Entertaining at Home: Apricot, Blueberry + Frangipane Crostata
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PDFIn the Craft Room: Polka Dotted Ribbon
You guys, this month has been good. Really good. We are in the thick of our events season, which means crafting, hammering, painting and floral designing galore {we live for this}! But it also means our time is sweet and easy peasy ideas go … Read more
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In the Kitchen: Salt and Sugared Blood Orange Ice Cubes
We’re suckers for simple home entertaining ideas. After all, we spend our waking hours throwing marvelous parties for a living, so when we want to kick back simple short cuts that showcase life’s best in regards to fresh bounty, delicious flavors and lots of … Read more
In the Craft Room: Kentucky Derby Boutonnière
Often time the gents get overlooked when it comes to festive party attire {well, not in our home or at our parties thanks to Mr. Valley}. This Kentucky Derby show the guys some love with our DIY Winner’s Ribbon Boutonnière at your festive fête. Play … Read more
In the Craft Room: Kentucky Derby Winner’s Circle Crown
It’s Kentucky Derby week and, while we missed out on opening day of the races, yesterday we shared our festive Lemon Mint Derby Julep in honor over on Lifestyle. And what’s better than enjoying cocktails with decorative head pieces? Not much, if you ask … Read more
Happy Hour: Lemon Mint Derby Julep
This year we vowed to head to opening day of the races at Emerald Downs {near Seattle} in full-on Kentucky Derby-inspired fashion. Aleah hoped to don a big floppy hat decked in paper flowers and ribbons…alas, it rained. And rained. And looked quite ominous, … Read more
Earth Day: In the Garden
Happy Earth Day! We both fondly remember the reduce, reuse and recycle campaign that became so popular when we were both in grade school. Growing up in the Seattle area we certainly had kindness to Mother Earth instilled in us by encouraged gardening as kids, learning about … Read more
In the Kitchen: Marinated Mozzarella Bites
When we entertain guests at our home we opt for an effortless route. After all, we throw legendary and sometimes over-the-top celebrations for a living! For an intimate gathering at our 1920s home for Nick’s birthday we focused on a handful of tasty bites we … Read more
Party On: A Stunning Dinner in a Field Bash
Howdy, friends. How was your weekend? We threw a birthday party for Nick {today is his birthday!} at our home, so we enjoyed lots of from-scratch delights like a yellow butter cake with milk chocolate ganache, chocolate-dipped pretzels with sea salt, endive bites with caramelized … Read more
