Vintage Parties: A Guide to Throwing Themed Events?from Gatsby Galas to Mad Men Martinis and Much More

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Invite your nearest and dearest for a celebration—vintage style! Vintage bloggers Linda Hansson, Louise Lemming, and Emma Sundh reveal their secrets for throwing the best parties, festivities, and fetes with a nostalgic twist. With this beautiful reference for hosting themed get-togethers, youll create the right old-time atmostphere, play classic games, serve treats and cuisine with yesterday pomp and flair, and best of all—youll look the part!Get creative with:Pom-poms and balloons for a spring fling“Airmail” place settings for a 40s themeNautical cushions, placemats, and decor50s photobooth props and parlor gamesTypewriter guestbooks for a Gatsby effectAnd so much more to create your perfect retro look!Add to that make-up and hairstyles from yesteryear, tips on how to care for a vintage dress, and instructions on how to sew the perfect skirt or a festive bow tie. Plus, discover great recipes for modern updates on such time-honored offerings as homemade donuts, apple pie moonshine, cake pops, picnic sandwiches, and, of course, champagne.Packed to the brim with clever do-it-yourself creations from vintage and thrift store finds, Vintage Parties is the retro-crafter dream guide for throwing parties everyone will RSVP yes to. So toast with pastel lemonade—welcome to your vintage party!Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. Weve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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