Monday 25 February 2013

10 Best Party Design / Party Styling Sites On The Web

So I have noticed the absolute explosion of party design/styling sites getting around.  It seems everyone is going crazy over colour coordinating and theming just about everything from birthdays to baby showers and more.....

I must admit though some people really do have a flair for it. So the bad news is that you can spend endless hours (like me) clicking through many sites to find that one piece of gold.  But don't despair for there is good news, I have done the clicking and looked at many, really many, many sites and have narrowed down my favourite 10 (actually 11).  You can easily use the ideas from these sites to get the most inspiration you will need to create something beautiful for that special occasion.  Also if you want to really be one of those people where everything matches, I have found the perfect site for you.  Head over to http://www.beau-coup.com/ which can personalise lots of goodies including wrapped chocolates and birthday labels.  Also many of the sites offer free party printables so make sure you look closely on some of the blogs for these.

So in no particular order:
1
http://bloomdesignsonline.blogspot.com.au/p/party-services.html

2
http://thecakeblog.com/2013/02/sweet-valentines-day-desserts.html (even though this only shows one styled table, it is one of my favourites



3
http://twinkletwinklelittleparty.com/

4

http://littlebigco.blogspot.com.au/ - another favourite

5
http://www.thetomkatstudio.com/category/party-themes/

6
http://www.karaspartyideas.com/ - beautiful

7
http://blog.amyatlas.com/2011/11/pink-gold-guest-dessert-feature/

8
http://www.bridgeywidgey.com/p/parties.html

9
http://ellenbessette.com/party-themes/

10
http://catchmyparty.com/photos/795309 - love the pink shabby party

and one more, making 11- http://pizzazzerie.com/topic/parties/page/2/

By the way if you think I have missed one, please leave a comment so I can consider adding to the list.

Wednesday 13 February 2013

Malteser Heart Valentine's Cake

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE, I decided it was time to make another cake.  So this time I did a vanilla cake covered in buttercream.  I coloured the buttercream in two different shades of pink using pill box colouring. I reserved a third of the buttercream for the white top. 

Then I made some marshmallow fondant hearts using a cookie cutter.  The heart outline was done using maltesers and then the fondant hearts were placed inside, YUM.