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Entries Tagged as '“Gilt-Free” Indulgencies'
“Dish”play!
August 10th, 2010 No Comments
Homemade… I saw these serving plates at a small fashion boutique used to display a series of jewelery pieces. I’ve used glass hurricanes, decorative boxes, and a draped stack of books as the base of serving plates to create depth and variance in height for my table scape at gatherings. But, the eclectic matching of [...]
Tags: Home Decor
Lanvender Launder!
July 28th, 2010 No Comments
Quick, Easy, and one more reason to plant your herb garden! I was visiting my friend, Lila, touring her new home in Dallas when I learned this “Gilt-Free” Indulgency. In conversation over recipes and gardens, Lila shared with me an easy, yet pampering “quick trick”. She advised me to use Fresh Lavender sprigs in the [...]
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The Dollar Store!…
May 20th, 2010 No Comments
Looks like a Million Bucks! In honor of Mosettee’s “Debutante” season, her Godmother threw a cocktail party based off of Mosettee’s theme: The Garden’s of Versailles…Peacocks, Butterflies, Flowers…Decadence! Though this was a very elegant affair, our hostess shared with me a surprising secret to the source of her decor… THE DOLLAR STORE!!!! All of the [...]
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Sangria “Hurry-a”!
April 20th, 2010 No Comments
Short Cut, not Short Changed… My Sangria and Calamari Party was a slightly short noticed, last-minute affair… and making real and good Sangria from scratch is not typically conducive to such situations. Not to mention having to buy so many ingredients does add up. One option to the solution is buying pre-made sangria from the [...]
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Napin Ring Bling!
February 16th, 2010 No Comments
Pipe Up and Lay it Down! Easy to make and fun to serve, use cut PVC Pipe for the base of a festive napkin ring! It’s a little on the DIY side of projects, but The Junior League of Houston implemented this idea for their recent Charity Ball and I just thought I would pass [...]
Tags: Hosting Quick Fix · low cost · Party Decoration · unique Idea
Tough on Grease?!…
November 2nd, 2009 No Comments
…Easy on the Eyes! Just because it’s doing the dirty work, doesn’t mean your liquid dish soap has to look the part?! Take out that manufactured plastic bottle of soap from under your kitchen sink, and dress up the dispenser to let your kitchen style shine!… Spotlessly, Effortlessly and virtually Cost Free! Re-dispense your soap [...]
Tags: Home Decor · Kitchen · low cost · Quick Fix · Recycle
Pumpkin Patch!
October 26th, 2009 No Comments
Grow your own! My Birthday is the day before Halloween, so I never knew if everyone was celebrating me, or just the occasion with such “pizazz”. Regardless, it has always made for a “drop in the bucket” when it comes to throwing entertaining and creative B-day Parties! In my recent years, I have come to [...]
Tags: Entertainment · Garndening · Haloween · low cost · Party · Season
Cost Free Coasters!
October 6th, 2009 1 Comment
Here is a Cute Gilt-Free Coaster Quick Fix… I was collection samples of AstroTurf for an art project at Home Depot… Who knew there even existed so many styles from which to choose?! Samples are offered as 4″x4″ Squares pre-cut cut for you to take home. Once I did, not only did I find that [...]
Tags: Gift · Gift Ideas · low cost · Party Decorations · Resourceful · Table Scape