Today for Birthday Week I have a special treat for you: an interview with Sara Hicks Malone, the brain behind the blog Party Perfect, and talented graphic designer. Sara agreed to answer some of my questions about modern party essentials, and where on earth she finds all the awesome parties she features on her blog.
1. Where do find inspiration for the parties you host yourself?
I will try not to give the lame ‘inspiration is ...

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A couple weeks ago I bought a dishwasher magnet set on etsy. In fact, it was the first item that I’d ever seen on etsy, and have saved as a favorite forever. It’s one of those clean/dirty magnet pairs that lets everyone know the state of the dishwasher. Like this (my own crappy picture of the usual state of MY dishwasher):

I was so smitten with my cute magnets when they arrived that I wanted to ...

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