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Archive for: November, 2011
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November 30, 2011
Baby Elephant Guest Dessert Feature
We received this featured submission from Tanya at Life’s Little Celebrations in Australia. She styled this party for her daughter’s first birthday. Her daughter received a lot of elephant items when she was born so Tanya wanted to have an Elephant themed party. She started with the cute elephant printables that she found on Style me Gorgeous. She used a color palette of pink, grey and light aqua blue. The cake with an elephant figurine…
November 30, 2011
Up, Up and Away Guest Dessert Feature
Jennifer from May Details created this stunning dessert table for her own baby shower. With the help of her husband and sister, she created a beautiful table. She and her husband had already decided on the name Benjamin for their bundle of joy so Jennifer incorporated the letter “B” into the design. She also loves hot air balloons and knew that she wanted to have them featured on the table. While pregnant, Jennifer was craving…
November 30, 2011
Sew Lovely Guest Dessert Feature
We thought this submission was sew lovely. We received this submission from one of our readers, Courtney. She created this quilting inspired dessert table for her grandmother’s 90th birthday. Much like a quilt piecing together various fabrics, Courtney decided to have the cupcake toppers piece together various aspects of her grandmother’s life using a color palette of brown, purple, teal and green. There were so many creative and sweet styling tips in this party. The…
November 29, 2011
Mother to Bee Guest Dessert Feature
This party was a real stinger! We received this submission from Emily at Emily’s Custom Bakeshop. This was the first table that she styled and she created it for her best friend’s baby shower. She decided on a “Mother to BEE” themed shower. She started with some cute printables that she found on Etsy and decided upon the coordinating grey and yellow color palette. Emily found a lot of creative ways to incorporate bees…
November 29, 2011
Oceanside High Tea Guest Dessert Feature
We don’t know what is more beautiful in this feature; the beach setting, the styling or the girls. This party was sent to us by Amanda from Tout Mon Amour. The color palette was inspired by a Robert Gordon Liberty tea set. Amanda wanted to create a really beautiful, magical, and memorable day for the girls. They were so excited to put on those beautiful dresses. Sweet treats included pink marshmallows, coconut cake, vanilla & rose…
November 29, 2011
Behind the Scenes at Amy Atlas: Snack and See
We had the pleasure of putting together a lovely Snack ‘n See for a client recently and thought we’d show you a little peek. It was for the family to introduce their little baby boy to friends and family. We put together a food and dessert display with lots of great appetizers from My Most Favorite like mini grilled cheese sandwiches, ahi tuna sliders, and mac n’ cheese cups. Our design included seersucker/argyle signage,…
November 28, 2011
Western Wonderland Guest Dessert Feature
We received this Western Woderland themed party from Kate at Piece of Cake Parties & Celebrations down under. For her son’s 4th birthday, she transformed her backyard into a barn and decked it out with horse props including hay, a wine barrel, and a wagon wheel. Sweet treats included toffee apples, wagon wheels, cupcakes, cookies (how cute are they?), and cake pops. Mini glass milk bottles and cowboy boot cups filled with chocolate milk sat…
November 28, 2011
Merry Monday: Santa’s Study Guest Dessert Feature
This morning we started our holiday inspiration with this post. We are back with a festive feature from Alanna at White Room Events. If Santa has a workspace, what do you think it looks like? Alanna created this amazing “Santa’s Study” dessert table, and we bet his study would be a lot like this. Her concept was to create a stylish workspace for Santa to answer his letters, organize his Elves and relax with some milk and…
November 28, 2011
Merry Monday Holiday Inspiration
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the big apple. We have already received so many fantastic holiday submissions and we can’t wait to share them all with you. This submission was sent to us by Simone at Invite Me in Australia. Her company just launched a range of printables and she created this party as a way to show them off to her friends. We love the red and ice blue palette.…
November 25, 2011
Black & White Guest Dessert Feature
Happy Black Friday everyone! Since it’s Black Friday, we thought we’d share a black and white table from Jacki at Blissfully Sweet on the busiest shopping day of the year. She created this table for her own 40th birthday party. We love the chic and elegant black and white palette. Jacki not only baked all of the sweet treats, but she created the invitations as well. She loved the idea of having three cakes. However,…
November 22, 2011
Thanksgiving Corn Husk Cookie Recipe with Wrigley
Hello everyone. Thanksgiving is just two days away and I thought I’d share a really fun recipe that we created with Wrigley. We’ve partnered with Wrigley to show candy fans, party stylists, and DIY’ers everywhere how Wrigley gum and candy can be used in many other fun or delicious ways. While Wrigley’s products are consumed by people around the world, there are many alternative uses including entertaining, decorating, and more. Using candy to add a…
November 22, 2011
Construction Ahead Guest Dessert Feature
We received this submission from Amanda at The Kawaii Notebook in Australia. Her son is mad about trucks so she styled this construction truck themed table for his birthday. Amanda used many of the sweet styling tips that I employ. She took styrofoam cake dummies, painted them grey to resemble concrete blocks and used them as risers on the cake table. This is very simple, easy, and cost effective. Also, I always say find…
November 22, 2011
Surf’s Up Guest Dessert Feature
We received this beach party submission from Suz at Lace and bubbles. Since her son loves the water, she created a beach shack theme for his 5th birthday. The fishnet overlay and bamboo backdrop give this party a tropical feel.The little surfers were kept entertained with an enormous water slide and by playing games like water bomb and limbo. After they built up their appetites, they chowed down on fish n’ chips for lunch.…
November 21, 2011
Engagement Party Guest Dessert Feature
We fell in love with this cake topper the minute we saw it. Asti from Ice Tea Sugar High sent us these photos of the dessert table she created for her own engagement party. She chose a red, white and blue theme. Not only did Asti make all of the delectable desserts, she designed all of the printables herself. Sweet treats included red velvet cupcakes, caramel flan, fruit skewers and strawberry and chocolate verrines.…
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Free Kentucky Derby Printables
As we mentioned this morning, we are sharing FREE Kentucky Derby printables from Mirabelle Creations. All you need now is a little mint julep, a fantastic hat, and some good friends. Oh.. { Read More }
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Creepy Crawly Guest Dessert Feature
This creepy crawly guest dessert feature was sent to us by Monique from Darling Details in Australia. This was Monique's first attempt at a dessert table and we think she did a great job. Monique created this party for her son, Charlie's 6th birthday. { Read More }
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