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Happy Hopping

Happy Hopping


Happy sunny Sunday – we hope your weekend is filled with family, friends, traditions and celebration.

We are having a lovely, tulipy, wet and slippery Easter Sunday.

To wrap up our Spring Break week (which instead of being filled with beach, sun or fun per the kid’s request was instead taping three shows Mon-Fri, and Outdoor Entertaining Launch Party yesterday) we are going out on a high note – pretending we are all four eight to ten years old, splish splashing and egg hunting around the Wisconsin Waterpark for the weekend.

It’s the fastest cure to working mom guilt I have ever seen – one minute in Parker proclaimed this "the best spring break ever".
Their toes haven’t touched the ground since we arrived late yesterday.

Hope you are having a picture perfect day as well.

Moroccan Magic

Moroccan Magic


Here is a sneak peek of the pretty golden plates…after!

For an easy, effortless patio party this summer layer Manzanita branches down the table, tucking trays of candles and delicious scented Gardenias into the branches. Add gardenia blooms into the branches at varied heights.

Ontop plates – preset as chargers (always an instant dress up the table touch) – set metallic printed menu cards, and for a lush finishing touch, a single gardenia bloom.

Moroccan Inspiration

Moroccan Inspiration


We absolutely fell in love with these golden paisley patterned plates.

And guess what – they are melamine – our favorite design for carefree outdoor patio parties.

We dreamed of a glowing, gilded moroccan dinner party…

Party on the Terrace!

Party on the Terrace!


Who doesn’t love to throw a gorgeous garden party…

with fabulous friends – ours today the talented, thoughtful design experts at our favorite Room and Board…

on a specatcular third floor terrace, overlooking the Chicago skyline…

as the Bucket Boys perform below?

We do!

Packing Plates

Packing Plates


We are loading up our kickoff to spring and summer entertaining looks…

Not one, not two, not three but FOUR gorgeous dining v gnettes will be dressed today from 1-3 at Room and Board downtown.

Ombre stripes in warms and cools…

Buggy botanicals…

Summer garden gorgeousness…

Gilded moroccan trays with gardenias…

Just to name but a few.

Room and Board – here we come.

Edible Easter Celebration Ideas

Hydrangea Heaven

Hydrangea Heaven


More Passover florals…

How happy do these Hydrangea make you?

And the yummy purple Hyacinth?

Loaded into the Jeep I am surrounded by their delicious scent.

This sure makes a sunshiney drive to lakeside Chesterton as good as it gets.

And we’re off…

Pretty for Passover

Pretty for Passover


I am in love.

We are designing the most colorful spring bouquets for the holiday weekend…

I just may not be able to part with them.

I can’t stop smiling at them, or oohing ahhing them.

Oh how I do love my Nantucket daffys.

Alas – wrapped up and ready to go, dressing the Passover table and adding to happy family memories.

A bientot.

Easter with Ease

Easter with Ease


ABC News – here we come.

Pulling and packing up our Easter Brunch segment for 5:50 am, tomorrow,
Friday.

One secret to easy entertaining: pull all platters, plates and display
pieces the day before. Make sure you have one designated for each menu
item, so the day of the event you are just finishing food prep and setting
out for guests to enjoy.

Inside each white porcelain element tomorrow we are featuring tiny
vegetable crudite cups…chicken and waffles with my favorite Parisian 13 a
Table mini pitchers for organic maple syrup, and finally – Lilly’s famous
Confetti Ribbon Cookies displayed in a teacup/shell plate duo.

Happy Easter and Passover entertaining…

ABC Easter Brunch tomorrow, 5:50 am

ABC Easter Brunch tomorrow, 5:50 am


Tune in tomorrow morning, 5:50 am – for our easy, effortless Easter Brunch with our dear friends on ABC News.

Here is a sneak peek: Lilly is helping me bake Confetti Candy Cookies, using just two grocery to gorgeous ingredients.

Tables in Beautiful Bloom…using just 3 elements for seasonal spring florals…

Setting a Colorful Mise en Place Table…

A Brunch Menu to Marvel…

Join us…let’s celebrate an inspired spring together.