Local Halloween Activities

Here are some ideas for everyone in the family, including the dog!

First Annual Doggie Halloween Parade. Le Posh Pup located in PGA Commons West will be having a parade Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 2 o'clock. There will be treats for everyone and costumes are not required. This is a free event.

Pumpkin Dive. Saturday October 30, 2010 at 2:30p.m. Palm Beach Gardens Recreation Center is having the 2nd Annual Pumpkin Dive. $6 for non-residents and $5 for residents you will be able to jump into the pool find your perfect pumpkin, decorate it then take it home. Only 100 pumpkins available for event.

Fall Festival. Saturday October 30, 2010 at 6-8p.m. Palm Beach Gardens Recreation Center 4404 Burns Road. There will be trick or treating for the kids, music, flashlight egg haunt, candy corn count, and a costume contest. This is a free event to attend, there will be food and drinks for purchase.

Spookyville. South Florida Fairgrounds, Yesteryear Village, 9067 Southern Blvd., West Palm Beach FL 33411. A Safe place to trick or treat for children 12 ad under. Loaded with fun and treats in a safe, family-friendly environment. On Saturday, October 30, participate in costume contests and children fun games, face painting and pass the pumpkin and many more. Hours/dates of Operation: October 30th and 31st 3-9p.m. Rides and food Pavilion open until 11p.m. Admission is $5; age 2 and younger are free. Ride wristbands are $10.

Moonfest 2010. Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach, FL. The largest single night street party in Palm Beach County is back! Moonfest will be held on October, 30th from 7p.m. until 1a.m. on Clematis Street with the festivities continuing at the local bars until 4a.m. There will be a R.I.P. (V.I.P.) area for $30 ($40 on the night) where you can eat and drink all night. Carnival rides, two stages with 10 local bands, a costume contest with the winners receiving $1000 in cash and prizes, DJ booths on the street, a laster light show, food vendors and merchandise vendors.

Boo Bash Block Party. Saturday, October 30th Abacoa Town Center from 4-11p.m. will be having a block party for all. The kids can trick or treat at the local businesses and for $10 you can buy a bracelet for all you can bounce, slide, climb and drink sodas. All proceeds will go to the Kids Cancer Foundation. For adults $15 all you can drink beer wrist bands will be sold along with live music acts and costume contests.

Coral Themed Shower for Baby Elsa

Inspired by a friend’s necklace with coral, seahorse and starfish hanging, Baby Elsa’s shower décor began. We started with a custom invite featuring the coral pattern, graphics of the crib, mobile with a seahorse, starfish, shellfish and the baby Elsa’s name

An “E” made out of starfish was the backdrop of the bar with specialty mimosas and bellinis called “Momosas” and “Babyllinis.” The drink names were on custom coral tent cards and sliced star fruit topped the glasses to resemble starfish.

The dessert table featured red and blue treats with cake pops by Southern Belle’s Cakery, custom cookies from Gumdrop Cookie Shop had the coral pattern and her monogram, seahorse lollipops from SweetLeslie540 on etsy.com and cupcakes topped with starfish from DD’s cupcakes.

A “Baby Elsa” banner from Party Starters hung above the dessert table. Paper poms from Party Poms on etsy.com hung above the bar, dessert table and as part of the coral and shells centerpiece. We had a “make a wish” custom frame with tealight candles to float in the pool after making a wish for the mom-to-be.

Seahorse and coral napkins from Pineapples, Palms, Etc. were displayed in a coral piece on the food table. Custom coral patterned picks were in the mini quiche along with other delicious appetizers made by the mom-to-be’s friend.

This was a special day with friends and family to celebrate my sister and soon to be niece.

Photos provided by Alana Harris Photography.

Cookies for a Cause

From western boots and beehives to football and farm animals, Baking for Good donates 15% of cookie sales to the charity of your choice.

Baking for Good is dedicated to providing high quality, irresistible treats that are perfect for any occasion. They are committed to helping great causes raise money for things that matter. That’s It’s simple: shop their Bakery, choose your cause, and check out!

They use the finest all-natural, organic, local, and seasonal ingredients to make your delicious treats. Every purchase is baked fresh for your order and wrapped in beautiful, eco-friendly, secure packaging before it’s shipped overnight or priority (2 days to most locations) right to your door.

Vendor Feature: SweetLeslie540 on Etsy

For a recent coral, seahorse and starfish baby shower, I used these white chocolate with edible pearl seahorse lollipops. They were a huge hit! Check out SweetLeslie540's profile on esty.com. She also does assorted shells, sand dollar and shell lollipops, starfish and lobsters and many more creations.

Jessica Ricci Jewelry Featured on Apartment Therapy Blog

Jessica Ricci Jewelry's new boutique in Providence, RI featured on one of our favorite blogs, http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/.

Boutiques are always excellent sources for home inspiration — and this bright shop in Rhode Island's Hope Artiste Village is no exception. Jessica Ricci creates decorative treasures and delicate jewelry inspired by her world travels and displays them in re-purposed furniture, modernized with coats of white and silver paint.

The space is full of clever ideas from window shutters used as hanging shelving to a vintage mirror transformed into a dramatic coffee table. The sparkling jewelry — much of which is based on vintage home goods such as keys and linens — and dainty miniature spoons and forks are displayed humbly in hanging lanterns and on a bed of black beans. The mostly-windowless shop is opened up with loosely painted silver lines around Jessica's travel photographs, that serve as both informal frames for the artwork and give the impression of a glimpse outdoors. See some "before" photographs of the space on Jessica Ricci's blog and visit her website, jessicariccijewelry.com, to see more of her work.

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Jessica Ricci Jewelry on Fox Providence's The Rhode Show

(FOX Providence) - Traveler, treasure hunter, and jewelry designer Jessica Ricci has been translating her wanderlust into stunningly creative necklaces, earrings and bracelets from her studio home in Pawtucket for years. She creates one of a kind jewelry pieces that you can love for their aesthetics and their history. Local jewelry designed Jessica Ricci joined the Rhode Show to show off some of her beautiful pieces.

To see Ricci's entire collection, visit jessicariccijewelry.com

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Sweetslips featured on Los Angeles’ Examiner.com “Holiday Lookbook's early bird Christmas shoppers guide to hot gifts”

Sweetslips featured on Los Angeles’ Examiner.com “Holiday Lookbook's early bird Christmas shoppers guide to hot gifts.” Click here to view.