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Easter Basket Ideas – DIY

March 24, 2016 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Easter Basket Ideas -- DIY Who says the Easter Bunny has to hide regular, boring old Easter baskets? Change things up this year by making your own custom DIY baskets from things you'll find stashed in your house! Put the fruit in the refrigerator and weave paper raffia through the open spokes of a  wire fruit basket. Choose a traditional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories, Color Chic, DIY, Easter Chic, Great Gatherings, Post, Re~Style ~Chic, Signature Style~Chic, Upcycle~Chic Tagged With: Brunch, DIY, DIY Easter baskets, Easter, Easter baskets, Easter eggs, Easter table setting, Holiday celebration, Holiday Decorating, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, party planning, Place settings

DIY Easter Eggs

March 23, 2016 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

DIY fabric Easter Eggs are not only great decorations, but they last forever. Making them is so fast and easy, you'll be tempted to make dozens. I think I'll place one at each place setting for Easter brunch. Everyone gets a party favor to take home. I purchased a couple "fat quarters" of pale yellow and white quilting fabric. It's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories, DIY, Easter Chic, Great Gatherings, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post, Signature Style~Chic Tagged With: Brunch, Color Chic, dinner party, DIY Easter eggs, DIY Fabric Easter eggs, Easter, Easter eggs, Fabric Easter Eggs, Holiday celebration, Holiday Decorating, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Party favors, Place settings, Table setting

Thanksgiving Dinner Table Setting

November 24, 2015 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving Dinner Table Setting

Thanksgiving Dinner ~ the table setting and the food, two of my favorite things! This year, I plan to set a rustic table using green and gold (not that green and gold!). I decorated a basic charger (purchased at Goodwill) with decoupage and magazine clippings. It's so easy, you still have time to make your own. Get all the details on how to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories, Amazing Goodwill, By Special Arrangement, Color Chic, Dining Room ~ Chic, DIY, Great Gatherings, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Re~Style ~Chic, Table Manners Tagged With: Brunch, Color Chic, dinner party, Dinnerware, DIY projects, DIY table setting, Entertaining, Goodwill SEW, Holiday celebration, Holiday Decorating, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Napkin folding, party planning, Place settings, Thanksgiving

Halloween Costumes and Decorations with The Better Half

October 28, 2015 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Halloween Costumes and Decorations with The Better Half

I did another Halloween Episode on The Better Half. Check out these costumes and table and party decorations. See the episode on You Tube. The Better Half Halloween Segment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: By Special Arrangement, Dining Room ~ Chic, Great Gatherings, Halloween ~Chic, Holiday Tablesettings, Re~Style ~Chic, Upcycle~Chic Tagged With: dinner party, Dinnerware, Display, DIY, DIY Halloween, DIY Halloween Costumes, DIY Pumpkins, Goodwill SEW, Halloween, Halloween costumes, Halloween ~Chic, Holiday celebration, Holiday Decorating, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Jack-O-Lanterns, Pumpkins

Star Spangled Tablesetting

June 23, 2015 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Star Spangled Tablesetting

Who doesn’t love The 4th of July? Picnics, parties and fireworks. Forget the paper plates and plastic forks. Be kind to the environment and easy on your wallet and set a patriotic table with found objects. Decorating with red, white and blue is easy. Since I'm into indigo this year, I started with denim placemats (a bargain at Goodwill for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: By Special Arrangement, Color Chic, Dining Room ~ Chic, Great Gatherings, Holiday Tablesettings, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post, Room Service~Design Tips, Table Manners, Upcycle~Chic, Vintage Chic Tagged With: 4th of July, 4th of July table setting, Bandanas, Brunch, Chairs, Color Chic, Contemporay Design, Denim, dinner party, Dinnerware, Entertaining, Goodwill SEW, Holiday celebration, Holiday Decorating, Interior Decorating, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Napkin folding, party planning, Place settings, vintage

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