pretty swell giveaway!!!

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We are kicking off this December week with a pretty swell giveaway- make that a VERY swell giveaway!

You all know how much I LOVE garlands- and I know as Party Perfect readers, you do too! So I was thrilled when Katie from Pretty Swell wanted to offer you all the opportunity to win an awesome custom garland.

You won't want miss the opportunity to enter to win this ***custom 6-flower garland***. Check out some of Katie's swell creations above, and see more of her handiwork right here, in her etsy shop.

Just tell us why you think the garland is so swell for a chance to win! We will be drawing the name at the end of the week, and will post our lucky winner next Monday.

reader question of the week #2

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"My husband's birthday is the 26th of December. He never has had birthday parties because it was always the day after christmas (save for when he was a wee child). I want to throw him a surprise / early birthday party. It will probably only be a total of 10 possibly 12 people. I am thinking of doing a dinner - or maybe just a spread of apps and small finger foods? I don't really have a theme either. I don't want it to be too christmas-y? I could do a winter theme, with silver, just no red/green combo. Any ideas? Thanks! -Lindsay"

gram's party: the wrap-up

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Oftentimes while planning a party, I will ask myself...why am I doing this?...putting the time, effort and expense into a party sometimes doesn't seem like the best use of resources. But just about every time I am so happy with the end result, that I forget about the hassles of party planning.

Gram's birthday was no exception. We were so thrilled with how the party went. Gram and his friends had a wonderful time ...we figured out he is one of those children that enjoys being the center of attention! I am slowly being won over to the 'rented-out' parties...we loved walking away from the messy clean-up after all was said and done. But I loved that I was still able to inject some personalized touches to the party to make it feel special. It was a perfect day and we made some fabulous memories that we will always look back at fondly!

for sources, look at the bottom of this post