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White Christmas Party Dessert Table

Well here we are, almost at the end of 2010.  I don't know about you but this year has absolutely flown for us!  The last few weeks have been especially hectic, so we are really looking forward to enjoying a couple of weeks of relaxation!  Christmas shopping for the kids is finally done after constant last minute dashes to the shopping centre for forgotten items {we never thought we would say this but, boy are we sick of shopping!}.  And our last dessert table for 2010 has been styled.  Given our clients were Scandinavian, they wanted a traditional Christmas Dessert Table.  Styling a Winter Wonderland inspired table was so much fun since it's a world away from our summery Christmas on the Gold Coast.  No presents for us adults this year, it's all about the kids, but Amy Atlas Events did feature our White Christmas Dessert table on her blog and that is the best gift we could ever ask for!  She has been a constant inspiration for us and it's truly an honour.   Here are some photo's from the shoot. 

 

Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without Mince Pies.

White Chocolate Mousses served with a dollop of whipped cream.

Snow Balls, chocolate covered Pretzels and Coconut Balls and we just couldn't forget the Egg Nogg!

Bakerella inspired Cakepop Christmas Trees, sat beautifully along side White Chocolate Truffles dusted in icing sugar and rolled in non-pareils.

 

Stunning blue baubles added a subtle touch of colour.

Chocolate stacks and jelly bean filled glass baubles.

Snowflake biscuits hung from RubyJu Trees.

 

 

Thanks for looking and we hope you have a Merry and Safe Christmas! 

Love

Bec and Tammi

 

 

 

Pretty Wrapping

If you are any thing like us, you haven't even started wrapping Christmas presents yet. But we have been doing a little blog hopping and have come across some gorgeous gift wrapping ideas that we thought  we would share.

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We best go and start wrapping!

Love

Tammi & Bec

Bec {hearts}

Over the last 30 years {gasp} crafting has always been a big part of my life. I received my first sewing machine, that being a gorgeous Strawberry Shortcake model, at the age of six for Christmas. I spent hours sewing, drafting patterns for Barbie dolls clothes and making handbags. I have always loved fabrics and as my husband has discovered probably a little bit too much. I have boxes of fabric that I have bought over the years and generally love them too much to use! Amy Butler would have to be my all time favourite designer. Her colour ways and designs are truly superb! I love browsing through her Inspiration pages, not only does she display quilts, bags and soft furnishings but also stationery, books, gift wares and wall papers.

Here are a few of the fabric collections that I {heart}.....

So do yourself a favour, head over to her website and fall in love with Amy's gorgeous fabrics and ideas.

Love Bec

Cake Pop fun

Whilst we love making and creating cake pops, we still have a lot to learn to be on par with the cake pop Queen Bakerella. Her cake pops are incredible and her book is a must have.

We have found over the last few months that working with chocolate is impossible HARD and our cake pop making sessions have been some what frustrating to say the least. But we have continued to learn from our mistakes and we have mastered a few of Bakerella's creations.

Let us know what you think.....we would love to hear from you!

Love

Bec & Tammi

 

Take Me To Sweden!

'Tis the season to be jolly exhausted!  Feeling a little worn out at the moment, but we both {heart} Christmas and all the festivities that come at this time of the year.  As we are brainstorming and planning for our last dessert table for 2010, we thought we had settled on a colour palette of blue, aqua, silver and white.  Then we stumbled across this stunning blog Call Me Cupcake.  Linda is so talented and her cakes are amazing!  We almost couldn't breathe when we saw the exquisite detail on every baked good.  Have a look at what we mean...we almost want to change our colour palette to all white.

Stefanie from Anna and Blue Paperie has some more photos and information on her blog.

 

Love

Bec and Tammi

 

 

Be Inspired...

A part of our day is definitely taken up with searching the web for new ideas and inspiration.  With a million (or so!) blogs out there that we look at each day, it is not hard to be inspired!  On a regular basis, we hope to re blog some of other people's work that make us gasp with delight and constantly keep us inspired to do what we love!

First up in our new little category "Be Inspired" is the incredibly talented Cristina Re. Not only does she design gorgeous stationery but she has store in Collingwood, Victoria called Where a Girl Goes.  Here is their little blurb......

"Offering the complete range of beautiful Cristina Re designer stationery, accessories, plus confectionery, home décor, fashion and more, Cristina’s exquisite new concept store offers a truly unique shopping experience for stylish women with an eye for style and taste for the finer things with all the trimmings.

With a boutique collection of designer papers, accessories and tools, plus an equally blissful selection of sweet delights, the Cristina Re store is the ultimate indulgent destination."

The store looks absolutely stunning!  We are desperately trying to find some excuses as to why we need to fly down to Melbourne so we can visit it in real life.  The fact that they also offer High Tea & Crafting just tops it off!  Take a look at these photo's.....they are amazing!

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Well we hope that you have been INSPIRED!

Love

Tammi & Bec

Let's go Camping!

Well, we are on a roll with boy parties at the moment and we had lots of fun styling this camping inspired party. We tried to keep the colour scheme quite neutral with lots of browns and creams and then included touches of blue and green.

The garland was made from kraft paper with wood grain contact letters.

How cute are these Bakerella inspired cake pops???

For this party, we also styled the main table where they sat.

The gorgeous hamper boxes were purchased from Imprintables. We made individual leaf garlands with the child's initials on them and attached it to the hamper box.

A wrapped sandwich, chips and personalised juice bottles were placed in the hamper boxes.

Lastly, we placed a knapsack on the chairs.

Hoped you enjoyed this table as much as we do.

Thanks for looking!

Love Bec & Tammi