Holiday Entertaining

HOLIDAY  ENTERTAINING

Summer brings many wonderful opportunities to invite your friends and family over for a festive celebration.   The Fourth of July holiday is the perfect time to invite guests over and celebrate with backyard barbecues and festive cocktail soirees.  Shower your guest with not only delicacies for their tastebuds, but also a feast for their eyes.  Some of our favoite ways to bring this to your guests are with:

Unique Table Linens

Fresh and new placemats and napkins are perfect vehicle to bring color and style to your table.

Perfect Barware

A signature cocktail in one of our fashionable

monogrammed acrylic highballs will be remembered long after the party is over.

Fun Serveware

Add a bit of variety to your tablescape with unique serving pieces like our classic pineapple dip bowl.

Beautiful  Arrangements

Always have a beautiful arrangement as a focal point to your table.  Even a potted flower from your local nursery will look amazing in a unique piece of pottery.

Festive Decor

Party decorations can be fun and add a bit of whimsy to your

celebration.  Tie together a collection of paper lanterns in 

different sizes to make a bold statement.

And

Delicious Gourmet Treats

  Delicious appetizers start with the simple ingredients and amazing flavors of our wonderful gourmet dips, salsas, and spreads.

Send out those invites today and be sure to come into Evelyn's 

and let us help inspire you with your next grand gathering.

Click here to shop any of these and more ideas for your next party.

We are excited to announce our new

online shop ( www.shopevelynsgifts.com  ).  We have heard your requests for an online shop and we are thrilled to bring the Evelyn's experience right into your home any day and at any time.  Shopping has never been so much fun!

We are showcasing some of our best sellers along with unique items only available online.  

We will also have some special discounts throughout the year that are only available on our online shop.  We will add new products weekly, so be sure to check us out often.  Also be sure to sign up for our emails so that you will be the first

 to know what all new is arriving.

Check out what is new in our collections including:

*Bags

*Jewelry

*Home & Garden

*Monograms

*Graduation

and more to come very soon!

You can also check out who all is registered in our Wedding Registry.

Be sure to bookmark our site now and join us for fun and festive shopping!

www.shopevelynsgifts.com

GET  YOUR  HAUNT  ON

How do you add spice to your Halloween table?  This year we got our design inspiration from our spooktacular jute Halloween table runner with its vintage Halloween icons.  We next added a dark plate and accented it with a deep red napkin and used vampire teeth for napkin rings.  To complete our look we added some of our zany Gathered Traditions pumpkins for humor.  Your guests, children, and grandchildren will love this!  Come in to Evelyn's today and let us inspire your creativity!

Please join us Thursday, October 13, 6pm-8pm, for our

WITCHES'  NIGHT  OUT

Wear your favorite witch hat for discounts throughout the shop.  We will be serving our delicious blood orange martinis and bites as you shop for fun Halloween and Fall decor.

Bring all your friends and fly in for all the fun!

2013 SPRING EVENING OF DESIGN

Thanks to everyone who attended our final

EVENING  OF  DESIGN

We had such a great time sharing with you

some of our favorite Spring entertaining & decorating tips.

Everyone had such a great time.

Our Spring Pink & Turquoise table was a bit hit with everyone!

Everyone loves to dine alfresco.

Thank you to everyone who made this evening a huge success!

$560.00 was raised for the Barnwell County Arts Council

A SPRING EVENING OF DESIGN

Our recent Spring Evening of Design benefited the Barnwell County Arts Council. This year we celebrated with "A Garden Party" featuring great tablesettings & entertaining tips for outdoor celebrations.

A Birthday Celebration

A Garden Party

Reading In The Garden

HOLIDAY EVENING OF DESIGN

Our recent Holiday Evening of Design was so much fun that I wanted to share it with everyone. If you have never attended one of our design events, I hope this will inspire you to want to attend our next design event. Everyone learned creative ways to set their holiday tables, display their cherished holiday collections, create beautiful arrangements, add touches of holiday to their decor, and so much more. I hope to see people making their own pumpkin topiaries like the ones we showed. And, I know everyone is going to have breathtaking tablescapes like the ones we showed. Always look for ways to use your accessories and serveware in ways other than their intended purpose. We used candle holders to display pumpkins, and two tiered cake stands to showcase collectibles. Wall mirrors were used as table runners, and serving trays were used a charger plates. As promised, I am sharing the recipes for the delicious munchies you enjoyed. Thanks to everyone who attended and help raise $800.00 for the Barnwell County Museum. We hope to see you at the next event!

Brie Tartlets
Cut up pieces of brie cheese and place in pre-made tartlet cups, top with Rothschild Farms hot pepper raspberry preserves. Bake at 350 for 5 minutes & serve.

Goat Cheese Spread
4 ounces cream cheese
4 ounces crumbled feta cheese
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. finely chopped onion
1/4 tsp. cracked black pepper
1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
chopped dried apricots

Beat first 4 ingredients until well combined. Form into desired shape. Combined pecans & apricots and cover top & sides of cheese. Serve with crackers.

Skewered Greek Salad
Grape tomatoes
3 ounces feta cheese
Pitted kalamata olives
1/2 small red onion
Leaf lettuce torn into small pieces

Thread the skewers starting with olive, then add a piece of cheese, leaf lettuce, onion, and finish with a tomato. Marinate with creamy Caesar dressing.

You can find our delicious marinated shrimp recipe on previous evening of design posts. Enjoy!