Showing posts with label party food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label party food. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
New Etsy Shop
Ever since I started making party printables I have had a dream of opening my own Etsy shop to earn a little extra money and sell my designs. It has been a long time coming, but I finally did it! With a little incentive from my senior project I finally have it somewhat up and running. By the end of the week I should have several designs up and ready to sell. I am not charging very much because I am still amateur, but I am really excited to see were it goes. Next time you are looking for a party invitation take a look at my Etsy Shop Perfect Hostess Designs . You can email me at perfecthostessblog@gmail.com if you have any requests!
Friday, March 30, 2012
Ooh La La Bridal Shower
Last week the day finally came and I had the opportunity to throw a bridal shower for my Best Girl Friend Kelly! She will be getting married in May, but school gets out at the end of the week and she will be going back to Arizona to finish the planning and see her fiance.
The theme was Ooh La La a little classy and a little risque.
I had a blast putting this together. With the help of her roommates we were able to make her smile and make her blush for a very memorable party!
these are a few of the printables I designed for the shower.
French Macarons with a chocolate Ganache.
Strawberry cream pie shots
I got Lingerie from the thrift store to help spice things up a little.
I wanted it to look like the close line from the invite and I think it turned out very cute!
Kelly's favorite food of all time is pretzels ( I just realized it is spelled wrong... go figure) so I made homemade pretzels and they were delicious!
It was you can tell it was a bridal shower.
She was BRIGHT red by the end of it!!
Congrats Miss (soon to be Mrs.) Kelly!
Party on!!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Macarons
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Bridal Shower Inspiration boards
The bridal shower is fast approaching. I want to make this party extra special for my best friend. I have spent many hours researching the best food to serve at the party.
When planning a party it is extra important to chose the time of the party with caution. The food you want to serve and the amount of food you will need to provide depends a great deal with the party time. If you throw a party between 11 and 1 pm or 5 and 6 pm your party guests will most likely come hungry and expect a full meal or eat quite a bit. Remember to budget for that and plan for hungry guests. A party between 1 and 4 pm or 7 pm and later you will only need to have finger foods. My worst fear as a party planner is to run out of food. Plan your food wisely and DO NOT RUN OUT!
We are doing this bridal shower at 3pm on a Saturday. This is a good time to plan a bridal shower because you don't have to serve a lot of food and most people won't have other plans or can at least stop by for a short time.
One of my friend's favorite snack are mall pretzels. I felt it was necessary to have pretzels at her party. I have never made them before, how hard can it be? Last year I bought a ton of shot glasses for her birthday party and thought it would be fun to have mini shot glass desserts. As for the cupcakes, what is a party without cupcakes, especially chocolate ones? You can't get a bunch of girls together without chocolate!
Here are all the recipes I will be using for the food:
As for the decorations, it is harder to find decorations that are cheap, but look nice and will make a plain room look like a party. It is amazing how the simplest party decorations like tissue paper, streamers and balloons can look really nice if you do it right. I am excited to see how a touch of playfulness and elegance put together can make a simple party look really great.
I am also really excited to use the polka dot straws and the mason jars to use for the drinks.
Its going to be the cutest little bridal shower in the whole town!
Party On!
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