PartyLite Cookie Swap pictures

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Remember that Cookie Swap party i was talking about last month? Well, i am excited to show you the pics and tell you about the fun little get together i had at my house!

This is the "party table" before the party started. the colors were red and turquoise. {love!!} I think fresh flowers are perfect for any party and the red roses {cheap ones from a big box store. ahem} gave the decorations an elegant feel.

I made a few things for this party; name tag tents for the cookies, peppermint serving trays, and Tiered Pedestal Platter.

i placed turkey and swiss wraps on my Tiered Platter. No, I did not make them. if i had, they would not have been edible. like the Peanut Butter Blossom cookies i made for the Cookie Swap....which you will not get to see because half of them were burnt.....let's just say, after the cookie swap, i think i still had the same amount of cookies that i started with....lol

i LOVE these Iced Snowberry Snowball candles from PartyLite. they are so cute and smell fantastic! and they were fun to decorate with. {you can see the snowball candles featured on my January Mantel here} for the party, i put them on a handmade peppermint tray.
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The Cookies

Latisha made delicious Oatmeal Chocolate Toffee Monster cookies. {they were amazing!}

Andrea made the cutest Reindeer cookies and Mini Apple Pies. {so cute and so yummy!}

Cara made colorful Snickerdoodles and Peanut Butter Cookies. yummers!!
*no, my peanut butter cookies will NOT be making a blog appearance because as Andrea, Cara, and Latisha can attest, they were awful! {sigh}
Hosting a  PartyLite party was fun. PartyLite has lots of great tools online to help you plan your party and organize your guest list. i was able to send an e-invite to out-of-state family.
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1. PartyLite candles are super high quality.
2. PartyLite candles are made from Paraffin wax. so when they burn, its white smoke....which means these candles do not make your house dirty like cheap candles do. {awesome!!} 
3. If you spill PartyLite Candle wax on anything, all you need to do is let it cool and then place a piece of paper over the wax and run a warm iron over it. this will even take the wax out of carpet! {with kids around, this is very handy!}

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Guests

{left to right} Cara, Latisha, Andrea, and Me. {i so need a haircut!!}
My favorite part of the party was meeting Latisha and Andrea, two local crafters. i'm so glad they could make it!! several other gals had to cancel last minute.....we sure missed them!! but i do know how busy and crazy the holidays can be.

{left to right} Kim {our fantastic PartyLite consultant}, Cara, Latisha, Andrea, and Me. {i still need a haircut}
Kim had LOADS of party ideas!! she is the 'Party Theme Queen'. seriously. she told us about all kinds of fun party ideas like: Banana Splits {Bring Your Own Banana}, Wine & Cheese, Reality TV, Bingo, Worst Candle Contest, and Pirates to name a few.
definitely stop by Kim's page and check out the Winter Blowout Sale going on right now. there are some great deals!! if you'd like to pick up a few items from PartyLite, you can search my name {linda gardner} as a Host and when you spend $50, you get any one product for 50% off! {which i totally did and got the gorgeous Weathered Zinc Lantern. can't wait to get it!}