Dec
20
The holiday season is filled with family, friends, warmth, beautiful decorations, thoughtful gifts and wonderful food. Why not make this holiday season one you fill with an added personal touch? American Stationery offers a wide array of personalized items for entertaining, hostess gifts and open house additions. So, whether you are entertaining a few intimate friends or hosting a large family throng, there are a lot of items available that allow you to lend a more personal air. A few items that come to mind are detailed for you below. Everyone needs to have additional cups available during this busy entertainment time of year. There are a variety of sizes, designs, personalization options and styles to choose from. American Stationery offers clear plastic tumblers in the 8 ounce, 12 ounce or 16 ounce sizes. These are dishwasher safe and can be personalized with a name, in a variety of typestyles, a monogram, a single initial and even a design motif. They can contain a design selection and your choice of one or two lines of personalization. How cute to have a cup with a cheery Santa icon followed with a Ho! Ho! Ho! on one line and “The Williams” in...Read More
Dec
17
When determining what type of appetizers to serve, keep in mind that cooking them ahead of the occasion will save you constant worry, and allow you to enjoy your party and friends more fully. I would suggest using appetizers or desserts that can be frozen ahead of time. The more finger foods you have the more, the less you will be required to supply a lot of plates and cutlery…better, yet smaller, portions will amount to less clean up! You are probably best to stick to tried and true family favorite recipes and a trial run for baking and sampling is advisable. If you want your guests to take part of the party home with them prepare and send home everyone a bag of cookies, candy or something handmade. This little added touch will mean a lot to those attending…they will know you went the extra mile, and were thinking of them. Once you have your guest list, food and decor in mind, be sure you can provide a sufficient amount chairs for your guests so all can be seated and relaxed at once. When it comes to cleaning don’t stress over every nook and cranny in the house, concentrate...Read More
Dec
15
Your table will probably be the center of attention so you should spend time creating a centerpiece. With all the decorations available you should be able to find something that is perfect for you…try a star, candle, an angel, or even a Santa Claus. I wouldn’t suggest getting anything too big, you’ll more likely than not need the room. When hosting a special party around Christmas it is often the goal to create a "magical" atmosphere that your guests will appreciate and feel comfortable in. You can create this type of atmosphere by utilizing many types of simple decorations. When deciding the color palette for your party you’ll need to make the decision whether to go to go with the traditional green and red, or coordinate with your home decor. What type of an impression would you like to make, Warm?, Contemporary? Elegant? Make the choice based on what you prefer, whether it be gold and silver, silver and white or even multi colors. Once you have a color scheme you can tie in your decorating with strings of colored or white lights, carefully placed stockings, or gifts wrapped in wrapped gifts in empty boxes, in your color scheme. One...Read More
Dec
13
If you are going around humming "I’m dreaming of a white Christmas", don’t fight it, why not treat your friends and family to a Christmas Party? Just keep in mind before you begin that the holidays, even though hectic, are the best time for gathering together with friends and loved ones. Don’t allow yourself to plan something that is going to prove stressful to yourself, or those around you. Keep your planning and goals realistic, nobody will have fun if the hostess is too tired to enjoy! While you are planning your, decorations, food and invitation list just remember the end goal is to….have a wonderful time! When most people think of Christmas time, they think of the white snow, Santa, wood fires, or even fresh baked ginger bread cookies and eggnog! All kinds of memories and emotions come to us each year when we think of the how we spent our time, what parties we attended, and who we were with in years gone by. These cherished memories are reason enough to host and plan your own Christmas party! The key to any successful party is being well prepared! Unfortunately hosting a party of your dreams isn’t as simple...Read More
Dec
10
Looking for the perfect invitation to your holiday party? American Stationery has just what you need. Invitations are now being offered for many holidays and special occasions such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New years. The best part of all is that our designers are currently working on even more designs for occasions such as birthday parties, retirement, baby showers and baby announcements. In charge of inviting everyone to your annual Christmas party? Our Holiday Ornaments Invitations may be just what you are looking for! The invitations feature colorful Christmas tree ornaments and the festive design make this a perfect choice. If you are looking for something a little more traditional then our Red Holiday Stripes Invitations are just the thing. These invitations feature the traditional Christmas colors and stripes of a candy cane giving it a special holiday flare. Once Christmas has passed, New Years Eve arrives and American Stationery has just added some new designs for the occasion. Invite all of your friends and family to your News Eve part with our New Year Celebration Invitations. This design features ribbon and martini glasses which make this invitation perfect for ringing in the New Year. Another great design that will have everyone...Read More
Dec
8
Presentation is everything so whatever card you choose should have a verse, and ink color you are happy with. On their holiday cards, American Stationery offers six different verses, or an option for no verse at all. Any of these stylized verses are completed with your greeting and name in an attractive block typestyle, in the ink color of your choice. There is plenty of room for any personalized update you may want to ink in when you are stuffing and addressing your cards. There are also several seals that add a nice finishing touch to your envelope flap. A few of these are: Red and Black Damask Seals, Merry Christmas Seals, Peace Seals, Seasons Greetings Seals and Blessing Seals. You can also add a nice touch by adding a special holiday return address label to your Holiday cards. These come in a variety of shapes, colors, styles and sizes…a few of my favorites are: Candy Cane Square Return Address Labels, Joy Return Address Labels, circular Christmas Tree Return Address Labels, square Santa, Snowman and Tree Return Address Labels and the Christmas Tree Trio Return Address Labels. If labels aren’t your style I would recommend the reusable Round Stamper with...Read More
Dec
6
Once again the holiday season is fast approaching. Aside from gift buying, decorating, trimming trees and baking your heart out it is also time to reconnect and share the joy of the season with holiday greeting cards. In this age of email, text messaging and Facebook it is still very exciting to be the recipient of a holiday card that has been personally signed, stamped and posted to your mailbox. Sending a holiday card is the perfect opportunity to catch up with friends and family, express appreciation and reach out to anyone who has achieved a special place in your world. With all of that in mind you will want to explore the options and select a card that best portrays the message you want to send. The following is designed to help you divide and conquer your search for the perfect card, and verse, this holiday season. The traditional holiday cards are available in a variety of sizes, colors, textures and designs. The sizes can be traditional, square or note card dimensions. The colors can range from white or ivory to and all over color. The cards can be colorfully imprinted, they can also be elegantly foiled, richly embossed,...Read More
Dec
3
When determining what type of appetizers to serve, keep in mind that cooking them ahead of the occasion will save you constant worry, and allow you to enjoy your party and friends more fully. I would suggest using appetizers or desserts that can be frozen ahead of time. The more finger foods you have the more, the less you will be required to supply a lot of plates and cutlery…better, yet smaller, portions will amount to less clean up! You are probably best to stick to tried and true family favorite recipes and a trial run for baking and sampling is advisable. If you want your guests to take part of the party home with them prepare and send home everyone a bag of cookies, candy or something handmade. This little added touch will mean a lot to those attending…they will know you went the extra mile, and were thinking of them. Once you have your guest list, food and decor in mind, be sure you can provide a sufficient amount of chairs for your guests so all can be seated and relaxed at once. When it comes to cleaning don’t stress over every nook and cranny in the house,...Read More
Dec
1
Your table will probably be the center of attention so you should spend time creating a centerpiece. With all the decorations available you should be able to find something that is perfect for you…try a star, candle, an angel, or even a Santa Claus. We wouldn’t suggest getting anything too big, you’ll more likely than not need the room. When hosting a special party around Christmas it is often the goal to create a "magical" atmosphere that your guests will appreciate and feel comfortable in. You can create this type of atmosphere by utilizing many types of simple decorations. When deciding the color palette for your party you’ll need to make the decision whether to go to go with the traditional green and red, or coordinate with your home decor. What type of an impression would you like to make, Warm?, Contemporary? Elegant? Make the choice based on what you prefer, whether it be gold and silver, silver and white or even multi colors. Once you have a color scheme you can tie in your decorating with strings of colored or white lights, carefully placed stockings, or gifts wrapped in wrapped gifts in empty boxes, in your color scheme. One...Read More
Nov
29
If you are going around humming "I’m dreaming of a white Christmas", don’t fight it, why not treat your friends and family to a Christmas Party? Just keep in mind before you begin that the holidays, even though hectic, are the best time for gathering together with friends and loved ones. Don’t allow yourself to plan something that is going to prove stressful to yourself, or those around you. Keep your planning and goals realistic, nobody will have fun if the hostess is too tired to enjoy! While you are planning your decorations, food and invitation list, just remember the end goal is to….have a wonderful time! When most people think of Christmas time, they think of the white snow, Santa, wood fires, or even fresh baked ginger bread cookies and eggnog! All kinds of memories and emotions come to us each year when we think of the how we spent our time, what parties we attended, and who we were with in years gone by. These cherished memories are reason enough to host and plan your own Christmas party! The key to any successful party is being well prepared! Unfortunately hosting a party of your dreams isn’t as simple...Read More