# of People | 10 | 25 | 50 | 100 |
Bottles of Wine per 2 hours | 5 | 13 | 25 | 50 |
Bottles of Champagne per 2 hours | 3 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
Bottles of Beer per hour | 20 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
Bottles of Liqour per hour | 1 1/2 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
Mixers for Liqour drinks per hour (1L) | 4 | 9 | 17 | 33 |
Lemons and Limes | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
Ice (lbs) | 5 | 13 | 25 | 50 |
Paper Cocktail Napkins per hour | 40 | 100 | 200 | 400 |
Linen Cocktail Napkins per hour | 20 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
Friday, December 18, 2009
A New Years Celebration Countdown
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Gift Wrap at Santa's Workshop!
- Make it personal by adding your logo, monogram, or even photo on to wrapping paper at www.picturepaper.com. It is $16.95 per roll and it is so unique! You don't even need a gift tag!
- Wrap up a few gifts for the same person with brown craft paper and tie them together with string. Attach a note saying "Brown paper packages tied up with string...These are a few of your favorite things!"
- For a small token or trinket, place your gift in a cool box that can always be displayed. I like these from West Elm. Tie them closed with a red or green ribbon and attach a simple tag. At $12.00 you can add a unique and everlasting wrapping to the gift.
- Help your friends go green by wrapping their gift in a re-usable grocery tote. I like these Chico Bags because they are avaliable in a lot of colors and can be wrapped up and carried with you later. The are $4.95 and, stuffed with tissue and tied with a ribbon, make a great wrap!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Bag ideas from the Bag Snob!
Just in the St. Nick of Time - Affordable Gifts with a Theme!
Feather Your Nest with me on January 11th!
Please join me and my co-hosts, Ashlee Hunt Kleinert and Colleen Rickenbacher, for the first Feather Your Nest Luncheon and Speaker on the 11th January at the Ritz-Carlton. We are so excited to partner with the Ritz Carlton, Dallas to bring renounded designer and author Hutton Wilkenson to Dallas. His lectures are always amazing and his books are so beautiful. I can't wait to hear what he has to teach us, dine on a delicious Ritz-Carlton lunch, and have fellowship with my friends. I hope that you will be there! You can sign up by clicking here!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Eye Masks on Daily Candy Gift Guide!
Thank you to Brittany Edwards for featuring my new Silk Eye Masks on the Daily Candy Gift Guide! They eye masks are made from vintage silk scarves that I have collected on my travels. I hope you like them! They are sold at Elements on Lover's Lane which is stocked with loads of fantastic holiday finds.
Christmas Entertaining on a Budget
1. Create a simply stunning centerpiece: Fill any glass bowl or open top vase with a favorite festive item such as simple solid ornaments or candy canes. They will last all season long. For a special occasion, top your cylinder vases that are filled with goodies with a sphere of flowers. Solid red carnations from the floral department at Tom Thumb are an affordable way to make a dramatic statement with your flowers (I can get you a photo of this if you like it).
2. Set the tone with tea lights: Candles are a great way to evoke nostalgic memories during the holidays. Purchase a bag of little tea lights. Wrap 1/2 wide ribbon that will match your decor (I like the warmth of velvet ribbons during the holiday season) around the edge of the tea lights and secure with double stick tape. Scatter them around your table top for or across your mantles for maximum impact at minimum expense.
3. Cook in Batches: Make a few breakfast or lunch casseroles that you can freeze and serve when needed. It will take the stress out of feeding out of town guests in the morning. Plus, buying in bulk can really stretch a budget. Tom Thumb offers value packs on all their O Organic products etc. Imagine how easy it will be to pull out your casserole, heat it up; add coffee and juice to your table and you have a breakfast feast in three steps! Be sure you let your casseroles cool completely before putting them in the freezer.
4. Be unique with your guest book: Set a bowl or basket of simple and inexpensive solid ornaments and a few paint pens out by the door. Ask your guests to decorate and sign an ornament and then hang it on your tree. It will give them something fun to do, get them in to your home to mingle and you will have a lasting memory of their visit to hang on your tree every year.
5. Make shopping a family affair: Include your kids on your trips to the store. Tom Thumb has thousands of new everyday low prices and great weekly Reward Card specials on items across the store! Their new yellow shelf tags show the old price crossed out and the new everyday low price. It is a great feeling to see your savings right before your eyes! If your kids are along, you can turn the tags into a fun math game.
6. Save Time and Money Shopping: One Stop shopping not only saves you time and money but also your sanity during the holidays. Tom Thumb not only has every thing you need but has reduced prices all across the store- it will save you both time and money. I love the peace of mind that comes along with knowing that I am getting the best price when I see what I am saving on their yellow price tags.
7. Stock up on your shopping trip: Every busy mom needs to make the most of their shopping trip. Stock up on all the everyday items you may need. For quick on the go meals, Tom Thumb has great O Organics products and an Eating Right line. Buying private label brands at Tom Thumb is a great way to save but not skip out on quality.
8. Host a Dessert Party: Hosting a Dessert Party is a great way to keep on your budget during the holidays. Start your party at 8:30 or 9, after your guest list has already been to the office Christmas party or had a family dinner, and you can host them for dessert. One quick trip to the bakery at Tom Thumb and all of your food is taken care of! A variety of the sweet treats in the bakery, a pre-cake, cookie trays, and pastries, are tasty and easy. Serve the treats on your best trays and cake plates. Tom Thumb has all of this in a one stop shop, including wine to pair with your pastries!
9. Decorate with Rosemary: Purchase two small Rosemary trees at Tom Thumb and cover their containers in a row of Candy Canes by using a glue stick and tying a green ribbon around them. Place them on each side of the mantle for a festive look and the aroma is amazing! Sprigs or rosemary and candy canes are also great accents on a serving tray, attached to the bow on a gift or at someone's place setting.
10. Gift wrap with ease: Wrap a few gifts every day instead of waiting until the last minute. Leave the ribbons off of the packages until you are ready to deliver or ship them. That you can stack up your gifts without messing up the bow! I love to keep the Christmas Cards that people send me. When I do my gift wrapping I use last year’s cards as gift tags by cutting out either a lovely message from the inside of the card or a pretty image from the front of the card. I punch a whole into it and tie it to my package. It is a great way to recycle last year’s cards!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Christmas Tablescapes
I had such a great time setting a table for a Tablescaping fundraiser yesterday. I loved all of the inspiration I found in each of the ideas.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Dry Chapped Hands! Let's help Julie!
Monday, December 7, 2009
Stress Free Holiday Tips
- Wrap a few gifts every day. Go ahead and label them but don't put the bows and ribbons on yet. This way you can stack them up and keep them organized. In addition, they will be easier to transport. Embellish them the week of Christmas.
- Make it festive and tackle your to-do list with friends. Host a few friends for a baking party, Christmas card addressing party, or gift wrapping party. Make it fun! Provide them with a lot of the supplies they will need and a few snacks and you can chat away about your favorite holiday traditions over a cup of peppermint hot chocolate!
- Always keep a few extra gifts in your closet for those people who accidently got looked over or for those who show up at your door with a gift in hand!
- When shopping for Christmas, keep a list and budget. Be sure to find a way to designate which gifts have been purchased in a color or fashion that will keep you on track.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Navigating Sticky Holiday Situations
Thursday, December 3, 2009
The Dallas Flea
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
A Homegrown and Handmade Holiday
The Dallas Farms Market is offering activities for the entire family.
Saturday, Dec 5 9:00a to 3:00p at Dallas Farmers Market, Dallas, TX
The Dallas Farmers Market offers two new programs through the end of the year. The Busker Program will bring musicians, artists, mimes, minstrels, clowns, actors and other entertainers to the market. The Handcrafter Market will feature merchants with handmade and creative items for sale.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Winner of Tablescapes Thanksgiving Table contest!
Congratulations to Amy Wood who is the winner of Tablescapes! I got a lot of photos of incredibly beautiful tablescapes but this one was so clever and I just had to select it as the winner! I love the mini-feast being re-enacted by playmobile charachters but I also love that she still added her crystal place card holders and beautiful linens. I don't think that the "First Thanksgiving" has ever looked so good!
Trinkets, Tokens and Treasures - Personalized Novels!
If you are looking for a way to commemorate your family's history this Christmas, I have found the perfect gift for you! Why not have a book personalized for those on your gift list!