Emily Post's Great Get-Togethers: Casual Gatherings and Elegant Parties at Home

How to Be Party Ready Anytime
The Host: Producer, Director, and Star
Plan to Have Fun: Party Lists and Timetables
Classics with a Twist: Cocktail, Wine, and Cheese Parties
Your Signature Dinner Party
A Breath of Fresh Air: Outdoor Parties
With so many things to think about when hosting a party, you really need to have all the answers in one place. Emily Post's Great Get-Togethers is that place. This jam-packed guide shows a whole new generation how to be ready to entertain on short notice, create a welcoming atmosphere, eliminate stress, and plan ahead. You'll even find easy-to-prepare recipes that your guests will rave about.
With detailed calendars showing what needs to be done when, shopping and supply lists that detail myriad resources at your disposal, theme ideas, menu suggestions, helpful hints, and social musts and "no-no's," novice and experienced hosts alike will find priceless information and guidance. Most important, though, you will learn to cultivate your confidence as a host. Anna and Lizzie show that entertaining is both fun and easy, and their ideas ensure that every party you throw will be one to remember.

©2011 Julia Forsyth, POST ATOMIC MONARCHY, 4 x 6", Sharpie, pencil, and acrylic on paper Golden Day Triumph over fleeting inspirations and ubiquitously seductive oh-wow-what's-over-there! Getting pretty close... This was the last prep sketch of many for a woodcut. The middle section of the drawing with pencil hatchmarks peeking through the Sharpie hatchmarks was just a rough idea of what the woodcut would look like in that part but in reverse. Then I decided that it was bothering me...so I would quickly just add some color.* *I should know by now that you can take the color-lovin' painter away from her paints and into a black-and-white project, but you can't ever take the paints away from the artist. Or something like that. And, of course, once I made that Cadmium Red Light connection, sparks flew. And the project changed directions. It very much felt like "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie..." but with paint. If you give an artist some Sharpie marks on a page, then she'll want to add some Cadmium Red Light just because it rocks and is amazing. If she adds some Cadmium Red Light to what was intended to be just a reference sketch, then surely she'll have to follow that up with some fantastic custom-mixed deliciously 50's aqua that's been on her mind for about 3 months. And if she adds that aqua to the mix, then OF COURSE she has to do some Xacto cut-outs on the border. Everyone knows that! ;) And that's how this was born. I'm beginning Step 5 in this painting's progress and now it seems to have outgrown its 4" x 6" starter environment. The evolution continues! Stay tuned. Editor's note: I'm still debating whether I should have one final step to add a cool color in the cut-outs, or if I should expand the whole dang thing into an 8" x 10" composition. Which would then strain the borders, once complete, and dream of a more spacious 11" x 14" environment. To expand into and out of...so hmmm. Still thinkin'.

©2011 Julia Forsyth, POST ATOMIC MONARCHY, 4 x 6", Sharpie and pencil on paper Golden Day Triumph over fleeting inspirations and ubiquitously seductive oh-wow-what's-over-there! This was the last prep sketch of many for a woodcut. The middle section of the drawing with pencil hatchmarks peeking through the Sharpie hatchmarks was just a rough idea of what the woodcut would look like in that part but in reverse. Then I decided that it was bothering me...so I would quickly just add some color.* *I should know by now that you can take the color-lovin' painter away from her paints and into a black-and-white project, but you can't ever take the paints away from the artist. Or something like that. And, of course, once I made that Cadmium Red Light connection, sparks flew. And the project changed directions. It very much felt like "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie..." but with paint. If you give an artist some Sharpie marks on a page, then she'll want to add some Cadmium Red Light just because it rocks and is amazing. If she adds some Cadmium Red Light to what was intended to be just a reference sketch, then surely she'll have to follow that up with some fantastic custom-mixed deliciously 50's aqua that's been on her mind for about 3 months. And if she adds that aqua to the mix, then OF COURSE she has to do some Xacto cut-outs on the border. Everyone knows that! ;) And that's how this was born. I'm beginning Step 5 in this painting's progress and now it seems to have outgrown its 4" x 6" starter environment. The evolution continues! Stay tuned.

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