Inspiration for Stylish Entertaining
Tomorrow is April 1 which means a day of silly pranks. You can be the funniest mom on the block if you serve your kids any of these deceptively delicious dishes for dinner (try saying that 3 times fast)! Start with dessert?! Serve meatloaf “cupcakes” or “cake” topped with mashed potato “frosting.” Quench their thirst… Read More
After learning about stamping your party plates with food coloring gel, you can imagine my jubilation when I found this equally fabulous party project, for your glasses! This genius idea comes from A Subtle Revelry, and was done for a Roast & Toast Housewarming party. She simply used stencils, corn syrup, and cinnamon to ‘etch’… Read More
Continuing our Super Bowl theme, I’ve gathered together some fun food ideas. It’s easy to make these dishes look like a football or football field. Just mold the shape with a knife (or hands), and add ‘football stitching’ with thinly sliced cheese, or chives. Or, in the case of the guacamole football field & cheese… Read More
Here is a fantastic tutorial from No Fuss Fabulous on how to make those cute little cupcake skirts. Check out their site to read all about it!
I love all the creative ways with food for Halloween! Seems there is an endless supply of ideas out there for cookies, cupcakes, dips, and more. These ‘Spider’ cookies from Betty Crocker are another super simple and super cute idea. To make it more convenient, use slice & bake cookie dough. With some Rolos, m… Read More
Display all your Halloween, autumn, or Thanksgiving favors or snacks from a pumpkin. Fill cones with nuts, seeds, popcorn, or trail mix and display them inside a hollowed out pumpkin, or a faux pumpkin from the craft store.
Here’s a fabulous centerpiece for your next party. A bouquet of cupcakes! Make 2 and set one at each end of a dessert buffet, or use just one for a table centerpiece. Get the directions here. I love those double-duty ideas!
Keeping food and drinks cold during a summer picnic can give you one more opportunity to be stylish. That’s right. Try some of these ideas for chillin’ and you’ll be the coolest cat on the block! Start with a trip to Lowes or Home Depot and get yourself a galvanized planter box(or plastic). Fill it… Read More
Ever think your guests would rather skip over the salad and move right on to the “good” stuff? If you take a moment to present the salad bar like this, who wouldn’t want to indulge? The use of several square glass containers(vases) creates a great graphic design that’s very appetizing. This may be inspiration for… Read More
I can’t wait to try these cute drink adornments! They are each very simple but add that extra “umph” to the glass. For a dressier look, try the one on the left. Just tie a thin ribbon on the end of a clear swizzle stick. I like how this ribbon matches the color of the… Read More
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