Let's face it, we're busy - especially around the holidays! If you're throwing a holiday party, the last thing you want to do is miss all the fun because you're hurrying around the kitchen trying to get everything cooked, baked, chilled, poured, and plated while your guests enjoy themselves. Here are my top 5 tips for last minute holiday entertaining! 1. CHILL YOUR TREATS Prep peppermint { Continue Reading }
Fonts are my fave. I have a pinterest board for fonts. I've posted about fonts before. With Halloween around the corner, I thought I'd share my round-up of free Halloween fonts for making party place-cards, gift tags, decorative signs, banners, you name it! Enjoy! And as always, I'd love to know how you use them - leave me a comment (I read them!!). Witches Magic Pieces NFI { Continue Reading }
You might remember my recent post about puff pastry with the recipe for Pumpkin-Praline Mousse Cornucopias! I was thrilled to be asked by Pepperidge Farm to participate in their Puff Pastry Challenge. I made their cornucopia recipe a couple of weeks ago but this time, I got to create my own! I love a challenge! Working with puff pastry, however, is hardly a challenge because it's truly one of my { Continue Reading }
The holidays are right around the corner (I know, so crazy how fast time flies). If you're like me, you don't even have a holiday photo for your card (that's at the top of my to-do list). One thing is for sure, picking out a cute holiday card is one of my favorite things of the season. My sweet friends Maureen + Adria of Anders Ruff have SUCH a darling line of holiday cards. AND one lucky winner { Continue Reading }
One of my favorite places to shop for paper items + cute gifts is Polka Dot Design! I wanted to share some of my favorite fall items from PDD! If you’re hosting a fall party or if Thanksgiving is at your house this year, take a look at these cute invites + party supplies! They are the perfect way to celebrate the season in style. FALL FAVES Spiced Tartan Invitation Asian Grillwork Bamboo { Continue Reading }
Looking for some cute craft ideas for the kids? Whether you're throwing a whole "harvest craft party" or just looking for a Saturday afternoon activity, these fall craft ideas are perfect for celebrating the autumn season! These cute craft ideas will be fun for the whole family. If you make any of these, we'd love to see! Send us your pics. 1. PINECONE CREATURES | DIY HERE | How cute are { Continue Reading }
Hi, I'm Courtney and I'm addicted to black and white stripes. They were my wedding theme so when this Halloween party hit my inbox from Debbie of Wants & Wishes, I about died. Love it. Black and white is the perfect color combo for Halloween because it truly allows pops of orange, lime green, purple, or even pink (remember this?) to POP! Debbie sought to create a Halloween collection { Continue Reading }
Spiders, spiders everywhere, it's a Spooktacular Halloween party submitted by Giggles Galore! This classic black and orange Halloween party features creepy crawly (but super cute) printables from Swish Designs. Mariah focused on the darling spider in the printable package and the traditional orange and black color scheme. A lace spider web table cloth layered over a white table cloth { Continue Reading }
With Halloween on the horizon, I thought it would be fun to share a sample recipe from my latest book CANDY MAKING FOR KIDS! It's really fun to eat candy, right? But try making the candy, spending time in the kitchen with your kids, and truly making a memory out of the "sweet" treats! That's why I love this book! It encourages kids to stretch their imagination in the kitchen with candy (but not { Continue Reading }
UPDATE: Stephanie has added a Halloween INVITATION to the collection due to popular demand! Download the invite (seen below) HERE! Happy Thursday! I've been staying super busy on set for my 3rd book - Frostings! I'm so excited about it - like reallllly excited about it. Follow my instagram if you want to see behind-the-scenes pics! Meanwhile, I decided ya'll needed a free { Continue Reading }
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