If you're planning any sort of event in the next year and have some flexibility, you may want to snag this side Groupon today for the Magnolia Photo Booth. They have such a fun vintage appeal and have great pictures for you and your guests to take home! But hurray, groupon deals are only available on the same day they are offered!
I can’t seem to get enough of cupcakes these days! Maybe it’s because Martha has been talking about it on her show every day in anticipation of her cupcake book, coming out next Tuesday, June 2. Some of the recipes seem hard though… like the tiramisu one? I love tiramisu so maybe one of these days I’ll make an attempt at it.
[image courtesy of amazon]
But in the meantime, I made some cupcakes for my sister’s school and added some festive toppers for the kids that graduated. At first she wanted 70 cupcakes… um, I’m no baker nor did I have the cake mix for that many. haha. These were nice and easy in these silver liners because you didn’t even need a cupcake tray. Congratulations graduates!
Some recent designs for a baby shower:
clockwise: beverage signs, pint-sized water bottles, fork + knife napkins
clockwise: invitations + party favors, green ugly doll, baby bingo cards, name tags
Hoping to put some up of these up on etsy soon…**really makes me want an
SLR... this point and shoot is just not cutting it anymore!
All images courtesy of Studio 1125
Hope you had a lovely weekend. The weather was perfect in Chicago! No rain, whatsoever... which was a nice change. :)
On Saturday, sme friends had a baby shower. Here are some extra design elements.
: welcome banner:
: thank you cards + address labels : [which work out well since the envelopes are brown]
: party favor gift tags :
: my card + present :
can't wait to meet you, baby park! :)
can join you at your luncheon or dining room table for Easter, a fun birthday party or any other fun event!
instructions here.
[image via marthastewart.com]
[the amazing spread of food]
[the water bottles - i have a tutorial to come later on]
[yummy cupcakes with the little flags]
[party favors - a little palmier treat for all of the guests]
Penelope, Mommy, and Daddy received a lot of goodies!
Back in January, friends and a sister-in-law gathered together to throw baby Penelope a wonderful shower! I helped with the design aspect and she did the rest!
[invitations]
[decorations - she did an amazing job with the pom poms! I wish I had asked for some... I could use some around my office for some inspiration...]
[banner - welcome little one]
[the loot!]
I wanted a cute tablecloth - but I couldn't find any color combo of pink and gray. So I decided to buy some fabric at Jo-Ann's and out of the corner of my eye, I found these 2 bolts of fabric in the sale section. $4 a yard and it was imported from Japan! Since I still can't sew and didn't want to figure it out in a few days, I taped the fabric down to the table. It's not that pretty underneath but I knew my friends would focus on the food and decor on top. I had 2 low tables in the family room for guests to eat on [we call them Korean tables as I've only seen them in Korean households]. It was nice to cover the ornate black tables for the afternoon.
I found more pink fabric to cover a regular box I found sitting around the house. I basically wrapped it like a present, only it didn't have a bottom and wrapped a gray bow around the top for some added color.
I made [1] egg salad sandwiches, [2] sesame chicken salad, [3] mini chocolate cupcakes, [4] bacon-wrapped asparagus, [5] korean-fused spring rolls, [6] puffed pastry shells with crab salad, [7] meatballs, veggies with spinach dip, and green tea cheesecake.
Recipes:
[1] egg salad: hard-boiled eggs, mayo, mustard, black pepper
[5] korean-fused spring rolls: green-leafed lettuce, asian clear vermicelli noodles, pre-sliced carrot strips, pickled cucumbers, fried eggs, korean-style marinated beef, asian wraps
[6] crab salad: japanese crabmeat, mayo, black pepper
[7] meatballs: frozen meatballs, spicy brown mustard, grape jelly
green tea cheesecake: secret recipe from a catering friend
I wish I had another 5-10 hours and could have spruced things up just a little bit more. :)
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