Applefest 2013

This Sunday we will be busy with the highly anticipated Warwick Applefest; so if you are near Hudson Valley New York come by and say hello.

Applefest, which began 1989 supports both the Warwick Valley Community Center and Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce. This family festival has become an event that many look forward to for the entire year. For the past three year’s Applefest is the proud winner of the Times Herald-Record newspaper’s “Best of Family Event of the Year” category and was chosen as one of the top ten festivals in the “Top 100 Events in North America” by the American Bus Association.

Over 30,000 visitors attend this one-day event, traveling from neighboring states to experience over 300 juried crafters, food vendors, and free local musical entertainment. They even have a Farmers’ Market which consists of over 22 vendors and a carnival for the kids to enjoy!

The festival proceed benefits both the Warwick Valley Community Center, Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce, and over 50 other local non-profit organizations.

For more information visit warwickapplefest.com.

Personalized Wedding Card Holders

No matter what type of wedding you will be having, it's always fun to personalize your card holder. 

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Mini-Bites

No mater what you are celebrating - a wedding, graduation, shower, or birthday - everyone loves "mini-bites".  These tiny little dishes are small enough to eat in one shot, but are bursting with as much flavor as a main dish. Here are some of our favorite mini dishes that you are sure to love...

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Construction Party

Looking to throw a construction party for your little boys next birthday? Then take some tips that we pulled from Vixen Made. What we love about this theme is that you can pull most of the item from your garage, which helps keep the budget under control. 

Food Table

All you need is a couple of tires and a long piece of plywood that is painted orange. 

Fun Food Options

You can give each food and fun name that ties into construction like Tires, Fuel, Rocks, etc. 

You can also fill up all those Tonka trucks you have laying around the house with candy, fruit, whatever. 

Dinner Table

All you need is an orange table cloth, black table and white out or white tape.

Hard Hats

You can purchase these at Etsy

Unique Bachelor Party T-Shirts

The other day one of our soon to be brides asked for some "unique" t-shirt options that she could get for her upcoming Jack-n-Jill bachelor party. Check out some of these samples we shared with her and tell us which one is your favorite??

Years you have know the bride / Posse / Mingle / Kissing / The End / Shot / I Win / Return Me / Can't Keep Calm / Bling 

Laid Back Labor Day

This labor day we are taking a step back from the party planning and letting the "boys" take over. 

This is what we eat, breath, and sleep - so giving up the control made us a little bit nervous, but then we realized this is a good thing. We don't have to lift a finger or worry about anything; all we need to do is kick back and relax. 

The only thing we might offer are these adorable Beach Party Cupcakes.

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Beach Party Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 recipe favorite cupcake recipe 
• 1 recipe favorite cupcake frosting
• Blue decorating tint
• Blue decorating sugar
• Honey Teddy Grahams
• Finely Crushed Graham Crackers or Teddy Grahams
• Lifesaver Gummies (innertubes)
• Fruit-by-the-Foot Fruit Rollups (rafts and towels)
• Airheads Xtreme Belts (rafts, towels and cut up by color for pool noodles)
• Cocktail Umbrellas (beach umbrellas)

Directions

• Bake cupcakes as directed, cool completely
• Make frosting as directed
• Mix blue decorating tint to get desired shade of blue for water
• Spread each cupcake top with desired amount of frosting (I typically don’t like a lot of frosting but I did make these with a little more so the little dudes had something to stick to!)
• Use teddy grahams and candies as fun decorations – be creative
• Dip a few iced cupcakes in crushed grahams to look like sand (and a few half in the grahams for a sand and sea look!)

Anchor's Away

Ahoy there! Since we are off to Newport, RI for the weekend, we were inspired to share with you some fun items that will help you pull together your next "Anchor's Away" Bash.

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