Beach Cake

A birthday party at the pool next to the beach calls for a colorful beach themed cake!

I love the bright colors of this fun cake! Finished in buttercream and decorated with hand-cut & handmade fondant decorations (I used a mold for the shells only). Inside both tiers are chocolate cake and chocolate buttercream...requested by the chocolate-loving birthday girl!

A fun cake that puts you in a summer mood!

{DIY} Spring Wreath

I love having a cute wreath on the front door and I knew I needed to make one for Easter. If you read yesterday's post about the napking rings, you know my goal is to only use what I already have for all my Easter & spring decorations. So I whipped up this wreath doing just that!

This was super easy to make and I only used a handful of supplies:

-wreath
-burlap or fabric to cover wreath

-yarn

-felt

-buttons

I actually had this wreath wrapped with burlap on hand. You could use fabric instead of the burlap. It was left over from a Valentine's Day craft FAIL, but like a good crafter I hung on to it knowing it would have it's day eventually! All I did was cut the burlap into wide strips, wrap it around the foam wreath & hot glued the ends.

I have this really fun multi-colored yarn that I just love...it's so cheerful so I had to use it! I'll be honest...my original intention was to COMPLETELY COVER the wreath in this yarn. But you know what? That takes a REALLY LONG time...and I have no patience for those kinds of crafts. So I went with a more "whimsical" look...and I ended up really liking how the burlap shows through.

I made some very simple flowers out of felt, using a flower template that I printed out. I cut the flowers out with the inside flower being smaller than the previous to achieve a layered look. I hot glued them on and then used some colorful buttons in the center (as I've mentioned many times...I love buttons)!!

I'll be using this wreath for Easter, but it's perfect to keep up all spring!

Happy Spring!


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{DIY} Easter Napkin Rings

I recently cleaned out and organized my craft cabinet and man...that was an EYE-OPENER!! It turns out that I buy waaay too much craft stuff that NEVER EVER gets used! Who knew??? (well according to my husband HE knew...ha ha ha)! Sooooo...I'm hosting Easter this year and decided that I was going to make all the decorations using only what I already had on hand. So Michael's PLEASE stop sending me all those great coupons!!!!

I have no idea why on earth I have a TON of felt...but I do, so it's going to be featured in most of my Easter decor. The first thing I made were these cute & colorful napkin rings!

These were super simple to make and I whipped up 10 of them in less than an hour!

You will need:
felt in various colors
ribbon
buttons or other embellishments
hot glue

To begin, cut your ribbon to your desired length. I cut mine about 10 1/2" long. This length allows for a large enough hole to slip a napkin into.

Then I cut out my egg shapes out of felt. I googled an egg template,printed it out on cardstock and used it to cut my eggs out. I tried to free hand them, but my eggs were all wonky so the template was easier.

Cross your ribbon over and use a dab of hot glue to secure.

Then use another dab of hot glue and attach your egg.

I have a thing for buttons...so I have lots of bags of them. I thought these pretty flower buttons were perfect for spring.

Hot glue the buttons onto the eggs.

That's it! Cute little napkin rings to add some cheer to your Easter table!

I was taking the pictures for this post, staring at these cheerful little creations got me thinking...

And I thought of another fun use for them...

I might just have to whip up a few more of these little cuties!

Happy Spring!

Hunger Games Cake {Cake on Fire}

Are you a Hunger Games fan? The book was recommended to me and I DEVOURED the series...just loved it! I was actually sad when I finished the last book because I knew that was it! But then of course there was the movie. My friend Wendy of Wendy Updegraff Photography hosted a Hunger Games premiere party and everyone brought a dish inspired by the book. Of course you know I had to bring a cake!

I LOVED making this cake!!! I wanted the cake to be on FIRE because if you've read the books (or have seen the movie) you know fire is an important element! I wanted it to be engulfed in flames with the Mockingjay rising out of the top...the symbol of rebellion and freedom! (yeah...I totally dorked out on the books I know).

All the decorations (including the Mockinjay topper) were hand-cut from fondant. This was actually the 2nd topper I made, as the first one just snapped in half (oh SNAP) and I sprayed it with edible gold.

The party was AWESOME! Everyone brought great dishes and we played trivia before heading to the midnight showing. With a theater full of teenagers, I've never felt so O-L-D in my life LOL!!

You can read all about the party & see the great pics on Wendy's post at Wendy Updegraff Photography. All photos in this post were taken by Wendy...except for the close-up of the Mockingjay topper, which was taken by me.

HAPPY HUNGER GAMES &

MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR!!

Love Fest Celebration {Winners}

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway!! I LOVE reading your comments about who inspires your creativity!!! I hope you got the opportunity to check out the awesome sponsors of this giveaway and sent a little LOVE their way!! And THANK YOU to all my awesome friends who generously offered up the fabulous prizes!

Now on to the winners...

I will be emailing each winner. You have ONE WEEK to respond.

 If I don't hear back from you, I will draw a new winner!

 Winner of the $30 Gift Certificate to Piggy Bank Parties is:

Home Sweet Home Place

The winner of One Dozen Cake Pops from Cuter than Cake is:

Melissa 

The winner of the $30 Home Goods GC from In Flight is:

Regina L.

The winner of the $20 Eye Candy Event Details GC is:

Sheri W.

The winner of the $20 Skylar Raine GC is:

Donna

The winner of the girl's Dress Up Suitcase from Giggles Galore is:

Parties by Mimi

The winner of the $30 GC to Tin Tree Gifts is:

Home Sweet Home Place

The Winner of the $25 GC to Whimsical Printables is:

Bridget R.

The Winner of the $30 Gift Basket from Flowerz by Suz:

Larissa P.

The Winner of the Sweet Mady Gift is:

Melissa (Hannahs Closet)

The winner of the custom Kiddie Apron from Aimee Broussard is:

Kailani F.

The winner of a dozen fondant toppers from me is:

Shanna U.

Thank you again to everyone who entered! And thank you to everyone who follows my blog...I send you LOTS of 

Love & Sugar Kisses!!!

Country Music Groom's Cake

I make alot of cakes for kids and girly-type cakes, so it was fun change of pace to make a groom's cake. The groom-to-be loves to play guitar and is a country music fan so I incorporated those elements in his fun cake!

Cowboy boots, cowboy hats and a rope border for that country feel...

Hand-shaped musical notes spilled down onto the cake...

and an acoustic guitar topped the cake!

It was fun to feel a "little bit country"!

Love Fest Celebration {Giveaway}

This week marks my ONE YEAR Blog Anniversary...YAY!!! On Friday, I shared a post about how I got here and gave some well deserved shout outs to some awesome people (you can read it here)! Today I'm here to say THANKS to YOU...readers of my blog, followers of my work...the wonderful people who MAKE MY DAY...everyday!! My blog wouldn't mean a whole lot if no one read it (I know 'cause I had a couple of those LOL)! So to say THANK YOU for following along on my sugar rush, I've put together a FABULOUS Giveaway!!! With a special Thanks to Piggy Bank Parties who I modeled my Giveaway after!!

My SUPER FAB logo is from Michele at Intrigue Design Studio

Here are the AMAZING prizes up for grabs...

Hand illustrated FABULOUSNESS...printable invitations & party decorations!

Adorable and delicious Cake Pop creations!

Beautiful event styling, party design & party inspiration!

Beautiful graphic design, printable invitations, art & more!

Fabulous one of a kind accessories for you & your home!

Adorable crafts, fun ideas and beautiful parties!

Adorable personalized gifts for every occasion!

Beautiful printable invitations, decorations and more for every event!

Adorable flower hair accessories & more for your sweet girls!

Adorable personalized gifts & party printables for all your party needs!

Beautiful handmade hostess aprons...for you & your little ones!

And of course, I couldn't say THANK YOU without a little sugar love from me!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!!

Ok...now for the details on how I'm going to share all this LOVE! 

• First, there are 12 PRIZES and there will be 12 WINNERS...YAY!
• There is only ONE REQUIRED ENTRY. Just leave a comment on THIS POST (comments on my FB page do NOT count...but are awfully sweet)! Let me know who INSPIRES you to be creative...your best friend, your mom, another blogger...whoever it may be. Show them a little LOVE in the comment.

ADDITIONAL ENTRIES: 

• Visit the FABULOUSLY GENEROUS sponsors on Facebook. All you have to do is click on the LOGO (first pic of each) ABOVE and it will take you to their FB Pages. "Like" them and come back here and leave me a comment letting me know you did so (that includes Love & Sugar Kisses also). One comment per page liked. And it would be super FAB if you tell them I sent you!

• SHARE this giveaway on your Facebook page (tag me if you can can) and leave me a comment letting me know you did so!

That's a possibility of 14 ENTRIES!!! I will use random.org to draw a winner for EACH prize so there is a possibility that one person can win multiple prizes...whoo hoo!!

Giveaway runs until SATURDAY THE 17TH at 12:00AM Midnight EST.

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!!!

 NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THAT TIME.

I will announce the winners on Monday the 19th back here on THIS POST. I will email all the winners Monday evening. You will have one week to respond. After that time, I will pick a new winner.

Thank you and Best of Luck!!

Winners are posted HERE!