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Summer Entertaining Series: Introduction

June 25, 2013 13 Comments A Well Crafted Party

Today marks day one of my Summer vacation! If you couldn’t tell from the many Wedding Travel posts leading up to today… I’m traveling to a wedding! My lovely sister-in-law is getting married this upcoming weekend and I will be one of her bridesmaids. My son will be the ring barrier and my husband (her brother) will be an usher. I’m so excited to get to take part in her big day. But, knowing that I’d be way too busy to consistently post I asked a few of my awesome blogging buddies if they wanted to contribute to a series on Summer Entertaining. The response was overwhelming and the posts are SO MUCH FUN! Can’t wait to share them with you…. but, I’m going to wait til tomorrow!

I just asked the guest bloggers to provide a post having to do with ANYTHING about Summer Entertaining. We have some fun recipes, entertaining essentials, real parties, and more. A big thank you to all of the participating blogs!

Blogging Tips

Featured: C.R.A.F.T. blog & free social media printables

June 12, 2013 1 Comment Blogging Tips

I’m excited to say that I’ve got a guest post over at C.R.A.F.T. blog today (Creating Really Awesome Free Things– great name, right!?) of the social media printables I made after being inspired by the printables that Jamie made for her site. Hop on over there to get your free printable download for “TweetTarts” and “Insta Grahams.” I think they’d be cute at any event that you want people to tweet/instagram about. Having a birthday party and want to have a hashtag for the event? Print these off, attach to treats, and label the package with your hashtag.

If you are visiting from C.R.A.F.T.

First off, HELLO! I’m so glad that you stopped by my little blog. I like to talk about all the little things that make life the crazy party that it is and the ways we can celebrate it. I hope you find something you like to read and stick around for a while!

Before getting back to regular programming over here on the blog I thought I’d share some of my favorite/ most popular posts and ways to connect with me. While this may seem like a shameless blog plug (yes, it is) it may be a good reminder for anyone stopping by the blog that were previously following me on Google Friend Connect… I moved to WordPress and lost you all. I miss you!

Some of my favorite/ most popular posts:

Lucky in Love Free Mini Cupcake Topper Printables / DIY Cherry Blossom Branches / Travel Themed Inspired Real Wedding / Free Blog Planning Printables / You Are My Sunshine Real Party / 7 Days of Toddler Boy Style

Feel free to search around and check out the free printables, crafts, and recipes. I just made the move to wordpress so I still have a lot of work to do on all my pages. But, my archives and search bar work GREAT! 😉

Ways to connect:

I absolutely LOVE connecting with readers. I want to get to know you and I want to provide material that you will enjoy reading, find useful, or just find lovely to look at. If you enjoy connecting over social media then find me below and let me know that you found me through the blog. I’d love to connect with you.

Do you read in a reader? Follow my blog via BlogLovin or RSS feed.

Do you read in your email? Follow along by getting RSS emails sent to you! (I’ll have a monthly newsletter coming soon!)

Thanks to everyone visiting the site. It means SO much to me. I’ve got lots of good posts coming up over the next few weeks. Stick around!

How did you hear about A Well Crafted Party? Do you follow along or did you just discover the site today?

Blog Maintanence

Happy June! My Favorite Posts from May

June 2, 2013 4 Comments Blog Maintanence

Can’ you believe it is already June? I can’t. Not at all. June is going to be a CRAZY month for me. We’ve got our 7-year anniversary, a styled wedding photo shoot, my husband’s birthday, Father’s Day, a trip to Texas, a bachellorette party, and a wedding to participate in! WHOA.

But, before I go head first into this next month… here are a few of my favorite posts from A Well Crafted Party in May 2013:

Travel Inspired Wedding // Party Tip Tuesday over at Moms & Munchkins // Mandarin Orange, Mint, Cream Cheese Crackers // Leftover Party Food Breakfast

And, here are some of the posts that I’ve saved while reading them via BlogLovin:

Blogging:

The FTC updated its laws a while back and it is semi-complicated… I loved this post from Northern Belle Diaries that explains the rules simply.
More FTC thoughts from Cupcakes & Cutlery in “Why I Love Sponsored Posts”
Tools & Tips for Creative Blogging via Oh My Handmade Goodness

Parties:

Beautiful party garlands all put together in a great roundup over on Subtle Revelry.
DIY Painterly Chargers from Hank and Hunt

Other:

Fellow Portland-area blogger Kira of Rain Or Shine shared photos from the birth of her son Axel. Congrats Kira!
How to Land a Book Deal or Anything Else You Want via Subtle Revelry (and, seriously… how is that for a title! )

Last, something I found and tried via PRINT (It still exists!) media:

I made this one pan pasta the same day that I pulled my Martha Stewart Living from my mailbox. I didn’t get around to taking a picture of the final product… because it was DELICIOUS. And, so freakin’ quick! Over the past couple of weeks I have been seeing tweets and blog posts of people trying this for themselves. Everyone is raving. Want to make it at home tonight? Martha put it online too— One Pan Pasta recipe. (Oooh… and, check out Martha’s new beta site.)