Favorite Things Party

 My sister-in-law and I hosted a Favorite Things party at the beginning of June. We had so much fun that I am thinking of doing another one very soon. We chose lime green and yellow for our colors (very summery, I think). We bought green baskets for everyone to take their goodies home in. So if you haven't heard of these kinds of parties, it is pretty simple. Everyone brings five things (under $6) to share. When they arrived we had everyone put their name in a bowl five times and each person took a turn sharing their favorite things and then drawing a name to give it away. So you bring five of your favorite things and leave with five new favorite things. Fun, huh?

 Ashley and I had two swag bags to give to two lucky party goers. One was a cosmetics bag. See picture below. It included Ponds facial wipes, Cover Girl lash blast mascara, Revlon eye shadow, and Yes to carrots chapstick.

The second was an entertainment bag that included Pride & Prejudice DVD, Clockwork Angel book, Twizzlers, and Raisinets.

 I brought the following for my five favorite things: The Alchemist (book), Ms. Meyers lavender hand soap, Aussie leaving-in-conditioner spray, Cover Girl lipgloss, and Pilot B2P pens.

 Ashley brought B&BW hand soap, chalkboard spray paint, nail polish, jelly belly beans, and a water bottle (not pictured).

 Sherry (my MIL) brought facial wax, sugar scrub, B&BW candle, B&BW hand lotion, and a bracelet.

 We served cherry limeade and lemonade to drink...yum!

 And we served feta, sun-dried tomato turkey sliders, and other goodies.

 And here are the guests

It was an interesting mix of things brought which included chocolate bars, wine single serving boxes, mini strainers from world market, single server cider, trail mix, mascara, eyeliner, eye makeup remover, and much more.