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How to Entertain When Your Short on Cash and Time – Party Snack Trend Alert !

June 8, 2010 Basic Tools

Party snacks are stepping out of the shadows and into the spotlight when it comes to menus for entertaining.  Like fashion filters down from the designers on the runway to main street shops; entertaining trends filter down from chefs in top restaurants to the tables in our homes.  One such trend, I am taking note [...]

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4 Fabulous Ideas For High Party Impact on a Low Budget!

June 1, 2010 Basic Tools

Feeling the pinch on your party because of a tight budget, but still want the look and feel created by party planners like Colin Cowie and Amy Atlas?  Well here is one of the best ways I know to create high party impact on a low party budget. I call it Mass Appeal.  Anything, and [...]

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Simple and Special Tips for A Low-Key, Low-Cost Celebration

May 16, 2010 Basic Tools

Recently, we had a chance to share our tips for easy entertaining with Good Housekeeping Magazine.  In this month’s very special 125th Anniversary Collectors Issue, a few of them made their way into the good (enough) monthly feature on page 31.   Above are images from the article and below are some of our simple and [...]

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A Modern Tea Party Guide! Mother’s Day Par-Tea!

May 4, 2010 Basic Tools

Tea Parties are the perfect way for girls and women of all ages to connect. Whether celebrating Mother’s Day, a baby shower, a teenage birthday or women’s club get-together, be inspired by the feminine spirit of the Tea Party we all loved as young girls.
Tips For A “Simple and Surprising” Tea Party Tablescape :

Mix [...]

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5 Tips For Green Entertaining- Earth Day Ideas

April 17, 2010 Basic Tools

In honor of the upcoming Earth Day celebration, here are Partybluprints’ Top 5 “Respect our Earth” Entertaining Tips
FIVE for keeping the planet ALIVE when you party!
1. Bring the party and your people into your home and condense your carbon footprints. Forgo gassing up the plane, train or automobile and create a festive environment [...]

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Brunch Basics

March 27, 2010 Basic Tools

Celebrate any occasion with a simple brunch.  Everyone loves brunch.  As a host, brunches can be an extremely fun and enjoyable way to entertain if you follow our Brunch Basics Guide.
3 Practical & Easy Tips For A Stress-Free and Successful Brunch

1.    Serve the right balance of breakfast and lunch foods.
Why?  Your guests will fall into [...]

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ABC’s of Outdoor Entertaining

June 1, 2009 Basic Tools

Make your party easy as A, B, C!
• Keep Your Guests Comfortable & Clean:
A. Banish the bugs – 1 hour before guests arrive, light bug bomb and citronella candles.
Set out individual bug spray wipes and/or spray for guests’ convenient use.
B. It’s a picnic, so while you’re “roughing” it, offer your guests the opportunity to “wash
up” [...]

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Patriotic Party Plan: Perfect for 4th of July and Memorial Day

May 20, 2009 Basic Tools

FREE Eguide – Download a 19 Page Patriotic Party Plan
Proudly share your patriotic spirit this summer with our FREE 19 Page Eguide. There are three opportunities to rock the red, white and blue this summer:

Memorial Day,
Fourth of July and
Labor Day.

Pick one to party like a patriot. Pay tribute [...]

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Recession-Buster Cocktail Party (plus Martini Basics)

September 17, 2008 Basic Tools

“Not your Parents’ Potluck”
Host 12 people for $80 that’s less than $7 per person!
( $50: 2- 750 ml bottles of Gin and/or Vodka, $10: 1-750 ml bottle of Vermouth and $20: for Garnishes)
We’ve got a solution for those yearning for “good times” on a budget. Instead of dining out in [...]

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Essence of Entertaining – Stimulate the 5 Senses!

July 11, 2007 Basic Tools

Stimulate the Senses to Create the Perfect Party Experience
We believe the perfect party experience is achieved when people simply feel good, relaxed and open to connecting with others. Follow these important tips and free your guests’ senses for a fabulous and memorable experience:
People will forget what they ate, People will forget what they drank, [...]

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