Tip of the Day – Sparkling Favors


If you need a last minute favor idea for your New Year’s eve party or wedding, take any plain small boxes and glitter the tops to add a special touch to your favors. Fill them with chocolates, hard candies or mini cupakes.

 

sparkling favors

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Tip of the Day – Lavender Champagne


Go one step further this New Year’s Eve and serve your guests lavender champagne. They’ll be delighted at the special touch.

 

lavender champagne

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Tip of the Day – Shimmering Streamers


Decorate for your New Year’s party inexpensively by using wall paper, wrapping paper or scrapbook paper and make these shimmering streamers.

 

shimmering streamers

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Tip of the Day – Confetti and Noisemakers


Now that Christmas has come and gone, you need to start thinking about New Year’s Eve parties. If you’re hosting a party, consider passing out trays of confetti and noisemakers a few minutes before 12 for a big ruckus – just remember that you’ll be doing quite a bit of cleaning the next day.

 

confetti and noisemakers

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Tip of the Day – Simple Wooden Holiday Decor


Click here to learn how to make these simple, wooden holiday decorations that will look like floating ornaments over your holiday dinner.

 

wooden hoops

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Tip of the Day – Decorative Candles


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If you’re looking for a budget-friendly Christmas gift for friends or a hostess gift, look no further. These decorative decal pillar candles are inexpensive and really cute. Click here to learn how to make them.



Tip of the Day – Inexpensive Placemats


Buy red felt squares at your local craft store for adorable, inexpensive placemats for your next holiday dinner.

 

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Tip of the Day – Sugar Cookies


If you don’t have time to make a spread of pies, cakes and cookies the next time you’re entertaining for the holidays, consider buying a couple packs of sugar cookie dough and mixing it up. Read this article about 10 ideas for sugar cookie dough!

 

sugar cookie

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Tip of the Day – Christmas Cupcakes


Wow your guests by serving these delightful Christmas cupcakes. Get the recipe here.

 

christmas cupcakes

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Tip of the Day – Angel Food Cake


If you serve this for dessert at your next holiday party or dinner, your guests will love it. Get the recipe here.

 

angel food cake

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Tip of the Day – Holiday Dinner Place Cards


These simple holly-leaf place cards can be printed right off the Martha Stewart website. All you have to do is cut them out, write the names and score them down the middle.

 

holly leaf place card

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Tip of the Day – Simple Centerpiece


Only have 5 minutes to throw together a beautiful centerpiece for your holiday dinner party? No problem. Pull out a cake stand, place some leaves on it and pile it with ornaments.

 

centerpiece

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Tip of the Day – Icicle Lights


I absolutely love this lighting decorating idea. If you decorate your trees like this before your holiday party, your guests will love it.

 

christmas lights

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