Hosting in a Small Space
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all! It is just so hard for me to believe that the end of December is nearing and here we are celebrating the holidays and about to ring in the New Year! I know I am not the only one having a hard time believing this, a lot of my friends have told me that their holiday events have seemed to just sneak right up on them. It happens to us all I suppose. In my last post I gave you all ideas on hosting a meaningful holiday party. A party that people would not only want to be at, but would feel like they are the reason it is happening. My sweet...
Read MoreHost a Meaningful Holiday Party
During the holidays I love to host a holiday party that is sort of an open house for all of my guests to come and mingle and go as they please. The schedule is relaxed and something that my guests really appreciate especially during one of the busiest times of the year. The only drawback for this type of scheduling is that sometimes your guests might feel like they missed the best part of the get together. This means that focusing on the fun and merry times must go on the entire time you have guests. Then no one will feel as though they have been left out of all the excitement....
Read MoreClean Silver with Aluminum and Baking Soda
Ready to brush up on your domestic alchemy? Then this is your lucky day, because we have a video that’s going to amaze you. We all know that at this time of year, people start taking out their holiday decorations, and many of these include silver: platters, serving vessels, vases, whatever — if it’s silver and it’s been stored away all year, when you take it out for the first time you are probably going to notice it has been coated with a dark layer of tarnish. You think of dashing out to the store for some silver cleaning cream, that awful smelling, acrid...
Read MoreEntertaining, Insence, and Food, OH MY!
We have all had it happen, you see old friends and immediately invite them over that day. You do not think about all the work that you have to do prior to having people over, or the fact that you have not vacuumed your carpets and rugs in about a week. So, of course we already made the invite, and the work must be done, but there are easy and fast ways that you can get your house in good order and have some food and drink ready to go for the spur of the moment entertaining. You just have to keep a few things always on hand to make this go quickly and easily. Now if you do have a few...
Read MoreCreate a Fabulous Backyard Party
When the weather starts to warm up my family is ready to spend most of our time in the outdoors. It seems that we always have guests over to accompany us in our backyard adventures, and we love being hosts to our friends and neighbors. Many of my friends are so curious as to how I seem to stay prepared for a spontaneous get together in the backyard, but it really isn’t all that hard. I have some simple tricks that you can use to get ready for and throw an easy yet fantastic party in your backyard. Plan in advance. If you know you have guests coming over to enjoy the outdoors...
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