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February 03, 2012
“Rat Pack” Inspired Guest Dessert Feature
Jennifer at Honeycomb Events sent us this “gentleman’s” party that she styled with her brother for Jennifer’s son’s birthday. Channeling the Rat Pack in the 60′s, they created a masculine vibe for her lil guy’s first celebration. Jennifer incorporated Houndstooth and plaid patterns for the cupcake wrappers, bow tie cookies, and printables. She also created a tufted leather backdrop to hide a large television. Upon arrival, guests went to a “grooming station” and were fitted with bow ties. The lil…
February 03, 2012
Blast Off Guest Dessert Feature
5…4...3...2…1..Blast Off! This party is every future astronaut’s dream. Debbie from Studio Cake in Australia created this party for her son’s 5th birthday. Her son is crazy about space and rockets so Debbie put together a space themed party. Sweet treats included a rocket shaped caramel mud cake, cupcakes, alien oreo cakepops (we love), gingerbread cookies and jellies all made by Studio Cake. Debbie made astronaut survival kits so the lil astronauts were prepared for their space…
February 03, 2012
Floral Tea Party Guest Dessert Feature
We are back to featured parties today after our Sweeterbowl marathon yesterday (we hope you enjoyed it). Daisy from Leo & Bella sent us this afternoon tea party that she styled for a surprise farewell party. Daisy was inspired by a gorgeous, vintage floral fabric, which she tied to old fashioned milk glass bottles and take out containers. The bright colors and blooms brightened up a perfectly overcast summer day in Australia. Daisy also created a…
February 02, 2012
Halftime: Superbowl Guest Dessert Feature
We’re going into halftime with the Giants up by 14. During halftime, we all have to eat, right? Here is a fun football spread that would be perfect for the Superbowl. This post came to us from Debi at A Perfect Event. We love the DIY football field holding up the cookies. Both teams were represented with savory treats. Manhattan Clam and New England Chowder (perfect!), Burger Shack’s famous Klondike Beer Shakes, NY Deli minis,…
February 01, 2012
Let My Love Open The Door Guest Dessert Feature
Today is all about Valentine’s Day. Sarah from Ribbon Whirls for Boys & Girls in Australia created this for her family. This dessert table was inspired by the Pete Townsend song, “Let My Love Open The Door”. Since we love music here, we fell for this idea. Sweet treats included chocolate keys, heart shaped cake pops, macarons, heart cookies, and foiled hearts. Nice job, Sarah! Scroll down below for the vendor credits. To see some more submissions with heart,…
January 31, 2012
Australia Day Guest Feature
As we mentioned, Australia Day was celebrated last Thursday down under. This very Aussie dessert table was sent to us by Hanna of Pretty and Print. Every year, Hanna has an Australian Day BBQ. This year, she decided to add sweets to the mix. Desserts included typical Australian sweets like pavlova, lamingtons, and Tim Tams. Hanna was clever with giving her desserts height. She placed a plain plate on top of an upside down…
January 31, 2012
Construction Zone Guest Dessert Feature
Who knew that you can do birthday parties at the Home Depot? What a great idea for kids. This party was sent to us by Maysem from Ode to Inspiration. Turkey sandwiches, bags of sliced apples, and organic fruit snacks were packaged in tin lunch boxes. Sweet treats included “mud cupcakes” presented in a dump truck, sugar cookies and clementines. Hard hats and orange traffic cone “cups” accessorized the tables. Guests took home hard…
January 31, 2012
Bug Bash Guest Dessert Feature
Spaceships and Laser Beams sent us this creepy, crawly insect table they created to display their new Bug Bash DIY Printable Collection for boys. They were trying to go for an insect collector vibe and succeeded by using lots of cork and cupcakes reminiscent of flower pots filled with dirt. Other sweet treats included “dirt” forest cake, ”insect nests which were flakey pie crusts shaped like creepy nests, vanilla mousse, insect hives and dried fruit…
January 30, 2012
Ray Of Sunshine Guest Dessert Feature
This table was sent to us by Heidi from Australia. She created this little ray of sunshine for her daughter’s 2nd birthday. Heidi decided at the last minute to throw the party and with a week to plan, organized a morning tea party for her daughter and 14 of her friends. Sweet treats included a six layer cake, lemon cupcakes, biscuits and lemon tarts that Heidi baked herself. Heidi added some decadence to the…
January 30, 2012
Sweet 70′s Inspired Guest Dessert Feature
This colorful retro candy buffet was sent to us from Clionadh from The Sweet Treat Co. in Ireland. She was asked to create a 70′s style table for a photo shoot and used bright colors to set the tone. The movie Quadrophenia was a source of inspiration for the palette of yellows, blues, citrus orange & hot pink. Vinyl records were used for the bunting and also used under glass vessels. Colorful pop soda…
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- "So cute!!!"
- "Debbie, it turned out great! Hope Ethan had a wonderful day!"
- "me encanto, felicitaciones por el buen gusto canela dorada"
- "Classic! Great colour combination for a gentleman’s party! I particularly love the packaged brownies!"
- "I had my own astronaut party for my son. We had constellations on the walls made from white lights, his presents..."
- "Gorgeous colours!! Lovely dessert table by Leo and Bella!! xxx Thetis Little Sooti"
- "I LOVE this! So creative! Fun! Fun! Fun!"
- "that’s fantastic!!"
- "My husband just got accepted to a program to get his PhD — this party will be a great inspiration as I throw..."
