Of all the things I cook and bake from scratch, I’ve never really ventured into bread making. Baking bread has always seemed a bit scary to me (crazy, I know). Back in February I tackled a recipe for big, soft Bavarian pretzels and they were a delicious success. This past weekend, I took the plunge [...]

If you read yesterday’s post, I mentioned an invite my friend Angela had created using papel picado imagery.  She read the post last night and gave me the go ahead to post it here on Make Something Happy.  The invite was for a wedding reception for a couple, Hilary and Rob, that were married in [...]

I got into an email conversation today with a friend who is also a designer.  I had sent her some photos of a party that I was crushing on and she pointed out that they had used papel picado as part of the decorations.

Papel picado, which means “perforated paper”, is a Mexican folk art of [...]

Last week, we posted about a party we threw for a friend and in it, mentioned the cocktail we created for it. We think it would be a great cocktail to celebrate Mother’s Day with.  Having a brunch to celebrate Mom? This is the perfect thing to serve!  It’s simple, elegant and, with the added [...]

Earlier this week, we posted about our trip to the thrift store to pick up some things for a special project, but left you guessing what they were for.  The answer?  Party decor!

We threw a dinner party for our good friend Lindee’s birthday.  We decided we wanted to do a take on a woodland theme.  [...]

As I mentioned on Friday, a lot of “Spring Cleaning” needed to be done in our yards. Saturday and Sunday were both spent weeding, trimming, and re-planting. A ton of dirty work! While there is still a lot to be done, I was able to set up our our outdoor dining room so that we [...]

Yesterday’s post on lemon yellow has me thinking about all things lemony! Though I normally associate lemonade with summertime, the truth is lemons, and other citrus fruits, are in abundance this time of year. The lemon tree in my backyard is bursting with fruit and making lemonade is a great way to use [...]

Isn’t it fun to act like a kid sometimes? That’s just what we did on Valentine’s Day weekend by having a kid-centric crafting party! Four of our close girlfriends have daughters that are all around 6-7 years so it’s really fun to get all the girls together and make stuff!

I came up with a few [...]

As we’ve mention before, Valentine’s Day is a great excuse to spread some love to all the people around you. One way that I love to do this is to have an annual lunch/brunch party for all of our sisters. Heidi & I have 3 younger sisters who are still in their teens/early [...]

I’ve started to receive invitations to Super Bowl parties in anticipation of the big game in the beginning of February. While these gatherings are a lot of fun, I have to admit that I’m not a fan of football. This got me thinking that I actually know a lot of people who aren’t [...]