All Posts Tagged With: "Events and Holidays"
Do-It-Yourself Candy and Dessert Table
I’m no Amy Atlas, but I wanted to create a simple, low-budget dessert table for my sister’s high school graduation. With a combination of bulk candy, homemade treats, and specialty desserts, I created a dessert table that anyone could recreate. This dessert table was positioned in the four season porch on a beautiful day, so [...]
10Jun2010 | Emily | 17 comments | Continued
What Is The Most Popular Baby Shower Game?
Are you responsible for throwing a baby shower for one of your friends or relatives? I’m sure you want to make it a memorable event. There are a couple of easy things you can do to make this happen. 1. After all of the women have arrived, go around the room and ask them to [...]
14May2010 | Emily | 0 comments | Continued
Easy New Years & Superbowl Party Appetizers
Hosting a party is always an unnecessary stress. The main concern always seems to be the food- “What should I make?” and “How much?” When it comes to New Years and Super Bowl parties, the easiest and most popular choice is to make a variety of appetizers. Something I always keep on hand for occasions like this (and [...]
29Dec2009 | Emily | 1 comment | ContinuedGiveaway Wednesday: Contests Around the Net!
Everything Up Close‘s Giveaway: Contest Corner‘s Giveaway: Giveaways 4 Mommy‘s: 1 year of Mary Kay Ultimate Mascara and Oil Free Eye Makeup Remover (12/31) Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion & All-Natural Gano Soap (12/31) Soapopular Antibacterial Hand Sanitizer – 5 winners! (1/05) Simply Being Mom‘s Giveaways: SAHM Reviews‘ Giveaway: Prima Princessa: The Nutcracker DVD (12/26) [...]
23Dec2009 | Emily | 4 comments | Continued
Ham Tortilla Rollup Christmas Tree
I was delighted to find out that Cook’s is based out of Nebraska- nationally known for our meat. Cook’s begins by slow-curing their bone-in hams with ingredients like pure cane sugar, honey, brown sugar and maple syrup. For the perfect finish, they smoke the hams with hickory wood. Cook’s is the nations leading brand in traditional and [...]
9Dec2009 | Emily | 183 comments | Continued
Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping Tips
I’ve been thinking lately about how much paper goes to waste during the Holiday season. I know at our past Christmases we’ve had garbage bags full of wrapping paper. According to the Clean Air Council, In the U.S., an additional 5 million tons of waste is generated during the holidays. Four million tons of this is [...]
3Dec2009 | Emily | 2 comments | Continued
Last Minute Thanksgiving Recipes!
First of all, I want to say HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I hope you are reminded of how important family is today and continue to remember how thankful you are after Thanksgiving. Even though the focus of Thanksgiving shouldn’t be on the food, I’d like to share some Thanksgiving recipes from MomsWhoThink.com for those who still need some recipe [...]
25Nov2009 | Emily | 3 comments | Continued
Hostess Gift Ideas for This Holiday Party Season
The holidays are quickly arriving and ’tis the season for parties! When my husband and I were invited to our first dinner party I had absolutely no idea what to bring. I frantically called my dad, the master socializer, who graciously gave me one of his bottle of wines to gift. I had the choice [...]
23Nov2009 | Emily | 5 comments | Continued
