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Archive | August, 2007

DESIGN & style, LIVING | August 31, 2007 | by Kim Vallee

Celebrating Blog Day 2007

Today is Blog Day. This is perfect for me since it falls the same day I usually feature the best posts of the week from the blogosphere. This edition will be slightly altered to fit their spirit of the celebrations. Basically to celebrate I need to introduce 5 new blogs to my readers, ideally from [...]

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ALL occasions, GIFT IDEAS | August 30, 2007 | by Kim Vallee

A stylish teacher note pad by Bonnie’s StylePress

It is back to school time again. Parents of young children often give a little something to the new teacher of their child. It is a wonderful idea. You can send homemade cookies. But I think you will make an even better impression by sending this remarkable Teachers are Special note pad. It will take [...]

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FOOD + DRINK, TABLEWARE | August 30, 2007 | by Kim Vallee

Socialize with ease at cocktail parties with one free hand plates

We all experienced the juggling act of holding a plate and a wine glass while trying to interact with others at a party. It can even lead to messy moments. Some called them mingle plates, cocktail plates, wine & dine plates or one free hand plates; but the name does not really matter. Once you [...]

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ENTERTAINING, FOOD + DRINK, FOOD presentation, HOLIDAY entertaining | August 29, 2007 | by Kim Vallee

Start making plans for Halloween

For the past two weeks, I am seeing wonderful Halloween decorations on the Web. I started gathering amazing stuff for several Halloween boards that I cannot wait to show you. My initial thoughts were to start posting Halloween tips around the second week of September. I got this principle that you do not talk about [...]

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ENTERTAINING, OUTDOOR entertaining

August 28, 2007 | by Kim