October 28, 2010

Halloween Goodness.


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Spookiness

• The story behind Bram Stoker’s Dracula
• Granny Grimm’s Book of Ghoulish Grammar
• The Belmez Faces
• 10 Haunted Houses in the U.S.
• 4 strange cases of demonic possession
• The Witches of Salem

Craftiness

• 10 obscure, geeky DIY costume ideas
• How to make a Zombie Barbie Garden
• Colorful handcut paper leaves
• Loving this super simple costume
• Ominous DIY favor bottles (two words: Pop Rocks!)
• Loving this project for ‘Harvest Houses’
• Geekstravaganza Halloween decorations
• Forest Scene Pumpkin
• Print + stick zombie wounds
• Loving these morbid terrariums!

Partiness

• Would love to throw a Witching Hour party with the girls
• Get pumpkined!

Tastiness

• 15 creepy-cool Halloween party foods
• 12 super gross candies for trick or treaters
• Potted Pumpkin Pies (so cute!)
• Halloween Refrigerator Donuts
• Red Hot Devil Macaroon Lollipops

Drunkeness

• Mexican Pumpkin Punch
• Caramel Apple Martini
• Autumn Coffee (with a kick!)
• Vampire Blood Martini
• Holland Razor Blade

Posted In cocktails, entertaining, halloween, holidays, recipes
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October 15, 2010

Happy Weekend.

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+ Hoping these Apple Nachos find my face soon.

+ Why can’t my roof grow a forest?

+ Halloween dessert table, party of one!

+ Great article about chefs, their scars, and how they got them.

+ I love a good bow tie.

+ I automatically don’t like anyone who refuses this Halloween party invitation.

+ Pretty excited about these Pittsburgh tees.

+ Love this Halloween invitation download!

+ Helvetica + Cross-stitch = Awesome

+ Plant your driveway.

+ A scratch-n-sniff print that smells like the moon!

+ This woman chronicled her life in fairground shooting gallery photos.

+ You should pick up a copy of Dick and Jane and Vampires for your favorite kiddo (or kiddo at heart).

+ Some ideas on what to do with the rest of October!

Happy Weekend!

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May 25, 2010

Lemonade Party.

I’m passing on this idea for a Lemonade Party from Cheeky Kitchen because it immediately had me thinking of the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. But really, who wouldn’t love a Lemonade Party any day of the week? (Or perhaps jazzed up with a little vodka for a Lemonade Happy Hour? Oh, yes.) All you need is a batch of lemonade syrup concentrate and loads of pure fruit ice cubes. Okay, my mouth is watering a little just thinking about all that puckery goodness…

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April 20, 2010

Kegless.

Kegless is an bag-in-box solution for carbonated beverages. Like boxed wine, but beer instead. Not only is it eco-friendly by using less materials than single serve packages, Kegless is also cost effective from a manufacturing and distribution standpoint. How rad would one of these look sitting out for a get together? Very. {via Core77}

Australian designer Tom Hussey is behind it all and is one of fourteen finalists in the student category of the 2010 Australian Design Award and the Australian component of the James Dyson Award.

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February 26, 2010

Happy Weekend.

A few links to help you through the weekend:

+ All the pieces for the perfect Oscar party! Part 1 + 2

+ Why not play some Oscar bingo while you’re at it?

+ A new desktop wallpaper to ring in March

+ Client Bingo!!! It’s a bingo kinda week.

+ Pretty pale gray nails

+ I’m mildly obsessed with this Disney-like tea + coffee set

+ I know the Olympics are almost over, but I still love these paper versions of the Vancouver mascots

+ Wishing I was friendly enough with my sewing machine to make these old-timey undies!

PS: You have until Monday at 9am CST to enter the GREER Chicago giveaway! Two of you luckies will take home the prize.

Happy Weekend!

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December 31, 2009

The Ideal New Year’s Party.

I’d greet guests at the door wearing this…

And this…

And of course, these. Which probably wouldn’t last on my feet for long.

There would be plenty of bubbly flowing and guests wandering around with these beauties in hand.

And nothing would be served but dessert.

And this would be sitting in the corner, warming chilly hands and feet.

While this set the mood overhead.
And plenty of candlelight of course…

And music…

And dancing…

And magic.

And when the ball dropped at the stroke of midnight…

Everyone would have someone to ring in the New Year with.

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Yes, exactly like that.
Posted In entertaining, holidays, new years
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December 30, 2009

On the Rocks: New Year’s Eve Cocktails.

You know the drill, no holiday is complete without a bevy of alcoholic beverages to help you ease your way through. Here are a few I have my eye on as possible NYE contenders…

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