Cake Plates Made From a Chandelier and a Lamp

Chandy Multi-level Cake Plate

Lamp Cake Plate

My Tea Party Dreams Have Come True!

I've planned a lot of parties,

but they are always for my kids, or on assignment for large groups.

This time it was just for my close friends and me!

I've been planning this party in my head for about 20 years,

so it goes without saying that I had a lot of fun with it!

GUESTS

Good friends who are also crafty and creative.

These gals wore Easter bonnets, which ROCKS!

Here's our whole group in our tiny felt Easter Parade hats

 that we made as one of our two crafts.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE ACADEMY! {Glitter Academy recap}

Just the words
"GLITTER ACADEMY"
and you already know you're gonna love it, right?

There are a few truly awesome bloggy gals here in Arizona that organize these amazing events a couple of times a year.
This is the first one I was actually able to attend, and from what I hear,
IT WAS THE BEST!
It was definitely MY favorite!  ;)


Truer words were never spoken!

Autumn Party Menu

I.  LOVE.  FOOD!

I love making it!

I love eating it!

I love sharing it!

Here is the menu of a party I recently had:

PUMPKIN LASAGNA

BROCCOLI SALAD

CHIPOTLE MEATBALLS

VEGGIE TRAY

PUMPKIN BREAD W/CHOCOLATE CHUNKS

S'MORES MINI CUPCAKES

GINGERBREAD MINI CUPCAKES

MARSHMALLOW POPS

CANDY CORN POPCORN

4 FLAVORS OF CANDY CORN!

AND BEST OF ALL,

4 FLAVORS OF VELATA CHOCOLATE FONDUE

PLUS LOTS OF GOODIES TO DIP INTO IT!

I wanted the food to scream AUTUMN IS HERE!!!, even though the temperatures are still in the 100's.

Lemon Cupcakes made with bakery emulsions

via

Lemon Cupcakes 

are all the rage this summer!

After hearing/seeing about them on so many blogs

I was really getting a hankering for some!

A cool and refreshing cupcake!

And then my friend PinkCakePlate posted on Instagram

 that she had found baking emulsions at Ross

 for half the regular price.

I had never heard of baking emulsions

but it definitely sounded like something special!

So I had to check it out!!

I found these flavors

(at two different Ross locations)

I'M.  A.  FAN!