Party Time!
This entry was posted on 6/24/2008 4:01 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
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Have you seen design and decorating expert Chris Olsen's new DVD—The Creative Party Guide, yet?
You’ll truly be ready to throw any kind of party from casual to formal after viewing this great DVD. Chris takes you outside for a colorful Garden Party, into the Garage with an added tent for a Casual Potluck, and finally to a Formal Dinner Party where you learn all the rules of etiquette from expert Bess Sanders. (I made my teenage daughters watch the etiquette section!) Accompanied by delightful banter, visual and written instructions for over 20 projects, over 40 fix-ahead recipes, and fantastic photography, you’ll be guided step-by-step through techniques that will leave you prepared to get any party started.
Check out the Party Plans:
Garden Party
If the weather’s gorgeous and the flowers are blooming, it’s time for a casual party on the patio. No patio? Put your guests out in the backyard and surround them with colorful umbrellas, bright quilts, painted clay pots, puffy pillows, and lots of easy-to-eat food. Just use the included recipes and let Chris guide you step-by-step through:
• Making the Invitation
• Creating Painted Glass Candleholders & Tabletops
• Adding ambiance with Glass Globes to light the trees
• Sewing big Pillow covers
• Hanging a Garden Lamp from a shepherd’s hook
• Designing your Food Table Décor
• Stabilizing your umbrellas with an Umbrella Stand
Garage Party
If your party won’t fit in the house, branch out to the garage. Still not enough room? Add a tent. Chris shares easy ideas for preparing the area (even the floor), setting up the tables, and choosing the theme—Botanical Potluck—which makes the food easy because the guests bring it with them. (He's included 21 easy-to-fix recipes for everything from appetizers to desserts to get you started.) Chris’ Step-By-Step Projects include:
• Invitation
• Party Favors
• Faux Bamboo Plate Pedestals from PVC pipe
• Faux Bamboo Chandeliers (more painted PVC pipe)
• Table Runners from bamboo shades
• Table Arrangement (the flowers)
Paper Light Tubes (very romantic in the garden)
Formal Party
Never feel intimidated by a formal gathering again. Even if you’re not planning a party, this section of the DVD is worth watching just for all the useful information. Etiquette authority Bess Sanders talks Chris and the viewers through everything you need to know at a formal dinner. She covers serving, seating, table setting, which utensils and glasses to use and when (and how to hold them), what to do with your napkin, how to eat your bread, and more. Chris gets you through the easy stuff, like making projects to fit his theme of white elegance with a nautical touch:
• Creating the Invitation
• Making the Menu (we’ve included 8 recipes)
• Stamping a Place Card
• Changing a Charger (sand embellished to fit the theme)
• Designing the Centerpiece (featuring live fish)
• Achieving the correct Table Set-Up
Get the DVD and get the party started. It's available at www.theleisureboutique.com.
