I watched my first celebrity video of the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS charity. It was Gwen Stefani dumping water over Gavin Rossdale, Jessica Alba, & Nicole Richie. I was curious about the spread, particularly[…]
Eurovision Denmark Party Decoration Ideas
I’ll admit that very little came to mind when it came to decorating for a Danish-themed party. Denmark flies a bit under my radar in general, except for Princess Mary, Australia’s royalty. The only other[…]
Eurovision 2014 – Judge Along Printable Booklets
Like last year, I have put together booklets for the semi-finals so you can judge along at home. We give a score out of 5 for song, outfit, & performance and use that to determine[…]
Eurovision 2014 Printables
Invitations If you’re putting together a last-minute party, feel free to use my template. It’s probably not that great for printing, but for email/Facebook, it looks great. Just fill in the what/where/when (hvad/hvor/når) with your[…]
Counting down to Eurovision – #JoinUs
Eurovision 2014 is nearly here. Australia actually gets to participate in a non-participating way. And we are busy planning our party. I’ve got my Pinterest inspiration board in full swing, and this year I’m making[…]
A bit of Russia
The past two weeks have been all about winter, Russia, and sports. I’m a bit sad that the closing ceremony is only a day away, but then it’s on to Rio! Our Russian food attempts[…]
Olympic Party / Russian Theme Night: Food
The full opening ceremony is only playing here at a ridiculous hour, so we’re going to have a bit of Russian cuisine all weekend. Nothing is set in stone yet, but my ideas may give[…]
Sochi-Inspired Diamond Quilted Flag Printables
Inspired by the patchwork quilt design of the Sochi Olympics, I put together some flags for our decorations. I started out with Russia, Australia & U.S. And then went on to countries of ethnic origin[…]
Sochi Party Planning
It’s almost time for another theme night for the Olympics opening ceremony. I’ve started an inspiration board. Follow Olympics Party board on Pinterest. I don’t know if I’ll do invitations yet, but a Russian Passport[…]
Coffee time
The kids gave mum & dad a new pod coffee machine for their anniversary, so we inherited their old machine. I admit I was a bit snobbish about not needing one, but I must say[…]