Parties

I’ve had a great time this year (2026) decorating tablescapes for the semiquincentennial (250th) Independence Day of the United States of America. We’ve had many different settings to eat from this week and its been a great way to celebrate such a monumental occasion. Today, after our neighborhood parade, we prepared and sat down to …

This is a kid-inspired 4th of July Fireworks Tablescape that I created. My children LOVE fireworks. It is what they look most forward to on the 4th of July. For this tablescape I made it very kid oriented by adding firework favor boxes with favors that I knew that they and their friends would like. …

We decorated our dinning table for the Semiquincentennial Birthday of the United States of America! I wanted to go with a traditional American look for the Big 250th Birthday!! To see the supplies I used, scroll to the supply list below this gallery —supplies listed at the end of post. Supply List for this Semiquincentennial …

Our son, Brighton, had his 5th Birthday Party this past weekend. It was super easy to plan for having it at the Kangaroo Zoo in Pleasant Grove. I took him to the Kanagroo Zoo a month beforehand and let him pick from three different party rooms. He choose the space Cosmos room; I planned the …

Mother’s Day is a special time when my children usually make us breakfast in bed. It’s funny to see what they create for us…from over-salted eggs to freshly-squeezed orange juice, they are the sweetest children we could have asked for. We always attend church with them; I love to hear the musical numbers that they …

I’ve been to all sorts of afternoon teas and they are one of my favorite things to do. From afternoon teas in England, Scotland, on cruise ships, in the USA and others that I’ve hosted at my home, they are easily my favorite type of party—and sometimes you just want an easy tea party. Today …

9 Tea Party Ideas for Adults Whether you’re looking for tea party ideas for a bridal shower, a budget-friendly tea party, or a ladies’ afternoon tea with your girlfriends, you’re sure to find something that suits your needs.  Here are some of my favorite tea party ideas to inspire your special event. 1.  Authentic Afternoon …

I love Norway! My late step-grandmother is from there and some of her family still lives there. She and my grandpa would rave about Norway’s beautiful scenery. So, last year we visited! Read about the Must See’s of a Norwegian Cruise here. I saw these plates, napkins and cherry napkin rings and thought that they …

I love decorating tablescapes for kids. Yesterday, I hosted my husband’s family of almost 40 people for our annual family Christmas party. I wanted to set up a boy’s gingerbread themed table and a girl’s gingerbread themed table. I’ll post the girl’s gingerbread tablescape soon. The activities I had for the kids after dinner were: …

I am hosting a Christmas party in a few days and there are twelve adults attending. When I was thinking about what theme to do for the tablescape, I couldn’t help but think of the Twelve Days of Christmas. What a fun theme for a table of 12! Although a very lonnnnnnng song (my daughter …

Last week my daughter turned 11 and I threw her a Bubblegum Party at the ‘Candy Escape Room’. Her name is Aurora but she also goes by, ‘Bubblegum’, or at least that is what she went by as a baby to an older toddler. She mainly goes by Aurora but at random we’ll still call …