Check out these easy to make and absolutely beautiful DIY napkin rings from Anna Cotton! We love how they coordinate with our new table cloths, and we know they’ll add to your next table-scape too! A few 3P Ideas: Our brand new festive napkin rings in action! – Fold a napkin into a “bow” using your napkin ring in the middle. This creates a little table-love that screams “Valentine’s Day!” (Photo by: Jessi...
Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and do it right… In past posts we have mentioned make shift tablecloths and fabric to make a table scape work. As an event professional this is a skill that comes in handy for sure! However for 20 years whenever we put in all of the leaves of our dining room table, the width doesn’t work with any tablecloth that can be purchased in stores. I don’t sew and so I decided to finally hire Anna Cotton a professional seamstress...
On (less than) a dime, quickly and simply…use the ornaments you’ve saved over the years and swap them out for the candles in your candlesticks! Sound a little “different”? It is! Dust off those ornaments, and wipe off those candlesticks…place your favorite twinkling bulbs just so…and instantly add shine, shape, and dimension to any centerpiece. – Remember the 3P basics of grouping...
Many have the tradition of “Secret Santa”…where you draw names and each person is assigned someone to buy a secret gift for. As a young family, we did what we now call: “Secret Santa…with a Twist”. With four kids who were all pre-teens and teens – the parents decided the gifts and commercialism needed to be toned down and the thoughtful actions and kindness to each other needed to be pumped up. This is our take on a tradition that encourages family time and thoughtfulness...
With Chris and the kids lighting up the house for the holidays, it motivated me to pull out the Holiday Boxes as well as pack up the Fall Boxes and officially commence “the changing of the gourds”. After collecting all of the autumn décor, Jessi packed up the event containers while I wiped up and cleaned all of my focus areas in our home. Starting off with a clean canvas helps calm me, and is also an event basic that continually keeps high traffic areas deep cleaned and orderly. Then...
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I went to my friend Jen’s to drop something off. I took a peek at my friend’s traditional dining area and the table was half set. So, I said to Jen; “Do you want me to finish this for you?” Jen replied, “No, I have to start over because I picked up some unique glass sculptures and I want those to be the focus. Big surprise, I replied, “Jen, your initial plan is beautiful + traditional with items...
So, with our table finished… …We headed out to our Operation Christmas Child Countdown event, worked a half-day, and came home to get all of the side dishes prepped for our Thanksgiving. The 3P team had a great time in the kitchen together, got everything done in less than 2 hours, and relaxed the rest of the night. When we got up the next morning, Brenda and Chris went to church after popping the seasoned turkey in the oven and starting the gravy. John...
It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just around the corner! In our family this year, we are fortunate enough to celebrate TWO Thanksgivings, thanks to half of us being Canadians. Canadian Thanksgiving is in October, and it was perfect timing for us to have some fun with it. For the holidays, our family splits the big dinner responsibilities…meaning, Chris’ brother Matt and his wife Shari handle Thanksgiving and we do Christmas dinner at our house. We wanted to...
Tonight for my Women’s Study Group, my friend Julie and I took our turn to bring eats for everyone, while we also got “food for the soul.” After a quick catch up call with Julie (she is also an event planner from San Diego – (yes, I know…what are the chances that we would meet and be fast friends?) we decided on a fall theme for a fun yet simple buffet. Here’s what we whipped up to bring to the table: Brenda and Jessi: caramel apples tea...
Alright, fellow fall lovers! Now for the big wrap-up of our fantastic autumn decorating day. Are you ready? Let’s do it. To finish up the rest of the house, we used: leftover paper leaves from the Dollar Tree those awesome pinecones, pumpkins, and gourds from Vons a saved wreath, an old scare crow, and a couple little fall items from the fall box a few larger pumpkins from Vons for our front porch about 5 or 6 candles we bought on sale in the summer & saved for this time...
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