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If you’re hosting pint-sized guests for Thanksgiving this year, here’s some fun inspiration for you from Paula of Frog Prince Paperie! In addition to making the kids Thanksgiving table extra special with things like DIY fabric flowers and decorations that they can help create, Paula also has some fun Kids Thanksgiving Crafts in her “busy boxes” to [...]
Imagine yourself on a lush green farm, with the colors and smells of fall all around you… this Rustic Outdoor Thanksgiving Dinner will take you there! It captures every bit of the season with a GORGEOUS nature-inspired tablescape and dessert table. Meredith of Meredith Lee | Party + Event Design combined warm, colorful elements like gourds and fall [...]
Halloween is almost here! Time to start thinking about all kinds of yummy treats, funny tricks, awesome costumes, spooky decorations and crafts. I’m particularly excited about all the cool marshmallows that start to become available around this time of the year. You guessed it! This fun DIY involves marshmallows. Hi, Alejandra Morin here from The Marshmallow Studio, and I’m [...]
HWTM Guest Contributor, Maureen Anders of Anders Ruff, here to share a rustic meets crafty backyard camping party! If you love burlap, twine, sparklers and camping themed treats, it shouldn’t be hard to “lure” you in to this adorable backyard camping party by Stephanie Monge of MonMell Designs. PARTY HIGHLIGHTS to look out for: – Burlap [...]
I was flattered when Jenn asked me to share the Rustic Popcorn Bar I created for a Family Reunion party over the summer. If you are looking for something super simple to throw together for your next event…look no further. Order yourself some popcorn seasonings from Kernel Season’s and pre-order fresh, already-popped bags of popcorn [...]
Even though Thanksgiving was yesterday, I still want to give a shout-out to party frugalista Norene from Party Pinching for these SUPER CREATIVE Thanksgiving Kids Treat Ideas she sent in! A few of them would actually work well for harvest/farm themed parties hosted at any time of year too… for example – the waffle “corn [...]
I recently had the honor to pick creative guru DAVID STARK‘s brain for some of his favorite fall holiday entertaining tips. True to form, his suggestions were anything but run-of-the-mill! Read on for some cool, outside-the-box ideas from this highly accomplished celebrity event producer… including a fantastic, graphics-inspired Thanksgiving centerpiece that could easily be tailored [...]
This cheery & bright KID-FRIENDLY THANKSGIVING shoot by stationery designer Lauren McKinsey is modern simplicity at it’s best! Lauren was able capture a very clean and contemporary look with great patterns and a vibrant color palette, but also threw in a few vintage pieces for added rustic charm and character. Creative details like sprinkle-rimmed milk [...]
Happy SUNDAY! We’ve been wrestling with bad colds and everything else over here for the past few days, so the The Friday Five picks from HWTM.com are once again The Sunday Six. At least that means I get to highlight 6 parties instead of 5, right? ;) This week’s picks range from a ridiculously cute [...]
After seeing this fabulously modern Autumn Dinner Party tablescape from Linda at In The Making Design, we are feeling so inspired to set the dining room table for Thanksgiving this year! The rich chocolate brown table linen paired with pops of bright green and orange makes for such a warm and eye-catching fall party palette. [...]
Renowned Chef Bradley Ogden will be visiting our hometown of beautiful San Diego, California this weekend (on Sunday, November 20th) to be part of the Celebrity Chef Luncheon at the 8th Annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival! He’s got something fun to celebrate too… a brand new book titled Holiday Dinners with Bradley [...]
Winner Update: This Giveaway is now closed. While we wish all of you who entered could have won a $5o gift card to HomeGoods we had to randomly pick 4 winners. So congrats to MeganF who said, “LOVE homegoods! Would love to put together a gorgeous Christmas dinner table, or I’d want those martini glasses!!! [...]
If you’re looking for some fun Thanksgiving party ideas & activities for KIDS, this adorable HAPPY GOBBLE DAY party from Anders Ruff is chock full of inspiration! The fantastic mix of modern patterns and bold colors paired with rustic textures like burlap and wood makes for such a fun & festive-looking party… I think most [...]
HomeGoods recently asked me if I’d be interested in shopping one of their stores and coming up with a creative Fall tablescape and highlighting some fall entertaining trends. Um… lemme think about that for a sec? Just kidding… YES, please! ;) If you’ve followed the blog for a while, you probably already know that HomeGoods [...]
This past week was a super hectic & Friday got away from me… so instead of the usual Friday 5 picks from HWTM.com this week, you’re getting the Sunday SIX! Hope you’re cool with a plus one this time. ;) There are so many cute parties to share though – from a darling Gnome Themed [...]
