Spade Birthday Breakfast

For a friend's birthday, I decided to take on the theme of 'Kate Spade'. I wrapped one gift in the style of a Spade gift box, with bright orange and pink with a stripe of gold. I made the spade gift tag by layering pink and orange cover stock. I wrote my message in gold paint pen. The other gift was done in a white with black polka dot wrap with KS green with side white stitched ribbon. I then cut up a rose thank you note make a gift tag. 


I decided to make table settings to look like KS plates. KS currently has a design of a gold layered ribbon as a theme in her jewelry this year, so I took that design and made my own gold ribbon accent on the place setting. 

Candyland!

i had ALWAYS wanted to do a candy bar for an event. this particular bridal weekend was a great opportunity. all of us ladies have a sweet tooth and thought this would be so much fun and i could see how much i could 'flex' my creative muscles. i started planning this in may (the event was at the end of august). like the crazy planner i am, i did research....a lot of research! i had to figure out what candy would be loved by everyone, i had to think of a color theme, i had to think of how to set it up and be a surprise, where to buy everything. i took notes, kept my out for sales and great deals. 


the theme of this particular candy bar was inspired by my one of my favorite designers, kate spade. i had a box of stationery made by ks with red and hot pink polka dots on it, it was called 'confetti'....and i knew i had my colors. from then on, all i saw was red and pink, my mind was set to find anything and everything in those colors.  i went everywhere for the candy. i used two sizes of clear cello bags for the girls to put the candy in. i incorporated the napkins into this table knowing we would eat the cookies and amazing brownies (made by my friends mum) right away. the one thing i thought would be the easiest to find, ended up being the hardest...the table clothe. in the end, i went and bought two yards of hot pink satin and it worked wonders, it traveled well...didn't wrinkle. i couldn't have been more happy with the way it turned out!

What is Pink, Satin and Sparkly all over?

this is a gift i wrapped for a bridal shower i attended. the gift started with the large wedding ring and the design went from there. i had a roll of gorgeous pink wrap and some sparkly pink wrap left over from another project. i also had access to this stunning white satin ribbon. it was a crate and barrel box, which meant i had to really tape down the handle that i asked them not to put on there. i think the pink sparkle paper on top made the gift really pop and fun! it looked great on the gift table!

Final Fling before the Ring

I had the privilege to work with a great group of gals in planning a bachelorette and bridal weekend for our friend getting married in the fall. Our theme for the weekend was 'Final Fling'. I bought strawberry and cherry ring pops and bought small clear ring boxes. I added a bit of flare to the place setting at the bachelorette dinner by placing the favor on a hot pink napkin I designed with brushed gold typesetting and ring design to have it match the ring boxes. 

Blossoms for Boo

after a lot of planning and prep work, i finally made my sister's birthday cake. as usual i kept changing my mind about how i wanted to approach this project, second guessed colors i was using...i decided to stay with my original plan because i find most of the time in my creative adventures my first idea was probably my best.

i had the chocolate cake made the week before and placed it in the freezer until i needed it. it tasted amazing, even after being the freezer. i used one and a half tubs of fondant, three different color fondant dyes, three different color shimmer and color dusts. i tripled a vanilla buttercream frosting recipe so i could fill three layers and cover the top and sides. my sister helped me, even then the project...just to cover and decorate the cake took 4 hours...but the final reward was seeing my idea completed. i give you my cherry blossom cake.

 this is a gift i wrapped up for a friend of mine who is on her way to michigan state university. i filled a clear acrylic paint bucket with green and white candies and fun stuff for her to wear tailgating during football season. i wrapped other gifts within the box in different shades of green and white. i attached tags inspired by one of my favorite designers, kate spade. i was also lucky enough to find michigan state fleece and emerald fleece to make her a knot blanket.

Do you Lilac?

this is a gift i wrapped for my friend's birthday. i used chartreuse wrap and two different types of ribbon, little purple and glitter purple. the ribbon didn't have any wire, which made it difficult to bow up, however with some patience and concentration, i was able to make it work.  i then got a purple peony. i like to make the flower fit the size of the gift. i try not to pick a flower that will get lost or over power the gift. to prevent sharp edges, i curl the end of the flower up.