We are constantly adding seasonal categories to our website so you are able to look for hot products for current events. Valentines Day is of course all the talk at the moment so if you are looking for some great products to add to a valentines day table or event you can find them here.
The sweet images below are from my Valentines Day shoot last year – more of these images can be found here.
Pop in tomorrow as I will be showing off some photos of this years Valentines shoot featuring an adorable cookie collection!
I will also be announcing the winner of last weeks giveaway (details can be found here) as well as a new giveaway that will be on offer.
I have a fantastic free printable dowload for you today plus some other great Valentines Day ideas all courtesy of Nicole from Pretty and Print – I know my kids will love this chatterbox to take to school
Nicole says …
Valentines Day is on its way and what better way to share the love than with some of these sweet printables.
Great for some sweet activities with kids to pass out to their class mates or to wrap your own precious ones gift. Here are a few little ideas to make this year that extra bit special.
The kids will have a ball filling in this FREE Valentine inspired Fortune Teller for a little fun with their friends. Just download the Free PDF Printable Template, trim and fold into the classic “chatterbox” and fill full of sweet messages.
You can find the free download file here or visit Nicole’s etsy store here to take your pick of her Vanlentines Day Printable Packages listed below
About Nicole…
Nicole Hanna is the owner, designer & paper whisperer behind Pretty & Print, which combines my love of pretty paper, printables, craft and all things design. Please pop by and visit me on Facebook to discover more paper inspiration, printables and creations.
You can find Nicole on Facebook here or her Etsy store here
We are kicking off a new series of blog posts this year which is all about helping you find the correct Sweet Style product so you can recreate the current trends in party styling!
With Valentines Day so close we are starting off with some ideas on how to Get the Look for this sweet party created by Anders Ruff in the US as part of their I Heart Valentines Day collection.
It is the month of love so what better way to show it off than with this amazing wedding cake by Sharon Wee Creations.
There are just some cakes that you look at in amazement and this cake is most definitely one of them! Every layer is so different but so beautiful – so sophisticated and elegant and executed to perfection! Sharon you are incredibly talented!
To see more of Sharon’s wonderful cakes visit her website here or her facebook page here.
Happy Friday Everyone! My kids are back to school after a fantastic summer break – while it was lovely to not have to rush out the door every morning it is nice to have my days back so I have some more time to devote to my blog – horray! i am looking forward to a big year with a few new contributors and great giveaways.
To kick of Valentines month we have a wonderful tutorial from the lovely Gillian from Crumbs of Comfort Cake Cake Design as well as a giveaway.
Gillian contacted me a few weeks ago to offer this lovely prize pack to give away and her cookie tutorial. We spoke last week and we planned everything for today but in the meantime Gillian was hit by the devastating floods in Brisbane last weekend.
Being the amazing person that Gillian is she was determined that she would get me all the info and still offer the prize even amidst the disaster that was going on around her which included the loss of a portion of her commercial kitchen plus tragic news from close friends – a true credit to her wonderful fighting spirit.
So I do encourage you to visit Gillians facebook page and share the love after she has so generously offered this fantastic tutorial and prize for everyone.
Cookie Love
Ingredients
200g butter
200g sugar
1 egg
400g plain flour
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or vanilla bean
Red hard boiled sweets (smashed)
You will need
2 heart cookie cutters (one large & one small)
Rolling pin
Non-stick baking paper
Method Beat butter and sugar until it lightens in colour. Add egg and vanilla and mix until completely incorporated. Add sifted flour, this will come together. Roll cookie dough into a ball, wrap and refrigerate for an hour. Roll cookie dough out between two sheets of non-stick paper. Using cookie cutter cut out large hearts and place on lined baking tray. Then use the small cutter to cut heart shaped “window” in cookie. Carefully place smashed sweets in window.
Bake at 160 oC (fan forced oven) for 8-10 minutes. Leave to cool on baking tray
Serve with Love x
On so on to the giveaway!
Gillian has a Wilton 12 piece cupcake decorating pack for one lucky reader. The pack in includes 4 tips and 8 bags, hologram edible glitter and a 4 piece blossom cutter set to help with all your cupcake decorating,
All you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post with your name and take a visit to Gillian’s facebook page to say hi! I will draw the winner next Friday 8th February and announce it here on the blog!
