How Will You Party Like It’s 2010?

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6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ….. FUN!!!!! How will you ring in the new year and party like it’s 2010? Will your fete be elegant and angelic, warm and cozy in the mountains, or edgy and glamorous?

EDGY & GLAM: Swirl homemade liquer lollipops into your champagne until they dissolve and infuse it with color, sprinkle metallic confetti all over the floor, don an over-the-top ensemble (Marcus Piggot), and create a custom chandelier by putting feathers into clear glass ornaments and hanging them in a large cluster over the table. To expand your space set another table outside and hang a crystal chandelier to keep the setting just as glamorous as it is inside!

ELEGANT & ANGELIC: Wear an ethereal white tank with a raw edge ruffle and hang a tattered angle wings sculpture made from flyleaf book pages and vintage crepe paper amongst white frosted apple ornaments. Set a glitzy table of creams, whites and ivories offset by pearlized pale pink (via ada and darcy). Make giant paper flowers and snowflake cookies , and serve mini ice cream cones, eggnog martinis, pearlized macaroons elegantly accented with small gold leafs.

COZY CASUAL: Or will you celebrate in a cozy chic cabin in the snow filled mountains. Have a comfy cozy New Years surrounded by giant faux fur rugs and a snow tabletop set with mismatched chairs from the cabin (via frolic). Warm up your ears with a faux fur trapper hat, warm your shoulders with a glamorous silk ruffle cape and rozy up those cheeks by sipping hot chocolate with marshmallow hearts. Set up a sweet liquer bar in the entrance so your friends can quickly thaw off after hitting the ski slopes!

Whatever style or city you ring in the New Year, just remember that 2009 was ‘Oh So Divine’ but it’s time to party like it’s 2010!!

Dec

28

Music under the Moonlight at Midnight

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Let the countdown begin… Champagne bubbles and corks popping, kissing under the moonlight at midnight, parades, pinatas, fireworks, sequined cocktail dresses, the ball drop, Dick Clark, Times Square, and celebrating everywhere. Glamour is in the air as we round the corner into 2010…

SET THE SCENE: Throw a soiree filled with metallics, mirrors shades of lavender and aqua (via The Society), hang glitzy pinatas and throw glittering confetti.

DIY: Make ornaments out of newspaper (there is no better way to celebrate entering 2010 than to leave a green footprint by recycling the news from 2009 into chic ornaments! Be green and celebrate the happy headlines of 2009!)

TO WEAR: Leave 2009 behind in a soft beige leather lavish blossom clutch and sparkling Mui Mui heels that look like they have been covered in confetti. Don an elegantly chic tie dye blouse or a whimsical, eco-friendly ivory hemp dress accented by a bib necklace constructed from vintage jewelry (as seen on Haarpers Baazar).

Dec

23

Last Minute Holiday ‘To Bake’ and ‘To Make’ Tips

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December 25th is fast approaching and we are reminded that simple things like finding a parking space requires the skills of a detective, then maneuvering into the actual spot between those giant SUV’s requires the talent of a trained Air Force Pilot. We are battling seas of red brake lights on the highways like warriors, and trying to decipher which Christmas bulbs will still light up in the never-ending, tangled strands of lights as we precariously dangle off of ladders while hanging them from our rooftops. We finally stop (to breathe) and realize that we haven’t had time to get those last minute gifts, bake or craft the holiday decor for our upcoming Christmas and New Years parties! Here are some last minute Holiday ‘To Make’ and ‘To Bake’ ideas!

TO MAKE:

1. Scribble Merry Christmas onto cardboard, cut it out, sprinkle with glitter, and hang it on your wall amongst ornaments.

2. Take your paper towel rolls and cut them to make a paper roll forest!

3. For last minute gifts re -wrap simple items from the grocery store to add a special and personalized touch. You never know what to get Aunt Lucy for Christmas, but know she adores Tollhouse cookies, so remove that funny elf packaging and re-wrap them into a stylish personal gifts! (via Creature Comforts)

TO BAKE:

1. Don’t limit wrapping just to presents, serve ice cream sandwiches all wrapped up like a gift!

2. Make your own teacup with biscuits, marshmellow, half a mint lifesaver, freckle chocolate and icing via Ada & Darcy

Eat, drink and be Merry!!

Dec

22

It’s Christmas time in Paris.

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City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style in the air there’s a feeling of Christmas in Paris. Tis’ the holiday season of magic. Tis’ the season to see mummy kissing Santa Claus and the season for window shopping in the enchanting city streets of Paris in your Louboutins. Tis’ the season to browse the dazzling windows of Les Galleries Lafayette, admire the floating feather dress at Repetto, munch on Marni Macarons at Laduree, gaze upon the russian dolls at le Printemps, and be captivated by twinkling lights at the Place de la Concorde.

Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile and on every street corner you’ll hear… it’s time to shop and celebrate Christmas in Paris.
So be festively fashionable and throw on your ice blue faux fur jacket, vintage coral corsage, sparkly shoes with golden heels, and sip a warm cup of jo under the Eiffel Tower, because it’s time to celebrate in the fashion capital and romantic city of lights… (Sidenote: Make sure that Santa brings two sleighs and extra Reindeer to fit all those shopping bags into!!!)

Dec

21

Visions of sugar-plums…

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Bubblegum pink forests, delectable desserts and ice skates hung by the chimney with care. Twas’ the Monday before Christmas!

Make and bake these Candy Cane Christmas Tree Cupcakes (via Bakerella) while glittering birds nestle in a forest of elegantly snow filled sparkling trees (by Kristen Loken via Ruby Pr)