Congratulations to Jaime Wright of Creative Entertaining blog who won the $25 gift certificate to Favor Affair in last week’s survey giveaway! You will be contacted soon with info on how to redeem you prize!

Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the survey; you’re feedback was so helpful! Also a BIG thank you to Favor Affair for sponsoring this great contest! If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out their website which has some fabulous favors and gifts for all occasions!

Check back soon! I have a very full week of inspiring entertaining pictures and ideas to post!

{Note: Surveys were counted in the order they were received and a winner was generated by random.org}

Update 2.16:  The survey is now closed. Congrats to the giveaway winner, Jaime at Creative Entertaining! Thank you for your feedback.

Just a quick reminder that today, Friday March 13, is the last day to enter the Favor Affair Giveaway. Thanks to those who have already filled out the survey! Your input has been so helpful!

Those who submit a survey and decide to enter their contact information will be entered to win a $25 gift card from the oh-so fabulous party favor store, Favor Affair. Your personal information will not be made available for any purpose.

In addition, those of you who COMPLETE the survey will learn the NEW name of my blog and URL so you can go ahead and bookmark it!

The Survey Is Now Closed.

You’ve heard it before, but it’s true: Inspiration for entertaining and party décor can really come from anywhere! Blogs are obviously one of my favorite resources and Martha and BHG are never-fail reserves. But I’ve recently discovered some unique and never-before-seen ideas in some quite unusual places. Please join me as I kick off my Surprising Sources for {Free} Party Inspiration series.

You go through cans of spray paint like octamom goes through diapers. The staff at Lowes knows you by name (cough *my grandma* cough). But have you ever really thought of going to a spray paint manufacturer’s website? I hadn’t but one day when trying to find glass-friendly spray paint I ended up spending hours on the Krylon website!

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You’ve heard it before, but it’s true: Inspiration for entertaining and party décor can really come from anywhere! Blogs are obviously one of my favorite resources and Martha and BHG are never-fail reserves. But I’ve recently discovered some unique and never-before-seen ideas in some quite unusual places. Please join me as I kick off my Surprising Sources for {Free} Party Inspiration series.

Topics in days to come are:

• Sprays of Inspiration: Centerpiece ideas from websites you’d never think to Google
• How to get entertaining/party books for FREE (Hint: you’ll need a card that you DONT receive bills for) 

• Holiday recipes straight from the horse’s mouth

• And in a super exciting article, the Surprising Sources Series overlaps with the I’m Sold! Series!

Do you have any surprisingly free inspiration sources? If so share them with me and I’ll consider posting on it or you could be a Guest Blogger!

Looking for inspiration for your spring-time soirees? Then get your party planning tush to Pottery Barn this Sunday, March 15 for a complimentary entertaining class! I have attended a few pb classes in the past and have always come out super inspired and excited. The classes are usually on Sunday mornings before the store opens to the public. There has always been a good crowd when I’ve been (usually women) and it is really fun to spend the morning chatting and collaborating on design with other décor-loving friends!

Our local store has a great instructor who makes the class very participatory and is very good at explaining how to recreate the displays you see. One of my favorite parts of the class is that you don’t feel any pressure to buy anything. (PB is often a bit out of my price range) But if something catches your eye they offer 10% off all merchandise used in the class to those who attend. The main goal of the classes seems to be to get people in the store during a non-peak hour and explain more about all the services that PB offers.

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Is it just me or has this week dragged on forever?! TGIF! In honor of the end of the work week I wanted to share my review of the new MGD 64. I had seen the commercials (“Can I get a vodka and cranberry 64?”) over and over but had yet to find a bar that actually served it. Last Tuesday after our kickball game I had a stroke of luck! The MGD 64 crew was out promoting their product and passing out samples.

Now I’m a Miller Light girl in the first place, so I’m kind of prejudice, but I actually really enjoyed it! It was just as good as Michelob Ultra, one of my other favorite low-carb beers of choice. I give it four stars!

So tonight, if you’re as exhausted as I am go to the MGD 64 website and find out where you can buy a case. It’s worth trying out!

Have a great weekend everyone! I’ve got some GREAT parties going up next week  from some amazing guest bloggers so be sure to come back soon!

Update 2.16:  The survey is now closed. Congrats to the giveaway winner, Jaime at Creative Entertaining! Thank you for your feedback.

Please take a few moments to participate in my reader survey so that I may receive your constructive feedback on my blog. This information will be very helpful as I prioritze adding new features and execute my blog redesign. I welcome your input and will take your ideas and comments into consideration when evaluating the blog and implementing new content and enhancements in the future.

The survey will be open until Friday March 13. Those who submit a survey and decide to enter their contact information will be entered to win a $25 gift card from the oh-so fabulous party favor store, Favor Affair. Your personal information will not be made available for any purpose.

In addition, those of you who COMPLETE the survey will learn the NEW name of my blog and URL so you can go ahead and bookmark it!

The Survey is Now Closed

Since the first time I saw the chick-flick Because I Said So (which I have now seen at least twenty times!) I have been wanting to attempt to make the chocolate souffles that not-so-subtly serve as a metaphor for Milly’s relationships in the movie. After a quick google search I learned that making souffles is nothing less than an art form and requires a bit more talent in baking than I possess. I’ve been biding my time until I can become a better cook, or find an easy alternative.

Luckily enough, in February I found my solution to the souffle! In February, my mom and her friends hosted a Valentines Dinner for Fourteen. Her friend, Leslie, was in charge of the desserts and used this quick and easy recipe to whip up fourteen souffle-like creations on the spot! There are only a few ingredients making these tiny treats are very inexpensive, yet impressive. I tried my hand at whipping them up and they turned out so well I decided I MUST share the recipe with you!

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A pound of butter, a pound of sugar, a pound of flour, heck, I could put on five pounds just thinking about baking a pound cake! One of my very favorite dessert recipes is the “Perfect Pound Cake” recipe from Southern Living. And today, in honor of “National Pound Cake Day,” wanted to share it with you, my readers.

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Today I wanted to take a minute to write about a cause that is close to my heart. And to get you to actually read it I am posting pictures from a recruitment party that I planned when I was rush chair in college! It is super cute and has a Dr. Seuss/Literacy theme so enjoy!

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