21 Signs You're a Hostess With the Mostess
You've memorized all your fave cocktail recipes, and you're considering buying a letterpress to manage all your handmade dinner party invites. You might just be a real-life hostess with the mostess.
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1. Your cheese plates have their own Instagram account.
2. You like to stock enough wine for any occasion that might pop up. Yep, A-N-Y occasion.
Wine Cellar With Glass Walls
The glass walls of this wine cellar turn the bottles and their colorful labels into art!
Photo by: Paige Rumore Photography
Paige Rumore Photography
3. You have so many vases and dishes, you have to color code them.
Open Shelves With Bottles and Teacups
Instead of hiding away serving ware in a closed-off cabinet, choose the prettiest pieces to display on open shelves. Here, wine glasses and platters join a collection of glass bottles and antique teacups to dress up a dining room.
Photo by: Amy Bartlam
Amy Bartlam
4. The thought of having a dinner party without place cards makes you feel panicky.
5. Your vintage corkscrew collection keeps getting bigger and bigger, and you’re not even sad about it.
Quirky Collection of Corkscrews
Antique corkscrews are unique wall decor in the kitchen.
Photo by: Melanie Millner
Melanie Millner
6. Paper napkins? What the heck are those?
Casserole Dishes
Pretty ironstone china casserole dishes or soup tureens are great presents on their own, but are better when filled with monogrammed linen napkins, silver napkin rings and some flatware. A collection like this makes a thoughtful gift for a newlywed or someone who loves to entertain.
7. You have a signature cocktail — for every week of the year.
Rennai Hoefer
8. Forget fruit-infused water — you’re all about fruit-infused ice cubes. For, uhm, your signature cocktails, of course.
Liz Gray
9. You collect pics of your favorite table centerpieces instead of family photos.
10. You joined Spotify just so you can make dinner party playlists.
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11. You know seven foolproof ways to remove red wine stains.
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12. Instead of a junk drawer, you have a “balloons and confetti” drawer.
Ice Cream Balloons
These floating cones are a sweet way to decorate for an ice cream party! You’ll need: latex balloons, a bottle of latex balloon sealant, helium tank, ribbon, scissors, craft knife, brown craft paper, brown wide-tip marker, pencil and double-sided tape.
13. Family and friends who get an invite to your Thanksgiving dinner feel like they've won the lottery.
14. You have a platinum card — at your local party store.
15. There is a special section in your closet for hanging all your handmade garlands.
A Feminine Garland in Tones of White and Gray
When white tones are layered together, the look can become glamorous, modern, traditional, romantic or casual, depending on the textures and materials used.
Photo by: Brian Patrick Flynn
Brian Patrick Flynn
16. Setting up a hot toddy station is a normal Tuesday night for you.
Host a Holiday Party with a Hot Toddy Station
Keep your guests warm and in good spirits with a simple spot dedicated to mixing the perfect cold weather drink. The wrap-around porch of the 2015 HGTV.com Holiday House is the perfect spot to welcome guests for holiday soirees. Upon greeting, invite guests to mix up their own hot toddy to help beat the cold and enjoy the festivities.
Photo by: Flynnside Out Productions
Flynnside Out Productions
17. Some people have personal trainers or accountants. You have your own handwriting/letter artist on call.
DIY Ice Cream Cone Invitations
Add a fun, handmade twist to ordinary party invitations with a cute and clever ice cream shape. You'll need the following materials for this nifty project: several sheets of card stock in pastel colors, brown or tan textured card stock, scissors, felt-tip pen, pencil, glue stick, invitation envelopes, hole punch, ribbon and a downloadable ice cream cone template.
18. You’re seriously considering replacing your family photos with pics of Julia Child.
Peter Hermus
19. You’re on a first-name basis with the dude at the gourmet cheese shop.
Brian Patrick Flynn
20. Your martinis have five different grades of “dirty".
Modern Bar Cart
Entertaining is made easy with this rolling bar cart. The stylish piece fits perfectly in the corner when not in use.
Photo by: Laurie Perez
Laurie Perez
21. Iced tea spoons, oyster forks and individual salt cellars — you own them all, and you don’t care who knows it.
Nicole Caudle
