True eye candy: a Valentine’s Day gingerbread house. Spotted on Craftzine and made by craftastica, see the post HERE, including tips on how to make your own.
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Spy Party and Lego Agent Cake
Find tips on making this fabulous Lego “Agent” cake (and tips on throwing a spy-themed party) HERE at Roots and Wings Co.
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Olympic Nanaimo Bars
Find the how-tos for making nanaimo bars HERE at the kitchn, including a link to the Olympic Rings cookie cutter by the Vermont-based company, Ann Clark (love this cookie cutter supplier).
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Vintage Valentines with Edible Ink
I’ve been wanting to try frosting sheets and edible ink cartridges
for ages upon ages, so I’m glad bakerella took the leap. Read of her trials and tribulations and ultimate stunning success in turning vintage Valentine’s into gorgeous heart cookie pops HERE.
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Kid-Friendly Heart Day Ideas
The Crafty Crow is always a great go-to for kid-friendly ideas, like this candy heart wreath by Se7en + 1 , neopolitan cookies by Make Something Yummy, or these rose cupcake colors by Chica and Jo. (Click on the photos or the blog links for how-tos.)
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Pretty Heart Lollipops
Find the recipe and h0w-tos for making these pretty stained glass heart cookie pops HERE at Sweet Paul.
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Rockin’ Lollipops
So loving these guitar lollipop covers from zakka life. Find the how-tos and printable HERE.
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Heart Whoopie Pies
Find a recipe to make these red velvet whoopie pie hearts HERE at Annie’s Eats.
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Meringue Swans
Find the how-tos for crafting these beautiful meringue swans HERE at The Cookie Fairy (translated from Hebrew, thanks to google). And I happened to be over at CakeSpy this morning and saw yet anoooother meringue swans recipe HERE. I think two sightings might qualify as a trend?
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Rice Krispie Treat Heart Pops
You can’t go wrong with the classics (or stuff on sticks). Find the recipe for making these cute Rice Krispie treat hearts on a stick HERE at What The Fruitcake?!
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Cherry Tomato Hearts
An idea for a Valentine’s appetizer: cherry tomato hearts pierced by Cupid’s arrow (ie. toothpick). Find the how-tos and a recipe for cocktail sauce HERE at Eye Candy.
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Better Food Photography
Quality photographs are vital for good blogs. When I choose edible crafts for this column, I’m immediately drawn to fabulous photos. I lack skills and struggle with my own food photography, so I certainly appreciate the wisdom of others, especially when such wisdom is concisely and brilliantly conveyed as in this slideshow from chow. CLICK HERE to see 10 … Read More ...
Kelly Ripa’s Cake Off for Cancer
I’ve been hearing tons about Kelly Ripa’s cake-off, mostly from my fellow bloggers and foodies, some of whom get to go to NYC and participate. Kelly Ripa joined Cake Boss’s Buddy Valastro and five teams of our fellow bloggers to decorate cakes for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Vote for your favorite and for each vote, Electrolux donates $1 to … Read More ...
DIY Octopus Cake
Visit Ohdeedoh for instructions on making this oversized Octopus cake. With Rice Krispie treat and Fruit Loop tentacles, no less.
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Conversation Heart Cookies
CakeSpy beat me to it….I was juuuuust about to make my own conversation heart cookies over at my blog when lo and behold the always clever CakeSpy–via her gig at Serious Eats–created these lovelies. Find the how-tos HERE.
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