A couple weeks back I posted HERE on the Snyder Pretze
l Rollercoaster contest. Well, lookie what one of our readers came up with! . I love the little pretzel car with Cheerio wheels. (I also suggest a visit to her crafty, clever site, dollarstorecrafts.com.)… Read More ...
Make a Sweet Shirt for Dad
I saw this shirt and tie cake on Wilton.com (an endless resource for sweet ideas) and clicked over to post right away. I don’t know why this struck me so. I’ve piped thousands of shirts and ties for Father’s Day on cookies when working at the shop. Maybe it’s the memory. This just looks so simultaneously funny, serious and well … Read More ...
Gorgeous Layered Jell-O (Again)
I don’t think I’ve actually made Jell-O in about 25 years (that puts me at childhood), and yet I am clearly fascinated by the stuff because I post on it all the time. I suppose it’s just the beautiful possibilities of the oddly textured, colorful, dare I say ethereal, sweet. And all those qualities of beauty are represented by this … Read More ...
Free Foodie Printables from Martha
Martha Stewart has a slideshow full of food-themed free printables to download here. Find such goodies as these drink parasols, pie chart, freezer labels, and cooking measure cheat sheet.
DIY Icing Colors from Fruit and Veggies
Visit meals at home for how-tos on creating your own, natural, tinted icing from veggie and fruit juices HERE. As a cookie decorator, I’m afraid natural tints as these won’t meet every need I have for super-intricate designs (I simply must use the fake stuff for the vibrancy of Elvis’s sparkly jump suit), but I love this idea. So … Read More ...
Dress Up a Cake with Paper
I love the simple beauty of this cake wrap. Find the how-tos for creating your own HERE at craft stylish.… Read More ...
Make a Cupcake Bouquet
I found this idea via the ever-lovely and resourceful Gordon Gossip. The video how-to for creating cupcake bouquets from can be found HERE at Studio 5.… Read More ...
DIY Cake and Cupcake Stands
Visit Design*Sponge for how-tos on crafting your own cake and cupcake stands from old plates and candlesticks. All the instructions are HERE, including how to create a silhouette on the plate.… Read More ...
Lime Ice Cubes
This belongs in the “easy, great idea” category: lime ice cubes. Perfect for an outdoor party. Find the idea here at Let’s Entertain, originally from myrecipes.com.… Read More ...
CakeSpy Teaches us About Deception
Find how-tos on passing off store bought desserts as your own HERE at the fabulous CakeSpy.… Read More ...
Cupcake Decorating Ideas
In honor of her new cupcake book, Martha Stewart has a slideshow of cupcake decorating ideas HERE. Ideas include this faux bois, sugared flowers, and this flower cupcake.
Sweets Station Ideas
Find ideas for creating a dessert bar (for your wedding or any party) HERE at brides.com. Love the ice cream float station. 
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Summer Sweets from Wilton
Wilton.com always has tons of dessert ideas, including these for summer: a sandcastle cake, ice cream pops, and this mini sunshine cake.
Pop-Tart Madness
I’ve been seeing all kinds of commercials and ads for Pop-Tarts
lately…more than I recall ever seeing. Plus, the ads offer all kinds of ideas for dressing up your Pop-Tarts. Their web site does as well. Visit poptarts.com for ideas or submit your own. Find ideas HERE, like frozen pop tarts or ice cream toppers. Plus you can download … Read More ...
Hey, Canadians! Win Martha’s New Cupcake Book
Visit Seven Spoons before Wednesday, June 10th to enter to win a copy of Martha Stewart’s new Cupcake Book. Find details HERE. (Canadians only.)… Read More ...