably already know that HomeGoods [...]
Winner Update: This Giveaway is now closed. I wish all of you loyal readers could receive this fabulous purple and grey entertaining pack but unfortunately we could only choose one random winner. Can I get a drum roll please?!….The special reader is…Commenter #887, Cristina, who said, “My favorite color palette is actually grey and purple! [...]
I’ve yet to master the art of the super quick post, but given the craziness of the past few days, I’m giving it a shot today! Here’s a sneak peek at one of the new projects/themes keeping us busy this week…. just a little taste without giving it ALL away quite yet. ;) Stay tuned [...]
I’ve been wanting to share this gorgeous winter-inspired dessert table with you for a while – and since half the country seems to be snowed-in right now, I can’t think of a more fitting time! Kristine of Kristine Shin Designs {a floral styling & food boutique} is the creative mastermind behind this beautiful set-up… such [...]
I’m so excited to share this elegant & creative “Snow Sprinkle” Baby Shower from Vanessa of Alchemy Fine Events & Invitations with you today – a gorgeous event to end 2010 in style! (or to begin 2011 in style, depending on when you’re reading this!) Between the stunning fabric backdrop, wonderful use of crystal & [...]
I can’t believe it’s already Christmas Eve! Here’s a fabulous Berries and Branches holiday party from Rene of Rene Takes the Cake to help us continue with the holiday cheer… and who wouldn’t be cheered up after a big glass of this gorgeous-looking Cranberry Sangria, right?! =) More fun details from this party include beautiful [...]
HOW DOES YOUR HOLIDAY GARDEN GROW? With lots of SPARKLE and SHINE, of course! Here’s a fun & easy last-minute centerpiece idea for Christmas or New Year’s Eve… or just something cute to file away for next year! All you need to make festive (and long-lasting!) “holiday flowers” are a few of your favorite ornaments, [...]
Rebecca from Fresh Chick Design Studio sent in this darling “Winter Candyland” party that she designed & created for her son Blake’s first birthday. Pretty darn cute, right?! Between the bright & festive color palette, clever DIY “Stocking Garland”, TWO buffets of winter-themed sweets (with treats like mitten-shaped sugar cookies & peppermint candy-topped cupcakes!), and [...]
Ready for more eye candy? Good! Because here we go with PART 2 of the HEAVENLY HOLIDAY shoot – featuring the gorgeous tablescape, Christmas tree, gift wrap, and more… there are even some adorable little “angels” in this recap! This photo shoot was dreamed up and brought to life by: Heavenly Blooms, The TomKat Studio, [...]
Is this dessert display GORGEOUS, or what?! And it’s is only just the beginning… there are SO many creative details to share from this “HEAVENLY HOLIDAY” photo shoot that I had to break the feature into multiple (and very eye-candy-filled!) posts… so the Desserts, Hot Cocoa Bar, and a few of the Decor elements are [...]
I know that we’re getting really close to Christmas and most of you are probably already all set with your tables, but I still wanted to share this “Colorful & Crafty” holiday table that I set up for a casual dinner with my girlfriends this past Friday… it’s REALLY easy to recreate and uses affordable [...]
Wanted to share a super quick & easy holiday centerpiece/decor idea with you today… I fell in love with all the cute and wonderfully inexpensive holiday socks at Target this year and decided they’d make great “holiday vase wraps” for all those glass cylinder vases sitting in my garage – especially since most of the [...]
