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Special Promo - Free Pashimina with $125 order

Our friends at Fabulous Stationery let us know that they have a great holiday special running right now.  Order $125 of their custom imprinted cards and get a free Pashimina scarf (value $100) with your order.

We featured Fabulous Stationery before because we love their contemporary greeting card designs and custom imprinting service.  Check out their holiday invites and cards.

Decorate your holiday parties with Candela ambients

Just in time for your holiday parties.  Decorate your Thanksgiving and Christmas parties with a Candela 10-pack of rechargable lights.

Candela Pro 10 Lamp Set |  $399 via Amazon.com

Contemporary Bar Cabinet makes stylish statement

With understated elegance, this bar cabinet has it all--stemware storage, space for cocktail glasses and tall bottles, storage drawer for accessories, and a stainless steel protected pull-down door.  Designer Ricard Vila has even provided discreet lighting inside the oak veneered cabinet.

Otto Bar Cabinet  |  $2498 at Design Within Reach

Halloween Party Ideas

Epicurious.com features Halloween party ideas for both kids and adults on their website this month.  For kids, there's cookie and cupcake recipes, and for adults, you'll find ideas for martinis, hors d'oevres, and party decorations.

Halloween Parties & Entertaining  |  via Epicurious.com

Preserve Memories with a Dinner Party Journal

Use Pamela Barsky's Dinner Party Journal to keep track of what you served, who were your guests, and any interesting or controversial conversations that happened.  Over the years, you'll have a great record of all your dinner parties.  A Wine Journal and Restaurant Journal are also available.

Dinner Party Journal  |  $28 at PamelaBarsky.com

Modern Dinnerware and Tabletop Accessories Online

eTabletop.com is our favorite online source for beautiful dinnerware and tabletop collection.  They offer modern and contemporary dinnerware collections from Rosenthal, Christian Tortu, George Jensen, Royal Copenhagen, and more. 

Owner Christina Norsig also features her own design line, Modern Elements, for those who appreciate a clean modern look for their tables.  eTabletop website also offers a registry feature.

Website:  eTabletop.com

Tips on Hosting a Port Tasting Party

As the weather gets cooler, a port tasting party is a great way to warm up and get cozy.  Here's some quick tips on hosting a port tasting party (via WineSkinny.com).

Port makes an outstanding choice for a winter wine tasting. Cold nights, a cozy fire, good friends, fabulous port. What else could you want out of life?

If you are new to port, here are a couple of basics: Tawny port is usually ready to drink, because it's had all the aging it needs before it's bottled. Typically, it has a reddish-brown color and a mature, nutty, dried-fruit flavor that matches beautifully with foods that feature blue cheeses, nuts, certain grains or dried fruits. Vintage port, on the other hand, is bottled after only a couple of years in the barrel and needs quite a bit of aging to soften bitter tannins and to integrate the often harsh spirit into thickly textured, luscious wine.

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Chocolate Fondue Fountain for Holiday Parties

Wow your guests with your own chocolate fondue fountain!  Perfect for holiday celebrations, birthdays, weddings, and turning any party into a memorable one.  Be careful - your friends might want to borrow it for their parties too.

Chocolate Fondue Fountain
$69 at Chef's Depot

Sephra Chocolate Fountain
$249 at Chef's Depot

Contemporary Party Invitations

Use Fabulous Stationery party invites to set the tone for your cocktail and dinner parties.  Choose over 100 contemporary invitation designs with signature envelopes included.  Personalization is available too.

Visit Fabulous Stationery.