Gingerbread House Party

One of my favorite parts of the week is when my son (age 5) wakes up and calls me from his bed to cuddle (yes, he actually calls before getting out of bed and jumping into the day).  A few weeks ago during this time, he mentioned that he wanted to invite his new friends in our new neighborhood to have a gingerbread house-making contest.  I thought this was a wonderful way to get to know the neighborhood kids and their parents, since we are new to the area.  Sounded great - gingerbread houses for the kids, wine and cheese for the parents - and not too much work to put together.  Brilliant idea, I thought! And I knew just the design team to create a wonderful invitation! So this is the holiday party invitation the team came up with... cute, cute, cute.

 

 

It turns out that this wonderful idea was a 5-year old's ploy. At the end of the conversation, my son declared that the winner of the gingerbread making contest would win Legos, so really it was about How Do I Get More Legos? No matter, we are still having the party and looking forward to it!

-Liwanag, President

Cookie Exchange Parties

When we were discussing our 2009 collection of Holiday Party Invitations we all tried to think of parties we attend during the holidays or certain things that just ‘happen’ because it’s the holiday season. One of the events we talked about was Cookie Exchange ‘parties’. This year will be my second year attending such an event and I’m super excited. I’m unfortunately not hosting, otherwise I would of course send this adorable cookie exchange holiday party invitation out to all of my girlfriends. But that’s beside the point, but it just wouldn’t be right if I didn’t mention it, right? J

 

 

My sister-in-law is the one that started the fun last year and coordinated what type of cookie everyone would be making so there wouldn’t be any duplicates. The idea was to have your dough ready or have some of the prep work completed prior to the party. Then the day of the exchange we baked. And baked. And baked. We then all were able to leave with 12 or so (however many people were there) different plates of cookies to take home. Love, love, love this. Because I don’t bake. And I learned many of my friends were AMAZING bakers which in turn made my plate of holiday cookies that I would bring to my other holiday parties look really, really good.

 

So, the date for this year’s exchange is set for a Friday night in December. However the rules have changed just a bit. We’re supposed to come with our cookies pre-baked, packaged (I’ll be adhering this adorable gift tag to my plates of cookies) and ready to go and prepared to spend the evening with some good wine and of course great company. I’m liking this year’s plan a lot.

 

 

I’d love to hear about your cookie exchange party plans and also which cookie you bring (and the recipe, but only if it’s easy!)

Holiday Party Invitations

The holidays are coming. Whether you’re ready or not, the holiday music is playing in the stores, the lights are going up in the neighborhood, the stores have their full assortment of decorations, gift wrap and stockings on the shelves and the ads have definitely started to take over my Sunday paper.

 

What else does this mean? Your calendar is soon to be booked with holiday parties. Weekends in December seem to disappear. But that’s okay, right? Because it’s the season to get together, surround yourself with people that make you smile, make you laugh. However, we recognize that it costs money to host parties and you just might be in saving mode right now.

 

That’s why we’re so proud of our 2009 collection of Holiday Party Invitations. They’re stylish. Whether you’re looking for a chic holiday party invitation or as specific as a gingerbread house making party invitation, our talented designers have created a truly unique, stylish invitation for your event. And the best part? We sell them in quantities as low as 8. Maybe only a few neighbors in your neighborhood make you smile or maybe can only handle 8 crazy, talk-non-stop five year old children in the house at one time. For $10, you can brighten someone’s day with one of our holiday party invitations and give them something to look forward to this holiday season.

 

Because that’s what it should be about, making spirits bright!

 

Here are a few of my favorites.

 

 

Simply Merry - Aqua Holiday Party Invitation

 

 

Tree Trimming - Holiday Party Invitation

 

 

Chandelier Chic Holiday Party Invitation

shhh...it's a surprise (party!)

We have two party invitations that would work perfect for your upcoming surprise party...whether it's a birthday or anniversary or anything. Technically, you could use basiscally ANY of our products and just customize the text, but these two are super cute!

Comes in blue and green, too!

I met my husband about 8 months prior to him turning the big 3-0 and his mother approached me to help her throw a surprise party for him. Sure! (needed to get in with the potential in-laws...right?? :))

So, amazingly enough, we got the party invites out, made a scrapbook, planned everything and he NEVER had a clue. We lived in a fairly small town at the time, and you can imagine how well secrets are kept.

Anyway, I had one of his friends ask him to help bartend a private party at our local club and if you knew my husband, being able to socialize with everyone at a party is right up his alley...he had no idea and agreed right away. He rounded the corner into the club, everyone yelled 'Surprise!' and I'm not sure I've ever seen him more red. It was awesome and truly an event to remember.

I'd love to hear your surprise party story or plan for that matter!

4th Of July Party Invitations are here!

Our collection of 4th of July party invitations are live and ready for your upcoming party!!

This one is my favorite...

Stunning, isn't it? Love it.

Here are a few other designs tailored to the 4th of July.

So, I know you've all been anxiously awaiting to see our collection of adorable...affordable 4th of July invitations and here you have them! Here's to a SAFE, FUN and AFFORDABLE 4th of July!

Chocolate Party Favors...yum!

Many of you may have seen these featured in the May edition of our newsletter, Juice, (sign up!). But just in case you missed it...here they are...in all their deliciousness.

Chocolate covered cookies. Seriously. Amazing.

Bonus? They match one of our most popular baby shower invitations!

Want to be more original than chocolate cigars?

How about these fun stork themed chocolate covered cookies?

Then...you can send out this matching photo birth announcement!

Maybe it's just me that is minorly obsessed about matching. Regardless, I'm not joking when I say this is the best chocolate I've had. Hands down. See all of our chocolate party favors and make your next event even sweeter.