How to Properly Saber Your Champagne Bottle To Make New Year’s Celebrations Pop With Joy!

Wishing you peace, love, and good health in 2024. 

And great adventures in the new year…

For tonight, we’ll enjoy a delicious dinner and a movie at home.  

And copious amounts of champagne.

Have you ever sabered your champagne?  It’s quite an adventure unto itself.  Here’s how:

Two Badasses Forged in Fire: Sparks Fly with Celebrated Woman Blacksmith Elizabeth Brim & Anthony Bourdain

 

I had the extreme honor to host Elizabeth Brim, Blacksmith, for my recent Ladies Who Lunch Conversations.   Elizabeth is an extraordinary woman with a notable, artful career forging feminine imagery in her ironwork. I first met Elizabeth at a Balvenie whiskey event celebrating the art of the craft as chosen by their brand curator, Anthony Bourdain.  

Elizabeth and her art impressed me so much I just knew we’d circle back together at some point.  She and her art are truly unforgettable.  

And so is her ubiquitous strand of pearls that she wears even while forging. Why the feminine fashion in a world of Y (chromosomes)?

Connecting the Gold Dots To Create An Abundant, Happy Holiday Table Design

 

It’s said that one of the reasons we all love dots so much is that dots are linked to the amygdala or the emotion in our brains proving why we’re attracted to the shape. Plus, the dots mix play with abundance ~ two things that are proven to bring joy.

Subconsciously, I must’ve just felt the liveliness and energy that dots make us feel, so I was drawn to celebrating our holiday table with happy, gold dots as a design theme.

Here’s how I layered this timeless and versatile look:

Color of the Year: “Peach Fuzz” Steps into the Spotlight for 2024 ~ My Peachy Plant Suggestions for Home & Garden

The trend setters at Pantone announced its 2024 Color of the Year: Peach Fuzz as a “velvety gentle peach whose all-embracing spirit enriches heart, mind, and body.”

If there ever was a year for a nurturing, emotional tone, next year is shaping up to be one that will welcome this lovely, calming pastel.

It is a peaceful ambassador color that plays well with others too. 

Here’s some pretty plant suggestions for your Home and Garden.

Best Holiday Gift Picks For The Home To Celebrate The Glamorous Hospitality Spirit All Year

Do you want to gift ~ and maybe receive (or gift to yourself!) ~ thoughtful and unique home entertaining presents? 

I have curated some swoon-worthy ideas for your consideration. To inspire you …

I’m ever so grateful to all who tell me that you delightfully relish my garden designs, my tablescapes, and my garden-to-glass creations.  

In turn, I thought I could best demonstrate my gratitude by sharing and suggesting some of the items that make my world sparkle and shine. So in the spirit of the season, here is my curated list sure to elevate your holiday gift-giving.