Visit Tip Junkie to find a roundup of baby shower food ideas. Included: these melon ball cups (found on flickr here), these baby cupcakes found on Taste and Tell and these butterfly truffle pops found on My Little Cupcake Blog.
Fiesta Cocktails
Sangria, margaritas, mojitos… Southern Living has a great slideshow of 10 cool cocktails for entertaining including this blue margarita. My favorites? Sangria Blanco and Tequila Mojitos.
Bubblegum Bouquet
These easy bubblegum daisies all wrapped up, found on Vintage Glam Weddings, are offered as rehearsal bouquets or a flower girl gift, but they’d also make a great kid’s birthday party favor. Or grown-up birthday party favor. Find the how-tos here. And I have a vague memory of seeing these on one of the fabulous daily roundups at
Say It With Coffee
Oh glorious coffee, is there no end to your wonders? Now you can speak through your liquid gold with these coffee stencils
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Finale Eggy Homage
OK, last Easter post… some interesting takes on eggs. First, Scraps and Whatnot gives us this how-to for cascarones (or hollowed egg shells filled with confetti).
Next, The Cooking Photographer provides her recipe for these “Bird’s Nest Cookies” made with macaroons.
And lastly, find these eggs decorated with chocolate dots and more inspiration at At Down Under.
Washington Post Peeps Show Results!!!
As I promised I’d bring you the Washington Post’s Third Annual Peeps Show results, here they are. And this likely marks the end of my Peeps posting obsession as Easter is tomorrow. Scrolling through the top 40 (of over 1000) entries on the Post site really is a treat. The winner is “Night Peeps,” a recreation of the painting, Nighthawks … Read More ...
Sweet Sunflowers
So these cutest-ever cupcakes on this cutest-ever blog leads us to one of the cutest-ever baking tools… the Sunflower Plunger/Cutter Set. Find the cupcakes HERE at Sweetopia. I love the design of this site. It makes me want to be really tiny and jump into the computer for the day and hang out at Sweetopia. The blogger used the … Read More ...
Jellybean Bracelets
These jellybean bracelets from Mrs. D. Lightful are so simple and clever. Definitely in the “why didn’t I think of that?” category. Find the how-tos HERE on Mrs. D. Lightful. I originally found the post on The Crafty Crow (another must-read, kid-friendly blog that I’ve gushed about before).… Read More ...
Homemade Snack Cake Lookalikes
See the snack cake double take slide show at Parents.com to make your own versions of these store-bought treats. For example: cream filled cupcakes, vanilla sponge cakes and these coconut rounds.
Easy Hibiscus Ice Cream for Spring
I adore ice cream. Adore. And it’s only natural that I, she of edible crafts, make my own. But I don’t and never have. Living in spaces too small to ever justify buying an ice cream maker, I’ve not done it. But Simplicious has inspired me to start making ice cream sans ice cream maker. Visit Simplicious for an easy … Read More ...
Cupcake Easter Baskets from Bakerella
Find the instructions to make these cupcake Easter “baskets” HERE from bakerella, including how-tos for wrapping as favors!… Read More ...
Sweet Egg Dioramas
Visit Southern Living to learn how to craft these beautiful and delicate egg shell kaleidoscopes made from sugar, part of a slideshow of 20 Spring desserts. Other desserts include these baby cakes and strawberry biscuit trifle.
Edibles for Your Easter Table
Find a slideshow of 8 sweet ideas for your Easter table from FamilyFun.com, such as these jellybean carrot favors, ducky ice cream, and sparkly edible napkin rings.
Deviled Egg Chicks
What a clever idea to make little devilish chicks from eggs. A nice twist on the same old hard-boiled ones this time of year. Find the how-tos here at “Savoring Time in the Kitchen.”… Read More ...
For Drinkers…
Love cocktails and all things liquor-related? Check out Liqurious. It’s similar in format to the foodie showcases tastespotting or foodgawker in that you submit your drink photo and link for all the world to see. And find liquor inspiration. To submit, click here. (You’ll need to register.) The above photo, as seen on Liqurious, is a manhattan from the … Read More ...