1-800 Flowers Happy Hour Bouquet #Giveaway CLOSED!!

1-800-FLOWERS.COM is thrilled to announce the recently redesigned Happy Hour Collection! Due to popular demand, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM has created six new unique floral arrangements inspired by classic Happy Hour beverages. With the help of Celebrations.com Celebrity Party Planner Shawn Rabideau, the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Happy Hour Collection came to life in an exclusive media event at The Culinary Loft in New York City !

Rabideau is the owner of Shawn Rabideau Events & Design, a full-service event production, floral design and Lifestyle Company. Past clients include celebrities such as Bethenny Frankel, Jennifer Lopez and Barbara Walters.

To help you re-create your own Happy Hour, Shawn Rabideau has provided his Rabido’s and Rabidon’ts for party planning, design and execution.

Rabido:

·         Have pre-made batches of Sangria ready to go in your fridge.

·         Save on stress and time - Look for sales in the grocery store for summer items such as chips, dips, brats, hot dogs and even beer.

·         Serve one specialty cocktail, beer, and red or white wine. It makes entertaining easy and there's sure to be something for everyone!

·         Decorate your patio with potted herbs such as rosemary, thyme, basil, chervil, parsley sage and chives.  They are decorative, fragrant and perfect ingredients for summer cooking.

·         Entertain responsibly - ask who the Designated Drivers are before the party starts and have a special mock-tail for them.

Rabidon’t:

·         Don't run out of ice.  If you have the space keep bags of pre-made ice at the ready in your freezer.

·         Don’t come up short on entertaining inventory.  Invest in acrylic glassware, cocktail plates, serving bowls and platters.

·         Don’t use forks for grilling because they'll pierce the meat and you'll lose all those flavorful juices.

·         Don’t get fussy with food.  Keep it simple, cubes of melon wrapped in prosciutto make for a quick and tasty summer treat.

·         Don’t let your patio be drab, dress it up with inexpensive throw pillows that can be used year after year.

One of my readers will win a Happy Hour Bouquet of choice from 1800Flowers.com!!

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This giveaway is open to US residents. This giveaway will end at 11:59 pm on August 31,2011. Winner will be chosen at random.org and will be given 48 hours before another winner will be chosen. All products for reviews and giveaways are given as a sample from the companies. All opinions in reviews I conduct are my own. I was not paid to say anything or review any products.