Ring in the New Year Your Way, Your Place

It’s almost the New Year! Sure, you’ll probably be attending (or hosting) your fair share of parties this season. But why not end the holiday season with a bang?

Throwing a great New Years party in your apartment can be affordable, fun, and yes, even easy. No matter what time of year it is, there’s no place like home—the best way to have a memorable New Years your way is to throw the party yourself.

If you’re in charge of the party, you get to set the theme, be it elegant, upscale, family friendly, sports-themed, or anything else.

At the Gigmasters blog, they offered a great tip sheet on how to throw a great New Years party yourself.

Start with your décor:

Once you’ve selected the style, you can get started choosing the decor. Black, silver, and gold make for an elegant color scheme, perfect for a dinner or cocktail party. Take a look at these beautiful black and white table settings from The Busy Budgeting Mama. 

If you’re sticking with a more laid-back or family friendly event, go with bright colors! This decor idea from Better Homes and Gardens is great inspiration for a colorful theme. Party City has a variety of tableware for either choice, as well as decorations and fun wearables for all your guests. 

Feeling crafty? Fancy Fancy Day blog has instructions for some great New Year’s Eve DIY projects. Check out the glitter candle, party hat and Tic-Tac label instructions here.

And of course, then there’s the food:

If you’re going the route of a dinner party, you’ll want to check out these recipes from FoodandWine.com, including mouth watering skirt steak and scallops with potato pancakes. For a cocktail party, head over toPunchbowl.com for a ton of great champagne cocktail recipes. Of course, MarthaStewart.com has wonderful recipes for a family-friendly New Year’s Eve dinner, like these brown sugar chicken wings pictures above.

But no matter what kind of party you’re throwing, there’s a kind of food that’s always acceptable: dessert! We love the awesome sugar cookies pictured above, made by Baby Cakes in London, Ontario! Other adorable treats are these ball drop cupcakes from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen, also pictured above.

…And, of course, don’t forget to invite your neighbors! :)