Thursday, May 19, 2016

Easy Homemade Wedding Cake


Courtesy of Cristina Bird

Hi Friends,

The wedding cake is the centerpiece and sweet ending note of any wedding reception. Making your own can sound like a daunting task, but even the most basic cake can look professionally made when accentuated with beautiful edible blooms. All it takes is a little frosting to adhere your flower decoration to the cake in a cascading fashion for a dramatic look.

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Cue the Confetti


Courtesy of Cristina Bird

Hi Friends,

Adorn reception chairs with DIY paper cones filled with confetti (or rose petals, as shown here) that guests can use to shower the bride and groom as they leave for their honeymoon.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Place-Card Favors


Courtesy of Cristina Bird

Hi Friends,

These printable favor boxes make a charming addition to each place setting. They come with printable favor tags that read "A Gift For You," so you can fill them with the traditional wedding dragées candy, or fill them with more personal gifts and messages tailored to each of your guests.

Click HERE to be redirected to the FREE printable favor boxes and favor tags that read "A Gift For You" templates.

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Monday, May 16, 2016

Go for the Glow


Courtesy of Cristina Bird

Hi Friends,

Warm up the table with glowing tea lights. These DIY votive candles were made by pouring "melt-and-pour" wax into vintage pink teacups from flea markets. They're as functional as they are attractive, and provide a fabulous keepsake for you or your guests after the reception.

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Sunday, May 15, 2016

Make a Chef's Day with an Edible-Looking Bouquet


Compliments of DK Books - Flower Arranging

Hi Friends,

Any fruit or vegetable with a very short stalk can be wired for use in this hand-tied bouquet, and those with no stalk at all can be supported on a garden stake. Keep this bouquet small; its ingredients are heavier than the usual flowers and foliage. It should last for three to four days in water with regular misting.

Materials

Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables
  • 6 wired broccoli florets
  • 9 spring onions tied in bunches of three
  • 5 lilac dahlias
  • 3 trachelium
  • 5 sage stems
  • 5 sedum
  • 5 sprays unripe blackberries
  • 8 rosemary sprigs
  • 3 limes on garden stakes
  • 3 cabbage leaves
Other Materials
  • earthenware pot or similar
  • 90 gauge wire
  • garden stakes
  • garden string
  • florist's scissors
Possible Substitutions
Cauliflower (for broccoli); elderberries (for blackberries); asparagus (for spring onions); any fresh herbs.

An improvised bouquet of ingredients from the garden or farmer's market makes an evocative centerpiece for a dining table or kitchen table. Please feel free to share some of your flowers, fruit and vegetables options with us too; look forward to hearing from you...

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Saturday, May 14, 2016

6 Brilliant Ways to Arrange Your Bed Pillows


Compliments of HGTV Magazine
Photo By: Emily Kate Roemer; Styled By: Megan Hedgpeth

Hi Friends,

To recreate this look, start with two pillows in standard pillowcases propped up against the headboard. Next, add two pillows in standard shams, then a long lumbar pillow. Finish off the look with a square decorative pillow at the front.


Two euro sham pillows create the base for this look, which also features two standard shams, two lumbar pillows and a square decorative pillow.


To recreate this style, stack four pillows in standard pillowcases against your headboard, before adding two euro sham pillows and two square decorative pillows.


This look proves you can never have too many pillows. To recreate it, start with two pillows in standard shams against the headboard, then layer two euro sham pillows and two pillows in standard pillowcases up front. Finish off the look with three square decorative pillows.


This look makes the case for a simpler style. Recreate it for yourself with two euro sham pillows, two pillows in standard pillowcases, and a single pillow decked out in a standard sham.


For this look, four pillows in standard pillowcases serve as the base, while two pillows in standard shams and a single bolster pillow add visual interest.

Don’t just slap down two sorry-looking pillows! Get inspired by one of these mix-and-match formulas straight from the pages of HGTV Magazine. If these get your creative juices flowing, share some of your pillow options with us too; look forward to hearing from you...

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Friday, May 13, 2016

Don't Forget the Groomsmen


Courtesy of Cristina Bird

Hi Friends,

Floral trims can also festoon invitations, favors, menus — even your groomsmen. Turn any blooms that did not make it into the centerpieces into unique boutonnieres. Just wrap them in floral tape and cover the tape with a double-satin pink ribbon.

They have truly thought of everything...

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