My Louvre Museum Themed Wedding

My Louvre Museum Themed Wedding

It all started off innocently enough. I was newly engaged, and it was time to design ‘Save the Date’ announcements for our upcoming wedding. I wanted a beautiful image to go behind the text. Luckily, I had just spent an afternoon in the Musée du Louvre’s Department of Islamic Art and my memory was saturated with colorful [...]

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Speed Crafting at La REcyclerie

Speed Crafting at La REcyclerie

I was recently introduced to what may be now my favorite competitive sport: speed crafting (think speed dating, but without the awkward small talk and judgement). The event was organized by L'Insolente for Paris bloggers to come together, sip cocktails, and race to complete as many of the four proposed crafts as possible in an hour and [ ... ]

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6 Tricks for a Perfect Parisian Halloween Party

6 Tricks for a Perfect Parisian Halloween Party

This is my fourth Halloween in Paris, and I'm getting really excited to celebrate. As I've mentioned before, holidays are an important part of expat life. While I might not have made a big deal about Halloween in America, I get really excited about costumes and decorations in France. I'm in the midst of getting ready for this year's decorations [ ... ]

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A Rosy Birthday Party

A Rosy Birthday Party

I found myself in the midst of a polar vortex for my birthday this year, at the tail end of visit to my family in the Midwest. In the midst of record-breaking amounts of snow, I decided to throw a small party with hints of Spring. There would be roses, punch, and lots and lots of streamers. When I was a little girl, my idea of [ ... ]

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Tex-Mex à la française

Tex-Mex à la française

I once went to a dinner party where an American made a big pot of chili for her French guests. While we Americans found the amount of spice to be mild, our French friends’ eyes teared up and we had to open the windows. So when I found myself hosting a dinner party for three French friends, Tex-Mex was [ ... ]

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Guacavision: A Guacamole Competition Party

Guacavision: A Guacamole Competition Party

The year was 2012 and I had just learned of the existence of the Eurovision Song Contest. This annual musical competition pits the members of the European Broadcasting Union against each other, with each country performing a song. Upon my first viewing that summer, I was [ ... ]

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Roaring Twenties Birthday Party

Roaring Twenties Birthday Party

A dear friend’s 30th birthday was approaching. To celebrate reaching the end of her 20’s, she decided to have a Roaring Twenties party. She has mad mixology skills, so a major highlight of the evening would be the specially selected, Prohibition Era cocktails. To prepare for the evening, she had [ ... ]

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