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16 Nov

Beautiful Holiday Cakes & Cupcakes

categories: christmas, food and drinks, holiday ideas, thanksgiving

On the lookout for some pretty new holiday dessert ideas? Check out the lovely – and mouth-watering! – ideas in BHG’s Irresistable Holiday Cakes and Cupcakes gallery.
The gallery features 21 different recipes and also includes ideas that would work well for Thanksgiving, like this gorgeous Chocolate Harvest Cake and elegant Pistachio Cake with White Chocolate [...]

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Read more → Posted on November 16th, 2009 at 9:20am

22 Dec

Inspire Me – Contest WINNERS!

categories: christmas, decorating ideas, get inspired

Thank you so much to everyone who both entered and voted in the Inspire Me! Holiday Entertaining Contest! More than 900 of you cast your votes(!)… and here’s who you picked as your winners:
1ST PRIZE: Whimsical Christmas by Kendall Shiffler
Prize includes: $1250 Crate and Barrel Gift Card, $250 Entertaining Essentials Prize Pack, one year’s supply [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 22nd, 2008 at 8:39am

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

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

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

12 Dec

Super-cute Snowmen Treats

categories: christmas, decorating ideas, desserts, food and drinks

These fun snowmen-themed treats from BHG make me happy just looking at them…did you ever think a glass of milk could be even remotely this cute?! (top left image)
Pictured above, clockwise from top left: “Look at Frosty Go” milk glasses (yes – those are powdered donut hole heads!), “Before I Melt Away” white chocolate ice [...]

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Read more → Posted on December 12th, 2008 at 1:19am