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Archive for: November, 2010
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November 30, 2010
Chocolates Inspired by Wallpaper
While at the NYC Chocolate show a few weeks ago, I found a fairly new chocolate company called Rogue Confections. Rogue combines two of my favorite things together – delicious chocolate {of course I tasted them} with beautiful patterns. Their chocolates are also packaged beautifully and would make a lovely gift for the holidays. Rogue specializes in vintage patterns and wallpapers, but they can also create custom-patterned chocolate. You can peek around on their site, but…
November 29, 2010
Sweet 16 Guest Dessert Table
So Thanksgiving is over and I thought I’d give you all some pretty pictures before we swing back into holiday mode. Isn’t this guest feature from Jessica of Where My Heart Is from Brisbane darling? This party was for Jessica’s daughter Paris’s sweet 16. The tabletop and dessert table are so simple yet so lovely. It has an anthropologie vibe. Jessica balanced out both tables very well with a clean white background and small pops…
November 23, 2010
Thanksgiving Dessert Roundup
My family is in town and I’m starting to bake for the holidays so I thought I’d leave you with a few of my fave Thanksgiving dessert ideas. Enjoy!
Top board – Acorn cake via Bright Ideas, Corn husk cookies via our thanksgiving dessert table, thanksgiving marshmallows via The Decorated Cookie, Turkey cupcakes via Family Fun.
Middle board – Turkey cookies, Pilgrim hat cupcakes, Scarecrow cookies, and Turkey brownies – all via our Thanksgiving…
November 22, 2010
Harvest Guest Dessert Feature
Since we’re all getting into the Thanksgiving spirit this week, I thought I’d share these photos from Tyra Bleek Photography. This harvest dessert table was created by Cookie Creatives and Gracie Lou Events. I love the rich jewel palette,the sticks in the chocolate caramel apples, the hot cocoa served on tree stumps, and the cranberry-filled containers. This will definitely get us all in the Thanksgiving spirit! Photography by Tyra Bleek Photography and Channing Johnson.
November 18, 2010
Fruit and Veggie Table
I know it is rare to see a non-dessert table on this blog, but as soon as I saw this fruit and veggie table by Esther Kim of My Bride Story, I knew I had to share it with you all. Esther was inspired by our dessert tables and used the same techniques on this healthy spread as we would for a dessert spread. Like myself, Esther is a mom and is conscious of…
November 17, 2010
Confetti Cakes {Two Book} Giveaway!
I had lunch yesterday with cake designer Elisa Strauss of Confetti Cakes. In the small chance that you are not familiar with Elisa’s work, take a look here. Elisa took fondant cakes to a new level when she opened up Confetti Cakes 10 years ago. Elisa also has two books, Confetti Cakes and Confetti Cakes for Kids, and they are staples in my baking book collection. These books are not only great for bakers,…
November 16, 2010
Vintage Party Printables
I’m loving the designs and color palettes on these printables from Vesna of My Little Jedi. The vintage party packs come with an invitation, Happy Birthday banner, cupcake toppers, food/candy jar labels, party favor bags, water bottle labels, cupcake wrappers, and party hats. Vesna designed these for kid parties, but I think many of the items in this collection can translate for an adult party as well. Check out more of Vesna’s beautiful work…
November 15, 2010
Thanksgiving Crafty Roundup
Thanksgiving is next week {can you all believe it?} and we’re loving these crafty Thanksgiving ideas. How will you all be decorating your Thanksgiving tables? Thanksgiving place setting, mayflower and pilgrim cups, turkey leg, and turkey spoon holder, apple pie snack holder and Give Thanks Tree via Fiskars, paper turkey via One Charming Party, yarn turkey and turkey napkin holder via Parents, Teepee centerpiece via Kaboose, gourd gobblers via All You. Check out our…
November 12, 2010
Guest Dessert Feature
How sweet is this dessert table from Bec and Tammi of Ruby Ju in Brisbane? This color palette is perfect in Brisbane right now {they are heading into summer}, and the palette is a nice break for those of us in the US since we’re all seeing fall colors right now. I’m loving the apple cookie trees, which are kind of like the lollipop trees we have made before in our cherry blossom dessert table.…
November 12, 2010
New (& Free) DIY Holiday Printables from West Elm!
I’m really excited to share with you brand new exciting news from West Elm. Just in time for the holidays, West Elm has created FREE diy entertaining and gifting downloads and templates for holiday entertaining. This is West Elm’s first foray on the download printable scene and there are some really cute options. You can download recipe cards, menus, gift tags, invitations, placecards, and more. Choose from an animal suite {see above}, botanical suite,…
November 12, 2010
Cupcake Wrapper Garland Tutorial
I’m back today with One Charming Party’s cupcake wrapper garland tutorial used on their party shown here yesterday. Cupcake wrapper garlands have been really popular over the blogosphere for the last couple of years. This tutorial shows how easy it is to create this crafty decorative embellishment. Enjoy! Photography by Nicole Hill Gerlulat.
November 11, 2010
Flower Baking Hat Tutorial
If you were here this morning, then you saw the baking party from One Charming Party photographed by Nicole Hill Gerulat. I’m back with Brittany and Sara’s exclusive diy tutorial for the flower baking hats for our readers. I love that they used coffee filters and cupcake wrappers to create the flowers. Brilliant. Be back tomorrow with the cupcake wrapper garland tutorial, some great holiday printables, and the Grace Ormonde book winner!
November 11, 2010
Baking Party
Brittany and Sara from One Charming Party sent these exclusive photos to us and I nearly fell off my chair when I opened the email. The styling and photographs are pure perfection. How fun are those baking cup flowers on the chef’s hats? Fabulous idea! I also love the cupcake wrapper garland, the custom doll cake topper {made to look like the birthday girl} and those pretty milk glasses. We are totally swooning here at AAE…
November 10, 2010
A World of Cake + International Bake-off
I’m sure you all would suspect this, but I have collected a lot of baking books over the years. Every time I go to a book store to get something for my kids or myself, my eyes start wandering over to the baking section. Well, this weekend was no different. I went into Barnes & Noble to get something for my older son and ended up finding “A World of Cake” by Krystina Castella.…
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Back to School – Our Bake Sale Ideas for Parents Magazine
Rock the Bake Sale, From the October 2010 issue of Parents® magazine, by Karen Cicero. Photography by Monica Buck. Prop and Food Styling by Amy Atlas. { Read More }
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