Ready to Entertain

Every year this happens: towards the end of September I get in Holiday mode.
Normally, I think it has something to do with seeing the pumpkins at the grocery store,
the Halloween decorations and candy at Target, but this year is different since I am in Peru.
I am seriously missing seeing all of these things. And one year by this time, I was done Christmas shopping.
Unfortunately, that didn't happen this year, but I am ready and excited

about doing some Holiday entertaining.

House & Home Magazine December 2010 via my Pinterest

I love this tip of using styrofoam coolers and placing them inside an oversize basket or chest.

And this chest just happens to be very affordable and from Ikea. I am kicking myself 

for not buying one before I left the States. I read the article in House & Home

last December and I meant to get one, but time just got away. 

Don't the coolers just look so much better tucked away and out of view?