Protect This House!

Now that the college football season is upon us, I've been thinking about creating an inspiration board for those football parties that will be had by many this year.  Being as though we are season ticket holders for Maryland Football, I found it only fitting to create an inspiration board in honor of the Terps.  Plus, I still can't get over these uniforms!! 

Have a great weekend and be safe out there with all of this crazy weather.

Tinkerbell Sweets Table

I'm so excited to share these photos of our Tinkerbell Sweets Table!  A dear friend of mine, Krista Salmon, of Kiki's List certainly knows how to throw a party.  Her daughter, Anna, was turning 3 and she asked that I create a candy table for the party.  After finalizing the candy selection and backdrop with an Inspiration Board we were set.   

What really topped off the table was the AMAZING cake done by Kristy Stone of Tastefully Treated.  It was literally a work of art.  I highly recommend her as she made the cake for my bridal shower and it was one of the best cakes I've ever had!  

I'm thrilled with the way the table turned out and so happy that Anna had a magical day.  Check out more photos of the party from Kiki's List.

Photos by Little Moon Photography

A Pixie Dust Party.

This weekend we have another fabulous party we will be doing!  Here's a sneak peek of our Tinkerbell Sweets Table!  Can't wait to share the pictures of the party.  

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Sweet Nothings Firetruck Sweets Table

We designed this Firetruck-themed sweets table for Kristin of Hampton Paper Design.  Her son Jackson had a fabulous 4th birthday party and it's been making waves in the blogosphere.  Thanks to all the bloggers below who featured Sweet Nothings candy table.  Oh, and my husband Curtis.  

The REAL fireman.  

Curtis and Jackson

KiKi's List Firetruck Feature

The Cake Blog Firetruck Feature

Spaceships and Laser Beams Firetruck Feature

Photos by: James Woo Photography

Be Sweet.

-Kristy

Sweet Nothings: Valentine's Day Candy Table

Sweet Nothings has created this fun, candy-filled Sweets Table to give a little inspiration to all of you out there gearing up for this year's Valentine's Day.  We teamed up with James Woo Photography to capture some amazing images of our lovely little treats.  

We're so excited to share all of our fabulous eye-candy with you!!

{Table Concept & Design: Sweet Nothings}

{All images courtesy of James Woo Photography}

{Cupcakes: Fluffy Thoughts Cakes}

{Petit Fours: Balducci's}

{Heart Envelopes: Paper Source}

Be Sweet.

-Kristy

Ruffled Tea Party

This tastefully sweet Sweets Table comes from Melissa of The Loveliest Day who styled this shoot for the Ruffled Blog.  I absolutely love everything about this table.  The color palette of pinks, yellows and white offer up such a cozy, shabby chic feel.  The desserts are so dainty and perfectly stylized.  I adore the little button accents on the favor boxes.  It's amazing what simple little things can do to dress up something so plain.  A wonderful touch!

One hot trend I'm seeing across many parties is the use of vintage-like fabrics that have been ripped and tied onto a rope to create a "rag swag" effect.  This type of backdrop is one of my favorites!  Another great idea was including the window pane in the backdrop to create an illusion of being inside, yet keeping with that lovely outside garden feel.  Incorporating the window pane and curtain of fabric helps add dimension and depth to the overall look of the table.  Gorgeous!!

The ruffled cake.  So beautiful.

{Photos courtesy of Ashley Rose}

Milk n' Cookies Sweets Table

Cookies are made of butter and love.
-Norwegian Proverb

This stylized photo shoot by Love and Lavender is fantastic.  These ladies did such a great setting the scene for a Milk n' Cookies themed sweets table.  It's not likely that a party or reception will be hosted in an alfalfa field, but for a photo shoot this location was the perfect setting.  The concept is so simple, yet a few detailed touches go a long way in making "utterly" fabulous.  

Old scraps of wood and white acrylic paint are all you need to create a custom labels like the ones above.  It's dirt cheap and really ties in with the many wood elements incorporated in the table.

This cake topper is so precious.  Using only two hard boiled eggs, part of an egg carton, markers, a mini hair flower and bow tie, you too can have this super cute topper.  You can include the wooden heart or any other wooden cut out, found at Michael's or JoAnn Fabrics, to customize your topper to your liking.

The milk stand included Strawberry, Chocolate and Regular milk.  I'm loving these mason jar dispensers!

Accessory pieces like the "Recipe for Love" and recipe cards doubling as the guest book are a great way to put a twist on traditional elements found at a reception.

These favors are milk bottles with layers of ingredients for chocolate chip oatmeal cookies.  Love it!

{Photos by Jonda Spurbeck}

This ring shot is so perfect (and yummy!)

Have a wonderful weekend.

Be Sweet.

-Kristy