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Sweet! Austin Sugarworks

July 12, 2012 by Sharon Garofalow 2 Comments

I was just cleaning up my desk top and found these photos that I never posted! It was hard for me to meet everyone who attended the Dreamers In To Doers event in New York earlier this year, so it was as I was going through the gift bag where I really saw who was there with me. I was in love with Austin Sugarworks the minute I laid eyes on the adorable sculpted sugar rose!

I checked out the rest of the site and was so excited about these adorable sugars. I have not had a chance to order any yet but the top of my wish list is the ginger flavored lion head sugars! Head to the site to check out all the fun sugars. How cute would these be for a coffee or champagne cocktail bar at a special event!

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Filed Under: Food, Holidays, Oh you fancy huh, Party Inspiration, Party Planning, Things I Love Tagged With: baby shower, bridal shower, cocktails, Custom

Coolest Calligraphy by A Fabulous Fete

July 3, 2012 by Sharon Garofalow 2 Comments

How awesome is this calligraphy by A Fabulous Fete?! She continually blows my mind with how talented she is. Right now my favorite thing she does is this casually cool calligraphy that is perfect for weddings, parties, gifts, labeling, just about anything really. The image above is from a platter she created for a wedding candy buffet she designed.

I had Lauren do this “enjoy” cake plate for Jenny several months ago. I may have her do a series for me too. Just because. I wanted to make sure that you all know about this crazy cool skill Lauren has. Message her via her Etsy shop for all your calligraphy needs.

Or you can purchase some treat bags from her Etsy shop. I’m going to go finish my coffee and figure out what I need to have her write on for me. I’m sure there is something…

First and last image via A Fabulous Fete and middle image via Hank and Hunt

Filed Under: Gift Guides, Oh you fancy huh, Orange County Resources, Party Inspiration, Party Planning, Table Tops, Things I Love Tagged With: calligraphy, candy buffets, Custom, Personalized

For Your Party {Giveaway!!!}

October 17, 2011 by Sharon Garofalow 11 Comments

I am just about ready to be lost in all kinds of party planning. November through February are an entertaining whirlwind for me. I’ve got 11 family birthdays, 3 holidays and whatever else I dream up to work on for the blog. While we don’t throw all out parties for each of these birthdays we like to do something special for each person. What I love about For Your Party is that you can get custom napkins or other party paper items printed (in totally reasonable quantities) to help celebrate a special occasion without breaking your back planning an over the top gala. Who wouldn’t be excited to show up to a dinner in their honor and find a napkin, coaster or stir stick created just for them?

For Your Party knows that you all have a lot going on this time of year and are giving away an awesome set of party goods to one lucky reader.

Giveaway includes:

*50 Stir Sticks – For Your Party offers 3 styles/shapes to choose from and graphics and design are totally customizable.

*50 Printed Coasters – 4 styles to choose from. Winner can customize the look to suit their party needs.

*50 Printed Cocktail Napkins in any color with customized message.

Winner can personalize the products with any choice of color, over 70 fonts, tons of shapes and message copy. Or choose one of their ready made designs, all of which are super cool! Take a minute to look around their site and see some examples, this will give you a ton of ideas of what they are capable of doing.

Don’t have any parties coming up? Create something special for your family’s Thanksgiving dinner.

Photo Sources:

Trifle, wine glasses (my photo), glitter pumpkin and flowers, turkey breast

Stir Stick, napkin and coaster were created by me using the For Your Party site which is super easy to use to customize most of their products any way you want.

Or use one of their “vintage inspired” themes for an upcoming baby shower you have to throw.

Photo Sources:

Popcorn, cake stand, garland, mint tissue ball, green and white tissue pinwheel, drink, baby shower game card. Umbrella napkin, stir stick and candy favor box created on the For Your Party site.

The possibilities are virtually endless.

To enter, leave a comment on this post telling me what event you will use the custom goods for. I will choose one winner, at random. Will accept comments until midnight, Monday, October 24, 2011 and announce the winner on Tuesday, October 25, 2011.

Follow For Your Party on Facebook for a 10% discount on your order!

Follow them on Twitter and check out their blog for more ideas on how to use their awesome products!

Sharon

Photos of winning items care of For Your Party

Filed Under: Party Planning Tagged With: Custom, Giveaway, Inspiration, Paper, Party Decor

Tiny Prints – Review

May 6, 2011 by Sharon Garofalow Leave a Comment

I was contacted recently by Tiny Prints to see if I would be interested in reviewing their cards. I’ve known about them for years, but never had the right opportunity to use them before. Until now. My mother-in-law asked me to help her with a 90th birthday party for my husband’s grandmother. While I knew that Tiny Prints made adorable children’s party invites and cool, modern Christmas cards, I wasn’t sure what I would find in the way of adult invitations.

I left the final decision making up to my mother-in-law (see the above) but found that they have a bunch of great options for adult invitations.

Image via Tiny Prints – Painted Trunks in Cabernet

Although they have this sampled as a holiday party, it was easily found under a heading for birthday party invitations for adults.

Image via Tiny Prints – Festive Fanfare Bright Green

Love how modern the green and grey is and love the offset detail box.

Image via Tiny Prints – Inspired Garden: Begonia

And how fantastical is this chic floral invite?! I love everything about it.

Image via Tiny Prints – Allergy Alert Cards, Bright Boxes: Sky

But I was pleasantly surprised when I came across these Allergy Alert cards. As some of you may know, my oldest son has multiple food allergies. And with him about to start kindergarten and us contemplating taking him on a trip back east this summer, these cards could really come in handy. And there are 4 different styles to choose from. RAD.IC.LE.

And I had no idea that they also had greeting cards. I can’t tell you how many times I have fretted over having to run out to buy a greeting card to get it in the mail on time. Sometimes you just don’t want to drag two kids over to Target, where there is a Lego section and where you could quite literally have two separate tantrums happening at once causing you to shed tears and sweat like a fat man. Not saying that has happened…There are several ways they can help with the cards. They can send them out for you and allow the card to arrive to the recipient faster and possibly on time for once in your life. Or they can send the card to you, so you can personally sign it and then send it out from home. Awesome. And they also have business products, wedding invites and photo gifts. Sheesh. If Tiny Prints ran for prom queen she would probably win. She’s got it all.

I had a little hiccup with my ordering. I had saved a draft in a folder but then couldn’t access it to put in my cart when I was ready to order. I used the instant chat capability and within a minute I was chatting with a customer service rep and figured out the problem without having to grab the phone or wait to get an email back which may or may not have had the right answer. I LOVE this option. And once the order was placed, I received an email from a customer service rep. She said that she had personally checked my order and sent it on to the printers. There was a name and a phone number with an extension in case I had any questions or concerns. What the what?! That’s customer service, people!

I had an awesome experience with Tiny Prints and would certainly use them again. I’m not sure why I continually fret over my novice graphic design capabilities and try to design all my own invites when there are professionals and designers who do it so much better and can be obtained with the click of the mouse.

If you haven’t used them yet, you should try them. Don’t get me started about the envelope options…

Sharon

top 2 photos are mine

Filed Under: Food Allergies, Party Planning Tagged With: Custom, Invitations, Paper, Personalized, Resources

Introducing Studio Lotus & November

January 25, 2011 by Sharon Garofalow 2 Comments

I’m so excited to share with you the launch of Studio Lotus & November. You sort of know Lisa already as I used one of her designs for my very first Inspiration Board Challenge. At the time, she was in the process of setting up shop and it’s finally done!