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Cool Idea: A Water Purification Plant Transforms Into a Boutique Hotel

CasaSugar — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:31:06 -0700

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Served in an Avocado Bowl, Strawberry Salsa Is Scrumptious

YumSugar — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:56:30 -0700

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The Basics: Guacamole

partysugar — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:36:49 -0700

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Say Cheese! Monterey Jack Quesadillas

partysugar — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:38:23 -0700

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Cinco de Mayo Dessert: Jalapeño Brownies

partysugar — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:49:35 -0700

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Home Library: Mexicasa

CasaSugar — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:46 -0700

If Cinco de Mayo has you yearning for more tropical climes, then scratch that itch with a look through Mexicasa, a coffee-table book that features dreamy retreats of Mexico. Photographer Melba Levick takes stunning pictures of vibrant patios, sparkling pools, and restful bedrooms, while author Gina Hyams tells the story of each inn and hacienda. For instance, the pictures featured below are from El Tamarindo, a resort located on a 2,000-acre nature reserve, and which was designed to blend in with its natural surroundings, with the builders going so far as to bury every electrical wire and water pipe. Whether you're looking to travel to one of the inns featured in the book (there's contact information for each),or you're simply looking for some design inspiration, this is a book that offers plenty of inspiration. You can order it here from Chronicle Books.

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Not Your Regular Nachos: Nachos Frescos

partysugar — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:14:48 -0700

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Come Party With Me: Cinco De Mayo - Invites

partysugar — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:58:19 -0700

I love Mexican food so much that sometimes I like to pretend I'm Latina - which is why I naturally love Cinco de Mayo celebrations. Ok, ok I really love practically every holiday/reason for a celebration, but Cinco de Mayo is one that I go out of my way to do something super extra special. Last year I went to dinner at a packed restaurant with a mariachi band and the year before I hosted a fabulous Mexican themed dinner party. I was pleasantly surprised when my sister called me about two months ago and asked me what I was doing for Cinco de Mayo. Turns out she signed up to be the Senior in charge of her sorority's BBQ and she wanted me to fly down to San Diego and help host the party with her. So this Friday afternoon I'm hopping on a plane and jetting down south. I've got a full week of planning ahead of me, this is one serious event with 300 people possibly in attendance!! This is going to be my biggest party yet - the last large event I hosted was a retirement party for my dad with a guest list of 150. In order for me not to get nervous, I've got to throw myself into making the invites (which is really more like a flyer than an invite), so come party with me and read more

To assemble this invite you will need an image (I started out with this one) for inspiration, a computer, and a printer.

To make this flyer:

Drag the image into photoshop. With the eye dropper select the background color. Next I used the insert oval tool to cover up all of the text with yellow ovals. I then added text boxes and filled in the information of the event:

Kappa Kup
Fiesta
The Sisters Of Kappa Kappa Gamma
invite you to their annual soccer tournament and barbeque
10am-6pm
Cinco de Mayo
2007
Muir Field
All proceeds from the event will be donated to the San Diego Center for Children and The Rose McGill Fund.
Entrance fee for all teams are $45 and will be donated to the charity. Raffle tickets will be sold at $1 each for an opportunity to win gift cards, and other donated prizes!

Instead of using one singular font I mixed things up and used three different ones: BlairMdITC TT, Copperplate Gothic, and Hoefler Text in various sizes.

Print out the flyer in the size of your choice. I printed out two per page. Double check for grammar errors and read through the text to ensure there are no mistakes. Unfortunately, I took the pictures for making this invitation, before I did this step (I was just so excited at how great it came out!), so if you look closely at the flyer in the images you may notice a few errors. Luckily I caught and corrected the blunders before I printed out a mass quantity of the invitation.

Cut down to size.

What do you think of the flyer? The best thing about this invitation is that it can be printed out in many sizes from a small hand out flyer to a large poster advertising the event. Come along with me as I take on the biggest party of my life all this week.

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