More homages to the Royal Wedding: scone (or cupcake) toppers from Make the Best of Everything!. Find tips on making the English-themed toppers HERE.… Read More ...
Teddy Bear Ice Cream Cone
I don’t know who created this cuteness on an ice cream cone. Spotted HERE, if anyone knows the original source, please send!… Read More ...
Modern Cowboy Party for Every Age
How do you host a party to accommodate everyone you need to invite, toddlers and kids and grown-ups, with limited time to throw it all together? Stephanie of Spaceships and Laserbeams did exactly that for her 35th. This post will be unusually long because I must share the details. I’m already planning my 35th. (Technically, my third 35th, ahem.)
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Elvis Cupcakes
These would’ve been perfect for my Vegas wedding. Find these and others HERE at Sugar Swings!.… Read More ...
Foodiggity Accepting Food Art Submissions
Calling all food artists… whether you create food-inspired artwork or art from food itself, Foodiggity is starting a new feature, Food Art Fridays, and accepting submissions to be featured. Find more details HERE.… Read More ...
Easter Dessert Tables from Pizzazzerie
Find tips and resources for putting together this lovely pink and yellow Easter dessert table HERE at Pizzazzerie (loving the basket cupcake holders). I’ll warn you that the giveaway in the post is over (so sorry, everybody, that I didn’t spot this earlier). But… how about some free printables? Find another bright and cheery Easter party HERE at Pizzazzerie, … Read More ...
Painted Cookies
Check out these darling cookies that Putti Amma of Putti Prapancha sent me, painted as a kid’s birthday party activity. I love this idea, and I’ve painted cookies with my daughter, too. Then lo and behold I followed her link and it was to my other blog. Whatta small world! And she is right, we’ve used both the markers … Read More ...
Rice Krispie Treat Easter Dessert Table AND a $100 Giveaway
Check out this crazy adorable dessert table devoted to Rice Krispie Easter treats HERE at Cute as a Fox. And learn to make the chicks. And a wow to the topiary, by the way. The table was created by Ashley’s team for the Kelloggs Rice Krispies Making Memories Challenge. Find links on Ashley’s site HERE to all of the … Read More ...
Twinkie Xanax Cupcakes, An Homage to a Queen, and a Giveaway
All in one post over at Sweetology! Check out these Xanax cupcake toppers made from Twinkies (oh Twinkies, is there anything you can’t become?), as inspired by the awesomeness over at one of my favorite sites, Confessions of a Cookbook Queen, to whom Trish of Sweetology also made a cupcake homage. And Sweetology is giving away a set of Americolor … Read More ...
April Fool’s Day Neapolitan Party
As created by Nicole of Tradewind Tiaras and featured HERE on The TomKat Studio. Clever, darling, brilliant… all my go-to words apply here. “Ostensibly… Fudgsicles?” “Presumably…Ice Cream Cones?” “Maybe… Milkshakes?” Check out the details and what each of these really are HERE.
Disposable Royal Wedding
A “Disposable Royal Wedding” from artist Suzi Kemp. I think Prince William and Miss Catherine couldn’t go wrong if they went this route. Find it HERE.
Homemade Cheese
Last month, the folks at Sterling Publishing gave away two great books , Ashley English’s Home Dairy and Keeping Bees. Well, the winner, Emily, made some cheese! Read all about it HERE at The Handmade Experiment. I’m so glad to see our giveaways go to such great use. Thanks, Sterling! And thanks Emily!
Easter Egg Decorating Ideas Submission
Bettina asked a good question: Do the Easter egg decorating ideas I called for HERE have to be edible? I’m going to have to say no. Not at all. Because I’m loving her eggs needle felted over 4-inch Styrofoam eggs. These eggs are from Bettina Groh of Glass Dragon Teddy Bears in Missouri.
Thanks Bettina! And if you have any … Read More ...
Vintage Butterfly-Themed Party
And I just went to another darling butterfly party myself yesterday… Check out all the charming details of this butterfly party from With Joy HERE. Loving the container of dipped Oreos, the cupcakes and that bunting on the cake. And even though it’s not edible, I had to share the crayons in the silver baby cups. Even the crayons … Read More ...
Cupcakes Made of Cookies
I’m guessing because Callye of The Sweet Adventures of 
Sugarbelle could not get any more perfect with her two-dimensional cookies, she decided to go skyward. Check out her colorful cupcake cookies HERE.… Read More ...