So maybe buying mugs specifically for serving pumpkin soup isn’t the most practical thing to do when we’re teetering on the edge of economic collapse. But looking at pretty party photos like this one from Jaimee Rose’s Fete for fall article does make me feel better than reading the headlines on the front page! And they’re actually not pumpkin soup mugs at all. They’re “spoon coffee mugs”. And I drink coffee every day. And put milk in it. So there. Purchase self-justification complete.

Jaimee writes for the Arizona Republic, and has a blog that’s full of fun entertaining and style ideas. If you want to see lots more fall party photos (think pumpkin candy favors and caramel corn in paper cones), go here and click on the “Throw a Fall Party” link.

$3.95 at cb2.com

photo from The Arizona Republic