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31 Ways to Plan a Fabulous Party: Days 8-14

Today I’m going to share day 8-14 of how to plan a fabulous party! Here are today’s topics: * Menu planning * Don’t be tacky * Making your party unique * Decorations * Lighting * Purchasing prizes * Getting your guest excited Menu Planning Food at a party is very important so start planning your menu at least three weeks in advance. Because food is such an important part of a party it can also cause the host/hostess a lot of stress and anxiety. Planning ahead will help you avoid unwanted stress and anxiety. Here are some of the questions… Read More

How to Organize Shoes

Recently I decided to makeover my entryway {again}. One of my main frustrations with the old way it was decorated, was our shoe storage issue. I have a “no shoes in the house” rule so all of our shoes are stored near the front door. The last time I decorated I did a good job at hiding all the shoes but I felt like there were shoes everywhere! Just look at all the places we had shoes! It’s a little bit ridiculous isn’t it! To make it worse, that wasn’t even all of them! This is where Matt and Malea… Read More

Sweet and Spicy Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

Yesterday I showed you how I carved my pumpkin and preserved it with silica packets, but now that I’ve carved the pumpkin what do I do with all the seeds? I don’t know about you but I love to eat the pumpkin seeds from our pumpkins! I have tried lots of different recipes and this year I decided to combine a couple recipes to make up my own! I have a Sugar and Spice Nuts recipe that I got from a friend years ago so I decided to use the spices and the pecans from that recipe and created my… Read More

How to Keep Pumpkins from Molding After Carving

This is the time of year where we all love to carve our pumpkins with our kiddos. The bummer is that once you carve a pumpkin it doesn’t last very long because the mold quickly takes over, especially here where I live where the temperature are still very warm. So today I’m going to show you a simple trick for how to keep pumpkins from molding after carving them. I found this solution last year {I can’t remember where or else I would tell you} and I had to share it with you! This is a very simple solution that… Read More

31 Ways to Plan a Fabulous Party: Invitations

Source Planning ahead is very important when it comes to planning a fabulous party. The first thing you want to do is to make sure that all of your guests will be able to join you. Two months prior to the party is too early to send out invitations but it’s not too early to send out a Save the Date invite to get them thinking about your fabulous party! How early you send out a Save the Date invite will depend on what time of year your party is taking place. For example I throw an annual Wine Paring… Read More

31 Ways to Throw a Fabulous Party: Choosing a Venue

Choosing a venue for your party is very important. The venue will determine the size of the party, the atmosphere of the party and so much more! When I say “venue” most of you probably think about renting out a large space, but that’s not always the case. The most fabulous parties I’ve ever thrown have been held right in my backyard and living room! Don’t get me wrong, if my budget was unlimited I would love to rent out large, beautiful spaces but you don’t have to rent out a huge space to throw a fabulous party! I think… Read More

31 Ways to Plan a Fabulous Party: Choosing a Time

Today we are going to talk about choosing a time for your party. When you plan a fabulous party, deciding the time of the party is more important than you might think. The time of your party will determine a lot of things: what type of food you will serve, what type of drinks you will have available, etc. It will also determine the “mood” of your party and the decorations you will need. How can the time of a party determine all of that, you ask. Well, let me give you a list of things to consider: * What… Read More

31 Ways to Plan a Fabulous Party: Choosing a Guest List

Today is day 3 in our party planning process {to start at the beginning click here}, and it’s a very important day: choosing the guest list. There are a lot of decisions that need to go into deciding the guest list. Here are some of the important things to consider: How large of a venue do you have, or want to rent out? (We’ll talk more about that tomorrow.) The size of your venue will help to determine how many guests you can invite. Will you allow kids at the party? Are you going to allow your guests to bring… Read More