Need I mention my adoration of sweet stuff on sticks again? I suppose not, but seriously, how cute are these macarons in flower pots? Find the how-tos HERE at Trissalicious.
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Celebrate National Punctuation Day
I am a firm believer in th
e proper use of punctuation, so imagine my glee upon reading The Washington Post‘s (note the use of a possessive apostrophe) Metro section this morning that today is National Punctuation Day, founded by Jeff Rubin in 2004. Learn more about National Punctuation Day HERE. To celebrate, the founder is hosting a … Read More ...
Inspiration: Faux Bois
I posted on Amy Atlas’s dessert tables almost a year ago (see the post HERE), and I’ve been following her work since. She’s completely brilliant. See her fall table inspiration HERE. And click HERE for the template to make the acorn and leaf garland.
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Cake Stand Ideas
Visit Martha Stewart’s Crafts Department blog for a round up of ideas for dressing up cake stands. Find the inspiration and links to how-tos HERE.
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A Truly Aussie Sandwich
Want to declare your love for and/or loyalty to Australia? Now you may do so via your sandwich. Check out the lunch punch, an Australia shaped sandwich cutter. Also available at Lunch Punch, puzzle pieces, some critters, more land masses (coming soon), and some vehicles (coming soon).
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E. L. Fudge Halloween Ghosts
Check out T. Matthews Fine Art for the how-tos on making these cute ghosts from E. L. Fudge cookies. Find the instructions HERE.
Looking for the best fudge recipes Check out our World’s best fudge Recipes board on Pinterest and our roundup of boozy fudge recipes here. Still, want more fudge? Check out this Traditional Fudge recipe book
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Apple Popcorn Balls – Edible Teacher Gifts
I find these apple caramel popcorn balls insanely cute, and it’s not just because I’m obsessed with sweet things on sticks. Find the how-tos HERE at Conversations with a Cupcake.
Looking for some amazing Popcorn flavors? Check out these yummy and amazing variety of popcorn flavored salts
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Cookie Decorating Tutorial: Flooding
As one who has devoted over a decade to cookie decorating (and teaching others to decorate cookies), I fully appreciate the well-constructed, beautifully photographed tutorial on flooding found HERE at Sweetopia. Beginners and experts alike will find this lovely guide informative.
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Halloween Scary Treats
Woman’s Day had so many edible craft ideas for Halloween, I need look no where else for the next month. Find ideas HERE and HERE and even HERE. A small sampling:
Make spiderweb pizza, skeleton cupcakes, enchanted witch brooms, and these creepy monster fingers.
[tags]Halloween, party food, entertaining[/tags]
The Collision of Food and Literature
Literature and food comprise two central components of my life (friends have mocked me for citing Shakespeare and Wordsworth in my book on cookie decorating for goodness sake), so imagine my joy at finding literary food porn, where literature and food converge. Browse the long list of labels for references to just about any food you can imagine, from … Read More ...
Halloween Frankenstein Cookie Tutorial
Flickr, for those of you who don’t know, is a photo sharing web site. And yet it’s so much more than a photo sharing web site. Learn how to decorate Frankenstein cookies with a fondant flooding technique through step-by-step photographs HERE, through the flickr group, The Fondant.com Club. And see the entire photostream for fondant.com HERE, … Read More ...
Arrr….a Sweet Matey
In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, visit Family Fun HERE for all kinds of pirate-y party inspiration, like this treasure chest cake or pirate ship.
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An All New Bakerella…
…but still everything we love. Check out her sweet new site HERE at bakerella.com.… Read More ...
Halloween Drinkables, part 2
And create the mood for your drinkables with these tumblers or DIY spooky soda bottles, found All You.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Creative Cakes
The results of the Cookie Magazine Creative Cake Contest are in. Click HERE to see the ten oh-so-clever finalists.
[tags]cake decorating, contest[/tags]
