Let’s Talk Hostess Gifts….
I love me a good hostess gift! I love giving them (and receiving them too!). However it seems that the notion of hostess gifts have gone the way of rotary phones and cassette tapes! (wait am I dating myself?? Maybe I should say they’ve gone the way of flip phones and cd’s! #70skid). Hostesses, whether it’s for an intimate dinner party or a large milestone birthday party, put their heart and soul into providing a lovely festive atmosphere. So much goes into inviting people into your home (the house cleaning, the food prep, the music playlist…did I mention the house cleaning?? LOL!). We’ve all done the bottle of wine or scented candle but I like to think outside of the “hostess-gift box”, so to speak. Etsy proves to be a remarkable treasure trove of unique items. We’ve been invited to a couple of dinner parties that are creeping up on me! I need some hostess gifts quick! Here’s what I came across on my Wednesday Wanderings…
Apparently I’m having a love affair with that Blush color! HaHa! It’s so soft and lovely and screams Spring! Do you have any upcoming parties you are planning on attending? If so, I hope you find the perfect gift to give to your gracious hostess. 🙂
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What Did I Keep??
As a side note, I thought you’d all like to see what I decided to keep from my Wantable delivery. A couple of days ago, I had the opportunity to try out Wantable.com, a service that offers clothing delivery, with the chance to try things on and return what you don’t like. If you missed my try-on post, take a look here to see what my options were. And Here’s where I compared Trunk Club and Stitch Fix
With advice and opinions from a number of people I decided to keep…
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- Black short sleeve, light weight top. Business in the front and…
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- Party in the back! Such a fun detail
The Jeans, and the two short-sleeve tops. Both of which are outside my typical comfort zone…I don’t own anything with ruffles or patterns…so this is a big leap for me. These two tops are certainly nothing I would have ever picked up off the rack to try on, but I think they work with jeans and a cardi for now and with shorts later in the summer. What do you think?? Should I have stayed in the safe zone? We all have a certain style and color palette we are comfortable with, it’s too easy to keep to one formula. I suppose sometimes we have to be pushed a bit to mix it up!
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Hope you are having a wonderful week! Maybe, just maybe, the 2-hour delays are done for this week! I tell ‘ya…I feel like the kids have been out of school more than they have been in the past month! I know all you parents out there are feeling my pain! 😉
Love the hostess gift ideas, again, you are so clever!
Thanks!