July 2011
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Rose Cake Tutorial
This would make a great bridal shower cake.
This cake is not as difficult to make as you may think. Here is a great tutorial on how to make the roses. Rosette Cake Tutorial
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NutterButter and Chocolate Overload Cupcakes
I am in Heaven…Peanut Butter and Chocolate!
Recipe Instructions:
http://www.justapinch.com/recipe/debbie-wright/nutterbutter-and-choclate-overload-cupcakes/quick-easy-cake-for-kids#.TjCWGaBfhTo.facebook
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DIY Lace Hearts
Happy Wednesday!
Tutorial: Lace Hearts
You will need some lace, a heart shaped cookie cutter, Mod Podge, a paint brush, a needle and thread, and a pair of scissors.
Use a paint brush to spread a good layer of Mod Podge on the outer side of your cookie cutter.
Cover the mod-podged cookie cutter with lace as follows. Leaving a bit of extra lace at the beginning and starting at the...
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Rustic Chic Decor Perfection
Sometimes it just takes a single photograph…
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Pink and Green Wedding Ideas
I received an email a while ago from Kate, one of our readers. She needed help with her color scheme. Kate already chose green as one of her colors for her wedding, but she didn’t know what other color to use with it.
You can use many colors with green, for example white or yellow, but I advised her to use pink. Since it’s a summer wedding I thought that a happy pink would look great. Don’t stick...
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DIY Herbal Boutonnières
Herbs are casual and aromatic and perfect for a late summer or fall wedding. As far as ingredients go, the sky is the limit! Here we’ve incorporated blueberries with lavender thyme, oregano and sage and wrapped them with a sweet dotted ribbon for contrast. The best part is that the boutonnieres could be dried and used for cooking later, making them completely Eco-friendly!
You will...
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Q&A: Invitation Wording: Include a Dress Code?
Q. Is it considered rude to write “black-tie” on the wedding invitations? My mom says guests won’t come if they have to wear a tux.
A. It might be a hassle for some of your guests to rent a tux (especially if you don’t run with the opera-benefit crowd), and good hostesses don’t hassle their guests. A simple solution is to use the wording “black-tie...
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Wedding Invitation Etiquette
Inviting partners and guests If an invited guest is married, engaged or living with a significant other, that partner must be included in the invitation. A single invitation addressed to both individuals should be sent to spouses or couples who live together, while separate invitations should be sent to each member of an engaged or long term couple who don’t live together. Inviting single guests...
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DIY Heart Tea bags
DIY Wedding projects… I pretty much guarantee that 95% of brides consider doing some kind of DIY project for their wedding. How many are executed? Probably a fraction of that amount. As the big day creeps up it is so easy to let projects slip by the wayside; you run out of time, money, or some of the seemingly easy DIY is not quite as easy as it looked. I have run into all of these issues...
A pop of color goes a long way!!!
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A Perfect Palette: Peaches, Pinks + Greens
Choosing a perfect wedding color palette should be every bride’s first goal when planning the wedding attire, flowers, linens, paper items & any other decor. Many brides are scared to pick more than 2 colors for their palette, and to them I say, “Fear not! Color is your friend.”
Here is one of my favorite inspirational color palettes which features blush pink, light salmon peach, coral pink,...
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FAQ: Can I add a Gift Registry Card to my Wedding...
It is never okay to add a gift registry card to your wedding invitation suite.
According to Peggy Post, wedding invitation etiquette: registry and gift giving information is spread by word of mouth. This information should NEVER grace the wedding invitation. This puts to much emphasis on the gift and not the guest attending and hoping the guest can actually attend. Inserting such information can...
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DIY Basket of Love
This cute DIY idea comes from Kelly at Succulent Love. Wouldn’t these make fun centerpieces that you could use as a theme throughout the entire wedding?? Enjoy:)
Here’s what you need:
* Any sort rectangular container (I used an old metal container that came with a planter) * A variety of ropes, yarns, or piping * 2-3 cute little succulents (cactus plants) * Cactus soil * Glue...
Move over cupcakes...cake bites are here!
Cupcakes might be all the rage right now, but La Monarca Bakery’s co-founder Ricardo Cervantes says cake bites are the next big thing for weddings. He’s even serving them at his own upcoming wedding!
I personally love the idea of serving a variety of bite-sized cakes as dessert, especially less “traditional” wedding cakes like tiramisu or dulce de leche.
Would you serve cake bites at your...
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DIY Doily Invites & Envelope Liners
I love the fluttery-lacy look of paper doilies. Inexpensive, easy to find & just plain pretty, paper doilies are quite possibly the most versatile paper product you can use in a DIY Wedding. Make your own paper cones, cupcake wrappers, seating charts, garlands and… of course… invitations & cards!
This is an incredibly easy Do-It-Yourself project and cheap, I got my doily from the...
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Vintage Americana Airline Shoot
Filled with wonderfully sophisticated vintage style & props (hello American Airways plane!) & the most delicious glimmering sunlight, today’s Americana airplane inspired shoot by La Lune Events & Keri Doolittle Photography is executed to a T & is just a pleasure for the eyes to behold. Plus all of the red, white, & blue accents are just the thing to send us off on to this...
DIY Printed Candles
This DIY project from the L is for LOVE inspiration shoot with Suzanna March Photography is one of my favorites! Something about printed candles just adds instant chic factor and are (again) so simple to do!
What you need: White or Ivory candles; tapers or pillars
Non-toxic Ink pad (tip: pigment based ink works better, however for health reasons due to burning, it is best to use a non-toxic...
