Holiday Mini Gingerbread Houses and Star Anise Hot Cocoa ~
Baby it’s cold outside…but our holiday kitchen is brimming with warmth. Perhaps nothing warms the holiday soul, quite like a cup of hot cocoa! Not just any hot cocoa…this mug of hot chocolate is infused with Star Anise {a licorice-like spice} and hot chili flakes. OH and did I mention there is an...
Favorite Holiday Sips and Finds from The Bellevue Collection
So excited and honored to get all dressed up and share some of my favorite holiday cocktails in Be. Magazine, for The Bellevue Collection. From The Santa Baby Pomegranate and Rosemary Martini Drop… to this refreshing Lemon Sorbet Drop with a fresh basil twist and MORE! Be. Magazine, also showcases some of...
Giving Thanks ~ Gather around my Thanksgiving Table in 425 Magazine
Rodrigo DeMedeiros Photos – 425 MAGAZINE Warm wool plaid throw table coverings, stacked pumpkins in glass containers, mason jar florals and golden galettes…Welcome to our house ~ for a casual but beautiful Thanksgiving gathering in the pages of 425 Magazine. There is still time, to create a simple...
Halloween Chocolate Bark
LOVE easy, last minute HALLOWEEN entertaining inspiration and this chocolate bark is my current PARTY CRUSH. It starts with melted milk chocolate chips, topped with whatever Halloween candy you have on hand. I used chopped, Reese’s peanut butter pumpkins and pieces, chopped roasted salted cashews, and M & M’s. ...
Make it for Mom ~ Mother’s Day 425 Magazine
Create a dreamy tablescape for MOM this Mother’s Day! Include: fresh floral monograms, paper cones and sweet sentimental Dear Mom notecards, a French market basket spilling over with pretty peonies, fragrant white lilacs, tulips, anenome…and more! In my May invite for 425 Magazine online now, we celebrate the amazing women who mother us! ...
Valentine’s Day Brunch Inspo in 425 Magazine!
Image ~ 425 Magazine with Rodrigo DeMedeiros Photography With a name like ‘Hart’…of course I’m a pushover for ANYTHING Valentine’s Day ! This month in 425 Magazine, easy breezy Valentine’s Day brunch inspo! Delish cocktail sips like my sparkling raspberry mojitos, darling heart waffles with a tipsy topping, an avocado toast that will melt your...
Home for the Holidays in 425 Magazine!
Image via 425 Magazine ~ Rodrigo De Medeiros Photography We are HOME for the holidays and like many of you, I’m BUSY decking the halls and the trees and anything else, that isn’t moving. {Our pup, Ava looks a little nervous :) } Three cool, r e a l trees grace our home...
Decking the Halls for Holiday Entertaining on Home and Family TV on the Hallmark Channel!
Had such a festive and wonderful time creating these DIY wool felt floral garlands, on my return visit to Home & Family Television on the Hallmark Channel ! The garlands set the perfect tone on a wreath at the front door for your holiday entertaining! They have a simple old world Scandinavian vibe...
Easy as Pie! Thanksgiving Entertaining in 425 Magazine!
All images 425 Magazine – Rodrigo DeMedeiros Photography There’s always room for PIE at Thanksgiving! This month, in 425 Magazine I share some of my favorite Thanksgiving pie recipes from pecan to pumpkin! I create some pie panache with my rolling pie dessert bar, decked out with beautiful bits of fall flavor,...
Elegant Fall Tablescape on Home and Family Television!
SOOO excited and grateful for the opportunity to share this easy and elegant tablescape on Home and Family Television on The Hallmark Channel !! Absolutely LOVED creating these sequins and pins pumpkin designs for Home and Family and talking fall/Halloween inspo with fab hosts, Mark Steines and Kym Douglas! Can I just say, the...
Sublime Halloween Party Invite!
All Images Rodrigo De Medeiros – 425 Magazine You’ve been summoned to a simply s u b l i m e Halloween gathering, in the pages of 425 Magazine! Pops of ‘poison pink’ candy apples, ghostly meringue and cherry topped cupcakes and blood red cocktails all mingle in the October mist! And that’s just for...
Mother’s Day Inspo! Flowers, Gift and Tablescape Ideas, Paloma Cocktail and MORE!
Okay kids, fair notice! Mother’s Day is only two weeks away!! Sometimes…her special day has us scrambling for gift and gathering inspo! So from gifts to sips, here are some pretty, last minute ideas to help you spoil mom without spending a bundle. First up a two for one placemat + gift combo...
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