August 21, 2013

It is time for another Get the Look Post today.  I do love black and white together and this table is simple and elegant and lets the colours do all the talking!  Here is how you get the look!

A reminder also that we are now fully stocked in all sizes and all colours of the milk glass cake stands – the black ones are particularly amazing on a table!

CANDY :: BAGS  :: CAKE STANDS :: TISSUE PAPER BALL :: BOWL

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August 19, 2013

Happy Monday Everyone!  I am have a short break with tradition today and showing off a few of my favourite Gold and Mint Coloured Cakes that I really do love!  I love this colour combo together and I always seem to be pinning them to my Pinterest boards.

It is always nice to start of the week with some sparkle so here are my picks for gold and mint.

Images 1 Connie Cupcake :: 2 Pinterest  :: 3, 4 & 5 My Sweet & Saucy

August 16, 2013

If you are like me you are addicted to Instagram and while of late I have been so obsessed with sharing everything all the time it still is my favourite app of all time!  You will probably notice that my instagram images changed a little this year – sort of intentional but also because I hate just putting up any old image just so I can be posting photos.

Last year I did the Fat Mum Slim photo a day challenge – I was so thrilled with myself for taking and adding a photo every day for a year based on the daily prompts but this year I wanted to do it a little different and not be prompted by a word.

In January this year I did a workshop with Stephanie Somebody at The School (she is IG royalty as she has 126K followers OMG) and she talked about how when someone looks at your instagram home page they get a feel for you and in that instant they know whether they want to follow you or not.  This is so true as I have noticed I only follow people whose photos I love to see each day – photos that make me happy and inspired.

My instagram photos are all of my favourite images that portray me and there is a definite theme and style to my images.  The occasional sunset does pop in but for the most part they are light bright images that show how I see the world around me.  I very rarely put an instagram filter on my photos these days as I prefer to play around in another great photo app called afterlight – I play with colours and brightness in there and when I am happy I add it back to my photostream and post it on IG.

Oh yes and I do also have a Sweet Style Shop account now – I don’t use this so much as you need to log in and out of your different accounts to post there which gets a little annoying.  This account is all about products from my shop – new ones and favourites.

Please drop in and say hi on either one if you get a chance – my main account is under sweetstyle and the shop one is sweetstyleshop!  Here is a run down of my what I have been sharing on my sweetstyle account over the past few months.

Have a happy weekend everyone. xx

August 14, 2013

I am looking forward to sharing you with some favourite finds by some of my favourite bloggers and party girls over the next few months.  We are kicking off today with Tanya from Life’s Little Celebrations who has put together a collection of fun party favourites.  Enjoy!

1 Cupcake Boxes :: 2 Doily Tea Cup and Saucer :: 3 Notepad :: 4 Necklace :: 5 Balloons :: 6 Conversation Starters :: 7  Test tubes :: 8 Pinwheel Arch

August 12, 2013

Happy Monday to everyone.  We are meeting Danielle Emeny from Sweet Cheeks Cookies and Cakes today.  So much gorgeous food to look at and the way she describes her favourite flavours is making me hungry!

How long ago did you find your passion for creating beautiful cakes?

Well, I’m actually a third generation cake decorator – my Mum and my Grandmother both were cake decorators and Mum actually learnt from and worked with the amazing late Bunny Vercoe (a goddess in the cake decorating world). I’ve been baking cakes since I was in Primary school, and then later on – have always been known to friends as “The Dessert Queen”, but it wasn’t until 2008, that I decided to try my hand at decorating cakes with fondant. I’d used butter-cream when I was a kid to (help Mum) create cakes from the Women’s Weekly Birthday Cakes book, but fondant was very new to me. Starting out, I just found it very natural, and wanted to do more, and more, and realised, I’d discovered a hidden talent, and passion.

How long have you had your business?

Sweetcheeks Cookies and Cakes started on March 5th 2009 when I registered the business name, which was the first step, ( in a lot of steps! ) to creating a successful custom cake decorating business which continues to grow year after year. I feel so incredibly lucky – although the business of cakes and cookies isn’t all ‘playing with sugar’ – it’s an incredible amount of work, but at the end of each project when I’m photographing it – it’s a truly fabulous feeling.

 What is the most popular flavour cake from your customers?

There are actually a few that people all comment are ‘to die for’ my Choc Hazelnut Mud cake, my Vanilla cake, and the top one – that people have had absolute mouth orgasms over (am I allowed say that?!) is my White Choc Raspberry mud cake. All my cakes are made from scratch with real, and fresh ingredients – that’s also something I’m really passionate about, and that’s why I get the reaction I do and the repeat customers. In the beginning people were amazed by the look of the cake, but surprised by how fresh, moist and flavoursome the cake actually tasted – well they’re not surprised anymore! My customers have come to expect it, and new customers come to me now after hearing from their friends and family. When you’ve got a quality product – people tell others about it!

To see more of Danielle’s work please visit her website here or her facebook page here.