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Archive for: January, 2012
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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 bowl,…
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 hats…
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 table…
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 bottles…
January 27, 2012
Around the Atlas: Indonesia
This “Around the Atlas” was sent to us by Intan from Dreamflavours Celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia. She created this beautiful table for a little girl’s birthday party. The theme of the birthday was a fairy garden. We love the whimsical feel of the table centerpieces, which included bow topiaries, bird houses and lush hydrangea arrangements. Sweet treats included that fabulous garden cake and lollipops. Fantastic!
To see some more submissions from “Around the Atlas”, click…
January 27, 2012
Pretty in Purple Guest Dessert Feature
This pretty purple pom themed party came to us from Sophie of Sophie Bifield Cake Company. The intention of the shoot was to showcase her new line of desserts. We love the monochromatic shades of purple, as well as the elegant silver vessels and mirrored table. Sweet treats included lemon coconut cake truffles, white chocolate filled meringue puffs, vanilla bean marshmallows, cotton candy and raspberry infused lemon/vanilla cupcakes. A white two-tiered cake with fondant poms…
January 27, 2012
Elegant High Tea Guest Dessert Feature
This sweet tea party came to us from one of our Aussie readers, Julie. She created this party for her daughter’s 1st birthday. Birdcages and pearls were the main elements of decor. We think the birdcage cake created by Cakeland is fabulous. Other sweet treats included birdcage cookies, cupcakes, chocolate truffle cake pops, macarons, and mini flourless orange cakes. Mini tea sandwiches, scones and crepes were also served to guests. Great job, Julie!
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January 26, 2012
S.W.A.K. Guest Dessert Feature
We are back wth another Valentine’s Day table to share with you. This “Sealed With a Kiss” table came our way and is fantastic inspiration for the holiday. Jenny from Bloom Designs created this party for her daughter and her friends. We love the dainty pink and grey polka dot theme. Each girl received personalized lunchboxes filled with card making supplies so they could decorate their own Valentine’s Day cards. Sweet treats included heart cake…
January 26, 2012
Fly Away With Me Valentine Guest Dessert Feature
How great is this submission that we received from Gwynn at Gwynn Wasson Designs? We have received some fun submissions from Gwynn in the past like this one and this one. Gwynn created this “Come Fly Away With Me” party for her sons and their friends. We love the airplane cutlery holders {how creative!}. The party was a mix of girls and boys so Gwynn incorporated pink hearts, fluffy clouds and vintage bi-planes. Hovering just…
January 26, 2012
Truly Scrumptious Guest Dessert Feature
Today is Australia Day. To pay homage to our friends down under, we are starting the day with this beautiful party from Lillian of Lily Chic Events. She styled this party for her twin daughters 2nd birthday party. The theme was ‘Truly Scrumptious’ from the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Her girls were born at 25 weeks and spent almost 200 days in the hospital when they were born. She didn’t get to give them…
January 26, 2012
Giving Thanks
My friend Jessie of Rountree sent me these gorgeous flowers the other day and now I’m sending them virtually to you to thank you all. I’m currently sitting in my bed, finally reflecting over the excitement over the last few days. Between the book announcement and a video trailer for the book yesterday, I feel like jelly sitting here. I can barely move any part of my body, but I have to move these…
January 24, 2012
Sweet Designs Book Cover Reveal & Pre-Order!
Scroll down to see praise for Sweet Designs
Wow, I can’t believe the day has finally come to show you the cover of my book…..
Sweet Designs: Bake It, Craft It, Style It.
I think you all know that this has been a true labor of love to work on this. It has taken over two years, and this year alone I’ve been consumed with it. But I’m so proud of it. More proud…
January 23, 2012
Pretty Pink Butterfly Guest Dessert Feature
This pink butterfly party was sent to us from Sara at Sara Baig Designs. She designed this party for her client’s twin daughter’s first birthday. The theme was Pretty in Pink and she mixed polka dots, butterflies, gerber daisies and lace to create a sweet soiree! Treats included a butterfly cake, cupcakes, and cookies, as well as fresh fruit, candy and strawberry milk. Scroll down below to see the vendor credits.
To see some more…
January 23, 2012
Storybook Fairytale Guest Dessert Feature
Once upon a time, there was a very sweet little girl who loved Barbie and princesses. Along came her “fairy party planner” Pauline, who created a 5th birthday party that she would never forget. All of her favorite stories like Princess & The Pea, Goldilocks, Jack & The Beanstalk and Snow White were integrated into her party. The girls at the party were tempted to eat the glossy cherry red apple cake pops, as well…
January 23, 2012
Getting To Know Our Team: “Commander in Sweets” Lisa
In an effort for you to get to know us a little bit better, we have shared with you interviews with Natalie, Jo and Arisara. I almost can’t believe that I haven’t introduced you to our Commander in Sweets Lisa. For those of you who do not know Lisa already, she is my right hand gal. After being in the music industry for over 15 years, Lisa joined our team part time over 3 years…
January 20, 2012
Cowgirl Tea Party Guest Dessert Feature
This dessert table was sent to us by Michelle at Cakewalk. She styled the table for her daughter’s 5th birthday party. Her daughter is all girl so Michelle wanted to create a cow-girly tea party using a chic pink, black and white palette. On the menu was horse-branded grilled cheese (clever!) Dessert included the pretty cake, horse shoe cookies, cowgirl hat cake pops, and cupcakes. The little cowgirls were invited to decorate their own cowgirl…
January 20, 2012
Valentine’s Day Guest Dessert Feature
Valentine’s Day is approaching quickly and you can’t celebrate Valentine’s Day without sweets. Well, you can, but what fun would that be? This Valentine’s Day dessert table was sent to us by Katie from Petite Social. Katie wanted to reuse her Christmas decorations and incorporated rustic branches, dark woods, browns, blushes, and deep red hues for her cookie decorating party. A branch display with hearts attached by a clothespin was a simple and creative centerpiece.…
January 20, 2012
Lovely Luau Guest Dessert Feature
The temperatures are starting to drop in New York and this submission was the perfect medicine for the winter blues. This party was sent to us by Monique from Darling Details. She created this party for a little girl’s 10th birthday. Her mother asked for a “Hawaiian luau” that was not too girly. The spunky color palette and props like tiki faces and a van carrying surfboards were perfect for the theme . We love…
January 19, 2012
Woodland Guest Dessert Feature
The table was sent to us by one of our readers, Mary. For her daughter Zara’s 4th birthday, Mary chose a woodland animals theme. Homemade treats included hedgehog cupcakes {fantastic!}, meringue pollen drops, chocolate dipped strawberry ladybugs, Bambi bites cookies, woodland berry jelly cups, butterfly fairy bread and fruity wands. To wash it all down, Dew Drops and Cranberry Tikle Tea in Chinotto bottles {collected over weeks!} were also offered. Giving this party an extra…
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Aran Goyoaga’s “Cannelle et Vanille” Portfolio Site August 6, 2009
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to collaborate with Aran Goyoaga, the very talented food stylist and photographer of Cannelle et Vanille blog. Not only does Aran have an incredible eye for detail in her styling and photography, but her desserts actually taste delicious! To my delight, Aran was as sweet in person as her desserts look on screen. { Read More }
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Martha Blogger Event August 6, 2010
Here I am with Darcy Miller of Martha Stewart and Kim of the TomKat Studio With Aran of Cannelle Vanille {and baby!} and Maria of Ritzy Bee With soon-to-be mommy Karen of Sunday Suppers and new mommy Joanna of A Cup of Jo With Meaghan of the Decorated Cookie I’m here today for a post about the Martha Blogger event from last night. This was a beautiful event that the Martha crew put together {of course! { Read More }
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