Sandra Downie from The White Library party planning and entertaining blog wrote to me about the DIY projects she did for a fun Super Bowl party. She proposed easy recipes that are served at the stadium. Her DIY projects are so simple that you still have plenty of time to make it happens. I added [...]
ENTERTAINING, HOLIDAY entertaining | November 30, 2010 | by Heather Watterworth
There are so many amazing FREE printables available for Christmas. So many, in fact, that we had to split our round-up into four parts! If you haven’t started decorating for the holidays Part 2 is decking your halls with cute, printable and FREE options. The sisters at Eighteen25 created this poster that’s a typography lover’s [...]
FAMILY, KIDS party | September 15, 2010 | by Kim Vallee
Mary wrote to me about the cute sailing theme party that she did for the birthday of her toddler son. With several simple craft projects, she was able to design everything from scratch. She did not stop with the room decor, her food packaging plays a part of her theme. Have a look at her [...]
ENTERTAINING, HOLIDAY decorations | November 9, 2009 | by Kim Vallee
The countdown to Christmas is a fun activity when you live with young kids. You have all November to craft your own. In fact, if you wish to get the advent house or the bucket advent calendar you have no other choice than making your own since they are out of stock at John Lewis. [...]
ENTERTAINING, PARTY ideas + decor | September 12, 2009 | by Kim Vallee
Dressing up a soft drink table for a party deserves as much attention than setting a regular bar. Both have to be pretty and inviting. This week provides delightful examples of what you can do to make it grand. That quest started by this Old fashioned soda bar featured on Project Wedding. The concept was [...]
ENTERTAINING, PARTY ideas + decor | July 2, 2009 | by Kim Vallee
Banner flags are a great way to add a festive touch. As I browsing Etsy, I could not resist and I bought two banners. Both patterns will look great on my terrace. I cannot wait to hang them over and host a party. If you are curious, here is a view at my latest purchase. [...]
FAMILY, KIDS rooms | March 30, 2009 | by Kim Vallee
These pictures illustrate perfectly how richly patterned flag banners bring a festive look to a simple playground. There are a must for kids birthday parties. 24 cotton pennants in 12 designs compose each banner. The banners are hand made in Netherlands. I found those at ROMP, a kid store born in Brooklyn that now resides [...]
ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY entertaining | February 1, 2009 | by Kim Vallee
I attended several Super Bowls events; all organized by guys. So style was not invited. I feel bad that I did not make a mood board this year. As a substitute, let’s look at what propose the women magazines. Bookmark my post since you can recycle the ideas for a football theme birthday party for [...]
ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY entertaining | February 5, 2011 | by Kim Vallee