Giveaway: $25 store credit to Hey Yo Yo

Whimsical and fun, that’s Hey Yo Yo!  With amazing party supplies that are retro and hip you’re sure to smile as you catch yourself in a flashback moment while browsing their shop!  You might even let out a little squeal as the memories of your dimestore treasures are relived (when dimestores were really “dime stores”). […]

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Pierson’s Pizzeria! Little Chef Pizza Birthday Party

I am so excited to share my son’s recent Little Chef Pizza Birthday Party!  I transformed our breakfast and family room into a modern Italian Pizzeria where the children got to be little chefs and make their own pizzas. This party is full of DIY crafts for dramatic decorations that make a big impact. Pizza […]

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Giveaway: $70 Store Credit to Blooming Table

Blooming Table oozes with so much cuteness I want to squeeze their cheeks and plant a smooch right on them!  They have an amazing selection of mini dessert wrappings that will no doubt leave a lasting impression on your guests and make you look like a Party Planner Extraordinaire   They also have a really fun selection […]

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Ruff Draft: DIY Easter Vases Wrapped in Yarn

Who is ready for spring?  I am I am!!!!  With spring, comes spring-cleaning… it is time to sort out your old glassware for this next DIY Easter project.  We love refurbishing items into something fresh and new… do you have an old jar, beverage glass or even glass candle holder laying around?  These three miscellaneous […]

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Giveaway: Monogrammed Pillow from Embroidery Collection

I am sure that most of us can say we are ready for Spring and the freshness it brings after months of winter staleness.  I always find myself cleaning my house like a madwoman, decluttering, and redecorating this time of year.  I want my house to be as vivacious as I feel.  A fresh coat […]

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New Vintage Super Hero Soda “POP!” Can Wraps

One of my favorite birthday party themes is still our Vintage Pop Art Super Hero Collection from my son’s 3rd Birthday!  Hard to believe that I planned that party over 2 years ago!  Such a classic and I just adore the pop art look. I have been wanting to add some extra Super Hero Party […]

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Friday’s Favorite Thing – The Twinery

We love The Twinery and I’m so excited that they are Friday’s Favorite Thing this week!  Why all the love you might ask?  Well, they sell twine – lots of fabulous, colorful, chic twine.   Twine might be the next best thing to chevron stripes and if you haven’t had much exposure to it I’m […]

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Ruff Draft: How to make a Tissue Paper Chef Hat

If you haven’t heard, our little Super P (Pierson, Maureen’s youngest) celebrated his 5th birthday last weekend!  Maureen threw the most AMAZING Pizzeria Birthday Party for Pierson and all of his little buddies! (You can see the invite and the printable collection here.  She will be adding more coordinating printables in the coming week.  So […]

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Giveaway: $30 Gift Card and $35 Gift Basket to The Company Boutique

The Company Boutique is a website offering daily discounted deals on all kinds of products in a bunch of different categories.  Which means everyone gets an opportunity to find awesome deals on products they love – including jewelry, printed art work, party supplies, clothing, and even handmade items.  As the sponsor of this weeks giveaway, The […]

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A Look inside the New Dylan’s Candy Bar in Miami Beach

We love Dylan’s Candy Bar, as you know!  We are excited to share a few photos of the NEW Dylan’s Candy Bar in Miami Beach!   Dylan’s Candy Bar Opens in Miami Beach Famed New York Candy Emporium Launches with Café and Full-Service Bar MIAMI BEACH, FL (January 2013) – Dylan’s Candy Bar announces the […]

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Ruff Draft: Free Football Party Flag

Hey Everyone – who is ready for the BIG GAME this coming Sunday?  We wanted to pass along a free football printable just to get everyone excited for FEB 3rd!     If you like the free printable, you can also get our Full Tailgate Printable Collection!  Do you know what you will be making […]

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Giveaway: A $75 Shopping Spree at Via Blossom

I truly love strolling through Via Blossoms shop! I find myself coming up with a million reasons to have a party just so I can use their incredibly adorable decorations and dessert containers.   When you want that polished “they thought of every detail” look to your party, Via Blossom is definitely a shop that […]

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A Surprise 60th Winter Wonderland Birthday Celebration

Did you have a chance to see our Winter Wonderland styled photoshoot we posted in December?  Well, today I wanted to tell you the entire story behind this collection!  You may have caught the appetizers I showed in the Ruff Draft… giving a glimpse of the Winter Wonderland Surprise 60th Birthday Party I threw for […]

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Gingerbread House Tradition (The Easy Way)

I have always wanted to make gingerbread houses with my kids but this time of year is so chaotic that we never got around to it. This year was a success!  However, we took the “easy route” and used graham crackers.  Since they are only 4 and 7, it would end up being me doing […]

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The Grand Reopening of Wolfgang Puck’s Spago Restaurant in Beverly Hills + Tips from Wolfgang!

If you know me, I am a huge (self proclaimed) food snob.  My husband and I love to try new restaurants.  Wolfgang Puck’s beautiful cookbooks are stocked on my shelves and we try to dine at his restaurants whenever we have the chance. Naturally I was THRILLED when we were asked to design a reservation […]

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