Jan
26
I know we are still in the thick of winter, but spring time is approaching. Spring time means we are receiving new items here at American Stationery. If you are looking to add a new item to your stationery collection, looking for a signature look, or choosing a present, our featured item section is a wonderful place to begin your search. Currently, I am crushing on item number 3319. These are the Peacock notes and I am truly in love. First they are a note which I adore because they are incredibly versatile and leave plenty of room on the inside to write. Secondly, the intricately printed peacock design is printed in raised ink and feels as beautiful as it looks. Each set comes as a quantity of 24 notes with plain envelopes. You may opt to have the envelope lined with a coloring to help tie the look together for an additional cost or even have your address printed on the back for an additional cost as well. Your friends and family will know that you are wild about them when they receive this note in the mail. 3317 are the Cabo fold notes. These notes make a bold...Read More
Dec
19
Kids love celebrating New Year’s Eve, too, but bedtimes often mean they miss out on the fun! This New Year’s celebration won’t be held at midnight though, but in the afternoon! The kids get to celebrate and you and your adult guests will have time to get home for the babysitter, so you can go out on the town and celebrate New Year’s Eve too! I would start the party around 5:00, so the kids have time to play before dinner. Have dinner at 5:45 and then a New Year’s countdown around 6:15. Then everyone would hit the road around 6:30. Send a ring pop along with your invitation that says, “Ring in the 2015 at the Miller’s New Year’s Party!” Your young guests will love the sweet treat. Make sure to specify whether parents are also invited to the party. If you’re hosting younger kids, then this is probably the wisest choice. Do you really want to watch a house full of little ones by yourself? Probably not, and parents love to see their cute kiddos enjoying a party! It’s a great photo op. If your child is “hosting” the party, then ask them to help with the invitations....Read More
Dec
17
Ideas for Venue Venue assumes a significant part concerning arranging as you have to consider components, in the same way as the number of visitors, budget and so forth. A percentage of the gathering venues are: Patio: You can have the New Year Eve party on the porch of your home. A venue like this is both finance-friendly and helpful as far as the aggregate course of action needed. With a little assistance from your close and dear ones and a touch of arranging, you can arrange a grand party. Hall: Booking a hall for the New Year eve party is not an exceptional thing to do. This includes a little cost furthermore suits an expansive number of invitees at once. With a percentage of the gathering lobbies, the enrichments are dealt with by the administration, which reduces a ton of additional work. Bowling Alley: You and your friends and family can notch to a portion of the best tracks and delight in extraordinary sustenance alongside great other party goers. These places are in-expensive, and already decorated for the party. Sprucing up is a fun amusement, and the players are given different stuffs, with which they can dress and improve...Read More
Dec
15
New Year’s Eve is always a best day to enjoy in life as we have a finished a year living and stepping towards to the next New Year with lots of hopes and thoughts. In respect to it, here are the best New Year’s Eve House Party Ideas which can help you to organize a small house party with your family and friends. To get you started with your planning, here are some New Year’s theme party ideas: Game Night: This is a great example of how to adapt New Year’s Eve party themes to fit your get together. Keep things casual by inviting guests to come dressed in comfy clothes and to bring their favorite board games. If you want to throw a formal event, however, take your game night theme up a notch with a fancy casino party. Ask guests to dress up a bit and play poker, blackjack, or other card games. Movie Night: If you need options for New Year’s theme parties for both kids and adults, this is a wonderful choice. Depending on how much space you have, you can set up one marathon of movies for the adults and another for the kids. Make...Read More
Dec
12
Well the season giving is upon us. This time of year most of us are going out of our way to do a little more than necessary for our fellow man. Whether you donate toys to needy children or your time at a local soup kitchen it is important to remember to give back to your community. There are many charities out there for a variety of causes and sometimes it’s hard to decide which one to devote your time or money to. But, what about giving to a place that is not a charity but, often needs help like a local nursing home or assisted living facility? These types of facilities like animal shelters, and many other places are in need all year round. But, can feel the strain, especially so, around this time of year. Whether you wish to donate your time or your money, they will definitely appreciate anything you have to give. Don’t know what to donate? We’ve set a little guide up below, but don’t worry there are many different things that you could give to a local nursing home or assisted living facility and in all different price ranges. No matter the time of...Read More
Dec
8
It’s the time of the year when we are all making lists. Some of us are checking them more than just twice. Each year we throw a dinner party around the holidays. That takes at least three to five lists; from the shopping list to the guest list and more. Also, I have two sons so I have to go over their wish list. There is the honey do list to make for my husband. And my youngest son’s birthday falls on Thanksgiving this year so I won’t even go into how many notes and lists I’ve had to make for that one. But, for most of us the lists that we make stay with us. No one else wants to see what all we have going on and often enough they couldn’t read our chicken scratch anyhow. But, there are some people out there who want to see lists, grandparents! Have your kiddos sit down and write out a list of what they would like for this holiday season. Maybe include a short paragraph as well to grandma and grandpa about how they can’t wait to see them. Or how they want to come over soon and make holiday...Read More
Dec
4
Every year my husband and I throw a dinner party on the official first day of winter. There are so many fun things involved in throwing a holiday party. We are both entertainers at heart and get quite a kick out of working together to plan this annual event. Some friends even start texting us around Halloween to ask if we have a menu put together yet. One of our favorite parts of planning this event is that we purposely invite a variety of our friends and family. We take the time to invite couples that are not likely running in the same social or work circles. We pride ourselves on being individuals and love match making with friends. Of course our closest friends are always invited but we like to swap out the acquaintances just to keep up with folks we don’t see very often. Because we live in northern Indiana it’s not always easy to host an event in the winter. But, most are willing to brave the cold to come out year after year to our home in “the middle of nowhere” (as my oldest son says) to enjoy friendship, fun, and of course food. Not only...Read More
Nov
14
Who knew that finally making one of the biggest decisions of your life would result in the need to make so many more decisions? Once you’ve decided to settle down and marry the love of your life, you will find yourself having to make more decisions than you can imagine. These will be decisions about your dress, your dinner, your color palette, etc. But, one thing that normally doesn’t take too long is the decision of who you will have standing at your side. Sure it can be difficult at times to dwindle down your list, but once that is done you’ll have to make another important decision and that is what to buy them as a gift. Typically you buy your gals a gift to let them know how much you appreciate them sharing in your special day. It’s a way of saying, “I know I’ve been a little demanding and maybe a little crazy lately. I’m sorry and I love you!” Because, no matter how calm and cool you typically are, you’re going to ruffle a few feathers when prepping for the big day. For me; I chose my two sisters and my best friend since fifth grade. All...Read More
Oct
20
I can only speak from my point of view but, as a mom I must say, it can be incredibly hard to get your kids to do their chores. Sometimes reminders do not work and I am working on building their independence so nagging is kind of off the list of reminders. I mean, aren’t chores supposed to be independence builders anyhow? That’s why we’ve decided to make lists in this house. A small one as my children are still young, but who doesn’t enjoy checking things off of a to-do list? So if you are also struggling with chore charts or any type of list for your child (say a morning routine?) Then the article below will hopefully help you see that a fun and inexpensive product from American Stationery may be just the thing to help you out. If colorful calendars are what you need to get your little one into gear then item 3055_13 is here to your rescue. Now I know with the wave of DIY everything most bloggers would tell you to make your own but, first not everyone has time for that, second well sell stationery and third the item is $3.95! You aren’t...Read More
Oct
1
Before you have children, people are always saying that once you have them time flies. It’s hard to completely understand though until you have your own children. Especially the first time you are pregnant, as typically you feel that time could not go fast enough. But, before you know it it’s time to plan first birthday party for your little bundle of joy. For a first birthday party, it’s possible that you will want to invite more people than necessary. From family members, to day care workers, and even pediatricians you feel like so many people are involved in their lives it’s hard to not want everyone there. But, believe me, you don’t. Yes, your first birthday party is often one that is fuller of family than friends, it’s still important to not overwhelm the child or yourself! Be sure to snap plenty of pictures so that your child can look back on this day in years to come. Even though you are likely to remember it forever, they won’t remember it at all. But, first let’s begin with that guest list. I always say to start with the most obvious guests like your parents and your spouse’s parents. Then...Read More