From the beginning of planning this party, I knew I wanted the biscuits to be a big deal. It’s a southern party, right?! We needed lots of toppings and fresh biscuits all party long. The “all party long” part posed a challenge. Biscuits are generally pretty easy to make, but baking hundreds in our hot …
Covering vases and candle holders with fabric is a great way to customize items you already have on hand to match a party! In keeping with our southern theme, we used jars of all sizes to hold straws and fresh mint, flowers, candles and condiments. (It took a little collecting, but you can’t beat the …
To label the food and beverages at our party (wait, which sweet tea is spiked?), we turned old plastic picture frames into mini chalkboards. The poor frames were starting to crack and show their age, but after a few coats of paint, they’re shiny and new! The process for transforming these frames was similar to …
Thanks to clear skies, great friends and a whole lotta peanuts and pecans, our party turned out fabulously. We had a lot of fun (and a little stress) making the decorations and food, and we were quite pleased with the results! Let me take you on a tour: To snack on, we offered a biscuit …
Get ready — I have tons of projects coming up! Today (eek!) we’re hosting a Southern Soirée (or, as Greg says, putting the Southern in Southern California). Rather than an autumn party (hello 100 degree temps this week), we’re having an end of the summer party. Strands of paper circles have been living in our …
This post strays a bit from typical Seakettle fare, but it’s too cute not to share! Check out the package that arrived on my doorstep: (The nighttime picture doesn’t really do it justice.) A half dozen delicious cupcakes with frostings and sprinkles to match! My brother sent these from Saint Cupcake — a cupcakery we …
It was only a matter of time. Ever since I first spotted not martha’s blueberry cobbler in jars […]
I inherited a small cabinet from a roommate in Indiana, and it has fearlessly traveled the country with me for the last four years. Though thinly coated in flat white paint, it faithfully held a TV in South Bend and a lamp in Atlanta before becoming the perfect entryway piece here in LA. The many …
I just have to start with a question: do you have any idea how hard it is to draw the lines on a basketball? Not on paper, no, that’s easy-peasy. Just a plus sign and a couple semi-circles. No, I mean on a sphere. Or 25 spheres. Eek! Drawing the curvy lines that almost-come-together-but-change-their-mind-at-the-last-minute-and-don’t was …
Sorry for the lack of posts lately! It seems I have a million projects on the to-do list, yet we’ve been spending all our free time out of town! Speaking of traveling, we’ve added this new print to our collection: “We don’t take vacations, we take adventures.” Greg came to this conclusion in Charleston, as …