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- ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY LIVING, Fall Entertaining, Floral Arrangements, FLOWERS, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, SEASONAL DECORATING, TABLE IDEAS, THANKSGIVING, VIDEOS, Winter & Holiday Entertaining
Creating an Easy Holiday Centerpiece with Flowers + Candles
To me flowers make the table! I like to use unexpected vessels for my arrangements but occasionally they aren’t water tight. Here is my quick fix for that and a how-to for creating an easy holiday centerpiece with flowers and candles using a few of my favorite greens – Seeded Eucalyptus and Boxwood clippings as well as a mixture of colorful flowers – Blue Eryngium Thistle Super Nova, Purple Liatris and Orange Safflower Seed. Please feel free to use whatever flowers you find at the market or garden. Although I mention specific flowers and greens in this article, and in the video, the real take away is that you can create a base…
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Your Secretary Is Not Your Event Planner
What? You say? But he/she worked on planning our office party last year? Or perhaps even struggled through organizing your corporate client dinners. But would you ask your accountant to plan or style your events? Most likely not and I imagine if you did they would simply stare at you {a few worried they may lose you as a client, may say “I can give it a try…”} so why do many executives ask their office staff to plan, organize even create the decor for their holiday events? From years of experience I know how many hours of emails, phone calls, follow-up emails and phone calls, not to mention…
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Monogrammed White Pumpkins
Monogrammed pumpkins add a little touch of chic to your entranceway or table for the Fall + Thanksgiving decorating season. Follow along this quick video to create your monogrammed white pumpkins. Watch this video below or watch it on YouTube by clicking here. SUPPLIES: 2 to 3 medium white pumpkins adhesive backed letters decorative push-pins additional pumpkins for grouping Once you place your monograms group your pumpkins at your front door with other gourds of various sizes and shapes for variation. Add indian corn and a few heirloom varieties for additional visual interest. Do you decorate your entranceway for Fall or for Halloween?? Let me know your secrets in…
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How To Make Your Own Nautical Centerpiece.
Did you know that the glass floats we love to use in our summer decor were originally used in the 1930’s by fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their fishing nets, as well as longlines or droplines afloat. In fact they were so abundant you can still find them floating in the seas today. Original Japanese glass fishing floats, as they are also called, are now popular collectors’ items and can be found in vintage stores or as reproductions in design stores. Collect a few glass floats in different colors from your local vintage store and pair them with a handmade rope wrapped vase filled with flowers and use them…
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How To Decorate A Dining Hutch.
If you love dishes and glasses as much as I do, you will quickly find you run out of spaces to hide them, but you can also incorporate them into your decor by using open and glass front hutches. In this short video for eHow.com I discuss incorporating your collections in to you home decor and decorating. Many dining hutches have a glass front area as well as an enclosed area. When displaying items in the glass front area, it’s nice to group them into categories. Even though I have a collection of mismatched champagne glasses, organizing them together in one area creates a very nice display. Use the second…
- DESIGN AND DIY, DIY, eHow, EVERYDAY LIVING, GATHERINGS, SUMMER, Summer Entertaining, TABLE IDEAS, VIDEOS
How To Make Centerpieces for a Beach Themed Gathering
Beach themed events are always in style and centerpieces that bring the allure of the beach right to your table are perfect, whether you’re in the city or actually on the beach. In this video for eHow I show you how to make a centerpiece that can be used for an elegant gathering or placed on your hallway table as a seasonal display. To start the video click the image below or click here. Centerpieces that bring the allure of the beach right to your table are perfect, whether you’re in the city or actually on the beach. SUPPLIES: Round Glass Vase Sand or Crushed Oyster Shells Miniature Adirondack Chair…
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DIY Garden Themed Centerpieces
Garden theme centerpieces are perfect any time of the year as they can reflect what’s going on in your own garden so they can be used summer, spring, winter or fall. To view the video click on the image or click here. SUPPLIES: floral oasis fishing line water sheet moss floral sticks garden sheers dried craft mushrooms decorative butterflies 3-4 flowers stems To cut the oasis, use the fishing line to draw a straight line down the center. Once you have this cut it will fit nicely into your container. If you need to take additional off the sides, just use your fishing line to make it the size…
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Is it Possible to Be a “Healthy Social Butterfly”? with Abigail Dougherty
The first few months of the year are hard for us social butterflies. We made it through the holiday entertaining season, have our 2014 goals {word of the year, core desired feelings, which ever phrase you prefer…} in place but the invites keep coming in. Dinner parties, networking events and family gatherings bring the opportunity to connect with friends and family but don’t always keep us on the straight path to healthy eating. So what is a girl to do? Meet Abigail Dougherty, a friend and advocate for healthy living all year long. Abby and I sat down to discuss ways to eat better when hosting events as well as…
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Go Ahead Play With Your Food. Super Bowl Dip Centerpiece
“Go ahead… Play with your food! Super Bowl Dip ideas.” Tweet this. What do we love more than the actual Super Bowl? Super Bowl food of course. Show your spirit on your table creating centerpieces made with food. This spin on the traditional guacamole dish pairs well with the always popular Blood Mary Bar! Mix in your team color to show your spirit! To see this video on eHow.com visit this link: CLICK HERE Super Bowl Centerpieces Made With Food — powered by ehow SUPPLIES: Rectangular Dish Large Serving Platter Guacamole Salsa Sliced Olives Sour Cream Tomatoes Tortilla Chips Begin with a clean rectangular glass…
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What’s the Deal with Self Publishing? My Interview with Tara Richter
I, perhaps like may of you reading this article, have had a dream of writing my own book. {A goal of mine which is currently underway, you can even check out my cover drafts here.} But struggled with where to start. How long will it take? Self Publish vs Publisher? Agent, No Agent? What’s the difference and most importantly, what is right for me? So when I recently had coffee with a contact through a mutual friend and she told me not only had she already written 4 books, but was now coaching others through the process I just had to get her on my interview series. We have all…
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LIVE Interview Series Schedule – January / February 2014
Join me for this weekly Hang Out on Air Interview featuring my favorite professional women who are out there spreading their message in a big way and still finding time to balance it all. During our 30 minute conversation we will talk about subjects like: * What twists and turns in life brought her to this place. * What tips and solutions can she offer you to help you work towards your personal or business goals. * How does she balance work and personal life? * How their professional lives impact family time and the systems they have in place to support them. * Whats next on the horizon? Join…
