Life is a Party—Celebrate! A Well Crafted Party is a lifestyle blog that features easy-to-make recipes, DIY projects, home decor, and home-entertaining tips.
Cherry and chocolate belong together. It is a fact and there is no disputing it. They especially go together on Valentine’s Day (despite Cherries not being in season in my area). Black Forest Cake is my favorite cake and so when I started to think about a chocolate martini to serve for Valentine’s Day I …
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The end of the year is here. Again. And, if you’re like me, you’re not going out for the evening but rather, staying in and inviting others to join you! Per our usual style, we are inviting our family and a few friends over to enjoy an evening of delicious foods, sparkling cocktails, and board …
Home entertaining is a passion of mine because it helps bring people together. After years of working in restaurants, and tending bar, I particularly like making my home bar area well-stocked and beautiful! If you have someone in your life that enjoys breaking out the cocktail shaker showing of their own bartending skills, then this …
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Be the reason your friends and family are thankful this Thanksgiving get-together by bringing one of these delicious Thanksgiving cocktails to share. Each of these beverages are simple with limited numbers of ingredients (making them great to bring to an event) but they have also been tried and enjoyed by many groups of friends who …
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Moms (and dads) everywhere are currently decking the halls to make this season as bright as they possibly can. They are doing it all while balancing end of year work challenges, end of semester school events, holiday events, and holiday shopping needs. It is SO BUSY! If getting together with your friends to chat and …
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