X&O Hearts

I love these Valentine's Day stencil cookies by The Jewels of New York. They're cute, modern and fun. Check out their step by step tutorial on Opening Ceremony. Wouldn't you love to receive (and eat!) one of these today?

Happy, Happy Valentine's Day!

{photos by the jewels of new york}

Pink & Sweet

My friend Greta's amazing shop Layer Cake has some of the cutest baking supplies out there. Here are some of my favorites for Valentines Day. I'm in love with the heart twist ties!

{images from layer cake shop}

Pretty Sweet

London based cakestress Peggy Porschen is a masterful genius of hand crafted cakes. Each and every cake on her website is a work of art; they are all truly breathtaking. Pure perfection.

{photos by the amazing georgia glynn smith via peggy porschen }

Shiny Happy People

I would more than love to get my hands on this cookbook by Neil Roake.

{photos from shiny happy people via elements of style}

Delectably Divine

Aren't these cakes the most delicious creations you've ever seen?! What I love most about Nine Cakes is that they have a flair of fancy and a touch of whimsy. Don't these photos make you want to lick off all of the delicious buttercream and then dive into the cake? Delectably divine!

{photos from betsy at nine cakes}

Happy Holiday!

I hope you all get to have some good ole summer times this weekend! Hopefully a little beach time, run through some confetti, or eat some delicious cake. And most of all, get to spend this weekend with some of your favorite people in the world.

Have a wonderful July 4th weekend and be safe!

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a favorite photo of mine by christian chaize available here

photos from hello sandwich at the japanese tanabata festival - which is now on my list of must do in my lifetime!

and last but not least, this deliciously, adorable strawberry cake via everything fab

Sweet Monday

When it's smoldering hot outside like it is in NYC right now, the only thing I want to eat is sweets. A constant source of eye candy for me is Hello Naomi. I think she creates some of the most original and well designed fondant creations out there. Browsing through her flickr site, I came across some of her most recent creations - the fondant heart balloon atop the simple white cake, held up by stacks of artfully decorated cupcakes is perfection in my opinion. I was also really drawn to her little cupcakes with the cutest liners I've ever seen. And lucky for us, she shared the shop where she bought them! Even though the shop Little Betsy Baker is from Australia, it's still a fun web visit with some great tutorials by Hello Naomi herself! Enjoy!

{photos of cakes & cupcakes by hello naomi}
{photos of decorating supplies from little betsy baker}

Sunday Suppers Logo

Have you seen the new Sunday Suppers site? I'm so happy that it has finally launched, and it looks fabulous!

I wanted to share with you the logo I created for Sunday Suppers. Last year, shortly after Karen had her first Sunday Supper she approached me to design the identity. I came up with many logos, but this one was the keeper and I'm super proud of it. I can't wait to show you the rest of her branding materials that I designed at a later time.

Amanda of Hi Design (& 100 Layer Cake - I know, talented lady right?) designed the new Sunday Suppers site and it looks absolutely fabulous! I feel so lucky to be associated with these talented gals!

Hello Lover.

This chocolate malt layer cake is singing to my soul. This is beyond a craving to me. It is a necessity. This cake, to me, is the perfect Valentine's Day gift. And I have a feeling, you might agree.


{recipe & photographs from dessert first, by the very talented pastrygirl}

A Touch of Gold

Recently I came across a gorgeous little wedding on the Readymade blog. And I thought to myself, wait, I went to school with that person! So I emailed Lynn, who is a very talented designer living in Philly, and asked her if she minded if I put her photos up on my blog.

Lynn & Scott's wedding is a true reflection of a couple with a "maker" spirit. Every little detail & notion was made and thought of with love. Lynn made her reception dress & hairpiece and necklace! How perfectly polished is her look? Love the brown waistband. And then onto the table decor - the gorgeous Red Wing plates, surrounded with lace & gold ribbon with touches of pale turquoise are perfectly arranged & placed. The tree branch names cards are also quite brilliant. The dessert bar with the tree logs definitely proves that you don't need a fancy pants cake stand to wow your guests. And have you ever seen gold foil cupcake wrappers look so good?

Really, I could go on and on, their wedding was just so sweet and there are more details Lynn shared about their day here.


{photos by Erin Smith}

Curious Goodness

Happy Monday everyone! I think Mondays are a great day to celebrate with a little sweetness. How amazingly awesome are these chocolates by British chocolatier Curious Chocolates? Aren't they fantastic? The colors, the type, and designs are so modern and fun. I love love love these! And even better, some letterpress love is involved in the process. Wouldn't any of these products make the best little stocking stuffers?

Sweet Monday

What better way to start off this week than some bits of gorgeous sweetness by Sweet and Saucey? Their portfolio of wedding cakes is truly amazing!

{photos from sweet and saucey via utterly engaged}

Sweet Gossip

A couple of weeks back on Gossip Girl this gorgeous cake from Love Street Cakes was the part of a little drama during a wedding scene. In my opinion Archana's creation totally stole the scene! I love the dense layers of flowers & fruit, this is a perfect cake for an early Fall wedding!

Archana's cake was the centerpiece of this dessert table by Amy Atlas that I designed patterns for last summer.

Sweet Style

I have to see these cake stands from Iacoli & Mcallister might just be the coolest modern cake stands I have ever seen. I would love to have them as objects, let alone gorgeous cake stands! And the colors are amazing!

{photos from iacoli & mcallister}

Too Sweet To Eat?

I don't know about you but I think I would feel a little guilty about eating one of Nevie Pie Cakes lovely hand painted sweets. They are so beautiful, they deserve to be framed!


{photos from nevie pie cakes}

Sweet & Simple

How cute and simple is this cookie favor idea from Lovelorn Unicorn? I love when DIY projects are so simple that just a few photographs get the instructions across.

{photos from lovelorn unicorn}