Crafts

If you’re like me, you’re trying to think of special ways to dress your Thanksgiving table next week. I ran into this beautiful centerpiece at The Idea Room. A Cornucopia made out of bread! Isn’t it lovely?

Head on over to The Idea Room for a complete tutorial. Happy baking!

Whitney turned me on to a new love: The White Library.  As with a normal brick and mortar library, this one is a wealth of great ideas. This is the creation of Sandra Downie of Sandra Downie Event Designs.  Check out some of her events…

Stop on over to The White Library, and tell Sandra hello from WhipperBerry!

 

 

Why do I feel like we’ve hit fast forward in the last little bit of this year?  First, school starts in the Fall, and then, all of a sudden, Christmas is breathing down our neck.  I have been having so much fun checking out everyone’s Thanksgiving plans and trying to work on my own.  I thought I would share some of the fun stuff we’ve found so far.

Jamie found this Pie in a jar…doesn’t that sound lovely? Click on the image to see the recipe at Home Made Simple.

 

Wouldn’t these gorgeous chocolates from Sweeties by Kim be a lovely addition to your feast? Click on the image to link to her shop.

This is a simple and inexpensive DIY project that would liven up any Thanksgiving table.  I saw this featured at Maddycakes Muse.  Click on the image to see the tutorial from Choose to Thrive.

 

Super-fun Thanksgiving kids table printables from Pen & Paper Flowers. Click on the images to visit their shop, and click here to visit their blog.

A couple of weeks ago, Michelle from Maddycakes Muse contacted me about creating a dessert table for her sister’s 60th birthday here in Vegas.  First of all…Michelle is an AMAZING party planner based out of Glendale, Arizona, and needless to say I was rather intimidated.  She was bringing her sister out here, along with a few family members, to celebrate, and she wanted to have a special dessert table for the big day.  Being from out of town, she didn’t have the recourses to pull one together.  So…she turned to her blog friends and we came to the rescue!! 

Katie Nelson of Sweet Street Cakes made this incredible cake that topped off the table. 

 

Emily helped with the graphic elements on the table and Whitney made the super cute cookie favors.

It was sooo much fun being a part of Jackie’s special night!  Thanks, Michelle, for letting us take part!!

On another note…We have a winner for this weekends giveaway! 

Congrats to Carmen, (comment #12 selected by Random.org) you’ve won Whitney’s garland! We hope it looks fabulous in your dining room!!

In the world of culinary artists there are many different mediums. Cakes and pastries (as well as other desserts) seem to be my favorite things to focus on. But then I find this guy: just an ordinary dad who wants to make cool pancakes for his daughter. How cool is that? And look what he can do!

Yes, that’s a pancake! Jim, from Jim’s Pancakes, is a culinary artist if ever I saw one.

Here are some of my favorites:

Plants and animals

 

 

Food

 

 

 Holidays

 

And he even constructs things!

 

 

Check out Jim’s Pancakes for more great pictures, and you can even sign up to receive all his tips and tricks!