{Create} Tradewind Tiaras AMAZING Brush Embroidery Cookie Tutorial

As you all know l am in love with cookie decorating at the moment and have seen so many gorgeous cookies and have been exploring different techniques and products to make my everyday biscuit into something a little special!  I too have been rather intimidated by the brush embroidery technique for cookie decorating and put it in the too hard basket but Nicole from Tradewind Tiara's has changed my mind!

Tradewind Tiara's Brush Embroidery Cookies

Nicole created an AMAZING Baby Shower which was featured on The Tomkat Studio called A Secret Garden and the detailing is AMAZING and the result well astoundingly STUNNING! You can see the party feature using this link http://www.thetomkatstudio.com/real-parties-a-secret-garden-baby-shower/

Tradewind Tiara's A Secret Garden Baby Shower Featured on the Tomkat Studio Blog

 
You will be AMAZED at Nicole's Talent!  And best of all she shares her creativity with everyone on her blog and offers the most easy but amazing tutorials! Just like her tutorial on brush embroidery technique which you can find here: Tradewind Tiaras: How to Make Brush Embroidery Cookies:

Tradewind Tiara's Lovely Cookies on handmade stand! So CLEVER!!

Nicole also offers a 3 part tutorial on how to create the Amazing Paper Flower Backdrop which I have filed away into my Inspirational Ideas Folder which l hope l get to make one day!

So go and have a look at the Tradewind Tiara Blog http://tradewindtiaras.blogspot.com/ as Nicole is one very talented woman who has inspired me to try these gorgeous cookies and there is surely something to inspire everyone as she is Just Amazing!  Can you tell l am in Awe of Nicole's Creativity??

Take Care and don't forget to Bake, Create & Celebrate!
Bye for Now
Larissa

{Celebrate} Miss Wonderland created for Kaitlyn's 7th A Very Merry Unbirthday Party!

Now l think you all remember the gorgeous paper doll party l posted a couple of months back from todi design which l just fell in LOVE with and decided with over a year away it would be Audrey's 4th birthday party theme!  Yes l do like to plan ahead! hahahaha!

Well Dilek the designer behind Todi Design has since become quite a good friend with us emailing regularly about our lives and creative inspiration and so when l asked her to design an Alice Inspired Doll for Kaitlyn's 7th Birthday she so willingly obliged and created the MOST GORGEOUS ALICE PAPER Doll l have ever seen!!

It was a project that Dilek had on her list of things to create for a while but l was the little nudge she needed to inspire Miss Wonderland!!  Di's talent's really never cease to AMAZE me!!  She is truly so clever and l am so happy we met in blog world!! Each creation is made with love and you can sense it in the fine details of her work and l can't help but want more!!  Her paper dolls are beautiful and her party printables are FABULOUS and easy to use and best of all she is very affordable for those of us on a Party Budget!!  So here is her Esty Shop for the Party Printables http://www.etsy.com/shop/todidesign?section_id=7508026

She also has another shop on Etsy for the paper dolls so if you are after these then please go to http://www.etsy.com/shop/todi?ref=ss_profile and now l will share with you Miss Wonderland who will feature as one of the Favour's for Kaitlyn's gorgeous friends to create at their very own Unbirthday Party!  I know you will love Miss Wonderland as much as l do and soon she will have the matching party printables in her Etsy shop so stay tuned for more wonderful creations from Todi Design!  I am curious and curioser about what she will create next!

Miss Wonderland a unique Alice

A lovely Paper Doll to Cherish with her keepsake envelope

Isn't she GORGEOUS?? A perfect Unbirthday Gift!!

Thanks Dilek for creating Miss Wonderland for Kaitlyn's 7th A Very Merry Unbirthday Party and l hope she has inspired many people to visit Todi Design on Etsy and buy some of Di's Wonderful Creations!

Hope you have enjoyed a preview of Kaitlyn's Party!  There is so much more to do and not to mention trying to learn how to make the perfect macaron and to master Swiss Meringue Buttercream!!  Wish me luck!!

Oh and remember to Bake, Create & Celebrate!
Take Care
Larissa

{Celebrate} Celebrate SPRING with DAFFODIL DAY!!!

This past week has just been tremendous here in Melbourne with the sun shining so bright and the rays warming my heart from the chill of Winter!  It is Amazing how a little sunshine can brighten your world and lift your mood!!  It definitely seems like Spring has come a little early this year and the garden seems to think so too!!!  There are blossoms blooming on Fruit trees and the HUGE tree in our yard is no longer bare but with luscious green leaves and the Freesia's and lavender fan their fragrance in the light breeze.

There is just something so invigorating about Spring and you can not help but feel happy and that is why l LOVE Daffodil Day!!  It is not only a wonderful cause with so many people being affected by Cancer but you can't help but feel happy when you see a display of daffodils in all their yellow glory!  Daffodils mean cheerfulness to me and l can't help but smile as l gaze at my daffodil's in my old glass Passata jars on my kitchen table!

I was inspired early this week when l popped by Mon Tresor http://montresor.com.au/index.php  and their GORGEOUS array of products!  I already have my shopping list and can't wait to place an order once some of their new products are in stock!   Whilst browsing l came across their Lovely Navy and White Plates and matching napkins and thought wow pair this with daffodils and what an amazing and striking colour combination to celebrate Spring and to help a cause by having a Daffodil Day Morning Tea!  Unfortunately l was a bit late with my planning this year and didn't have the opportunity to host a morning tea but l did put together a little display for you and hope this inspires people to donate to the Cancer Council by buying a bunch of Daffodils on Friday August 26th from their local supermarkets or to donate online http://www.daffodilday.com.au/content/get-involved

Mon Tresor Navy & White Paper Plates

Mon Tresor Navy & White Paper Napkins

Now I did cheat this week and did not bake these cupcakes (bought from coles mmm not quite the same as home baked!!  Very SUGARY!!) but l did decorate them with some lovely sugar flowers l bought from my local cake decorating store BORG'S Cakes and l think they came up a treat!  I had plans to also bake some lemon curd tarts with blueberry's which l made the week prior and to also make some carrot cake pops but l had very limited time before the rain was to come so l had to photograph without them but l think you will agree that it still looks very appealing and captures SPRING!

A Mason's Vista Blue Inspired Dessert Buffet

Old Glass Bottles decorated with lace trims using double sided tape!

The Old fabric l have lying around has proven very useful!

More Cupcakes and Daffodils

Pretty Embroidery Hoops with fabric

Cupcakes l decorated with pretty sugar flowers

Hope you have enjoyed this post which l put together with items l had lying about the house!  Please go and buy some Daffodils tomorrow for Daffodil Day and bring a bit of sunshine into your homes whilst helping the Cancer Council help those with Cancer!

So on that note, don't forget to Bake, Create and Celebrate!
Take Care
Larissa