Elsie of A Beautiful Mess

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Resolution #6:
Throw more parties.
Guest Blog post by Elsie of A Beautiful Mess

Hello there! I’m Elsie from A Beautiful Mess and I am super excited to share some fun party ideas for this new year! I put this little party table together in 30 minutes, for under $40!

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Parties with pals don’t have to be super expensive or time consuming to be fun and memorable. I opted for colored candies and fresh fruit and flowers. My sister, Emma, created this yummy raspberry sparkler cocktail too! Don’t forget to take photos of your cute parties and get-togethers because they’re a lot of fun to blog about too.

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Here are a few sweet ideas for 2011 parties…

*Have a fancy ‘girls only’ tea party. Dress up and take lots of instant photos!
*Have a donut party. You know you want to…
*Have a movie themed costume party. Make sure you have your camera too. ;)
*Invite your pals over for a craft night. Be sure to collect lots of cute supplies in advance!
*Make your own photo booth backdrop for a cute get-together.
*Host a back yard camp out with friends, tents, sleeping bags and smores.

Xo. elsie

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Categories: Catching Confetti, food and drink

13 Responses

  1. Lula says:
    January 4, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    I’ll join in on the tea and donut party ANYTIME! And wow those raspberry drinks look so so good!

  2. Becca says:
    January 4, 2011 at 7:25 pm

    These are such good ideas!

  3. Cedar says:
    January 4, 2011 at 7:43 pm

    What a darling set up! This makes me want to start planning a party this minute.

  4. AnnaBananaCupcake says:
    January 4, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    I love those straws!
    XOXO

  5. courtney says:
    January 4, 2011 at 9:24 pm

    ditto on the straws. this drink looks delicious. i love all of the bright colors in these photos.

  6. Sasha says:
    January 5, 2011 at 12:23 am

    I’ll be planning some of get-togethers this year that’s for sure!

  7. Whitney says:
    January 5, 2011 at 1:24 am

    hosting a party is one of my goals for 2011 and this post gets me even more excited to do it! looks so fun!

  8. Ann says:
    January 5, 2011 at 4:04 am

    I LOVE these party ideas. The colors in these photos are beeeeautiful!

  9. Yumi Romero says:
    January 5, 2011 at 9:53 am

    What are those little pink and cream colored balls? I love the way they look together! Let me know please!

  10. Victoria (Batzy) says:
    January 5, 2011 at 10:17 am

    so many good themes….can’t wait to organize a small party!

  11. Breeanna @ a brilliant melody says:
    January 5, 2011 at 12:21 pm

    great ideas! I love Elsie’s blog!

  12. Van says:
    January 5, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    I think I might host another tea party this weekend. This time with more colors :) Bwahaha.

  13. Party store says:
    January 12, 2011 at 12:50 am

    Great pictures of the interior in homes.Keep it up! Good luck for the future success of this blog.