What do you do for a little girl’s birthday who is a summer baby? Throw her a lemonade and sunshine party of course! Jessica at Oh So Printable created this party for her daughter’s fifth birthday. Jessica and her family dug into their creative reserves to make this homemade party. Jessica’s brother-in-law created the lemonade stand, and a chicken wire frame with honeycomb detail was re-purposed to display favor bags. Homemade sweet treats on the…
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Archive for: July, 2012
July 19, 2012
Chevron Superhero Guest Dessert Feature
Brianna at Krute styled this SUPER design savvy party for the superhero in her life, her son. Because her son’s birthday is in July, Brianna used a bright, colorful and cheery palette. She brought in a chevron pattern since the jagged points reminded her of fight bubbles used in the 1960′s Batman series. Cardboard suitcases from Shop Sweet Lulu gave the cake stand a POW moment and Starbucks Frappuccino bottles were repurposed for the strawberry…
July 19, 2012
Alice in Wonderland Guest Dessert Feature
Kate from Kiss Me Kate in Australia sent us this Alice in Wonderland themed party that she styled for her daughter. Kate added soft, feminine hues to the traditional Alice in Wonderland mad hatter tea party sensibility. Sweet treats on the dessert table included meringue toadstools, marshmallow tea cups, cake pops, cupcakes, personalized chocolate bars, tea cup cookies, macarons and jam tarts and mini fondant toadstools.We love how Kate created a vessel using a sugar…
July 18, 2012
Chipwrecked Guest Dessert Feature
Courtney from Vintage Couture Event Styling in Australia styled this really cute Chip-Wrecked party for her nephew’s birthday. Courtney and her sister drew inspiration from her nephew’s favorite movie, Chipwrecked. Upon arrival, each guest was greeted with an Alvin t-shirt. Sweet treats on the dessert table included Theodore cake-pops, surfboard cupcakes, chipmunk cookies, chocolate mousse, donut buoys, and shark sweets. Guests took home a tote bag filled with chipmunk play-doh. Even Dave would love this…
July 18, 2012
Money, Money, Money Guest Dessert Feature
Natalie at Events by Nat styled this creative money table for her financial planning sister. Of course, gold was a main player in the color palette! We love the dollar bill rosettes and the use of giant gold billions as vessels for the desserts. Sweet treats on the dessert table included dollar bill sugar cookies, a $ money cake, panna cotta, gold bullion marshmallows, dollar cake pops, cupcakes, and gold nugget sixlets. We think this…
July 17, 2012
Creative Macarons {Great Find}
How cute are these macarons? When we were in Beverly Hills on our Williams-Sonoma Sweet Designs stop, we were greeted with the cutest macaron package {which intentionally matched my dress, by the way} from one of our supporters, Katie of Le Pop Shop. We checked out Katie’s blog and found great macaron designs. We fell in love with the donut macarons above, but some other cute designs are her balloon, ice cream cone, and watermelon…
July 17, 2012
Minted Baby Shower and Birthday Party Invites (& Sponsored Giveaway)
We are excited to have Minted as one of our new sponsors. Minted is a stationery company that showcases independent designer’s work. Each year, Minted holds a design contest for independent designers and Judges in the design community pick their favorite designers. Minted then sells the winning designs on their site. The stationery is printed, but you easily customize a suite {the invitation, the inside and outside of the envelope} right at your computer. Above…
July 16, 2012
Candy Shoppe Guest Dessert Feature
After a weekend in Atlanta {aka HOTlanta}. we welcome with open arms this summery ice cream party that Francisca from Cupcake in Portugal created for her son’s 6th birthday. Francisca wanted to create a candy shoppe theme because her son has such a sweet tooth {we can relate}. Sweet treats on the dessert table inclued orange rainbow push-pops, decorated cinnamon cookies, a fabulous cupcake birthday cake with an edible ice cream cone edible topper, and…
July 12, 2012
Berry Harvest Guest Dessert Feature
Summer…ahh summer. Even though I have lived in NYC my whole life, I am not a big fan of cold weather. This berry harvest party from Stacy from Scrumptious Swirls screams summer. The printables from Fresh Chick Design Studio and the great backdrop give the party a county fair vibe. For the vertical element, Stacy placed a store bought cake on top of a box from Red Envelope. This is a great DIY trick for…
July 12, 2012
Sports Themed Guest Dessert Feature
With the Olympics coming up in a couple of weeks, this sports themed party was timely. Marie from Paper Candy in Australia styled this party for a little boy’s 5th birthday party. Marie created a grass field cake by coloring coconut with green food coloring and adhering it on top of buttercream. Other treats included team munchies, green apple and orange flavored cupcakes, chocolate “energy” bars, marshmallow sports ball pops, honey jumbles (cornflakes & honey)…
July 12, 2012
Angry Birds Guest Dessert Feature
The table was styled by Elena and Sandy from Style Me Sweet for a little boy’s 6th birthday. Like my sons, the little boy LOVES Angry Birds. Sweet treats on the dessert table included Angry Bird cupcakes, sugar cookies, cake pops and a fantastic cake by Elite Cake Design. Many color palettes were used but they were all anchored by white and clear vessels. Great job!
Photography by Style Me Sweet.
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July 11, 2012
Behind the Book Tour: Texas {Houston and Austin Stops}
Well…they say that everything is bigger in Texas and they do not lie! At our Houston and Austin book events, everyone came out with big hearts and big personalities. We definitely felt the love. At the Houston stop, we arrived to the Williams-Sonoma store and saw this as we were parking. What an incredible welcome from the WS team. It was definitely a moment to see that. You just have to take in those…
July 11, 2012
Monkey Around Guest Dessert Feature
We fell in love with the little monkey and banana toppers and the monkey cake pops with pipe cleaner arms in this party. Flavia at Stunning Party in Cork, Ireland styled this party for the birthdays of an 11 year old girl and her 7 year old brother. Flavia baked, crafted, and styled everything in this fun and cheeky orange and yellow monkey party. Sweet treats on the dessert table included monkey chocolate cake pops,…
July 11, 2012
Sweet Lemonade Stand Guest Dessert Feature
We have had a few HOT days this summer and nothing cools you off like a refreshing glass of lemonade. Every summer, my boys and I put up a lemonade stand on our corner with yummy treats and the most delicious lemonade and we donate all of the earnings to the Ronald McDonald House. This adorable submission from Mariah of Giggles Galore made us want to do it this weekend. Mariah re-purposed a wooden stand…
July 10, 2012
Kick Off Your Boots Guest Dessert Feature
We are sticking with the western theme today. This cowboy party was sent to us by Kendall from Sweet Project in Australia. Kendall’s husband is a ex-bull rider and his love for cowboys inspired this fun theme for their son’s first birthday. Family heirlooms were used for props including lanterns, her husband’s cowboy equipment {spurs, chaps, ropes, cowbell, cowboy hat}, as well as the birthday boy’s new riding boots. Michael Miller vintage cowboy fabric was…
July 10, 2012
Western Themed Communion Guest Dessert Feature
This Western themed First Communion was sent to us by Susana and Clara from Dulce Sobremesa in Spain. The theme was a surprise for a little boy who loves horses and cowboys. Sweet treats on the dessert table included a cowboy cake, yeehaw cupcakes, popcorn, mini waffles with Nutella, ice pops, gummy hamburgers & sodas, M & M’s filled gold ingots! The little buckaroos left with custom cowboy boxes filled with chocolate.
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July 09, 2012
Sweet Talk: Duff Goldman & Charm City Cakes Crew
This morning we showed you a little behind the scenes of our Williams-Sonoma signing in Annapolis, Maryland. Before getting to Annapolis, we detoured to Baltimore to hang out with Duff Goldman and the Charm City Cakes crew. Many of you know Duff and his team from Ace of Cakes. After hanging with Duff and his team that day, we can tell you that they are as warm and sweet as they seemed on the show.…
July 09, 2012
Behind the Book Tour: NYC and Annapolis!
We’re back with another behind-the-scenes from our Williams-Sonoma signings for Sweet Designs. We shared a peek of the first Williams-Sonoma stops a few weeks ago and we’re back with our next two stops. New York City is my home town and I was so happy to have my family and friends there. My son led a mini-crafting class for the kids that were there with a pinwheel craft project from the book. It was a…
July 09, 2012
Rainbow Guest Dessert Feature
Rainbow parties are still a big trend. This one was styled by Nicole at One Magic Day in Australia for her daughter’s 3rd birthday. Her daughter is fascinated with rainbows and asks Nicole at bedtime each night if she could “sing a rainbow”. When trying to come up with a theme, an “I can sing a rainbow” theme popped into her head and the rest is musical history. White vessels and the grey polka dot…
July 06, 2012
Sunshine Guest Dessert Feature
We are sending you off this weekend with a little sunshine. Daisy from Leo & Bella in Australia styled this party for a little girl’s first birthday. Daisy’s client wanted a sunshine theme since her daughter “brightens” up their life. We love the pastel lemon, mint and lilac palette. Sweet treats on the dessert table included sunshine cupcakes, panna cotta, lemon jelly slice, mint cake pops, sunshine and cloud cookies, macarons, and jelly pots. We…
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Sweet Safari Guest Dessert Feature
April 27, 2012
When my younger son was born, I used these jungle invites and this party reminds me of that design. This sweet safari party is from Emmy at Beyond Dessert. Emmy collaborated with Vivan from Envy Anvi to create this dessert table for a safari-loving little boy’s birthday party. { Read More }
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