Although I need to be creating Easter crafts, all my time is being spent on my impending dinner party. Every detail must be thought through and every task completed. Since I have no staff (in my daydreams, I have a butler to help!) to make assignments to, I get to stay up late to make… Read More
Category Archives: Around the house
Ironing Superhero
As party preparations continue at my house, I spent an hour tonight ironing. Those 24 monogrammed napkins are now crease free. They were joined with 5 red napkins from last week and a denim shirt. I have a relatively new find that I wanted to share on the ironing front. It is Mary Ellen’s Best… Read More
Party Perfect
I spent my weekend getting my house ready for an elegant dinner party that I will hold next weekend. It involves a seated dinner for 22 people. Preparations have involved unpacking, washing and drying dishes, glassware and silverware for 22. Guests will be seated at 3 tables, so we brought in an extra table and… Read More
Theme It Up!
I love a good theme. For me a theme can be anything from Pink Out Day at Rotary (where we wore pink and played pink themed songs), a St. Patrick’s Day themed gathering of the North Texas Chapter of the International Food & Wine Society, to a seafood themed dinner party with friends. If the… Read More