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I wish to thank you all for participating. Thank you to the publisher, Little, Brown and Company for giving these copies away. The random draw determines the 5 winners:
- CHRISTINA – username: cwright04
- ANNE MORELLO - username: annemorello
- REEVA – username: reeva
- JAIME - username itsajaimething
- SUMAYA - username: everestwater
I hope the book gives you the desire to entertain more at home. I will try to contact the winners by email. Just in case, I am asking the 5 winners to send me your address via the Contact form so you can receive a copy of the book. Use KBC Book Giveaway as the subject.
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GIFT IDEAS
BOOKS
posted @ Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:50 AM | Feedback (2)
Go at the end of this post to see how you can participate. Since I received my copy last Friday, I can tell more about the content of Katie Brown Celebrates.
Katie created a party for every month of year. This means that you get to experience an array of occasions.
Her recipes are built to feed groups from 6 to 20 persons, with 12 servings being the norm.
You get three design tips that range from centerpieces, buffet tables to party favors for every party. Then, you get a full menu with recipes and dishing ideas.
Katie Brown Celebrates features:
- Her sister birthday on Valentine’s Day
- A colorful little girl birthday party
- A safari theme for a little boy birthday
- A Housewarming Party in spring
- A spicy graduation party
- A beach picnic
- An end of summer family cookout
- An engagement buffet
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OFF topics
posted @ Tuesday, October 21, 2008 10:33 PM | Feedback (0)
I am happy to host a giveaway. Thanks to the book publisher, 5 lucky winners will receive a copy of Katie Brown Celebrates. This giveaway is open to residents of the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec).
Katie Brown Celebrates: Simple and Spectacular Parties All Year Round, Katie will inspire you to host a party every month of the year. The premise of the book is excellent. The book will hit the store November 3, 2008. I will tell you as soon as I receive my copy.
How do you enter this giveaway?
Register to Places on Kimvallee.com (we do not sell, rent or distribute the list of our members) and praise a total of 3 places in Canada or the United States. You must praise:
- your favorite place to eat (i.e, restaurant, caterer, fine grocery shop, market, etc)
- your favorite shop for clothes, and
- your favorite place to sleep (i.e, hotel, bed and breakfast, etc).
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GIFT IDEAS
BOOKS
posted @ Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:35 PM | Feedback (9)
If you like magazines, you could win the December 2007 issue of Style at Home.
This issue of a Canadian Home décor magazine is packed with Holiday Decorating and Entertaining tips.
My advice
The two tabletops are from an article called Dress up the dining table. Overall the tabletops look great but they are some faux pas:
- The water glasses are missing. Serving water is a must at every meal. Whether the people drink it or not is irrelevant. Table manners are clear on that subject: everyone has a water glass.
- If you wish to go with the face to face look, make sure your table runner is 24 to 30 inches wide. The one used on the gold table is clearly too narrow.
- For the Holidays, placemats feel too casual in my view. You cannot go wrong with a nice table cloth, especially if you wish to dress up your table.
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TABLESCAPE
ENTERTAINING
REVIEWS
posted @ Wednesday, December 05, 2007 8:25 PM | Feedback (0)
Making Christmas cookies is a tradition that I followed with my husband. He is not a cook but he enjoys baking.
We do not go for varieties; we bake one or two recipes that we will bring as hostess gifts to every host during the Holidays. The container is a huge part of our plan. We indulge and change the styles every year.
This year, I want something that people probably do not already one. Use something like a ceramic or porcelain egg carton is unexpected. Egg crates of the House & Home collection are just adorable. To transport it, place a carton underneath for support and wrap everything with cellophane and a ribbon.
As you can see from these pictures from the November edition of Canadian House & Home, you can be quite creative. Chinese Boxes have the advantage to be easy to find. The Dumpling box has a twist.
You must pay attention to the gift tag. And this year, beautifully crafted gift tags are all over. Put a fabric ribbon since they look better. If you host a party, you can recycle these ideas to set up your dessert table in style.
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FOOD + drinks
PAPER goods
ALL occasions
ENTERTAINING
DINING
GIFT IDEAS
posted @ Thursday, November 15, 2007 5:42 PM | Feedback (14)