Let’s Play Dress Up! – Mad Men Style!

I feel that men miss out on being a woman.  We as woman have so many more choices & opportunities to continue to play dress up.  I'm having a Mad Men holiday party this week which is the perfect opportunity to play dress up!  I love what Lady Peach laid out on her blog for ideas on how to dress up, accessorize & hair do’s!

 

French Twist!

Check her blog out http://ladypeachblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/simple-sunday-mad-men-edition.html - it's
too cute!

the beginning of - The Best Kept Secrets on Creating Your Perfect Event

I’m having in a Holiday Mad Men party in the next couple of weeks & I’m super excited! 

But I’m more excited to give readers an insight on some of the best kept secrets to create a fabulous party. I’m finding the best hidden stores & vendors who are all have been a joy to work with!  I can’t wait to share with all of you on each individual the store & vendor that I discovered. to help build my Mad Men party.

Spending Time ~ Showing a Little Love with Brunch (crispy french toast style)

Have you ever heard of the 5 Love Languages? It’s a theory to help you understand how you receive love & also how you express love. The 5 love languages are: words of affirmation, quality time (spending time), receiving gifts, acts of service, or physical touch. Each of these languages is enjoyed to some degree by all people, and I believe we need all of them but you usually have 1 or 2 that stand out more for you than the rest.  One of my top 2 is Spending Time.  I feel the most loved when I’m spending quality time with friends & family.   It’s such a special thing to me when someone takes time out of their busy schedule to have dinner, lunch, breakfast, or ice cream with me - basically anything revolving around food & drinks! And I also show love in this way so it’s no surprise that I love to invite people over to my place to eat.  My other strong love language to express love to others is Acts of Services.  So even though I HATE to cook; I LOVE to cook for the people that I adore (and don’t even mind it)! A few years ago I did a brunch for a friend & have been doing it ever since.  I think its a nice way to start the weekend off.  I love having people over and feeling the spirits of my friends enjoying a good meal (I hope) and getting the chance to catch up with others.  Living in Los Angeles, things can be so hectic & crazy, and sometimes I find that just taking an hour to get together with a group of good loving people can put your feet back on the ground.  I think we all need that time to time.

Check the photos of the recent brunch my roommate & I hosted at our place.

I had extra scraps of this pretty paper & thought of this idea so they wouldn’t go to waste.

I made these paper napkins rings that say “Grub” on the front (I find that word cute so I had to add it!), and on the back of the napkins ring is a “fortune/inspiration quotes” – like a fortune cookie. It was such a frugal & cute touch to a simple brunch.  Most of our guests enjoyed get an inspirational or encouragement fortune – none of them were males though. The boys didn’t seemed phase by it at all! Haha!  But the girls really enjoyed it.