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I just started a team on Etsy called Catch My Party. It's open to ANY Etsy shop owner who sells party related products AND  who joins the free Catch My Party vendor directory.

I'm also kicking off our first Etsy Team Designer Challenge for the holidays.  The theme is "snowflakes."

I love the simplicity of this paper ball ornament created by Sarah Nielsen from Book Bound Bindery. This year I'm planning to make a lot of our own ornaments, so I'm definitely going to try out this tutorial. Isn't it pretty?

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I'm so into hot cocoa bars this year because they're warm, tasty, inexpensive, and best of all... unexpected. Stealing from the traditional ice cream bar idea, a hot cocoa bar is where you set out cups of hot cocoa (or a carafe) and a selection of toppings and let your guests go to town.

For kids, I recommend putting out a variety of candy toppings (flavored marshmallows, crushed peppermint, M&Ms, etc.), and for adults, you can kick it up a notch by putting out some delicious liqueurs. Take a look at some of these fantastic ideas we've seen.

We're starting a new feature called "Tips from A Catch My Party Member," where members of our community give tips on how they made certain items (foods, crafts, decorations, etc.) for their parties.

I'm starting a new desserts feature where I highlight an insanely great dessert on our site.  The first dessert I'm featuring is from

Nicole W's Under the Sea Tea Party

When I saw this tissue paper monogrammed letter that Pam made for her AC's Lemonade Stand Party, I thought it was not only beautiful, but such a personal way to welcome her guests!  (And how adorable is the mini lemonade stand too?!)

I asked Pam if she would share how she made it and so she put together this amazing tutorial.  Thank you, Pam!