This fall feast was sent to us by Cris from Crissy Crafts. She threw a small Thanksgiving get together for her children and their friends. In Chris’ native Brazil, corn is a big part of celebrations. To embrace her heritage, “corn” was part of many of the sweets and decorations. Corn husks were used to dress up the water bottles and as a vessel to serve the food. Sweet treats included caramel and kernel popcorn,…
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Archive for: November, 2011
November 17, 2011
Shabby Chic Cookie Buffet Guest Dessert Feature
This beautiful party was sent to us by Sarah from Princess Allure Accessories. She created a cookie buffet for a bride who wanted a romantic themed table with shabby chic elements. The bride was Chinese and the Groom was French so Sarah incorporated both of their cultures. Light pink macarons with white chocolate ganache filling with a “Je Taime” sign was a nod towards the groom’s heritage. Fortune cookies and round cookies stenciled with the…
November 16, 2011
Miss Piggy Guest Dessert Feature
There is a big Muppet resurgence with the movie coming out this month. I must confess, I was a big Muppets fan. I always watched The Muppet Show with amusement as the puppets came to life. My favorite, of course, was the always glamourous and posh, Miss Piggy. When this submission from Lynlee at Lynlee’s Petite Cakes popped up in our inbox, it made us all smile. Lynlee created this party for her Grandmother. In…
November 16, 2011
Rustic Faux-Bois Guest Dessert Feature
This Faux-Bois designed dessert table was sent to us by Jennifer at Honeycomb Events. She created this table for a second time mom who wanted the gender of the baby to be a surprise. Jennifer kept the palette neutral and designed a chic owl illustration for the custom printables to embrace the fall season. The Faux-Bois pattern gave the table a woodsy feel with lots of charm. Jennifer also used burlap to cover the table…
November 16, 2011
Letter “M” Guest Dessert Feature
This party was sent to us by Sumayya from Mio Cupcakes in Australia. She created this party for her son, Maalik’s, first birthday. She decided on a “M is for Maalik” theme and baked all of the yummy desserts that are displayed. We love the strong, contrasting red, pale pink and brown palette and the Mon Tresor polka dot printables. The blackboard was a fantastic vertical element, and Sumayya’s use of white vessels were the…
November 15, 2011
Monkeying Around Guest Dessert Feature
We are back with a first birthday party that looked like a swinging good time. Jacki from Blissfully Sweet created this party for her twin nieces, Olivia & Elan. Jacki’s sister decided on a monkey theme for the girls birthday and left the dessert table and cake up to Jacki. We fell in love with the mischievous monkeys on that cake. Other sweet treats included monkey cupcakes. banana sugar cookies, 4 layered jello cups, chocolate…
November 15, 2011
Pink & Gold Guest Dessert Feature
We received this beautiful dessert table from Daisy at Leo & Bella, This pink and gold dessert table was put together for a little girls 1st birthday party. All of the sweets were baked by the little girl’s mother. The ruffled cake has been popular this year. The soft ruffles definitely give off a feminine feel. Other sweet treats included pink with gold dust cupcakes, sugared cookies and pink & gold meringue. Jars were filled…
November 15, 2011
Pretty in Pink Baby Shower Guest Dessert Feature
Leanne from Sweet Style sent us these beautiful photos of a baby shower she styled. Her client had sent out invitations with a little umbrella on it so when Leanne was asked to put the table together, she decided to keep with the umbrella theme. We love the pretty, simple cake with the falling “rain”. Other sweet treats included cake, cookies, cake pops and vanilla panna cotta. We love the selection of white, pink and…
November 14, 2011
Around the Atlas: Ireland
We received this “Around the Atlas” from Flavia in Ireland. Flavia created this cute car party for her son’s 2nd birthday. Flavia created a table that was full of vibrant colors reminiscent of her Brazilian heritage, despite the limited suppliers in Ireland. I always say inspiration can be found everywhere. Flavia found the inspiration for the orange and turquoise color palette from a Gap shirt that she bought for her son to wear. She created…
November 14, 2011
Puppy Pawty Guest Dessert Feature
This houndstooth puppy “paw”ty was created by Lauren Bender for her daughter’s 7th birthday. Lauren was inspired by the Hot Diggity Dog! guest feature we posted back in April. The guests chow…wed down on treats including hot dogs, bone shaped sandwiches, breed sticks and pawtato chips. They washed down their meals with “toilet water.” Sweet treats included pupcakes (how cute are they?), lollipups and peppermint “bark”. The girls adopted their own stuffed puppy
November 11, 2011
Pink & Pampered Guest Dessert Feature
Jenny from Bloom Designs created this “sparty” for her daughter’s ninth birthday. It was complete with facials, make your own bath salts and, thanks to the California weather, a dip in the pool. We love the hot pink vanity mirrors and the towels tied on the chairs. Jenny also incorporated creative spa terms into the sweets. The girls dined on “spa”wiches, curlers, pumpkin peel fruit salad, “spa”rfaits, and seaweed wraps. Their sweet “treat”ments included bit…
November 11, 2011
Giving Thanks Guest Dessert Feature
This party made us want to run outside and frolic in the Central Park leaves. It is very approachable and perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving or fall. We received this submission from Catherine at Serendipity Soiree. Catherine created this fall celebration for her family. She used burlap to cover the table and risers which added to the rustic feel, along with the natural wooded setting of their yard. Sweet treats included homemade chocolate fudge cake, apple…
November 11, 2011
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving is approaching quickly. We know that we have so much to be thankful for. Today is Veteran’s Day in the states, a day when we pay tribute to those people who have risked their lives to protect our country. We are thankful for all of the freedoms we have living here and appreciate that the US Armed Forces protects those freedoms. So today we say thank you. Thank you to those who continue to…
November 10, 2011
Golden Indian Guest Dessert Feature
The warmth of this party transported us to India. Deanna of Mirabelle Creations created this for a party for her in laws 50th anniversary party. Deanna chose an Indian theme to embrace their heritage. The color scheme included gorgeous jewel tones of ruby red, peacock, midnight blue and royal purple. Deanna used her own wedding sari for the tablecloth. Signage of elephants, as well as lotus flowers, the national flower of India, were seen throughout…
November 10, 2011
Sweet Love Guest Dessert Feature
We received this royal wedding submission from Lori at The Cakestress. Not only did Lori style this table, she made all of the desserts. The five tier banana split cake was inspired by the Bride’s Amsale “Dahlia” Gown. One of the things that we loved about this table was how Lori found everyday items and transformed them into staging pieces. She purchased all of the frames from Ikea {and how great is the creative use…
November 10, 2011
Potty Like a Rockstar Guest Dessert Feature
We received this submission from Mindy at Get Creative Juice and almost fell off our seats! In Mindy’s quest to potty train her daughter, she came across a philosophy to “potty train in a day”. Part of the advice was to “throw the child a potty party”. We think she took that to a whole new level. She invited all of her daughter’s friends over who were “in training” & their personal trainers (their moms)…
November 09, 2011
Nautical Guest Dessert Feature
Ahoy! Betty of P&J by Design styled this party for her son Jake’s Christening. Betty employed Lindsey from mrbeancakes to create a custom invitation for the party using a navy, royal blue, and white palette. She used the invitation design to inspire the whole dessert table. Sweet treats included anchor cupcakes, cake pops and sailboat cookies from Cakes and Biscuits by Lisa, as well as a sailboat cake. Guests were given bonbonniere boxes filled with…
November 09, 2011
Around the Atlas: Brazil
There are so many things we love about Brazil, the fifth largest country in the world. The year round tropical climate, the colorful culture of its people and, of course, Carnival! I was there right before I had my first son and had a wonderful time in Rio de Janeiro and Iguassu Falls. This “Around the Atlas” came from Marianna and Juanna from OBBA Paperia. They created this dessert table for a fashion show at…
November 09, 2011
Romantic Cameo Guest Dessert Feature
This beautiful dessert table from Sabine of De Keukenprinses in Holland was created for a wedding. Sabine told us that the dessert table trend is just starting to happen in Holland and she wanted to try one. For this event, Sabine used a soft and romantic design with cameo design. Sweet treats included that gorgeous cake, cookies, cake pops, and macarons. Who wouldn’t fall in love at this soiree?
Photography by Tanja de Maesschalk.
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November 08, 2011
Decadent Dollhouse Guest Dessert Feature
A while back, we featured this teeny tiny dessert table that would be any doll’s decadent dream! Today, we are back featuring a party with a dollhouse theme. Louisa and Melissa from Little Big Company forwarded us these photos of a teeny dollhouse theme party she created for her daughter’s 7th birthday. Louisa called upon Leoni from Just Call Me Martha who created a stunning pale yellow doll house cake that resembled Louisa’s daughter’s favorite…
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January 18, 2012
We are always up for a mani/pedi at the Amy Atlas office. We thought this “Mani & Pedi Spa party” was so cute and had to share it with you. After all, everyone needs to be pampered, right? { Read More }
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July 15, 2010
{Scroll down to see video} I’m back today with our first vlog ever! Okay, a few things to keep in mind before we start… #1 – We’re not production people so this is not our expertise so bear with us as we show you behind-the-scenes vlogs! { Read More }
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