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BABY showers, ENTERTAINING | October 7, 2009

Paper Straws on Milk Bottles for a Baby Shower

Cindy of Hungry Girl por vida captured the essence of simple elegance with these shots of gray paper straws. You cannot go wrong with single serving glass milk bottles for a baby shower or a kids birthday party. You can simply remove the commercial labels or go one step further and tailor the bottle with an [...]

ENTERTAINING, PARTY ideas | August 25, 2009

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Farmers’ Market Party Favor Ideas from Sunday Suppers

I featured Sunday Suppers on several quick link posts. From what I have seen this week, I am not going to stop soon. The concept behind their Market class can be resumed in building a seasonal menu based on what is available at the market. Casey Solomon and Karen Mordechai propose more than cooking classes. They [...]

ENTERTAINING, PARTY ideas | July 19, 2009

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Yellow Celebrations | Quick Links 2009.07.19

Yellow is the hot color of summer 2009. Inviting this cheerful color to your party puts everyone in a festive mood. If you are planning to devise a yellow party theme, take a look at these: + serve lemon mint granita from the smittenkitchen.com + Big sunflowers make a bold statement. As you can see, they can [...]

CAKES and baked goods, ENTERTAINING | May 11, 2009

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Lifestream Wedding Anniversary Cake

Decorator and stylist Lisa Canning from Toronto sent me a tweet about the adorable and original cake they did for her in-law’s 30th wedding anniversary. The cake acts as a retrospective of the couple life. The first tier was dedicated to the couple; the second depicted them and their kids. The final third row displays their [...]

ENTERTAINING, PARTY ideas | March 31, 2009

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DIY Graduation Party Decor Ideas

A college graduate contacted me because he was looking for affordable and colorful party decorations and possibly a theme for their graduation party. The graduates are multicultural so it may be a nice touch to add elements of several cultures. Instead of coming out with a party theme, I am sharing awesome DIY craft projects [...]

DINING, EATING out | March 24, 2009

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Sweetiepie Caters to your Kid Imagination | NYC restaurant review

New York is a city where you can dare to launch an atypical restaurant. Sweetiepie is an upscale place where the design and the food is set to please both kids and trendy parents. After refreshing the kid furniture and the baby gears industries, new hip parents are starting to invade the restaurant business. Maman, Bébé [...]

BABY showers, ENTERTAINING | September 20, 2008

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Modern Country Style and Tatin tart | Daily Quick Links

This is my daily collection of noteworthy stuff that I saw online. + I love the French-inspired interior design from an Australian magazine titled Notebook. By exploring the galleries, I digged more inspirations. Brian Culy took the picture of Modern Country interior design with the help of stylist Georgi Waddy. Via Design to Inspire + I also [...]