Brittany and Sara from One Charming Party have designed a variety of fabulous DIY children’s party plans.  Each themed party plan includes over 60 pages of step-by-step instructions and photos to show you how to recreate this party in your home. You’ll receive a printables pack to print out your own invitations, thank you cards, [...]

Being green doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be bland. With a few conscious decisions you can transform your party into a stylish eco-friendly occasion. By simply crossing those plastic plates and cups off the shopping list you can make a positive impact. Using real plates is the best option but it’s not always possible. Palm [...]

Summer is only a month or so away for us in the southern hemisphere. I thought I’d share a few simple ideas for planning an outdoor movie night in your own backyard.  Choose a warm summer’s night, hire your projector, put up your screen and start popping that popcorn. Place futons, cushions, blankets and deckchairs [...]

This year we are celebrating my daughter’s birthday at a local fun park.  It’s a small park with traditional rides, sweet stalls and plenty of seating.  To coordinate with the visit to the fun park, I’ve chosen a vintage carnival theme for the party.  Over the past few weeks, I’ve curated a pinboard on Pinterest, [...]

Serve your cocktail party drinks with these fantastic ice cube guitars. Just fill the tray with water, lay the ‘neck’ stirrers in place and freeze. As the body melts the neck becomes a stirrer. Set of three styles (Gibson, Fender and acoustic) in a 6 3/4′ x 8 1/4′ silicon freezer tray. Buy them {HERE} [...]

This is such a clever idea for a menu board for home or for a buffet table at your party or wedding. The crafty ladies over at Little Birdie Secret have created this wipe-off board menu. Using a simple picture frame, they replace the frame insert with their favourite patterned scrap paper (cut to size) [...]

I’m always trying to find stylish and practical ways to “eco my parties”, so when I found MYdrap on Pinterest, I had to find out more about them. MYdrap design colourful cotton napkins and placemats, that are perforated on a roll for easy-tear convenience.  Made from 100% cotton fibers, MYdrap napkins are biodegradable, compostable and [...]

A buffet is a convenient way to serve party food to your guests.  By styling the buffet table, it can also become a decorative feature of your party.  Dress the table to coordinate with your theme or style it simply with linen, serving platters and the like. You can break up the seated nature of [...]

I’ve been spending a lot of my spare time on this fabulous little website, Pinterest.  If you haven’t come across it before, then let me tell you a little bit about it. Pinterest is a virtual pinboard.  It lets you organise and share all the beautiful things that you find on the web. People use [...]

There is a general rule when creating centrepieces – you should avoid placing anything above eye level (when seated) to ensure all guests seated at the table are visible to each other.  There are some exceptions, for example, you can incorporate opaque glass vases, plants, branches or candlestick holders onto your table.   Here are [...]