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: A Fun, Easy Craft for Cocktails, Mocktails, and Summer Parties
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.
There’s something wonderfully cheeky about popping a tiny umbrella into a drink. Even the most ordinary lemonade suddenly feels like it’s on holiday. Over the years, I’ve learned that if … 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.
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.)… Read More ...