The Party Girls!

I just received the photos the photographer took at our event in NYC with the East Coast Party girls and the amazing Amy Atlas.  We appreciated all of the details which made the get together even more special. The chic stationery was provided by Two Pooch Paperie.

I'd like to introduce you to all in attendance.

Back row:
Lisa ~ Polkadot Pound Cake  - Custom baked classic cakes - great for favors and events!
Khaliah (one of the planners of this event) ~ The Party Muse -  - Specializing in children's event design.
Vanessa ~ Vanessa Grant Events - A new party planning and design company.

Front row:
Dawn (that's me!) ~ Hydrangea Home - I am now expanding into event decor - I  love weddings!
Crista ~ Creations by Crista Marie - Event styling and customized party elements.
Dawn (one of the planners of this event) ~ Bees Knees Parties - Children's event planning.
Amy Atlas ~ Amy Atlas Events - Party styling and custom dessert buffets.
Lisa ~ Amy Atlas Events - Amy's wonderful assistant.
Jennifer ~ The Hudson Cakery - Great tasting custom cakes and cupcakes for your upscale event.
Sarah ~ Dreamers Joy Events and Design - Event planning and design.
Gemma ~ BrainFry Concepts - Beautiful custom invitations.

A ton of talent in one room!!

Here are some pics of the night:

The beautiful details

Getting to know each other

Amy's Grand Entrance

Intently listening to Amy's words

Final group photo


Until the next time!




UPDATE!! Amy Atlas just posted about our event on her blog and included some of her mentoring advice for small businesses.
Check it out HERE!

The Party Girls!

I just received the photos the photographer took at our event in NYC with the East Coast Party girls and the amazing Amy Atlas.  We appreciated all of the details which made the get together even more special. The chic stationery was provided by Two Pooch Paperie.

I'd like to introduce you to all in attendance.

Back row:
Lisa ~ Polkadot Pound Cake  - Custom baked classic cakes - great for favors and events!
Khaliah (one of the planners of this event) ~ The Party Muse -  - Specializing in children's event design.
Vanessa ~ Vanessa Grant Events - A new party planning and design company.

Front row:
Dawn (that's me!) ~ Hydrangea Home - I am now expanding into event decor - I  love weddings!
Crista ~ Creations by Crista Marie - Event styling and customized party elements.
Dawn (one of the planners of this event) ~ Bees Knees Parties - Children's event planning.
Amy Atlas ~ Amy Atlas Events - Party styling and custom dessert buffets.
Lisa ~ Amy Atlas Events - Amy's wonderful assistant.
Jennifer ~ The Hudson Cakery - Great tasting custom cakes and cupcakes for your upscale event.
Sarah ~ Dreamers Joy Events and Design - Event planning and design.
Gemma ~ BrainFry Concepts - Beautiful custom invitations.

A ton of talent in one room!!

Here are some pics of the night:

The beautiful details

Getting to know each other

Amy's Grand Entrance

Intently listening to Amy's words

Final group photo


Until the next time!




UPDATE!! Amy Atlas just posted about our event on her blog and included some of her mentoring advice for small businesses.
Check it out HERE!

What a night!

Last night, I attended a get together of East Coast Party Planners in NYC. It's a group I belong to through the Dreamers into Doers on Martha Stewart's site.
Two of the members Dawn of Bee's Knees Parties, and Khaliah of The Party Muse did an amazing job putting it all together.  We met at Alices Tea Cup off Lexington Ave ~ such a cute place and great tea!!

It was so great to meet the ladies in the group and the biggest highlight was an appearance by Amy Atlas - famous party stylist and original dessert table designer.
We were so surprised!

She came with her assistant and they sat down with us sharing lots of great business advice. Amy even had the time to check out each of our websites.  They were so sweet and genuine. What a great night!

So glad I was able to be a part of it all and meet all of the talented ladies in attendance! I will introduce them and their creative businesses when I get a hold of a group photo.

Thanks again Dawn and Khaliah!

What a night!

Last night, I attended a get together of East Coast Party Planners in NYC. It's a group I belong to through the Dreamers into Doers on Martha Stewart's site.
Two of the members Dawn of Bee's Knees Parties, and Khaliah of The Party Muse did an amazing job putting it all together.  We met at Alices Tea Cup off Lexington Ave ~ such a cute place and great tea!!

It was so great to meet the ladies in the group and the biggest highlight was an appearance by Amy Atlas - famous party stylist and original dessert table designer.
We were so surprised!

She came with her assistant and they sat down with us sharing lots of great business advice. Amy even had the time to check out each of our websites.  They were so sweet and genuine. What a great night!

So glad I was able to be a part of it all and meet all of the talented ladies in attendance! I will introduce them and their creative businesses when I get a hold of a group photo.

Thanks again Dawn and Khaliah!

I'm back...

And so inspired. So many creative women at the Martha Stewart conference. It was so nice to see all of the women from last year and meet some new ones too. Wish I had time to meet them all!

Lisa (my roommate)  from Polka Dot Pound Cake and me!

Debbie from Calico Carriage and Tasha from My Story Inc.

We had some really great speakers..

Gael Towey
Chief Creative and Editorial Director MSLO

Martha herself during a workshop with Susan Soloman about Starting and Running a Foundation

Did they say photo op? 

Food Demo (yummy crepes)  by Sarah Casey - Food Editor Martha Stewart Living

There were also informative speakers from MSLO on blogging, Health by Terri Trespicio - Whole Living Senior Editor. Danielle from Etsy was there to speak on Etsy Selling and Terri Shapiro from Deluxe spoke to us about Public Relations.

A great time at the show...Click HERE to see Martha giving us a shout out!

Gorgeous flower set

500 Stems of Sweet Peas

Gorgeous Kitchen Set

Annette - Biscuits by Lambchop and Lisa - Polka Dot Pound Cake

Martha taking audience questions. 

And really great food too! But of course - we were at Martha's!

The event has really had me thinking about what I want for my business this year. The timing was perfect! Looking forward to seeing all of the Dreamers and their business's grow or begin!


Leaving that office FULL of creativity was hard!

Can't wait until next year to do it again.

I'm back...

And so inspired. So many creative women at the Martha Stewart conference. It was so nice to see all of the women from last year and meet some new ones too. Wish I had time to meet them all!

Lisa (my roommate)  from Polka Dot Pound Cake and me!

Debbie from Calico Carriage and Tasha from My Story Inc.

We had some really great speakers..

Gael Towey
Chief Creative and Editorial Director MSLO

Martha herself during a workshop with Susan Soloman about Starting and Running a Foundation

Did they say photo op? 

Food Demo (yummy crepes)  by Sarah Casey - Food Editor Martha Stewart Living

There were also informative speakers from MSLO on blogging, Health by Terri Trespicio - Whole Living Senior Editor. Danielle from Etsy was there to speak on Etsy Selling and Terri Shapiro from Deluxe spoke to us about Public Relations.

A great time at the show...Click HERE to see Martha giving us a shout out!

Gorgeous flower set

500 Stems of Sweet Peas

Gorgeous Kitchen Set

Annette - Biscuits by Lambchop and Lisa - Polka Dot Pound Cake

Martha taking audience questions. 

And really great food too! But of course - we were at Martha's!

The event has really had me thinking about what I want for my business this year. The timing was perfect! Looking forward to seeing all of the Dreamers and their business's grow or begin!


Leaving that office FULL of creativity was hard!

Can't wait until next year to do it again.

Off to Martha Stewart!!

It's been one year since the last event and Martha is having another event for her Dreamer's into Doers group. If you have a business or are thinking of starting one - you need to check out the site!
This year's event will include 2 days of workshops, show taping and food demos.

Looks like some great info will be shared with us and I'm so looking forward to seeing the other members of the group again as well as meeting new ones!!

I know I'll be back with tons of inspiration and energy - just what I need for Hydrangea Home!

So, all orders placed between now and Thursday will be shipped on Friday the 21st.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Check back for a full report at the end of the week!

Off to Martha Stewart!!

It's been one year since the last event and Martha is having another event for her Dreamer's into Doers group. If you have a business or are thinking of starting one - you need to check out the site!
This year's event will include 2 days of workshops, show taping and food demos.

Looks like some great info will be shared with us and I'm so looking forward to seeing the other members of the group again as well as meeting new ones!!

I know I'll be back with tons of inspiration and energy - just what I need for Hydrangea Home!

So, all orders placed between now and Thursday will be shipped on Friday the 21st.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Check back for a full report at the end of the week!