tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48313448054572857172024-03-12T21:13:04.335-07:00CHS Creative ProductionsPlanning, Design & Decor ProfessionalsCHS Creative Productions Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530627632869020379noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4831344805457285717.post-72010500047668678822013-05-29T18:47:00.001-07:002013-05-29T18:47:28.790-07:00Make your Event Planning business more profitable! <center>
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">and make more money? </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Wouldn't you love to bypass the money learning curve?</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Are you doing what you love but are wondering </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Money, Money, Money!</span></strong> There is nothing wrong with that. Isn't that why we go into business for ourselves?? The problem with starting your own event planning business is the money learning curve. In the event planning business there are so many variables that come into play that it can become tricky figuring out exactly how much time it will take for you and your staff to do the work. <span style="color: black;"><strong>With my coaching I will share with you my formula for never underestimating time again!</strong> Event planning is not a "widget" business, it is custom and creative and that can be hard to charge for, <strong>but I will give you my tricks and tips for making a client understand the process involved and give them the opportunity to decide where they will spend their budget and I will give you the tricks and tips for how to re-group so that they understand you aren't going to work for FREE.</strong></span></div>
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<strong>We all start out making mistakes, but what if you could bypass that painful process? or at least part of it? My Event Planner coaching call will help you do that!</strong></div>
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We will discuss your business and your needs and questions</div>
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If you are working on a large price quote I can even go over that with you to help with any questions you might have.</div>
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<strong>THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS</strong></div>
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<strong>COACHING CALL $195 for a 1 1/2 hr. telephone call with Carolyn and a bonus of the Informational Packet for FREE a $50 value</strong></div>
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<strong>INFORMATIONAL PACKET $50- FOR A LIMITED TIME </strong><strong>ONLY you can purchase the Informational Packet by itself</strong>. This Informational Packet contains a copy my
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For more information or to sign up please Contact Carolyn at <a href="mailto:Carolyn@carolynhortenevents.com">Carolyn@carolynhortenevents.com</a>. I look forward to hearing from you and working with you to getting you on the right track to making money in a business you love.</div>
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CHS Creative Productions Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530627632869020379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4831344805457285717.post-49543347868521975352013-05-28T11:58:00.000-07:002013-05-28T11:59:12.932-07:00Event Planner Coaching & Information Packet<center>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have received a lot of emails regarding my one on one event coaching services and for a limited time have decided to bring back the service with a few changes. You can now purchase the Informational Packet by itself. With over 16 years of professional event planning experience and millions of dollars in sales Carolyn Horten’s event planning advice is priceless. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Last year I had the honor of coaching a lot of wonderful, creative and talented women who were great at their craft but struggling with the profit end of party planning. Don't wait until you learn the lessons the hard way, it could take years and cost you $1,000's of dollars in loss. Invest in yourself and speak to a professional who has already learned the lessons and is available to answer your questions as they relate to your business. These aren't standard phone calls where I discuss the same things with everyone, this is one on one coaching to answer your direct questions as they relate to you and your business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you are an event planner, coordinator or thinking of going into the business then you owe it to yourself to start off on the right foot by getting insight into the business and how you can create a career you love and still make money. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The coaching you will receive is one on one time from an expert in the luxury of your office. No travelling costs involved! Get exactly what you need <strong>NOW</strong> answers to your questions and advice on how to move forward and grow your profits. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Event planning is a wonderful fun and creative business <strong>BUT</strong>if you aren’t making money or protecting your assets, <strong>IT WILL NOT</strong> be wonderful and fun for long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Pricing for Profit:</span></strong> Have you ever felt like you left money on the table? Have you ever finished an event and realized that if you broke your profit down to the amount of hours you worked you would be better off at McDonalds working?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will explain to you how and where to increase your profits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Warning Signs:</strong></span> Have you ever had a feeling once you started with a client? But weren’t sure how to backtrack or walk away from the job? I will explain to you the warning signs and how to protect yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Take some time out of your busy schedule and invest in your business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take this opportunity to talk to someone with over 16 years of event planning advice and someone who has been there and done that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Find out if event planning is really for you and if it is learn some tips, tricks and skills so that you are better prepared for the inevitable of event planning; something going wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because it will and you will be prepared to fix it.<o:p></o:p></span></center>
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Please email Carolyn at <a href="mailto:carolyn@carolynhortenevents.com">carolyn@carolynhortenevents.com</a> to schedule your appointment. These coaching calls will only be available for a limited time so book now. Anything discussed during these coaching calls will be considered confidential.</div>
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CHS Creative Productions Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530627632869020379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4831344805457285717.post-64119656884459502162012-09-19T08:07:00.000-07:002012-09-19T08:07:19.096-07:00Baby Blog Crawl Conga Line Stop #2<center>
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Baby Crawl </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">stop number two.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">who is going </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">to be a mommy</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">and I don't know who.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you are looking
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">I’m sorry I can’t
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Only the Pug knows </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">and she is not tellin'.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have tried to
assume and can only imagine<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">but all I come up
with is totally random.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Soon it will be revealed </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">who is beginning to
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">but until then </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">I really don’t know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have a few guesses </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">but until i know for sure</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">I will wait to congratulate her </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">with love and well
wishes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you want to learn
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">then click through to see<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">because the next stop
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">is a visit to Lynlee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next Stop: <a href="http://www.lynleespetitecakes.com/">Lynlee Beckett Lynlee’s Petite Cakes<o:p></o:p></a></span></span></div>
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CHS Creative Productions Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530627632869020379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4831344805457285717.post-30237451604214149422012-07-11T09:29:00.001-07:002013-05-28T11:56:09.123-07:00Event Planning Coaching & Expert Advice<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have received a lot of emails regarding my one on one event coaching services and for a limited time have decided to bring back the service with a few changes. You can now purchase the Informational Packet by itself. With over 16 years of professional event planning experience and millions of dollars in sales Carolyn Horten’s event planning advice is priceless. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Last year I had the honor of coaching a lot of wonderful, creative and talented women who were great at their craft but struggling with the profit end of party planning. Don't wait until you learn the lessons the hard way, it could take years and cost you $1,000's of dollars in loss. Invest in yourself and speak to a professional who has already learned the lessons and is available to answer your questions as they relate to your business. These aren't standard phone calls where I discuss the same things with everyone, this is one on one coaching to answer your direct questions as they relate to you and your business.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you are an event planner, coordinator or thinking of going into the business then you owe it to yourself to start off on the right foot by getting insight into the business and how you can create a career you love and still make money. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The coaching you will receive is one on
one time from an expert in the luxury of your office. No travelling costs
involved! Get exactly what you need <strong>NOW</strong> answers to your questions and advice on
how to move forward and grow your profits. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Event planning is a wonderful fun and creative business <strong>BUT</strong>
if you aren’t making money or protecting your assets, <strong>IT WILL NOT</strong> be wonderful
and fun for long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Pricing for Profit:</span></strong> Have you ever felt like you left money
on the table? Have you ever finished an event and realized that if you broke
your profit down to the amount of hours you worked you would be better off at
McDonalds working?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will explain to you
how and where to increase your profits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Warning Signs:</strong></span> Have you ever had a feeling once you started
with a client? But weren’t sure how to backtrack or walk away from the job? I
will explain to you the warning signs and how to protect yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Business Paperwork:</strong></span> Have you ever wished you could take a
look at contracts or paperwork of other planners to be sure you were protecting
yourself and weren’t missing something?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
can receive a packet of documents that I have customized throughout my 16 years
in business that you can use for your business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Take some time out of your busy schedule and invest in your
business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take this opportunity to talk
to someone with over 16 years of event planning advice and someone who has been
there and done that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Find out if event planning is really for you and if it is
learn some tips, tricks and skills so that you are better prepared for the
inevitable of event planning; something going wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because it will and you will be prepared to
fix it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">With over 16 years of professional event planning experience
and millions of dollars in sales Carolyn Horten’s event planning advice
is priceless. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">PRICING AS FOLLOWS<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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</span></span></span>$195 for a 1 ½ hour telephone call with Carolyn Horten that includes the Informational Packet a $50 value.</div>
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</span></span></span>Additional hours available at $65 per hour as
needed after your initial telephone consultation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span>The Informational Packet $50 <strong>SPECIAL TIME</strong> <strong>ONLY can be purchased by itself</strong>. This Informational Packet
contains a copy my contract, venue questionnaire, event questionnaire, credit
card authorization form, independent contractor agreement and a consultation
information packet.</div>
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Please email Carolyn at <a href="mailto:carolyn@carolynhortenevents.com">carolyn@carolynhortenevents.com</a> to schedule
your appointment. These coaching calls will only be available for a limited
time so book now. Anything discussed during these coaching calls will be
considered confidential.<br />
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I look forward to hearing from you and really look forward to you having that lightbulb moment that will move you forward to a profitable event planning career. Don't delay as I am only scheduling this opportunity for a limited time.<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
Carolyn</div>
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CHS Creative Productions Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530627632869020379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4831344805457285717.post-2192803586269295382012-07-02T03:25:00.001-07:002012-07-02T03:25:57.833-07:00Event Planner Coaching with Carolyn<br />
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CHS Creative Productions and Carolyn Horten Events</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><strong>I am so excited to offer this opportunity to you and I truly hope you take advantage of this limited time offer for a chance to pick my brain about event planning and how you can grow your own business~ Sincerely, Carolyn Horten</strong></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Have you ever wished you could speak to an experienced event
planner about real questions as they relate to your business and its
growth?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are you an event planner? Have you
created your business and are now getting clients? Are you wondering about
things such as contracts, insurance, making money and protecting yourself?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are you having trouble with a difficult
client or finding it hard to justify your fees and costs?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have you been looking at your profits after
an event and realizing you have been almost working for free? If you answered
yes to any of these questions then this Event Planner Coaching service is for
you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whether you are thinking of becoming an event planner or have
created a business and are just starting out, this is the opportunity to learn
some valuable lessons that will lead to business growth and increased profits.
Take advantage of this opportunity to receive vital information and facts before
you invest in pretty cake pedestals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You will have the opportunity to ask questions about the
following topics in a customized way that is relevant to your personal needs
and concerns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No cookie cutter or vague answers
will come from this coaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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answers to the following:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pricing & How to Increase your Profits<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Consultation Information - what to know before
you meet with the client<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Contracts- how to spell out what you will and
won’t be doing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Insurance & Protecting yourself- what
insurance coverage you need for your business and how to handle and get
additional insured coverage for yourself and your client<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tips for Staffing & Setting Up- how to hire
and use staff effectively and the formula for the amount of time you really
need to set up and be ready on time<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carolyn Horten’s 16 years of professional event planning
experience, with 9 years of personal event planning experience, for a total of
25 years of experience, planning and executing all types of events. You will
learn about what works, what doesn’t, what to be careful of, how to price for
profit, when to say no, how to protect yourself from liabilities, and what to
say yes to. This one-on-one time will allow you to get answers to your specific
questions from an experienced event planner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Better than a book, these consultations will address your
current questions and concerns. You will not get bland stereotypical answers to
your questions; you will get real life honest answers that are relevant to your
current questions, which are effective and productive to your needs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Your investment and time spent speaking with Carolyn Horten
can and will increase your profits when you put the information you gain into
action.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No matter what state you live in
or what level of service you offer, the opportunity to ask important questions
regarding your business is priceless.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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addition to your telephone call for an additional $50. This Informational Packet
contains a copy my contract, venue questionnaire, event questionnaire, credit
card authorization form, independent contractor agreement and a consultation
information packet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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your appointment. These coaching calls will only be available for a limited
time so book now. Anything discussed during these coaching calls will be
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">{This was supposed to be a New Years post but I have held
onto it, not because I didn’t know what direction I wanted to go in; but its
hard letting your baby go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have hemmed
and hawed on what I should do and after much reflection and sleepless nights
and reading motivational sites I know that its time to JUST DO IT!! It is time
for me to let go and move forward.}<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">2011 was an interesting year for me. I saw a downside in the
party planning part of my business and I have seen my Christmas decorating side
of the business double.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes it’s true I
have done many parties for celebrities, high profile clients, sports figures,
etc… and yes its true I sign confidentiality agreements with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes it’s true my client base are those with
disposable incomes and not budget minded moms (though everyone has a budget
large or small).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes it’s true I have
become expert at pulling off parties on short notice; because disposable income
clients roll that way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes I have a lot
of stories I could tell and some I can’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have been very fortunate with what I do and the client’s I work
for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been in the party planning
business for 16 years and I have earned my expertise in the industry one bad
experience at a time and I know how to never let it happen again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One thing I can truly say that I have enjoyed
in 2011 with regard to parties is the other party women I have “met”, shared
stories with and offered a little bit of my knowledge to help them with their
dreams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t need to tell you but I
am by no means a social media maven. I don’t blog regularly, facebook regularly
or show and tell what I am working on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When I am working on an event I am too busy to photograph it along the
way and after an event I am too tired to be bothered with pictures if I can
share them at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish I was better
at it but I’m not and that’s just the way it is and I’m leaving it at
that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A true highlight for me since I am
not a social media maven or didn’t post much was the fact that I was recognized
by my peers this year several times and that truly meant so much to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was invited by the Children’s Party Network
aka CPN to be a VIP guest at a California get together, I made the Purple Pugs 2011
List of Fabulous; Party lovers crush other party lovers list, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and I also made Piggy Bank parties top 10 list
for 2011.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was asked to be a judge in
the Designers Challenge for Sparkling Event Designs and later as a challenger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The recognition from these ladies blew me
away, it’s nice to know that even though you aren’t constantly self-promoting
or cross promoting that people still notice you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To be recognized by peers is more confirming
than a phone call from a “celebrity” client. So a great big THANK YOU to those
who have offered their friendship and support, it means a lot to me. I have
also been humbled time and time again by the kind words of other planners and
those that have reached out to me for business advice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have struggled with the different aspects of my business
and what I can let go of that will lead me in the direction of my long term
goals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have worked on so many
different thoughts and feelings on how I wanted to approach the New Year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a business owner the year end is a true
reflection of the year. What worked, what didn’t, etc… For me the year end is a
chance to reflect on all of those things and I have come to the conclusion………<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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back……..It’s time to go forward!<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am not willing to go back in time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scroll back 18 years ago and I would have
been the ultimate blogger, had blogging been around and had I known about
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was the quintessential stay at
home Mom. I created things from nothing, found things on the side of the road
or at yard sales and gave them new life, I cooked from scratch and on a budget,
I painted, decorated and threw play date parties for my children and killer
birthday parties. It was not uncommon to find me with a paintbrush or hammer in
my hand taking on a project or creating party decorations because then
selections were limited and if you wanted unique you created it yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I started party planning as a business before it was cool
and everyone was doing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used my
creativity and ingenuity to build a business and a name for myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through the years the children have grown up,
I no longer re-purpose things but buy new, I don’t re-decorate my house on a
whim, but I still love a bargain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have created a business that has allowed me the freedom to
work from home, be with my children and do something I enjoy……….up until a few
years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have persevered through the
tough economy, tweaked and changed things as best I could; but the truth is
when you are running a legitimate event planning business there is overhead
that must be priced into the events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
no longer have the luxury of working for small budgets or cutting my price
because someone wants something they can’t afford or thinks because the economy
is bad I will give them a deal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have thought and looked at different ways to re-invent
myself in the saturated event planning/stylist market and social media thrust
and see my only option to travel back in time to when I was creating crafts and
photograph it and sell it as wonderful or new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The truth of the matter is just about everything I see every day in the
party planning world is not new and I have been there or done that before and I
don’t have the energy or the time to go down that road again albeit with a
camera.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My life has changed and my business that was created as a
creative outlet for me and something to do since my husband worked 70+ hours a
week has changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started years ago
doing a little thing called Christmas decorating for my clients and who knew
where it would have taken me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today Christmas
decorating is a huge part of my business, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in fact due to the economy it is the only
constant part of my business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have always been good at a lot of things and able to
figure things out quickly and make it work; something you need to be able to do
as an event planner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But at this point
in my life and my career I am looking to have more consistency and be able to
grow a business that I can bring others into to be in charge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People always say how fun you work for
yourself, well Yes and No.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you own
your own business there is no part of it that you don’t touch or are a part
of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I rush through Christmas decorating and then move my focus
back to event planning; this has caused a serious yo-yo effect in my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can no longer do this, I could but I don’t
want to; it does me no good to work on “party ideas” for a maybe or a what if
or for a few more followers in the social media outlet; when at the end of the
day that has never been my event planning client base.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to focus on what has become the core
of my business which is Christmas decorating and what I enjoy and look forward
to. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">With event planning you never know when the call will come
and how much notice you will have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have become an expert at pulling off parties with less than 2 weeks’ notice; it’s
hard, a lot of work and you can never do all the creative things you would like
because there isn’t enough time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With
Christmas decorating you know when it will be quiet and you know when it will
be busy; you know when you can plan trips or quiet time or house re-decorating
it gives me the luxury to be “Martha” to my family and still run a growing
business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Through the juggling of the two sides of the businesses my
family has been shortchanged; there is always chaos and I am over it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am no longer the stay at home Mom with time
to fill while the children are in school or when my husband works late.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My life has changed and with the downgrade in
the economy my business is the sole support of my family and with that
responsibility my outlook and views have changed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Christmas business this past season has
doubled and I see the larger potential for the Christmas decorating side of the
business and it is something that I want to focus solely on in the New Year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is where my dreams and growth will come
true.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christmas decorating is where I
can grow a business that doesn’t solely depend on me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have met a lot of great women this past year and a half; a
lot who remind me of me when I was younger and I wish them all the best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am not saying that event planning hasn’t been good to me
as it has and I have enjoyed it thoroughly, it’s just that I am opening a new
chapter in my life and am looking forward to a fresh start. I no longer want to
be a “jack of all trades” I want to be an “expert” in one thing. Having said
that I remember once a wise old vendor asked me what I “did” and I told him
“everything” and his response was you will always be busy, he was right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just can no longer focus back on forth on
creativity, it’s exhausting and no longer rewarding and I have earned my
stripes to be an expert in one thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
am going to clear out my studio of the “event planning” props and find closure
and a renewed sense of creativity to my Christmas decorating options.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For 16 years event planning has been my baby but it is now
time to let it go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those of you
starting out in event planning don’t consider my grief’s a red flag for
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Event Planning has been good to me
and the fact that I have been in business for as long as I have is homage to
that. The “burnout rate” in event planning is 2-3 years and having done it
professionally for 16 years I would say it is a good sign to you that what you
are doing can have longevity for you should you choose. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the meantime I would love it if you would follow
Christmas Specialists on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Christmas-Specialists/239891392724525">facebook</a> since I will be pulling the plug on my other
social sites ( I know I could leave them up but just knowing they are sitting
there bothers me, I guess I’m weird like that. When its time for me to let go I
have to let go completely.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just know
that my dreams no longer include fabric ceilings or fabulous parties they are
made up of Christmas centerpieces and Christmas trees and this girl has made up
her mind to focus on that and not focus on HOW TO DO IT ALL.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thank you for listening to me and following me and being a
friend. This will be the last post for me, except for maybe a few facebook reminders that I have moved completely to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Christmas-Specialists/239891392724525">Christmas Specialists.</a> </span></div>
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Thank you to everyone for your kind words in response to my last post. So I have noticed people randomly posting pics of them doing their taxes, with pictures of course. When I see the pictures it makes me chuckle; all the pictures I have seen seem to be of two maybe three manila folders and a small stalk of receipts. Now I could be wrong maybe they just wanted to make the photos look nice, I don't know. What I do know is their stacks look nothing like mine. So I thought since I'm going to be keeping it real, I dragged myself out to take a picture of my receipt organizing system. Maybe it will help some other planners out there, who like me seem to acquire a LOT of receipts and aren't quite sure how to store them. <br />
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We all know that receipt ink can disappear in a few days in the bottom of our purses; so my system is that I make a copy of the receipt and staple the original to it, enter it in quickbooks and put it in a folder. Each folder is divided up by month, makes it easier if I have to go look for something or do a price comp. I rarely have to look through the "actual receipts" since my Quickbooks system allows me to be really accurate in the breakdown of purchases and what account they belong in. Now I know there are bookkeeping systems out there that you can scan your receipts into and don't need to save the papers; but my accountant doesn't recommend it for me.<br />
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You see I buy all different kinds of things that are for work, and my categories are so weird that my accountant recommends I keep everything. So this is how I do it. Of course these folders are only the receipts they are not the bank statement folders, employee tax documents, sales tax folders, insurance folders etc... you get the idea. I love you all but really didn't feel like digging all that out :)<br />
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I hope this tip helps at least one person, it sure saves me.<br />
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Hi My name is Carolyn and I am a confusion addict who likes to make things more difficult for herself!! I admit I have a problem. Sometimes I think I'm making things easier for myself but actually make things more difficult for myself and those around me. I'm sure I'm not the only one with the problem but when your head is spining with all the ideas it can sure seem like it. I diversified the business and added more things to control when I wasn't controlling even one social network well, and then I go and make more work for myself UGH!!! So this will be my only blog, I'm going to talk about everything here, parties, crazy happenings, frustrations, celebrations and anything else that comes to mind. Mind you I'm not going to use it to re-post others work just to gain a few fans, if I re-post work it will be because I respect the work and the source. <br />
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I'm a small business owner in a <strike>crappy </strike>tough economy, I have suffered setbacks, increases in taxes, insurance costs, suffered the loss of my husbands income (4 yrs. ago and the silver lining is I got the best business partner I could ask for), became the sole provider for my family, been subjected to a influx of new event planners cutting the market value of what I do as a planner, a public who seems to think that event planning should be priced for "everyone". <br />
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Through the past few months I have toyed with the idea of leaving the party planning world and only doing Christmas decorating. Good friends have told me not to, that this will pass and others who understand my struggles have just been supportive of me. I have decided I WON'T stop party planning, because I AM FABULOUS at it!! So I will bide my time until there is more balance in the party planning world. Please note I said "party planning" not "event styling". I am an event stylist but I am so much more than that. I am the one who is not only interested in the look and feel of the event but in the overall running of the event. I make it my teams priority to handle each guest and their needs as if they were the client. I make it my priority that my client thoroughly enjoys their entire event. When I'm on site I watch everything, know everything and handle everything. I know how to set up quickly and effeciently, I know that there are no do-overs in party planning, I know what it takes to create a full well rounded event, I know how much food is needed, I know how much drinks are needed, I know how many lbs. of ice are needed, I should I have been doing it for 16+ years.<br />
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So if you are looking for a great "Event Planner" than I'm your girl and if you are following me because I twisted your arm or you have respect for me even though I don't post much then I'm your girl. <br />
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Thank you for being here and I'm just going to move forward.<br />
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Last year I decided to make some changes to my business and business name(s). I diversified/divided/conquered whatever you want to call it.......... I created divisions of CHS Creative Productions; Christmas Specialists and Carolyn Horten Events. After 16 years of business as CHS Creative Productions I felt that it was time to divide and conquer as well as the fact that I got tired of explaining everything we do. For those of you thinking of going into business for yourselves be careful how you choose your name.......... or you will do a lot of explaining.<br />
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I took the "holiday decorating" part of my business and created Christmas Specialists. For years I was "politically correct" calling Christmas decorating holiday decorating. Well the holiday decorating led to questions like if we were close to Easter oh you do Easter Decorating? Ah, NO! So I decided enough is enough I am a Christmas decorator, I have a Christmas decorating business and I have a warehouse full of Christmas stuff THEREFORE I AM A CHRISTMAS DECORATOR!! Nothing else, nothing less just CHRISTMAS. And so Christmas Specialists was created. You can view our website <a href="http://www.christmasspecialists.com/">here</a> and blog<a href="http://christmasspecialists.blogspot.com/"> here</a> and facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dodriver?ref=ts#!/pages/Christmas-Specialists/239891392724525">here</a>.<br />
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I then decided that while I have enjoyed all the different aspects of event planning, decorating, etc.. over the years I no longer want to be the person behind the business name but recognized as the professional I am. The person who has spent 16 years in the business professionally with 25 years of experience total planning all types of events for all types of clients. I have done weddings, corporate, non-profit, professional athletes, actors, celebrities, high profile clients and more. I have earned my stripes the hard way one experience at a time. I am the name behind the business and I decided that I wanted to be the name in front of the business and so Carolyn Horten Events was born. We have a new website that I am proud to say I did myself you can see <a href="http://carolynhortenevents.com/">here</a> and a new blog <a href="http://carolynhortenevents.blogspot.com/">here</a> oh and a new facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dodriver?ref=ts#!/pages/Carolyn-Horten-Events/170591226354018">here</a>.<br />
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What about CHS Creative Productions?? I don't know yet I have a few ideas that I am working on so please stay tuned.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HU3Q6QIUqnA/TwxOGs8J6bI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/xR0Vh26wpTU/s1600/craft+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_uid_sxcx5j="3" height="203" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HU3Q6QIUqnA/TwxOGs8J6bI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/xR0Vh26wpTU/s400/craft+table.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I had the honor of being invited to participate in the Designers Challenge at Sparkling Events & Designs. The theme was Love and the budget was a mere little old $100 buckaroos. Yup you heard that right $100 bucks for a party of 4. I'll just say it took me back many years ago when I had parties for my children "just because" and had no budget.<br />
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For all the details on the party and how I spent my $100 budget click <a href="http://mysparklingevent.com/2012/01/designers-challenge-carolyn-horten-events-valentines-day-play-date/"><span style="color: #888888;">here</span></a> and for a get to know me interview click <a href="http://networkedblogs.com/sse9f"><span style="color: #888888;">here</span></a>. To see other challengers entries click <a href="http://mysparklingevent.com/blog/"><span style="color: #888888;">here</span></a>. <strong><span style="color: red;">Be sure to follow my new blog </span></strong><a href="http://carolynhortenevents.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: red;">here</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: red;"> since I will be giving away some of the props and extras I used.</span></strong><br />
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<center><a href="http://www.chscreativeproductions.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqPZrwWIzgxkmOSVvVqQNSOBRUgCO4YhLWzv-HryDW1phSHlN4VTbpOfJp-EEP7JRoiDqpnUY-VT1rdc2JU-vMuhSSNmbcz7eezzeMl-YKeB7BRt__VcLYrGbc8raQllZPyM5bFgNjos/s1600/chssignature.gif" style="border: 0px currentColor !important;" /></a></center>CHS Creative Productions Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530627632869020379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4831344805457285717.post-74305656654071259812011-09-17T19:58:00.000-07:002011-11-21T06:27:57.841-08:00Under Construction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyVuP7cp5Sq2VP8or8OkajCAohxPzC899LnwaM-LCmjFrPBePy_bTaXDDaEJQ8SYno9aWjj65qc2dL7QLVZKF9N6ak3WrUTPpVHoIYaoI5THuCVN9nykqtsOKddq6p1ff5rHNgwgPjaY/s1600/th_underconstruction.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyVuP7cp5Sq2VP8or8OkajCAohxPzC899LnwaM-LCmjFrPBePy_bTaXDDaEJQ8SYno9aWjj65qc2dL7QLVZKF9N6ak3WrUTPpVHoIYaoI5THuCVN9nykqtsOKddq6p1ff5rHNgwgPjaY/s320/th_underconstruction.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please excuse the disarray, we are in the process of changing things up a bit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We'll let you know when the dust has settled.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.chscreativeproductions.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqPZrwWIzgxkmOSVvVqQNSOBRUgCO4YhLWzv-HryDW1phSHlN4VTbpOfJp-EEP7JRoiDqpnUY-VT1rdc2JU-vMuhSSNmbcz7eezzeMl-YKeB7BRt__VcLYrGbc8raQllZPyM5bFgNjos/s1600/chssignature.gif" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a></div>CHS Creative Productions Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530627632869020379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4831344805457285717.post-14566819016243747702011-08-29T09:08:00.000-07:002011-11-21T06:29:22.509-08:00Christmas Decorating Elves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH99nvugoBG2fX2jBaQNAW51apEK_4_iIYhDxodfkFaTmk4YPfzvpO1R5RatRrtzxwmsCKGYzH8G_zqEUCua1tTO0bWC2HluLghK1e9hyphenhyphenjp8kxUhLLY3y5q5aLAuOc0agqD4F2WgI5ATM/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH99nvugoBG2fX2jBaQNAW51apEK_4_iIYhDxodfkFaTmk4YPfzvpO1R5RatRrtzxwmsCKGYzH8G_zqEUCua1tTO0bWC2HluLghK1e9hyphenhyphenjp8kxUhLLY3y5q5aLAuOc0agqD4F2WgI5ATM/s400/004.JPG" width="266" /></a></div>Its that time of the year, time to think about the holidays and plan ahead. Why not make your holidays more enjoyable this year by having some help with your Christmas decorating.<br />
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Be your own Holiday Design Director! Ever think how nice it would be having experienced extra hands to help you install your holiday decorations? Ever wonder, how much quicker you could get it all done with just a little extra help? If so, our Holiday Installation services are for you. With Holiday Installers on site to assist you with your holiday decorating you will have more time to spend with family and friends as well as be more relaxed at the beginning of the holiday season.<br />
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Our friendly and professional installers will help you get your holiday decorating done in less time with less stress than doing it yourself. Discover the holiday secret of many busy women, their own personal Christmas elves. <br />
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<strong><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Sound Familiar?</span></strong><br />
"Does it take you a week or more to decorate your house?"<br />
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"Do you find yourself exhausted before the holiday season begins?"<br />
"Do you have a large tree that is difficult for you to decorate?"<br />
"Is it hard getting your husband to drag out all the holiday decorations when you want them?"<br />
"Does your office just need an extra set of hands to decorate your tree?"<br />
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If you answered yes to any of these questions or you are just remembering how painful doing it all during the holidays is, you need to call today and book your own decorating design team.<br />
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You give the Christmas Holiday Specialists at CHS Creative Productions a call and let us know what you need help with. We will work with you to determine how many installers you will need and for how long. Its that EASY!<br />
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You can also decide if you want to drag everything out and go through it ahead of time ready for the installers or if you want them to drag it all out for you. Either way once your decor is out and ready to go, you instruct the designers on what to put where and how you want it. If you want to mix it up a little bit our installers will be more than happy to offer suggestions on new placement or ways to change your decor from what you usually do. <br />
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The installers will come armed with work bags with "tools of the trade" extra lights to purchase should you need more. You provide the ladders, if you don't have ladders we can bring those for an additional fee. We can also come back and take it all down!<br />
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It's that easy, call today and check one more thing off your Christmas to do list!<br />
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A long overdue post from a June wedding. The wedding ceremony was held at the Richard Nixon Library and the reception was held at the Anaheim White House restaurant. Both locations were great to work with and very accomodating. The service at the Anaheim White House is phenomenonal!!! CHS handled the coordination, decor, bridal party florals and the fabulous centerpieces for the wedding. <a href="http://frogprincepaperie.com/">Frog Prince Paperie</a> created the favor tags, table number signs and signs for the photo booth and cigar table, they came out perfect and matched everything perfectly. A special thank you to Jen of <a href="http://photographybyjen.com/">Photojenic</a> for providing me with photos since I was a little busy that afternoon. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been asked to be a judge in the awesome Designers Challenge put together by Ebony of <a href="http://sparklingeventdesigns.blogspot.com/p/designers-challenge-extra-extra-read.html">Sparkling Events & Design</a>. 12 ridicoulously talented designers have been asked to put together inspiration tables with ONLY a $100 budget!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Challenge - Plan a party on a budget of $100! Must include tablescape design, favor ideas and of course desserts!</span></div><br />
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The Challengers - The entertaining and party GODDESSES....this is a super talented and extraordinary skilled group of individuals! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepurplepug.com/"><img border="0" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbzmFQmVsPnTfv_ohyphenhyphenL7DI4Gxpxe1Tw_P2cdfaZHwgFeA5xCDYfafbDyUT7WGPrG0OQuZHL41D__VE7w56AZDihcZ462xhh5gPT3N-dstWnqfzBUTSRZAQO1l55z9vf78vwFoyKN-Oig/s1600/tpp150x150.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepurplepug.com/">The Purple Pug - Kristy</a></div><br />
Mama to 2 extraordinary little guys. I design and create hip + handmade partyware. I am a glitter freak. I worship anything handmade. I hate to cook.<br />
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I love a challenge. I hate budgets. I am challenging myself to create some inspiring beauty and DIY dazzle with a lone Benjamin.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepartymuseonline.com/">The Party Muse - Khaliah</a></div><br />
I'm a true girly girl so my passion for pretty things grew at a young age. Once I was grown and on my own I found that I loved entertaining and after I had my son I found that I loved children's party decor. I started The Party Muse in 200c and have been having a blast ever since. I'm most looking forward to seeing how creative I can get with the small budget, I LOVE a challenge.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_292267656">love the day - Lindi</a></div><br />
I am a mother of two beautiful blue-eyed girls and wife to a handsome and brilliant man. Love The Day is a place to help find inspiration, ideas and custom designs to love your special day!<br />
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I am so beyond excited for this challenge because I believe some of the best parties are those with special homemade touches, inexpensive, and memorable. And I'm excited to show how far one hundred dollars actually goes!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://atozebracelebrations.blogspot.com/">A to Zebra Celebrations, Nancy</a></div><br />
Nancy Pfeifer is at stay-at-home mom. She has been married 10 years. I have 2 gorgeous daughters, ages 5 & 4. I love blogging, obsessed with parties, love glitter, and anything zebra with pink!<br />
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A To Zebra Celebrations was opened in Oct 2009 after I had my daughter's zebra party. That's how I came up with the business name. We are all addicted to animal print in this house....lol well....not my hubby, but us girls :) I love anything crafty, unique, out of the ordinary. I could never find the decorations I had in mind for my parties so, I put my hands to work :) People inquired about my crafty things after some websites featured the zebra party and voila!!...I was in business. Blessed!<br />
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The one thing that excites me most about this challenge is that I will be able to inspire other mommies/women out there that a gorgeous party can be done on a small budget. They will be able to duplicate my ideas. It will be a stress-free party planning!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.birdsparty.com/">Bird's Party, Bird</a></div><br />
Bird's Party is aimed at like-minded people and moms who love to throw a beautiful party but don't have a huge budget.<br />
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Our printable parties allow you to create something bespoke for your special events, at affordable prices!<br />
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Through our blog we provide creative ways to use them, tutorials, party inspiration, fabulous giveaway (to help make your party budget go even further...) and a Cake it Pretty section for the lovers of DIY, and sweet things!<br />
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At the mo, I'm into shabby chic, vintage stuff, so whatever you throw my way, I think I'll be hitting the charity and thrifty stores! ;D<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://paperandpigtailsparty.com/">Paper & Pigtails, Kori</a></div><br />
My name is Kori Clark and I am the mother to two hilarious toddlers, two big furbabies, and one amazingly fun business - Paper & Pigtails. I know it's a lot of children, but I like to spread the love. Paper & Pigtails was born in March of 2010 out of my passion for my freelance graphic design career, my children, and invitation design. I love bringing new and fun designs to the printable party world, and can't wait for everything the future holds!<br />
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The thing that excites me the MOST about this challenge is the budget! As a mom, I know the need for a budget and as a mom who loves parties, I know how hard it can be to STAY on that budget! I am so thrilled to show a party that is feasible for almost any one to host without taking out a second mortgage!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.littleshindigs.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="140" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpK219e6WmcGfHTN-dp8jd_LgqjkEd3nPodi2mAA4SGADct_ljyqxZD6CbynFbjfgmxZ5hC6ztNUX0paPqdlqcVOsvXqHMlaOv1Xjbi_C9WowvkM47aS7oVoZV-WDR9xoapQB1f6mbYdY/s200/211205_67644683635_4153568_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.littleshindigs.blogspot.com/">Little Shindigs, Natalie</a></div><br />
Little Shindigs is a small kids event planning company is So. Cal. It is also the name of my blog or as I like to think of it, my creative landing place. I am a kids party planner/industry network founder/ new handmade shop owner. My parties are often inspired by vintage or retro themes and my style has been described as clever, resourceful and my favorite to date, "quirky". The thing I am most excited about for this challenge is the mere fact that I was lucky to be included and that this isn't Survivor. :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://frogprincepaperie.com/">Frog Prince Paperie</a>, Paula</div><br />
Frog Prince Paperie was founded in order to help the DIY party planner add a little kiss of magic to celebrations. We are thrilled to have helped create and inspire birthdays since March 2010 by providing party printables and inspiration for fabulous DIY party styling!<br />
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It's very exciting to be a part of this design challenge. There are so many things you can to to create truly fantastic parties with a very small budget, and I'm looking forward to proving it!<br />
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My name is Pamela Smerker, I am a 30 something, wife, a mother of 3 and the creative force behind Party Starters. Party Starters creates handmade custom designed part favor boxes and decorations for parties, showers and weddings. I have always enjoyed styling parties not only to celebrate my loved ones milestones, but also to share my ideas and tips with others. I am honored to be chosen as a party stylist for SED's Designer Challenge and look forward to creating a low budget party that will hopefully inspire people that they can do the same.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://eyecandyeventdetails.blogspot.com/">Eye Candy Event Details, Laura</a></div><br />
I “officially” started my business in the fall of 2010 but have been planning parties quite a while for people, plus I have been a graphic designer for 20 years working for various top companies. I was laid off about 6 years ago & have been doing freelance jobs & other things to make ends meet. I LOVE what I do because it’s MY passion, it’s what I went to school for, it’s something I have done my entire life! When I “try” & take a day off, I find myself dreaming up a new idea or the next collection I want to design! I believe in what I do because not only do I provide people with creative designs, I also can provide them with the custom party décor to match. I am an illustrator as well & ONLY do designs that I create from start to finish – I do NOT use clip art or backgrounds – everything you get with me is ORIGINAL and I hope people can appreciate that! I LOVE helping people bring their vision to life through my designs!<br />
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I am so looking forward to this challenge because the women that I am alongside with in this challenge are the women whom I respect & have looked up to since finding this virtual world. I look forward to working with them & seeing how we can show the people how to party on a budget & do it well!<br />
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Jennifer Sbranti is the Editor-in-Chief of Hostess with the Mostess® (HWTM), a hip and modern party planning resource that she founded with her husband in 2006. HWTM brings creative entertaining ideas to light through an inspirational “how-to” website and popular daily blog. Sbranti’s work has been featured in media outlets such as People, InStyle Weddings, Life&Style,Pregnancy, and Extra! TV, and she has been a featured contributor to several well-respected online communities, including iVillage.com, BHG.com, and RealSimple.com.<br />
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I’m really excited to participate in this challenge because of the budget aspect... I think that’s something that will resonate with readers, and it will be fun to push myself to see how far $100 can go!<br />
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My name is Doris Driver but my friends call me, Do (like “Do-Re-Mi”). I am married to an amazing artist, my business partner and my best friend, J (aka Jeff). Our home office is based in Skokie, a suburb of Chicago, and I am a Michigan native.<br />
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After “retiring” from teaching at the age of 32, I worked full-time as a Corporate Event Planner and part-time as a Hand Calligrapher. In 2000, I opened “Autumn Writings: Digital Calligraphy & Stationery for All Seasons.” Autumn Writings offers Digital Calligraphy—computerized envelope addressing—and handcrafted custom invitations and stationery items.<br />
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In July of 2010, we launched a new online division, Piggy Bank Parties, and Oink!, the blog of Piggy Bank Parties. We created Piggy Bank Parties to encompass our dream of combining my passion for designing budget-friendly, themed parties and offering our exclusive hand-illustrated invitations at affordable prices. Oink!, the blog of Piggy Bank Parties, features real and inspiration parties, tutorials, recipes and inspiration for party themes. What I'm most excited about? The end result. I love that at the end of this challenge 12 extraordinary designs with budgets of $100 or less will be featured. An amazing amount of affordable inspiration all in one place! {break for a Happy Dance!}<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And last but certainly not LEAST... The Judges:</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Carolyn Horten, CHS Creative Productions</div><br />
Carolyn Horten is the Owner and Creative Director of CHS Creative Productions a full service Event Coordination & Holiday Decorating company that was founded in 1996. Carolyn took her passion for parties and decorating and turned it into a business where she loves to come to work every day. Carolyn has over 20 years experience in coordinating and designing exceptional events and decor for discriminating clients. From over the top events to intimate celebrations, Carolyn excels at creating memories that last a lifetime for her clients and their guests. Carolyn specializes in high end children’s parties.<br />
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I’m excited to be judging this challenge because not everyone always has a huge budget and if you are just trying to pull something together with a little money and some time you can make it Fabulous; it’s a true testament to talent and creativity. Some of the best ideas come from being creative on a shoestring and I can’t wait to see what this talented group of ladies comes up with, I know it will be spectacular!!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://catchmyparty.com/">Jillian Tohber Leslie, Catch My Party</a></div><br />
A lover of parties and entertaining her whole life, Jillian Tohber Leslie left a ten-year career as a Hollywood TV and film writer in 2009 to start Catch My Party, a website for people to share party ideas, tips, and photos. Catch My Party was a dream for Jillian, so watching it turn into a reality has been the most exciting and satisfying creative endeavor she's ever undertaken. A native of Short Hills, New Jersey, Jillian received her BA and MBA from Stanford University. She currently resides in Santa Monica, California, with her husband, David, her daughter, Lainey, and her company mascot, Gertie, a seven-year-old Tibetan Terrier. You can find Jillian on Facebook facebook.com/catchmyparty and Twitter @catchmyparty.<br />
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Jillian is excited to judge the Designer's Challenge because she can't wait to see how all these talented party women put together parties on a such a tight budget. Jillian says, "I'm looking forward to seeing all the inspirational and creative ideas. I can't wait to be blown away."<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.savethedate4cupcakes.com/">Tanya Martinez, Save the Date for Cupcakes</a></div><br />
Tanya is the Creative director of Save the Date for Cupcakes~ where you can find inspiration for all things "sweet and fabulous". I am excited to see all of the creative ways to design on a budget!<br />
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I have had a passion for event planning and design for many years. I believe that I get my passion for creativity from my mom because she was ALWAYS crafting something when I was growing up. My journey began with scrapbooking. I was scrapbooking when there was nothing but glue, paper and stickers, not all the fancy stuff we have now! In 2010, after brewing this dream for many years, I launched Sparkling Events & Designs with the mission of adding "sparkle" to all types of celebrations!<br />
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One of the missions of SED has always been able to show people how they can create a fabulous party on any budget, so I'm extremely excited about this challenge.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And the Final Judge, You!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vL6NnRjOn8cqekXKEnslw6upfSAH233gCKUHPrbkW5IVzjzwEG5Z_o3tEpnOkS6tuGda3mWa4UkTv_NuNKvg-C2y4lA__Ig7gHYgJ7CMCa2PQhBhb97dUwCRuyz4w6lH6eUDV_sCl6Y/s1600/183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vL6NnRjOn8cqekXKEnslw6upfSAH233gCKUHPrbkW5IVzjzwEG5Z_o3tEpnOkS6tuGda3mWa4UkTv_NuNKvg-C2y4lA__Ig7gHYgJ7CMCa2PQhBhb97dUwCRuyz4w6lH6eUDV_sCl6Y/s400/183.JPG" t8="true" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These fondant cupcake toppers were absolutely amazing, the detail and design were just perfect. They were just so darn cute I could just look at them all day. The cupcakes were set in custom printable cupcake wrappers.</div><br />
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We served lunch so we wanted to create a simple place setting for the guests. Since there was no buffet for munching when guests arrived we used these adorable monkey snack cups and filled them with trail mix and placed one at each place setting along with their thank you favor. To define the guests place setting we created placemats very last minute by using white cardstock and sticking a 2" round cut out in the corner of the cardstock. Nothing fancy, but it worked.<br />
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</div>Please welcome <a href="http://www.pamperedspaparties.com/">Pampered Spa Parties</a>, a new division of CHS Creative Productions. I am diversifying and letting go of some of the responsibilities I have. Ultimately custom children's parties and holiday decorating are my first loves and priorities and I can no longer be respnsible for the signature parties we used to offer. <br />
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Pampered Spa Parties will still be a fully mobile spa experience, it offers client's the same high quality product and service as our custom parties without the higher price tag. <br />
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My daughter Jessica and (just like my daughter) Demi are taking on the Pampered Spa Parties division and will be handling all aspects of these parties (overseen by me for awhile of course). They have worked on some changes, created a website that will focus entirely on Pampered Spa Parties and are while we speak having marketing cards made. They are both excited and looking forward to their new opportunity and have already scheduled some photo shoots of the new decor themes they intend to add right away, to give Clients more options. I personally couldn't be prouder of both of them and am quite thrilled that they are learning some small business skills early on in their lives. I am looking forward to sitting back and watching their ride as they jump into what it takes to work for themselves.<br />
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Please show them support and check out their blog/<a href="http://www.pamperedspaparties.com/">Website;</a> and follow them on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pampered-Spa-Parties/122963967780622#!/pages/Pampered-Spa-Parties/122963967780622?sk=wall">Facebook:</a> . I would really appreciate it.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Easter is almost here and its time to start thinking about setting your Easter table and preparing for Easter celebrations. No matter what your style is there are a great many FREE Easter printables out there for you to use as inspiration for your Easter celebrations. Some require "liking" or comments but for a few seconds of your time this is not too much to ask. Especially since these creative ladies are always offering up some wonderful eye candy and designs throughout the year, you will be ready for the next Free items they offer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>{Sidenote, this is my first time re-posting other peoples work on my blog and I hope that I have done it right and not wrong, if I didn't follow your procedures or protocol PLEASE let me know. It is not my intention to upset or not play fair :) }</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lEaZX_xQ-uF0RwF49AgpKJEcFoAdQxFpNk79cFlM5RQj34SNphqJWYE32WIrIx8LXErfbf2ESRRiD1XiFkf0jVPWUzkFJuiqAKoOmf_6HwW3LF6HOTrXWa0OQnBMTDTWrXHMwnD3aiA/s1600/DSC_0060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3lEaZX_xQ-uF0RwF49AgpKJEcFoAdQxFpNk79cFlM5RQj34SNphqJWYE32WIrIx8LXErfbf2ESRRiD1XiFkf0jVPWUzkFJuiqAKoOmf_6HwW3LF6HOTrXWa0OQnBMTDTWrXHMwnD3aiA/s400/DSC_0060.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gwynn Wasson Designs is offering her Easter FREE printables <a href="http://www.gwynnwassondesigns.com/2011/04/give-away-and-disaster-relief.html">here</a>. I love the bright colors she chose, so fun. For each person that "likes" Gwynn Wasson Designs on Facebook they will be donating 25 CENTS to the American Red Cross FOR DISASTER RELIEF IN JAPAN! </div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well last week I saw it again and it was a doozy. My client had only hired us to do the decor, set up and event layout for the event. She had hired a "taco guy" for the catering. My client was hosting 60 guests at her home for lunch after a 1:30 p.m. baptism and all the guests were going straight to the house after the service. On her way to her house my client receives a telephone call that the caterer is not there. They were a complete <strong>NO-SHOW, NO PHONE CALL, NO EXPLANATION and NO APOLOGY!!!!</strong> Did she have a Contract, NO, had she made a deposit NO.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Any reputable vendor is going to require a deposit, a Contract or some type of signed agreement stating what they are going to provide, the hours of service, etc... This one <strong>DID NOT</strong> and probably for good reason, that way they could take a bigger job if one came along or not do the job if something else came up. My client was devastated, food had to be brought in quickly and she had no level of recourse with the vendor. When she called the following day she was told by this company's answering service that they had done the same thing the previous weekend to someone else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I understand that in this economy people are looking for ways to stretch their event budgets, but you really have to be careful on how you do that and what type of company you hire. Ask a lot of questions, take a look at their website, are they licensed and insured, do they have employees, what types of clients do they work with, go with your gut when you speak to them. If the vendor isn't asking you a lot of questions that is another red flag to their experience and capability to handle your event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have seen my share of event disappointments because of all types of vendors and all because of a few dollars. As an event professional I do my best to steer my client towards vendors that<strong> I KNOW</strong> will do the job right the first time, but unfortunately there are times when my client has already signed contracts or has made their mind up. For my Clients who have hired me for on-site coordination services I am usually able to control or fix a bad vendor situation and usually ahead of time, but for those who have no extra help or quick alternatives on the day of the event they are left with a bad taste in their mouth and a lot of disappointment.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Big HUGE overdue thank you to Kori of<a href="http://paperandpigtailsparty.com/"> Paper & Pigtails</a> for creating some new buttons for me. Kori dressed up my logo for my blog header and I just love the custom back ground design, that I now know is hand illustrated.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5AGAfP1R5Lr8ia5nHjCjjHOPua_rwolR5j22zal9c0n_KmAC3iRGqFSkuToVjQdwET6GOTH1jNc61Bj4wCR9HEQXhK7ZH-8BJTA5szUigJLTRyxk9V5L2DG_yE1EQrH0kDHCvHNg5al0/s400/090710+141.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Purple Palooza Part III the final edition. It was my intention to get this done much sooner, but things just got so busy around here and there were so many darn photos it was all very hard to decide. So please excuse this very lenghthy post, but I feel like if I don't get it done now in a final swoop with the highlights I'll never get it done. There was so much going on at this party, I have chosen some of the highlights to share with you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4dJ-juUP-hMLuMVt86qKN6ZQ7iTG805JZb44r7Y8fFeuihtJdVjiSfe5C4Q4OWxdH9h2A5MzIo4OWOCQlTOxG65yMlSb8ZBJjJyi3gixsWDnwI2Zj7RQa6ArQcJZUj52-W6wnacQhYI/s1600/purple+tent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4dJ-juUP-hMLuMVt86qKN6ZQ7iTG805JZb44r7Y8fFeuihtJdVjiSfe5C4Q4OWxdH9h2A5MzIo4OWOCQlTOxG65yMlSb8ZBJjJyi3gixsWDnwI2Zj7RQa6ArQcJZUj52-W6wnacQhYI/s400/purple+tent.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were a total of 5 tents in the yard and each tent was decorated with swagged purple fabric in different shades with hanging chandeliers for lighting. This is the main tent, and there were tents for the food and drink, photo booth, entertainment (face painting, caricature artist and balloon twister) areas and of course the tiger tent.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-Od3_9PyavrLrOH2FQs7A2AJ3bM0ri2EfW92JpobB1dLtDcuZRhIEnQy_aC5bpyEW-gCaMnmjAZr73NBRSsEwzycFjWzRwYDGcXEKUednK_xf8wNxpYmyul2RcQC_5lWY8uPfuGf5to/s1600/purple+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-Od3_9PyavrLrOH2FQs7A2AJ3bM0ri2EfW92JpobB1dLtDcuZRhIEnQy_aC5bpyEW-gCaMnmjAZr73NBRSsEwzycFjWzRwYDGcXEKUednK_xf8wNxpYmyul2RcQC_5lWY8uPfuGf5to/s400/purple+table.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We used simple but beautiful purple glass vases with a cluster of extra large beaded picks coming out of them. They added a little bling to the table without cluttering up the table and complimented the chandeliers in the tents. Since there was going to be so much going on at the party, I knew these tables were going to fill up fast with all the goodies. </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhV_SG0GFTgzFPrYpS0HSo_WwmPUDnJpx4oIzd9Jq2n895S-mtFmIeknt3aTdHVgOEvF8R6UFnfiMMVEupsUe8LWYPx3Xb9OPlSREuS4zKEJXszs8ekEo6ZD09gUO2hYbwvZxflHLlJcE/s1600/purple+entrance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhV_SG0GFTgzFPrYpS0HSo_WwmPUDnJpx4oIzd9Jq2n895S-mtFmIeknt3aTdHVgOEvF8R6UFnfiMMVEupsUe8LWYPx3Xb9OPlSREuS4zKEJXszs8ekEo6ZD09gUO2hYbwvZxflHLlJcE/s400/purple+entrance.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guests were greeted at the front entrance of the house by 100 ft. of purple carpet to guide them through the house and out into the upper level of the yard. .</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcA-3tZrmjZRaWGdoKcBxCQMA7wVg_XdRzFoVR3JHawpMTjJay9zsh5powSQfshmUpVw-6P7H3MVGOxk7W3jAM1QVci5PQxMumRzh9gtobCeptYsxi4AIuOOMejc2vROi361e5cmMXBI/s1600/purple+jewelery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcA-3tZrmjZRaWGdoKcBxCQMA7wVg_XdRzFoVR3JHawpMTjJay9zsh5powSQfshmUpVw-6P7H3MVGOxk7W3jAM1QVci5PQxMumRzh9gtobCeptYsxi4AIuOOMejc2vROi361e5cmMXBI/s400/purple+jewelery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the front entrance guests were greeted by party prop tables. These tables were filled with an assortment of purple dress up props for them to wear during the party and take home with them. Props included purple neckties, purple derby hats, purple feather boas, purple necklaces, purple rings and purple bracelets.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nbY7Sojf58eyznZfC4vZqiC6c93MUFo0YvS4dwMi4HTJTKhwP9Jzrpx5OqHqBlcU-e9PoGzsR0vvQcpi04KOkWQdMqDDbaWkAQVWuA96IVfNlAJb6nDy0JDkAwg9kTFV0AQOq-4Y4mE/s1600/purple+gift+bags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nbY7Sojf58eyznZfC4vZqiC6c93MUFo0YvS4dwMi4HTJTKhwP9Jzrpx5OqHqBlcU-e9PoGzsR0vvQcpi04KOkWQdMqDDbaWkAQVWuA96IVfNlAJb6nDy0JDkAwg9kTFV0AQOq-4Y4mE/s400/purple+gift+bags.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of favor bags ready to be handed out by the birthday girl. For large parties it is hard to make sure the birthday child acknowledges each guest, but by having them pass out the favor bags adds an intimate thank you to the guests. Favor bags held plush stuffed white tiger cubs for each guest to take home as a special momento of their meet n'greet with the white tiger cubs. The wonderful signs and tags were created by Kori of Paper & Pigtails, for more about them visit <a href="http://chscreativeproductions.blogspot.com/2011/02/purple-palooza-part-1-paper-pigtails.html">here</a>.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35ha9_NwDwfkSdfsQXq0F0BUavPBNo78WGkAPkHl_VMbTAJ0VAq72xdSUnGhh2RJHrbiCRY35kEYbCVVtqTAryHMq5ZVch_dSnPmIe9KzsdCHCtKPKJykFSElyzrrVUUW0J_5Rz7HNI8/s1600/purple+outside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35ha9_NwDwfkSdfsQXq0F0BUavPBNo78WGkAPkHl_VMbTAJ0VAq72xdSUnGhh2RJHrbiCRY35kEYbCVVtqTAryHMq5ZVch_dSnPmIe9KzsdCHCtKPKJykFSElyzrrVUUW0J_5Rz7HNI8/s400/purple+outside.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The party started late afternoon and went into the evening. We covered all outdoor lighting with purple gel so that when the lights came on the yard had a purple glow to it. There were 300 lights that had to be covered, it looked amazing in the evening and was worth all the crawling around in bushes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wHXbhDfWZ8GU897Hg1nZvalWuyJGouIz1xm2CCC7P3_G4riqfrKzlrSXtQ3gyXtyXWImYf4iUPs2fNBstFnrGQrjdpumZAo4U5NFpcYMBMTlDWZ7ignwNDidw4z2aClj25iKFnc9cAk/s1600/090710+197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wHXbhDfWZ8GU897Hg1nZvalWuyJGouIz1xm2CCC7P3_G4riqfrKzlrSXtQ3gyXtyXWImYf4iUPs2fNBstFnrGQrjdpumZAo4U5NFpcYMBMTlDWZ7ignwNDidw4z2aClj25iKFnc9cAk/s400/090710+197.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, that is a purple decorated golf cart. We ran two golf carts throughout the entire party. They were used to transport guests from the lower parking area up to the house and back as well to shuttle guests from the party in the lower level to the upper level of the house to the restrooms.</div><br />
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The record wall was created to display the amazing custom products that Erika Records Inc. makes and to showcase the range of what can be done with vinyl. It was a huge hit and we received a lot of compliments on the display. So many people stopped to just take photos of the back wall which is always such a great feeling; client/guest appreciation is why I do what I do.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At a party a few weeks back, the Mom had planned a fabulous craft for the girls to do. When I walked in the house I knew something yummy was happening, because all you could smell was cake. She had spent several days before the party baking cakes in a special form from Wilton, </span><a href="http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?sku=2105-565"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wonder Mold Kit</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> You only need to purchase one kit for the mold and then extra dolls.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBSjxkTGW7jk51yksTFyalFA9q3sFCPjYmghdybLaweARL4hNKeMuH9yKL53J3_BHYgJaoKFZyNIM8UOHQnTyHGUksZ9SRvY9FAy2MHdaKjlzDpg56o_hwUgtE2kpg99FJd774TByEF8/s1600-h/2105-565_m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333497590179284050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBSjxkTGW7jk51yksTFyalFA9q3sFCPjYmghdybLaweARL4hNKeMuH9yKL53J3_BHYgJaoKFZyNIM8UOHQnTyHGUksZ9SRvY9FAy2MHdaKjlzDpg56o_hwUgtE2kpg99FJd774TByEF8/s320/2105-565_m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 189px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 225px;" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It is important to bake the cakes a few days before the party so that they can cool before being frosted. She had doll cakes baked and ready with a base frosting for the girls to decorate.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewMv9VJ1GYeMSk-vu3FXb2ZG2TJIlKI8MpR7SZpQ-0zZwDGeXCPrf7sDIJta5CGnyI8Di9Qh1hqbINCniCOIJR9vKZkBZOFTJjIKMKO8uKMqj216q7djIQ3GsVG-JCkQqpZXDnTXFYv4/s1600-h/076.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333497232964123074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewMv9VJ1GYeMSk-vu3FXb2ZG2TJIlKI8MpR7SZpQ-0zZwDGeXCPrf7sDIJta5CGnyI8Di9Qh1hqbINCniCOIJR9vKZkBZOFTJjIKMKO8uKMqj216q7djIQ3GsVG-JCkQqpZXDnTXFYv4/s320/076.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">She provided them with Wilton Color mist spray and sprinkles to decorate their cake doll with. This was a young group of girls so the spray colors was a great idea. If you were having older girls you could have colored frosting bags for them to use to decorate the cake doll with.</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0jCg-W68HfIA8bRjWR4oD9RZu7mHIvoUsQ0O84vWqb_R8cv8fYW4pKmbhLt-UvV2KAmMYAGs4ZdlM51-eCqOQoJCLY5gBPbWRA7UR4Dp0CYDHHsdEWWeXky7HOYo18m03npjUF9gvBA/s1600-h/082.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333498178384024914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0jCg-W68HfIA8bRjWR4oD9RZu7mHIvoUsQ0O84vWqb_R8cv8fYW4pKmbhLt-UvV2KAmMYAGs4ZdlM51-eCqOQoJCLY5gBPbWRA7UR4Dp0CYDHHsdEWWeXky7HOYo18m03npjUF9gvBA/s320/082.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 204px;" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The finished product. The cakes were already placed on cake trays and ready for the girls to take home with them when they left. The children really enjoyed themselves, it was an outstanding craft/favor. The supplies can be purchased at Michaels or any party supply/cake supply shop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">FYI: I would only recommend doing this for a small group, anything more than 10 and you will be turning your kitchen into a full time bakery.</span>CHS Creative Productions Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530627632869020379noreply@blogger.com1