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 […]
Here is a pretty and delicate garland idea that is super quick and easy to make for Valentine’s day decor (which isn’t far off), an upcoming spring bridal or baby shower or any feminine-themed party! Yes, really! It took just 15-20 minutes to make the pretty, silk rose petal garland in the pics below. If […]
Is it just Miss Party or are we seeing ribbons and bows on everything this year from shoes, to sundresses, to pillows? Bows, bows and more bows! Large bows, petite bows, satin bows and patent bows! Use the ubiquitous ribbons and bows to inspire a chic and feminine party theme for a shower or women-only […]
Anyone whose ever seen or received a Tiffany & Co. gift knows that beautiful blue-green box tied with white satin ribbon will hold something beautiful. About one-third of the excitement of seeing a Tiffany’s box so beautifully wrapped, is just IMAGINING what might be waiting inside! Use Tiffany’s beautiful gift packaging as your inspiration for […]
Miss Party has a soft spot for a beautifully wrapped gift! There’s something magical about imagining what might be waiting inside. She was reminded of this centerpiece idea recently in a Cartier window display in Paris, using their own iconic, red gift boxes. It was ‘tres magnifique!’ For entertaining purposes, the ‘Tower of Gifts’ centerpiece […]
“KEEP CALM and CARRY ON” – Seriously, could this expression be any more perfect for a Guest of Honor who is betwixt and between anxiety and anticipation about moving on to the next phase of their life!? Or how about for a few single ladies at Valentine’s Day? A Tea Party for Mother’s of High […]
Who knew Miss Party’s Mad Tea Party posts would be so ridiculously popular!! Thousands of you are mad for all things Mad Tea Party, Mad Hatter, Alice and vintage –and who could blame you?! Not Miss Party, she’s at the front of the line! She thought it would be helpful to have all that madness […]
Slowly, Miss Party is getting through all 800 pics of the Mad Tea Party!! So today, she focused on the food and dessert buffet tables. All you Mad Tea Party lovers simply must check out the updated “Mad Tea Party” Theme, a la Hatter, Vintage Style, Part 4A and 4B, to see all the deliciousness!! […]
This is a continuation of “Pearls, Lace and Diamonds! Best Friends Forever”, Part 1. For your buffet table, start with a white or black tablecloth. Miss Party likes a deep yellow for the accent color for this party, so for description purposes she’ll use that color (just replace your chosen accent color if not yellow). […]
Miss Party thinks fabric flowers are so gorgeous she can hardly stand it! We’ve seen them embellishing everything from clothing, to hair accessories, to handbags for several seasons now. They feel vintage, yet fresh and modern at the same time. Miss Party also wants to get you thinking about what you can do with them […]
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 […]
The french term ‘en masse’ means, of course, there’s a lot of something or a mass of the same object. If you’ve admired those lovely pictures in home decor catalogs of enormous glass vases with all sorts of fillers, but don’t quite get how to reproduce the look or what to fill them with, read […]
Hectic weeks, days and hours lead up to a large party or event. If you’re the hostess, it’s so darn easy to forget about yourself amongst the thousand other things that must be done. You’re juggling, you’re on the fly –you’re busy, busy, busy! But…just hold on there a minute our finely feathered friend. The […]
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are grey You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you Please don’t take my sunshine away “You Are My Sunshine”, reminds Miss Party of her mother’s lap and a certain rocking chair, but she would actually bring that old rocker to […]
Miss Party is so excited! She can finally tell you about a few of the secretive goings-on in her little workshop! Mum’s been the word around here on the fab-o party theme until the invitations were on their way and in the hands of those dear, little postal workers with elfish features. Here are a […]
Miss Party loves surprising guests and doing something unexpected to keep them guessing! The “Farmhouse Chic” Breakfast Cocktail Party does this perfectly! It would be a fun theme and style for a relocating friend or couple. It would suit an Engagement Party for a couple who came from different upbringing’s or may both have been […]
