A party isn’t really a party without FOOD! Luckily we have Venessa from Kernels & Seeds on board to show us how to make a two-fer-one-recipe of bread pudding! Split your dough between a sweet cherry almond and a savory feta/veggie sausage snackers to satisfy everyone. Check out the recipe here and start pre-heating your...
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It’s almost here…WORLD PARTY DAY! Join BIG THINGS, the party experts at The Adventure School, Sydney-based crafter extraordinaire, Kitiya Palaskas, and Asterisk San Francisco Magazine in SAN FRANCISCO this Tuesday, April 3, 2012 for the ultimate synchronized worldwide celebration! Don your very best PARTY OUTFIT… Impress us with your PARTY TRICKS… Decorate a festive PARTY BUTTON… Make...
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After an epic trip to Chicago’s premier Mexican candy store, Dulcelandia, Debbie & Lilian are on to Part 2 of their World Party Day celebration- teaching us how to make your own diamante-shaped piñata! Visit Debbie’s blog for a step-by-step tutorial on how to make a piñata…then fill it with candy and bash the...
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I have always been a big fan of the orchestra- the history of the music, the physical experience, all the beautiful instruments and the musicians! In the fall, I went to several performances at the SF Symphony in an attempt to try and figure out how to get more of my readers interested in...
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In this first part of their World Party Day tutorial, Debbie Carlos & Lilian Martinez take us on a tour of the Chicago Mexican chain candy store, Dulcelandia!!! My teeth are aching just looking at those bulk bins full of lollipops…but it’s worth it! Stay tuned for the second part coming soon….
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I could barely contain myself when I got Sarah’s email about her idea for World Party Day, so I am ECSTATIC that we can finally share it with the world! I’m not really a huge jello fan, nor do I even drink, but THESE ARE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!! Jello shots seem to really be making...
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Meeting someone at a party………..wow. Who doesn’t love those flirt-across-the-room moments? Making out in the bathroom? Someone passing out before anything really that great happens? But it’s still a blast! The third installment of party scenes from Mallory’s favorite films are up on Where the Lovely Things Are! Peep her other World Party Day...
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The Victorias over at GiftWrapHQ have seriously outdone themselves…again! After their first mindblowing World Party Day post on party bags, now they’ve teamed up with Kitty Farrow Press to make this beautiful party box! I don’t want to give away what’s actually inside the box….so you’ll have to visit the blog for all the wonderful...
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Mariah is a creative consultant over in South Africa and her blog, size too small, is a beautiful collection of finds and images. We asked her to contribute to World Party Day and she came up with the lovely idea of a breakfast party! What better way to start off the day than with pajamas and friends and...
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Well, we figured since we’re gearing up for World Party Day, we might as well do some time traveling while we’re at it! Sara from Brown Paper Bag is back for Time Travel Tuesday and zaps us bag to housewife culture of the past with these bizarro party ads from women’s magazines. Party-planning culture has...
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