February 15
February 15, 2011 at 3:48 pm | Posted in etc. etc. etc., Friends are friends forever! | Leave a commentSome sweet Valentines from my co-wokers, plus a couple props that haven’t been put away yet, ended up becoming a cute vignette on my desk this morning.
Birthday Fiesta!!
July 19, 2010 at 9:03 pm | Posted in Entertainment Center, Friends are friends forever! | 3 CommentsWhere to begin? Have I bragged enough about the amazing girls I work with, who have become some of my most favorite and fabulous friends? Not to brag too much about them and make you jealous, but when you get a photographer, a chef, 2 graphic designers, and people who otherwise have more talent than is probably good for them, you end up with a birthday party (fiesta!) fit for a magazine. Thank you SO much to Jessica, Jordan, Kamin, Chantel, Stephanie, Brooke, Allison, Sarah, and Megan for an amazing party. I shutter to think what I’d do without you lovely ladies!
Top Row: The charming decor consisted of a punched-out paper garland made by Jessica, a brightly colored pinata filled with chocolate (of course), and a paper doily garland, also made by Jessica.
Bottom Row: The margarita, dips, and tacos were made from SCRATCH by Chantel. Amazing. She has promised to send recipes my way for you to enjoy and make home!
All photos: Who else but Kamin Williams?
BONUS: OK, exciting announcement! It’s still very much in the works, mostly because we can’t agree on a name, but the incredible ladies that brought this party together (including myself, not that I had anything to do with this party except turn another year older), are joining forces to create an amazing new blog! It will be full of style, DIY fun, decor, travel, food, pretty pictures, and lifestyle. We hope to launch soon!!! Stay tuned!!!
Birthday Fiesta Sneak Peak!
July 17, 2010 at 3:36 pm | Posted in Entertainment Center, Friends are friends forever!, I got style, how 'bout you? | Leave a commentSneak peak of my party dress and the amazing spread from my birthday party! The ever-amazing Kamin took some great pics; will post when I get them from her!
Hot chocolate is not the same thing as hot cocoa.
February 10, 2010 at 10:28 pm | Posted in Chocolicious, Friends are friends forever! | Leave a commentLoren Wood is the best. She made us gals who had to do a shoot (for our summer issue no less) in the 32-degree weather a big batch of REAL hot chocolate. We’re talking melted milk chocolate, cream, caramel, and marshmallows all perfectly melted together to just the right, hot, sippable consistency. Love you LW.
Fun Invitation Idea
January 6, 2010 at 5:18 am | Posted in Entertainment Center, Friends are friends forever! | 3 Comments
This really fun invitation idea was made by my amazing friend and partner in crime style, Tiffany Robinson. It was for her husband’s 31st birthday party, and since the birthday boy happens to be a pretty killer rock skipper, we all met up at the lake at had a big rock-skipping contest. She cleverly tailored the invitations to match the theme and took it a step further by wrapping it up in the Funnies.
If you need floral or event design of any kind, and if you know what’s best, you’ll contact her! She’s the genius behind Studio Flower and is the only florist I use for my photo shoots! Love ya babe!
Empress Stationery + Atomic Cakery collab
December 18, 2009 at 6:52 pm | Posted in Bridal Fare, Cake Decorating, Cupcakes are my true love, Friends are friends forever!, {the atomic cakery} | Leave a commentDon’t you love how I abbreviated “collaboration” in the post title? It’s so trendy to abbrev these days. What can I say? I am trendy. Yeah.
A couple weeks ago some of my coworkers joined together for an afternoon of creative craziness and had a holiday bazaar where we sold our wares to each other, other colleagues, and the lucky people in our office park. I’m really, really upset that I didn’t get pictures of everybody’s booths, because they all blew my mind. Everything from Lydia‘s oil paintings to Breanne‘s scarves to Tracy’s felted dolls and gingerbread man ornaments, it was a pretty incredible sight to behold!
Jessica, you know her, my friend and proprietress of Empress Stationery, joined forces with Atomic to create a pretty cute cupcake display. Aren’t these AMAZING?! Not sure what her prices are exactly, but send her a line and ask her, because you’ll definitely want some of these at your next get-together.
We’re planning another Crafternoon for the Summer, so stay posted!
French Macarons for the Twinsleys
December 16, 2009 at 4:05 pm | Posted in French Macarons, Friends are friends forever!, Sweet Treats | 1 CommentI’m so excited!! Our best friends Ruth and David Tinsley are expecting the arrival of their identical twin girls {aka the Twinsleys} Piper Lee and Harper, any day now! Last month we threw a big shindig for them, and I thought it’d be fun to make some mac flavors/colors that coordinated with the invitations {designed by the amazing Brandi Etheredge}. So from top to bottom we’ve got classic vanilla, crème de menthe {sans alcohol of course, this was a baby shower after all}, and chocolate malt. MMMmmm….
Want some? Then email me and place an order!
The Thin Chef
November 12, 2009 at 2:45 pm | Posted in Friends are friends forever! | 1 CommentI want to introduce you all to my friend and colleague, Katie Brandon, and her blog, The Thin Chef. She’s the associate editor of TeaTime magazine here at work, has crazy culinary talent, writes beautiful words, and is just overall a lovely person. You should see her silver foil ballet flats. She even insisted on making dinner for my husband and me after he lost his job, and that really just goes to show that great things come out of bad things! Thanks a lot for your support this week, Katie! It really means a lot!
She can even take a mean photo; some of my faves are below. So go enjoy her blog! Go now!
Halloween Haberdashery
October 30, 2009 at 2:38 pm | Posted in Chocolicious, Friends are friends forever!, Merry Halloween, Non-baked in Birmingham | 4 CommentsHave you guys noticed the abundance of people posing with mustaches lately? Just this week I saw it here in cookie form via Bake it Pretty, here in stationery form via 100 Layer Cake, and here in chocolate at Miette’s Patisserie via Tartlette.
Simply stated: I love it, it’s freaking hilarious, and I want it at my Halloween party. But the problem? I didn’t have a mustache candy mold, and I didn’t have time to order one and have it delivered by tomorrow. So I pulled out my Wilton candy melts, some trusty parchment paper, and my pastry paint brushes, and in no time flat I had….THESE!
Don’t Kamin, Sarah, and Kimberly look simply dashing with their chocolate ‘staches? Tomorrow at the party I’ll stick them up in a styrofoam block covered with some cool wrapping paper, and hopefully everyone will see the humor and not think they’re chocolate worms or…well…you can use your imagination.
Step by step, ooh baby…
Here’s how to make ‘em when you’re sans a mustache mold:
1. Paint the ‘stache shape onto the parchment in a thin layer. Let it set up in freezer for a couple minutes; it doesn’t take long. And remember you can do several of these at a time.
2. Paint a little more and set the skewer on the side. Back into the freezer.
3. Here’s where my method gets a little less…methodical. I literally glopped on, for lack of a better term, the chocolate. It holds well and mounds up nicely, and since you already have the initial chocolate template has already been firmed up in the freezer, it won’t run past the edges into a big chocolate mess. Let it go back into the freezer for a couple more minutes to set.
4. Now you’re pretty much done, but glop on a little more chocolate to give it some depth and texture. It can stay in the freezer almost indefinitely.
My heartfelt thanks to everyone who shared in Halloween Week with me! It was a lot of fun, and we’ll have some post-holiday wrap-up stuff next week. Dunno about you, but I can’t wait for next year!
Photos by Kamin!
Brewed in Birmingham (just for me): Pumpkin Ale
October 28, 2009 at 4:58 pm | Posted in Friends are friends forever!, Just Because, Merry Halloween | Leave a commentIt’s a Halloween twofer today, folks! My friend Chantel and her boyfriend Tyler have started brewing their own beer. I’m fascinated by it. What an awesome hobby! Some people knit, I bake, and Chantel makes beer. Rad. A few weeks ago I tried some of her pumpkin ale, and while I’m the first to admit that I’m not a beer connoisseur by any stretch of the imagination, I really enjoyed this! She was gracious enough to brew some more for me for Saturday’s Halloween party, and if you ask nicely, she might even brew some for you!
(Gorgeous photo by nonother than Kamin Willliams, who seems to be having a down day, so go to her blog and tell her how fabulous she is!)
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