Book Review: Fairy Parties; Recipes, Crafts, and Games for Enchanting Celebrations (Colleen Mullaney/ Chronicle Books 2010)
You soon know when a book is a winner. Especially when your 5 year old “pink princess” sits with you looking through the book, and squealing with delight and telling you how much she adores something depicted on nearly every page. I can’t say as I blame her one bit.
“Fairy Parties;Recipes, Crafts, and Games for Enchanting Celebrations” by Colleen Mullaney (Chronicle Books 2010) is such a fun and enchanting book that shares so many wonderful ideas for creating the perfect fairy party for the little princess in your life.
You’ll find ideas for how to make several varieties of fairy skirts, tutu’s, magical fairy wands, fairy dust, crowns and headbands, and more.
Recipes and game ideas are included throughout the book, as well as ideas for the type of music to play, and how to decorate a magical fairy world.
This book is sure to inspire you for the next children’s birthday party that you host, and will absolutely delight the little Fairy princesses in your life.
I highly recommend it.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
With Colleen Mullaney, life is made stylish. A former magazine editor, an accomplished author and expert on all things chic, Colleen is dedicated to showing others how to infuse style into their everyday routines and special occasions. Her easy to employ tips and fresh ideas for everything from playdates to parties, crafts to cocktails, have secured her role as the lifestylist to watch.
Colleen was the Editor in Chief of Family Circle Homecrafts, FTD in bloom, Jo-Ann, and At Home with Chris Madden magazines, where she developed a following of devotees struck by her inventive how-tos for floral design, home decorating, entertaining and crafts. She is the author of several beautifully designed books, covering her range of expertise. Shells, Felt, Faux Fabulous Florals (Sixth & Spring) and One-of-a-Kind Weddings (Creative Publishing) are filled with innovative ideas and easy-to-make projects. Colleen’s most recent releases, Punch and It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere have flown off the shelves. Punch, in it’s 3rd printing with Chronicle Books, offers dozens of simple, delicious punch recipes to spice up any get-together. The best of global entertaining is packed into It’s 5′Oclock Somewhere (Sixth & Spring) – a collection of 60 recipes for libations served at the hottest spots around the world from The Ivy in LA on Melrose to Hotel Quisisana in Capri. It also includes snack suggestions, fun facts about the drink’s destination or origin, and a cocktail music playlist. Over 30,000 copies of Colleen’s books have been sold in such outlets as William Sonoma and Anthropologie.
Colleen has created interiors for residential and commercial spaces and has designed cottage gardens and floral arrangements for clients up and down the east coast. She has been featured on HGTV’s Insider’s Garden and in InStyle, The New York Daily News and Woman’s Day.
A wife and mother to three, Colleen lives in Westchester, New York, where she hosts playdates, whips up dinner parties, toils in the garden and adds a bit of flair to everything she touches.
