my talent pool

As a member of Martha Stewart's Dreamers into Doers, I have had the privilege of meeting some very creative and talented women. This is a pool of talent that I have compiled in one list--download it here and have your own entourage of event planners, clothiers, designers, bakers, photographers, bloggers and all around talented women! I know you will enjoy their sites and all of their inspiration! Resource List

Link To My Talent Pool Here:

Alexis June Creative   Amy's Party Ideas   Animal Cracker Events   Ashlee Rae   BellaGrey Designs   Betty Bake   Bouquets of Chocolate   

Cake Pop Fusion   Cakewalk   Double The Fun Parties   Easy Made Invitation   Executive Creations   FLIPAWOO Designs   Granted   

Greyson Design   Heavenly Bites Cakes   HR Creative Design Studio   Itsy Belle   Little Lady Bug Designs   Malu Boutiques   
Markoos Modern Design   Modern Frills   My Dream Party   Nikki In Stitches   Pinwhirls   Satori Design For Living   Signature Events By Shelly   
SquishyBee   Stitchinnetka   Swanky Press   Sweet Sensations   Sweet Servings   Swish Designs   The Party Wagon   Tickled Peach Studio   
Wedditalia

baby bump cake

With spring baby showers come...baby bumps! Often the first sign that a baby is on the way, baby bumps are being sported proudly by new mommy's--from celebrities to the girl next door. Our baby bump cake pays homage to these mommy's new silhouettes. For this mommy-to-be, the cake was 'dressed' in lime green, pink and zebra print!  With delectable layers of chocolate and white cake inside. The baby bump cake is perfect for a baby shower and gives mommy-to-be one more opportunity to flaunt her style!

guitar cake

Hey, hey, hey...I wanna be a rock star! The famous song belts out the anthem of children and adults alike who dream of being on stage with a guitar in hand, and crowd of fans screaming their name. When we got a request for a Rock Star party for a 9 year old girl-we wanted to make her a cake fit for a rock star-so we made her a full sized electric guitar! This cake was modeled after a Fender guitar with wood grained head and neck and a cherry red body made of chocolate cake, cereal treats and fondant! Our rock star birthday girl can have her guitar and eat it too!

We also created a full Rock Star Party Suite to complete her party...we'll share them with you next.

princess party

Every little girl is a princess! This first birthday party was for a sweet little girl who celebrated her first birthday in royal style! We designed Mommy's baby shower dessert table (see here) and were so excited to be a part of this new milestone celebration! Mom wanted a princess party in black, white and fuchsia with bold stripes and polka dots; we created the invitation and entire party suite to bring the theme to life. For the princess and her friends we made cereal treat wands, chocolate covered Oreo cookies, a chocolate crown to share and everyone's favorite rock candy wands. Her guests went home with a favor bag of chocolate dipped marshmallows! I love all the many ways a little girl can be a princess - soft and delicate or bold and vibrant and everywhere in between, the princess party theme lends itself to so many creative ideas!

This Princess Party Suite is now available in our Etsy shop!

 

happy Easter

Wishing You A Very Happy Easter With A Bunny's View Of Carrot Cookies! 

1st anniversary & peanut butter & chocolate dessert table

Sometimes things just happen and you're pleasantly surprised. A year ago today I started blogging as a way to share my creative edible endeavors with...well whoever would stop by long enough to take a peek. At first it was scary, putting myself out there in the blogiverse, but the thrill of page views growing by the day from all across the globe has been so exciting. Posting my confections, and dessert tables on this blog has turned into an Etsy shop, a Facebook page, a Twitter account, a Pinterest board and a whole community of new friends and colleagues in Martha Stewart's Dreamers Into Doers. A year ago I never would have imagined my simple first post taking me to where I am today! To those of you who take the time to read, look and sometimes even comment-- THANK YOU! It truly means so much to me!!!

Sometimes things just happen and you're pleasantly surprised. (It's been a year of blogging-I'm running out of things to say) Like this impromptu dessert table I put together a few weeks ago to celebrate my brothers birthday! We were scheduled for dinner at 6 o'clock and I was in charge of dessert. The classic birthday cake is not high on his list of favorite sweets but peanut butter and chocolate are. At noon, day of the party, I am still debating between chocolate whoopie pies with peanut butter filling or a peanut butter banana cream pie. You see my predicament? At 1:30 I finally decide; why choose when you can have both and so much more! So I made whoopie pies, stopped to run errands  pick up last minute ingredients. Then back in the kitchen to make whoopie pie filling, peanut butter banana cream pie,  and chocolate mustaches. His favorite mud pie mojo ice cream from Coldstone, mom's gluten free brownies, a few packs of Reese Cups and some quick styling and we had one delicious collection of peanut butter and chocolate inspired desserts for a very Happy Birthday celebration. Completely last minute but a pleasant surprise!

special delivery baby shower

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of co-hosting a baby shower for a very good friend of mine who is due for delivery, any day now, with baby girl number four! My co-hosts and I wanted a soft look that was unique and a fun play on words; “Special Delivery". I used navy and blush pink as my color scheme and incorporated airmail stripes, a delivery stork and packages everywhere!

On the menu were sliders served cupcake style; pasta salad and potato chips—a simple menu that was a big hit!

On the dessert table I created a variety of confections including a delicious chocolate mailbox cake, pink caramel apples, chocolate dipped macaroons, envelope s'mores and postage stamp sugar cookies. And to thank our guests for coming--a package of delicious chocolate brownies!

To include the big sisters, we placed delivery tags on the caramel apples stamped delivered with their name on it and due for delivery for the new baby; the girls were tickled pink to see their names on the table! Guests were asked to write a postcard to new baby Avery, which were placed in a mailbox for mom and dad to read! And did you notice our lanterns? We covered them in envelopes. This party theme lends itself to so many creative details and is now available in our Etsy shop!

Cakewalk's Special Delivery Baby Shower Suite is available now in our Etsy Shop!