Visit The Wedding Chicks before Monday June 22 (hurry!) to enter to win a gorgeous cake stand from Raise The Cake. Click HERE for details. Make sure to stop by Raise The Cake and browse their unique stands or even create your own.
… Read More ...Make a Knitting Basket Cake
Visit Cake Journal for how-tos on crafting this cute knitting basket cake. Cake Journal is filled with all kinds of sweet tutorials, so you’ll be sure to find plenty of inspiration.
… Read More ...iDiY Roundup: Free Paper Bag Printables
iDiY has a great roundup of free paper bag printables HERE. Goodies include these popcorn bags from Mushy and cute favor bags from the Wedding Chicks.
… Read More ...Cheetos Lip Balm?
Hmmm… Edible crafts that shouldn’t be: Cheetos Lip Balm, Colgate frozen entrees, Burger King fragrance.
… Read More ...DIY Drink Umbrellas
I love this idea from ALL YOU. You can match your cocktail’s adornment with the rest of your party. Find the how-tos for crafting your own cocktail umbrellas HERE.
… Read More ...Cupcake Meets Veggies (A Must-See Short!)
This is truly edible crafts at its finest. I found this short film, Sweet Dreams, by Kristen Lepore at dessert girl. Sweet Dreams tells the tale of a contruction worker cupcake in his sweet-filled world who fulfills his (or her?) dream and builds a sailboat for the sea, only to find himself stranded in a vegetable land. See what ensues … Read More ...
Fondant Recipe and Tutorial
I love this cake at blogoye.org/kuhinjica. Reminds me of Alice in Wonderland. Find a recipe for homemade fondant and a tutorial on crafting the decor HERE. (Scroll down for English.)
… Read More ...Martha’s Cookie Favor Slideshow
And now for Part 2, the cookie favor slideshow from Martha Stewart Weddings. Aaahh, a slideshow after my own heart. Find these fortune cookies, cutely packaged sandwich cookies, and my favorite, these cookie bags.
… Read More ...Martha’s Candy Favor Slideshow
Even five years after my wedding (in Vegas!), I still love the wedding sites. But so many ideas translate nicely to real life for parties, favors and gifts. (Yes, I said real life as in comparison to wedding planning.) Martha Stewart Weddings is all about DIY right now, and here is their candy favor slideshow, including these cute lollipop … Read More ...
Looks Like Bagel, Tastes Like Doughnut
Tee hee… check out this doughnut in a bagel costume. Silly CakeSpy created this doughnut that looks exactly like a bagel with cream cheese. Find the recipe and how-tos HERE.
… Read More ...Have a Shot of Frosting
The frosting shot… what brilliance. Is this a brand new trend or have I just somehow missed it until now? I learned of this treat from Cupcakes Take the Cake, a go-to site for cupcake lovers. They first informed us of the frosting shot, as found at select bakeries, HERE. It’s exactly as it sounds–a shot of frosting. And … Read More ...
Craft a Watermelon T-Rex
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.)
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