Posted in Entertaining at Home, Entertaining Ideas, Holidays, Valentine's Day, tagged Savvy Entertaining, Shanna Hatfield, Valentine's Graphics, Valentine's Heart, Valentine's ideas on February 9, 2012| 1 Comment »
One of the things people have been searching for online this week are graphics for Valentine’s Day. I know this for a fact, because that is the most searched for thing that is bringing them to this blog. So here are a few graphics you can copy and use to your heart’s content.
And my personal favorite…
Posted in Entertaining at Home, Entertaining Ideas, Valentine's Day, tagged Savvy Entertaining, Shanna Hatfield, Valentine ideas, Valentine party ideas on February 7, 2012| 2 Comments »
If you’re thinking about hosting a Valentine’s party, here are some easy tips to make your home look like the love bug has spun a magic little spell.
COLOR – The three colors that scream Valentine’s Day and red, white and pink. The combination of the three leaves no doubt as to what holiday is being celebrated. You can use ribbons, crepe paper, balloons, streamers, cut-out hearts and fabric to set the scene for your event.
DECOR – There are a lot of easy and fun things you can do to add a pop of Valentine’s cheer to your home decor. Here are just a few ideas:
INVITATIONS – Use a heart graphic or have your kids cut out and color hearts. You can also send Evites or electronic invitations to keep things simple.
FOOD – Have fun with the food you serve. You can cut bread into heart shapes with a cookie cutter or twist bread sticks into heart shapes. You can cut out meat, cheese, vegetables and fruit with heart-shape cookie cuttes to add fun accents to the meal. Italian is a good choice (think Lady and the Tramp) and something like spaghetti feeds a crowd easily. Add some heart-shaped bread and a salad with little heart-shaped pieces of cheese or cut out beets and you’ve got a fun meal. Finish it off with a decadent dessert or cupcakes frosted in red, white and pink.
She Who Really Likes this Holiday Color Scheme!
Posted in Entertaining Ideas, Holidays, Valentine's Day, tagged Savvy Entertaining, Shanna Hatfield, Valentine's Day Ideas, Valentine's Day Tips on February 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Just for fun, all this week I’ll post Valentine’s themed tips, recipes, ideas and ramblings.
Aren’t you excited, now?
I can hear the giddy clapping of your hands as you anticipate all the fun to come this week!
So today, I’m pilfering some fun ideas from other websites and sharing them here.
Red hot-filled vase with red tulips. Love this idea from Martha Stewart.
Sweet Treats from The House of Smiths. So fun!
Simple and sweet idea from Designs that Inspire to Create Your Perfect Home.
Heart Lollipop from Add a Pinch. How cute is this?
And Vintage Valentines from Amazon. These cute little cards are really speaking to me.
So there you have it… some fun Valentine ideas to get you started thinking about how you can make the holiday next week extra special.
She Who Needs to Get Busy on Some Ideas!
Posted in Entertaining at Home, Entertaining Ideas, Holidays, tagged Entertaining at home basics, Entertaining Ideas, entertaining tips, Savvy Entertaining, Shanna Hatfield on January 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Right now is a fabulous time to stock up on basic entertaining pieces. With year-end and after Christmas sales going in most every store, you can find pretty much everything you need to get started entertaining at ridiculously low prices.
Some of the finds you might look for are:
• Table linens – yes there are a lot of holiday patterns on sale, but if you look, you can also find some neutral whites or creams.
• Cloth napkins – if you want to impress your dinner guests, pick up a few. Just be prepared to go to the work of removing grease stains and keeping them pressed.
• Serving pieces – you can find bowls, platters, tiered trays, salad sets. Go for plain styles or patterns that can mix or match with pieces you may already own.
• Dishes – amid all the snowman and poinsettia patterned pieces, you’ll find some sets of plain white dishes. Pick up a box or two to make it easy to entertain. If you find them on a 50-75 percent discount, it won’t take too many parties before you are saving money by not buying paper plates. Not only that, but you’ll feel a bit like Emily Post when you set a beautiful table that your guests admire.
• Silverware sets – I’ve seen several in the past few weeks in with the holiday stuff. Grab a set or two if you are in need of more silverware.
• Extras – candles, placemats, chargers, bases for centerpieces, are all on sale with the holiday leftovers.
While you are at it, stock up for next Christmas on things like holiday napkins, wrapping paper (but only the good kind), greeting cards, ribbon, lights, and ornaments.
She Who Needs to Stock Up
Savvy Entertaining 