RubyJu Blog

Gingerbread playdough....

Need a cute gift for a niece, nephews or a friends little one? Well why not make them a little pack of gingerbread playdough? I saw this idea on a blog many years ago and have made it for my friends children many times. Simply make the playdough, put it in a cute jar and include a gingerbread cookie cutter. This year I also made some glitter playdough and put it all in a gift box.

Gingerbread Playdough Recipe

1 cup salt

2 cups plain flour

2 cups of water

2 tsp of oil

4 tsp of cream of tartar

1 tbsp ground cinnamon

2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground nutmeg

1 tsp ground cloves

brown food colour {add once dough is made}

Cook all ingredients over a low heat, stirring until the dough forms a ball in the middle of the saucepan. Add brown food colour. Store in the fridge.

For the glitter version, I left out the spices, add a bright colour and then rolled the playdough in silver glitter.

Love Bec xx

Kai's Pirate Party

Last month we styled a Pirate party for Tammi's son Kai.  We wanted to move away from the traditional pirate colours of black, red and white. So we incorporated a mixture of browns, blues and a splash of red on the table.

We hand made a ship mast and tied bunting from the mast tip to the other side of the table. The bunting was made from old book pages and stamp with foam letters. We found a wooden treasure chest which we filled with gold coins, lolly necklaces and plastic rings. We then used different sized wooden crates as our raisers. Instead of using glass candy vessels, we simply folded down brown paper bags and filled them. We made pirate cake pops, blue jelly cups and anchor biscuits. The Littlest Cupcake and Cookie Shop supplied us with cupcakes and we printed off some mini red and white striped sails and wave cupcake wrappers. Lastly we included some glass bottles filled with chocolate milk and muslin loot bags which we stamped with a skull and cross bones.

As the birthday guests arrived, they were asked to don a pirate patch, bandanna and a name tag.

We also set up a photo booth with pirate props.

The tables were set pirate paper plates, bamboo boats held a mixture of berries, old lanterns, bottles with notes in them and gold coins littered the tables.

Thanks for looking and we hope that you enjoyed our pirate party.

Love

Tammi & Bec

Vendors List:

Party Styled by Bec & Tammi of RubyJu www.rubyju.com.au 

Glass drink bottles from Sarbe: www.sarbe.com.au

Signs and Photo Booth Props and Backdrop by Zina: www.zinawright.typepad.com/messyart

Cupcakes by The littlest Cupcake and Cookie shop:http://www.cupcakeshop.com.au/

Muslin loot bags & toffee bon bons from: www.sharneldollardesigns.com.au

Printables: Cottage Industrialist: http://www.cottage-industrialist.com/blog/2010/5/2/aaargh-pirate-birthday-party-free-printables.html

 

Sad news for RubyJu!

It is with a VERY heavy heart that I write this post but I am writing to let everyone know that my dear friend and wonderful business partner Tammi, will be leaving RubyJu at the end of this month.  Tammi has decided that due to her husbands work commitments and the need to focus on her young family that she will not be able to continue to work at RubyJu. 

For me, it will mean that I will work a little harder to achieve my goals and dreams for 2012 but I intend to continue to build RubyJu.  I will miss Tammi for so many reasons but none more than our funny jokes and fits of laugh in the wee hours of the morning. So thank you my darling friend for all your wonderful ideas, hard work and laughter over the last year! I will dearly miss you being involved in RubyJu!

Love Bec xx

 

 

Paper Lolly Ornaments

I always love making a little gift for my nieces and nephews at Christmas time. A little extra something to go with their gift. I recently came across this cute little idea of 'Sewn Paper Lolly Pouches' on Pinterest and thought that I would make some too. I decided to change mine a little by adding some ribbon to make them look like an hanging Christmas tree ornament and I also stamped their initial on to them.

These are the ones that I found on Pinterest.

 

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I also love this idea of using them as an advent calender! Too cute!

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Happy crafting!

Love

Bec

Paper Christmas Trees.....

We love Christmas crafting and think that paper Christmas trees are very cute. You can make them from scrapbooking papers, old music books or even from old book pages. Whether you use them in place of a big Christmas tree, as a centre piece on your Christmas table or simply as a decoration, you really can't go wrong.

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 Love

Bec & Tammi

Important Dates....

Christmas is fast approaching and so is the time to book your Christmas dessert table or candy buffet and cake pops. We only have a few spots left for new bookings, so be fast!

Love

Bec & Tammi

Stop Sexual Violence

October is 'Sexual Violence Awareness Month' and we were ask by Di from Gold Coast Centre Against Sexual Violence to style two dessert tables for functions that the centre were having to raise awareness.  Both tables were styled with a 'teal and mocha' colour scheme which are the colours associated with 'Stop Sexual Violence'.

Di and her team do an amazing job and we urge you to support their cause as best you can.

Love

Bec & Tammi

Advent Calendars....

We don't know how many days it is until Christmas (nor do we want to count!) but we know it's not long.  It's even less until we pull out our Advent Calendars in anticipation for Christmas.  If you wanted to do something crafty, here are some great idea's we have stumbled across.

Now, better get cracking!

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Love

Tammi & Bec

 

 

 

Halloween Party

Halloween really isn't an overly celebrated Holiday in Australia but there are definitely still a lot of people who go all out and have wonderful parties.  One of those people would be our dear friend Zina!  Over the years, she has had some fantastic parties and this year was no exception. This year she included a fantastic dessert table with yummy halloween food.

{Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes}

{RubyJu pumpkin cake pops}

{Chocolate mousses}

{Iced biscuits}

{Caramel Apples}

Zina decorates her whole house! The entire inside and outside is decorated with scary halloween props. It looked amazing! Here is what we mean......

Head over to her BLOG to see more of her Halloween decorations and food ideas!

Love

Bec & Tammi

 

 

Teal & Mocha Table...

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of styling our second table for the girls at Against Sexual Violence. October is Stop Sexual Violence Awareness month and the girls went with the Sexual Violence Awareness colour palette of teal and mocha.  A teal ribbon, similar to the pink breast cancer ribbon, represents awareness for this cause and the girls wanted this to somehow be incorporated on their table.  

We decided to feature the ribbons as toppers for the cupcakes and here is a sneak peek of the prepared ribbons waiting to for their new home.   :)

If you know someone that needs help or would like more information on this cause, check out their website.  The girls are so helpful and understanding.  They aim to provide a safe, supportive, woman-centred environment, in which sexual assault survivors can become aware of their own strengths and gain confidence and control of their lives.

Can't wait to share more pictures soon.

Love

Bec & Tammi