17 Nov

SURPRISE GIVEAWAY: betsywhite

categories: invitations, paper love, reader giveaways
SURPRISE GIVEAWAY: betsywhite

Update 11/26: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks so much to everyone that participated – I wish there were enough prizes for all of you!
The lucky person that did win the random drawing is: Comment #253, Tara N, who said “So I stop into my favorite entertaining site to look for announcements for our pending [...]

12 Nov

Modern Thanksgiving: Festive Florals & Colorful Details

categories: thanksgiving, wedding
Modern Thanksgiving: Festive Florals & Colorful Details

It feels like most of the Thanksgiving-related entertaining and decorating ideas/articles I come across are very “country harvest” oriented and all start to look the same, but there are definitely some more modern, outside-the-box ideas to be found within seasonal “Real Wedding” galleries… thank goodness!
I’ve bookmarked a few cool ones to share with you over [...]

6 Nov

Inspiration Board: Lovely Lilac & Gray

categories: bridal shower ideas, get inspired, guest blog
Inspiration Board: Lovely Lilac & Gray

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 [...]

31 Oct

Get Inspired: Style Me Pretty DIY Contest

categories: get inspired, party favors, wedding
Get Inspired: Style Me Pretty DIY Contest

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 [...]

19 Sep

“Dessert Towel” Party Favors

categories: party favors, wedding
“Dessert Towel” Party Favors

How brilliant are these charming “dessert towel” party favors? Soft terry washcloths cleverly arranged to look like desserts and topped with cherry or strawberry magnets…available in strawberry or chocolate cupcake, chocolate or strawberry cake roll, and cherry or custard mousse.
$4.50 – $5.00 each at AmericanBridal.com… or turn these into a fun DIY project!

10 Sep

Fabric-Inspired Entertaining

categories: decorating ideas, get inspired, wedding
Fabric-Inspired Entertaining

I’ve adored this Pucci Inspired Wedding from Brides.com for a while now, and the idea behind a fabric-inspired soirée actually flows along the same lines as yesterday’s post on scrapbook-inspired entertaining.
Fabric is perfect for creating table runners and embellishing party favors, vases, and guest books. You can also scan the fabric pattern into your computer [...]

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