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How to Pull Off a Magical Friendsgiving

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 03:29:07 +0000

Steal all our tips for throwing a truly magical friendsgiving! We’re talking table setting inspo, food ideas, and extra ways to make the night memorable. So you’re hosting Friendsgiving and not sure where to start? One of my closest design friends, Lea of Creekwood Hill, hosted a magical Friendsgiving last week, and it was one of those blue-moon-amazing-nights of styling, food, and conversation alongside a talented group of creative women. Read on for table setting inspo, food ideas (including how to create the ultimate charcuterie board), and extra ways to make the night memorable. Lea’s guest list included Kelly of Maven Events, Jennifer of Sage E Imagery, Morgan of Construction2Style, Mercedes of Mercury Mosaics, and Alyssa of Project Remodel. We arrived at Lea’s in the late afternoon where she had a pot of Harvest Carrot Soup simmering on the stove and the table set in a Kinfolk-esque vibe with white cotton linens, coupe drinkware, and brass candleholders from her shop, Curated Goods. Go surf her shop you guys–the pricepoints are insanely good. Leading up to the event, we all sort of jumped in and offered to help based on our strengths. Candlelight plays a big roll in setting ambiance, so […]

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DIY Party Bunting: Easy, Cheap & Festive

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 02:22:42 +0000

Party Time! Decorate with this ridiculously easy, cheap and festive DIY party bunting. Sylvia turns two this month, and the week leading up to her birthday, she talked non-stop about her party: the people who were coming and all the ‘treats’ she was going to eat. I wanted to decorate the house to help make her party special and festive, but I didn’t want to spend $$ on decorations that we may never use again. We have a colorful paper stash in my blog room that I use for projects + Sylvie colors on. I have a love/hate with ‘stashes’. I love having materials on hand to craft–or in Sylvie’s case play with–but stashes also just seem to take up space in our small house. So I thought what better way to deplete the stash than make a colorful party bunting? I also have a ginormous spool of baker’s twine leftover from my wedding 6 YEARS AGO, that I swear is bottomless, so I used that to string together the bunting. All in all, I spent zero dollar bills to make this project and man, that feels good! Here’s the video tutorial on how to make the bunting. I hope […]

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A Perfectly Plaid Holiday Table

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:10:52 +0000

After an insanely fun media console styling session last month, Tasha from Tchotchkes Interior Design and I have teamed up again to bring a little nostalgic yuletide inspiration to Holiday gatherings this season. This time we’ve brought Retro Wanderlust (the shop in the Minneapolis area for all things vintage home) along for the ride and challenged ourselves to think beyond the quintessential red and green palette and instead focus on less ‘in-yo-face’ festive cues like greenery, Holiday motifs, cozy textures, and candlelight to bring home the warm, merry appeal. Below we’re talking through how we arrived at this look, so you can recreate for your own gathering! The intent was to create visual interest by layering textures and materials. Let’s take it from the top, shall we? We started with a beautiful woven plaid fabric as the jumping off point for the entire scheme. The cognac, frosty blue, and black tones offered a non-traditional, yet nostalgic take on Holiday entertaining. Once the color palette was nailed down, greenery was the next natural step. See what I did there? (wink. wink.) We separated bunches of spruce, pine and cedar into smaller branch clusters and intertwined them with one another. There’s no wire […]

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Last Minute Preparations: Watercolor Candy Ribbon Place Cards

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:56:24 +0000

If you’re still in need of some last minute entertaining ideas for Christmas, or even New Years, for that matter, pull up a seat because you’re in the right place! Recently, I created these oh-so-cute and quick candy ribbon place cards for Sugar & Cloth using what other than candy ribbon for the base. They’re the prettiest little tablescape detail, and they literally take 10 minutes to make! Brush Lettered Candy Ribbon Place Cards for Holiday Entertaining Use watercolor paints to write out your guests names. Break each ribbon candy in half and place name cards atop each candy piece. Pop over to Sugar & Cloth for the full how-to! How to Make Candy Ribbon Place Cards for Your Next Party Find more of my Sugar & Cloth projects here! Follow

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Gilded Ombre Flutes with La Marca Prosecco

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:49:25 +0000

Merry Christmas Eve’s Eve! I’m partnering with La Marca Prosecco today to share this easy trick for dressing up prosecco flutes for Holiday gatherings! I love serving prosecco at our gatherings because the bubbles pack the perfect amount of sparkle, making it easily able to stand alone as the main cocktail. No need for to conjure up a complicated aperitif, prosecco dazzles all on its own. And that means less planning for me! I do, however, like to dress up the glasses with a festive and easy gold ombre rim using a flavorless, food safe gold mist. The flutes can be prepared a few days ahead of time, if need be, and then simply filled with bubbly right before guests arrive. Cheers to stress-free entertaining! You’ll Need: Gold Color Mist Food Spray Prosecco Glasses La Marca Prosecco 1. Lightly and quickly spray the rims in a fluid motion with the gold color mist, holding the spray roughly 6″ from the glass. Place the glass upside down on a paper towel to dry, so that any drips run towards the top of the glass onto the paper towel. If the mouth of the glass is wide, you may want to stuff the glass with a paper towel prior to spraying. 2. Top with chilled prosecco and serve! This is a sponsored post intended for an audience over 21. […]

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Modern Holiday Party From Minted

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:13:01 +0000

Okay you guys. Get ready for some car-ay-zay gorgeous Holiday inspiration! Minted’s blog, Julep, shows us How To: Throw The Perfect Holiday Fete in 5 Easy Steps, so head on over there for the full feature! But first, I wanted to share my favorite details–it’s just too good! I’m enamored with the clean, white spread accented with cozy Nordic touches and unfussy flora. Using vintage style sleigh bells to hold place cards – GENIUS! A mistletoe selfie station? But of course! Set up the backdrop and let people go to town! All photos are property of Julep.

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Birthday Sparkler Source

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 13:14:14 +0000

A few people have inquired where I scored these crazy sparkler birthday candles for Ken’s birthday, so I thought I’d share! I had to do a bit of research to find these, because I wasn’t quite sure what they were actually called. I’d really only heard of them being served atop desserts in french restaurants for birthday celebrations, and wasn’t even sure they were sold in the US. In the end, I was happy to find them at Custom Sparx, a Florida company that specializes in custom sparklers. They’re available in a ton of colors, and I stocked up on a few extra gold ones for my party stash, so they’d be versatile for any event we wanted to use them for in the future. They don’t come with instructions, so we were a bit nervous when lighting this bad boy (which is why we lit it on a small table close to our balcony door!), but there was no need to be–they are completely safe for indoors. Just make sure the pointed end of the candle is securely placed into the cupcake or cake, light, and enjoy! The large flame shoots out of the tube, lasts for about 30 seconds and is quite […]

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Graphic Heart Photo Backdrop

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:19:48 +0000

Throwing a Valentine’s Day Party? Check out this low cost, high impact Valentine’s Day photo backdrop that you can easily put together in under 15 minutes using only paper plates and strong adhesive tape. I used heart shaped plates from Target, but with all the paper plate designs out there, this backdrop could easily translate to any party theme. Materials: Two – 8 ct packs of heart shaped paper plates: I picked these up at Target. Since they’re a seasonal item, they’re only available in stores. Strong adhesive tape. Ideally, duct tape works best, because of the strong adhesive. However, it can leave behind a residue, so if you use packing tape or making tape, you’ll want to use a lot of it to make sure the hearts stay adhered to the wall during the party. 1. I started by placing all the plates upside down (red side face down) and sticking a bubble of duct tape on the back of each, so they’d be ready for quick access. If you’re using packing tape or masking tape, you’ll want to several bubbles of tape. 2. I eyeballed the center of the wall, and placed four plates “point” side facing in toward […]

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New Years Eve Dreaming

francoisetmoiblog@gmail.com — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:51:23 +0000

Last year, Ken and I threw a big New Years Bash with lots of balloons, silly hats and the quintessential NYE noise makers. This year, we’re looking forward to a much more low key evening: a night à la maison with another couple, Cards Against Humanity, and a little champagne to go around. Though we’re taking it easy this year, there’s no harm in doing a little dreaming as to what I would do if we were to host a party, is there? Below is the visual inspiration for the the party I’m throwing…in my dreams, of course. 7. Tassle Garland, 6. Empress Dress + Torch Lake Bib Necklace, 5. Hermes Tray + Bar, 4. Sparkling Moonriver Pumps, 3. Oysters, 2. Mini Pinata Bowties, 1. Sparkler Macarons at Midnight

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