Everyday Celebrating

Table Tutus

Sweets floating on a sea of tulle!

Table tutus here at SweetsIndeed. 

 

Valentine's Day Roses

See those gorgeous roses above?  

They aren't real.  Nope.  Silk, you ask?   Nope.

Coffee filters!  Hand folded, hand painted COFFEE filters!

The Crafteteria gives an amazing tutorial on how to make these beautiful roses.  I'm warning you, it's time consuming, but what a stunning finished product!

 

Everyday Events: More inspiration for a Winter ONEderland theme

This time of year, I receive many emails about the Winter ONEderland party I had for my son.  One of the best things about interacting with readers is when they share their finished parties.  

Heidi was kind enough to share her blog post featuring her son's Winter ONEderland party and I was excited that she allowed me to share some of the details with you to serve as inspiration to others interested in this theme.

 

I love these two ideas for food.  A cheese ball shaped into a snowman and stacked olives to resemble penguins.  This next photo shows the penguins up close (click to enlarge).   Also adorable are the chex mix cones and chocolate dipped pretzel rods.  

Beverages included a hot chocolate bar which featured many mixer such as marshmallows, toffee crumblers and chocolate chips not to mention alcoholic mixers for the adults.   Water bottles adorned their own matching labels and beautiful blue Jones Soda.

Favors included hot chocolate mix and these super cute lollipops made from a #1 candy mold.  Also given were snowflake mittens!

Everything was adorable and although her son won't remember the party, he'll have fabulous photographic memories to keep of the very special party his mother threw for him!   See more photos on Heidi's blog here!   

Comforting serving pieces

Isn't it odd when you have something in your head and then you run across a picture of the VERY thing you were thinking of?

Country Living magazine was reading my mind!

A great idea for winter entertaining!

At Goodwill, find a set of bowls and a couple of long sleeved sweaters with patterns you love (such as cable knit, etc.)  You'll need one sleeve per bowl.  And remember to look for sweaters of any size.  The size doesn't matter and looking in a different size may result in finding more options in colors/patterns.
Also, it would be great to get a half off or 99 cent sweater!

Cut the sleeves off the sweaters.  

Slide the bowl through the sleeve so that the cuff of the sleeve is at the top of the bowl.  Hot glue the edge in place.

Then pull the sleeve to the bottom of the bowl, trim off the excess and glue the bottom pieces to the bowl.

Perfect for a "comfort" theme.  Warm, comfort food served in warm, comfort covered dishes! 

And wouldn't a set of these make a great gift?

Potato soup or mac 'n cheese, anyone?

Sidenote:  This will be an item to be handwashed, very gently.  And you can let the knit air dry if it gets wet.

 

Candy frame decor

photo credit: Better Homes and Gardens 

I love this simple way to add color, dimension and theme to your decor.  Buy an inexpensive square frame at The Dollar Tree or Goodwill.  Glue a cardboard circle onto the front of the frame then glue conversation hearts head to head all the way around the circle.
 

Valentine's Day filler

photo credit: Better Homes and Gardens 

Have red sprinkles left over from the holidays?  Re-purpose them for Valentine's Day as vase and votive filler.

Ribbon touches

photo credit: Country Living

Add fun punches of color to your table by attaching ribbon to vases.  

Match your ribbon to the colors of your flowers and hot glue on.  

 

$2 DIY vase

Well, the holidays are officially over and that means.... we're moving on to Valentine's Day!  LOL   You may have noticed that V-Day decor is already in the stores (can you believe it?)

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite holidays mostly because of the colors involved.  I love red and the good thing is... a lot of the leftover Christmas decor can be repurposed for Valentine's Day.  

If you're planning something special for Valentine's Day, want to give flowers, and plan on making your own arrangement, here's an easy way to create an interesting vase from Dollar Store items.

You'll need a tall vase and one candlestick and a clear, strong adhesive.

Simply glue the two together and you have a modern vase with a bit of a fancy flair.  At $2 per vase, you can make a few and use them as gifts or one on either end of a buffet table, etc.

Sidenote:  make sure the glue you use is clear.  The glue may overflow and seep into the candlestick. Clear glue will go unnoticed.

Final product!

 

Easy New Year's Centerpiece

photo credit:  Better Homes and Gardens

Throwing a get together for New Year's Eve and need something easy after the hectic holidays?  

Go to Walgreens, CVS, Target or the like and buy a plastic New Year's hat (like above).  

Cut a hole in the top and stick a piece of floral foam inside the hat.  

Make an arrangement by creating height in the floral foam.  Stick in noisemakers,  holiday picks you bought on clearance in NYE traditional colors (silver, black, blue, etc.) and even stick in some plastic champagne glasses.  Maybe glue on some mini disco balls (found at party stores like Party City) to symbolize the Times Square ball.

Done!

 

Plate dress up

Photo credit:  Better Homes and Gardens

Ever want dishes to match a special theme but either don't want to spend the money on a one time use or can't find what you're looking for in color or theme?  Or maybe you're like me and don't have enough storage for another set of dishes.

Purchase clear dishes!  Stack 2 and slide scrapbook paper in between.  An easy way to dress up plates for any theme, any time.  This is a great idea for children.  Slip in character pictures or feature a different letter or color per day, etc.