Entertain with creativity, enthusiasm and joy!
Have you found a fabric you’d love to use for an upcoming party–a party inspiration fabric? Miss Party has one in mind for a huge grad party this spring. Use your fabric to set the color scheme, style, and theme of your party! Of course, you’ll also want it to cross over to the paper […]
Valentine’s Day IS for lovers but Miss Party doesn’t believe it has to be just for couples. Host a ‘Valentine’s Card-Making’ family event to make valentines for one of your local non-profit or for-profit organizations that work with ‘at-risk’ residents in your community that could use some cheer in their lives. Every community has folks […]
Miss Party is attracted to anything sparkly and she thinks these jeweled wine glass bracelets are gorgeous!! They are perfect to add glam, sparkle or sophistication to your party atmosphere. With the current trend of wearing bracelets in multiples, have each glass wear two or three. They would be perfect for a glam themed ladies […]
Whenever Miss Party sees wine glass charm sets in pretty, little gift boutiques at $8-15 per set, a smug sense of satisfaction comes over her! At those prices you might have a set for small gatherings, but you wouldn’t consider purchasing enough for a large party. What those gift boutiques don’t want you to know […]
Each Halloween, Miss Party makes a few spooky Halloween luminaries to add to a growing collection that now totals around three dozen. The grocery bag luminaries are big, festive and interesting for guests to look at as they arrive for a Halloween party or as a display in a corner of an outdoor party space. […]
Here are 5 MORE ‘inviting’ ideas to go from basic to anything but ordinary party invitations! There are so many fun and easy ways to take handmade, semi-handmade or ready-made invitations and make them unique. Try one technique or several! * If you have ANY concern that your envelope may be outside U.S. Post Office […]
Maybe you’re making handmade invitations and they aren’t turning out the way you’d hoped, or they don’t feel quite finished. Maybe you’ve found a pretty good ready-made invitation for a theme party but they look a bit generic. Whether your invitations are handmade, semi-handmade or ready-made, Miss Party has made an ‘inviting’ list of 10 […]
A ‘scent’sational party starts with the party invitation and extends to the party! Miss Party still prefers snail mail to email. There is just something one can’t compare to the feeling of receiving a party invitation in the mail. It stops us in our tracks of a private moment in our ordinary day and piques […]
Miss Party is a big fan of the party power of a bunting. They are so adaptable and classic! Is there a theme, style or color scheme they can’t handle? A paper bunting will work hard for you whether you’re doing a vintage or retro decor themed party, a contemporary decor theme, or a whimsical […]
Making your own fringed crepe paper streamers is one Miss Party’s favorite things for any number of reasons, not the least of which is working with an old-fashioned art supply. These streamers are so much more fun fringed than not, they are worth the tiny bit of effort it takes to make them yourself! In […]
The flavors of pineapple and coconut together are synonymous with the Hawaiian and Caribbean Islands. You taste them in all sorts of food and drink, morning, noon and night. They just work perfectly together! Here is a fantastic summer fruit quick bread recipe that is easy to put together and delicious as an addition to […]
Be inspired by the iconic gift wrapping of Tiffany & Co. for your upcoming holiday or winter party – you know, that particular shade of a Tiffany’s blue box tied with snow white satin ribbon. Can’t you imagine towers of beautifully wrapped Tiffany boxes as centerpieces on tables and stacked under the tree? A Tiffany […]
Miss Party just has to send out a big party love for this convertible Williams-Sonoma ‘Glass Domed Cake Plate/Punch Bowl’ that – snip-snap! – Miss Party converts to a Trifle or punch bowl! Williams-Sonoma seems to have the exclusive on it, but thankfully it is quite reasonably priced at around $30. It is such a […]
This is a fun and quick children’s party activity for even very young children. If they can hold a lollipop stick they can participate. It could be adapted into quite a few party themes or color schemes. Basically, it’s along the idea of a MYO cupcake or cookie decorating station except that the kids will […]
Oh my gosh, oh my goodness!! Miss Party feels like she really did fall down the rabbit hole!! The Sweet Sixteen Mad Tea Party was a wonderful whirlwind in Wonderland where everything went perfectly perfect in every way! Miss Party wants to share every last detail! However, this week another large party is quickly coming […]
Miss Party has several variations of ‘Teetering Teacups’ centerpieces for a Mad Tea Party so she is separating this idea into several posts to give you lots of ideas on what you might do with the same concept. Since each of Miss Party’s ‘found object’ sculptures is unique depending on the particular pieces of new […]
