What a great and scary idea for a summer party. Find the how-tos for crafting this watermelon T-Rex at Three8six.com.… Read More ...
Butterfly Cookie Tutorial
Find a lovely (and detailed) buttterfly cookie tutorial HERE at the also-lovely Sweetopia. The blogger also has a lovely list of lovely links and references (and I’m not just saying that cuz I’m in the links). Really. Very lovely. And as cookie decorating occupies a huge portion of my existence, and after spending ten years offering/writing tutorials and instructions … Read More ...
Wrap Your Gift in Cupcake Liners
As one of edible crafts, I love when our goods translate to other facets of life. Like the all-important life facet of gift wrapping. Learn how to create a cupcake liner flower HERE at Martha, a cute craft I found.… Read More ...
Sweet “Burger and Fries” for Dad
Find the how-tos for creating these cupcake and cookie burger and fries at Bakerella. You can also download templates for the container and fry baggies. Too cute… I’ve made these burgers before. I think they were originally from Clare Crespo’s Hey There Cupcake book. (Side note: a great site to check out, Clare Crespo’s Yummy Fun.)… Read More ...
Funky Popsicle Molds
Who knew there were such fascinating options for popsicle molds? The Kitchn, where I found these goodies. Find their roundup of popsicle molds and where to buy them HERE, including this rocket ship mold. The Kitchn also led me to this slideshow of cool (pun intended) molds HERE at Country Living, such as this pop ring… Read More ...
Test Your Candy Wrapper Smarts
This is purely a “just for fun” post. Visit Candy Addict for the candy wrapper alphabet quiz. They provide a letter (all 26 in fact), and you have to guess to what candy wrapper said letter belongs. It’s tougher than I thought. I only got 12.… Read More ...
DIY Maraschino Cherries
It never even occurred to me to make my own maraschino cherries, but the recipe found HERE on Cupcake Project sounds so delectable, I might have to try it. Whatta better topper for cupcakes and cocktails than the store-bought versions.
There’s something wonderfully nostalgic about a jar of maraschino cherries. They remind me of those childhood “special occasion” sundaes where … Read More ...
Fishy Lemons
I love the brilliance of this “fish” lemon garnish from Ravenous Couple. Find step-by-step photographs for creating the clever fishy from a lemon here.
Are you hosting an under the sea themed party? check out these Under the Sea party decorations
. Perfect for Mermaid, Spongebob and beach-themed parties too.… Read More ...
A Sweet New Shop from a Teenage Witch
Some sweet news: Melissa Joan Hart (as in Sabrina the Teenage Witch) and her mom, Paula, have opened up a frozen yogurt, gelato, baked goods and candy shop that I can only imagine is a cute as it looks on the site. Find information on “Sweet Harts” at their site here. The store is located in Sherman Oaks, … Read More ...
Candy Cakes from Martha
Since I’ve been getting into easy decorating with candy lately, I of course love this candy cake slideshow from Martha. Some of my faves: this licorice lace cake, this jellybean cake, this truffle tower cake, and out of season, I suppose, but I love this peppermint cake still.
Pretzel Rollercoaster Update
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 ...