Entertain with creativity, enthusiasm and joy!
This garden fresh, BEAUTIFUL corn salad gets a blue ribbon and is a proven winner for entertaining (works for Vegetarian and Vegan diets, too). Miss Party suggests you make plenty, most guests will be back for seconds –it’s positively addictive! Summer Corn Salad complements grilled meats and veggies and it gets big bonus points because […]
Fiesta Salsa Picada is so good your guests will be lucky if there’s still some around by the time the party starts! It’s a fresh tasting, medium heat, Salsa Picada (chopped) recipe you make the day before serving to let the flavors blend together. It is an uncooked Salsa so it’s a little different (all […]
Everywhere you turn in Spain there are vibrant, bold colors and patterns playfully interacting with each other. In Spain they embrace color, they encourage creativity and they financially support imagination. Let’s live, love and party like the Spaniards do in full blown, no holds barred COLOR! Let’s dream in Techno-color! It’ll take a few days […]
“Fun in the sun!”; “Summer’s here!”; “New England Clambake”; “Go fresh!” summer fruit and vegetables theme; “Go local!” farm and garden fresh organic produce theme; swimming theme; ‘Dancin’ in the Moonlight!” tropical night theme; “The Owl and the Pussycat” romantic-tropical island theme based on the poem; tropical paradise theme; retro Hawaiian luau theme; beach themes; […]
Who wants to spend hours slaving away in a hot kitchen on a warm summer afternoon? Raise your hands. Who wants to be preparing dinner in said hot kitchen while your guests lounge on your lovely, breezy patio with a cold drink, pretending they are on vacation far, far away? Raise your hands. Well, not […]
In the 50s and 60s, every Southern country cook had her own variation of classic, homemade potato salad. If you didn’t have one, you got one. Miss Party’s Mom was no exception. These days not so much, it’s easier for everyone (including Mom) to order a quart at the deli to take to the barbecue. […]
In Miss Party’s opine, the Isle of Capri is one of the most beautiful places in the world. The views of the Mediterranean Sea are breathtaking! It’s located a few miles off the Amalfi Coast of Italy, and has been offering the beautiful and simple, Insalata Caprese (literally translated “the salad of Capri”), since the […]
Grilled Pineapple Mini Skewers are a perfect, easy hors d’oeuvre offering any time of day, for any age and pretty much for any type of spring or summertime party. Grilled, caramelized pineapple is delightfully sweet and delicious and some of your guests might not have had grilled fruit before, so it’s a tad unusual. Miss […]
Miss Party loves a beautiful fabric flower!! There are many gorgeous, tiny, delicate versions floating around out there. This denim flower version isn’t tiny or delicate, they’re super-sized! Denim/recycled blue jeans fabric makes a sturdy flower, yet still imitates the delicate nature of a flower, and has the added surprise of being made from something […]
Miss Party has gone bonkers over fabric flowers! Denim turns out to be an amazing fabric for making fabric flowers. Here is a rose-style denim flower which is about 9 inches across, which is pretty big but it works beautifully because the stiffness of the fabric keeps the petaled edge in position. You can make […]
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 […]
“Fun in the sun!”; “Summer’s here!”; “New England Clambake”; “Go fresh!” summer fruit and vegetables theme; “Go local!” farm and garden fresh organic produce theme; swimming theme; ‘Dancin’ in the Moonlight!” tropical night theme; “The Owl and the Pussycat” romantic-tropical island theme based on the poem; tropical paradise theme; retro Hawaiian luau theme; beach themes; […]
Miss Party has an antique glass medicine bottle collection she dearly loves and usually lines them up on her office window for the light to illuminate the varying colors of antique glass. If you do too and need a little spring pick-me-up or want unique, but multiple, flower centerpieces for a party you’re working on, […]
This tutorial is for making a beautiful decorated, but non-embellished clip, please see additional tutorials for variations on this clip. Miss Party’s examples are very vintage-inspired due to an impending vintage mad tea party, but yours surely don’t have to be. No matter your party’s style these clips can be adapted to fit. From modern, […]
There are so many beautiful, fall fruits and vegetables! You might have a pretty bowlful of apples, pears or mini gourds in your home right now. There are apples of all colors and sizes (ex: tiny Lady apples); pears; Clementine mandarin oranges; miniature, decorative gourds (including the ones that look like adorable, little pumpkins); and […]
So, to remind everyone, this Mad Tea Party is being hosted by our dear Mad Hatter. It is from his quirky, but endearing, perspective that we take our lead in decorating the party space. You likely have chosen several of your favorite watercolors to highlight in the color scheme and perhaps, a whitewashed or creamy […]
