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FOUND | Cuppow

Monday, April 30

I love mason jars...
I love decorating with them...
I love filling them with dried lentils and adding a candle...
And I especially love drinking from them.

My "drinking glasses" in my cupboard ARE mason jars...
So...
When I stumbled upon this ingenius idea last week....
(thank you Daily Grommet)
I just had to share...


Introducing..."Cuppow"
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The brilliant lid... 
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for turning your wide-mouth mason jars into travel mugs...
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(all images courtesy of the Cuppow website)


Brilliant...right?

Here are just a few MORE reasons why I LOVE this idea/product:
• It's made right here in the good ole USA
• it's durable
• it's recyclable
• it's BPA free
• it's affordable

Be sure to check out their website for more information.
And DEFiNiTELY let me know if you snatch up a few for yourself!!

KEEPiNG iT REAL
If you haven't entered the giveaway I announced on Friday - you will kick yourself!!
Seriously!! (TomKat Studio + Amy Atlas + The Pastry Pedestal™ = Ultimate Party Pack)!!

Getting more and more excited about the launch of the new Pastry Pedestal Platform - will be announcing 
the pre-sale date in just a couple of weeks! PROMiSE!!

new approaches/ideas have me excited for changing things up a bit around here.
It's been a long time coming...*wink*

Sweet Treats | TomKat Studio Giveaway + more...

Friday, April 27

A few weeks back...
my friend Kim over at The TomKat Studio made a fantastic announcement...
She officially launched/opened The TomKat Studio's online shop!!

If you haven't had a chance to check it out...
here are just a handful of photos of the super FUN things you can find in her new shop...
Things to help make your next celebration extra adorable...

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ADORABLE stuff...right?

So here's what happened...
I received a SURPRISE package one day from The TomKat Studio...

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It was FILLED with all of these goodies...
My heart was racing because everything is just TOO fun...
and you know I get excited about anything party-related anyway.
(and of course it was unexpected so that made it even better).

Opening the box was like stepping right into Kim's new online shop!
Since Kim was so generous with sending me these samples from her new shop...
I decided I should absolutely pass along the kindness and share some of these things with YOU!!!

That's right...
one of you...
is going to win your own box of samples...
 from The TomKat Studio's new online shop.
(I've hand-picked some of the items shown here to send you)

As if that wasn't sweet enough...
I just so happen to have an extra copy of this...
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Yes...this is THEE book we've all been waiting on from Amy Atlas...
And it is filled to the hilt with ideas and inspiration related to dessert table styling.
(If you don't want to wait on the giveaway...you can ORDER IT HERE)!

But let's make the pot EVEN sweeter...
How about I throw in The Pastry Pedestal Starter Kit too...
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Talk about a SWEET TREAT...
That's a lot of goodies all in one box!!

If you are a U.S. Resident and would like to enter to win...
just follow the steps below via Rafflecopter.

FOUND | Mini Aluminum Coke and Sprite Bottles

Monday, April 23

During our recent visit to Savannah to attend a wedding...
I made a discovery...
A discovery I just knew I had to share with you.

Mini Aluminum bottles of Coke and Sprite
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Sooooo unbelievably cute...right?!
I picked these up at Savannah's Candy Kitchen!
Perhaps you're lucky enough to have spotted them already in your area?
To my knowledge...
They haven't made it here to Florida yet...
So I brought a couple home with me as souvenirs. *wink*

Those Coke bottles would make FANTASTIC additions to your 4th of July festivities...
Don't you agree?

Today, I wanted to also share with you another recent discovery.
(again...this may be old to you - but it's new to me)...

If you love Instagram like I do...
You'll love pixlr-o-matic...
a SUPER EASY, FREE online photo editing program ANYONE can use
for the photos you take with your regular camera.

Using the three photos above...
I transformed them using different films, effects and frames...
making them a bit more "interesting" and "artistic"...
all within a matter of seconds!

Check them out:
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(Bubble Effect with Tretton Frame)

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(Anne Film, Metal Effect and no frame)

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(Old effect and....I forgot to write down the frame name...oops!)

You should SO go try it out...
1. Upload your favorite picture
2. Add the effects you want...
3. Save them to your computer for sharing!

Pixlr-o-matic is also available as a downloadFacebook App, as a Chrome Web App and for iOS or Android devices)

I hope you all enjoyed your weekend...
Here's to a great week!

KEEPiNG iT REAL
Feeling a bit more caught up in the studio...
Although there are a million things on my list to get done!
REALLY trying to utitize my Google Calendar to keep me focused and on track this week!!

the Pastry Pedestal™ | A little something extra...

Wednesday, April 18

If you follow The Pastry Pedestal on Facebook...
Then you know that yesterday I announced a sweet little deal...

I promised the next 30 customers of The Pastry Pedestal™ Starter Kit a little extra something in their package...

In addition to the Starter Kit...
Those 30 customers would also receive some adorable striped straws with their order(s)...
(if you didn't know, you can use the straws as "sheaths" - like this - on your Pastry Pedestal rods for some added pizzazz)!
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The response was awesome and I felt I should do the same for all of 
my sweet faithful blog readers.

So...
starting right now...
The next 20 people to order The Pastry Pedestal™ Starter Kit...
will receive the same deal as all of those lucky Facebook Fans from yesterday!
Things went rather quickly yesterday...
just to warn you.

So if you've been considering placing an order but just haven't done it yet...
Now's your opportunity to receive a little something extra!!
GO HERE TO ORDER!!

If you already own The Pastry Pedestal Starter Kit...
check out my Pastry Pedestal Pinterest Board dedicated to all-things-Pastry Pedestal!
You may find a few new FUN styling ideas to try out!!

And for those of you anxiously awaiting the announcement of pre-sales for the
NEW PASTRY PEDESTAL PLATFORM...
Some key design changes have pushed back the pre-sale date
but the changes will be SO well worth the wait.
TRUST ME!!


KEEPiNG iT REAL
My brain is fried...
I have been on the computer for days on end...
trying to catch up on Etsy orders.
There have been many late nights lately...
Last night it was another  2:30 a.m. bedtime.
*sigh*

coming up | TomKat Studio Shoppe

Monday, April 16

If you haven't stopped by the new TomKat Studio ONLINE shoppe yet...
here's a tee-tiny peek at just SOME of the things you'll find available for your next event/party:

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I'll be sharing more photos of the SUPER FUN items contained in this 
package I received a couple of weeks ago.

Thanks Kim!!
xoxo


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A photo from my meet-up with Kim at Downtown Disney back in November.
(It was SO great seeing her,  as well as Kori from Paper & Pigtails and Paula from Frog Prince Paperie)


KEEPiNG iT REAL
Wait until you see all of the goodies in this box...
These are the kind of things that make my heart skip a beat...*wink*

books | "celebraTORI" by Tori Spelling

Friday, April 13

UPDATED SATURDAY APRIL 14TH 2012 - 12:00 noon
WINNER CHOSEN & ANNOUNCED...
Scroll down to the Rafflecopter Application to see if it was YOU...

The giveaway for Tori Spelling's new book, "celebraTORI" was supposed to end at 12:01 a.m. TODAY!

The truth is...
I was looking to wrap up the giveaway YESTERDAY...
by posting some enticing photos I'd taken from the actual pages of this LOVELY book.

Lucky for you...
I ran out of time to actually do the post.
Which simply means...
you still have ALL DAY TODAY to enter!

You really are going to LOVE the approach Tori took with this book.
She's managed to not only create a beautiful book about the essentials of party styling...
She's also brilliantly included some humor with her "Trainwreck" features!
These are real-life "entertaining-gone-wrong" scenarios she's experienced...
and she has graciously sprinkled them throughout the book to prevent us from repeating the same mistakes.

Right now, I'm going to hush...
I photographed some of the actual pages of my own copy of the book...
I think they'll do the rest of the talking today...


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You REALLY should have this...
If you haven't already entered to win your own copy...
go ahead and do it now.
Every task completed below has a certain number of points you can earn.
Each point is one entry into the pot.
You have until midnight TONiGHT!!
I will announce the winner on Saturday morning!!
The book will ship directly from Simon & Schuster
straight to your address!!

Good luck everyone!!

recipes | Posey Punch

Wednesday, April 11

I wanted to share with you a favorite recipe of mine.
I've had it for years and use it often.

In fact, I recently used it at Ella's "Pocket Full of Posies" birthday party
and fittingly renamed it "Posey Punch"...

I guarantee rave reviews from your guests...
as well as years of serving up this delicious party punch...

It's super easy to make and the best part is...
You can freeze it weeks ahead of time - making party planning nice and smooth.
Simply pull it out a couple of hours prior to your event and add 7-Up!


Slushy "Posey Punch"
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KEEPiNG iT REAL
We had a FABULOUS time at the wedding in Savannah!
Everything about the ceremony as well as the events leading up to it
were SO completely reflective of the bride and groom.
Congratulations Mike and Nicole!!
We were thrilled to be there and share your special day.

Now...
back to the grindstone.
• Catching up on orders...
• Working out details with the manufacturer on releasing a Pre-Sale date for the brand-new Pastry Pedestal Platform!!
• Trying to figure out how to manage to share everything I want to share with you...(not enough hours in the day).

sweet treats | "celebraTORI" by Tori Spelling - Giveaway

Thursday, April 5

Good morning everyone...
Have you seen this?


officially released just days ago!

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Take a peek at the book trailer to give you a better idea of all of the inspiration awaiting you...




I LOVE the approach Tori took with this book.
Not only does she set out to "Unleash Your Inner Party Planner"
by sharing beautiful party inspiration and ideas...
She actually walks you through the steps of hosting four different party themes.

You can imagine my excitement when I was contacted by Simon & Schuster...
the publishing company for Tori's book.
As part of Tori's book promotion...
they reached out to me...
 to find out if any of YOU...
 would be interested in receiving a FREE COPY!!

I thought about it for a little while...
like not even a  second...*wink*
because I just KNEW you would love the opportunity to win this!

So...
If you want to "unleash YOUR inner party planner"...
Enter the giveaway by simply completing ONE, SOME or ALL of the tasks below.
Each task you complete has a certain number of points associated with it.
Each point represents the number of times your name goes into the pot!!

So get going.
This giveaway starts today, Thursday, April 5th.
The winner will be announced on Friday, April 13th!
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!


The Pastry Pedestal™ | Easter Styling Inspiration

Tuesday, April 3

I wanted to share some quick styling ideas for all of you who own The Pastry Pedestal™.

Using these no-bake sweets...
you can put together a super-cute display in no time for your Easter weekend celebrations...

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SUPPLIES NEEDED:
• The Pastry Pedestal™ Starter Kit - The Pastry Pedestal™
• Ice Cream Cups - The TomKat Studio
• Striped Paper Straws - The TomKat Studio
• Ribbon for wrapping around the Ice Cream Cups
• 2.75" Decorative Paper Rounds (used under The Pastry Pedestal™ Rounds)
• Scissors (for cutting the paper straws to size)
• Toothpick or small wooden skewer (for pre-poking the candies) *wink*

SWEETS USED:
Wonka Sweet Tart Jelly Beans
Reese's Mini Peanut Butter Cups

PLEASE NOTE:
The soon-to-be-released Pastry Pedestal™ Platform was used for my display.
Sticking The Pastry Pedestals™ into a a vessel of sugar or candies for support also works.
(Go here for the how-to).


KEEPiNG iT REAL
Completely under-the-gun to be ready to travel to Savannah for a wedding this week.
Not only am I trying to wrap up design projects for all of my ULTRA SWEET customers...
I've got a list a mile-long for things to finish/do personally.

While I'm gone, I've got a surprise post coming to you on Friday...
If you have been wanting a copy of Tori Spelling's new book, "celebraTORI" - (JUST RELEASED TODAY by the way)
Stay tuned for your chance to win it!!
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