I am so excited to share this new book with you today by Monica Pedersen, HGTV host and interior decorator. Her new book, Make It Beautiful: Designs and Ideas for Entertaining at Home is an absolutely gorgeous book filled with unique party themes, creative ideas and stunning photography. Monica is such an inspiration to me and I was thrilled to get my hands on a copy of her lovely book. The style and layout of the book is is absolute perfection and if/when I commit to working on a book, this is the epitome of the style I envision.
My favorite theme in the book is shown above, a Black & White Baby Shower. The striking black and white color combination with a sprinkle of pink is just lovely. One of my favorite things about this book is Monica’s use of flowers throughout. Simple, full arrangements that pop in the gorgeous photos.
Lucky for you, we are giving away a signed copy of Monica’s book!
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book photos by Peter Rosenbaum
Not only is her book gorgeous, but so is she! Isn’t she darling?











































Welcome to the neighborhood on August 18th! I thought it would be a great way to get to know the two families that moved onto our street and for our kids to play together before school starts.
The next party I am throwing is my wedding anniversary. It will be a Hawaii theme. We were married in Hawaii
M next party is a dino party!!
I love the colors in the photos.
Oh, I have been doing forrest animals for this year’s theme… We have completed hedgehogs (with a twist of Sonic the Hedgehog for my oldest son), squirrels, raccoons… Now we have foxes and owls coming up. (No, I did not include my husband and I, we have five kids! Hahah… ) Love this theme! So many fun ideas to choose from! Thank you for the chance to win this book! Oh, I have been doing forrest animals for this year’s theme… We have completed hedgehogs (with a twist of Sonic the Hedgehog for my oldest son), squirrels, raccoons… Now we have foxes and owls coming up. (No, I did not include my husband and I, we have five kids! Hahah… ) Love this theme! So many fun ideas to choose from! Thank you for the chance to win this book! Oh, I have been doing forrest animals for this year’s theme… We have completed hedgehogs (with a twist of Sonic the Hedgehog for my oldest son), squirrels, raccoons… Now we have foxes and owls coming up. (No, I did not include my husband and I, we have five kids! Hahah… ) Love this theme! So many fun ideas to choose from! Thank you for the chance to win this book! I love to gain new ideas, and to have them at my fingertips! Celita
I’m so sorry…. Tried to delete the repeating sentences, but thet published anyway… Annoying… Sigh. Well, have a nice day!
Celita
I’m thinking dino or race cars
So annoying… Sorry for the repeating sentences. Tried to delete them, but they published anyway… Sigh… Oh well… Celita
i’m thinking cupcakes or icecream for my birthday at the end of august and knights for my 5 year old shachar on the 1st of september
I am not sure of the next party I would be hosting, but would love to have a fun kid’s party with cute treats and fun!
I’ll be hosting a birthday party and a few days after a welcome home party.
I will be hosting a Night Circus Midnight Dinner party next……the black and white theme of the exerpts is perfect!
My next party is my daughter’s birthday party in September. We are doing a Barbie silhouette theme! Pink, black, white and COMPLETELY girly!
Im hosting bright colorful swim party for my daughter. Hot pink, purple and turquoise. Polka dots & Big Balloons
The next party is for my daughters 16th birthday and we are still trying to decide on a theme
This book looks delightful! My next party will be a gender reveal party for myself. I find out what the sex of my baby is in a few weeks! My mom is helping me plan and design it, but of course the theme will be centered around boy & girl!
A precious baby girl baby shower!!!
Neapolitan- Pink, Cream & Chocolate everything!
The next party I am throwing will be a wine and cheese girls nite out theme.
Football birthday party for my three yo combine with a tailgate!
Fall into Fun party!
Wine tasting for my birthday!
My next party is a “little man” 1st birthday for my son.
I love black & white with a pop of color. I style a lot of my home this way to make it easy to change the color every season. Living in New England, we get all the seasons!! The next party I am doing is going to be my son’s 2nd birthday, I am all about the nautical theme!
My daughter’s 4th birthday party. She is all about my little ponies. I am using bright colors to keep with the summer and colorful pony scheme.
i don’t know the theme of my next party, i have a little guy turning 2 in december though, so it’s time to start thinking! maybe little man? maybe superhero?
orange and green halloween