Celebrate!

Valentine's DIY: Heart Pocket Warmers

2012-02-12T21:59:00.005-05:00

Today's tutorial is for cute Heart Pocket Warmers (or bean bags depending on your audience). As they are filled with rice, you can microwave them for 15 seconds for a toasty pocket warmer or mini hot pad. I used these a decoration on each plate at my recent Penguin Valentine Dinner - but they would also make cute favors like shown above. You could change the shape and fabric to create for almost any occasion. Enjoy! To start you will need the following supplies and your sewing machine.

Valentine's DIY: Hearth Pocket Warmers

2012-02-11T23:24:00.001-05:00

Valentine's DIY: Rossette Barrette

2012-02-11T22:30:00.000-05:00

Make these Rossette Barrette as a cute favor for your upcoming Valentine's Party or to wear on the special day. Start by collecting the following supplies and your sewing machine and glue gun.

Enjoy!

What's black and white and red all over?

2012-02-09T21:13:00.001-05:00

A penguin themed Valentine's Day party!

These penguins are ready to party and celebrate the season of love. Check out the fun details of this table scape and check back next week for more party elements and DIY tutorials.

Decorations included black and white penguins on parade, red and white mailboxes ready to recieve valentines and lots of black and white ribbon details.

Each place setting was decorated with a coordinating party hat, penguin cup and heart.

Handsewn heart bean bags serve as decoration for each place setting and a cute take home favor.

Penguin Party givaway!

2012-01-21T18:17:00.001-05:00

We are celebrating today's snow with a giveaway on our Facebook page ... waddle on over to check it out! Penguins will soon star in Penguin themed Valentine's Day party.

Pattern for penguins from the Purl Bee.

A penguin "hello"!

2012-01-16T23:21:00.000-05:00

The process behind a party

2012-01-16T22:17:00.000-05:00

When I start planning a party, I gather ideas and inspiration everywhere I go. I thought you might find it interesting to see the gathering and inspiration progression for my most recent party.

It starts with a general theme - winter sleigh ride party. Ideas for decorations and DIY are gathered on Pinterest.

I collect photos of possible items to purchase ...

As I also love to sew items for my parties, I look for coordinating fabrics that will be highlighted throughout the decor.

(It's fun to look back and see how early ideas looked in the final product!)

Next, I roughly sketch out key aspects of the party like the dessert table and make lists of all the different aspects so nothing is forgetten.

The sketch is then transformed into the real thing ... not bad!

I also play around with ideas I find online to adapt them to theme and color scheme. I found how to for these great hot chocolate on a spoon ideas online, added the theme fabrics and natural accents and the end result was a great favors for guest of the party.

Party hats!

2012-01-16T21:38:00.000-05:00

Spent the holiday sewing some fun party hats! Hats are part of some creative brainstorming for a Penguin themed Valentine's Day party. Starting sewing a few penguins too - photos later.

Three Chairs

2012-01-09T23:29:00.000-05:00

I've been playing around with fun ways to identify seating for parties - especially for a children's party. A labeled seat helps prevent arguments and helps adults know children by name. A seat with your name makes any party guest feel special!

The back of the chair is painted with magnetic primer and blackboard paint. Chair #1 is labeled with magnetic letters. Chair #2 is chalk. Chair #3 is a picture frame hung from the back of the chair.

Winter Celebration

2012-01-08T18:45:00.000-05:00

This year we decided to celebrate the holiday with a celebration in January after the craziness of December was over. We gathered with friends and family for a wagon ride and fireside dinner. Although there was no snow, the weather was unseasonably warm so we had a wonderful afternoon outside.

Invitations from tinyprints.com introduced the celebration and fun to come.

The party was hosted at a local farm who provided the fire site and wagon ride. We arrived with blankets, decorations and dinner.

The decor incorporated a mix of plaid flannels and burlap with vintage accents and natural elements. The sled I found at an antique store and refinished with runners in bright red. Pine cone trees and plaid reindeer watched over the desserts.

On the dinner table, our plate rack full of red enamel ware was an eye catching center piece.

The fire, blanket lined benches and dessert table

Once guests arrived, we boarded the wagon with candied nuts to snack on.

Guests enjoying hot chocolate and hot apple cider around the campfire.

Table complete with firewarmed chili, chicken stew and pasta. Full menu below - yum!

Favors were hot chocolate on a spoon ready to take home and enjoy in a mug of hot milk.

Gender Reveal Celebration

2012-01-08T14:34:00.001-05:00

We are all excited about the expected baby of our friend's Jess and Ken! To celebrate the baby to be, we hosted a Gender Reveal party in December. The color scheme focused on the big questions - baby girl with bright pink or baby boy with bright blue.

The invites were custom printed balloons with all the party details.

When guests arrived, they added their guess for boy or girl to our chalkboard and add their fingerprint "balloon" to our guest book.

After casting their guess for girl or boy, guest wore a matching pin to share their guess with everyone.

Jess, the mother to be adds her name to the "guest book".

Refreshments included veggies and dip, buffulo chicken dip and a dessert table full of tasty goodies.

Special cake from Katie, Pastry Chef at Popovers on the Square

Beautiful decorate cookie onesies as favors.

The box awaiting the reveal of it's secret within ... is it a girl or a boy?

Congratulations Jess and Ken - It's a girl! We all look forward to welcoming London Noel Goodine in April.

Thanksgiving Tablescape

2011-11-25T21:09:00.001-05:00

Happy belated Thanksgiving! Here are some shots of our Thanksgiving table decor. Homespun theme with burlap, ric rack and felt - inspiration came from felt leaf place mats and candle holders spotted at on a recent antique shopping trip.

Beware of Samhainophobia!

2011-10-27T00:22:00.005-04:00

The invitations read as a warning ...

"Beware those who suffer from Samhainophobia (fear of Halloween) or Deipnophobia (fear of dinner conversation) because we're planning a dinner party with a Phobia theme - sorry to those diagnosed with Phobophia (fear of phobias)! Please plan ahead if you have Cibophobia (fear of food) because there will be delicious food and good company. Regardless of your Maskaphobia (fear of masks) costumes are highly recommended."

And party was definitely not for the faint of heart! A celebration of phobia and the objects of fear from spiders to death, this dinner party had something to instill fear in every guest!

The decor was inspired by an imagined "museum of phobia" which a variety of specimens! The table was full of jars, apothecary bottles and bell jars with snakes, spiders, bats, slimy eggs and potions. Place settings were black and white with skull and crossbone plates and black chargers.

The room continued the Museum of Phobia theme. Each shelf was a "mini exhibit" based on a different phobia.

Each food item was based on a different phobia as well! Appetizers included a melon skull with prosciutto inspired by Necrophobia, fear of death; mushroom tarts for Mycrophobia, fear of mushrooms; and a cheese platter for Melissaphobia, fear of bees.

I'll post the complete menu tomorrow!

Favors were white "spider web" cotton candy in honor of arachnophobia!

The party hosts!

S'more Owl Treat Table

2011-10-07T23:43:00.000-04:00

I recently celebrated a friend's Bachelorette with a S'more Owl themed treat table. Although I didn't take any pictures at the actual event, I recreated a similar table back home. It was a mini dessert table with all the ingredients for delicious s'mores!

One thing I could not recreate was the great cake that was part of the festivities. Check it out!

Back to School Beach Bash!

2011-09-01T22:36:00.000-04:00

I threw a Back to School Bash for a friend's play group this week to celebrate the start of Kindergarten! We had wonderful sunny weather which was perfect for the beach setting. Celebration included dessert table, craft and games.

Dessert table with flash card and school supply decorations.

Afterschool snacks included rainbow fruit skewers, dirt cups with book worms, fun pretzel cones, cupcakes and alphabet frosted oatmeal cookies. For drinks, we had juice boxes and milk.

The children's tables with more flashcard pennants and the beautiful lake view.

Each placesetting had a white board name strip, school cutout with napkin and silverware and a bag of school inspired favors. The brown lunch bags had supplies for the craft.

Party Guests ready to snack!

One of the party activities was book bag decorating. Each bag had a freezer paper stencil school design which the guests decorated with sponge brushes and paint. They came out great!

Playing "Pass the Parcel"

Empty dishes - the sign of party success!

Wizard of Oz Birthday Picnic

2011-08-22T21:19:00.000-04:00

I was lucky to have wonderful birthday party thrown in my honor earlier this month! It was a picnic prior to an outdoor performance of the "Wizard of Oz".

The "Wizard of Oz" themed picnic basket with ruby slipper and witch paper shoes to hold our silverware and napkins.

The blue gingham cloths hid delicious picnic fare - southern fried chicken, corn salad, mixed fruit, pickles, corn bread and potato chips.

The beautiful cake with completely chocolate design on the top - created by my sister! Dessert also include blue and white cookie lollipops with our initials and bags of candy to enjoy during the show.

Front row seats for the performance!

Let's get cooking party!

2011-08-21T23:18:00.000-04:00

Two friends and I threw a dinner party to celebrate our friend's 30th Birthday and upcoming wedding! She loves the color orange - so we celebrated with an orange themed Cooking Party.

The party table:

Special chef's hat for the guest of honor:

Table decorations included baskets of orange veggies and fruit, glasses of bread sticks and giant orange silverware. Each place setting was decorated with a flower straw and mini garlic grater.

Each chair was festooned with an handmade apron for each guest - tucked in the pocket was a set of recipe cards for the items on the night's menu:

The aprons!

In the kitchen, ingredients and recipes were laid for guests to work together to prepare the meal.

Guests enjoying the celebration!

The invitations included screen-printed dish towels with party details and a recipe card with specific instructions. Instead of gifts, each guest was asked to bring a kitchen utensil (wooden spoon, spatula etc.) that we combined into a "Utensil bouquet"!

Fiesta Wedding Shower

2011-07-17T10:19:00.000-04:00

Busy week for parties ... as the Maid of Honor for my good friend, I helped co-host her bridal shower this weekend. It was a Mexican inspired Fiesta with lots of good times and good company!

The tent with round tables, Mexican Papercut flags and large tissue paper flowers on each table.

Nametags - I like fun, themed name tags at events where everyone does not know each other. They help break the ice and make everyone feel a part of the event.

The clear boxes contained Mexican Wedding cookies as favors.

Mexican inspired appetizers and desserts for guests to snack on. We also have maragritas, coronas and a Churro frying station.

Harry Potter Movie Dinner

2011-07-17T10:09:00.000-04:00

As a Harry Potter fan, I couldn't let the release of the last movie pass without a celebration! A group of friends whom I've seen several of the movies with joined me for dinner and a chance to reminisce about Harry Potter. Although I waited to long to buy tickets for the opening night, I look forward to seeing the movie soon.

Bags with Harry Potter buttons as favors and to hold Honeyduke's treats!

Festive table

Bertie's Every Flavor Bean for all.

Owls, wands and lots of Harry Potter books for decoration.

Favor bags.

Dessert - English Sherry Trifle in a cake pop - so much fun!

More dessert - pumpkin juice too.

Decades Inspired Birthday Party

2011-06-09T23:48:00.000-04:00

Last weekend, I helped host a party to celebrate two 30th Birthdays, a 60th Birthday and a 60+ Birthday. It was fun celebration with a mix of black and white sophistication and fun retro activities and decorations.

The velum overlay of the invitation introduced the theme: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and today!

Party was held outside on my parents deck - we set small round and square tables with white linens, black and white overlays and centerpieces.

Each table had a centerpiece which was a glass jar with candle and iconic toys from the 50s, 60s, 70s, or 80s. There were green army men, trolls, play doh, silly putty, Smurfs and Mr Potato Head.

As an introductory activity, we played a Flashback Scavenger Hunt. Each guest received a card with a list of retro toy related activities - guests mingled and interacted with decorations and reminisced!

The Flashback Challenge card:

Retro toy decorations and stations for the challenges:

Decorations also included paper pendants featuring photographs of the four birthday guests and of iconic TV shows, movies, toys and pop culture icons from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.

Appetizers were also inspired from the past 6 decades - deviled eggs, sausage rolls, cheese straws, shrimp cocktail, pea soup and chicken salsa.

After a delicious dinner of steak tenderloin, mashed potatos, salad, bread and more, we all enjoyed Birthday Cake!

Before guests departed, they filled their own bag of favorite retro candy from our special candy bar.

Dr Seuss Baby Shower

2011-05-28T14:20:00.000-04:00

I helped a friend plan a baby shower for her sister with a Dr. Seuss theme! Because the sex of the baby is unknown, the bright primary colors and fun theme was perfect. The party was a casual brunch with onesie decorating, refreshments and gifts. We can't wait to meet the new addition to the family!

The brunch table with Diaper Cake centerpiece

Tables set for brunch with Book Centerpieces

The Onesie making table and some finished results!

The favors - tubes of Swedish Fish!

Royal Wedding Viewing Tea Party

2011-05-08T22:50:00.000-04:00

We celebrated the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate with a simple viewing Tea Party! We gathered Friday afternoon to watch the recorded wedding, sip tea, enjoy traditional tea treats and visit with good friends. Thank you to my aunt for Union Jack items from England!

Chinese New Year Dinner

2011-02-07T23:12:00.000-05:00

We celebrated the Year of the Rabbit with some close friends! Favorite Chinese dishes and friends will hopefully lead to a year of good fortune. Table was pretty simple with chopsticks, money envelopes and felt fortune cookie placecards.

Holiday Party for a good cause!

2010-12-29T23:07:00.000-05:00

Today I hosted a holiday party for good friends! It was a wonderful few hours of good company, good food and most importantly - a project for a good cause. We enjoyed a brunch table of goodies and then made blankets and assembled bags for the nonprofit Project Night Night, http://projectnightnight.org/. Project Night Night helps children in homeless shelters by providing them with a blanket, stuffed animal and story book. Guests brought books and stuffed animals - I prepped fleece for blankets and then we tied them during the party. We assembled the bags and taged them for girl or boy and appropriate age. It was alot of fun to visit and do something to help others.

Hot beverage cups with homemade felt cozies:

Personalised cereal spoons for each guest:

The finished bags!

Advent Calendar

2010-12-29T22:33:00.000-05:00

My parents have made my sister and I an advent calendar every December since we were very little. Each year's is different and unique and definitely one of my favorite traditions of the holiday. This year, I wanted to make Advent Calendars for four of the little people in my life. I sewed felt stocking with fun designs for each day, strung the stockings on ribbon and them filled the stocking with fun, little gifts! Two went to three children in England and one to a little girl much closer to me. Enjoy!

Holiday Cookie Buffet

2010-12-29T22:20:00.000-05:00

Belated photos from a Holiday OPen House I co-hosted with my family before the holidays. We have a buffet of so many delicious cookies! Color scheme was gold and white with a little sparkle thrown in for good measure. It was all as delicious as it looks!

Children's Halloween Party

2010-11-07T23:11:00.000-05:00

You can experiment, test, and make a mess when mad scientists gather for a fun Halloween party! We had a belated Halloween party today with a focus on science fun!

The tablescape

Snacks

Jello petri dishes with gummy specimans

Test tubes held chocolate sauce, sprinkles, marshmellows and worms for our ice cream sundae concoctions!

Tray of supplies for our science experiments.

Colorful milk fun!

Instant snow eruption

Most other photos of the party include children which I'd prefer not to post. Other experiments incuded oobleck, gak, soap souffle and mento gysers! It was a messy, hands on and fun two hours.

Halloween decorations

2010-10-26T23:36:00.000-04:00

One of my favorite decorations was the marquee film poster we created. We purchased a vintage movie poster and adhered it to a large piece of black foam core board. I cut pieces to frame the poster and then cut holes for the lights. I used Christmas ball shaped bulb lights which I secured through each hole. It looked great once it was lit up!

Vintage Horror Film Inspired Halloween Party - Food

2010-10-26T23:23:00.000-04:00

The menu incorporated many vintage horror films! Here's the menu and photos of the courses.

A Vintage Horror Film Festival ~ Menu

Previews

“The Mummy’s Tomb”

Baked Brie with

Raspberry Sauce & Crackers

“The Brain Eaters”

Shrimp with Roasted Red Peppers

“The Body Snatchers”

Chicken Drum Sticks

Opening Credits

“Creature from the Black Lagoon”

Split Pea Soup and Bread Fingers

“The Deadly Mantis”
Salad with Beets and

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Feature Presentation

“Dracula”

Leg of Lamb with Roasted Vegetables

“The Invisible Man”

Airy Popovers

Concession Stand

“The Blob”

Caramel Corn

“Flying Saucers vs. Earth”

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
“Bride of Frankenstein”

Almond Joy Cake

Rum and Coke

Grown Up Icee

Vintage Horror Film Inspired Halloween Party

2010-10-26T22:45:00.000-04:00

Our annual Halloween party was this week and it was a wonderful evening! Our theme this year was "Vintage Horror Films" and we played it up through the decorations and menu. It was a seated dinner for eight. Here are my favorite shots of the decorations - check the next post for food and menu.

Invitations with film strips for details and vintage movie poster card.

"Concesssion stand" inspired desserts

The table:

Movie theater poster place cards and menu on plate

Marquee style movie poster

Decorations - the boxes in the glass jar are favors with homemade chocolates

More photos from the Strawberry Birthday picnic

2010-06-13T11:50:00.000-04:00

More photos from party - see previous post for more details.

Dessert table and favors.

Strawberry frosted cupcakes and individual Strawberry Shortcakes in jam jars

Favors: Berry boxes with raffia and frosted shortbread cookies shaped as strawberries - Yum!

Birthday hat

Strawberry Birthday Picnic

2010-06-13T00:39:00.000-04:00

It's a "berry" merry happy Birthday bash!

We celebrated three June birthdays with a evening strawberry themed picnic. Here are the details in picture form.

First, the guest's of honor ... the Birthday boys and girl.

The drinks and appetizers.

Dinner: Mini sliders, strawberry chicken salad croissants, sweet potato fries and assorted sides

Chocolate lollipops and handmade coordinating napkins.

A sneak peak at the sweets.

More pictures coming tomorrow.

Spring Tablescape

2010-02-28T23:35:00.000-05:00

I started work on a table scape for the Maddycake Muse Easter Tablescape contest - didn't have time to complete it as I would have liked, but decided to post what I did finish.

I went with a spring theme with a focus on things that mean spring to me - warmer weather when you can play outside again, sidewalk chalk, jump rope, bubbles, flowers and of course Easter eggs!

For the table cloth, I used a plain white cloth and painted spring shapes with blackboard paint. For the mock-up, I doodled on the shapes with sidewalk chalk, but for a party it would be fun to leave black and then allow young guests to decorate their "placemat" when they arrived.

Each place gets a fun straw cup, a divided plate ready for tasty treats, a pinwheel, springy head gear and favor bag.

Each favor bag was full of things to play with in the warmer spring weather - jumprope, sidewalk walk and a lollipop.

The table is decorated with decorative pails, bunny mascot, eggs, more chalk for doodling, flowers and spring toys.

With more time, I'd add more to the table, height to the buckets and a fun garland of felt butterflies and pendants. Maybe I'll get to it this week ... Despite the snowy forecast, Happy spring! Hopefully the weather will soon match the indoor decorations!

Mardi Gras Dinner Party

2010-02-18T21:59:00.000-05:00

Despite a day's delay because of snow, we had a wonderful dinner party to celebrate Mardi Gras! The color scheme was purple, green and gold with lots of masks, beads and harlequin diamonds. We enjoyed a variety of Lousiana favorites including dirty rice, hush puppies, gumbo and King's cake.

Valentine's Bash

2010-02-16T21:41:00.000-05:00

A friend and I hosted a Valentine's Bash for our single friends. We played a few games of Laser Tag and then returned to my place for Chocolate Fondue. It was a fun celebration! I decorated with lots of pink, red and of course hearts. The table cloth is actually a shower curtain from the Target Valentine's collection. I think that their fabric shower curtains make great table cloths as the material is nice and the designs often larger than the small prints on their holiday table clothes. Invitations is from Tiny Prints, http://www.tinyprints.com/.

Mardi Gras Dinner Party invites

2010-02-12T23:56:00.000-05:00

Mardi Gras is this Tuesday and I'm excited to be celebrating the evening with a dinner party for some close friends. I sent invitations with a taste of the colors and icons of the festival. I wanted to include masks but was worried about them getting crushed in the mail - searching the shelves at Staples, I found the perfect thing ... video cassette mailing boxes. They are the perfect height for the mask and a nice size for an invitation. Each box included a card with party details and mask attached, a strand of mardi gras beads and a few themed tatoos.

Valentine's Day "BASH"

2010-02-02T22:06:00.000-05:00

I was inspired by this great Valentine's Day invite at Tiny Prints to throw a Anti-Valentine's Party for us single girls who have to suffer through months of red roses, hearts and gushyness everywhere we go :o)! We're going to celebrate, with what else, but laser tag and then chocolate - the perfect antidote to Valentine's hype.

Left collage of lollipops from http://www.creativehostess.co.uk/, invitation from http://www.tinyprints.com/, candy favors from http://www.marthastewart.com/, chocolate fondue from http://www.celebratewithstyle.com/

Featured on ...

2010-01-31T23:05:00.000-05:00

Check it out, Sara Hicks the author of the Party Perfect blog was kind enough to feature a link to my post on the Oscar's Party I hosted last year. Thank you! Party Perfect always has the most inspiring selection of parties and is a daily read for me.

Friday Fun!

2010-01-29T22:16:00.000-05:00

Starting a few months ago, we have been celebrating Fridays at my office with a special treat! It's something different every week - hot chocolate, root beer floats, cupcakes. Today it was Chocolate Covered Strawberry S'Mores! There were delicious - the perfect mix of chocolate, strawberry and gooiness - not too mention that sweet pale pink color! The secret ingredient of these s'mores is Strawberry flavored marshmallows that I found at Target. The possibilities are endless ...

Monster Bash Favors

2010-01-26T23:29:00.000-05:00

Sorting out photographs from my other Halloween party, a children's Monster Bash. Most have children in them which I'm hestiant to post. Will post some of food soon. These were the favors for each guest - most items came from Oriental Trading or Target. I love the glasses with the noses and furry eye brows!

Planning my next celebration ...

2010-01-26T22:00:00.000-05:00

I'm working on invitations for my next party - stayed tune for a Mardi Gras dinner on February 16th!

Very belated posting of Halloween celebrations

2010-01-26T21:11:00.000-05:00

As I posted about earlier, I celebrated Halloween with two very different celebrations. The first was a very elegant affair for friends nicknamed, Dracula's Ball. It was a multicourse dinner party at my place with guests of the vampire, dracula and even Twilight fan variety!

Invitation at left ordered from http://www.tinyprints.com/.

From the top left: party guests in costume, a vampire serves pumpkin soup in a very appropriate vessel, the drinks station include pina ghoulade and vampire kiss martinis, a close up of the soup appetizer

Decorations and festive napkins awaited all who dared enter!

From top left: close up of place setting, the table awaiting the feast, place card that doubles a favor, cupcake for dessert

The buffet and one of favorite details: black candelier decals on the wall!

Cupcakes

2009-09-24T00:08:00.000-04:00

Fun Wilton cupcake accessories for the party!

Finds for Monster Bash table

2009-09-24T00:02:00.001-04:00

IMG_7528, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

I've found some great Monster items at Target - shown here paper plates, stickers and food containers.

Favors for Monster Bash

2009-09-23T23:59:00.001-04:00

Favor Collage, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

I ordered items today for the favors for the Monster Bash party from Oriental Trading. First up, Monster Treat Cups which the guest will be able to assemble themselves. I'm going to put all the parts in different jars and containers and label them (ex. Monster Eyes etc). The "treats" will be packaged in clear bags and can them be slipped into the completed monster cups at the party. For the favors, I stuck with the monster themed items and order lollipops, lizard lips and hilarious monsters glasses with noses and furry eyebrows! I'll probably add a few pencils, glow sticks and some more candy to the bags and them add a paper topper with each guest's names.

Table scape ideas

2009-09-23T23:53:00.001-04:00

IMG_7523, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

Here is what I have for Table ideas so far for the Vampire Ball Party ...

- Shiny silver tablecloth with black bat lace overlay (Homemade)
- Black and Silver candle sticks with crimson candles (Homegoods)
- Crimson chargers with black plates and silver accent plates (Homegoods)
- Black velvet and lace pumpkins (more in next post)
- Glittery silver skulls (Homegoods)
- Black and silver welcome banner (Target)

Inspiration for "Monster Bash" Party

2009-09-23T00:35:00.001-04:00

mosaic820476eff17581fba51e07080395fc62cc7bd1db, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

Inspiration for "Monster Bash" Children's Party with fun, cute monsters!
Colors: Black, white, orangle, purple and green
Accents: One eyed monsters, black and white polka dots, etc.

Inspiration for "Vampire Ball" Party

2009-09-23T00:26:00.001-04:00

mosaic0a7f6eb351e5125dfcb8099cffc5850c5820ca55, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

Here are some inspirations for the "Vampire Ball" dinner party.
Colors: Black, silver and crimson
Accents: Glitter, candles, lace, blood and bones

A Tale of Two Parties

2009-09-22T23:41:00.000-04:00

I love Halloween Parties - not the scary, fake blood sort, but a well themed dinner party with lots of fun details. This year, I'm planning two Halloween parties with two very different themes! The first will be our traditional adult dinner party with the theme this year being "A Vampire's Ball" with decorations in silver, black and crimson, candles, glittery skulls and skeletons. We're going to do a buffet this year to accomadate a few extra guest. The second party is for children and will be co-hosted by my "little sister". It is going to have a fun monster theme with bright Halloween colors of orange, black, and purple. I'll post details as they come together for each party.

2009-09-19T20:46:00.000-04:00

Details from Chocolate Shower

Lower left corner: Chocolate Pretzals in coordinating colors

Lower right corner: Fruit on sticks for chocolate fountain and other assorted goodies

Upper right corner: Chocolate cake and other goodies

Upper left corner: Chocolate cupcakes and whoopie pies

2009-09-19T20:38:00.000-04:00

Event: Thank You Chocolate Buffet

Color Scheme: Brown, teal and white

Accent: Decorative wrapping paper used to cover boxes and to create sign

Highlights: Chocolate fountain and a variety of delicious chocolate desserts!

St. Patrick's Day

2009-03-16T00:08:00.001-04:00

My creation, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

Dessert for our holiday dinner was green cupcakes with green frosting and decorations and green jello jigglers cut in the shape of shamrocks!

St. Patricks Day Party

2009-03-16T00:06:00.001-04:00

My creation, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

My "Little Sister" and I hosted a St. Patrick's Day dinner complete with some traditional Irish dishes and lots of GREEN!

Wedding Shower Nametag

2009-03-07T23:11:00.000-05:00

I made these paper flower corsages as nametags for a bridal shower. Each had a multi-layered paper flower with jewel center, ribbon streamers and a green paper leaf with their name and relationship to the bride-to-be. They were a big hit - even amongst a crowd not too keen on wearing name tags.

Bridal Shower Place Setting

2009-03-05T22:48:00.001-05:00

Bridal Shower Place Setting, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

Pretty in Pink place setting that would work well for a Bridal or Baby shower. The placecard is a paper flower that can also be worn as a corsage.

Cupcakes 2

2009-03-02T22:59:00.001-05:00

Cupcakes 2, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

A few more favorite cupcake photographs.

Cupcakes

2009-03-02T22:57:00.001-05:00

Cupcakes 1, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

Cupcakes are a great way to celebrate any occasion!

Halloween 2008

2009-02-24T22:39:00.000-05:00

Place setting for Candy themed Halloween party complete with circular menu card and lollipop place card!

Candy Halloween Party

2009-02-24T22:33:00.001-05:00

Candy Halloween Party, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

Halloween 2008 was celebrated with a CANDY themed party! From left to right: Candy face pumpkins and large glass jars of festive candy served as decorations; Candy weath and reflected table with tissue paper puffs hanging from the ceiling; Candy arrangement centerpiece; Party guest hosts and guest; Stacked pear and gargonzola salad; Guest with Candy Cone favors and placecard lollipops

Valentine's Love Bug

2009-02-24T21:53:00.001-05:00

IMG_6431, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

A cute love bug cupcake to celebrate Valentine's Day!

Oscar's Place setting

2009-02-24T21:43:00.001-05:00

We had a wonderful gathering of friends to watch the Oscar's on Sunday night! Our guests donned their PJs for great food, good company and a chance to critique the fancier dressed guests on our television. Our menu items were inspired by the countries in which nominated films were set. Each item was served in minature so that everyone could try lots of different items.

My creation, originally uploaded by moggiegreen

Although we served dinner as a buffet, I played around with place settings which would work with the party theme!

Check out more photos from the party on additional posts.
http://celebrate-carrie.blogspot.com/2009/02/oscars-celebration.html

http://celebrate-carrie.blogspot.com/2009/02/oscar-celebration.html

Oscar's Celebration

2009-02-24T20:55:00.001-05:00

Oscar's Celebration, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

From top left to right:

Table scene; Baby Rueban Sandwiches, New York, "Revolutionary Road"; Spicy Chick Peas, India, "Slumdog Millionaire"; California Sushi Rolls, USA, "Milk"; Lots of food!; Barbeque Pork Lettuce Wraps, Vietnam, "Tropic Thunder"; Tomato and Mozzarella Lollipops, Spain "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"; Raspberry Pavlova, Australia, "Australia"; Favors

Oscar's Celebration!

2009-02-24T20:09:00.000-05:00

Mini Reuban Sandwiches from New York, "Revolutionary Road"

Gingerbread House Tea Party

2008-12-15T18:25:00.001-05:00

Gingerbread House Tea Party, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

In honor of the holiday, I hosted a Gingerbread House Tea Party. Each place setting had the pieces for a different house, icing bag and cake board. The table was full of assorted candys for decorating and tiered tea plate of treats for the hungry builders!

Fall

2008-10-23T12:03:00.001-04:00

Cupcake, originally uploaded by moggiegreen.

I love the fall and nothing says fall like pumpkins!

CSI Halloween Party

2008-10-13T23:01:00.000-04:00

Halloween Party 2007: CSI Theme

Last Halloween, we threw a dinner party with a CSI theme. We had alot of fun incorporating the theme into everything from food to decorations.

Appetizers: Mozzarella Eye Balls

2nd Birthday Cake

2008-10-13T18:27:00.000-04:00

Happy 2nd Birthday cake for a little friend. Tiered cake with piped chocolate decorations.

Welcome!

2008-10-13T18:25:00.000-04:00

This is my first post - welcome to Celebrate! a blog about entertaining, baking and holiday fun. Enjoy!