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6 Ideas for the Perfect Oscars Bash

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Are you ready for the Academy Awards on Sunday night? It’s not too late to plan the perfect Oscars party.

Looking for more Oscar party ideas? Check out these

Oscar Party Decorations

Oscar Party Banner

Oscar Cupcake Toppers

 

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Decorate your table with custom Oscar confetti featuring all your favorite stars. Get the details at Sugar and Charm.

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Make glam centerpieces using mirror tires, clear beads or marbles, fresh flowers and a movie director’s clap board sign. Photo courtesy of Party Wishes.

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Set an effortlessly glam table with tasseled confetti balloons. Get the details at PopSugar.

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Enjoy a delicious cocktail from our friends at Santa Margherita.

Star Studded Raspberry Lemonade (pictured)

  1. Combine 1/8 cup sugar and 1/8 cup lemon juice in a small saucepan, bring to a boil.
  2. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute, stirring until sugar dissolves.
  3. Remove from heat.
  4. Stir in lemon rind and ½ cup of muddled raspberries.
  5. Combine mixture and 1 bottle Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore in large pitcher.
  6. Sprinkle remaining raspberries among the glasses.

Show Stopping Limoncello

  1. Pour 1 oz. of Limoncello into a champagne flute.
  2. Top the glass with Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore and stir gently.
  3. Garnish with lemon zest.

Star Studded Prosecco

  1. Fill two bowls, one with lemon juice and another with sugar,
  2. Dip champagne flute rim in lemon juice.
  3. Repeat this process with gold sugar, coating the rim of the glass evenly.
  4. Let stand to dry before filling flute with Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore.

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Keep track of your glass by writing assigning a different award category to each person instead of using traditional wine charms. This idea is courtesy of InStyle.

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The Governor’s Ball is the official Academy Awards after party. You might not be able to go to the real thing, but you can feel like a star anyway serving the same food. Architectural Digest has the recipes for this year’s event, courtesy of chef Wolfgang Puck.

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55 FREE Christmas Digital Sentiments – Christmas in July

55 FREE Christmas Digital Sentiments - Christmas in July

It’s Christmas in July and it’s time for all of us card makers to get started early making all those cards for the Holidays! To help you get going here’s a collection of 55 different Christmas, Winter and Holiday digital sentiment stamps you can download for FREE! These are perfect for the inside or outsides of your handmade cards or can be added onto scrapbook layouts for titles or in your journal or planner pages too. You’ll find so many different greeting and sayings in different fonts, some phrases are traditional, some are silly and funny but you’re sure to find just the right ones for all your Holiday paper crafting needs.

Click here to visit the Paper Crafter Magazine to get this digital sentiment collection. (Note: you will need to sign up for an account before downloading but it’s free)

-Heather