A snowflake for Sandy Hook Elementary

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This is a great way for families and their children to give something and show support to Sandy Hook Elementary:

Snowflakes for Sandy Hook:
Please help the students of Sandy Hook have a winter wonderland at their new school! Get Creative!! No two snowflakes are alike. Make and send snowflakes to Connecticut PTSA, 60 Connolly Parkway, Building 12, Suite 103, Hamden, CT 06514, by January 12, 2013.

Some great links to snowflake patters, how-to's, and fun info: 

All Season Snowflakes

Martha Stewart

Angel Street Mom 

Deviant Art  

Tree Hugger

 

DIY Mini Vintage Cake Stand

I love vintage cups and saucers and have my own small collection of miss-matched floral tea sets. Today I'm going to show you how to upcycle some old china to create a sweet little cake stand. I purchased my vintage cup and saucer at a hospice shop, you'll easily find little sets such as these in second hand shops, salvation army or garage sales, even grandmas house ☺

What you need:

Vintage cup and plate (make sure your cup has a flat base so that the plate will sit level)
Glue (suitable for china)
Clear cellophane (for gift wrap)
Scissors
Ribbon

• Place your cup upside down on a flat surface, run the glue around the lower lip of the base of the cup where it will touch the plate.
• Place your plate on top, making sure it is even each side, you may need to get down to eye level to check.
• Carefully place something heavy on top (a cup filled with rice works well).
• Allow to dry per instructions on glue packet.

As a lovely gift, just simply add some chocolates or little cakes.

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Chocolate Cherry Liquers 

Rocky Road Bark

Wrap in clear cellophane and tie with a ribbon and voila! a lovely hostess or mothers day gift.

More vintage love - I used Style Me Pretty to create this little collage

                    

              If you love vintage cups and saucers visit  my "pinterest" collection of tea cups to see lots of pretty examples.

Next week I have a wonderful book give-a-way, "Cake Star" by Jade Lipton. The book is full of fabulous cake and cookie decorating ideas with beautiful photography by Paul Giggle. The easy step by step instructions with templates will enable you to impress your friends and family for sure.

If you want to make this gorgeous cake from the cover of Jade's book, please click "here" for  a sneak peek and step by step instructions.

Another Sneak Peek inside Cake Star by Jade Lipton, published by Penguin Books.

Sharing this week with:

Monday:

Lines Across
I Should Be Mopping The Floor

Wednesday:

Wow Us Wednesdays at Savvy Southern Style
Ivy and Elephants

Thursday: 

Transformation Thursday at Shabby Creek Cottage

Open House Party at No Minimalist Here

Time Travel Thursday at the Brambleberry Cottage

Friday:

Show and tell Friday at My Romantic Home

At The Picket Fence

                                                                              

                    

Food,Craft & Interiors - Inspiration from the Blogasphere

I spend a lot of time "googling" for great ideas to share with my readers so I hope you enjoy this weeks inspiration. My favourite today has to be this upcycled cake stand, the stawberry frozen yogurt is delicious and you'll find lots of fabulous interior ideas, food and products in Adore's latest magazine.

Love this fabulous up-cycle cake stand from Sweet Paul, 

Photo above by Alexandra Grablewski 

What a fabulous idea, pretty  hand painted DIY tea towels from Jenny Steffens Hobick click "here" to see her instructions and more images.

Delicious Strawberry frozen yogurt from my favourite food blog,  Kitchen Confidante. Liren knows exactly how to tempt our taste buds with her beautiful photography and delightful recipes.  Please click "here" 
to see this recipe.

Quick and easy yummy double ginger Rhubarb Crumble from PoppyTalk 

I love this little cottage in Poland, not to mention they have a dog very similar to Poppy only treble her size.  More lovely images at Inspiring Interiors.

                                           Latest on-line copy of Adore Magazine

Monday:

Lines Across
I Should Be Mopping The Floor