Sometimes a party sneaks up on you, or you find out at the last minute that you’re in charge of throwing your best friends bachelorette party, or baby shower. What do you do? How can you throw this last minute party together? Here are a few tips to help you pull it off:
1. Don’t panic, stay calm and work through the party details.
2. Make a list of everything that needs done, and put it on a timeline to help put things in perspective.
3. Recruit a friend or two to help.
4. Forget about mailing invitations, call everyone on the guest list, …read more

If you’re a regular reader of She Knows Parties, you know I love photos. Since we’re coming into the fall and winter holiday season, I thought I’d share some of my favorite tips to help you catch that great photo moment.
Here are 4 of my favorite photo tips. Please feel free to share your own tips in the comment section.

Be prepared. Always have a camera around your neck, or fastened to your wrist, ready to get the perfect shot.
Have a couple friends, or other parents if it’s a children’s party, ready to capture the shots you miss. You may …read more

If you like to create your own party decorations, Peggy over at Junk Creation has several links for cool do it yourself for party decorations. Of course I absolutely love this type of thing. She also has a couple places where you can get that handmade look, without making the decorations yourself.
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Work parties are a good way to tackle a major household task, with a bunch of friends helping, and get it done in a shorter amount of time than if one did it one’s self. Usually these types of parties are for such tasks as painting, deck building, fencing raising and anything requiring many hands.
Food
You’ll need lots of food for a deck party as appetites build up. In many cases the host will want to provide lunch and dinner with some snacks in between. Many times the people helping out at the work party will bring food, but as …read more

Want to really impress your brunch guests? Check out these coffee art videos:

When my parents hosted a party or barbecue, my father liked to make Sangria. Sangria is a mixture of wine and citrus juices and if made properly is delicious. I was thinking today I’d like to learn to make Sangria and looked up some recipes. I found this tutorial on YouTube and thought I’d share it with you.