When party planning you’re only limited by your imagination.
Today we’re having a birthday party for my mom. It’s not going to be a big party, most of my family lives a few hours away and can’t make it. Besides my husband, son and I, my mom is coming with her best friend and my nephew will be attending as well.
Yesterday I was looking at my mismatched dishes, wishing I had something more festive. You see, we’re in the process of a (very slow) home makeover and I don’t want to buy anything until the remodel is complete. While looking …read more

Here’s an item that will add a festive touch to all your parties and family gatherings. It’s a three-tiered lighted punch bowl. It’s a lot more fun than your basic punch bowl and because it lights it’s perfect for night time deck parties.
The price is pretty decent – $45. My ladies gourmet group rented a champagne fountain for one of our events and it cost us $70, so it can be a money saver too. The punch fountain comes with 8 cups and holds about a gallon of liquid.
Check it out at Family Rec Room.

I have heard many people comment how one of their New Year’s resolutions is to go green. There are so many ways in our daily lives that we can take better care of our environment, and one of those ways is going green with your party planning. When it comes to throwing a bash, going green can be thrown right out the door!
Over the next few weeks I’ll share some ideas for going green with your party planning and what you can do as a hostess to throw an environmentally friendly party.
If you have ideas of your own, please email …read more

Isn’t this just a fabulous reindeer plate? I want a set now!!
I found this plate and several other adorable reindeer plates at All Holiday Cafe. If you like holidays, and I mean every holiday you can imagine, then you’ve got to stop by and say hi to Liberty. I’ve been enjoying her blog and plan on making a regular stop over there.
This is not the only reindeer plate around, she has more for you to look at: Fun & Festive Reindeer Plates.
How cute would these look on your Christmas table? *sigh*
Reindeer plate pictured is from Crate & Barrel, a …read more

I thought these cards were absolutely wonderful! They are the Fabulous Party Holiday & Christmas Cards by R.Nichols and I fell in love with the design.
Although they are meant to be used as just a card, I also thought they would make great invitations to a holiday party. You could print up the necessary party invitation information on some pretty paper and slip it into the card. This would save you some time from having to write it out on each card. On the card itself you could write “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays” and sign your name.
Here’s …read more