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Blue linens on table with menus and table settings. Jars of crayons, glow sticks, and sunglasses are on the table.

Celestial Themed 40th Birthday Bash Fortune favors those in their forties. Or, at least, that is what I’m telling myself. My 40th Birthday Bash was inspired by the moon, stars, and the future itself. This sparkly evening was filled with family, friends, fantastic food, and so much fun. While I obviously think this makes for a great 40th birthday theme,

Painting Party: Ladies Night In

Painting Party: Ladies Night In A splash of paint, a dash of gin, and a gaggle of your favorite friends and you have a recipe for a super fun ladies night in. Host a painting night (also known as a Sip & Paint) with your favorite gal pals and give the gift of a fun evening in and a party

Moody and Romantic Dinner Party | A Well Crafted Party

Moody and Romantic Dinner Party with Chef Shannon Feltus A beautiful, caring friend deserves a beautiful celebration in her honor on her birthday. My friend Joan is one of the most giving and considerate people and is so busy giving to others that she rarely gets spoiled herself. This year I asked if I could co-host her birthday dinner party with her husband and

Queen Themed Baby Shower | A Well Crafted Party

Baby Shower Fit for a Queen When my friend Yvonne King was having a baby girl after two (gorgeous and wonderful) little boys, I was more than a little excited when she agreed to let me host her baby shower! I could just imaging a queen themed baby shower in honor of the newest baby King. My friend Yvonne is one of

Comic Book Halloween Party | A Well Crafted Party

Comic Book Themed Halloween Party Halloween for me is a dream. It is a chance to truly create a one-of-a-kind world within a party each year. There have been some years in the past where I’ve just had all of the crazy life things happening and I’ve opted for a traditional, creepy black and orange style Halloween party. There will

Andina's Party Menu for special occasions from A Well Crafted Party

Party Food: 10th Anniversary Menu I seriously cannot stop sharing images from this amazing night. Our tenth anniversary party was absolutely an excuse for us to celebrate our marriage with the people that we’d gained over the last ten years—the people who are our support group now (and always). It was also an excuse to eat ridiculously good food and

DIY Black and White Photo Backdrop

Photo Memory Black and White Photo Booth Backdrop Photo booths are all the rage right now for a very good reason… they get people up and interacting, they provide great memories from the event, and well, they are just plain fun. I wanted to incorporate a photo booth in our 10th Anniversary Party and I also wanted to somehow include photos of our

Party Style: 10th Anniversary Party Attire

Party Style: 10th Anniversary Party Attire I love getting dressed up every now and again. Planning out my outfit, and let’s be honest… my husband’s outfit, was both fun and a little stressful. I’m thrilled with what we ended up pulling together for our 10th anniversary party attire. I knew I wanted to have a fun party dress but I wasn’t

Party Animal Escort Table from A Well Crafted Party, photo by Mary Boyden

Party Animal Escort Table When planning my 10 Year Anniversary party at a local Peruvian restaurant I knew I wanted to decor to nod to the amazing food that Andina serves. I wanted it to be bright, bold, and a lot of fun. After selecting the color scheme I got completely stuck on what to do for the escort

10 year anniversary party

Real Party: 10th Anniversary Party Decor My husband and I got married right after I graduated college in 2006. We didn’t have much of a budget or really any clue what we would really want in a wedding or large party. It was pre-Pinterest after all. We had a beautiful low-budget wedding with our friends and family that sparked my interest

Tips for DIY Special Occasion Make-Up

Special Occasion Makeup Some of my makeup was provided by Mineral Fusion for purposes of sharing about products I enjoyed on my blog. The makeup I share about are used on the regular and not just for my blog posts. All opinions are my own. For more information about my sponsored content please visit my policies page. This post

What to drink at Portland's Andina Restaurant?

Saturday Spirits: Andina’s Cocktails This past June I celebrated my ten year anniversary with my husband. We celebrated at Andina Restaurant in Portland, Oregon. In order to find the perfect party drinks we tested many of Andina’s cocktails to find the best ones! When I landed on Andina as an option for hosting the event I instantly knew from

10th Anniversary Invitations from A Well Crafted Party

Real Party: 10th Anniversary Party Invitations Party invitations— more importantly all party paper goods— are one of my favorite parts of any party. They set the tone for the party and give a feel for what people should expect from the event. I designed these invitations to convey both a special occasion, but also a really FUN time. I used lots

Paw Patrol Party

Paw Patrol Party 5th Birthday Holy cow. My kid is five! That means I’ve been a mom for five whole years. It seems unreal to me. In my usual style of trying to not freak out over this change and making sure my family knows I love them, I went all out for his Paw Patrol Party this birthday. (Parties

Menu for an Italian Dinner al Fresco

Italian Dinner al Fresco Menu with Free Printables Pregnancy cravings are no joke. Add to that my desire to entertain… well, a simple craving for an Italian meal turned into a multi-course extravaganza. I researched formal Italian meal courses and found out that Italians, they know how to dine! Out of my research (and cravings) came a 9 course meal that lasted four

Black, White & Gold Cocktail Party // Real Party featured on A Well Crafted Party

Black, White & Gold Cocktail Party Well, it happened again… I turned another year older. All those that know me know that while aging isn’t my favorite thing, BIRTHDAYS are. This year I let the West Elm party animal appetizer plates inspire a black, white and gold cocktail party that was decadent and slightly silly. I decided to share some photos

DIY Ryan Gosling Tea Towels // A Well Crafted Party

Hey Girl Party Favors – Ryan Gosling Tea Towels When I got to thinking of the whole “Hey Girl” Meme for the Ryan Gosling themed party the ideas sort of over-took my brain. I wanted to do SO much. But, as I advise every bride/diy event planner … I started out with lots of ideas and then began to narrow them down. The favor

Ryan Gosling Party - DIY Invitation // A Well Crafted Party

Real Party: ‘Hey Girl’ Birthday Party 'Hey Girl' It's a Ryan Gosling themed party! Click on over to see all the fun party details.

Halloween Parties of the Past // A Well Crafted Party

Halloween Parties of the Past Looking back at the halloween parties of years past today on the blog! A round-up of the past halloweens dating back to 2008!

Fall wedding flowers - A Well-Crafted Party

A DIY’d Fall Wedding I am so honored to share my “wedding” on A Well Crafted Party! I have wedding in quotes because the long and short of it is–we were already married! My husband Kevin and I (who I refer to most often on my blog as Ktams) were married right out of college (we are Illini–I-L-L!) as

From the Archives: Bike Party // A Well Crafted Party

From the Archives: Bike Themed Cocktail Party I’ve had a few requests to see more photos from a Bike Themed Cocktail Party that I threw a few years back. I didn’t have the best photos unfortunately… the woes of a beginning blogger! But, I thought I’d post some of the few that I had in larger format than they are on the

Real Party: Picnic Themed Birthday Party // A Well Crafted Party

Real Party: Picnic Birthday Party This year my home parties have been pretty laid back due to busy schedules and tightening of budgets. But, being me, I still wanted to celebrate our milestones in some fashion. The picnic-themed party that I hosted for my husband’s birthday this year fit the bill for an easy, but fun event. Picnic Birthday Party Menu:

Real Party: Opal Apple of My Eye Baby Shower

Real Party: Opal Apple of My Eye Baby Shower Apple Themed Baby Shower for After Baby is Born My little sister had a baby in January! Since she lives in Oklahoma and I wanted to meet the baby, I decided to wait to throw her a baby shower until after the baby was born. I’m a big fan of Sip & See parties after

aged birthday party washington wine

Real Party: Aged Birthday Party This year I turned the big 3-0. I thought it would be much more significant or earth shattering than it ended up being. I mean… my mom was 29 until she turned 39. So, I expected to really feel sad about the end of my 20s. I didn’t really care so much this year… as

Bloggers working with companies

Holiday Mingle Pt. 2: Tips for Bloggers from PR Pros One of the craziest things about this whole blogging thing is getting to a point that your email inbox is filled to the gills with companies wanting to work with you for one thing or another. Blogs are great formats for sharing products and opinions about products/ businesses– and, boy are companies realizing it! Each

Fairytale Halloween // A Well Crafted Party

A Fairytale Halloween Happy Halloween! For the past six years my husband and I have hosted a Halloween party at our home. We (or, should I say… I) love this holiday. I love the theatrical nature of it. I love the multitude of themes. I just love it. We’ve done several different themes over the years. So, this

Free Potluck Printables

Free Potluck Printables At the recent Tapas Competition that I helped to host I created a set of printables to coordinate with the Tiny Prints Potluck invitation set that was provided for the event. I wanted to share these printables along with a few others I created. The below sets include: recipe cards that can be used for

Welcome to Twosville Town Themed Birthday Party Free Printables

Welcome to Twosville Town Themed Birthday Party Free Printables I’m excited to share some of the printables I made for my son’s “Welcome to Twosville” town themed birthday party. You can check out the many images and ideas from the party by checking out all of my Twosville posts. Printables included in this collection: 1 large “Welcome to Twosville” road sign— Intructions: Print on

town themed party activities

Town Themed Birthday Activities I bet you thought I was DONE sharing party posts from my son’s second birthday party… hahah, I’m NEVER done. Actually, we just had so many different photos that I wanted to split this up into posts about the decor, food, favors, and activities. Of course, I’ll be back again later today with free set

giveaway week on A Well Crafted Party

Style Shoot: Ocean Party + Madhouse Collection Giveaway Disclaimer: I received free product to use in the pictured party and to give away to readers. No further compensation was provided. All opinions are my own. Ocean Pop-Up Party When MADHOUSE collection contacted me about their party goods I was over the moon because I had actually not only been eyeing their products, but

5 tips for planning a community event

Five Tips for Planning a Community Event + Portland Bloggers Picnic Review

Tapas and Wine Tasting | A Well Crafted Party

Real Party: Tapas Potluck and Wine Tasting Tapas Potluck and Wine Tasting: I love tapas. The Spanish small plates style of dish is one of my favorite ways to eat. Seriously, give me all the appetizers any day over a full meal. I like the option to try lots of different flavors and dishes without feeling like I need to be rolled

tiny prints potluck party // a well crafted party

Featured on Tiny Prints: A Tapas Potluck A Tapas Potluck featured on Tiny Prints I’m excited to say that some of my work on a recent Tapas Potluck is featured over on the Tiny Prints blog today! Go check it out! And, don’t forget to come back here later to see more images from the event, get links to some of the

Entering Twosville

Welcome to Twosville: A Town Themed Second Birthday Party When it came to planning my son’s first birthday I had a theme in mind for AGES before he turned one. I prepped weeks before the big event. I did it all. As his second birthday came tumbling around I had NO idea what I was going to do to celebrate the big day. I

Working on it Wednesday: Birthday Party Crafts

Working on it Wednesday: Birthday Party Crafts I’ve been prepping like crazy for my little guy’s second birthday party. My original idea was to just buy a ton of balls in various sizes and fill our backyard with them. The kids would have a blast! But, as I do… I suddenly got another idea in my head that just won’t stop. Now

Snapshots: Portland Bloggers’ Family Picnic

Snapshots: Portland Bloggers’ Family Picnic Today was a LONG day. But, man… was it fun! We had our Portland Bloggers’ Family Picnic today. Sunshine, friends, good food, and blogging… sort of my favorite things wrapped up in one! I’ll be back a different day sharing some of the professional photos that Macey of Motormouth Studios shot, but I wanted to

rustic table inspiration in a farm to table fete on Eat Drink Pretty

Featured: Farm to Table Fete on Eat Drink Pretty A couple of weeks ago we celebrated my husband’s birthday with a Farm to Table inspired party. I shared some of the pretty details and recipes with Eat Drink Pretty and it is featured today!

Working on it Wednesday: Alice in Wonderland Themed Party Invitations

Working on it Wednesday: Alice in Wonderland Themed Party Invitations I’ve been working on lots of little projects for upcoming parties lately. Fun supplies like ink, paper, hot glue guns, fabric dye and more have all been involved. So, I’ll be sharing some more Working on it Wednesday posts giving sneak peeks of projects. Below are some iPhone images of a set of invitations I

Portland Bloggers’ Meet-Up: Social Strategies for Bloggers

Portland Bloggers’ Meet-Up: Social Strategies for Bloggers Just a couple weeks ago I helped host another Portland Bloggers’ meet-up. I’ve LOVED being a part of this growing community. It is so fulfilling! We have area meet-ups every other month. We try to do four educational events and two events that are purely for socializing. Our past event was a workshop on Social

{Real Parties} Travel Inspired Wedding

{Real Parties} Travel Inspired Wedding Ahhh…. weddings are the ultimate parties, aren’t they? I got married almost seven years ago and still buy wedding magazines for inspiration. But, as many parties as I get to help with, nothing compares to weddings in my book. Which is why I was thrilled when my friend Leah asked me to help with her

{Real Parties} Rainbow Themed First Birthday

{Real Parties} Rainbow Themed First Birthday A first birthday party full of color and promise— A Rainbow Themed First Birthday.

Portland Vintage Wedding - A Well Crafted Party

{Real Parties} Vintage Sweet Portland Wedding I’m so excited to share these gorgeous photos taken by Sash Photography of this Vintage Sweet Portland Wedding. The beautiful bride and handsome groom are my friends, Alishia and Ryan. I was thrilled to be in attendance at a celebration that was so personal and touching. Enjoy the photos!

Plaid Valentine’s Day Girl’s Night

Plaid Valentine’s Day Girl’s Night Happy Valentine’s Day!!! I love today. As a Valentine’s Day treat I am sharing a {Real Party} feature. I think real parties are always my favorite posts. I like to see how everyday people do parties and what the parties ACTUALLY look like in process. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

A Movie Themed Bridal Shower

A Movie Themed Bridal Shower Last year I was fortunate enough to be a part of a good friend’s wedding celebrations. With the help of her bridesmaids I hosted a movie themed bridal shower for a bride-to-be that LOVES movies. We had a small budget and made it work as hard as possible for us. We decked out my apartment

{Real Party} It’s the End of the World!

{Real Party} It’s the End of the World! This year’s birthday “theme” was “It’s the End of the World!” Do I think the world is ending today? Nope. Did I have a blast planning an End of the World themed party… YOU BET! This was absolutely my favorite birthday party to date. I didn’t have to clean or cook! Myself and about 28

Pink and Glamorous 25th Birthday Party Decor

Pink and Glamorous 25th Birthday Party Decor I’m going to let the photos talk today on this Pink and Glamorous 25th Birthday Party I helped throw for my friend, Suzannah of Adventures in Dressmaking. I’ll be going over some great recipe ideas for a vegan bash, DIY decor elements, DIY favors, and party activities throughout the week. BTW, the party took place

Zombie Apocalypse

Zombie Apocalypse Photo used with permission from Angela of Party Scribbles I’m super happy to be featuring an AMAZING (and creepy) real party that was done by the amazing Party Scribbles. And, Angela has offered to do a giveaway to her Etsy store as well. More on that tomorrow! I typically am not a bloody Halloween type fan.

{Friday Finds} Toddler Food Trays

{Friday Finds} Toddler Food Trays I saw a lovely photo from Jennifer Bishop on On To Baby (and, all over Pinterest) and I was immediately inspired to create a Toddler Food area at my son’s first birthday party, in which 5 toddlers would be in attendance.

First Birthday Activity Ideas

First Birthday Activity Ideas Ahhh… the First Birthday. Such a weird age to throw a party for! You get the food done and the decor done and then it is like… What is everyone going to DO? Often a first birthday will have an array of different ages of people. Our first birthday had about 20 adults, a teenager,

Italian Pressed Sandwiches // A Well Crafted Party

{Recipe} Italian Pressed Sandwiches When planning the menu for my son’s first birthday I wanted to have plenty of easy adult friendly and kid friendly food. Sandwiches were the best bet in my book. I saw this great pin via Pinterest and wanted to give making Italian Pressed Sandwiches a shot for the more adult friendly food (although, the

You Are My Sunshine First Birthday Party | A Well Crafted Party

{Real Party} You Are My Sunshine First Birthday The song “You Are My Sunshine” has been one that I often sing my son. Living in Portland, Oregon the sun only really shines during the summer and early Fall. So, my son keeps me smiling year round. I hired Macey from Motormouth Studios to hang out at the party all day and take photos.

{Real Party} Where the Wild Things Are First Birthday

{Real Party} Where the Wild Things Are First Birthday You know, it is pretty awesome to have super talented and amazing friends. I love throwing a party any day of the week. But, sometimes it is just fun to go to a party and be surprised by all the lovely little details. Adi, from Garden of Edlen (a fellow Portland blogger), threw a top-notch,

Halloween: Favorites of Years Past

Halloween: Favorites of Years Past I love Halloween. It is seriously my all time favorite holiday. I love the fantasy of it all. The make believe. I’m not too big of a fan of the horror or gore side… although, it can be fun for decor options. But, the dressing up, and the creativity that just permeates the holiday makes

Real Parties: Elegant Disney Princess Party

Real Parties: Elegant Disney Princess Party When I saw the following photos that a friend of mine from the high school days posted of her daughter’s birthday party my jaw literally hung open. Lora Scantling is a talented photographer, wonderful mother, and all around awesome person… and man, can she throw a party! We featured her daughter’s Mad Tea Party a while back. Her little

{Real Party} Portland Blogger’s Family Picnic

{Real Party} Portland Blogger’s Family Picnic The Portland Bloggers group that I’ve been meeting up with just had the June Meet-up. The group meets approximately every two months. This month it was a family picnic so that everyone could meet some of the people that we all blog about. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate. A last minute venue change along

{DIY} Newspaper Wedding Program

{DIY} Newspaper Wedding Program Yesterday was my 6th anniversary with my hubby. I posted our wedding images a couple days ago. Today I want to share with you my favorite part of the wedding details— The Program. I was a Journalism major in college and really wanted to incorporate that love with my wedding. I didn’t think I’d be

My Wedding - A Well Crafted Party

My Wedding I could have sworn that I had posted my wedding on here before…but, searching through my posts I couldn’t find anything about it. My hubby and I are coming up on our six-year anniversary. That of course has got me thinking about our big day. I loved our wedding. We worked really hard on making

{Real Party} Woodland Baby Shower

{Real Party} Woodland Baby Shower I recently (January) had the pleasure of hosting a Sprinkle for some dear friends to celebrate the birth of their second child. We wanted to celebrate the upcoming birth of a new baby, but also help the couple get some much needed supplies for the new addition. Their first child was a boy and their

{Real Party} Fancy Pants Birthday Party

{Real Party} Fancy Pants Birthday Party My birthday falls right before Christmas… Which means that funds are usually low and my mind is always somewhere other than on planning or enjoying a party. But, it is also among my favorite days of the entire year. I typically use it as an excuse to get dressed up and hang out with my

{Recipe} Sweet Potato Cake with Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting

{Recipe} Sweet Potato Cake with Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting Mmmm… birthday cake. Is there anything better? I really enjoy making my friends birthday cakes or cupcakes. I like to play around with flavors and frostings. I like using things I have on hand or going to buy something special. I made this cake (featured in the Rustic Birthday Party Post from yesterday) using some

{Real Party} Rustic Dinner Party

{Real Party} Rustic Dinner Party On a previous {Working on it Wednesday} post I shared an inspiration board for a Fall dinner party with a color scheme of whites, tans, browns and blues. Guests were in charge of bringing desserts or appetizers while I was in charge of making a main course dish and two sides for 20 people. I

{Real Party} Little Pumpkin Sip and See

{Real Party} Little Pumpkin Sip and See This week is the week of baby showers here at the blog… Monday we saw a {Real Party} of a rustic, yet soft baby shower for a girl Tuesday we saw a {Real Party} of a modern robot-themed shower for a boy Wednesday was {Working on it Wednesday} with inspiration for a woodland-themed shower ~*~

{Real Party} Robot Baby Shower

{Real Party} Robot Baby Shower I’m just going to call this week the week of baby showers. Yesterday we got to see a lovely, rustic shower for baby Fern. Today…the robot baby shower thrown for me and my little man by my lovely friends. ~*~ My friends put together this amazing invitation to really give guests an idea of what

{Real Party} A Shower for Baby Fern

{Real Party} A Shower for Baby Fern Happy {Mommy Monday}! I have a special treat for you today… a {Real Party} post from one of my favorite bloggers, Lauren from The Little Things We Do. Lauren just had a baby shower thrown by her friends, including fellow blogger Becca from Life @ 1521. I was super excited when Lauren said I could feature

Halloween Baby Costume

Real Party: Costumes &Cocktails Decorations I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween weekend! We sure did. We had a party on Saturday, a lazy Sunday and then a walk with the little in costume and passing out candy on Monday. It was a fun first Halloween with our little guy. I know most people are ready for all the

{REAL PARTY} Beer Before Baby Party

{REAL PARTY} Beer Before Baby Party Well, I wanted to give you a recap on the Beer Before Baby Party that I threw for my husband a while back. You might remember me posting a few items about it in my {Working on it Wednesday} posts. I was a horrible blogger and didn’t get hardly ANY photos. I was enjoying my

{Real Party} Elmo Birthday Party

{Real Party} Elmo Birthday Party Today’s {Real Party} Feature is from our frequent Guest Blogger, Jill! Jill also wrote “Outdoor Cleaning Superstar” and “The Mother of All Fix-Its: Baking Sodad.” Enjoy! ~*~ How do you celebrate with a two year old? Everyone’s favorite – Elmo! Or as both of my children call him, Melmo. My daughter is now four, so

{REAL PARTY} Patriotic Crab Boil

{REAL PARTY} Patriotic Crab Boil So, this upcoming weekend is Independence Day Weekend… and, I totally forgot. (Pregnancy Brain?) Summer holidays have always been hard for me to get into as much as Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and Valentine’s Day…Maybe because it feels like all of summer is a good excuse to throw a party I don’t really

{Real Party} Breakfast for Dinner Birthday

{Real Party} Breakfast for Dinner Birthday A few weeks back I helped a friend Joan throw together a simple, but fun “Breakfast for Dinner” Birthday Party for a mutual friend, Ryan. His only requests were “Bacon and something with Chocolate for dessert.”

{REAL PARTY} Suprise Barbie Party

{REAL PARTY} Suprise Barbie Party Growing up I loved my Barbies. I had hundreds of them and my dad even made me a custom built, HUGE Barbie house. So, when my friend Jill told me she was surprising her daughter with a Barbie party this year I couldn’t wait to help out with some pink, black and white printables for

Real Party: Mad Tea Party Halloween Pt. 1

Real Party: Mad Tea Party Halloween Pt. 1 So, you’ve seen the party prep in past posts…. with no further ado:A Mad Tea Party Pt. 1: Decor Halloween 2010 The Queen of Heart’s Bar Our Front Door The Bar The bar backdrop was a wave of cards Pink flamingo pics for the martinis Wine Wonderland It’s Tea Time! The Tea took place in

Inspiration Board To Reality: Bike Coctail Party

Inspiration Board To Reality: Bike Coctail Party A Well Crafted Party’s First Giveaway is still going on! CLICK HERE to enter to win the following prize package: —Inspiration Board with sources for an event you are planning to throw at least 2 months from now. The board will be based on a details your provide about your hopes for the party (including

Real Party: Haunted Halloween Dinner Party

Real Party: Haunted Halloween Dinner Party Some more Halloween Real Party love coming your way… 🙂 Haunted Halloween Dinner A 5-course dinner party for 20 gruesome guests Guests received hand-delivered invitations to this Halloween Dinner. The invitations were attached to black roses and covered in fake spider web. The Menu was an array of delicious, and creepy, Fall foods. Most of

Real Party: A Bewitching Ball

Real Party: A Bewitching Ball Okay, so I promised some real parties this month and here is one of my favorites! Halloween is one of my very favorite days of the year. I start planning the party a year in advance and very much enjoy the preparation and execution of the party. This past Halloween we had a “Bewitching Ball”

The Dynamic Duo Tied the Knot Congrats Party

The Dynamic Duo Tied the Knot Congrats Party Remember the lovely couple that got married at VooDoo Too!? We wanted to all get together a week after the wedding and celebrate the union. We decided to have a casual get together with a bit of a comic book theme. I wanted bright colors and lots of quote bubbles throughout the party. We also

Real Party: 28th Birthday Cocktail Party

Real Party: 28th Birthday Cocktail Party Who doesn’t love a good cocktail party? Well I certainly do… and I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to throw a cocktail party birthday party last year for a friend’s 28th birthday. Today is her 29th birthday so I thought I would revel in found memories and say, “Happy Birthday!” with a real

Real Party: A Bike Themed Cocktail Party

Real Party: A Bike Themed Cocktail Party Recently I help a friend of mine throw a birthday cocktail party for her bike lovin’ beau. We decided to go the route of bike parts, old wine and beer bottles and a neat recycled-chic look. The color scheme was any and all metal and chrome colors. The decor consisted of bike wheels, chain and

Real Party: A Childhood Birthday Revisited

Real Party: A Childhood Birthday Revisited Our friend Ryan wanted to celebrate his birthday in the same way he got to celebrate birthdays when he was a kid. He wanted bright colors, fun games, build your own foods and root beer floats. So, we had bright colored balloons and streamers all over our apartment. We played board games and Pin the

Just a taste

Just a taste I hosted a party for a friend tonight with the help of a great gang of food and drink bearing friends. The birthday boy (no longer a boy at 38) wanted to relive the past a bit by having a party that reminded him of birthday parties when he was a kid. So, we went

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