Christmas in July!: Snowflake Wedding Cake

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snowflake cake

This has to be one of the prettiest cakes I have seen! Leave it to Martha Stewart to come up with such a wonderful idea. This cake is as magical as the season’s first flurry. Snowflakes made from royal icing are miniature at the top of the cake and larger at the bottom, giving the impression of a gracefully drifting snowfall. The tiers are frosted smoothly with Swiss meringue to resemble tightly packed snow.

Tools and Materials
Snowflake images in various shapes and sizes (select from computer fonts or clip-art books)
Baking pan
Parchment paper
Clear tape
Medium pastry bag fitted with an Ateco #2 round tip
Royal icing
Tweezers
Decorations such as white dragees or celeri
Pearl-dust food coloring
Lemon extract
Unused paintbrush
Offset spatula.

Snowflakes How-To
1. Photocopy snowflakes, reducing or enlarging them to be 3/4 to 4 inches.

2. Tape photocopies and then parchment paper onto back of baking pan.

3. Fill pastry bag with royal icing. Holding bag so tip is 1/8 inch above parchment paper, pipe icing to trace snowflake. Before icing dries, trace over snowflake two more times and add decorations with tweezers, if desired. Repeat for all. Let piped snowflakes dry 2 hours before painting or removing from parchment paper.

4. For a glimmering effect, mix pearl-dust food coloring with lemon extract (make small batches, since extract evaporates quickly), and brush on in a thin layer. Let dry, then use an offset spatula to carefully lift snowflakes from parchment paper. Icing snowflakes may be stored in a single layer in an airtight container for several weeks. Source

Fall Wedding~ Flower Girl Basket Option

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The traditional thing to do is to have your flower girl toss flower petals at the wedding. However this is not the only thing you can do. If you are having a fall themed wedding, you can fill her little basket with leaves. This is a great option because they are free and they are festive. But if you don’t like the mess of real leaves you can always get the silk ones from the flower store and they will still be perfectly stunning, just a little cleaner.

Mini Cookie Jar Favors

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Everyone loves cookies and has fond memories from their childhood of getting cookies out of the cookie jar. I remember making cookies with my grandmother and her allowing me to sneak them out of the jar before dinner. I can still picture that cookie jar! Well, this little favor is a great way of stirring up found memories for you guests as well by giving them their own mini cookie jar. These favors are super cute and in expensive to make. You can buy store bought cookies or make your own. All this favor is a mini jar filled with mini cookies and then the jar is embellished with a ribbon-tied tag and a homemade label (affixed with double-sided tape). So easy, but so impressive, don’t you think? Source

Oslo Wood Invitations

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I have never seen wooden invitations before I came across Olso Press Products, and I have to admit I was a bit skeptical at first. However, now I am totally sold and I think they are simply beautiful. There is such intricate detailing in the wood and it is something totally different and unique.

The company was formed in a very interesting way. The designers Glenwood & Jen where searching for invitations for there own wedding. They wanted something fun and unique but could not find what they where looking for so they decided to design their invitations there selves. The name comes from the family cat. They named the company after the cat because his long white fur makes him appear glamorous and regal; he is still a playful, curious, and sometimes shy creature. This was the perfect representative for there product! While the designs are very regal they also have a bit of a playful edge about them. I love then and think they are definitely worth checking out! Check it out!

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Tribute to Loved Ones

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The Idea: Create a tenderhearted tribute to loved ones—living and deceased—by displaying framed heirloom photographs on your reception tables. It’s a great way to personalize your affair and spark conversations. Simply ask friends and family to lend you their old photographs (think black-and-whites of Uncle Jim out on the lawn or a snapshot of a great aunt aboard a cruise ship), have them framed, and then place them at tables where your guests will recognize the subjects.

This idea comes from Brides.com and I absolutely love it! It is away to pay a special tribute to everyone you love dearly. It is also away to make love ones who passed become part of you special day.

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Fun Bachelorette Invitations

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  sassy invitation

These are some of the cutest bachelorette invitations that I have ever seen. The design on the top is a sassy black-and-white silhouette, which screams look at me! I love everthing about these even the striped pattern in the background. However the best part is they come with scratch off cards that hide a dare that someone must perform and a dozen Bachelorette Bash Pins. This is a great way to liven put any party!  Sassy invitation!

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

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One really great way of getting the photos of everyone at the reception is to provide disposable cameras. Also if you were looking for a way to cut down the photography costs having this is the way to do it. You get photos of everyone at only a fraction of the cost! You can also place a little card or table tent next to the cameras that say this cute little saying: “Take a few pictures then pass it on. Leave it on the table when the exposures are all gone!” also include a little thank you with the saying and you are all set!  It’s quick, easy, and cheap!

Fall Wedding Ring Bearer Pillow

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Embossed velvet leaves, made with a rubber stamp and an iron, dress up a silk ring pillow.

Tools and Materials
Velvet
White single-sided medium-weight fusible cotton interfacing
Scissors and pinking shears
An iron
A custom rubber stamp (use the template, linked below, or a leaf-press set)
18-gauge wire
White craft glueEmbossed Velvet Leaf Ring Pillow How-To
1. Cut both velvet and interfacing to be 1/2 inch larger on all sides than rubber stamp. With an iron on medium-high, fuse interfacing to wrong side of velvet, holding iron in place 5 to 10 seconds to bind securely.
2. Lay fused velvet face down on the stamp. Spray interfacing with water. Press iron against fabric 10 to 15 seconds, using firm circular motions.
3. Cut out leaves (use pinking shears for notched edges of birch leaves). For large leaves, glue 18-gauge wire (use thinner wire for smaller leaves) to back along major veins, starting about 1/2 inch from top. Clip off extra wire at base of leaf (or leave a stem to use leaves in a bouquet), and bend wire gently to shape leaf. Hand-sew wire in place at the bottom of the leaf, and hand-sew bottom of leaf to pillow.

For template visit Martha Stewart Weddings or click here!

Pretty Flower Favors!

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1. Fill a 3 5/8-inch-high acetate cylinder with candy.

2. To make flower, cut a 9-by- 30-inch piece of tissue paper. Fold, accordion style, in 5-inch-wide layers. Cut petals in smaller end; unfold and lay on flat surface.

3. Place cylinder on paper with bottom about 1 inch from uncut end, and roll; tape sides and bottom with double-sided tape. Tie ribbon above top of cylinder.

4. Gently peel petals down to open flower. If you use a shorter cylinder, reduce height of paper; for a multicolored blossom, wrap a second layer of paper around cylinder after first is secure; secure with ribbon. Source