Earthy and Beautiful last Minute Thanksgiving Tablescape Ideas on KING 5 Seattle
G A T H E R Whether you are gathering for Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving… There is STILL time to create a swoon worthy last minute tablescape! You can pick up all of the elements you need right at your local market! For me, it’s...
Mini Give Thanks Herb Wreaths for your Thanksgiving Table
Here’s a simple way to give your Thanksgiving table some fragrant, earthy and EASY holiday goodness! Just whip up a few of my garden herb give thanks mini place setting wreaths! * Start with some quick calligraphy on card stock paper. It doesn’t have to be perfect…as you can see! * Trace a...
Decking the Halls for the Assistance League of the Eastside Holiday Home Tour!
#mhartlifestyle The Assistance League of the Eastside‘s Holiday Home Tour is just weeks away and I’m honored to once again deck the halls for this A M A Z I N G cause! If you live in my corner of the country, this is a must see holiday event! Our squad, led by...
A Smoking Hot Halloween Cocktail – Poe Pomegranate and Rosemary Smoked Martini Drop
#mhartlifestyle Now this is a nightmare of a Halloween CockTALE! Slurp! Oh yes, The Poe Pomegranate and Rosemary Smoked Martini drop is SMOKING hot! It’s inspired by the dark poetry of Edgar Allan himself and it’s a cocktail for ALL the senses. Wisps of chalky white vapors encircle the smoky gray vintage glass. The intoxicating scent...
Raise the Bar on your Halloween Entertaining
#mhartlifestyle This morning I’m styling a festive yet seriously simple Halloween bar tray. A girls got to be ready when entertaining happens, right? So I pulled together simple bar touches like: a repurposed gin bottle turned floral vase with feathers and inexpensive fresh greens, a Halloween ornament carafe topper, mini bouquets, real and velvet pumpkins and...
Keep Chill this Halloween with Designer Ice Cubes
#mhartlifestyle I’m always looking for quick and simple ways to add a little inexpensive panache to my gatherings and these Halloween ice cubes are so CHILL! Pardon the puns but they do the trick PLUS they’re a fun treat! The frosty All Hallows’ Eve creations are great for champagne cocktails or kids cups! ...
DIY Fall Floral No Carve Pumpkins in Seconds!
#mhartlifestyle A high wind storm is rolling toward the Seattle area and while most folks are stocking up on practical storm related supplies like batteries, candles, WATER… I am creating pretty fresh floral no carve pumpkins! Whaa? They have a word for this, denial. Or perhaps, I’m simply creating my kind of calm before the storm....
Holiday Wreath Making Workshop at the WAC
#mhartlifestyle Ho Ho Holiday wreaths! Okay, I know we haven’t carved our pumpkins or turkeys yet… but this just can’t wait! So excited to tell you about our upcoming Wreath Making Workshop at the Washington Athletic Club in Seattle, open to all WAC members! On December 5th at 6 Pm,...
Haunting Halloween Parfait Dessert!
Here’s a hauntingly pretty and super easy, layered Halloween dessert that ghosts and ghouls will go batty over! It’s a Halloween pudding parfait with panache! It’s a showy little dessert but it’s short on time {YAY} and long on looks because well…who has an abundance of time and who doesn’t love a good looking...
DIY Marbleized Pumpkins Oh My!
Check out these pretty in pink, fairy tale like marbleized pumpkins! They are so dreamy and easy to create! They are made with nail polish! I started with a real cream colored pumpkin and sprayed it white (optional). Once it dries, all you need is: nail polish, a stir stick and lukewarm water in a...
Easy No-Carve Pumpkins
They’re here! After borderline stalking my local markets and garden centers for weeks… the great pumpkins are finally available in my corner of the world and that signals fall! I’m a big fan of the no-carve pumpkin method. No mess and the pumpkins last all season long. I’m especially smitten with...
Usher in FALL with a little Halloween Eerie Elegance in 425 Magazine!
Brooke Clark Photography Eerie elegance , that’s what I like to call this DARK Halloween gathering straight from the pages of 425 Magazine’s fall issue! You can also call it… CHEEP CREEP! Yes, we’re getting creepy but keeping it classy, real and within budget thanks to a few Halloween tips & tricks like: Spray painted foliage and...
Inspired by a love of beautiful, yet simple design, food and entertaining. Monica’s distinct approach led this former television news gal to create La Famiglia Design. 
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