The content in this preview is based on the last saved version of your email - any changes made to your email that have not been saved will not be shown in this preview. November 22, 2010 In This Issue... Table Talk Table Manners Live Music Venues The Bargain Buzz Join Our Mailing List! It's Free! The Latest Buzz on ... Fashion, Food & Fun Table Talk - Decorating Tips from the pros Planning a party with friends and family? Fun in theory, nightmarish in execution! The bickering begins over decor and ends in a full on taste debate. Ironic, since all you need are a few simple DIY tips from some table decorating experts right here in the Triangle. Follow a tip or two and your table will be decked out leaving your guests speechless. Tips from Moonlight Interior and ReDesign: As their name states, they specialize in reusing, rearranging and recycling furnishings and accessories that clients already own. They might add a few items to update the environment, but they Page 1 of 9 TheBeltlineBuzz: - Table Talk 12/30/2010 http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=fu6bttcab&v=001SbPU0nO9dPDOy...
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November 22, 2010
In This Issue...
Table Talk
Table Manners
Live Music Venues
The Bargain Buzz
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Fashion, Food & Fun Table Talk - Decorating Tips from the pros Planning a party with friends and family? Fun in theory, nightmarish in execution! The bickering begins over decor and ends in a full on taste debate. Ironic, since all you need are a few simple DIY tips from some table decorating experts right here in the Triangle. Follow a tip or two and
your table will be decked out leaving your guests speechless. Tips from Moonlight Interior and ReDesign: As their name states, they specialize in reusing, rearranging and recycling furnishings and accessories that clients already own. They might add a few items to update the environment, but they
pride themselves on using what is readily available. Keeping with that same philosophy when setting tables for holiday feasts, these designers prefer to rumble through storage closets and take gardening clippers to the yard when it comes to centerpiece ingredients. Fall leaves mixed with fruits and nuts in a vase is a perfect Thanksgiving table decoration. Guest seating places are easily marked with packaging tags tied to fragrant rosemary twigs or names scribbled on a colorful leaf. For Christmas, write a guests' name on an ornament as a place marker and as a take home memento. Decorate the holiday table with collections. Snow globes, tree toppers and vintage ornaments are perfect as table decorations. One of their favorites is a collection of snowman cookie jars that can decorate a table or mantle until March! Spend your valuable time planning your meal and enjoying your guests. Don't stress over table decorations. They need to support your tableware and meal, not overtake them...keep it simple is the designer's motto! See Moonlight Interior & Redesign Inc. Website or contact them and sign up for their monthly newsletter full of tips. Email. Tips from Greg Warren Flowers: When Greg Warren meets with clients to discuss their holiday decorating needs, he always gets questions about what they might do themselves to enhance their decor or tabletop for the season.
The holiday season is a festive time that calls for flowers that are not normally thought of in the cold of winter. Pictured is a holiday display using beautiful peonies , hyacinths , muscari, all from the Netherlands, garden roses from Ecuador and local camellias combined with lemons , Osage oranges , green grapes, opened pomegranates and evergreen foliage. When using fruit do not forget the beauty of the inner portion of the material, segments and halves of fruit add interest and texture. Always think outside the box and keep your designs clean and simple. Another great tip is to use flowers "en masse". Instead of many different types of floral materials, try using one type of flower such as
tulips or amaryllis. Make a statement by using several bunches of one color and variety giving you maximum impact. Finally, don't forget the candlelight. No tabletop is complete without an abundance of light. To find out more about Greg Warren Flowers check out his Website. Or contact 919-971-7458,Email. Tips from Pizzazzerie: Courtney Dial, an expert in party planning has an online blog with ideas for any kind of party you plan on having. Pizzazzerie says to jazz up your Thanksgiving table by spray painting miniature pumpkins gold. For more fun entertaining ideas for the holidays go to Pizzaaaerie's Website. Courtney launched this site last spring as a guide for entertaining in style with recipe ideas, tablescapes settings, and party decor ideas.
Tips from Quintessentials: You'll be inspired just walking into this beautiful retailer with Raleigh's finest selections of china, linens and
decorative serving pieces! Quintessestials abundance of china patterns and new gift lines such as Julia Knight's metal-ware with colored enamel will make any holiday occasion one that will dazzle your dinner guests. So use your serving pieces as your table décor scattered with lighted
votives on mirrors to make your food and ambiance irresistible. In photo: Julia Knight's Holly Sprig 22" Platter with berries and holly sprig bowls. These pieces will enhance any Holiday dinner or cocktail party! BTW Quintessentials has a new owner and location (around the corner from its previous location)! This week they will be celebrating with a week of events, just in time for the holidays! Take advantage of these sweet deals. "Q" Tips: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd - Finish your table in time for Thanksgiving: 20% off Tabletop "Mother's Morning Out" 9am - Noon TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd - Put the final touches on your decorations: 20% off Linens "Mother's Morning Out" 9am - Noon WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24th - Complete your holiday shopping before the family arrives: 20% off Gifts FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26th - In need of extra color before Christmas? Visit their Bright Friday sale 8am - Noon to receive 25% off everything in the store. Quintessentials; 4209 Lassiter Mill Rd. Suite 119 (The Lassiter@ North Hills) 919-785-0787, Email & Website
To Bee or Not to Bee
Table Manners Good dining etiquette is always in style. But how to tell the dos from the don'ts? It's a fine line. For instance: DO: eat with your mouth closed. DON'T: eat with your eyes closed. DO: say "Mmm, my mouth is watering!" to compliment your hostess. DON'T: drool on the table.
You may find that last one a challenge, if you're sitting at one of these Holiday tables. So what's Up with China? What's the big deal about having Holiday china? Honestly. How often will you use it? Well, some people use it a lot and
for those who pull it out for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, it is very special no matter how often it graces their table. The good thing is that most Christmas china is affordable. The best way to collect it is by buying a few place settings a year or one setting for every member that joins your Christmas table: a new child, son-in-law, friend, whomever. There are some fabulous choices. Start collecting your yuletide treasures
or adding to your "Christmas Tree" pattern by Spode, or Lenox patterns, "Winter Greetings" and "Holiday". Great bargains are calling you! Belk's is offering 50% off on these pattern's dinner, salad plates and mugs. Crisp winter air, the crackle of firewood and the faint sound of caroling - Christmas has finally come! Celebrate the season with Vietri's "Old St. Nick", a traditional holiday pattern with a touch of whimsy. A combination of plaids, winterberries and Old St. Nick make the perfect holiday collection - for gift-giving and entertaining alike! Found at Quintessentials at North Hills. Take advantage of their Grand Re-opening sale this week with 20% and 25% off specials. Pier 1 Imports in Cameron Village has just made Christmas easier, bigger and better all at the same time! Their holiday collection has so much Christmas glee, that even the grinch-iest of shoppers can find something to love. Pick a Christmas theme and go with it. Snowmen, Penguins, candy-canes to name just a few. And the best part about it is it won't break the bank. The holiday
plates, bowls, mugs, stemware and linens range from $3 to $9. Decorative cookie jars to use as centerpieces are only $24. From casual to casually elegant, there's something to complement every décor - and satisfy every palate. So dig in! But remember to mind your manners... elbows off the table! BTW, the next time there's a
debate about the table? Appoint yourself with confidence as the chair.
Flower arranging is a bit like beer brewing (stay with us). You know what you like, but you rely on others to do the grunt work. Well, here's are
two Christmas "Bud"-get arrangements that are very stunning and easy to make. Try them and you'll be bud wiser. Five rows of red roses are set in close alignment on a block of dampened floral foam. Sprigs of ivy and evergreen surround the flowers and cover the sides of the floral foam. This arrangement could be created in various sizes as you desire. Then place the arrangement in your favorite container, platter, or shallow bowl.
Tie red-and-white peppermint sticks around a vase with a red-and-white grosgrain ribbon. Use a sturdy rubber band to hold the canes in place, or hot-glue them to an inexpensive vase. What a jolly presentation for usually formal red roses.
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Come'n Get It! The Cary Academy Holiday Shoppe is Dec. 2-4. More than 100 unique vendors. Free event, open to public. Proceeds support scholarships. Dates/times: Thursday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. www.caryacademy.org/holidayshoppe
Black Friday Deals...Starting at the Reasonable Hour of 8 am Cameron Village is giving away 12K in Gift Certificates to the first 250 qualifying guests! Spend $150 - $250 and get a $25 Cameron Village Gift
Certificate. Spend $250 + and get a $50 Cameron Village Gift Certificate. Simply bring your store receipts to the redemption area between Talbots and Fresh Market.( Rebate offer good on November 26, 2010 between 8 am until Noon, or WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.)
Certain Things (opening 8 am) in Cameron Village Come one, come all...big savings! Shop 8 am - 10 am at 50% off, excludes Michael Stars. Shop 10 am - Noon at 25% off, excludes Michael Stars. Can't get up that early? Join the Noon - 6 pm Acorn Hunt, full of discounts and deals. See store for details. Charlotte's (opening 10 am) 10-11 a.m. 25% off storewide, excluding special orders, monogramming, engraving and printing. Cat Banjo (opening 8 am) Earrings are buy one get one 50% off and free pashmina with $100 purchase (Fri-Sat) The Athlete's Foot (opening 9am) ASICS GT-2150 Running Shoe: Sale Price = $59.98 (Regular Price = $100.00) Saucony 3 Season Glove: Sale Price = $14.98 (Regular Price = $30.00) All Sale & Clearance Apparel - Additional 20% off tagged price Free Feetures Socks and Steel Water Bottle w/ any purchase > $100 Café Caturra (opening 8 am)- Free cup of Vista coffee with purchase of our special Caturra breakfast sandwiches:Bacon, Egg and Cheese or Ham, Egg and Cheese, $4.00 Mimosas Cantina 18 (opening 11 am)- $5 Sangria's from open to close, pear and strawberry vanilla bean! yummy! Fosters American Grille (opening 11 am)- 20% off all food, can't be used with discounted items.
Come to Lavender and Lace and shop for all those special women on your Christmas list! Courtney Bell's Handmade Vintage Jewelry will be for sale at Lavender and Lace on Saturday December 11th & Saturday December 18th from 10:00-5:00. There is something for everyone in Courtney's line so come and bring your friends!!
The Mint Restaurant: As the seasons change, so do the colors, textures
and flavors of our menu. Offering the freshest ingredients sourced from area farms, Chef Chris Hylton's culinary masterpieces often reflect the bounty of each season's
harvest. Visit The Mint Restaurant today and experience the fresh new flavors of our fall menu. We're also very proud to be the only North Carolina restaurant strictly serving Dakota Beef! Dakota Beef is hormone-free, antibiotic-free and 100% organic - the way nature intended.
For Parents of Tweens & Teens: That Was Then, This Is Now: The Culture of Teen Substance & Alcohol Use It isn't the 1970's or 80's anymore! The culture around teen alcohol and substance use has changed dramatically since today's parents were teens. Today's parents need updated knowledge about teen drug and alcohol use in order to help keep their teens safe. Join us for a fast-paced tour of teen world that will teach you: ~Current substance use trends ~Legal liabilities of teens and parents ~Normal 'experimentation' vs. substance abuse ~How to talk to teens ~And much more... Offered by Matt Sullivan, JD, MSW, Chapel Hill Police Department, and Tammy Finch, PhD Date: Wednesday, January 12 Time:7:00 until 9:00 PM Registration Fee: $50 for one parent; $75 for both parents Location: CAI Conference Room 2900 Highwoods Blvd., Raleigh Space is Limited/Register Now! To register, mail name(s) and registration fee, made payable to Tammy Finch, to: 2327 Churchill Road, Raleigh, NC 27608 Questions? Email Tammy at [email protected] ROUND TUIT: Let me help you finish your "gettin round tuit" job list! Handy guy available on weekends to do leaf raking/blowing, pressure cleaning, car washing, window cleaning etc. I am a responsible adult with excellent references. Reasonable hourly rates. Call Steve at 919-439-7633. No job too big or small. Click Here. Shells by Michele: Crosses, baskets and frames handcrafted with real decorative shells make wonderful Christmas gifts for
teachers, friends or family. Email or phone: 305-793-8510. Britt Farms: Get fresh, locally grown produce delivered straight from the farmer for pickup at the historic LL Polk House, 537 North Blount Street, every Wednesday through November 24. Britt
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