Sweet Trends: Handmade Lollipops

Jump on board folks because the Good Ship Lollipop has arrived!  Woot!  Handmade Old Fashioned Swirl Lollipops are one of my favorite candies and are quite the trend in the party scene.  Not only do these works of art look beautiful, they add such character, personality and a flair of whimsy to any affair. 

Don't these lollies make you happier just looking at them??

Stay sweet my friends.

Be Sweet.

-Kristy

Sweet Trends: Homemade Pie

We're continuing this week's series featuring the hottest trends in sweets for 2011.  And today's sweet warms my soul just thinking about it.  

Homemade pie.  

Pies are an American tradition, dating back to the early Pilgrim settlers who brought their pie recipes with them to America.  Their first pies were based on berries and fruits and today, not much has changed.  Some of the most popular pies remain to be the fruit-filled pies: Apple pie, Berry Pie, Cherry Pie, Peach pie...  The list can go on and on.  

Pies are becoming the new "it" dessert at wedding receptions, bridal showers, baby showers and family gatherings.  They signify love, home and tradition, something each host hopes to express to their guests.    

There's something so sweet and so special about a homemade pie.  The simplicity of the dessert and the love put into making it will surely touch a special place in anyone's heart.

{Images courtesy of Sparkle & Hay, Bustle, Ruffled, and Elizabeth Anne Designs}

Be Sweet.

-Kristy

Sweet Trends: The French Macaron

This week we're kicking off a week long special featuring this year's hottest trends in sweets.  What's hot?  What's not?  What will you want to make to sure include in your dessert menu when entertaining for your favorite guests?  This week you're about to find out...

As you may have noticed over the past few years (how could you not?) that cupcakes were ALL the rage.  It seemed as though all of a sudden the single serving piece of cake took the entertaining, baking and wedding industry by storm.  Cupcake shops were popping up left and right.  New reality TV shows were based solely on cupcake bakeries and cupcake wars.  Insane!  Well folks, I'm here to tell you that the cupcake is has had it's 15 minutes of fame.  Move on over Little Miss Cupcake, here comes one little treat that is packed with a big punch...

The French Macaron.

Not to be confused with the Macaroon, (a chewy mound of coconut goodness) the macaron (mah-kæ-rhon) is a sweet confectionary made with a mixture of egg whites, sugar, ground almonds and food coloring.  The petite delectable is commonly filled with delicious buttercream or jam filling and sandwiched between two cookies.  This fragile little dessert is quickly becoming one of the hottest sweet treats for weddings, showers and birthdays.

Oh, so sweet.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's hottest trend in sweets.  It's an American tradition...

Any guesses??

Be Sweet!

-Kristy

Martha Stewart Does Halloween

{Fly Away Treat Bags}

This month's issue of Martha Stewart Living is chock-full of wonderful, inspirational ideas for Halloween parties, trick or treaters and spooky crafts to keep you in high-style through the month of October.  

Today, I'm showcasing some of her fabulous Halloween Treat Bags and Favors that you can DIY and will certainly impress your guests!  Click on the link below the picture for the scoop on the how-to...

{Skull Treat Box}

{Pumpkin Pouches}

{Halloween Crackers}

{Jack O'Lantern Muslin Treat Bags}

{Creepy Custom Treat Bags}

{Skull Potato Stamp Treat Bags}

{Images courtesy of Martha Stewart}

Be Sweet.

-Kristy