Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Make Pie, Not War





These really pretty things are from Make Pie, Not War----an Etsy shop we love!  We encourage you to check out all the pretty, vintagey things in this shop...they would make really gorgeous Mother's Day gifts!  We also love that this is a Central California shop (got to send some love to fellow Central California gals!)

Monday, May 4, 2009

Plan Your Friday Happy Hour!


It was a Monday evening, and Kari and her hubby were already wishing for the weekend.  So, what did they do?  They whipped up this invitation (above) and emailed it to local friends and coworkers in anticipation of a Friday Happy Hour.  It was a hit.  So spur-of-the-moment was the decision that there was no time for retraction or over-thinking!  On Friday, after work, Kari and her husband, Robert, set out easy appetizers, uncorked a few bottles of wine, and just relaxed as their home filled with friends who needed to unwind a bit after a harried work week.  Seriously, folks:  easiest party ever.  The rave reviews from the party attendees are still coming in, weeks later.  We're thinking it needs to be a monthly thing now.  We hope you'll try it.  It's Monday...tonight, whip up that invitation and email it before you can talk yourself out of it.  We promise, it'll be fun!