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It’s that time of year again, so today’s Surprise Giveaway feels especially relevant… Just in time for the season, CardStore.com is offering up $100 Shopping Sprees towards their HUGE selection of personalized Holiday Cards and Thank You Cards to TWO hwtm readers! ...

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Remember the gorgeous Anthropologie-inspired Owl Baby Shower that we featured last month? Well, there were tons of inquiries about how to make the adorable owl stir sticks that one of the shower hostesses – Jesi Haack from Jesi Haack Weddings – made for the party.

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Maddy from Inspired Bride and Amanda from Bake It Pretty recently put together this absolutely stunning “Winter Wonderland” themed dessert buffet… seriously, how gorgeous is this?!

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Today’s Real Party feature looks like so much fun! It’s a “Wild Rumpus” Birthday that Kristen Gau created to celebrate the milestone first birthday of her (super adorable!) son Henry.

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The New Moon movie premiers in just a couple weeks! So for those of you planning to host a New Moon party, I’ve designed some new, printable quotes from book #2 as a follow up to the earlier Twilight quotes & drink labels.

Hostess with the Mostess Thanks so much to InStyle for including HWTM in their November 2009 "Best of the Web" feature!

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I can’t tell you how many emails I’ve received lately asking about New Moon party ideas! I’ve been working on the new movie quote designs and they’re coming tonight… it will be late-night though!

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Today’s HWTM post over at Real Simple… a Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Centerpiece idea so that you have more time to spend in that kitchen! *wink*

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These cut paper place cards / drink tags from Etsy shop JonNI Paper and Decorative Art are such a fun, creative way to dress up glasses and bottles!

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More of Me Maternity is giving $1 to Operation Shower for every new Facebook Fan they receive before 12/24. Click below to become a fan and help make the donations add up!
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Please check out Operation Shower's Holiday gift guide for gift-giving this year. You can shop from home and help support Operation Shower at the same time!
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Operation Shower and Extraordinary Mommy present By purchasing items from the following generous companies, you can holiday shop from the comfort of your home and support Operation Shower at the same time. This year, give the gifts that give back with Holiday SHOPeration!

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First things first – apologies for the missing post yesterday. I was just straight-up wiped out after the Berry Sweet Baby Shower for Judy Reyes (Scrubs) up in Santa Monica on Sunday. Everything went great though! ...

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Kara from Kara’s Party Ideas hosted a “Chic Halloween Dinner” party last weekend that looks like so much fun! I’m especially loving the black & orange drip candles, shimmery accents, black crows, and wine glasses rimmed with orange sparkle gel.

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If your Halloween party plans are still in the works… or maybe you’re suddenly itching to host a last-minute bash since Oct 31st falls on a Saturday this year, check out today’s HWTM post over at Real Simple – Halloween Parties: 8 Tips for Last Minute Hosts!


































