tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83464818693000554282024-02-07T16:38:58.508-06:00Southard House B&B"The Home of Southard Hospitality in Enid, Oklahoma"Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-23018252066418608382016-03-21T20:52:00.000-05:002016-03-21T20:52:40.283-05:00Princess Birthday Tea Party<div style="text-align: center;">
On Saturday I hosted a beautiful princess birthday tea party for a sweet little girl and several of her friends. Her mother requested a princess theme for the party and said she liked pink. Boy did I have fun with that!</div>
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I used lovely pastel shades and did a shabby chic princess theme with lots of pink and some gold accents as well. I really love how the gold looked with the pinks and blues.</div>
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I dressed my mannequin in a pretty pink formal gown and gave her a beautiful princess crown. The little girls loved it!</div>
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The table is so beautiful and fit for a princess!</div>
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I love the beautiful princess carriage here! I filled it with an ivory flower ball and wrapped it with a sweet shabby chic fabric strip I pulled from a remenant I found at a local craft store.</div>
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I made some "happy birthday" floral picks using cute shabby chic paper and gold glitter.</div>
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I also made some gold crowns from beautiful lace that I stiffened with mod podge, then painted gold and added sparkly gold glitter.</div>
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Isn't the little birthday cake cute? I made it from empty ribbon spools, scrapbook paper, tinsel and tissue garland, ribbon, paper flowers, and glitter. I really love these! </div>
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This is a beautiful gold lace crown perfect for a princess!</div>
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I set up the buffet with all of the food for the tea party. I added decorations that coordinated with the tablescape. I really love how it all turned out!</div>
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I dressed my mannequin in a pink formal gown and added a pretty tiara to the top. The girls really loved her!</div>
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I served the girls assorted tea sandwiches, fresh fruit, sugar cookies, and pink princess tea!</div>
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I also made some delicious confetti cupcakes with pink cherry icing and gold sprinkles. I made gold glitter crown picks and added them with some silk roses to the top of each cupcake.<br />
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This was princess Charlee's special birthday cupcake. She got a special birthday pick and a candle on her cupcake.</div>
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This is another cute cake I hand-made for the party. I made a small present from clay and a tiny party horn and glued them to the top of this cake. I love the little banner over the top of the cake too!</div>
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Charlee made a wish and blew out her candle after we sang Happy Birthday to her!</div>
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All of the sweet little princesses had lots of fun at the birthday party!</div>
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Happy 5th birthday princess Charlee! We hope you had a special birthday celebration at Southard House that you will remember for your lifetime!</div>
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Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-81804854508382167722016-03-08T18:39:00.000-06:002016-03-08T18:39:36.026-06:00Easter Decorations 2016Southard House got a makeover and now the guests are enjoying some beautiful spring and Easter decor at the inn! I love decorating for each new holiday or season and spring is definitely one of my favorite decorating times. I love all of the pretty, soft pastel colors and lots of flowers when decorating.<br />
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The mud room upon entry of the house is decorated with lots of flowers and spring items. I love the beautiful cross that says "Celebrate New Life" that hangs on the front door. It is a great reminder of this season of new life!<br />
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The fireplace mantle in the parlor is so pretty right now! I love the pretty pastel colors!</div>
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I made these fabric cones before we opened and I have decorated them for several holidays. This time they are filled with special Easter items!<br />
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I am especially fond of this sweet white bunny couple and the chicks. They look vintage to me and fit the decor style perfectly in the room.<br />
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I made this fabric cone above and the cute Easter banner below. I had a lot of fun decorating the banner with lots of spring embellishments.<br />
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This small table sits on the landing in the stairway and is a different decor style than the rest of the first floor. I love the ivory, taupe, and silver color palate. I made the beautiful jumbo egg and the pillow hiding in the background that reads "No matter how long the winter spring always comes."</div>
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The dining room is a really beautiful place for a morning brunch or ladies tea party! </div>
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The dining table is covered in a white damask tablecloth with a pink satin runner and lots of pretty Easter decorations. I used bunnies, baby chicks, glittery Easter eggs, candles, and lots of spring flowers to decorate the table.<br />
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The buffet in the parlor is also covered with white and pink runners, bunnies, Easter eggs, and lots of spring flowers.</div>
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Several of our beautiful suites got decorated for spring and Easter too. One of my favorite places to decorate in the inn is the mantle in Suite Hope, our Marie Antoinette-inspired suite. It is my favorite suite because I love the decor and all of the pink!</div>
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I really love the fabric-covered egg on the pedestal and the set of velveteen rabbits. I filled the ceramic Easter basket with a lace-covered egg that I made, a glittery Easter egg, a small framed print of Marie Antoinette, and a fluffy baby chick.</div>
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Suite Dreams, our French garden-inspired suite, got a little pop of spring decor on a small shelf. I decorated a metal bucket by covering it with cute purple checked fabric and adding a vintage Easter image to the front. I added lace trim and a cute beaded handle. I filled the bucket with some cute Easter eggs I made from felt, fabric ribbon, and purple flowers and then added a cute paper mache' bunny.</div>
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Suite Blessings, our spa-inspired suite, has an antique dresser that is a great place for decorating. I used a vintage rabbit, burlap-covered eggs, a bird nest and eggs, and spring flowers to decorate this suite for spring. </div>
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If you are ever in the Enid, OK area you will have to come by and have a tour of our lovely inn, or better yet you could book a suite and enjoy our delicious homemade breakfast served in your suite on the weekends! For more information about Southard House Bed and Breakfast Inn, please visit our website at www.southardhouse.com.Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-69759243558250970892016-02-28T20:09:00.000-06:002016-02-28T20:09:19.206-06:00Easter Boutique 2016Southard House has a beautiful gift boutique inside our local antique mall, Broadway Antiques and Uniques, located at 129 E. Broadway in downtown Enid, OK. I have been busy the past few weeks removing all of the Valentine decor and gift items and replacing it with beautiful Easter items.<br />
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I have many items from the Dee Foust Harvey collection, like this beautiful white rabbit with a top hat and a cone full of flowers. She would look great in your home for spring or Easter! I did make the beautiful pink Easter egg carton below Miss Bunny and it would be so cute filled with pretty Easter treats!<br />
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This Easter tree is decorated with pretty Easter ornaments. Some of them were hand made by me and some of them were purchased, but all of them are available for you to own and give to friends and family,<br />
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Most of these ornaments would make great gift tags and they would be so cute tucked in to a special Easter basket!<br />
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So many pretty Easter home decor and gift items are available in the boutique!<br />
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I made these cute Easter baskets and decorated eggs just for you!<br />
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Some of my favorite creations were these beautiful paper mache' eggs. They were painted, sugared, and decorated with lace, ribbon, paper flowers, hand made butterflies, and a cute Easter pick for the top. This pink egg is my favorite and I made a few others like it just for myself!<br />
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The ivory jumbo egg is just a beautiful and it is still available for purchase!<br />
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I love these precious angels on eggs. They have a party hat and hold a pretty pink egg with roses. They would be sweet in a little girl's room or on your Easter mantle!<br />
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Fill these cute Easter baskets with sweet little treats to surprise a friend or co-worker for Easter!<br />
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I had so much fun making these sweet "chocolate bunnies" from felt. These bunnies will never spoil or get old and can be reused every year for Easter decorating. They would make a great gift for someone that cannot eat sweets or chocolate! These bunnies are "white chocolate" and were decorated with pink, aqua, or purple ribbon and paper flowers.<br />
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These are "milk chocolate" bunnies and there are "dark chocolate" bunnies available as well. They are a darker brown color. They all have a chocolate bunny gift tag and are available for purchase.<br />
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This pretty egg hanger would look great hanging on your front door for Easter! It is covered in pink floral scrapbook paper and decorated with fabric flowers, ribbon, lace, paper rosette, and a paper chocolate bunny. It says "Easter Greetings" to welcome your guests to your home.<br />
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"Dark chocolate" bunnies, a lavender jumbo egg, and several vintage Easter image sachets are also available in the boutique!<br />
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I made five beautiful Easter egg cartons for the boutique this year. They are painted with pretty pastel colors and decorated with ruffled fabric trim, fabric and paper flowers, a vintage image, pearls, hand-made butterflies, and ribbon.<br />
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Each of the cartons in decorated on the inside with a coordinating vintage image and ribbon as well.<br />
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This blue egg carton is my favorite of all that I created. I hope some lucky person will be blessed with it soon!<br />
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There are many other lovely gift and home decor items available in the boutique at all times, including Southard House tea cups/coffee mugs, lavender bath salts, lavender linen spray, Southard House cookbooks, assorted fragrant olive oil soaps, microwave heat/cold packs, and lavender sachets. If you are in the Enid, OK area please check out the boutique at Broadway Antiques and Uniques. If you are not in the area and you are interested in purchasing any of these items, please email Tammy at stay@southardhouse.com with questions and requests.Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-48358295765841140472016-02-28T15:40:00.000-06:002016-02-28T15:40:25.091-06:00Valentine Birthday Decorations 2016Birthday celebrations are always very special at Southard House! Each party is customized for the birthday boy/girl with their choice of theme and colors for decorations. I make decorations especially for each party and many of decorations are taken home as gifts.<br />
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I made this beautiful birthday cake for a Valentine-theme birthday celebration at Southard House. <br />
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I made this birthday hat from scrapbook paper and decorated it with tissue paper trim, paper roses, curling ribbon, and a Happy Birthday banner across the front.<br />
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I had so much fun making these cute decorations! This hat is trimmed with red tinsel garland, paper roses, and glittery red hearts.<br />
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I made this birth day cake to match the hat above and used different shades of pink paper, pink tinsel trim, fabric rose trim, and ribbon to decorate it. I fashioned a mini paper horn and a mini birthday present that I made from clay and ribbon for the top of the cake. I made a "celebrate" banner with a rubber stamp, white cardstock, and glitter to add to the top of the cake.<br />
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The tablescape looked beautiful and very festive for this Valentine-themed birthday party!<br />
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If you are interested in hosting a beautiful birthday party at Southard House Bed and Breakfast, please call Tammy at (580) 231-3960 for more information or to book your event!<br />
<br />Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-71847892998227300472016-02-28T14:59:00.000-06:002016-02-28T15:00:40.066-06:00"Showered With Love" Baby ShowerOn Saturday, February 6th we hosted a beautiful baby shower for mommy-to-be Jamie Sparks and her baby girl Caiya. I used a red, white, and pink color scheme and a "Showered with Love" theme for this sweet shower. It was a surprise for Jamie and she loved the decorations when she saw them!<br />
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I used some cute children's rubber rain boots and painted them pink. I added ribbon and filled them with pink and red roses.<br />
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I used a lace umbrella and made raindrops from white cardstock and added red hearts and pink buttons. I attached the raindrops to the umbrella. I also made several paper signs as decorations.<br />
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I love the baby carriage and the umbrella picks I made for the flower arrangements. They were my favorite decoration I made for this shower.<br />
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I always make a decorative initial for each mommy-to-be to take home and put in the nursery. Caiya's letter was covered in red and white polka dot paper with pink ribbon and red roses. It matched the tablescape perfectly!<br />
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The mommy-to-be was "showered with love" at her shower!<br />
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Here is another umbrella pick that I made for a flower arrangement. This one is my favorite!<br />
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The hostesses brought so much wonderful food for their guests. The enitre table was covered with tasty treats!<br />
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A beautiful pink cake was made in honor of baby Caiya and it was topped with a beautiful golden "C" that will be used as a keepsake after the shower.<br />
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This was a great shower and everyone that attended enjoyed themselves. We were blessed to host Jamie and all of her friends and family for this special ocassion.<br />
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If you are interested in hosting a special event at Southard House, please call Tammy at (580) 231-3960 for more information or to book your event!Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-33242392971091951212016-02-03T21:53:00.000-06:002016-02-03T21:53:13.151-06:00Allison Sherrell Pink and Gold Baby ShowerOn Sunday, January 31st Southard House hosted a beautiful baby shower for mommy-to-be Allison Sherrell and baby Hadlee. Allison requested a pink and gold color scheme for her shower.<br />
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my favorite showers to decorate for are girly showers with lots of pink. I had so much fun decorating for this shower.<br />
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I decorated a cardboard "H" with various colors of pink roses and suspended it in a gold frame to use as the centerpiece for the food table.<br />
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This beautiful cake was covered with pink and gold roses. It was vanilla with strawberry filling. It tasted as wonderful as it looked and it was created by Shelby Bodelle.</div>
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I gave this train case a makeover and filled it with lots of sweet baby items including an antique baby doll, baby shoes, and a vintage glass baby bottle I decorated with lace and a crystal brooch.<br />
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I decorated the drink table with baby blocks I made from cardboard boxes, a pink teddy bear, a pink candle, and lots of pink roses. I served a delicious pink lemonade punch and ice tea for beverages.</div>
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Hostesses brought chocolate-covered strawberries, wafer cookies, chocolate-covered pretzels, and the beautiful rose cake for refreshments. </div>
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Hostess Brittany Ashcraft made Allison a beautiful baby belly sash from lace and various pretty flowers. It was so beautiful with her orchid dress.<br />
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Thank you Allison for choosing Southard House for your shower. May you be blessed as you raise baby Hadlee!<br />
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If you would like to host a party or shower at Southard House, please visit our website at www.southardhouse.com for more information. I would love to help make your event special and unique!Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-84788669465585943392016-02-03T21:09:00.001-06:002016-02-03T21:54:15.222-06:00Jantzen Winter Baby ShowerOn Saturday, January 30th Southard House hosted a sweet little baby boy shower for Estela and Riley Jantzen. They requested a "Baby it's Cold Outside" theme with white, baby blue, and gray for their color scheme. I was very excited to make some beautiful decorations and use my winter decor items to create a beautiful shower for this dear couple.<br />
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This fun winter theme lent itself well to lots of snowflakes, snowballs, mittens, and scarves. I had lots of these items stored away with Christmas decorations so I was glad to put them to good use!<br />
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I made a really cute banner to hang on the cute baby crib I used as the centerpiece for the food table. I used the colors they requested to spell OWEN - the baby's name.<br />
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I filled a cute train case that I recovered with lots of cute baby items and added snowflakes to go with the theme. I love the sweet wooden block that says "You are Loved". So cute!<br />
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Isn't the cup of "cocoa" the cutest thing? I made an insert from clay and made little clay marshmallows for the top and inserted the whole thing in this sweet blue teacup. What is better on a cold winter day than a hot cup of cocoa with marshmallows? I also made a few really cute tags that say "Baby it's Cold Outside". I had a rubber stamp that came in handy for these cute tags.<br />
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I made little baby mittens from white felt and cute blue ribbon. They turned out so nicely and were a great addition to the decor for the table.<br />
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The snowflake pick in the flower vase gave the arrangement a sweet, wintery look.<br />
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Hostesses brought chicken nuggets, chicken salad sandwiches, fruit salad, chips, and a sheet cake with white and blue frosting. The food smelled wonderful, especially the buttercreme frosting on the cake!</div>
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The drink table got some decoration as well. I purchased a mirror on a stand and I painted it with chalk board paint to create a chalkboard. I wrote "Welcome Baby Owen" on the chalkboard and I used a scarf, snowflakes, and glittery winter cone trees to decorate the drink table. I made a wonderful blue shower punch and ice tea to serve as beverages.<br />
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Riley and Stela had a nice shower with lots of family members attending to celebrate and congratulate them on the arrival of baby Owen. Thank you Riley, Estela, Yolanda, and Cristina for choosing Southard House to host your baby shower. May you be blessed as you raise baby Owen!</div>
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If you would like to host a party or shower at Southard House, please visit our website at www.southardhouse.com for more information.Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-47348894689981417422016-01-28T10:30:00.000-06:002016-01-28T10:30:53.184-06:00Caroline Thornton's Baby Shower 2016On Saturday, January 23rd Southard House hosted a fun baby shower for mommy-to-be Caroline Thornton and baby Sawyer. Hostess Dana Poslick contacted me to book the first floor of the inn for the shower and she requested that the shower colors be aqua, Navy blue, and grey. She also requested that the theme be arrows. I made a lot of really cute decorations to customize this sweet baby shower.<br />
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The hostesses brought all kinds of delicious food for hungry guests to enjoy during the shower.<br />
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A wooden S covered in theme-colored papers with a hand-made arrow attached!</div>
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Aqua and Navy blue sugar cookies were served for dessert and were made by one of the hostesses. They are so cute!<br />
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I served aqua baby shower punch and iced tea. The punch was delicious and had a sparkling berry flavor.</div>
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Thank you to Dana Poslick and all of the hostesses for choosing Southard House to host your shower! Congratulations Caroline on the upcoming arrival of baby Sawyer. May you be blessed as you raise him!<br />
If you would like more information about Southard House to host a party or shower, please visit our website at <a href="http://www.southardhouse.com/">www.southardhouse.com</a>.Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-25697312563709761352016-01-28T09:29:00.004-06:002016-01-28T10:16:41.027-06:00Alice in Wonderland Tea Party 2016On Saturday, January 16th Southard House hosted a fun Alice in Wonderland tea party for 10 lucky little girls. St. Joseph's Catholic School in Enid, OK has a fundraiser each year and for the past 3 years we have been donating 10 tickets for a little girl's tea party to be auctioned off to help them raise money. This year we picked the Alice in Wonderland theme and I had so much fun creating this amazing party for the girls!<br />
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When the girls arrived I read them the story of Alice in Wonderland. Many of them had already heard the story so they were telling it to me! After the story they rotated in groups between the Red Queen's Dress Up Area and The Mad Hatter's Hat Shop Craft Area.<br />
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The girls had fun trying on scarves and feather boas, necklaces, bracelets, and gloves.<br />
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They also had a lot of fun making a mini Mad Hatter's Hat that we slid on to a headband for them to wear that day.<br />
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After the dress up and crafting fun was over the girls were treated to an amazing tea party in the dining room. I had the dining room doors shut and I had all of the girls come together in front of the doors. We pretended like we were falling down the rabbit hole in to Wonderland and then I swung open the doors to reveal an amazing tea party just for them!</div>
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I fed the girls peanut butter and honey tea sandwiches, ham and cheese tea sandwiches, strawberry cream cheese tea sandwiches, strawberries and grapes. For dessert there were lemon tea cakes, bunny tails cookies, raspberry lemonade cakes, and Mad Hatter hat cakes. I also served two different kinds of pink tea that the girls drank from their mismatched China teacups! </div>
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A mini Mad Hatter's hat on a rosy mushroom!</div>
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The girls had an amazing time at their tea party! After we had tea I gave the girls a tour of Southard House and they took home a special bag of sweet treats I made just for them. We had so much fun together! I am really looking forward to next year! If you would like more information about Southard House, please visit our website at www.southardhouse.com. </div>
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Business is picking up during the week here at Southard House and I have been working on making beautiful Christmas decorations for each room of the inn since October 31st! We have some very exciting events planned for the coming weeks, including the Enid Lights Up the Plains event on November 29th, our Kenwood Christmas Home Tour and Open House on December 7th, the Nutcracker Sweet Christmas Tea on December 10th, a baby shower on December 14th, and a children's birthday party on December 15th.<br />
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This post is dedicated, however, to providing you with some information about the Nutcracker Sweet Christmas Tea that will be held on Tuesday, December 10th from 6:30-8:30 PM. The house will be brimming from wall to wall with beautiful, magical Christmas decorations. This tea is dedicated to all things Nutcracker, so think of pink tutus, glorious nutcrackers painted in pastel hues, lots of candy and treats, and all things girly and sweet. This would be a great tea party to bring your school-age daughters and granddaughters to! It will be a fun time for girls of all ages but it is limited to the first 20 guests so you better buy your tickets early before they run out! Tickets for the tea are $12 for adults and $8 for children and must be purchased in advance. Ticket prices include lots of treats and sweets, a selection of Christmas teas or coffee, a few fun Christmas games with beautiful prizes, a reading of the Nutcracker book (if time allows and we have some children in attendance), a beautiful hand-made nutcracker favor for each guest (worth the ticket price alone), a chance to win a fabulous door prize basket that includes a free night's stay at Southard House, and a tour of our beautiful inn all decorated for Christmas! This tea is also a cookie swap so for each ticket you purchase you are asked to bring two dozen of your favorite Christmas cookies to this tea to share with others. I will have a container for you to take your cookies home in. Can you imagine a beautifully decorated formal dining room with an enormous dining table that seats 12 completely covered with all different types of Christmas cookies that are yours for the taking! Isn't that what dreams are made of? Come share in the dream at the Nutcracker Sweet Cookie Swap Christmas Tea on Tuesday, December 10th from 6:30-8:30 PM at 518 W. Pine in Enid, OK. You can call (580) 231-3960 for more information or to purchase tickets. I hope to see you there!<br />
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Blessings to you!</div>
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Tammy Neal </div>
Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-9071832720027519782013-11-04T15:32:00.001-06:002013-11-04T15:32:52.248-06:00Pumpkin Pie Crescents<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made these delicious pumpkin pie crescents for dessert last week and I just have to share this recipe. It is so easy and really delicious. If you are on a diet I do not recommend you make these because you CANNOT have just one and you will be tempted to have at least 4 in one sitting. They taste just like a pumpkin hand pie with a light, flaky crust. Here is the recipe:<br />
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1 (8 count) package refrigerated crrescent rolls<br />
1/2 can pumpkin puree<br />
1/2 teaspoon vanilla<br />
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon<br />
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice<br />
1/4 cup brown sugar<br />
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Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl. Unroll the crescent rolls and spread about 2 tablespoons of filling on one side of each triangle. Roll the bottom of the triangle up until you reach the point. Place them on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.<br />
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After the crescents cooled I made a maple glaze with powdered sugar, milk, and maple extract and I drizzled this over the top. Then I sprinkled them with chopped up candied pecans. These are good for dessert but also for breakfast or a snack.<br />
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Something you should be aware of is to make sure you give them plenty of time to bake through. The first batch I made was doughy because I did not leave them in the oven long enough. I was afraid of them burning on the outside and I pulled them out too soon. The next batch I made was perfect. I used the jumbo crescent rolls and they had to bake almost 30 minutes! So be patient and they will turn out perfectly. Enjoy!Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-77549033752240132892013-10-08T11:24:00.001-05:002013-10-08T11:28:33.435-05:00Halloween Masquerade Tea at Southard House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello Friends!<br />
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I am so excited to share that I will be hosting my first ladies tea here at Southard House on Tuesday evening, October 22, 2013 from 6:30-8:00 PM at Southard House - 518 W. Pine in Enid, OK. The theme will be "Halloween Masquerade" and everyone that wears a masquerade mask will be entered in to a drawing for a door prize basket which will be filled with all kinds of sweet Halloween goodies and a certificate for a free night's stay at Southard House! Tickets are $10 per person and must be purchased in advance by calling me at (580) 231-3960 and we can arrange a time for you to come by the inn to pay for your tickets. This tea is limited to the first 20 ladies so I can seat you all comfortably and we can enjoy our time together. This is not a come-and-go tea. The ticket price includes: a buffet of sweet and savory hors d' oeuvres- including my beautiful cupcakes all dressed up for Halloween, hot tea and coffee, some fun games with prizes, a tour of Southard House, and a party favor for each guest. There is no age limit for this tea.<br />
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I am hosting teas at Southard House because I love to prepare and host them and because I think it is a great way to make memories, meet new ladies, share special time together, and have fun and relax. If you haven't had time for yourself lately this is an opportunity to set aside some special time for yourself and come relax and have some fun! Our lives are so stressful and hectic and this is a great opportunity to step out of the chaos and come to the peace and tranquility of Southard House for some respite. Our children don't have to have all the fun on Halloween and it is not very often that we as adults get the chance to dress up and have fun - so wear your prettiest masquerade mask and come join me! This will be a special time for you and your daughter, granddaughter, auntie, niece, mother, grandmother, or best friend to make some special memories together. I have hosted so many teas in my private home in the past and they have been such sweet times of fellowship and memory making. I want to share this with you and provide you with the opportunity to do the same! I have heard that tea time is "the coming together to enjoy sweet fellowship face to face and heart to heart." I hope you will join me on Tuesday, October 22nd from 6:30-8:00 PM and you will bring the other ladies you love to share this experience with you! If you have any questions or would like to purchase a ticket, please call me at (580) 231-3960. I hope to see you at the tea!<br />
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Blessings to You!</div>
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Tammy Neal </div>
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Hello Friends!<br />
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I wanted to share the beautiful fall fireplace mantle I have created for my pretty "Marie Antoinette"-inspired room at Southard House. I made most everything by hand that decorates this mantle. I made some pretty princess pumpkins, pink candy corns, a Cinderella slipper and magic wand, a fall crow dressed in pink, an angel dressed as a (good) witch, and a lovely masquerade mask that adorn the mantle.<br />
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I had the most fun making these beautiful princess pumpkins. I think they are so pretty! When I bought them they were orange but I gave them some coats of white paint, then a coat of pearl paint to make them look like shimmery pearls!<br />
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Then I made a mix of six different glitters and six different beads and sequins. I sprinkled the mixes on the pumpkins then I glittered some leaves and glued them on. I made the vine from a piece of wire and silver seed beads.<br />
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I glued a shimmery crystal in the center of each pumpkin for the stem. I think these pumpkins are fit for a queen and they shimmer in the light of the chandelier in the room.<br />
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I made these pink candy corns from clay and let them dry for several days before I painted and glittered them with three different shades of glitter.<br />
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Here is Cinderella's slipper and her Fairy Godmother's magic wand! They give the mantle a whimsical look that is a lot of fun.<br />
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This crow was black with an orange hat when I bought it. When I got it home she got a few coats of ivory paint. After it dried I distressed it with sandpaper, then glued ribbons, paper roses, and pink crystals on to decorate it up a bit. Now she is as pretty as a princess! No more scary Halloween crow!<br />
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I made the small candy corns from clay as well and painted them three shades of pink. When they were dry I added some sugar glitter to make them sparkle!</div>
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I love this pretty angel bust. I made her a mask from ivory felt and ribbon, and although it is difficult to see in this picture, it fits her perfectly.<br />
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I also made this darling (good) witch hat from ivory damask fabric. I embellished it with lace and rose trim. I think it is darling and I can't believe I sewed it myself!<br />
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I made this pretty masquerade mask by painting it with ivory paint and covering it with thin lace fabric.<br />
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Then I outlined it in pearls and lace trim. I added flowers, feathers, beads, and ribbon to the side for more decoration.<br />
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I wish I could go to a masquerade ball and wear a beautiful ivory lace ball gown with this mask. Wouldn't that be so much fun?<br />
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The mantle in Suite Hope is ready for guests to enjoy. The next treatment will be for Christmas! I am sure that will be fabulous!<br />
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I wanted to share some beautiful images of the fall decorations I made for the parlor at my bed and breakfast. I painted the walls a beautiful shade of blue and I really love it, but I didn't think that orange and yellow leaves were going to look right behind a light blue background so I decided to make some pretty decorations for this room. I recovered a cute train case with some linen fabric and lace. I filled it with shredded pages of an old book. Then I painted and decorated some plastic pumpkins in hues of ivory, beige, and brown. I also made that pretty fabric sachet that says "Count Your Blessings". I used hydrangeas, pecans, and pine cones from my own yard to add to the decorations.</div>
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This pumpkin is my favorite. I cut a maple leaf from some scrapbook paper, textured and distressed it, then glued it to the pumpkin with some pretty roses and ivory seam tape ribbon. I framed the word "Fall" and glued it to the front of the pumpkin.<br />
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I also made some fabric pumpkins in the same colors to decorate the fireplace mantle. I used fabric scraps cut in to circles and filled them with fiber fill. The stems of the pumpkins are old silver spoons I purchased very inexpensively at an antique store. I made the roses from fabric also and the leaves were made from ribbon.<br />
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I love the vintage look of the mantle. I tried to use antique items like the silver tray, the candle sticks, and an antique book. I also used natural items like the hydrangeas, pine cones, and berry garland.<br />
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I think the color palate is perfect with the blue walls. I really love this look and I am so happy with how everything turned out. I love the elegant and vintage look of my mantle.<br />
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I also altered an old metal cornucopia I purchased many years ago. When I bought it I think it was brown with orange, yellow, and red leaves. I spray painted it ivory and distressed the leaves with distress ink.<br />
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I decorated the cornucopia with ivory seam binding ribbon, a rose, and that cute tag that reads "Blessed Beyond Measure" made from scrapbook paper and a rubber stamp.<br />
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These pretty fall decorations are sure to please the guests that visit Southard House this fall. They give the room a very warm, inviting feel although they are also very elegant. I think the guests will feel very welcome.</div>
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Hello Friends! I wanted to share a delicious recipe for warm apple dumplings I made for the New Hope Book Club that meets here at Southard House once a month. This is a great fall recipe and it was very easy and so delicious! You will definitely have to try this recipe!</div>
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You start with two large apples of your choice. Wash and dry them, then cut them into to 8 slices and peel off the skin.<br />
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Next I mixed up 1/4 cup sugar and a tablespoon of cinnamon and sprinkled this over my sliced apples.<br />
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These apples look like potato wedges! You want to make sure your apple slices are nice and plump for they will taste better after baking.<br />
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Next open two cans of refrigerated crescent roll dough and separate the triangles. Wrap each apple slice in to a crescent wedge and pinch the edges to seal the apple in.<br />
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Place the wrapped apples in a large baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. Then mix up 1 cup of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla, and 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan and cook until it forms a thick syrup - this only takes a few minutes.</div>
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Pour the sauce over the apples in the baking dish, then pour 1 cup of citrus soda over the apples. Bake the dumplings for 35-45 minutes in a 350 degree oven.<br />
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This is what they look like when you take them out of the oven - golden and delicious. The apple is tender and sweet inside and the crust is soft, flaky and has that delicious brown sugar glaze. It is so delicious!<br />
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I am definitely making these again for my guests and serving them with a delicious scoop of ice cream. This is a great fall dessert!<br />
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Things are all ready for the book club to arrive so they can relax and enjoy their discussion, my treats, and a time of fellowship. If you have a club or group that would like to have a new place to meet please call me at (580) 231-3960 for more information about meeting space at Southard House Bed and Breakfast Inn!<br />
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2 large apples, peeled and sliced</div>
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2 8-count cans refrigerated crescent roll dough</div>
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1 cup packed brown sugar</div>
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1 tsp cinnamon</div>
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1 1/2 tsp vanilla</div>
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1/2 cup butter</div>
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1 cup citrus soda</div>
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1 tbsp cinnamon and 1/4 cup white sugar for apples</div>
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 baking dish. Cut apples into 8 wedges and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Separate crescent rolls into triangles and wrap each slice of apple in dough. Place wrapped apples in baking dish. Melt butter in a saucepan and add brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Cook until think and pour over apples. Pour soda over apples and bake for 35-45 minutes. Best served warm with ice cream. Enjoy!</div>
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At my B&B, Southard House Bed and Breakfast Inn, I serve a delicious dessert to our guests in the evening. Last week I made this amazing caramel apple cake and posted it on my Facebook page (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/southardhouse">www.facebook.com/southardhouse</a>) and had may requests to share the recipe - so here it is!<br />
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Warm Caramel Apple Cake<br />
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2 Cups all-purpose flour<br />
3/4 Cup sugar<br />
2 teaspoons baking powder<br />
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon<br />
1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
1 egg<br />
1 cup milk<br />
1/4 cup melted butter<br />
2 teaspoons vanilla extract<br />
1 large apple - chopped<br />
1 cup caramel baking bits<br />
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1 cup packed brown sugar<br />
1 cup quick oats<br />
6 tablespoons melted butter<br />
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon<br />
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, butter, and vanilla. Stir the wet ingredients in to the dry ingredients until moistened. Fold in the apples and caramels.<br />
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Cut out a circle of parchment paper to fit the bottom of your spring form pan. Place parchment paper in the pan and spray the pan and the paper with non-stick cooking spray.<br />
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Pour the batter in the pan. In a separate bowl combine the topping ingredients. Sprinkle topping over batter. Bake for 40-50 minutes, until cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.<br />
Remove from the oven, allow to cool, and enjoy your cake!<br />
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This cake is best eaten warm because the gooey caramel is all melty and delicious. To reheat, place a slice of cake on a microwaveable place and heat for 20 seconds. This cake is so delicious!<br />
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I hope you will try this delicious fall treat! Hopefully I will have more recipes to share soon! Until then, may you be blessed!<br />
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Hello Friends! I created this beautiful banner for a baby shower I hosted at my bed and breakfast, Southard House, and I wanted to share it with you!</div>
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I think it is so fun to sit down at my craft table with some pretty supplies and see what comes out of me. I had no idea how this banner was going to turn out because there was no real plan for how to do it. I just started working and this is what I created. I absolutely love it! </div>
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I used chipboard pennants for each piece of the banner. I covered the chipboard with pretty pink gingham scrapbook paper, then I started adding pretty pink embellishments.</div>
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I painted the chipboard letters a soft baby pink and then added some brilliant glitter to make them sparkle. When the pennants were finished I strung them on to some pretty pink ribbon, then tied pieces of ribbon, lace, and torn fabric in between the pennants to add a vintage look to the banner.</div>
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I used the banner for my baby shower I hosted last weekend and everyone enjoyed it and all of the other beautiful decorations. I would like to make another banner for baby boy showers so if I get a booking for one of those I will make the banner and certainly show you the end results!<br />
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I hope you have enjoyed seeing this pretty little banner I made and it has inspired you in some way. If you would like to see other pictures of the bed and breakfast, the delicious food I prepare, or other crafts I have created, please visit my facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook/southardhouse.com">www.facebook/southardhouse.com</a> or my website at <a href="http://www.southardhouse.com/">www.southardhouse.com</a> for more inspiration. </div>
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Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-11943625861380826342013-08-02T15:54:00.000-05:002013-08-03T09:14:23.043-05:00Vintage Baby Shoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hello Friends! It is hard to believe that so much time has passed since my last post! Today I wanted to share a special project with you that I created for a baby shower I will be hosting here at Southard House.</div>
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I purchased these sweet baby shoes at an antique shop many years ago with the thought of altering them and using them as decoration but just shoved them in a closet and completely forgot I had them until I got a request to host my first baby shower here at Southard House Bed and Breakfast Inn. I dug through the closet and found the shoes and immediately began working to create some cute vintage shoes I could use as decoration for the shower.<br />
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I used a lot of distress ink to cut the "new" white appearance down a lot. I used vintage sheet music, vintage laces, and old embellishments to create a "days-gone-by" look for these sweet baby shoes.<br />
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I also distressed some mulberry paper roses, a pink one for the girls shoe and a blue one for the boys shoe. Those roses are not permenant and can be removed so I can make both for a girl, boy or leave them off completely if I am hosting a shower for a baby that we don't know the gender of yet!<br />
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I am using pink roses on these shoes because the upcoming shower is for a baby girl - I am so excited! My mom gave me my baby cup and spoon and I tried to polish them up several times but then I realized that the patina actually works for my vintage baby shower theme!<br />
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Here are the shoes as they will be displayed at the shower! I think they are so adorable and a perfect touch for my vintage baby girl shower. I can't wait to see what the guests think of the beautiful inn when it is all decorated for their special celebration. I have many more projects I created and pictures I took for this shower so I will try to post them soon! If you are interested in me hosting a shower or celebration for you or a friend please visit the inn website at <a href="http://www.southardhouse.com/">www.southardhouse.com</a> for more information!</div>
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Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-63284021175602217422013-05-13T16:14:00.000-05:002013-05-13T16:14:47.027-05:00Mother's Day Luncheon at Southard HouseHello Friends!<br />
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I hosted a luncheon for my moms on Saturday and wanted to share it with you! I have hosted a Mother's Day brunch or luncheon at my home every year since 2002 and each year it gets better! This year I was so blessed to be able to host at Southard House in Enid, Oklahoma!<br />
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Here is the dining table all decorated up for our luncheon. I used lots of pink because the theme was "Marie Antoinette" and because I absolutely love pink. I had a lot of fun with this theme!</div>
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I set each place with some antique Theodore Haviland Limoges china I recently acquired. I have wanted this china for many years now so I splurged and bought some. I absolutely love the delicate rose pattern and fluting on this china. It is oh so girly, just like me!<br />
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I made each person a place card and I think they turned out so sweet!<br />
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Here are a few more pictures of the tablescape. Don't you just love that candelabra? It is an antique that I painted and added crystals to.<br />
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I made these faux cakes from foam and spackling. Then I made Marie Antoinette cake picks to go with our theme!<br />
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Another photo of the beautiful candelabra and a pretty bird cage I decorated for the centerpiece.<br />
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I made each mother a favor to take home and I used a beautiful etched goblet and filled it with Southard House treats for her enjoyment.<br />
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I made almond chicken salad wraps, fruit medley with honey lime dressing, and blueberry muffins with lemon curd for our lunch. Then I made these amazing almond sugar cookies with images of Marie Antoinette on them. They were so delicious!<br />
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I also made some white chocolate raspberry cupcakes for dessert. We had vanilla hot tea from our pretty Limoges teacups with these cupcakes. I was in HEAVEN!!! I think the mothers were too!<br />
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I made pretty pink Marie Antoinette cupcake picks by hand that read "Let them eat cupcakes" and I used pearl sprinkles, silk roses, and pink feathers to accompany the picks. They were gorgeous and so delicious too!<br />
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I also purchased these beautiful Dresden hearts that were made in Germany and glued them to picks for the mothers.<br />
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I know the mothers felt special while eating these pretty cakes. I think they are the pretties ones I have made yet and I have such a passion for making cupcakes. Cupcakes make me happy. Maybe I should have opened a cupcake shop instead of a bed and breakfast. But I guess I can serve cupcakes to my guests at the B&B to make them happy, right? Oh, I can't wait! I have so many awesome ideas!<br />
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This was my favorite cookie of the bunch that I made. I love Marie's dress in this picture. I used edible glitter to make it sparkle!<br />
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My mother-in-law, Jean Neal, was a guest of honor at the luncheon. She had been ill and I was so glad that she had recuperated enough to come to her party! She is a very sweet lady and I am blessed to have her in my life.<br />
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My grandmother, Mary Donaldson, was also a guest of honor at the luncheon. She helped my mother raise me so she is like a second mom to me. I have learned so many important things from her and I take after her in a lot of ways. I am so happy and blessed that she is my grandma.<br />
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Here is my mom, Ginger Engler, and she was a guest of honor at the luncheon as well. I know she is very happy and excited for me opening Southard House and she has been a strong supporter and encourager throughout this process. I have learned a lot of what I know about innkeeping from her and I am blessed that she is my mom.<br />
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We had a wonderful afternoon together and it was nice to spend time with each other at the inn. Southard House made the perfect setting for our luncheon and I was so happy I got to host my first celebration here at Southard House for my mothers. If you are interested in having a small gathering, celebration, luncheon, or tea party, Southard House would be a beautiful place to hold your event! Please call me at (580) 231-3960 and I will work with you to plan your event. My grand dining table will hold 12 comfortably but I can host about 20 total in the dining room with separate seating. I would be so honored to help you celebrate a birthday, anniversary, graduation, bride-to-be, baby-on-the-way, promotion, or any other reason you can think of to celebrate. Maybe you just want to treat your mom or girlfriends to a special luncheon get-together. I can make it a special event for you!<br />
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I hope this Mother's Day Luncheon inspired you in some way. Please leave me a comment, I would love to hear from you!<br />
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Tammy Neal</div>
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Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-83787918538502472012013-01-30T21:40:00.000-06:002013-01-30T21:40:54.594-06:00Tea Parties at Southard HouseJanuary is National Hot Tea Month and hosting tea parties at Southard House is something I am very excited about and looking forward to in the near future! I purchased this beautiful tea set on Ebay several years ago. It is definitely a beautiful antique that was made in New York and it will find its home in one of our many china hutches at the inn very soon!<br />
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I have been hosting tea parties in my home for family and friends for many years now. I had my first tea party for Mother's Day in 2003. It is amazing how the times have changed and how my ability to prepare a beautiful tea table has improved as you will see in these pictures below.<br />
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Above is an Easter tea from 2005. I made tea sandwiches, muffins, and chocolate-covered strawberries.<br />
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This tea party was in the Fall tea in 2005. Everyone brought their favorite teacup and a treat to share. I used mini pumpkins as vases and filled them with fresh flowers.<br />
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I loved this tea party. I cleaned out a spare bedroom in my house and turned it in to a tearoom for a day. It was so beautifully decorated with roses and plenty of pink. It was one of my most favorite and memorable tea parties.<br />
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My mom, my grandma, and my aunt from Oklahoma City came to this rosy tea party.</div>
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This is the Valentine tea party I hosted in 2006. I love the fresh roses and the delicious chicken salad sandwiches I served that day.</div>
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This tea table was decorated for an Easter tea in 2006. I made those cute bunny pouches to hold the silverware and napkins. </div>
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Here is a pretty purple tea party from Mother's Day 2006. I have a beautiful set of purple floral dishes that will be used at Southard House that I used for this tea party.<br />
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I made some delicious things to eat, including one of my favorite strawberry and spinach salads. It has candied walnuts on it! Yummy!</div>
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This tea party was held in the Fall of 2006. I purchased that beautiful brown transfer ware on Ebay several years ago and I always wished I could find some more. I use those dishes every fall and will use them at the inn.</div>
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This is a St. Patrick's tea from 2007. Those pretty shamrock cookies have chocolate on the bottom! I really love the pretty green dishes. My husband bought them for me at the Emporium here in Enid.</div>
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This is a tea I hosted in the fall of 2007. My best friend Dena came and I remember us carving pumpkins at that party. It was a fun time!<br />
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I made some delicious treats, including chocolate chip pumpkin bread. Come to think of it I haven't had that treat since I made it that day! Maybe that will be a good addition to the menu at Southard House in the fall.</div>
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I really loved this tea party. It was held outdoors in my back yard for Mother's Day 2010. It was an absolutely beautiful day outside. It was the perfect day for Mother's Day brunch!<br />
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This is my mom, my grandma Mary, and me after our tea party that day. They have been honored guests at every tea party I have hosted and they have seen me grow to be the tea party hostess I am today. </div>
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This tea party was held on my little front porch for Halloween 2011. Those are butterscotch muffins and I served them with a flavored cream cheese spread. This tea party was for two!<br />
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I hosted this beach tea party in the summer of 2010. I remember serving a tea that was called "Taste of the Tropics" and it tasted like coconut and pineapple. I also remember my whole house being decorated like a cute beach cottage.<br />
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This tea party was held in 2011 for St. Valentine's Day. My mom gave me those beautiful dishes for Christmas one year. They are pink toile and they have cherubs on them. I use them every Valentine's Day and I know they will be very popular at Southard House.</div>
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This is the tea table for an Easter tea I hosted in 2011. I absolutely love this tablecloth and the cute bunny in the centerpiece. I am sure you will see him at Southard House this spring!<br />
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I made my famous chicken salad, cucumber tea sandwiches, and pink bunny sugar cookies. What a pretty little serving tray!<br />
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Now I must tell you that my mom is the world's best scone maker and she has a knockout recipe. I am really hoping she will make scones for us at Southard House. She makes several different flavors and every one is out of this world delicious! She made these scones with toffee and chocolate chips. So yummy!<br />
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I made a little Easter basket favor for each guest. I love the vintage graphics I used on the buckets.<br />
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This is the tea party I held for Mother's Day in 2011. We ate outside on my back porch and it was another beautiful day for Mother's Day brunch!<br />
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I made those favor baskets from peat pots. I think they turned out so pretty!<br />
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This was a really fun and wonderful fairy tea party I hosted in August of 2011 for my husband's two daughters, now my step-daughters. It was such a lovely and romantic centerpiece I put together. <br />
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My mom taught me how to fold napkins to look like roses and I placed them in the tea cups and added a butterfly clip to each one.<br />
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I made lots of wonderful treats to eat and gave them cute fairy names to fit the theme. I made those big flowers on this table from pages of an old book. They were a lot of fun to make!<br />
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I held this tea party in the Spring of 2011. It had a bird theme and I used a pretty bird cage for the centerpiece.<br />
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I made a Spanish frittata and my mom brought her delicious scones. I also made fruit and yogurt parfaits - one of my favorite things to eat.<br />
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I also made some delicious cupcakes and bird nest macaroon cookies. I really love those too!<br />
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This was a Halloween Tea Party I hosted in 2011. Aren't these ghost cupcakes cute?</div>
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The tea table was decorated to the hilt with black and white. I also remember making apples with caramel dip, mini pumpkin pies, turkey wraps with veggies, and that orange jello with crushed pineapple. <br />
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I made these baskets for each guest and filled them with treats.<br />
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This was one of my favorite tea parties, mainly because of the pretty pastel color palate. I love the angels in the centerpiece and the pink toile tablecloth.<br />
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I made each guest a place card to take home and a Lindt chocolate carrot too!<br />
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I also made marshmallow Easter pops and those darling cupcakes that look like Easter baskets! I will definitely make those again!<br />
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I also made some nest cookies from chow mien noodles and some cream cheese stuffed strawberries that look like blooming tulips!<br />
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I think this tea party has been my all-time favorite so far. I have an old barn on my property and I decided to clean it out and decorate it up like a French tea garden for Mother's Day 2012. I had so much fun decorating and making pretty things to make the day special. I invited my mom and my grandma to this special tea in their honor and I know they enjoyed it. If you are interested you can see more amazing pictures of this tea party (and many others) on my personal blog - <a href="http://www.tammyssweetheart.blogspot.com/">www.tammyssweetheart.blogspot.com</a>.<br />
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I made these pretty French pink buckets and filled them with goodies. I even painted roses on each bucket and covered them with glass glitter to make them sparkle. They were so pretty!<br />
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My old barn ended up being one of the prettiest places that we have ever had tea!<br />
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This tea party below was held in the winter of 2012. It had a snowflake princess theme with lots of silver and white.<br />
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I made these pretty favor cones and filled them with winter treats, including a snowflake fairy wand and a crown. I also made each person a place card to take home.<br />
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I have gotten a lot of good experience hosting tea parties over the past 10 years. I feel well prepared to host tea parties at Southard House and I am looking forward to providing this service to ladies in our community. I am hoping to host my first tea parties at Southard House before the end of this year, depending on how busy we are at the inn. I will be announcing the addition of tea parties via Facebook when the time is right!</div>
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We have one day left in January and I hope you will take some time that day to have a cup of hot tea and relax for a few minutes. We all deserve a much needed break to rejuvenate and what a better way than to enjoy a cup of hot tea from your favorite teacup! I think I will take my own advice and do just that tomorrow morning.</div>
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I hope you have enjoyed this post and you will consider having a tea party at Southard House when this service is offered. I can host as few as two ladies or as many as twelve ladies at the grand dining table at Southard House. I would also be happy to provide tea service to your little girls too! Is there a good friend you haven't gotten together with for a while and you would like to meet to catch up? Is there a special birthday for a special friend or loved-one that needs to be celebrated? Is a friend or loved-one having a baby or getting married? These are all great reasons to book a special tea party at Southard House Bed and Breakfast Inn! I will be offering three different tea services - the "Splendid Tea" will consist of scones or muffins and as much hot tea of your choice as you can drink. The "Grand Tea" will consist of scones or muffins, a fruit and cheese plate, and as much hot tea of your choice as you can drink. The "Extravagant Tea" will consist of tea sandwiches, a fruit and cheese plate, and an assorted dessert plate served on a three-tiered tray with as much hot tea of your choice as you can drink. Prices for the teas will be released at a later date and I hope to make them as affordable as possible. I think it is important for ladies to get together for tea and I hope to encourage that activity!</div>
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I have been very busy at the inn preparing it to be a grand place to stay and enjoy yourself. Lately I discovered a wonderful way to clean some stained antique dishes that I want to use at Southard House. I will be sharing a tutorial on cleaning antique dishes in my next blog post, so if you have some pretty antiques that have seen better days and you would like to bring them back to life please join me next time! Until then . . .</div>
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Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-8882544985207054102013-01-20T11:28:00.002-06:002013-01-20T11:28:43.979-06:00Valentine CupcakesOn Thursday I attended the "We Inspire" Women's Entrepreneur Forum here in Enid and I was graciously invited to provide some dessert for the meeting. I wanted to make something that is on our dessert menu so I chose to make a "seasonal cupcake", which is the dessert for Friday. That means that each week on Fridays I will be baking some delicious cupcakes and decorating them to fit the season to serve to our guests. I decorated these cupcakes I made on Thursday for Valentine's Day because it is my favorite holiday.<br />
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I made red velvet cupcakes first and mixed up the batter to pour in to the red and bright pink cupcake liners.<br />
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I put a Hershey Kiss in the center of each cupcake liner. I had some white chocolate mint kisses left and used them up but also used some milk chocolate kisses for a sweet surprise in the middle of each cupcake.<br />
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I filled each liner about 3/4 full of batter. You can see the tip of the chocolate kisses sticking out of the batter. This was a good way for me to judge how much batter to put in each cup.<br />
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The cupcakes baked for about 15 minutes. I try not to overcook them as this tends to dry them out. When they came out of the oven they smelled so good! I love red velvet cake!<br />
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I also made a batch of pink strawberry cupcakes. After I mixed up the batter I realized that it wasn't pink enough for me. It actually looked more like peach than pink.</div>
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I added some of this Wilton icing color to the batter to give it a brighter and prettier pink hue.<br />
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The batter was much prettier after adding the coloring and it was ready to pour in to the pink and white liners.<br />
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I used milk chocolate kisses in the center of each pink strawberry cupcake. I love the taste of strawberry and chocolate together! Which reminds me that we will be making chocolate-covered strawberries as part of an add-on package at the inn, so whenever someone purchases that add-on package to their room maybe I can make a few extra strawberries for James and myself!<br />
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You can see the tips of the chocolate kisses poking out of the batter. This is a good guide to know how much to fill each cup.<br />
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These cupcakes baked for about 15 minutes and they smelled so sweet and delicious when they came out of the oven. I really wanted to devour one right then but I hadn't had any breakfast yet and I didn't want to make myself sick. Plus I was too excited because it was now time to DECORATE!!!<br />
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Now anyone who knows me knows that my absolute favorite thing to do is decorate . . . anything. I am especially fond of decorating cupcakes and cookies and I have been collecting cupcake decorations for many years now. I took an old cupcake pan that I had and painted it white and I use it as a holder for all of my sprinkles and decorations. This makes it much easier when you are decorating a large quantity of cupcakes or cookies. </div>
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I had a bowl of cream cheese frosting, a piping bag of cream cheese frosting, a piping bag of pink cherry frosting, candy hearts, an assortment of sprinkles, mini chocolate bars, conversation hearts, and artificial flowers I used to uniquely design each cupcake.<br />
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The night before I had hand-crafted 36 Valentine cupcake picks using printed Victorian images I cut out, embellished with beads, lace, ribbon, and other embellishments, and glued to flat toothpicks. I also hand made some beautiful cupcake sleeves from lace paper doilies.<br />
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When I arrived at the meeting I set up the cupcakes on beautiful display stands and inserted the cupcake picks to reveal some of the most beautiful Valentine cupcakes I have ever made.<br />
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They were a big hit with the ladies and I got a lot of compliments. They tasted delicious, but I am now regretting the chocolate kisses because they burned on the bottom and they made the cupcake difficult to eat. It was also rather unpleasant to have a big chunk of hard chocolate in the middle of the cupcake so I am thinking I will not do that again but instead maybe fill the cupcakes with chocolate ganache. Yummy!<br />
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There were other wonderful desserts at the meeting as well, including some wonderful lemon cookies made by Retha Wegmiller of <a href="http://www.angeldelightcatering.com/">Angel Delight Catering and Tea Room</a> that were so moist, lemony, and delicious. There were also some fantastic hand-made chocolates provided by Lisa Briscoe of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/tresseucre.chocolatiere">Tres Sucre Chocolatiere</a>. All of the desserts were fabulous and I encourage you to visit these ladies sites using the links above!<br />
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I had a great time of networking, enjoying some delicious lunch provided by Retha Wegmilller, and I learned some very useful things about social media and marketing from Kelly Tompkins with <a href="http://www.mainstreetenid.org/">Main Street Enid</a>. It was a great afternoon and I am so thankful I got to participate right here in Enid!<br />
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I am going to try to get better at creating regular blog posts so there is much more to come! Please come back and check it out! Until then . . .<br />
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Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-21471586407143682802012-12-18T21:19:00.000-06:002012-12-18T21:19:20.633-06:00Parties at Southard House<div style="text-align: left;">
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My sweet step-daughter Maggie had her 12th birthday last week and this past Saturday I had a party for her at my little house in North Enid. I have been hosting small gatherings for family and friends since 2004 and they have gotten bigger and better every year. The hosting of these parties is one of the main reasons I wanted to have a B&B because I know there is a need for it in our community, because I love doing it, and because I am really good at it! I absolutely love taking a theme and making it come to life to celebrate a special occasion. I wanted to share these photos of Maggie's party as a sampling of the parties I hope to host when the time is right at Southard House. If you are interested in seeing more great pictures of other parties and events I have hosted you can check out my personal blog - <a href="http://www.tammyssweetheart.blogspot.com/">www.tammyssweetheart.blogspot.com</a> to see posts of past parties I have hosted. There are some great ones, including a summertime mermaid party I hosted for Maggie's sister Lucie in June of this year and an amazing Paris tea party for Mother's day.</div>
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I plan to host children's birthday parties, baby showers, wedding showers, and ladies tea parties in 2014 or maybe sooner depending on how business is going.</div>
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We have a beautiful buffet that I painted white that will be moved in to the parlor of Southard House when the time is right. It is in my dining room now and I decorated it for Maggie's snow fairy princess birthday party. I had so much fun with this theme! There was snow and snowflakes everywhere!</div>
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I made her birthday cupcakes to fit the theme. I made white peppermint cupcakes with vanilla butter creme frosting. I also made the beautiful lace cupcake sleeves and a hand-made snowflake pick to decorate each one. I used lots of different white sprinkles and edible pearls as well. These cupcakes were beautiful!</div>
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My mom gave me this beautiful carriage for my wedding shower and I decorated it up for Maggie's party. I hung snowflakes on the inside so it looked like it was snowing inside the carriage.</div>
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I also had these great snowflake-shaped white chocolate pretzels, powdered donuts, and marshmallows for the girls to munch on. We ate these goodies with our cupcakes and drank hot tea from pretty tea cups!</div>
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Each place setting had a place card. This clear globe held artificial snow and a name tag for each guest.</div>
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I also made each girl a beautiful snowflake fairy wand and crown. These were a big hit with the girls!</div>
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Somehow I got lucky and caught a snowflake fairy of my own and put it in this beautiful glass jar. Maggie loved this centerpiece because the fairy is also a ballerina and so is Maggie.</div>
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The whole room was like a fantasy snowflake fairy land. Everything was so pretty and Maggie had a beautiful birthday! I know she felt very special with this beautiful birthday party.</div>
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I met Maggie when she was eight-years-old and I can't believe that next year she will be a teenager! They grow up so quickly! She is growing up to be a beautiful young lady and I am so blessed I to know her.</div>
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If you like what you saw here and you would like to have a custom-created party for your child, friend, or loved one I hope you will contact me about hosting a party for you at Southard House Bed and Breakfast Inn. I can coordinate just about any theme for your party and I would be so honored to be a part of your special occasion! There are many more wonderful posts to come, so until next time . . .</div>
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May You Be Blessed!</div>
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Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-27829581933396921192012-12-13T14:00:00.000-06:002012-12-14T00:04:19.267-06:00Main Street Enid Christmas OrnamentHello Friends,<br />
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I had SO much fun making this beautiful ornament for the Main Street Enid Christmas trees. I have recently seen several of the beautiful ornaments designed by local business on the Main Street Enid Facebook page and each one is unique and beautiful. It is really amazing how the ornaments seem to truly represent the business. </div>
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It is also really amazing to me that these basic items could become something so beautiful!</div>
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On one side of the ornament I use the angel cutout and the banner at the bottom says "Count Your Blessings".</div>
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I used lots of pink and other pastel colored ribbon and flowers to decorate the top.</div>
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On the other side of the ornament I used the Southard House logo and glitzed it up with glitter! </div>
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I also used artificial snow, mica flakes, glitter, and pearl beads in the bottom of the ornament to make it look like it snowed inside the ornament. It actually looks like a snow globe if you shake it up! </div>
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I love how it turned out and I hope you will go by the Main Street Enid office and see all of the ornaments in person. They are all so beautiful and creative!</div>
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Special wishes to you for a blessed and beautiful Christmas!</div>
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Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-53005814087024940922012-12-11T22:54:00.001-06:002012-12-11T22:54:42.701-06:00Peppermint Cake RecipeHello Friends,<br />
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Last night I made the most delicious peppermint cake and I wanted to share the recipe with you. After I made those delicious cookie bars (that didn't last very long) we needed a new dessert to try and I wanted to make something that was festive for the holidays. I wanted to make something that I had never made before. I found this great recipe and made some modifications to make it a really delicious cake.<br />
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1 box white cake mix<br />
eggs, oil, and water called for on the cake mix box<br />
several drops of red food coloring<br />
1/2 teaspoon of peppermint extract<br />
white chocolate peppermint candies<br />
1 container of vanilla frosting<br />
bundt pan<br />
pretty cake plate<br />
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The first thing I did was unwrap a whole bag of Hershey white chocolate peppermint kisses (with very clean hands) and chop them up. James was a big help in unwrapping the candy and I know it was hard for him to not eat them because they smelled so good!<br />
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Next make the cake mix according to the package directions. If you want a pure white cake batter only use the egg whites and not the egg yokes.<br />
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Remove about 1/3 of the batter into another bowl and add several drops of red food coloring and the peppermint extract. A few drops of food coloring will make pink batter and several drops will make red. You can decide how dark you want your batter. Pour 1/2 of the remaining white cake batter in to the greased bundt pan. Then add the red batter on top of the white layer.<br />
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My delicious addition to this recipe is to add a layer of that yummy white chocolate peppermint candy I chopped up. I am so glad I added this layer because it made a big difference in the cake. There wasn't much peppermint flavor and this candy made the cake delicious!<br />
Next add the remaining white batter on top of the candy layer. Bake in the oven according to the package directions. I believe it was about 30-33 minutes.<br />
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Let the cake cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes. Make sure to grease the pan very well before adding the batter to help the cake come out in one piece. After the cake is cooled a while place your cake plate over the cake pan and invert it on to the plate. Let the cake cool completely and then microwave a container of vanilla frosting for 30 seconds. Gently drizzle the liquidy icing over the top of the cake and sprinkle with chopped peppermint candies.<br />
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Besides the fact that this cake is really easy to make and it is delicious, it is also very pretty!<br />
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Doesn't it just look like Christmas? I love the red and white candies on it!<br />
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There are some white chocolate peppermint chips that Ghirardelli makes but they have been difficult for me to find this year. The Hershey kisses are a little more work but they are definitely worth it because they have a great peppermint flavor.<br />
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This cake will definitely be on the winter dessert menu for next year. It is very tasty and very satisfying with a cup of hot tea or coffee. I am so excited to serve our guests this delicious, festive dessert.<br />
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I put together our ornament for Main Street Enid's Christmas trees that are proudly displayed in the agency's window down town. I am excited to reveal my ornament in my next blog post. It is beautiful! If you would like to decorate an ornament to promote your business, please contact Kelly Tompkins at (580) 234-1052. The cost is $10 if you are not a member and free if you are a member. This is a great way to advertise your business during the holidays!<br />
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Until next time . . .<br />
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May You Be Blessed!</div>
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Tammy</div>
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Tammy Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311214005500054309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8346481869300055428.post-35315589003819616582012-12-05T11:42:00.000-06:002012-12-05T11:42:41.645-06:00Magic Cookie BarsHello Friends!<br />
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I have been practicing making some of the items on the menu at Southard House lately. On Monday I made the dessert item for Wednesday - 7 Layer Magic Cookie Bars! These cookie bars are my all time favorite. I could eat them every day and not get sick of them! My mom used to make them during Christmas time when I was a kid and I have always loved them as a Christmas treat. I wanted to share the recipe with you, just in case you have never had these amazing cookies.<br />
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First preheat your oven to 350 degrees.</div>
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Assemble your ingredients - butter, graham cracker crumbs, chocolate chips, coconut, butterscotch chips, sweetened condensed milk, and chopped nuts.</div>
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You can used the already crushed up graham cracker crumbs they sell but I prefer to buy the graham crackers because I get to eat a whole package of them with peanut butter before I make the rest in to crumbs AND because they are cheaper. This is how my mom made them. Put the graham crackers into a sturdy Ziploc bag and use a rolling pin to crush them into crumbs. Make sure there are no big chunks. This is a great way to get out all of your weekly aggression! </div>
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Melt the butter in a small microwave-safe dish, then pour the butter into the graham cracker crumbs. Mix well with a fork. Pour the graham mixture in a buttered 9x13 pan and press down firmly with your fingers to make a solid crust. Pour <em>some</em> of the sweetened condensed milk on top of your crust. This will act as a "glue" to hold the graham cracker crumbs together.</div>
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Next layer the coconut, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and chopped nuts on top of your crust. Pour the remaining sweetened condensed milk over the top of your layers, making sure to get the edges and corners.</div>
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Bake in your 350 degree oven for about 25 minutes and while it is baking you get to enjoy the aroma as it fills your home with chocolatey, toasted coconutty, baked cookie deliciousness. Bonus!!!</div>
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Let the bars cool completely before cutting them into squares or triangles, whichever you prefer. Store them covered at room temperature - if they last that long! </div>
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I know you will love these delicious cookie bars and I hope you will share this recipe with your friends and family. They will be enjoyed at Southard House Bed and Breakfast Inn every Wednesday evening with coffee and tea. The 7-Layer Magic Cookie Bars are the dessert of the day on Wednesday!</div>
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Here is the list of ingredients and their measurements for this recipe:</div>
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2 C. graham cracker crumbs</div>
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1/2 c butter</div>
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1 -14.oz can sweetened condensed milk</div>
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1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips</div>
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1 C butterscotch chips</div>
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1 1/3 C flaked coconut</div>
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1 C chopped nuts</div>
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I plan to share more wonderful recipes and other exciting things happening at Southard House with you soon! Until then . . .</div>
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May You Be Blessed!</div>
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Tammy</div>
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