Excellent Events

As my mother’s 80^th birthday approached, my siblings and I wanted to plan a party for her worthy of all her warmth, love and support over the years. Turning 80 is a big deal, right? ...read more

It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me on the blog, but I’m back at it with a new crafty – and super easy – idea.

I stay busy as a wife and mother, and I wear a lot of hats, including Parent Teacher Association (PTA) board member, Women’s Junior League member and more. As co-chair of Wine and Design, an interest group for my local Early Childhood PTA, I help organize our monthly get-togethers. They are very casual -- our group of moms comes together to enjoy wine and talk shop about decorating.

Lately I’ve noticed that as the nights grow longer and the days shorter, it gets harder to find the right house for the event! And let’s face it -- GPS only gets you so far, which leaves navigation up to good ol’ night vision. More than once I have driven up and down a street trying to read house numbers in the dark. Then it dawned on me: why not make a yard sign to help attendees find the right place? ...read more

I always joke that when you turn into our neighborhood, you've entered the 1950s. We have children playing in the streets and many neighborhood events and gatherings. What I've noticed lately is that with all the events we have going on (lemonade stands, neighborhood association meetings, Friday meet and greets, rummage sale, etc.), we have a real need for signage that can be reused throughout the year, something that looks a little more polished than the spray painted sheets or plywood that everyone uses currently. ...read more

It's always fun to host a party and even more fun to have beautiful decorations. I designed a free Printable Party Collection to make your party planning a breeze. Use this collection for a big party, small celebration, or just print a few items for fun! It's so easy... just download and send your files to FedEx Office® to be printed, cut them out and get to decorating!  ...read more

The holidays are in full swing and you know what that means – parties, parties and more parties! If you’re like me, you’re probably feeling the stress as you try to fill all those final wishes and still create some amazing, personalized details for your holiday gatherings. ...read more

A few years ago I made wine charms as wedding favors for my friend to give to guests on her special day. Guests were really excited to take home a gift they could use all year around. They are a simple, DIY project that adds a personal touch to a wedding or dinner party. Just follow these easy steps for making the wine charms.

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Who wants to serve party-goers popcorn out of ordinary bowls? Or give out confetti at parties or weddings in those messy tissue-paper rolls tied at both ends with ribbon? While browsing at StyleMePretty, I recently ran across a novel idea for holding all sorts of goodies in a much more stylish way – funnels. Easy, do-it-yourself, decorative paper funnels or cones. The idea is so simple that it’s genius, and so charming that it’s hard to ignore.  

Having a lot of little cousins in my family, I get to see the joy when a new baby enters the world. I also have a few friends expecting this year, so I wanted to test out a fun baby gift. Because we know the name of the soon-to-arrive baby, I decided to use FedEx Office Design & Print Center to make an “It’s a Boy!” baby name sign to share the news of her arrival. You can also do this right after the baby’s birth if the new parents want to keep the name a secret.

Parents can put this sign in front of their house for a month or so after the birth, and then save it as a keepsake.

Creating the sign online is simple – just search for the keyword baby to get dozens of design templates and free shipping. ...read more

Guest blogger Katie Nasche is a communications advisor for FedEx Office. Katie is a busy mom of two girls, and in her spare time, she enjoys baking and scrapbooking. Today, Katie shares with us a fun idea for a baby shower game.