Entertain with creativity, enthusiasm and joy!
If you’re looking for a little relief from all the pastels and vintage lace this spring and summer, go for a thoroughly modern party planned around ONE or ALL of these gorgeous, electric colors –scarlet red, blood-red orange, canary yellow, emerald green, royal purple, fuchsia, or cobalt blue. You’ve probably takne note of the recent […]
Here is another easy way to make a ruffle-edged fabric flower. If you’re even a little coordinated with a needle and thread you’ll quickly master them. You’ll find lots of tutorials on the internet for other ways to assemble the flowers, with a variety of results. Experiment with those as well. Miss Party likes to […]
Here is an easy way to make a rose-styled fabric flower. If you’re even a little coordinated with a needle and thread you’ll quickly master them. You’ll find lots of tutorials on the internet for other ways to assemble the flowers, with a variety of results. Experiment with those as well. Miss Party likes to […]
Miss Party loves a white lace doily for much more than the common cake or pastry! This Place Card is super quick and inexpensive to make and so pretty for a tea or seated luncheon. Let’s see…pretty, delicate, feminine, fresh but classic, fits any color scheme, inexpensive, quick and easy to make lots…works for Miss […]
So, you want to do a Candy Buffet…they ARE gorgeous and they ARE impressive to guests when done well. They can also be not so amazing, awkward, and not have particularly appealing candy choices. This is no small project you are undertaking, but it sure does have the party “wow” factor covered and, in the […]
Now that Miss Party has taken her Corgi pups for a walk on this fine New England morning, she is ready to get back to the Mad Tea Party! She made a nice cup of hot tea in her favorite Disney “Alice in Wonderland” mug, with her favorite fresh baked, whole grain toast with a […]
Before Miss Party can go too far with this idea, she needs to give a lesson in tea party vocabulary etiquette. After some rather exhausting (oops, exhaustive) research, it seems she now knows all that must be known for the Mad Hatter to host his tea party. This knowledge is important for the reader to […]
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 […]
Miss Party LOVES “Rice Krispies Treats”! Reminds her of the 60s, sitting on the back porch swing in the summertime with nothing to do! Let’s see…cover them in chocolate and rainbow sprinkles, put them on a stick…yup, that works for her!! Make a batch and watch kids of all ages gobble them up!! Makes 12-16 […]
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 […]
A “Spotlight Tasting” is a really fun way to throw the spotlight on specific foods, cooking ingredients or beverage/alcohol that is available in multiple flavors, varieties or has been taken to an artisinal level. This is grown-up party fun! There are very few adult celebrations that a “Tasting” wouldn’t work with and there are so […]
This is a continuation of “You Are My Sunshine” Theme, Part 2. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you Please don’t take my sunshine away Plan to do several food dishes (see the Appetizer Recipes for several variations […]
