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Chrystina Noel
Start Here
About
Build Your Community
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Gatherings Podcast
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Things I'm Working On
Blog
Book
Resources
Party Planning 101
Wedding Resources
Valentines Printables
Letter Templates
Favorite Things List
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How to Be a Great Party Hostess
Parties Chrystina Cappello 12/29/16 Parties Chrystina Cappello 12/29/16

How to Be a Great Party Hostess

Interviews with 12 hostesses to learn more about how they got started, tips and tricks, their party hosting styles, and more.

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My First Creativiu Cake Decorating Class (with Fondant!)
Food & Drink Chrystina Cappello 12/6/16 Food & Drink Chrystina Cappello 12/6/16

My First Creativiu Cake Decorating Class (with Fondant!)

How I used a Creativiu Cake Decorating Class to make my first multi-level, multi-tier, fondant-covered cake.

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Pink and White Anise Cake Recipe
Food & Drink Chrystina Cappello 8/11/16 Food & Drink Chrystina Cappello 8/11/16

Pink and White Anise Cake Recipe

My mom’s Italian pink and white anise cake recipe.

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Rice Krispies Cookies
Food & Drink Chrystina Cappello 7/28/16 Food & Drink Chrystina Cappello 7/28/16

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Rice Krispies Cookies

My mom’s peanut butter chocolate chip rice krispies cookies, evolved from a recipe she got off the back of a cereal box in the 90s.

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5 Easy Ways to Ruin Baked Goods
Food & Drink, Life Chrystina Cappello 9/17/15 Food & Drink, Life Chrystina Cappello 9/17/15

5 Easy Ways to Ruin Baked Goods

5 things you want to avoid when baking, told in the style of “5 easy ways to ruin baked goods.”

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Pie Recipes for Pi Day
Food & Drink Chrystina Cappello 3/17/15 Food & Drink Chrystina Cappello 3/17/15

Pie Recipes for Pi Day

15 pies you can make for your next Pi Day celebration on March 14.

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Chocolate Fondue Dipper Ideas
Parties, Food & Drink Chrystina Cappello 10/26/14 Parties, Food & Drink Chrystina Cappello 10/26/14

Chocolate Fondue Dipper Ideas

A list of dipper ideas to use in chocolate fondue.

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DIY Mini Wedding Cupcakes
Weddings, Parties Chrystina Cappello 3/14/14 Weddings, Parties Chrystina Cappello 3/14/14

DIY Mini Wedding Cupcakes

A Q&A about how to make +1,000 mini wedding cupcakes for a wedding and the process my friend Johanna executed.

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When you can't figure out if you're supposed to tuck or not tuck your shirt so you text the group chat...
First time Milo has cuddled in +100 days.
All I take photos of now is drinking apparently. I'm also tempting the known ways of the universe with this espresso martini.
Finally made it out to the new Two Robbers Lodge this evening. The cocktails did not disappoint. (And the lasagna will last me two more meals.)
I had so much fun this year putting together my promotion packages. I found some amazing small businesses to support, too. (Beautiful items, and beautiful packaging.) Congrats to all of this year's promotees, absolutely well-deserved!

PS. If you gav
Walked the two blocks down the street holding Elliot to the nail salon. Just held him in the pedicure chair the whole time while he first looked around and then slept. Thanks for making things easy, kid.
I never know what to do with cool stickers, but this morning I continued to decorate my tarot notebook. Honestly, I love this combination of cool shit my friends made and cool swag/merch.
I have resorted my scrap paper. It is now sorted into full size, large enough to be used as the base for a card, medium sized, and small. Something tells me I'm going to have a very clean craft room in a few weeks.
 

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