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These Are a Few of My Favorite Things...

I love living in Louisville, but one of the biggest drawbacks is that none of my closest girlfriends live here, which means that we don't get to see each other as often as we'd like.  We try to plan girls' weekend get-togethers every few months and last month in December, I hosted a girls' night at our apartment in Louisville.  My friend Rachel and I both spotted a pin on Pinterest that explained how to throw a "My Favorite Things" party--check out the pin here.  We both fell in love with the idea and decided that this had to be the theme for our girls' night. 
The goody bags that I made for
everyone to put their gifts in.
The idea of the party plays off of Oprah's My Favorite Things Show, but obviously on a MUCH smaller scale--there were no cars or computers given away at our party.  Each person picked a single item that is one of their favorite things (ie. makeup, magazine, hair product, cooking utensil, etc.) and brought five of those items to the party (there were five of us there).  We set a limit of $5-6 per item, so that each person only spent around $30.  Each person also brought their favorite appetizer or beverage to share with everyone as well.
All of the goodies set up
for our fun night.
Silverware wrapped in paper
doilies and tied with a twine bow.  
Oreo balls and sugar cookies for
mini fruit pizzas.
I bought small glasses from the Dollar
Tree and painted a small area of
chalkboard paint on each one. I labeled
each jar using chalk with the
toppings for the mini fruit pizzas.
When it came time for the "Favorite Things" portion of the evening, each person took their turn to pass out their gifts, explain what they were, and why they can't live without that item.  The gifts that everyone brought were pretty much amazing, and no one brought the same thing, which was perfect.  My favorite thing item was a volumizing hair powder that my hairdresser told me about.  I'm pretty much obsessed with it now, and knew I had to share it with the girls!  We also had People Style Watch magazine, Sephora lips glosses, L'Oreal Voluminous mascara, and Rosebud Salve lip balm.  I have used each and every one of these items and LOVE them all! 
All of the goodies we each
received from the party.
We had so much fun catching up, eating, drinking, and sharing our gifts.  Our girls' night was a definite success, and now we all have a small idea of what it would be like to be in the audience at one of Oprah's shows!  
My homemade banner: Printed letters
glued to paper doilies strung on
twine. This was my favorite decoration.
What are some of your favorite things? What would you bring to share at a favorite things party? 

Until next time...

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