Pizza Party- Rolling out Invitations and waving flags

There are only a few foods that scream happiness and fun.
Pizza brings joy where ever it goes
and a pizza party deserves an increDOUGHble invitation.

We've pinned down all the details to get this event rolling...

The only hard decision is what type of pizza to choose...

My 2 favorite ingredients for any pizza party are 

basil and flags.

Why not combine them for a fragrant and festive centerpiece?

Everything is better with basil, 

 be it tomatoes...

Mushrooms...

or Pepperoni.

Invitations and flags are ready for delivery in my 
Etsy Shop!

5+ Festive ways to use Chocolate Rabbits for Easter

It all started during Easter years ago.

My kids received so many adorable chocolate bunnies 

that I thought, 

there has to be something more to do with them besides nibble off the ears.

Bunny Milk became a fun tradition that we still look forward to.

It seems as though chocolate rabbits are multiplying more than ever.

The Easter aisles at every store are stocked with all shapes and sizes.

Here are a few more festively easy ways to celebrate with them.

Let's get the Easter Parade started!

Easter Bunny Bonnets

I dare you not to smile at these

fresh flower and succulent hats...

Simply use a skewer to make a stem-sized hole
and adorn with a tiny succulent...

or any other snippets from the garden.

They are the perfect touch of whimsy

for centerpiece or place setting.

Don't they look proud?!

On our Easter Menu...

Stuffed Rabbit - 2 ways

For a sweet surprise, 

make a hole in the back and fill with candy...

Or what my teenagers prefer...

Bunny Money

Rabbit Stew

All the fixings for a Spring stew make a silly hostess gift...

The ingredients include:

a pastel colander, filled with colorful tiny potatoes, fresh veggie seeds...

and one gorgeous dark chocolate rabbit.

For dessert we're serving...

Baked Rabbit (Bunny S'mores)

Small chocolate covered marshmallow bunnies...

are nestled in between graham crackers 

and baked at 350 degrees for 10 minutes...

I like mine well done!

And a decadent Chocolate Martini with a tiny bunny floater becomes a

Rabbit-ini

Cheers Big Ears, 

Happy Easter!

Galentine's Taco Tuesday Centerpiece

It is the perfect storm...
Galentine's Day and Taco Tuesday have collided!

To quote the wise trailblazer, Leslie Knope,

“Every February 13, my ladyfriends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it, breakfast-style. Ladies celebrating ladies. It’s like Lilith Fair, minus the angst. Plus frittatas.”

So enjoy your ladyfriends, enjoy your tacos and

Happy Galentine's Day.

A succulent Christmas Tree

This year I'm decking my Christmas table with a simple wooden tree 

and the effortless elegance of succulents and candles.

I stained an unfinished wood pallet tree from Michael's...

then topped with some beauties from the nursery..

and a few warm glowing votives...

Merry and bright, indeed!

Succulent Turkeys - a flock of Thanksgiving Centerpieces

We all know the importance of a succulent turkey

at Thanksgiving...

I guarantee these centerpieces will deliver every time!

How surprised will everyone be to have living turkeys on the table?

They are so easy to make.

Look for succulent plants where the "leaves" look similar to turkey feathers.

(I got mine in the copper tin at Trader Joe's)

Gather up flat, wooden ice cream spoons and paint pens, 

then get the glue gun ready...

Paint on your best turkey face...

then hot glue it to the side of your pot...

Place the plants back in and you'll have a flock of turkeys for your table in no time...

Who knew turkey farming was so simple and cute?!

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Nautical Graduation Party Centerpieces

It's that time of year where high school graduates are plotting their course to sail away.

What better way to wish them a bon voyage to the next wave of their life than with

College Logo Sail Centerpieces?

The masts are proudly raised with the school they'll be attending.

Hitting the seas will be

Wolverines, Huskies, Trojans...

Commodores...

Mustangs...

and the mighty Buffalo...

You can set sail too, 

float on over to my Etsy Shop!

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