Cookies and Cocoa Holiday Party

Missy & Kristen of Sweetly Chic Events here to share our recent Cookies and Cocoa Holiday Party!  It’s the most wonderful time of the year and what better way to celebrate than with an adorably festive Christmas cookie baking party!  Our Cookies & Cocoa holiday party was inspired by the adorable North Pole Printable Collection designed […]

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Sanibel Island 40th Beach Birthday Party

I am so excited to show you today a recent 40th Beach Birthday Party I threw for a dear friend of mine.  My girlfriend Holly’s favorite place is Sanibel Island and since we couldn’t go there for her birthday, we brought the beach to her!  I designed sandy, beachy elegant graphics in seashore hues of […]

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Ruff Draft: Free Printable Thanksgiving Placemat

We want to give THANKS to our fans/readers today by sharing with you a FREE PRINTABLE Thanksgiving Placemat.  We are showing a few simple tricks you can do to spruce up your kid’s table as well.  We are loving the rustic vibe this season with pale fall neutral colors with a hint of blue… who says […]

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A Shabby Chic Vintage Rose 90th Birthday Celebration

This summer I went home to Ohio to help throw a 90th Birthday party for my Italian Grandmother (who we call Nannie).  I was thrilled to be able to travel home to celebrate and honor my grandmother and set up a dessert table that represented who she was throughout her life.  All of our immediate […]

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Ruff Draft: Spooky Ghost Boo Gifts

This week is your last week to pass around Boo Gifts and today I wanted to share with you the Ghost Boo Gifts we made for Grayce’s friends.  My girls love this tradition and ask me every year to participate. We don’t live in a neighborhood full of kids, so we just drop off Boo Gifts to […]

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Ruff Runway: Spooky Halloween Fashion Trends

Halloween is next week – do you know what your kids are wearing to school and at bed time? If not, we have some fun fashion ideas for you today.  My kids love Halloween and especially love to wear Spooky Halloween Fashion as well as their costume on Trick or Treat Night.  I did a little […]

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Ruff Draft: FREE BOO SIGN 2014 – Monster Mash

It’s time to start Boo’ing your neighbors and friends and this year we created a Monster Bash Boo Sign.  We designed it to match our Monster Mash Printable Collection being featured in the 2014 Better Homes and Gardens Halloween Tricks and Treats Magazine that is on stands now. You might remember when we produced the Spooky Forest […]

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Foxy and 40 in NYC – Celebrating Adria’s 40th Birthday

Today I am sharing with you one of the most AMAZING weekends I have EVER had!!!  Last week, I turned the big 4-0 and celebrated it in NYC with my northern girlfriends.  We stayed with dear friends of Maureen & mine in a gorgeous Manhattan Penthouse over-looking the city. I flew in Tuesday ahead of […]

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Ruff Draft: DIY Eye Mask Slumber Party Favor

September 30th is the last day to vote for our party contest with Balloon Time, Party on a Dime Charity Challenge featuring Brynne’s Monogram Slumber Birthday Party.  We were challenged along with several other party planners, to create a party on a $100 budget.  The winner of this challenge will receive $5,000 towards the charity of their […]

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Ruff Draft: DIY Monogram Flip Flops from Party on a Dime Charity Challenge

If you haven’t heard, we are participating in a party contest with Balloon Time, Party on a Dime Charity Challenge featuring Brynne’s Monogram Slumber Birthday Party.  We were challenged along with several other party planners, to create a party on a $100 budget.  The winner of this challenge will receive $5,000 towards the charity of their choice […]

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Brynne’s Monogram Slumber Birthday Party for Balloon Time’s Party on a Dime Charity Challenge

We are so excited to announce a party contest we are participating in with Balloon Time, Party on a Dime Charity Challenge featuring Brynne’s Monogram Slumber Birthday Party.  We were challenged along with several other party planners, to create a party on a $100 budget. We were allowed to have a few contributors (thank you Great […]

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Ruff Draft: 12 Tissue Paper Crafts We Love

Today we are sharing with you some of our favorite Tissue Paper crafts and tutorials – 12 Tissue Paper Crafts we love!  Tissue paper is inexpensive, comes in every color and makes a bold statement when used. We get asked a lot about how we create tissue paper crafts, so we thought it would be perfect […]

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Ruff Draft: Chocolate Pretzel Gymnastics Ribbon Stick Dessert

Did you guys happen to see Grayce’s Gymnastics Birthday Party post last week?  If not, you can check out the full gymnastics party. In the meantime, we wanted to show another easy DIY dessert you can make for this twirling theme.  All gymnasts should have ribbon sticks, so we thought of a creative idea to […]

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An Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Tea Party

Missy LoFaso of Sweetly Chic Events here to share our recent Alice in Wonderland inspired Mad Hatter Tea Party.  Elegant shades of pink, aqua, creams and gold paired with velvet, sequin and lace fabrics make this tea party elegant, whimsical and glam. Be sure to keep your eye for some of our favorite party elements: […]

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Ruff Draft: Monster Sandwich from Better Homes and Gardens – Halloween Tricks and Treats

Have you heard our latest news?  We partnered with Better Homes and Gardens, Halloween Tricks & Treats again and the 2014 issue is on stands now!  Click here to see some special sneak peaks we posted earlier this week. We are so excited to finally share our kid-friendly Monster Bash with everyone and today we wanted […]

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