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Most of us as children would have made a pompom or two in our time. Whether it be made of wool, tissue paper, doilies, tulle or fabric. We remember our grandmothers patiently teaching us how to do them with cardboard and wool.
Now days, it seems that you can add a pompom to almost anything to make it a little cuter. Here are some of our favourite uses of pompoms.
Hope we have inspired you with a little pompom love!
Love
Bec & Tammi
So much of our inspiration comes from books. Here are a few, old and new, we're loving right now.
The stunning Miette Pastry shop in San Francisco also has a book! We're loving those scalloped pages! Buy it from here.
So many gorgeous DIY idea's and inspiration in this book which can be found in Typo Stores.
Our bible! Bakerella's Cakepop book.
Peggy Porschen's books are so beautiful! You can purchase from here.
Loving this book from the famous Hummingbird Bakery in London. It can be bought from here.
Laduree Sucre - The Recipes! Need we say more? You can find it here
We love anything Martha!
Magnolia Bakery Cookbook - just gorgeous! You can get a copy here
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Bec & Tammi
Today we wanted to feature one of the sweetest parties we have seen recently. The birthday brunch was styled by Rubyellen for her daughter Soul's birthday. We love the birthday brunch idea and we are trying to find an excuse to style our own.
Rubyellen had coffee and hot chocolates to greet her guests on their arrival. A cereal buffet was set up with several glass canisters of colourful cereal. We love that they were all the yummy sugary ones which kids usually only get as a special treat. Bacon, eggs and potato were cooked all morning so the guests could help themselves. Rubyellen designated her cute sisters to cook the fresh pancakes for everyone to enjoy. There were three batters to choose from: red velvet , whole wheat, and buttermilk and they were served with a selection of toppings, syrups and fresh berries. Rubyellen also included a little DIY bacon and eggs station. Guests were invited to make their own bacon and eggs using pretzels, chocolate and mm's. Too cute! Finally, a little stack of pancakes with a candle took place as the birthday cake.
We think that every little detail and idea in this party is just perfect.
Thank you Rubyellen for letting us share your gorgeous birthday brunch!
Love
Tammi & Bec
P.S. The gorgeous photography is by Christian Cruz
After spending much time 'pinning' on Pinterest, we have come across so many gorgeous photos of beautiful bottles. It has renewed our love of collecting bottles and now we are on the continuous hunt for more.
Here are some of our favourite photos:
Gorgeous aren't they? But if you can't find any coloured bottles or jars, you could colour them yourself. Recently we made some cute turquoise jars for a high tea and used them as vases.
We used this tutorial and found the glass paint, paint thinner and jars at Spotlight. They were quite easy but practice does make perfect! Just a tip, make sure that you leave them in the oven after baking them until they are completely cool.
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Bec & Tammi
One of our favourite dessert stylists has to be Kate Landers. Her parties are impeccable and her ideas amazing! Kate is expecting her first baby and had the brilliant idea of having a gender reveal party! Guests were asked to come dressed in pink or blue to represent their guess and Kate and her husband revealed at the party that they are expecting a little...boy! Congratulations Kate! xxx
{the party was recently featured on the beautiful Layla Grace site}
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Bec & Tammi
These amazing Patisseries, Bakeries, Homewares and Cake Shops are definitely on our "Must See Places" List. But if we can't go anytime soon, we can certainly dream...
Miette Candy and Cake shop in San Francisco...speechless.
How cute is the Primrose Bakery in London?
The famous cake decorator, Peggy Porchen's London store is stunning inside and out.
So beautiful. Laduree Macarons in Paris.
Sprinkles Cupcakes in Beverly Hills is a favourite with the celebs.
This is the gorgeous Magnolia Bakery in LA. The New York branch was Carrie Bradshaw's favourite Cupcake Shop. Need we say more?
We can't forget Donna Hay's charming Homewares Store in Woollahra, Sydney. Breathtaking.
Hope you have enjoyed our mouthwatering round the world trip!
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Tammi & Bec
We were excited to read Alice Gorman's article in Thursday's Gold Coast Bulletin, on our mini dessert table for gorgeous little four year old birthday girl, Ava!
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Bec & Tammi
It seems that 'Ruffle Cakes' are the latest craze for weddings and dessert tables and it is not hard to see why. We are constantly amazed by the beautiful images we see of all different sorts of ruffle cakes. Look at what we've found...
There are some great tutorials for 'Ruffle Cakes' out there as well. We found this one for the butter cream ruffle cake and this tutorial is good for the fondat ruffle cakes.
Mind you, ruffles aren't just cute on cakes.
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Tammi & Bec
YUM! Just thought that I would share the love and share a brownie recipe that I have had for a while now. Not sure where the recipe first came from {sorry!} but it wasn't an easy recipe to get! Why? Because my sister found it and she wouldn't share it with me for a VERY long time. MEAN.....yep! She sure was!
Everyone loves Ju's brownies and they have become one of her signature desserts. She would take them to book club, morning teas, BBQ's and family functions. I must have asked her for the recipe a million times but she refused my every single request. I couldn't really take it to heart because she didn't share it with anyone. Until one day as luck would have it, she needed a recipe off a mutual friend and she had to swap her brownie recipe for it! So lucky me, received it as a birthday present one year!
Here it is......
~ 150g butter ~125g dark chocolate ~ 3 eggs ~ 1 1/2 cups caster sugar ~ 1 teaspoon vanilla essence ~ 1 cup plain flour ~ 1/4 cup cocoa powder ~ icing sugar, to dust
PREHEAT oven to moderate 180C. Brush a 20cm square cake tin with oil or melted butter. Line base with baking paper, extending over 2 sides.
PLACE butter and chocolate in a small heatproof bowl. Stand bowl over a pan of simmering water and stir until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
BEAT eggs, sugar and vanilla together in a large bowl with a wire whisk until well combined. Whisk in chocolate mixture, then stir in sifted flour and cocoa; do not over-beat.
POUR into prepared tin. Bake for 40 minutes, until slightly risen in the centre and just firm when touched lightly. Leave to cool in tin (slice will sink back down to form an even surface) then lift out and cut into squares when completely cold. Dust with sifted icing sugar.
NOTE: Store up to 4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Hope that you enjoy this recipe!
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Bec
We had the pleasure of styling a gorgeous butterfly themed dessert table yesterday for The Butterfly Tree Markets 1st birthday! We can't wait to show the photo's taken by the talented girls from Giggles Photography, but until then we can share a sneak peek...
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Bec & Tammi
