Holiday Theme Parties: Entertaining Ideas, Decorat

A guide to hosting a festive gathering. It offers nine themed party ideas with how-tos for creating everything from the invitations to the decorations to the food. Craft projects include a wide variety of techniques, such as paper crafts, decorative painting and floral arranging. There are materials lists for shopping and planned menus with recipes, beverage suggestions and etiquette tips. Party themes include: Trim the Tree Dinner Party, Formal Evening Wine & Cheese Buffet, Fun in the Snow Family Party, New Year's Eve Bash, Open House Buffet, Caroling Dinner Party, High Tea Party, Cookie Exchange and Holiday Brunch.