Weird and Expensive Classic Rock Holiday Gift Ideas

Inexpensive Ideas for Holiday Party Food

Don’t let sky-high food-and-drink bills crash your party. These affordable strategies let you scrimp without looking like Scrooge.

10 Cute Bachelorette Party Gift Ideas

Make your bridal party swoon with these 10 cute bachelorette party gift ideas - from customized waterbottles, floral robes, tote bags, and more.

12 Last-Minute Ideas to Help Holiday-Party Procrastinators

Event planners and caterers offer tips and ideas including food walls, ornament decor, and gift exchanges. With holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa all less than two weeks away, planners who haven't hosted their office or home holiday parties yet might find themselves scrambling to put together a festive event.

20 Amazing Gift Ideas For Music Lovers

16 Easy Summer Party Ideas

Gather inspiration for a casual outdoor gathering from one of our easy summer party ideas. From dinner on the deck to a festive taco buffet, your options are endless for a no-fuss summer party.

27 Actually Good Ideas

Frisky & Fun Fall Decorating Ideas

All the fall decorating ideas you need in under 2 minutes.

Appetizer Ideas for a Finger Food Dinner Party

For a fun change of pace, ditch the traditional sit-down dinner in favor of an appetizer dinner party. Serving tasty finger foods can be inexpensive, low-stress, and a great conversation starter. The trick is to find delicious appetizer recipes that mimic a traditional dinner menu. We've got plenty of easy appetizer ideas, plus tips to help you throw a fresh, fun party from start to finish.

A survival guide to company holiday parties

If you follow these tips, you'll not only avoid embarrassment but may even improve your place in the pecking order

18 Trunk-or-Treat Car Decorating Ideas

We have a Trunk-or-Treat every year with the members of our church congregation. I don’t know if you’re familiar with a Trunk-or-Treat…..but it’s a simple and safe way to allow trick-or-treating, in a controlled area. Generally those participating will park their cars in a parking lot and will open their trunks to trick-or-treaters and will...Read More »

Simple Decor Ideas to Get the Party Going

The new book ‘Decorate for a Party’ shows how to welcome guests in style, whether for drinks, dinner or special occasions

18 Vintage Decorating Ideas From a 1934 Farmhouse

Vintage collections make for one happy hunting ground.

15 survival tips for the office holiday party

Holiday parties: They could turn out to be a fun night spent celebrating the season with your coworkers. Or they could mutate into a night of drunken disaster.

Shy About Entertaining? Try This Easy "Gateway" Gathering Idea

Confession: I work for a fabulous design publication, love my home, enjoy riveting conversations and have attractive, interesting friends—but I have been avoiding inviting people over to my home for as long as I can remember

15 things you should never do at the office holiday party

The holiday party is a time to celebrate, but let's keep it together, people.

5 steps to being your most confident self this holiday season

The holidays are the happiest time of the year, right? Well, for some women, holiday parties can cause a lot of stress and anxiety.

26 fun Easter gift ideas for hard-to-please teens

Teens will actually get excited about these options.

20 Ideas for Easygoing Summer Parties

Ditch the fancy and fussy in favor of laid-back entertaining that leaves you more time to enjoy the fun

11 Low-Key Summer Party Ideas

Summer is all about soaking up the sun outdoors while creating fun memories with family and friends. This year, beat the heat with a few easy entertaining ideas that will keep the party going, no sweat!