Thursday, August 16, 2012

A Few New Designs!

I have been really trying to get some more items added to my custom printable collection and this is what I came up with tonight.  Yellow & Teal and Pink & Grey have made me smile lately :)
Which is your favourite??













Sunday, August 12, 2012

Hurray for Paper!

COLOURFUL ENVELOPES!

Sorry I have not written in a while!  I have been busy as a bee :)

Lately, the majority of my orders have been for custom printables, specifically Save the Date and Wedding invites.   With such special occasions envelopes play an important role in setting the right first impression for the guests of your event.

One of my fabulous Brides requested yellow envelopes to go with her chic charcoal grey and bright yellow colour theme.  I did some research and ended up purchasing an entire sample collection of every finish and colour. I am pumped to show you her awesome Save the Dates  but that will have to wait until after they are mailed out  :)  Her Save the Date design will be available in many different colour combinations too!

The colours and finishes are fabulous and I'm excited to add them to my collection.  Now my custom invites will come with amazingly colourful envelopes to match :) Wahhoo!  They come in Square, Rectangular and Long.

The Stardream and Metallic's are so pretty.  The photos do not capture their glisten but I tried to get super close ups to show their textures. Prices vary depending on size, quantity and finish.

SQUARE:

REGULAR:

LONG:
Not only are there many colour options but finishes too!  Check out all of the options below:

Ashley Collection:


Linen Metallic Collection:



Stardream Collection:


Leather Metallic Collection:


Saturday, June 23, 2012

Macaron Madness!

My friend and I decided a few months ago to take a baking class to learn something new and enjoy a fun night out doing something a little different. We found a small boutique in Toronto, Le Dolci that offers various classes and decided to give it a try.  Since our trip to France together a few years back we have been missing those cute, dainty, little cookies and we were thrilled when we realized Le Dolci offered a Macaron class!

Our instructor, Maddy, was awesome.  She explained the macaronage processes with ease and showed every step of this very intricate process.  The entire class was encouraged to participate and we had a lot of fun.  Maddy has her own food blog with wonderful recipes and can be found at  http://www.duhlicious.com/.

I was quite impressed with how special Le Dolci's space was.  They have a store front and attached, through a large sliding door is their studio where they host all sorts of baking lessons, as well as, private parties.  I wish my photos were better so you can see just how beautiful the space was.  I will be returning so next time I will bring my good camera!  To find out more about Le Dolci visit their website at http://www.ledolci.com/

Maddy taught us the Italian meringue method for the macarons.  We  filled our pink and yellow macarons with lemon creme and both regular and whipped chocolate ganache.  Oh my goodness were they ever good!!  I had one this morning with my coffee and it took all my strength not to eat the entire box I bought home last night.

I have already stocked up on some almond flour and will be practicing my skills as soon as I can! :)

Check out some of our pics from our fabulous night at Le Dolci.  I apologize for the quality of the photos - I had to take them with my phone :(























Spring Chef Party!

Yellow & Grey - a soft spring combination! 

I hosted a spring party this past weekend.  I had a chef come in and teach us a yummy treat to kick off the summer!  We decided on Tangy Pepper-Pecan Brie.   The recipe is below.  It was DELISH not to mention SO easy and quick to make.  A must try!!!




I also decided to try something a little different instead of my traditional dessert table.  This time I went with a self-serve yogurt bar.  I chopped up various fresh fruits, cookies, served whip cream and even cherries to top it off.  I had to add a few baked goods :) Im hungry again just writing this post!