- CHRISTMAS, ENTERTAINING, EVERYDAY LIVING, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, NEW YEARS, SEASONAL DECORATING, SEASONAL LIVING, TABLE IDEAS, Winter & Holiday Entertaining
5 Secrets To Hosting a Successful Holiday Open House
Your social calendar is filling up but you promised yourself you would make the time to host a Holiday Open House this year. What is a hostess to do?? Not to fear. My 5 Secrets to hosting a successful holiday open house is here to get you through with ease. Simply set the date, send out the invites and follow my 5 tips for hosting a Holiday Open House. #HolidayGoals coming true! Secret #1 to Hosting a Successful Holiday Open House :: Plan Ahead I know… I just told you that you can do this with only weeks left in the holiday entertaining season, and now I am talking about planning!…
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Holiday Decor Feature in Tampa Bay Metro Magazine
Recently I worked with Tampa Bay METRO Magazine to put together The Joy of Entertaining decor feature for the November/December 2014 Issue – you might recall my Posh New Year’s Chic table for two was featured last year. I was able to narrowed it down to 5 of my favorite tables for Fall + Holiday, from there we still needed to bring it down to only 3! Luckily I didn’t have to make the final cut, I love them all equally! Ronda Parag, Publisher and Managing Editor, selected her top 3 for the final spread – 2 fall tablescapes {fresh from being featured in the new book} and one never before…
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Festive Decorations for A Holiday Table
During the holiday season it’s nice to have decorations out that are festive for the entire season. In this video for eHow.com, I show you two different ideas that you can use for centerpieces. The first is going to be one that you can leave out during the entire season, and then the second is for a special gathering. White + Silver Ornament Centerpiece SUPPLIES: Long Silver Tray Large White Christmas Balls Small Silver Christmas Balls DIRECTIONS: Begin with a clean long tray then begin to add large the larger balls as the base for the centerpiece. Add the smaller silver balls in groups of three on top and in the…
- CHRISTMAS, DECORATING, ENTERTAINING, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, SEASONAL DECORATING, Setting the Table: Etiquette, WINTER, Winter & Holiday Entertaining
Seasonal Decor: Crazy For Crackers
Every year I find there is one item I tend to use over and over in seasonal designs. This year it looks like Christmas crackers are the winner. I didn’t start out to use them but have been finding them EVERYWHERE and they fit into each project in a different way. If you are not familiar with this tradition brought over from the United Kingdom here are a few of the “stories” behind them: “They were first made in about 1850 by a London sweet maker called Tom Smith. He had seen the French ‘bon bon’ sweets (almonds wrapped in pretty paper), and one night, while he was sitting in…
- CHRISTMAS, ENTERTAINING, Fall Entertaining, GATHERINGS, HOLIDAYS, Setting the Table: Etiquette, Spring Entertaining, Summer Entertaining, THANKSGIVING, TIPS & LISTS, Winter & Holiday Entertaining
Placesettings Explained
Although we live in a less formal world where pretty much anything goes when it comes to setting your table, it is always best to start with a knowledge of the proper way to do anything. Once you understand the proper etiquette of how to set each place setting you can manipulate it to achieve your preferred style. This image is a fantastic straight forward approach to learning the Formal and Informal versions. This biggest change most people make to the Formal setting is reducing the number of glasses. Most do not have enough glasses or table space to allow for three per guest. In most situations one wine glass…
