Fairy Garden Party

Last week I had the pleasure of having a house full of fairies.  It was wonderful and magical and memorable and so much fun.  I invited several of my friends and their adorable children to help, attend and enjoy this fun filled day.  The results were priceless. 

Happy 4th of July!

Hope you have a wonderful day filled with red, white and blue.

I was featured

http://www.anygivenparty.com/

Any given party is a new party planning website recently launched by Christine Matter.  She was kind enough to include some of my parties along with many other beautifully styled parties.  I really love this site it's cute, bright and uses gorgeous imagery to showcase every party they feature.  It's a great place to find ideas or inspiration or even vendors for your next event.  Thank you Any Given Party for including me on your site.  It's such a pleasure.  

Myles Kindergarten Rodeo Roundup

The end of school has finally come and gone here.  With four children to keep track of it always happens in a whirlwind of activities, parties and bitter sweet good byes to teachers we have grown to love over the year.  This year Myles kindergarten teacher Ms. Sperry along with four other teachers from Ramstein Elementary threw a Rodeo Roundup bash for all of their classes.  I was happy to help out in any small way as well as many other parents.  With 100 kids I have to say I had my doubts about being able to make this all come together but everyone did wonderfully and the kids had the best time ever.  I know Myles will remember this forever.  

The Fairies are coming!

Very soon fairies will be visiting our house.  I love fairies. We are getting everything ready so everything will be just perfect. Lots of tulle and organza are floating around.  Lots of beautiful, yummy sweets and treats are being made.  Lovely flowers and precious little doors have been appearing every which where.  It's going to be magical and wonderful and we can't wait. Well I can a little bit I still have tons to do. Keep the fairy wishes coming for good weather too.  

Fairy Wishes

~Sunny~

Happy Fathers Day!

To all the Fathers I hope you have a wonderful day filled with family, love, rest and relaxation.  Today my son Marcus cooked lunch for his Dad and then all the kids presented their homemade gifts.  Tonight we plan have steak and baked potatoes and brownies, Dad's favorites(well besides sushi).  Just a nice relaxing day enjoying being a family. 

Every holiday I want to do a special Holiday post with a recipe or a free printable that associates with that holiday.  Really that is my intention and I have the best intentions.  However when holidays come around.  I'm so busy getting ready for them and trying to make sure my family is happy and taken care of that those intentions go out the window.  Maybe if I was more organized and better prepared I would be able to make it all happen, but I'm not so it doesn't.  I'm always disappointed in my self but I realize every holiday what's most important to me and that's my family.  There have been so many times that I've wanted to sit behind the computer and do blog posts or edit a recipe or even post things to my Etsy shop, but I put my family first and I've learned to just let it go because they are so much more important.  This Father's day I was thinking about what's important and sitting here with my husband and four kids enjoying each other's company is what's important.  So if my Etsy shop is not up to date and I have a million blog posts that need to be finished, it's okay because my family is happy and that's whats important. 

Hope you all have a Happy Fathers Day!

~Sunny~

School's out!

Just in time for the end of school we finished our teacher gifts. This year I had the kids draw a picture for their teacher. Then I scanned it, printed it and ironed it onto a canvas bag. Something personal unique and practical (my three favorite things). We have been blessed with such wonderful teachers this year that it was hard to say goodbye. Probably more for me than the kids. Hope everyone has a wonderful summer break.

~Sunny~

Painted Sea Lilies

Last week I had the pleasure of painting faces for a ballet recital by Grace Studio.  The same Grace Studio that I recently did the Spring Showers baby shower for.   A couple of my friends have cute little girls that were going to be sea lilies and I was more than happy to pretty up their faces for the event.  I paint faces all the time for my kids and friends kids but this was the first time where I was actually asked to paint faces for an event.  Normally I just show up with my paints at friends birthdays and parties and they happily let me paint away.  Kind of like the phantom painter. 

Olympics cake

Yes today is my Birthday and what better way to spend it than making cake. This Olympic rings cake was a last minute rush order, like two days ago rush order. I'm really happy with how it turned out though.


I did learn one important thing from all of this. When you make black frosting it helps to add a little cocoa to get that dark black color. An invaluable lesson.

Hope you have a great party Aiden and Happy Birthday to both of us.

~Sunny~

Lemon Lush Parfaits

Nothing says summer like lemons.  The smell, the taste and the color of lemons makes me feel happy and summery.  That is why Lemon Lush is one of my favorite summertime desserts.  That is also why I had to make it into a parfait because everything is better served in a tiny little glass container.  

Country Garden Boy Baby Shower

I love Spring. The rainy days, the birds singing, the fresh smells of grass, and flowers. I think there is no better time to have a baby shower than spring.  When I was asked by Jenny of Grace Studio to style a boy themed baby shower in May, I immediately thought of flowers. Since the shower was going to be at a dance studio I wanted the decorations to complement the understated elegance of this lovely open space. 

Mother's Day

   I had a wonderful morning with my kids cooking me breakfast and my husband driving all the way in from work on his break to bring me flowers.  It's truly wonderful to be so appreciated, but is that what being a mother is really about?  

Good things

So yes I have been very quiet lately, but that just means I've been busy creating. I have been collaborating with a friend for a lovely spring inspired baby shower. I can't wait to share pictures very soon, but until then here is a little taste.

My First baking class 101

Recently I had the pleasure of hosting a baking class in my home.  I have had several friends ask how I do some of the baking and decorating I do.  I figured gathering them all together would be a good way to answer everyone's questions all at once and have a good time too.  We did have a good time, but I'm pretty sure I didn't answer everyone's questions or even come close to teaching them everything I wanted to.  I learned very quickly that four hours is not long enough to teach baking and decorating basics to one person let alone 8 people all crammed into my kitchen.  I still feel like it was a success though and I would do it again in a heartbeat.  Here are some pictures of our shenanigans.  

Amaretto Cupcakes with Espresso Buttercream

This is not one of my long drawn out walk through tutorials about how to bake something.  It is however a recipe that I whipped up (literally) for cupcakes with two of my favorite ingredients, amaretto and espresso.  I won't bore you with the how or why of it, just get down to the nitty gritty and deliciousness of it.  Here's the recipe...