Double Dipping in 2012

Happy New Year! As we ring in 2012, we have decided to start blogging again (it's kind of our resolution)!
And we wanted to start by talking about how we rang in the New Year.
Chanel hosted a party at her newly remodeled house with some great friends and we wanted to share some pictures of the fabulous soiree.

I got the idea for the banner from Pinterest. I had an encyclopedia that I bought years ago at Kroger for 50 cents. I cut triangles out of the encyclopedia pages and wrote words on each one with a permanent marker. I cut some yellow ribbon and taped each paper to the ribbon. Then I hung it on our bookshelf. Later I will post about a wreath I made from encyclopedia pages (and a wreath Mina made with felt, yarn and a hot glue gun).

As a centerpiece for the table I bought some noisemakers from a local party store. Mina and I ran to the party store the morning of the party and most were 50 cents or less. Then I put them on a cake plate with some tinsel. I also folded a paper crane with some scrap paper.


To feed the hungry masses, I made my eggnog cheesecake that is always a hit. We also bought some cheese that we put on our new cheese board that we received for Christmas.
Mina and I dressed up and had some fun as usual :) We made sure to make as much noise at midnight as possible and the whole crew took pots and pans outside to ring in the new year.
We were so happy to ring in the New Year with some of our greatest friends. And we look forward to sharing 2012 with you! We will be sharing some of our projects from 2011 and new ones that we are working on this year.