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Adventures in Everyday Entertaining

This Party Calls For A Theme: Citrus Sunshine in January

Often times citrus colors (yellow, green, and orange) are thought of more as a color palette to be used for spring entertaining.  However, January here in Texas means ‘Citrus Season’!  … Continue reading

January 31, 2013 · 21 Comments

Joy To The Cookies: Having an Annual Holiday Cookie Baking Party

The holidays are full of tradition.  Some are based on family.  Some are based on spirituality.  And some are based on friendship and cookies! For December, the theme of the … Continue reading

December 19, 2012 · 44 Comments

Hostess Gifts: Edible Treats to Show Appreciation

With Christmas next week, holiday parties are in full force!  Don’t show up empty handed.  Instead, bring a delicious homemade treat.  I’ve blogged about Brandied Apple Butter (as shown above) … Continue reading

December 17, 2012 · 10 Comments

Holiday Entertaining – Winter Edition: Santa Breakfast Tablescape

It’s wonderful to have an elegant table for the holidays, such as my Dazzling Gold and Ruby Tablescape that I posted the other day.  But sometimes it’s just as fun … Continue reading

December 13, 2012 · 16 Comments

Holiday Entertaining – Winter Edition: Dazzling Gold and Ruby Tablescape

Sometimes you just want to get dressed up… put on your favorite party outfit and get dressed up to the nines.  Tables feel like that too.  And during the holidays, … Continue reading

December 10, 2012 · 7 Comments

Holiday Entertaining — Winter Edition: Evergreen, Currant, and Copper Tablescape

For this winter tablescape I incorporated a color scheme of currant and copper with evergreen.  Visually, this tablescape provides many height layers.  For the runner I utilized a piece of … Continue reading

December 8, 2012 · 6 Comments

Hostess Gifts: DIY, Non-Edible Holiday Themed

A bottle of wine or some flowers are always nice to give when going to someone’s home — especially if you are in a rush and need to just pick … Continue reading

December 7, 2012 · 12 Comments

Holiday Entertaining – Winter Edition: Snowflakes, Pears, and Pine Tablescape

I wanted to create a fun and festive tablescape for some lunchtime entertaining that we did this past weekend.  Despite being lunch, I still wanted there to be an elegant … Continue reading

December 4, 2012 · 10 Comments

Holiday Entertaining – Winter Edition: Festive Place Settings

With the winter holidays upon us, I thought it would be fun to show you some different place setting ideas that I created for entertaining this season.  These were created … Continue reading

November 30, 2012 · 8 Comments