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Assembling the cheesecake lollipops is fun! Just cover your lollipops in chocolate dip, coconut, chopped almonds, chopped pistachios, crumbled graham crackers, sprinkles, dots, confetti or anything else that strikes your fancy.
Ingredients:
1 batch of cheesecake
1/2 pound of chocolate
2 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of heavy cream
Lollipop sticks (if you can't find lollipop sticks, you can use straws or thick skewers)
Directions:
1. Cover the cheesecake in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for several hours to overnight.
2. Scoop 2 ounces of the cheesecake, form it into a ball and place it on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
3. Insert a lollipop stick into the cheesecake ball.
4. Freeze the cheesecake pops until very cold, about 2-3 hours to overnight.
5. Melt the chocolate into the butter and heavy cream over a double boiler and turn off the heat.
6. Dip the frozen cheesecake lollipops into the chocolate ganache and then into any decorations that you want and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
7. Refrigerator the overnight.
For a cheesecake recipe or more inspiration visit PoshPosh
Can't wait to accent the party with these treats !!
Check out more photos of this vintage wedding with a warm and colorful reception at AnnPaul Photographers
Cactus Candle Favors found here
Cupcake Wrappers found here
Free Printable Love Bird Cupcake Toppers
2" in Size
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All of these DIY Wedding projects can be accomplished by anybody of any skill level, and April with April Foster Events truly shows that a wedding is not about the size of your budget, but the size of your creative imagination.
Using fabric for inspiration it can be scanned and traced into a printable file to use.
For DIY instructions for the pinwheels, Chocolate-dipped Rice Krispy Treats, fabric covered lampshades, framed matted photos, and escort card door display visit Elizabeth Anne Designs.
One of our blog readers over at Growing Your Grass Greener sent some photos of a party she threw using our free printables...She incorporated them into a jewelry themed party...Thanks for sharing Julie...
Yes, free printable cupcake toppers and banners....have fun!!!
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If you are interested in making these lovelies..check out the tutorial on Glorious Treats...wouldn't your party guests be surprised by your creativity.
FREE Printable Hydrangea Bunting
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Found this inspiration on Inspired Creations
The design centers on a gorgeous sweetheart table with a sweet candy buffet acting as centerpiece. Pretty glass vessels are filled with rock candy, salt water taffy, Jordan almonds, and chocolate candies. The table is draped in rich blue and apple green linens with gorgeous satin chair sashes. Favor crackers were made from tissue paper rolls covered in wax paper and tied with ribbons, designed to resemble individually wrapped salt water taffy candies. Floral and fruit garlands accent the tables.
Crystal Place Card Holders found here
FREE Printable Cupcake Toppers - Can Be Used Also as Bunting or Stickers and Tags Click Here
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Accent any event with these new favor kits from Accent the Party....great for filling with any treating you think your wedding party guests might enjoy!!
Make these adorable Pie Cupcakes with Blue and Red M&M's, vanilla frosting with 4 drops of yellow food coloring and 1 1/2 Teaspoons of unsweetened cocoa. Thats all you need to make these adorable treats for your guests. A huge hit and so dang adorable...it should be a crime to eat them!!
Print the 2" diameter rose designs on standard paper or cardstock and cut or punch them out. Make 2 small slits near the top and the weave a 1/4-inch ribbon through. For streamers, ribbons are a more polished alternative to crepe paper; the pre-pleated ribbon used to make these swags comes in various widths.
Sugar Cookie Dough
3 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 tablespoon slices
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 drops red food coloring
1 cup miniature semi sweet morsels
Glaze
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2-3 tablespoons milk green paste food coloring OR 15-20 drops green food coloring
Find all the fun instructions at the link posted above.
You'll need:
- 9 sheets of tissue paper, your choice of color for each pom pom
- 3 lengths Floral wire (about 7 inches)
- 3 Thin dowel rods or wooden shishkabob sticks cut to desired lengths
- Small block of floral foam
- Small pot or other container
- Embellishments for pot
- Sharp scissors
Steps:
-Sheets are 20 inches wide, so unfold the pack and cut it half.
-Open up the cut sheets and lay them on top of each other to make a stack of 18 (or however many you are using) sheets
-Cut the stack to 8 inches wide.
-The remaining 18 inches is the perfect size for a big tissue ball...you use the exact same method to make a big one as a small one.
-Take your 8 x 10 inch stack of papers and cut it in half so you get two 8 x 5 stacks. You only need one of these stacks for a tissue pouf.
-The 5x8 stack will be accordion folded on the long side
-With the accordion fold all squeezed together, wrap the floral wire around the center then twist the ends so they are tightly secured
-cut the ends in a semi-circle so there is a nice scalloped edge when they are opened
-Take each sheet individually and pull them gently up to the center -When you pull up the sheets, alternate pulling them to the left and right of center. This will give a nice ball shape
LUVIN this chic yet inexpensive wedding inspiration... JL Designs put together a beautiful table top using string pendants. They blew up a balloon, wraped it with string, slathered it in fabric stiffener, let it dry, and then popped the balloon - SUPER cheap and SUPER different...
The Love Letter Opener Favors were found at Accent the Party.
Cake: -The bottom layer is devils food with miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips added, the middle layer is white cake, the top layer is red velvet. Decoration: -Start by drawing out the design on a sheet of white paper -Put the drawing behind a sheet of wax or parchment paper -Trace -Dry for 24 hours, then place around cake…no frosting “glue” needed
Check it out at I Am Baker
Print the 3" diameter baby shower designs on standard paper or cardstock and cut or punch them out. Make 2 small slits near the top and the weave a 1/4-inch ribbon through. For streamers, ribbons are a more polished alternative to crepe paper; the pre-pleated ribbon used to make these swags comes in various widths.
Print the 3" diameter baby shower designs on standard paper or cardstock and cut or punch them out. Make 2 small slits near the top and the weave a 1/4-inch ribbon through. For streamers, ribbons are a more polished alternative to crepe paper; the pre-pleated ribbon used to make these swags comes in various widths.
Chocolate Nest Recipe
Makes 12 Takes
15 minutes to make, plus chilling Ingredients
* 100g butter, cubed
* 1 tbsp cocoa powder
* 50g milk chocolate buttons
* 75g golden syrup
* 4 Shredded Wheat
* 36 mini chocolate eggs
Method: How to make chocolate nests
1. Put the butter into a medium bowl, then add the cocoa powder, chocolate buttons and golden syrup. Microwave on high for 1 minute 30 seconds, or until melted, then stir to mix everything together. Tip For this recipe you'll need a 4.5cm wide, 2.5cm deep 12-bun patty tin (a small fairy cake tin) and 12 paper cake cases.
2. Hold 1 Shredded Wheat over the bowl and squeeze in your hand to crumble it in. Repeat with the other 3 Shredded Wheat. Stir to mix evenly.
3. Line the patty tin with 12 paper cake cases and put a generous tablespoonful of mixture into each of the paper cases. Press the centre of each nest with your fingers to make a slight dip, then arrange 3 mini chocolate eggs in each of the dips. Chill for 30 minutes before eating.
What a cute idea....just in time for a spring party
Here's what you'll need:
•Mini lemon or other yellow muffins. (Find the lemon muffin recipe and full instructions here)
•Container of lemon frosting
•Mini muffin liners (Yellow if you can find them- I could only find white)
•Yellow regular sized muffin liners
•A package of wooden skewers
•Styrofoam or floral foam
•Clay pot and saucer (In whatever size you'd like)
•Green straws
•Green and brown card stock
•Eyelet punch
•Scissors, craft knife, and glue
Fairy Bowls:
Here’s what you need:
Balloons
White glue
Jute
Paint brushes
Green, pink and yellow (or any color) tissue paper and
Evergreens and acorn tops.
Directions:
1. Find evergreens and acorn tops outside. Spread them out and dry.
2. Blow up the balloons to the size of bowl you want to make. Cut a length of jute and tie it around the end of the balloon.
3. Cut the green tissue paper into long, thick strips. Cut the other colors into smaller pieces. Take the glue and water it down just a little bit to make it easier to spread. Start by wrapping a few pieces of green around the balloon and gluing them down, mix the other colors in, then start layering the green on to make a bowl around the balloon.
4. Once you get through a few layers, start adding in the evergreens and acorns, wrapping the green tissue paper and glue it down.
5. After you’ve got enough layers, hang the balloon in a window overnight to dry.
6. The next day, take the balloons down and carefully pop the balloon, peeling it out of the bowl. Take the jute off of the top of the balloon.
7. Punch holes in either side of the bowl near the top and string the jute through them.
Courtesy of Our Big Earth
BIRCH COVERED POTS:
Materials:
Terra cotta pots in various sizes
Sheets of birch bark Floral scissors
Hot glue gun
Directions:
1. Break the birch bark into manageable sized pieces (4 or 5 inches long), with jagged edges. (Breaking it by hand, instead of with scissors, will give it jagged edges.)
2. Glue the pieces onto a terra cotta pot, slightly overlapping the edges of the bark (minimizing harsh edges).
3. Using floral scissors, cut strips of bark and glue around the top edge of the pot. Tip: Birch bark is very malleable, but some pieces are thicker than others. If you find that your strip of birch bark is too thick, carefully peel off a layer or two from the back side.
Good Earth Tip: Only use birch bark that’s taken from fallen trees.
For the cookies:
2 cups of all purpose flour
2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
8 tablespoons of unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup of light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 cup of buttermilk, at room temperature
1 ounce of red food coloring
Ingredients:
For the frosting:
8 ounce of cream cheese
5 tablespoons of unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
For the full tutorial visit Annie Eats
Dip heart jellies and marshmallows in chocolate and create these cute Cupid Hearts as your Valtentine treats for your party guests.
Supplies for Chocolate Dipped Hearts:
heart jellies and heart shaped marshmallows
melted chocolate,
spoon
wax paper
party toothpicks with cellophane frills
plastic baggie
sprinkles
Free Printable Valentine Cupcake Picks
Accent the tables with festive cupcake picks for your guests
Open the PDF file with one of the links below and print out on cardstock.
If you're looking for free party supplies and decorations to accent the party with....
Free printable paper chinese laterns Part 3....
How to Make these Laterns
A.. Choose your design from any of the links below and Print out picture
B. Fold the paper in half and cut along the lines
C. Open the paper and tape, staple or glue the left and right edges together. Tape a piece of string or cut out construction paper to the top of the lantern and hang it anywhere you like. You can also make several lanterns with different designs, then hang them on a long string across the room to make a parade of lanterns.
If you still have the time accent the holiday gathering with these cute candy cane cupcakes with xmas trees.....how cute! These will surely delight your guests with holiday cheer.
To decorate these cupcakes, you’ll need:
Cupcakes
Sugar Cones
White Candy Melts
White Sugar crystals
Frosting
Pink Sugar crystals
Candy Canes
Fondant
Icing colors (I used Wilton Dusty Rose & )
Snowflake Sprinkles
Confetti Sprinkles
Cut off the ends of the sugar cones so the tree section is around 3 inches long. Use a serrated knife to carefully cut through the cone without shattering it.
Dip the cone sections in melted white candy coating. If you use a tall plastic cup, it will be easier to coat the entire cone.
Remove and let excess coating fall off.
Sprinkle some white sugar crystals or sanding sugar over entire surface of the cone. Sprinkle over a large bowl and you can reuse the sprinkles.
Set on wax paper to dry completely. When dry, you can redip the bottoms to make sure the cone is completely coated.
Use 6 inch long candy canes and break the handles off so you are left with a straight piece that's around 5 inches long.
Cover the cupcakes with tinted pink frosting.
Fill a small dish with the pink sugar crystals or sanding sugar and press the cupcake tops into the dish until the entire surface is covered with sugar cyrstals.
Dip one end of the candy cane in some of the melted candy coating and insert the other end straight into the cupcake.
Place a Christmas Tree on top of the candy cane and let the candy coating dry and work like a glue.
If you want decorations, it would be a good idea to add them before you attach the tree. Just dot a small amount of coating on the surface and attach a colored sprinkle.
For presents, tint white fondant and shape the fondant into small squares by hand. Then use some of the white fondant, roll it out and use a knife to cut thin strips for ribbon. Attach the white fondant ribbon to the presents with a small dab of water. Then attach the snowflake sprinkles the same way.
Remember, use dense cupcakes instead of light and fluffy ones so the trees will not want to tip.
Or skip the candy canes, use the entire sugar cone and make big trees. Then you won’t have to worry.
1 3/4 cups of cake flour
1/2 cup of Dutch-processed cocoa
1 1/4 tsp. of baking powder
1/2 tsp. of baking soda
1/2 tsp. of salt
1/2 cup of softened butter
1 1/2 cups of sugar
3 large eggs
1 tsp. of vanilla extract
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cups vanilla frosting
Shredded coconut if you want
2 black licorice drops
1 large orange gumdrop
Red shoestring licorice
Red fruit leather
3 starlight mints
3 small gumdrops
2 sticks chocolate licorice
Instructions
Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour two ovenproof glass bowls, one slightly larger than the other. (Note: For our cake, we used one bowl with a 1-liter capacity and 6-inch diameter and the other with a 1 1/2-liter capacity and 7-inch diameter.)
To make the cake, mix the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large mixing bowl. Sift the ingredients onto waxed paper and return to the bowl.
In a separate bowl, blend the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla extract.
Alternately, add the flour mixture and the milk to the batter in thirds, combining well after each addition. Fill the bowls about two thirds full. Bake the smaller cake for about 50 minutes and the larger cake for about 65 minutes.
When done, the surface will spring back when touched and a toothpick inserted in the center will come out clean. Cool in the bowls for 10 minutes. Then invert onto a large, rectangular platter (about 17 by 12 inches) so the cakes resemble a snowman. Cool completely.
Ice the cakes with the vanilla frosting, then sprinkle with shredded coconut, if desired. Add licorice drop eyes, insert an orange gumdrop nose and fashion a broad smile with shoestring licorice.
For the scarf, cut two 2-inch-wide strips of fruit leather, notch the ends and wrap around the neck of the snowman. For the buttons, use starlight mints topped with gumdrops. Finish off the snowman with two chocolate licorice arms. Serves 10 to 12.
Kids' Steps: Measuring and adding the ingredients for the cake batter, and frosting and decorating the cute snowman.
Courtesy of FamilyFun.Go.Com
HOW CUTE and a great way to accent the Christmas or Holiday party for your guests!
All you need is..... Cheese Balls:
Base: 6.5 ounces of cheese (Pepper Medley)
Middle: 4 ounces of cheese (Spinich and Artichoke)
Head: 2.5 ounces of cheese (Light Cucumber Dill)
Find the "how to's" at Fahrenheit 350
Ingredients:
1 package (18-21 oz.) of fudge brownie mix (plus ingredients to make brownies)
24 candy canes
10 ounce chocolate flavored almond bark
Additional decorations such as red jimmies (optional)
1. Line Medium Sheet Pan with a 13 inch piece of Parchment Paper. Lightly spray with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Prepare brownie mix according to package directions. Pour batter into pan. Bake 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs attached. Remove from oven to Stackable Cooling Rack and cool for 20 minutes or until slightly warm.
2. Meanwhile, cut straight ends of candy canes off to form 4 ½ inch sticks using Utility Knife. Place candy cane tops into resealable plastic bag and crush using flat side of Meat Tenderizer, set aside.
3. Using Medium Scoop, scoop brownie into 24 rounded scoops, packing brownie into scoop using hands. (Entire brownie will be used.) Roll brownie scoops into smooth balls. Insert candy cane sticks into centers of balls, mounding brownie around each stick.
4. Place almond bark into Small Batter Bowl. Microwave according to package directions until smooth. Spoon melted bark evenly over each brown ball, turning to coat completely. Allow excess bark to drip off. Dip into reserved crushed candy canes or jimmies and stand upright on a piece of Parchment Paper. Repeat with remaining almond bark, lollipops and crushed candy. Let stand until set. Place into miniature cupcake liners.
Wrap lollipops in cellophane, tie with ribbon, and use as table décor or take home goodies for a special holiday touch.
Courtesy of Clever Parties Blog
2/3 cup of flour
1 18 ounce of roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1 1/2 cups of prepared vanilla frosting
3 cups M&M’S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies
4 strands red licorice laces
Resealable plastic bags
Drinking straw
Christmas light shaped cookie cutter (small)
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Knead the flour into the cookie dough until smooth.
3. Roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. By hand, or using a Christmas light cookie cutter, cut out shapes.
4. With a spatula, gently transfer the cookies to a baking sheet. Using a drinking straw, press a hole at the top of each cookie.
5. Bake for 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
6. Separate different colors of M&M’S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies, and set aside.
7. Spread the vanilla frosting on top of each cookie. Arrange a solid color of M&M’S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies on top of each cookie.
8. Let the cookies dry for about 30 minutes. Run licorice laces through each hole, connecting the cookies into one continuous strand.
9. Tip for a quicker and lighter version: Tint frosting to match the M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies. Frost the cookies and then decorate with color coodinated M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies.
Courtesy of Bright Ideas
Check out these easy evergreen decorations I found at myhomeideas.com
I plan on using some of these ideas for decking my own halls and my favorite is the first one. How simple!
16 chocolate wafer cookies (such as Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers)
1 tube of orange frosting with piping tips
16 small peanut butter cups
PREPARATION
1. Place cookies on work surface; squeeze a dime-size dot of frosting in center of each.
2. Unwrap and invert peanut butter cups on frosting, pressing down gently.
3. Using the round piping tip, pipe a "hat-band" with frosting around peanut butter cup and a square "buckle." Let frosting set before storing. Planning Tip: Can be made up to 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
Courtesy of WomansDay
These oh so cute candy topped corn cookies will be a blast for kids to help decorate for your Thanksgiving feast . You can use this sugar cookie recipe here or store-bought dough. Courtesy of Familyfun.go.com
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Vanilla frosting
Green fruit leather
M&M's or Reese's Pieces candies
Instructions
Using an electric beater, cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix well. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix in the flour a little at a time until the ingredients are well combined. Chill the dough for several hours or overnight.
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Divide the dough into 3 parts. Working on a floured surface with one part at a time, roll out the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness. Using a knife, cut out corncob shapes about 4 inches long. Place the cookies on ungreased baking sheets and bake for 9 minutes or just until the edges brown. Let the cookies set on the sheets for about 2 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Frost the cooled cookies. Next, use kitchen shears to cut husks from the fruit leather to fit the sides of each cookie. Press the husks in place atop the frosting, with the tips down a bit. Now fill in the middle with candy kernels gently pressed into place. Makes about 1 1/2 dozen cookies
Today's the first day of fall and I'm already thinking of all hams to be roasted. Here's a yummy recipe from Southern Food for a Jack Daniel's Glazed Ham...
Ingredients:
4 to 6 pound boneless cooked smoked ham half
1/3 cup of light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/3 cup of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey
1 tablespoon of finely grated orange peel
1/8 teaspoon of ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon of ground allspice
thinly sliced oranges
curly endive, for garnish
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
On a rack in a roasting pan, roast ham, uncovered, for about 20 minutes per pound, or until a meat thermometer reads 140° F.
Before ham is done, simmer a mixture of the brown sugar, Jack Daniel's whiskey, orange peel, cloves, and allspice over medium low heat for about 15 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
Brush the glaze over the ham about 20 minutes before done.
Serve the ham garnished with orange slices and endive, if desired.
Serves 6 to 8
To make the filled fall wreath pictured above you can find the instructions at About Interior Decorating
If you're looking for free party supplies and decorations....
Free printable paper chinese laterns....
How to Make Laterns
A.. Print out picture
B. Fold the paper in half and cut along the lines
C. Open the paper and tape, staple or glue the left and right edges together. Tape a piece of string or cut out construction paper to the top of the lantern and hang it anywhere you like. You can also make several lanterns with different designs, then hang them on a long string across the room to make a parade of lanterns.
Here are the printable matching Halloween Napkin Holders as promised. These match the Halloween cupcake picks mentioned in the blog a couple of weeks ago.
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If you're looking for damask party supplies and decorations....
Free printable Damask paper chinese laterns....
How to Make Laterns
A.. Print out picture
B. Fold the paper in half and cut along the lines
C. Open the paper and tape, staple or glue the left and right edges together. Tape a piece of string or cut out construction paper to the top of the lantern and hang it anywhere you like. You can also make several lanterns with different designs, then hang them on a long string across the room to make a parade of lanterns.
FREE....just print on cardstock or adhesive paper, cut or punch out, glue onto picks and WHALAAH! Use them for cupcake toppers, sandwich picks or other food item picks, or you can use as stickers to put on Halloween Candy Bags and other Halloween craft products. 2 inches in size.
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Fall is coming up and if you're looking for some gourd and pumpkin ideas, check out BHG for lots of inspiration. Use them to add autumn elegance to your party of wedding this fall - inside and out.
Here's a cute DIY project for the baby shower. Chicks in Bloom!
Made cute little floral peeps using styrofoam eggs that were shaved into baby chick shapes, then glue-gun tiny silk flowers onto the basic shapes to resemble their fluffy feathers. Their adorable feet are made from shaped wire wrapped in raffia.
Courtesy of Preston Bailey's Blog
12 ounces (one bottle) of ginger beer
36 ounces (three bottles) of cream soda
3 T of butterscotch ice cream topping
Thoroughly chill the unopened ginger beer and cream soda in the refrigerator until they are icy cold. Refrigerate the empty glass pitcher as also. Once the beverages are chilled, in a small mixing bowl or tall glass, stir 1-2 ounces of cream soda into the butterscotch topping until it's thoroughly combined. Pour all the remaining soda into the chilled pitcher. Quickly add the butterscotch mixture to the pitcher. Stir until it is just combined - do not over stir. Pour it over the ice and serve them immediately. This recipe serves 6.
To add a frothy sparkle to the drinks, dip the rim of each glass in corn syrup, pulling drips of syrup downward with a toothpick. Then dip each glass rim in a mixture of colored sugar. Before dipping, spread the corn syrup & sugar mixture each onto a separate, flat-bottomed plate.
Use these cute miniature Firebolts I found to add a bit of magical accent to your favorite Harry Potter party drink. You can also use the broom handles to skewer together some of your favorite tasty morsels that threaten to scurry away on the dessert table at the Halloween Party.
Broomstick Picks
Materials Needed
Raffia
Wooden skewers
Colored embroidery floss
Brown thread
1. Assorted decorative papers
2. Scissors
3. Glue - a glue stick works best for most papers
4. Wooden skewers or drink stirrers
5. Alphabet stickers - should coordinate with papers
Here's a cute way to accent the party with this cute DIY project...personalized drink stirrers. It seems relatively easy...don't you think?
Great for a baby shower or bridal shower, this retro color palette of yellow, white and grey will add a chic touch to the special event.
Use vintage vases filled with mums and sunflowers.
Find the recipe for the cute Marzipan Bumblebees at Marth's site.
Purchase the muffin pans to make the coconut cakes at Sur La Table
Find all the other DIY tips for this event at Lolli Blog
Offer your guests a candy buffett....
Lolliblog will be following up in the near future with a post on DIY instructions for the marzipan bees, the yarn and the ribbon chandeliers, floral arrangements and the table linens. So stay tuned.
Photos courtesy of Lolliblog via Jasmine Marie
Have some fun and accent the party by making your own drink umbrellas. Use a soup can as a handy template for paper umbrella tops. Cut the paper with scallop scissors for a added decorative edge. From each circle, remove a pie-slice shape measuring about 1/8 of the circumference. Form into a cone, slightly overlapping straight ends; use a glue stick or double sided tape to secure them. Dab with white craft glue inside the nose of the cone and pierce the tip with a wooden skewer (snip skewer for a custom fit); allow to dry.
From Martha Stewart
Courtesy of Tara from Southern Wedding
Use this drink umbrella template to make festive drink umbrellas. Add a splash of color and some summer time fun to the cocktails and drinks for your guests. Find the tutorial at Handmade
Make cheery centerpiece with your new found talent for making drink umbrellas. To make these unique centerpieces, visit Crafty Sylish. They offer the full tutorial to follow.
Hope these ideas provided our readers inspiration and ideas to accent the party with.
Why not try transporting your wedding party guests to the eastern shores for this Nantucket Nautical style clambake where sea foam and cherry colored beachy decor set the tone for this laid back DIY nautical event.
Keep in mind cable knit, the Kennedy's and the Coca Cola Classics for this all Americana inspired palette. Use glossy red willow branches and red coral for the evening and bring the fun event to a dramatic new height for your guests. Use small bud vases and embellish them with the same ribbon used on the main centerpiece to tie the table together. You can fill them with any flower you want, from inexpensive red carnations to bright red peonies.
These baby rattle cupcakes from Betty Crocker look so easy and they're so cute. I though I would share it with our readers.
1 box of Betty Crocker SuperMoist cake mix (any flavor) Water, vegetable oil and eggs are called for on the cake mix box
1 container of Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy vanilla or creamy white frosting
Betty Crocker yellow and green decorating icings (the 4.25 ounce tubes)
Betty Crocker candy sprinkles and decors.
If desired use 8 yards of pastel satin or curling ribbon.
24 paper lollipop sticks (4 1/2 inch)
24 small gumdrops
Heat the oven to 350?F for shiny metal pans or 325?F for dark or nonstick pans.
Bake the cupcakes as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs.
Cool for 10 minutes and then remove from the pan.
Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Frost the cupcakes with vanilla frosting.
Pipe designs on cupcakes with yellow and green icings.
Decorate the cupcakes as desired with candy sprinkles.
With a toothpick, poke a hole in the side of each cupcake.
Tie a ribbon bow in the center of each lollipop stick.
Add gumdrop to one end of each lollipop stick.
Insert the other ends of the lollipop sticks into the sides of the cupcakes just below the frosting to form rattles.
Here's a simple idea from Country Living. What an easy and elegant way to accent the tables when entertaining or having a wedding reception.
photo credit: Frances Janisch
Make starched doily baskets by shaping a basket, soaking the doily in liquid starch, squeezing out excess starch, and placing the doily over an inverted glass bowl covered in waxed paper. Dry it one to three days, depending on humidity and walla!!
Accent the Party and impress your guests with a great focal point for your next party table with one of these watermelon baskets. Watermelon baskets are a fun and very practical way to serve fresh fruit to your guests. Watermelon baskets can be a great hit at parties, weddings and picnics. Here are some great ideas from ClassBrian.com and they have instructions on how to make each watermelon basket.
Watermelons come in many different varieties like red, green or yellow flesh and also seeded or seedless varieties. If you are going to use the fruit scooped out from your watermelon basket creation, consider buying a seedless variety.
If you're not very creative in the kitchen or want to bring a dish to a party, consider ordering one from Carved Creations. Use their masterful team of International Carvers from Carved Creations? to sculpt away at your perfect day.
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