Priceless for Pennies!… Though your love has no price tag, here are a few tokens I found that express it, costing just a couple of bucks! FOR HER: These are Mini-Roses Growing Kits for $1.00 at Target right now! Perfect for keeping as stock in my car to pass out amongst friends during these next [...]
Entries Tagged as '“Gilt-Free” Indulgencies'
“Leaf” your Impression
October 6th, 2010 No Comments
Giving your Hostess the Mostest… A bottle of wine is most certainly a sure fire, ace-in-the-hole, always welcome and appropriate Hostess Gift any day of the week… But, when S.J. greeted us at our door for a Sunday Night “Magazine Test Recipe Dinner” bearing a bouquet of Elephant Ear Palms last August… well, let’s just [...]
Tags: Gifts · Hospitality
Silver Polish Party!
October 1st, 2010 No Comments
Wet our Whistle while we Work… Blossom came across literally boxes of silver from both her mother and mother-in-law, that had long since been paid attention to. Yes, polishing silver is traditionally a line of subject on one’s intended “To-Do” list. But over the years, it has become a tradition for my mother and I, [...]
Tags: Home Care · Home Decor
“Fabric”ation
September 28th, 2010 No Comments
From a sample of fabric came: Baby Shower Invitations, Thank You Note Cards and The Nursery Walls! My soon to arrive nephew, Gray, is due September 22, 2010. In designing the Nursery, we have gone through piles of fabric samples in searching for the right pallet combination. Our favorite?… one that doesn’t work. Our Solution?… [...]
Tags: Home Decor · Homemade · Invitations
Rinse “Re-Cycle”
August 30th, 2010 No Comments
A bright idea from Two’s Company display team at Market in Dallas…
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“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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