Feminine, special and always luxurious.

Belt Buckles from Princess and Butch

Take your outfit from ho-hum to fabulous!

Jewelry from Wallin and Buerkle

Celebrate an important moments in the lives of your

favorite ladies and girls! Mix and match birthstones,

silver and gold tags and initials to create

the prefect necklace.

Be the one to arrive at the party bearing gifts! Check out these unique and thoughtful ways to thank your hostess.

Balsam and Cedar Candles from Illume

The truest Christmas scent! A comforting blend of fresh balsam and oak moss intertwines with aromatic cedarwood, cinnamon and eucalyptus.

Christmas Soaps from Gianna Rose Atelier

These Nutcracker, Christmas Tree and Snowflake Soaps are the perfect gift for any hostess or for decorating your own home! These exquisite soaps are scented with a custom blend of Burnt Orange, Clove and Balsam Fir and lined up neatly in a slider gift box.

Cucina Duo from Fruits and Passion

This Cucina Duo is a must for hand care in the kitchen. Formulated with first cold pressed olive oil and an olive derivative with moisturizing properties, Cucina Soap and Hand Cream scent and soften hands while bringing a touch of whimsy to your kitchen.

Hors D’oeuvres and Sweets from Joe’s Parkway

Gather several gourmet treats for your hostess, pack in a basket and wrap with a ribbon and you are set for the party! To top it off, add a local favorite, a bag of Bequet Caramels.

A Bunch of Fresh Flowers from Avant Floral

Stocked here at Heyday Wednesday through Saturday. Always sesonal and always $20/bunch!

Joe’s Parkway market has been family owned and run for 42 years. Big Joe, as he was called, purchased the grocery in 1969. He moved from managing the local Safeway to owning this small grocery store whose primary customers were Montana State University college students. In 1991 Joe’s Parkway sold the most beer per capita West of the Mississippi.

Today, Joe’s Parkway Market is well known for their specialty food and wine selection. Owned and operated by Judy and her daughter-in-law, Tara, Joe’s Parkway stocks over 200 imported and 500 domestic wines. The market also has a full service meat and deli department and gourmet hand cut cheese case. As a great honor, in 2005 Joe’s Parkway Market was awarded one of Montana’s top ten “local secrets, big finds” by Travelocity. The two “foodie” mavericks stock 10,000 products and try everything before they buy it. Their trick to 42 years of success is simple; they know the products and help their costumers.

This holiday season, try a new appetizer, a specialty sauce or gourmet dessert from Joe’s Parkway Market on College or Downtown in Heyday!

Tara and Judy Wantulock

A variety of goodies.

Gift Baskets are a fun way to give lots of great little treats to your family and friends!

Start with an interesting theme so everything works together.

We like these:

The Italian Festa—Gourmet marinara sauce, dried specialty pasta, an oven mitt and a colorful strainer

Sweets for Your Sweet—Bequet Carmels made here in Bozeman, gourmet chocolate bars, assorted candy, wooden bowl, a serving spoon and dessert plates

The Wine Drinker—Wine tags, cocktail napkins, a bottle of wine, wooden cheese board, a unique corkscrew, Inkstone wine facts playing cards made in Missoula and a Wine and Food Pairing Book

Girl’s Best Friend—Lollia lotion and bath gel, scented candles from Lollia, a cashmere scarf, bottle of wine and pair of shiny antique earrings

Kiss The Cook—Modern twist placemats, Now Design mugs, an apron, colorful linen napkins, a specialty cookbook

Think about shapes that will fit nicely together, coordinating colors, filler, gift wrap and gift tags. It’s festive to see some of the gifts sticking out of the top of the bag or basket! If you are using a deep bag or basket, try to fluff up your filler so your contents don’t get hidden inside. You want your gift basket to appear overflowing with all of your great little gifts.

Use interesting wrap. We like tea towels, burlap and shiny cellophane depending on the type of gift basket. Then, coordinate your gift tag to your wrapping so the whole bundle looks lovely together. Your recipient will appreciate all of the thought you have put into your gift!

Here at Heyday we make gift baskets all year round. However, we tend to think more about giving goodies like these around the holiday season. You can always direct us to build your perfect gift basket if time is short. You know the number 406-586-5589!

An elegant yet rustic table dressed in green and silver.

After a fun lesson on building your holiday table, we are all inspired…

Here’s what Brigitte discussed:

Invest in your basics.

• Solid tablecloths in several colors that fits the length of your table. Go inexpensive on these. Try bedspreads, coverlets, raw material, burlap, etc. for great layers.
• Several festive printed cloths in smaller sizes that can be layered on top of your solid colored cloths.
• Purchase placemats and napkins to coordinate. Think about complementary textures and colors.

Start building.

• Address the side of the table, an often overlooked aspect of table setting. Perhaps turn a placemat sideways and hang it over the side so that your guests can see the pattern as they approach the table. Maybe a fabric cutting is layered on top of the placemat. In our case, Brigitte used a smaller rectangle of burlap over a napkin she had turned on its side to tie together her tablecloths.
• Brigitte used a curtain panel on top of the solid placemat to give the solid cloth more visual interest.
• She then layered a table runner on top of the curtain panel. Her foundation was laid.

Dinnerware.

• We use basic white dinnerware because it is so versatile. This Portuguese pattern can be dressed up or down quite easily to fit the occasion.
  

  Brigitte teaching workshop guests how to work create beautiful tables.

Centerpieces.

• Brigitte developed a woodland theme with this table. She used birch-like pillar candles to set the tone and then added preserved boxwood greens and unscented dried vegetables and fruit to bring out a forest feel. She then used several mercury glass votives and candlesticks to add sparkle and shine to the table. Her final touch? Tiny lights strung through the pine cones! A gorgeous juxtaposition of rustic and shiny.

The sky is the limit with table setting. Take the time to play with textures and colors until you get right. Layer textures, use things you already have and have fun with it!

Pine cones are a nice touch.

Reds and dull purples make for a different color scheme this season

Try to use items that vary in height.

Workshop guests learning from Brigitte's expertise.

Wow, did we learn a lot last night! Katalin was on fire and had us all drooling over gorgeous holiday centerpieces.

The Bento Box Arrangement

We began with the Bento Box arrangement. Start with any square wooden box and line it with cello wrap from your local craft store to contain the water. Immerse Oasis Floral Foam in water until it is soaked through. Then place the foam in the box and cut to size with a sharp kitchen knife. Traditionalists allow the foam to sit up an inch or so over the top of the box but the contemporary method is to shave the foam so it is flush with box. Either way is totally acceptable.

Now it’s time place your flowers. Katalin used Magnolia leaves to form the foundation of her arrangement. Magnolia leaves, like many of the other flowers that Katalin likes, are difficult to find in Montana. She recommends forming a relationship with a local florist who can order all of the products you need. Magnolia leaves are especially enticing because they have shiny green tops with soft velvety brown bottoms. Ralph Lauren anyone? Katalin then placed orange roses to add color and interest. The shape of the vessel dictates how the flowers are placed. Few rules apply here but it helps to place the flowers at an angle so they form a gentle rounded silhouette. Katalin recommends covering any holes with sheet moss (can be ordered from your florist) and then trimming the extra cello wrap. You now have a gorgeous centerpiece for your holiday table!

Next Katalin discussed The Belgain Bundle Technique at an angle in the vessel. This technique can be found in the Four Seasons lobbies in Europe and it must be noted that us Bozemanites may not be ready for this look. The tightly wrapped bundle is loosely placed

The Belgian Bundle Straight Up

in the vase at an angle. If this does not appeal, you may cut the stems shorter and then the bouquet fits more

The Belgian Bundle At An Angle

comfortably in the vase. Ti Leaves are folded in half and stuck together with sticky dots found in the scrap booking section of your local craft store. Then the flowers, roses in this case, are placed in front of the leaves and wound tightly with silk ribbon. You can gather several of these bunches together to make a larger bouquet to place in a short vase for the table. Katalin reminded us to think about shorter arrangements versus taller for the holiday table. Nothing is worse than having your guests ask that the centerpiece be removed because it is too tall!

Katalin then showed us how to use a Blocking Technique. These arrangements are not necessarily built in the round. Like flowers get grouped in a single spot in the container to create a visual focus. Then other greenery and vines can be placed in the voids. Katalin used roses again. (Use a flexible plastic soap dish to strip your roses of their thorns.) Katalin then added mini pumpkins on a stem (these can only be purchased around the Thanksgiving holiday and are difficult to find–but persevere because they are perfect for the holiday table!) and then a few vines to add texture and height.

The Blocking Technique

Take the time to treat your guests to these visual delights at Thanksgiving and Christmas. What an honor to be invited to set at the table with a beautiful hand made floral arrangement!

Katalin left a few of her arrangements at Heyday for all of us to enjoy. Please come down and take a look

One Little Jewel in a Chive Vase

in the next few days!

And remember, you can always call Avant Floral to help you design the perfect floral arrangement for your holiday parties.