tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50420298189620763222024-03-19T04:15:54.203-07:00Favorite ThingsThe Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-49861427054888451072011-11-23T10:13:00.000-08:002011-11-23T10:13:02.374-08:00Simple Gifts<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">'Tis the gift to be simple,<br />
'tis the gift to be free,<br />
'tis the gift to come down<br />
where we ought to be,<br />
and when we find ourselves in the place just right,<br />
'twill be in the valley of love and delight.<br />
When true simplicity is gained<br />
to bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed,<br />
to turn, turn, will be our delight<br />
till by turning, turning we come round right. </span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">— SHAKER SONG —</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1848</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> by Elder Joseph Brackett</span></div><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">GIVING THANKS FOR ALL THE SIMPLE GIFTS IN MY LIFE!</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Blessings for a happy Thanksgiving,</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Donia</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></span></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-26092199822822233402011-11-17T22:32:00.000-08:002011-11-17T22:32:41.739-08:00Kinfolk<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">— KINFOLK —<br />
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</tbody></table>I stumbled across this jewel of a publication earlier in the month and its simplicity of design and content was stirring. <a href="http://www.kinfolkmag.com/volume-one/" target="_blank">Kinfolk</a> magazine is about the beauty of gatherings. From moments of solitude to intimate gatherings and group celebrations.<div><br />
</div><div>It was something I just had to share with you as we approach, to me, one of the most beautiful days of the year. Thanksgiving. A celebration of the simple, most basic and essential blessings mankind can enjoy. Food, family and fellowship. It is a celebration of our roots and all the Lord has given.</div><div><br />
</div><div>I hope you enjoy reading through it as much as I did. May it inspire you to have others into your home, something we often do to little of.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Blessings,</div><div>Donia </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px;">I had three chairs in my house: one for solitude, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 12px;">two for friendship, three for society.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 10px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since my husband has gone back to work, I have had to simplify my life. </span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's a must to be organized! I have to streamline and multitask. I am constantly learning new ways to cook, clean and schedule more efficiently. I am purging the house of unwanted clutter room by room and seeking a "less is more" kind of life.</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Those who will benefit are my children. More quality time with Mommy equals more peace and tranquillity in their lives and mine. Each week I try to make sure to incorporate craft time and exercise into at least one or two nights. </span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since Avery has started school, time at night is limited to homework, the family meal and the nightly bedtime routine. For that reason, I was seeing a need for a little educational fun in our routine and I am trying to squeeze a family bonding activity in there as much as I can.</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a perfect example of a simple and educational family activity! My friend Stacie, a former school teacher, told me about a blog she wrote last year on a "<a href="http://www.staciehawleyphotography.com/blog/gratitude-tree-lexington-ky-photographer/" style="color: #45818e;" target="_blank">Gratitude Tree.</a>" I looked it up the next day and loved what she did. I appreciate the simplicity of the project rooted in one of the most valuable attributes a person can display, gratitude. I hope our family will benefit this month from thinking daily about life's blessings, large or small.</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Simply grateful this month for all the Lord has given.</span></span><br />
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<div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Blessings,</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Donia</span></span>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-79613757875575582952011-11-02T11:46:00.000-07:002011-11-03T09:11:39.945-07:00Rural Soul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm a Southerner, an Okie, a Colorado mountain man's daughter. A farm girl in a city girl's body. I long for the lonely sound of wind through the pines. I marvel at the endless prairie skies, and my soul is stirred by waving fields of wheat. I believe pie binds, chocolate heals, casseroles comfort and biscuits are the way to a man's heart. Sentiment is essential, the new always leads back to the old and God is over all.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I belong nowhere and everywhere all at once. I am God's child and my life is His mission.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">No, I did not grow up on a farm. In fact, I grew up in a mid-sized Colorado suburb, only having lived out in the country in a "mini-ranch" subdivision towards the end of middle school . By all reasoning, most would call me a suburban youth. While not a city girl one could not really call me a country girl either.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Facts withstanding, I am a tried and true country girl at heart. I always have been. My soul has always been restless. It doesn't belong in the city, it belongs under Gods big sky, where people give you the shirt off their back, friends gather to quilt, the country fair is the highlight of the summer and you greet the Lord when you step outside each day. The dirt runs through your fingers, you watch your food grow and you make the lovely out of what is available. It is where I am at home. Is it where I live? No, but it is where I dream of living one day.</span></span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><span style="color: #999999;">By </span><a href="http://theblusash.com/" style="color: #999999;">theblusash.com</a></i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Perhaps it is because it is in my roots. It's in my blood. My father's cousin still owns the family farm along the Ohio River Valley in Southern Illinois. There was always something stirring about visiting the old farm house his mother and her 12 brothers and sisters grew up in. Lillian Childers, my father's mother, was known all around for not putting up with any bull. That is, any literal bull! </span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Then there was my mother's father, born and raised on a farm in south-central Kentucky along the Green River. Although Grandad left those rural roots to attend college after World War II, he could make anything grow. I remember watching my brother follow him through the rows as he plowed and prepped his garden on those muggy Kentucky summer days.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Whatever the reason might be, this city livin' girl has a dream. A dream of moving back home. Back home to the country.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">To the rural. To the quaint and simple.</span></span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Two years ago that dream seemed impossible. Today it seems closer because I chose imperfection over perfection. You see, I was waiting for the perfect time to start my side business. Ever since my wedding day, almost ten years ago, I had longed to use my talents as a graphic designer to create lovely, personal and unique wedding stationery. I kept waiting for my husband to find that magical job that would allow me to quit and focus on the perfect launch of an exciting new endeavor. Life had other plans.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Year after year and prayer after prayer, that "magical" moment in time never came. Eight years later I had two kids, a husband who couldn't find work in a down economy and a job that could barely cover the bills. I tried always to be grateful, for in many ways we were so blessed. Our children were beautiful, healthy and a delight, we had a roof over our heads and each other. But I still felt the need to ask God "Why?" I will be honest. I was bitter. I was angry. I felt trapped by circumstances out of our control. God often seemed far away, obscured by life's sometimes suffocating obstacles. I didn't understand, but I had to believe He was there waiting for me.</span></span></div><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As always the Lord works in ways we do not understand. No, there wasn't an "aha" moment where the clouds broke and the sunbeams shown down from heaven. But there was this crazy desperate sense of necessity to create a door through which I could walk. Through which all these talents the Lord had blessed me with could be freed. This drive came from that which I despised: the difficulties life's circumstances had dealt our small family. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Over the last two years there have been great highs and low lows, but there is a freedom and a creative outlet that has renewed my faith in God's time and a confidence in who He has made me. I see Him at work in my garden growing things in me that I did not know were there. I am now the proud owner of The Blu Sash and the joys and heartaches of running your own business. I also still work full-time, having recently been promoted, while my husband has found work outside his field and we are continually blessed by the gift of our children.</span></span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Life isn't easy, but it's a blessing. There is no perfect except what is found in the Lord's creation and purpose. Both the sunshine and the rain bring forth a garden which will nourish you and those around you. Perhaps that is why I love to be near God's country. It is there that I am the closest to being who he made me to be. Unobscured by the concrete walls of those things that do not matter, you grow.</span></span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Bloom where you are planted, you rural soul.</span></span></div><div style="color: #666666;"><br />
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<span style="color: #339999; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"Nothing that is complete breathes</span><span style="font-style: italic;">."</span></span><br />
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Yes, I know... it's been awhile. Perfection has scared me away from blogging this year. I have grand ideas and if I can't execute them perfectly, then I don't blog at all.<br />
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In this crazy thing called life, I am learning to let go of the need for perfection in some areas so that I can actually live. Yes, I know its a novel idea, but I often have to remind myself what this life is really all about. It's more important that I celebrate the season in fun ways with my children then having the perfect blog replete with Halloween printables from The Blu Sash and the perfect party table photo shoot.<br />
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And so it is. All Hallows Eve in all its sweet and lovely imperfection. At least it is to me. When I look at these grainy iPhone photos I see Avery and I sprinkling glitter on the black branches, we are writing silly messages and drawing Jack-o-lanterns on our chalkboard bottles. West and I are hanging cloth ghosts with hand drawn faces from our ghost tree. We are eating our dinner by the glow of pumpkin light.<br />
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The fear that I might wake up one day and regret what I didn't do with my children far out weighs the fear of imperfection.<br />
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I would rather be an imperfect mother than a perfect designer any day! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bat Garland, a simple & fun craft.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It has been way too long since I've written a blog, but for me that is good news as I have been happily designing some super fun and amazing invitations this year. I am in love with this job! I enjoyed setting up a display this weekend at the Bridal Bliss show and was privileged to meet some wonderful new brides-to-be! It is my hope that we will be able to create some "blissful" wedding invitations together this fall and next spring. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are a couple of not-so-great iphone shots from The Blu Sash booth Sunday. Congratulations to Chelsea Roster for winning a free custom designed invitation from The Blu Sash!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</a>Hello! Happy rainy and cold Wednesday to you! I thought we all could use a little bright spot in our day, so I am posting a cake I did for a "Suessical" birthday party. This is by no means an original cake design, but I LOVED making it. I don't make cakes professionally, but love doing them on occasion for family and friends.<br />
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Dr. Suess and I go way back. Cat in the Hat was my absolute favorite book and the fish was my favorite character. In fact, I have the exact same book my mother read to me at home. I now read it to my kids regularly. It's missing it's spine, but it's still in good shape! I marvel at my mother's ability to keep things so well preserved.<br />
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I truly credit Dr. Suess with inspiring my illustrative style and my my passionate love for children's books! Speaking of those two things, I hope to have more to share with you all in that arena later this year or early next year. I have some exciting things I am "cooking" up graphically, but there is still a lot of groundwork to be laid. I am so excited though!<br />
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Have a "Suessical" day! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJG7Ncz9Vk_DoicOsl8HNbhKM89ackmc1ZlPF49hsAPn3pUZY3IMrjzmtPuCq2XmbobHLBKGwTSPytD-rujw9EM-I0YdIljOmr4XgOopY91WAJHhQC9Bem6ZTSfGwQ2GY3aWlfeHi_gI/s1600/blusashblog_suesfishback_may11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJG7Ncz9Vk_DoicOsl8HNbhKM89ackmc1ZlPF49hsAPn3pUZY3IMrjzmtPuCq2XmbobHLBKGwTSPytD-rujw9EM-I0YdIljOmr4XgOopY91WAJHhQC9Bem6ZTSfGwQ2GY3aWlfeHi_gI/s320/blusashblog_suesfishback_may11.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzUG0otwU7UWvfF6ifnlTDThTbFOKkZjtj3-XD2EozeBehfoUOiQIxQ4lV9m5UYytKWQAHDlwgBH6-TwMyyjt0zZZ44EB2S0D22FMO2LaTEOQCwy_t8edsruRXlzEww9xYuiVPtrJzR4/s1600/blusashblog_suesssplash_may11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzUG0otwU7UWvfF6ifnlTDThTbFOKkZjtj3-XD2EozeBehfoUOiQIxQ4lV9m5UYytKWQAHDlwgBH6-TwMyyjt0zZZ44EB2S0D22FMO2LaTEOQCwy_t8edsruRXlzEww9xYuiVPtrJzR4/s320/blusashblog_suesssplash_may11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJG7Ncz9Vk_DoicOsl8HNbhKM89ackmc1ZlPF49hsAPn3pUZY3IMrjzmtPuCq2XmbobHLBKGwTSPytD-rujw9EM-I0YdIljOmr4XgOopY91WAJHhQC9Bem6ZTSfGwQ2GY3aWlfeHi_gI/s1600/blusashblog_suesfishback_may11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzqI-AJlIah9ehzZ7mGdnyhmYmU5ni02APIowYubPQPTPnoQ47c2oN3YONZjnCtirCf2dBYoVVzbbP54rxCYiNC34TUAtp53XJ4LUrMxyrjYs7iwiDANbT692kOH-FHFweWbcHaj6lPU/s1600/blusashblog_suess_may11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzqI-AJlIah9ehzZ7mGdnyhmYmU5ni02APIowYubPQPTPnoQ47c2oN3YONZjnCtirCf2dBYoVVzbbP54rxCYiNC34TUAtp53XJ4LUrMxyrjYs7iwiDANbT692kOH-FHFweWbcHaj6lPU/s320/blusashblog_suess_may11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-64367624435950642242011-03-23T10:21:00.000-07:002011-03-23T12:39:37.021-07:00A fresh perspective<div style="text-align: left;">The word I cannot get out of my head today is [ <i>FRESH!</i> ]</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Fresh air, fresh flowers, fresh strawberries, fresh lettuce. Everything is new again and I am celebrating simple joys. The joy of opening my windows wide, noticing the sky again, the fresh fragrance after a spring rain and the way a the daffodil my son gave me smells so sweet.</div><div><br /></div><div>Open your windows today and celebrate the simple pleasures life affords. We are blessed to be here! Each day is<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;"> fresh</span></i> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999999;">NEW.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3g0UkQLy8_RlioE3bgDNZpeVnzwwwesZS0hpdzw-e-js9md8GYkntLIgkZbneQ-cd-JNOXYEKUWkVmqCCmJvJR6A6A-FLaO-ktYRVvGXNF9ZcjU3qhk3lQoL05U1P6CYLtePTbjTDNgA/s1600/il_570xN.178188360.jpg"><br /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymReTezVbz5taomWXJCX5Y3MUQ5gSOgEX_X1Z2PZxW-KynLXcbqgsTGPb6hviPV_FBrVOayKmjHQVgjItDJYscCc7OpUTM2u_r9t9qDIOAUAJ08AwOG_4Nh-iZrljJ-mMfrv8ImpN3Y0/s1600/il_570xN.182219412.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymReTezVbz5taomWXJCX5Y3MUQ5gSOgEX_X1Z2PZxW-KynLXcbqgsTGPb6hviPV_FBrVOayKmjHQVgjItDJYscCc7OpUTM2u_r9t9qDIOAUAJ08AwOG_4Nh-iZrljJ-mMfrv8ImpN3Y0/s400/il_570xN.182219412.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587330499363822786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">1) </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58640513/rosy-bracelet?ref=pr_shop"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">NEST PRETTY THINGS</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> on</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> ETSY</span></span></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/58640513/rosy-bracelet?ref=pr_shop"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">{ </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">Rosy Bracelet</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> }</span></span></span></a></u></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3g0UkQLy8_RlioE3bgDNZpeVnzwwwesZS0hpdzw-e-js9md8GYkntLIgkZbneQ-cd-JNOXYEKUWkVmqCCmJvJR6A6A-FLaO-ktYRVvGXNF9ZcjU3qhk3lQoL05U1P6CYLtePTbjTDNgA/s1600/il_570xN.178188360.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3g0UkQLy8_RlioE3bgDNZpeVnzwwwesZS0hpdzw-e-js9md8GYkntLIgkZbneQ-cd-JNOXYEKUWkVmqCCmJvJR6A6A-FLaO-ktYRVvGXNF9ZcjU3qhk3lQoL05U1P6CYLtePTbjTDNgA/s400/il_570xN.178188360.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587350345255800050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57436486/a-wedding-wish-brooch-bouquet-by"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">1) </span></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57436486/a-wedding-wish-brooch-bouquet-by"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">1</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">AMANDA</span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57436486/a-wedding-wish-brooch-bouquet-by"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> </span></a><i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57436486/a-wedding-wish-brooch-bouquet-by"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> on</span></a></i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57436486/a-wedding-wish-brooch-bouquet-by"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> ETSY</span></a></span></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57436486/a-wedding-wish-brooch-bouquet-by"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">{ </span></a></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57436486/a-wedding-wish-brooch-bouquet-by"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">A</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> Wedding Wish Brooch Bouquet — by Amanda Heer</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57436486/a-wedding-wish-brooch-bouquet-by"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> }</span></a></span></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></u></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabODEPDQuWfrVOgVB2TNt38UbA1Hn8elVZWLLo9YTlZ_Ab5fSLIuXJ_M3NEyKXGIyuPfytoW14FbrJkqxbGibN99QzlcCpS05wV1wFP9I1VTm9sC0MnmbKmFP95qiH7RzYqq7Ya2E3RI/s1600/il_570xN.229253564.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabODEPDQuWfrVOgVB2TNt38UbA1Hn8elVZWLLo9YTlZ_Ab5fSLIuXJ_M3NEyKXGIyuPfytoW14FbrJkqxbGibN99QzlcCpS05wV1wFP9I1VTm9sC0MnmbKmFP95qiH7RzYqq7Ya2E3RI/s400/il_570xN.229253564.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587350344189327650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70540340/cute-leaf-stickers-tiny-leaf?ref=sr_gallery_30&ga_search_query=fresh+spring&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">1) 0MIN </span></a><i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70540340/cute-leaf-stickers-tiny-leaf?ref=sr_gallery_30&ga_search_query=fresh+spring&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> on</span></a></i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70540340/cute-leaf-stickers-tiny-leaf?ref=sr_gallery_30&ga_search_query=fresh+spring&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> ETSY</span></a></span></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70540340/cute-leaf-stickers-tiny-leaf?ref=sr_gallery_30&ga_search_query=fresh+spring&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">{ </span></a></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70540340/cute-leaf-stickers-tiny-leaf?ref=sr_gallery_30&ga_search_query=fresh+spring&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">T</span></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70540340/cute-leaf-stickers-tiny-leaf?ref=sr_gallery_30&ga_search_query=fresh+spring&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">iny Leaf</span></a></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70540340/cute-leaf-stickers-tiny-leaf?ref=sr_gallery_30&ga_search_query=fresh+spring&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> }</span></a></span></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></u></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbTad-44CME7IrLfAQT8CBd3AE7MFugjUPQ6X7mW9X3quRGNz8QETv_TYvItd_XCCFZoUt7CdUcHNhQTjRs_fsMlLjFeJ8vYV0-pzZwshT7qfZyVIy7c0P60cbQ6L7posRc8oPlc57L0/s1600/il_570xN.229385039.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbTad-44CME7IrLfAQT8CBd3AE7MFugjUPQ6X7mW9X3quRGNz8QETv_TYvItd_XCCFZoUt7CdUcHNhQTjRs_fsMlLjFeJ8vYV0-pzZwshT7qfZyVIy7c0P60cbQ6L7posRc8oPlc57L0/s400/il_570xN.229385039.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587350341231125426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70573835/sugar-pop-cathedral-window-pillow-cover"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">1) WARMNFUSZZIES'S</span></a></span></span></u><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70573835/sugar-pop-cathedral-window-pillow-cover"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> </span></a><i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70573835/sugar-pop-cathedral-window-pillow-cover"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> on</span></a></i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70573835/sugar-pop-cathedral-window-pillow-cover"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> ETSY</span></a></span></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70573835/sugar-pop-cathedral-window-pillow-cover"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">{ </span></a><i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70573835/sugar-pop-cathedral-window-pillow-cover"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">Sugar Pop Cathedral Window Pillow Cover</span></a></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70573835/sugar-pop-cathedral-window-pillow-cover"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"> }</span></a></span></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center; "><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></u></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"The earth laughs in flowers"</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">EE CUMMINGS</span></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-26668725704466277922011-01-16T23:05:00.000-08:002011-01-20T21:34:58.159-08:00Brown Paper Packages: Emergency Snowman Kit<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKGnuE6-S5eBLxXExovTaFYjlG5mferJz3oxhWGgxQ4_08_fA4pOFed8eDJ1VzeGqkCntN66qUIiDhZGfHoVTp8qE8ccv2rcVG_JQzZAaVhCX4Tefig4DDHSmxXkhGj7q0sQyl3kEH2c0/s400/snowmankitheader.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564502827566287922" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDs6m4zDxLdDTvvxgvPalITXfrFVQwGdIjRqoINngGbsuPMHYOwzCyR6fqj9ux6Dc7oodFyZ7lzVcVdf9qF5zHHwQ_OVmbS_xFmxFLsEj6QuZA3tm1lIiVpHNjtUeL6_0vH3kos6TubA/s1600/blog_Snowman_6scarf2.jpg"></a>In case of emergency snow day ... bundle up, grab your "Emergency Snowman Kit" and venture out into the great white unknown!<br /><br />Make this quick and easy craft with the kids next time it snows. Send them on a treasure hunt through the house and out in the yard to gather the supplies for your very own Snowman Kit. Then put it straight to use or better yet, package it up, have the kids make a cute card and take it to a neighbor or friends house for some instant snow day fun!<br /><br />Don't forget the hot cocoa!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">EMERGENCY SNOWMAN KIT</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:78%;">{ EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE } </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpAleUr_GwwGrVgJdhKfrhHlSpXRg_zg6XdaQSme2yvDHJHm0FJAvyDe1LzojZAHgdahjEbntXp8YYoGqGWtikvMc-50WmGoHvxjkHG4bk3HjYXSMUgVWj-PemdidKz4Y7EJawks4JFw/s1600/blog_Snowman_1buttons.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpAleUr_GwwGrVgJdhKfrhHlSpXRg_zg6XdaQSme2yvDHJHm0FJAvyDe1LzojZAHgdahjEbntXp8YYoGqGWtikvMc-50WmGoHvxjkHG4bk3HjYXSMUgVWj-PemdidKz4Y7EJawks4JFw/s400/blog_Snowman_1buttons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563048091526850834" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">1 ] </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">EYES :</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">SEEING IS BELIEVING.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">For my kit, I picked out some large navy blue buttons I had in my sewing drawer, </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />but acorns, large marbles, rubber bouncy balls or, of course, coal would do</span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczPyR5tPzjSlO5NABgNsPK-V2jaMY4VaiPEYYZ1CrM8XP33A4W_-nf2z1-LB5AcZL0-bajocx5sWNecAUQeX_GtprSbXfRyi2nMPYuk20r9yRhCHT6CpKgt8ubMlVWaMHGyaNRjqETWs/s1600/blog_Snowman_6scarf.jpg"><br /><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYqySCm4QG5YbDZFRWF1F5UXL3tJejsAMlCaA7_QYnPR5ULeXLxpd4_mHVytADsMvCKwV2_Pg9-EJ5iTuR614WTaoyIk5QVDI-Be5ob7UTQS3b19knfiJIlhPaK6LI4fMHC_RvRFdt0Q/s1600/blog_Snowman_3cinnamonstick.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYqySCm4QG5YbDZFRWF1F5UXL3tJejsAMlCaA7_QYnPR5ULeXLxpd4_mHVytADsMvCKwV2_Pg9-EJ5iTuR614WTaoyIk5QVDI-Be5ob7UTQS3b19knfiJIlhPaK6LI4fMHC_RvRFdt0Q/s400/blog_Snowman_3cinnamonstick.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563048094048669410" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">2 ]</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">NOSE :</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">THE NOSE KNOWS.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A cinnamon stick will do nicely for a nose that you can reuse<br />or you could purchase a small wooden cone and have the kids paint it orange!</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvi7oLBwikOVIwu1_FqLBvDC1ZGSLR0BmCbjW_LIPy8TbapbCbMRBuymOFDP6lPYC9aIuAdU-ftyEGGZsdqR4NJhRYIF5YGoJdKXGA1S3Bm2viIfXkR7uiZlwK0eAKyybg6Y6MSfHtOw/s1600/blog_Snowman_3rickrackb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvi7oLBwikOVIwu1_FqLBvDC1ZGSLR0BmCbjW_LIPy8TbapbCbMRBuymOFDP6lPYC9aIuAdU-ftyEGGZsdqR4NJhRYIF5YGoJdKXGA1S3Bm2viIfXkR7uiZlwK0eAKyybg6Y6MSfHtOw/s400/blog_Snowman_3rickrackb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563048098240160146" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">3 ]</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">MOUTH :</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">WHEN YOU'RE SMILIN' THE WHOLE WORLD SMILES AT YOU.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Anything will do for a mouth! A pipe cleaner, a ribbon, or my favorite ... rick-rack! A snowman's smile<br />always melts my heart and you can't help but smile back!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9fO9oa46wg-c9e_UyQe6RlZWqZEgNABdA86K5O5nFxCBiDYvGf9tzHiwiWrQnx-iNaZmXdrt8i1CTExKRYBGMYgg3Fm-DRUmpg6VJIKGAMUtnqKiOZwBpKqFd8XR1zLamhrZxzh5BCo/s1600/blog_Snowman_5hat.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9fO9oa46wg-c9e_UyQe6RlZWqZEgNABdA86K5O5nFxCBiDYvGf9tzHiwiWrQnx-iNaZmXdrt8i1CTExKRYBGMYgg3Fm-DRUmpg6VJIKGAMUtnqKiOZwBpKqFd8XR1zLamhrZxzh5BCo/s1600/blog_Snowman_5hat.jpg"> </a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeCBQRdv__nX8Nn9hW_vQ3O7aVuwTt9bRAq1pjk1-pzU4U1k5vmityQUxO182UgEAlNBBLnntu8qx78Ea-oVBVKtz4geYPmseLAUk9lwNar1ftk5vfQT78CTQ_kY1JWhC6VPu0mlozhk/s1600/blog_Snowman_4buttons.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeCBQRdv__nX8Nn9hW_vQ3O7aVuwTt9bRAq1pjk1-pzU4U1k5vmityQUxO182UgEAlNBBLnntu8qx78Ea-oVBVKtz4geYPmseLAUk9lwNar1ftk5vfQT78CTQ_kY1JWhC6VPu0mlozhk/s400/blog_Snowman_4buttons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563048104435844194" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">4 ] </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">BUTTONS :</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">BUTTON UP!<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A snowman must be clothed in weather appropriate fashion! Scour the house for old<br />unwanted buttons and seal them up in a plastic bag, a cute sack or an old breath mint tin.</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9fO9oa46wg-c9e_UyQe6RlZWqZEgNABdA86K5O5nFxCBiDYvGf9tzHiwiWrQnx-iNaZmXdrt8i1CTExKRYBGMYgg3Fm-DRUmpg6VJIKGAMUtnqKiOZwBpKqFd8XR1zLamhrZxzh5BCo/s1600/blog_Snowman_5hat.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9fO9oa46wg-c9e_UyQe6RlZWqZEgNABdA86K5O5nFxCBiDYvGf9tzHiwiWrQnx-iNaZmXdrt8i1CTExKRYBGMYgg3Fm-DRUmpg6VJIKGAMUtnqKiOZwBpKqFd8XR1zLamhrZxzh5BCo/s400/blog_Snowman_5hat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563048344871803602" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">5 ]</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">HAT :</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">IT'S OLD HAT</span><span style="font-size:85%;">.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Grab an old hat out of the closet or head on over to your local store </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">and grab a hat and some mittens on clearance.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> For what is a snowman without a hat?</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczPyR5tPzjSlO5NABgNsPK-V2jaMY4VaiPEYYZ1CrM8XP33A4W_-nf2z1-LB5AcZL0-bajocx5sWNecAUQeX_GtprSbXfRyi2nMPYuk20r9yRhCHT6CpKgt8ubMlVWaMHGyaNRjqETWs/s1600/blog_Snowman_6scarf.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczPyR5tPzjSlO5NABgNsPK-V2jaMY4VaiPEYYZ1CrM8XP33A4W_-nf2z1-LB5AcZL0-bajocx5sWNecAUQeX_GtprSbXfRyi2nMPYuk20r9yRhCHT6CpKgt8ubMlVWaMHGyaNRjqETWs/s400/blog_Snowman_6scarf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563048349642738098" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">6 ]</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">SCARF : </span><span style="font-size:85%;">THE FINISHING TOUCHES.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A snowman isn't complete without the cutest old scarf you can find!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> Grab one out of the closet or run down to the local thrift shop.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">7 ]</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">ARMS :</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">WRAPPED IN A WARM EMBRACE.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Last but not least find a couple of suitable sticks for a set of loving arms.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">THEN ....</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">8 ]</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">BUNDLE UP :</span></span> </span>WRAP YOUR SWEET SNOWMAN BITS INSIDE THE SCARF.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">9 ]</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">IT'S A WRAP :</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span>TIE THE SCARF BUNDLE TO THE END OF YOUR TWO STICKS </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-size:small;">& VENTURE OUT INTO THE GREAT WHITE WORLD!</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyLQrCpuXPXVh9SzgrioQGM-uRlD6QxenSepDDI9_Og4477b8f5g6h5Cb-1xbjmivN-sU6iwmCYajJYgAzDBHV0golU_4emUMvnyTkki6ezQK3yArwTEihzgFcfHpdTB2u6uFmQ8AZoE/s400/blog_Snowman_girl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563367365104508882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">10 ]</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">BUILD A BETTER SNOWMAN :</span></span> </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; "></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!</span></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-44897890741968152822011-01-11T13:43:00.000-08:002011-01-11T21:19:55.513-08:00Kentucky Bride Bridal Show 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAY6MWZ46DjSLJ5Rs1i4v0NuVGNaY3eJsrrSpLE3kfusVcuMO1VqaVjfmrAUlwr23yLOcBcU63LSjMNeVewjgXxerGi-0aq8j8uQFLO8sDu3VJzCCepae2pmJKhkTQN-K_dOysQAWZ0h0/s400/blog_kybridalshow_pricesheets.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561157557834560162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px; " /></span><br /><div>We had an amazing first time at the Kentucky Bride Bridal Show this last weekend! There was non-stop traffic to our booth and my lovely friend Sarah was so gracious to help me out. My precious daughter let me steal all her bedroom furniture and my sweet husband hauled it all in and out of the swagger-wagon for me. My wonderful mother and sister are the ones who made this opportunity possible for The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Blu</span> Sash, so a special thank you to all the people I love the most. </div><div><br /></div><div>I look forward to the future of The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Blu</span> Sash and the new brides I will be working with this year. 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ipEnr3wgIZgkTIsg_zx3z6VFb283KcrWyqXSBBKMBx-7VOAbIbp0YElpA10XFoGYSpIWvnovbV0qdg8Taxf06CVWVZl92L8j1csN7InJtCT5PuX3aLjTBBTwY1hGCFtHcsMTWDlQsPc/s400/FacebookKYBridalShow11_booth.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561149599870782066" /></a><br /></div><div>I'll be posting the winner of the FREE custom invitation design tomorrow, so check back! Sweet dreams and good night!</div><div><br /></div><div>Blessings,</div><div>Donia<br /><br /></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-52326151157862733492011-01-03T10:16:00.001-08:002011-01-03T11:06:16.206-08:00Let them eat Cake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiQK1dU68YF-CyAJRqtnZsetfr9pphiFF92AcunWgNhHP2SSgGeTpB8MsWgavvn0bk5XukAOnW1yDvFganq965aDlWm_Up7oJou1sNX0q_r7yLkfiaNNxk9IQne3wxR3joDVXZRbIUD8/s1600/blog_cake_blusashmadhatter2.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_upOBe4P3AaySMWIIdf6ZCBUbpq5iRe_xRGZshnkxzNaHsS3_5E8Fg_av12wQgjbf5rFhlP_jVfsY6jZgwo1zOSxT16pda6O5mLk2Ws6hIZvVM4uFNOpM6qzMAvaDOPUpH8PBm2iYUA/s1600/blog_cake_blusashmadhatter1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_upOBe4P3AaySMWIIdf6ZCBUbpq5iRe_xRGZshnkxzNaHsS3_5E8Fg_av12wQgjbf5rFhlP_jVfsY6jZgwo1zOSxT16pda6O5mLk2Ws6hIZvVM4uFNOpM6qzMAvaDOPUpH8PBm2iYUA/s400/blog_cake_blusashmadhatter1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558025447716865922" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">"Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: </span> <span style="font-style: italic;">the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer ..."</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br />— PROVERBS 30:24-25</span></span><br /><br /></div><br />If you've been following this blog and my 1-year old business, you know that I occasionally make cakes for friends. The Blu Sash leaves the baking and cake decorating to the professionals the rest of the time. Once in a while I will have a friend ask me to make a cake for a special occasion and I will oblige as I love to experiment and try something new.<br /><br />A few weeks ago a dear friend called wanting me to make a "Mad Hatter" cake for his wife's birthday and I was more than happy to do it. I knew mine wouldn't be Cake Boss quality, but I thought it would be fun to give it my best. It was a late night with a few rough patches in the wee morning hours. At 2 am I was trying to glue the fondant base back down to the cake with frosting. The fondant was splitting apart due to the weight of the top two cakes [note to self: more dowels next time]. At 3 am I said a prayer, put the cake in the fridge and trudged off to bed hoping the morning would not present a toppled cake. The next morning the frosting had set up nicely, I put on the finishing touches and viola, it was done!<br /><br />It was handed off to my friend and I held my breathe as I waited to hear that it had made it's long journey through the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, without incident. The news came and it was safe at home. What a glorious feeling! A job well done, despite my fears of the cake's stability. I couldn't wait to hear about Emillee's response upon seeing it!<br /><br />Then the news came. The bad news. Ants. Ants had found the cake during the night between delivery and birthday party. A crushing blow to all involved! Nothing could be done and the cake was a loss.<br /><br />I feel so heart-broken for Ben that I am seriously thinking about making him a cake to take her for Valentines. It was such a sweet, loving gesture and then the ants had to come and crash the party. You can't blame them though. They were just doing their job. Frosting, cake and raspberry filling are hard to resist!<br /><br />Here are my wishes for you in 2011: May you have your cake and eat it too!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_upOBe4P3AaySMWIIdf6ZCBUbpq5iRe_xRGZshnkxzNaHsS3_5E8Fg_av12wQgjbf5rFhlP_jVfsY6jZgwo1zOSxT16pda6O5mLk2Ws6hIZvVM4uFNOpM6qzMAvaDOPUpH8PBm2iYUA/s1600/blog_cake_blusashmadhatter1.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiQK1dU68YF-CyAJRqtnZsetfr9pphiFF92AcunWgNhHP2SSgGeTpB8MsWgavvn0bk5XukAOnW1yDvFganq965aDlWm_Up7oJou1sNX0q_r7yLkfiaNNxk9IQne3wxR3joDVXZRbIUD8/s1600/blog_cake_blusashmadhatter2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiQK1dU68YF-CyAJRqtnZsetfr9pphiFF92AcunWgNhHP2SSgGeTpB8MsWgavvn0bk5XukAOnW1yDvFganq965aDlWm_Up7oJou1sNX0q_r7yLkfiaNNxk9IQne3wxR3joDVXZRbIUD8/s400/blog_cake_blusashmadhatter2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558025448687311698" border="0" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">{</span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"> Although The Blu Sash will not be in the business of baking your cake,</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"> we do offer cake design services and have local vendors we work with</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"> to create the perfect cake for your occasion. Let us coordinate with those lovely invitations</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 153, 153);"> and party favors we look forward to designing for you! </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">}</span></span><br /></div><br /><br />859.271.6934 <span style="font-style: italic;">or</span> 859.576.0011<br /><a href="mailto://donia@theblusash.com">donia@theblusash.com</a><br /></div></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-82508620409497496092010-12-28T13:29:00.000-08:002010-12-28T23:33:46.713-08:00An Invitation to Love } Side By Side<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWthZjVNHb5cZofJ84S_iWGvBiUSUnS1wCE1PXsTMbx0sq_8c9gilRfOP4xqLOZHxYDdKs37yPhQQy7HAM8h-FXQDU5CBo7a9C_68tJfUuZuzf756XMGRRotxoY74aOmzOZ1bIor7gN4/s1600/SDC16144.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAgKroJPHN0ccMFaAnYBJTJp8BYv3kzW9YgHObxVbwdQ8q91sYvG4dJJHvCWTO4gQIoyCYs6WO2LEnK8sCUArPFun1zLvCuWl65ycqrXnrXgZyNheLIP9Xbv76d0zJ6TT66HEN2xZjIY/s1600/69.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAgKroJPHN0ccMFaAnYBJTJp8BYv3kzW9YgHObxVbwdQ8q91sYvG4dJJHvCWTO4gQIoyCYs6WO2LEnK8sCUArPFun1zLvCuWl65ycqrXnrXgZyNheLIP9Xbv76d0zJ6TT66HEN2xZjIY/s400/69.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555970168327380066" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">{ SIDE BY SIDE }</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">A WEDDING INVITATION SUITE</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">All Photos Courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.claytonaustinlovestories.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">www.claytonaustinlovestories.com</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">[ </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stationery photos by The Blu Sash</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> ]</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Oh we ain't got a barrel of money, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Maybe we're ragged and funny;</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>But we'll travel along, singin' a song,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Side by side.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">— Harry Woods (melody) & Gus Kahn (lyrics) 1927</span></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Some things are timeless. A century old photograph buried in a box. A dress in an attic trunk. A letter from the front lines. A rusting license plate hanging in a barn. The words to a song long forgotten. They still have the power to move you because they posses a human element that can touch any heart regardless of century, decade or hour.</div><div><br /></div><div>Love is timeless. It is has and always will be the essence of our very being. Today, perhaps love has become too much of a packaged product. We polish and shine our love for all to see. It must be perfect. Unblemished. An ideal. A dream. But reality sets in. Love becomes bumped along the dusty road of life. There are detours, delays, road blocks, wrecks. Often love is left along these lonely roads of disappointment and despair when it is at these times love needs us most. </div><div><br /></div><div>Would it be that more went into marriage realizing that the dream is about living in this imperfect world with a determination to work for something that is worth more than it costs. What many fail to realize is that the potholes are melded together with periods of breath-taking scenery, memorable stops and mountain top experiences. If one gets out of the car halfway through the journey, so much will forever be missed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Brooke and Manny's wedding made me think of the beauty found in the rough patches of life. The Shack Up Inn in Clarksdale, Mississippi was full of just such beauty. The beauty of the forgotton, the beauty of the well-loved, the beauty of simplicity, the beauty of trials and tribulation, the beauty of the soul and the beauty of love. </div><div><br /></div><div>Brooke is my dear cousin and this wedding was a family event. I am so thankful this vivacious woman with a great thirst for life allowed me to be a part of her day through design. It was a weekend full of love and joy, tears and laughter, fellowship and celebration, song and dance. Many people from many walks of life coming together to celebrate a time, a place and a love. A love in all its beautiful, flawed, timeless perfection.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">{ WEDDING INVITATION SUITE }</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdJyUtLrJpQrBLrwg7mEaFfdQ6jgEcyOh2RpVXGfiJEL9z1TpNNnqhf56CLDdGUhkSOQOYRA-NKvkSjTqdIpFBnUAIf7SfUiADqImy-FN8yH5U2SX7XmuAT3rA-bbDFmzO3N3dkFKnYs/s400/96.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555970485995411250" style="display: block; 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height: 300px; " /></div></span></u></span></div></div></div></span></span></div></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4SVkiRxHa3-0sbtmI-d2t7MoWDZEcb725zbhEUsq4ehsh0BVOZs3IspXVmbBZsmYKD2iD7XvMwIZ6_KNiT5PQWJCm0WbL67iplpT4VVprjLZMoTRsJ2tQ94uVb74SywompkdXXQlA1M/s400/70.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555970481615068722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMF3X7RHndKgtbaL6HEqwNaKtvT4Y1SbWAdIf4PFUeBomNwiNwukCocPEqxpTQRNS6GXovf0yUdqIMs8W__4MAFt0S4ad_MQE-CGmGa1EzAzJzUO2P-_fWo8K8LXMQ70Bj_P9TEuTBc4/s400/68.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555970164136958450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; 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Old lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together and of seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches. " </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">— Finn, How to Make An American Quilt</span></span></span></i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdJyUtLrJpQrBLrwg7mEaFfdQ6jgEcyOh2RpVXGfiJEL9z1TpNNnqhf56CLDdGUhkSOQOYRA-NKvkSjTqdIpFBnUAIf7SfUiADqImy-FN8yH5U2SX7XmuAT3rA-bbDFmzO3N3dkFKnYs/s1600/96.jpg"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4SVkiRxHa3-0sbtmI-d2t7MoWDZEcb725zbhEUsq4ehsh0BVOZs3IspXVmbBZsmYKD2iD7XvMwIZ6_KNiT5PQWJCm0WbL67iplpT4VVprjLZMoTRsJ2tQ94uVb74SywompkdXXQlA1M/s1600/70.jpg"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznIqGiuiFWX6JfPzBzOfL-bdigcUk2c8NfIZsmsBJSUclirdQNCyEDls7r9wxVhpFqUlfbvqDxcBfwOHOglKWW9ClRMJFhkWtnoyFc7o_NFcn535tqfiUCV5HwVjRtTIC7rJgbTuaqKQ/s1600/SDC16136.jpg"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznIqGiuiFWX6JfPzBzOfL-bdigcUk2c8NfIZsmsBJSUclirdQNCyEDls7r9wxVhpFqUlfbvqDxcBfwOHOglKWW9ClRMJFhkWtnoyFc7o_NFcn535tqfiUCV5HwVjRtTIC7rJgbTuaqKQ/s1600/SDC16136.jpg"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YjVryzSg9dxkfdkjVogE-ZhdKN8T2DWXxydPSmeBr-tMZuGGxOvshN-tl0Xa15oSYVjStqSNGkHF4VVVBoBWmfTLpkLFXEldyHFi6baGfiHGQDQHQc_dJ6sXCayF2jUm5lqqbDPyX50/s1600/SDC16180.jpg"></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YjVryzSg9dxkfdkjVogE-ZhdKN8T2DWXxydPSmeBr-tMZuGGxOvshN-tl0Xa15oSYVjStqSNGkHF4VVVBoBWmfTLpkLFXEldyHFi6baGfiHGQDQHQc_dJ6sXCayF2jUm5lqqbDPyX50/s1600/SDC16180.jpg"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YjVryzSg9dxkfdkjVogE-ZhdKN8T2DWXxydPSmeBr-tMZuGGxOvshN-tl0Xa15oSYVjStqSNGkHF4VVVBoBWmfTLpkLFXEldyHFi6baGfiHGQDQHQc_dJ6sXCayF2jUm5lqqbDPyX50/s1600/SDC16180.jpg"></a></span></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-4490646031477868322010-11-08T08:10:00.000-08:002010-11-24T13:02:59.585-08:00An Invitation to Love } Deco Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCmlLA7EEXLaedpisWH4YBCw6Kh-QQq2_VZzyGZDug1rgdU4P6vR8X4WGtpmDbKQlAxkXI9aISWPt37gZ3vXKlAuxo-boGQzUQD6sA1lKkQ_0PtmjSw295Sp_luR4vGzr-TmG7PGSAVI/s1600/150213_494174283689_288280343689_6982393_5481190_n.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP07iwKESnCyEOJS2238IGAQj4ETK0OXE_w3_tRZvZ4ilso7hkdo4VWepsAHe_3Wy0DhVnrUngDHrmp3fgrtsZFMjoHE_XhKPclCQ_x9aCx2y-xeBcGxvzh5X6WFQdqS8a3vQ9TldtnU/s1600/IMG_4961FSJ.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP07iwKESnCyEOJS2238IGAQj4ETK0OXE_w3_tRZvZ4ilso7hkdo4VWepsAHe_3Wy0DhVnrUngDHrmp3fgrtsZFMjoHE_XhKPclCQ_x9aCx2y-xeBcGxvzh5X6WFQdqS8a3vQ9TldtnU/s400/IMG_4961FSJ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537225377365967586" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">{ DECO LOVE }</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">A WEDDING INVITATION SUITE</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">by The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Blu</span> Sash</span></span></span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">Wedding Photos Courtesy of</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"> </span></span><a href="http://truereligionphotography.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">www.truereligionphotography.com</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><a href="http://truereligionphotography.com/"></a>Stationery Photos by <a href="http://www.theblusash.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">The </span></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><a href="http://www.theblusash.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">Blu</span></a></span><a href="http://www.theblusash.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"> Sash</span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><br /></span><br /></span></span></div><br />I love all things vintage. If it's old and once belonged to someone else .... I love it. Instantly. I love to ponder the story behind the item. I wonder who once wore this brooch? What was she like? What special occasions did she wear it to? When I am in an old building I immediately want to know it's history, it's story, what tales it's walls might hold.<br /><br />When Kevin, a good friend of my sister, contacted me about designing her save-the-dates and wedding stationery I was beyond excited. Kevin has a timeless elegance to her. Her classic design tastes and love of bygone eras were evident from the start of our conversations. While there were classic and vintage elements that Kevin and Nate wanted to incorporate into their wedding there was also a small hint of modern sophistication to what they were planning. I tried to season their Art Deco inspired invitations with a sprinkling of that modern elegance and hopefully captured the mood of their day in their "Deco Love" wedding suite.<div><br /></div><div>Many blessings Kevin and Nate for a forever love!</div><div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">{ WEDDING INVITATION SUITE }</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><br /></span></div></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeBWkdguJ-mniLA1kj0c-AyfGZK9oytqwlL5uAQF_k-hR2nddZSlBV8EIjq1TjNhMIOqEPsaTh6YrCMQiH9kFhyphenhyphenJlsubhL5lJAXumtXQ1mNuBV_FdjTyPgYIJrwX4JGg18JmGOXYFCAQ/s400/75713_494136053689_288280343689_6981880_4811579_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543206213702606098" style="display: block; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">RECEPTION INVITATION CLOSE-UP</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn6pJ58QJz88CdiMjQ71W-WKpMQVo3IbJLyx_eMUYBxuhIYAGwn5iD8yJ61SB8BT6Y7TWhReZ3kwnZ1xP6YpmbbOrPSZNDiKvybBUEvrXe03j6qm3O47_H5eEl_vcRDfFgcX3m_7I-UY/s1600/SDC16439.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDn6pJ58QJz88CdiMjQ71W-WKpMQVo3IbJLyx_eMUYBxuhIYAGwn5iD8yJ61SB8BT6Y7TWhReZ3kwnZ1xP6YpmbbOrPSZNDiKvybBUEvrXe03j6qm3O47_H5eEl_vcRDfFgcX3m_7I-UY/s400/SDC16439.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543217292446982322" style="display: block; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgWLZQQd_AXxpiPbfgr7_na-FwmxBkJzLvBlDQKm-rt1bI4__StnnJcCA_5si8003owopXMXPWJdBrj6-mBktMTQnkyMxNQQhtJrZ_DWrKsRwn8EuzcGCxvb7Ae4mx_drGzC6VVyMt2A/s1600/SDC16439.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wl9c9IyM48owlj1ESFk7B5uWOs4ga60F_pISsRLnrZ19IYBsroejINMYBIxPmrfo_MkbJ22_XysXS_90YzJhLPxtnFur2J3125fzcvjv4P3qPa7ml3D90S-dfWXCMlnM2I1b1ahkxQw/s400/73582_494174198689_288280343689_6982390_1774912_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543206219867086050" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">RESPONSE POSTCARD</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_qMdr-v5VsKluG-jVRTXr26cFeqxiH8BwqwzEzZkawtRKK7N1U6k8ECAKkv1QPBke6_fYehFRqdrI4K1YR3Y0htN-BS5UabldZTSNf4baZ3e5-lu-UPaNgkUdvt0KkSlRThy1PKYgUM/s1600/SDC16462.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYNWZdAJv2YNBgG7bHFlXz3GgnRe61l-2q27UQCMHKgTNL6sL5DXrDXK5yWHiegWRby_ZXdaWGJcbEBgJOkYzQNtOzakFfN9uon-MfoKxCik5RMbt7bhpeJX6NxxOYXbrfgZ1sba_Ozc/s1600/SDC16467.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkYNWZdAJv2YNBgG7bHFlXz3GgnRe61l-2q27UQCMHKgTNL6sL5DXrDXK5yWHiegWRby_ZXdaWGJcbEBgJOkYzQNtOzakFfN9uon-MfoKxCik5RMbt7bhpeJX6NxxOYXbrfgZ1sba_Ozc/s400/SDC16467.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543214464622279970" style="display: block; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCmlLA7EEXLaedpisWH4YBCw6Kh-QQq2_VZzyGZDug1rgdU4P6vR8X4WGtpmDbKQlAxkXI9aISWPt37gZ3vXKlAuxo-boGQzUQD6sA1lKkQ_0PtmjSw295Sp_luR4vGzr-TmG7PGSAVI/s1600/150213_494174283689_288280343689_6982393_5481190_n.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWCmlLA7EEXLaedpisWH4YBCw6Kh-QQq2_VZzyGZDug1rgdU4P6vR8X4WGtpmDbKQlAxkXI9aISWPt37gZ3vXKlAuxo-boGQzUQD6sA1lKkQ_0PtmjSw295Sp_luR4vGzr-TmG7PGSAVI/s400/150213_494174283689_288280343689_6982393_5481190_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543219694920798594" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); ">THANK YOU CARDS</span><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP07iwKESnCyEOJS2238IGAQj4ETK0OXE_w3_tRZvZ4ilso7hkdo4VWepsAHe_3Wy0DhVnrUngDHrmp3fgrtsZFMjoHE_XhKPclCQ_x9aCx2y-xeBcGxvzh5X6WFQdqS8a3vQ9TldtnU/s1600/IMG_4961FSJ.jpg"></a></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; 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font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbEm-j9owtYT1HTCvEZRWO_eXtQ1G0y_v1fZGBM2c2r5tprQVdyks6wfGvL74e2s4n2uZwveLciSrVYCnZnMd4L8kpGiE48v-nKiGQ-oOgOq9no3nm1mg14SKOV-zdFDbLiXPF4yUtcU/s1600/IMG_5181FSJ.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCk9eHzd49nB9-uLL1RE_kZSR2nxV4rBc4jGE4gjcMAmPanKCaEll7LuC2aG_MAm84dcLwyaoROAgv6ew3lGtvc9KVTOqLd8Q3ysDWDPMAGMLd72t1tiY6HX3THGlmFALHW8CzcPnteeY/s1600/IMG_3758e.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCk9eHzd49nB9-uLL1RE_kZSR2nxV4rBc4jGE4gjcMAmPanKCaEll7LuC2aG_MAm84dcLwyaoROAgv6ew3lGtvc9KVTOqLd8Q3ysDWDPMAGMLd72t1tiY6HX3THGlmFALHW8CzcPnteeY/s400/IMG_3758e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537224414459328850" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnElqlcOfb_K5SAP0vQIAwXTD8ArGYGu0Hk-Kc_UVt6b0za2b7zorRN1a9Y1E4xRIWOOWE57O-WAfU3Q1va6XibmkI6lNP29d5CGprKwMoznJqrifF1tqcTwlF0QXDtGkStwdaN6uhsE/s400/IMG_4991FSJ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537224419047816962" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); "><div style="text-align: center;">{ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Drink labels designed by The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Blu</span> Sash and made by the bride </i></span>}</div></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO92Ed9pNTIkc-G5KMI03uvaTuYUASXJa7tCVfxY2Lgyn9x-DgkwmH90PNi6oXxV7aTlvq-ojK_XPk79XzZmRWtJsb444x6nJAy52OMENr4-J20_lbmPvLcF7b0FstRygPS-QT5lM-nPU/s1600/IMG_4921ebw.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO92Ed9pNTIkc-G5KMI03uvaTuYUASXJa7tCVfxY2Lgyn9x-DgkwmH90PNi6oXxV7aTlvq-ojK_XPk79XzZmRWtJsb444x6nJAy52OMENr4-J20_lbmPvLcF7b0FstRygPS-QT5lM-nPU/s400/IMG_4921ebw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537224934397109794" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">{ </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">All because two people fell in love. </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> }</span></div></span><br /><br /></div></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-16148145686961403542010-10-25T07:08:00.000-07:002010-10-25T07:21:18.057-07:00Goosebumps! We were featured in Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book!I just had to share that my designs were featured on <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/10/21/delightful-seashell-inspired-wedding-at-casa-ybel-resort/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">Style Me </span></b></a><a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/10/21/delightful-seashell-inspired-wedding-at-casa-ybel-resort/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">Pretty's</span></b></a><a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/10/21/delightful-seashell-inspired-wedding-at-casa-ybel-resort/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"> Little Black Book</span></b></a> this week! My thanks to my client and new found friend Jessica for making this happen.<div><br /></div><div>Jessica took a chance on me this spring. I was an unknown designer, designing my first set of wedding invitations, for my first client. She was brave! <div><br /></div><div>I had no portfolio of invitations to show her. All she had to go on was what she had seen me present at a couple of Urban Marketplace shows. She has impeccable taste and was amazing to work with! I could not have asked for a better first client and I am thankful to her for sharing her wedding details with <a href="http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/10/21/delightful-seashell-inspired-wedding-at-casa-ybel-resort/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">Style Me Pretty</span></b></a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am on cloud nine this morning and am remembering that you can get goosebumps without being cold!</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Blessings, </div><div>Donia</div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-79676686029523127672010-08-23T13:59:00.000-07:002010-11-24T11:29:04.825-08:00An Invitation to Love} She Sells She Shells<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9lsQcOoz5HVnz7A0jAZ0fR4NAD-nBKNf4-dnxCqMWcp3pgO_rxnINC2MPhE9M_7ymYmJQjBDF1IdgD5RStORkpDaKCeagncz8xEn73mQU7u-jatLfQnHECRLV33XtRj1jv82iNpMuNE/s1600/sheshells_fbintro.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc9OVFUZ0gOajs5V8IHYkcEs-SGB8wbyXgaDr1crvoWmuXTfwIsjDLyiKF5PZCuSsL9arTQhxPAlGN30hJqHdLl_biDCBctd6qwcOJfVfuosRk9MswohPu-9tdX4PNU7oYhG6qwTkisQ/s400/41018_418600203229_662343229_4811745_875131_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508713490836675122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtLX4IFNmhuKkPIM8ANoxzVj_HRwVauumICCFSR9X621NBhT_Xd5gNynqQFThgRCR4mmTKVZcbGihyiqrlP3x5TkwrLbn3EPRi_23UQYLYhF7U3ZSyDg1ycn1iRS-ueGmO5HhXVLaw8M/s1600/46107_418334453229_662343229_4803711_5515700_n.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtLX4IFNmhuKkPIM8ANoxzVj_HRwVauumICCFSR9X621NBhT_Xd5gNynqQFThgRCR4mmTKVZcbGihyiqrlP3x5TkwrLbn3EPRi_23UQYLYhF7U3ZSyDg1ycn1iRS-ueGmO5HhXVLaw8M/s1600/46107_418334453229_662343229_4803711_5515700_n.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtLX4IFNmhuKkPIM8ANoxzVj_HRwVauumICCFSR9X621NBhT_Xd5gNynqQFThgRCR4mmTKVZcbGihyiqrlP3x5TkwrLbn3EPRi_23UQYLYhF7U3ZSyDg1ycn1iRS-ueGmO5HhXVLaw8M/s1600/46107_418334453229_662343229_4803711_5515700_n.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">{ SHE SHELLS }</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A WEDDING INVITATION SUITE</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">All Photos Courtesy of <a href="http://www.jenniferangeloro.com/">www.jenniferangeloro.com</a></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The art of a wedding invitation. From start to finish it's about discovering the bride and groom and the substance of their bond. Molding it into a visual representation of who they are and what their love represents. It's a depiction of that day. That day and place that is purely theirs in time and space. It belongs to no one else but them. We may be privileged enough to share in a small portion of that day, but only they will truly reside in it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our wedding invitation hangs in our home. My husband has one he carries in his Bible. When I see it I am in my eggshell white organza gown standing on the green lawn outside the quaint Ryssby church. The Rocky Mountains are basking in the glow of the brilliant sunset. I'm waiting for my husband to find the keys to the vintage white mustang we will leave in. My Uncle and cousins have sent him on a hunt for the keys. He finds them. My family and dearest friends blow bubbles. We hug and wave our way to the car. We drive off down a rural Colorado country road. The wind is blowing my veil and all we can do is laugh. A brilliant laugh. A giddy laugh. A laugh like no other on a day like no other. Our day.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope I captured your day Jessica and Matt. I hope when you see your invitation you are transported to a day when time stood still and it was just the two of you, in love.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-size:medium;">{ WEDDING INVITATION SUITE }</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9lsQcOoz5HVnz7A0jAZ0fR4NAD-nBKNf4-dnxCqMWcp3pgO_rxnINC2MPhE9M_7ymYmJQjBDF1IdgD5RStORkpDaKCeagncz8xEn73mQU7u-jatLfQnHECRLV33XtRj1jv82iNpMuNE/s1600/sheshells_fbintro.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9lsQcOoz5HVnz7A0jAZ0fR4NAD-nBKNf4-dnxCqMWcp3pgO_rxnINC2MPhE9M_7ymYmJQjBDF1IdgD5RStORkpDaKCeagncz8xEn73mQU7u-jatLfQnHECRLV33XtRj1jv82iNpMuNE/s400/sheshells_fbintro.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508723034626767618" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a><div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-size:small;">CUSTOM LETTERPRESS INVITATIONS, ACCOMMODATION CARDS, VELLUM MAPS, </span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-size:small;">ENVELOPE LINERS AND SAVE-THE-DATE CARDS</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-size:medium;">{ WEDDING PROGRAMS }</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8_ige1ZTKsNl76ew9cZT4g3mphHwqfmXzcP6gY5vbYm_4EKbmEgD9QPqUlndicnAy2mQBc3IovlG68zMs_iUWQsh9bbwhF-4t81HWiWAWUEEoD8MjQMVE97QP7qzezTsUKAeSV1s0Vs/s1600/45853_418333293229_662343229_4803673_3285369_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8_ige1ZTKsNl76ew9cZT4g3mphHwqfmXzcP6gY5vbYm_4EKbmEgD9QPqUlndicnAy2mQBc3IovlG68zMs_iUWQsh9bbwhF-4t81HWiWAWUEEoD8MjQMVE97QP7qzezTsUKAeSV1s0Vs/s400/45853_418333293229_662343229_4803673_3285369_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508713517432175266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0QcBl3nz0uT_PtJJQXhFKgil1Ag9-vGiVhZGMv_CaXKQXfe3qeXwuNH2MwzBV_A-itvE-ng_GNz-AM7WgFE7ali1N55BpohdNcIpwxagaWI8PbzrR-StvRaEmTtnYhMalyL2eFY6LBk/s1600/45515_418334648229_662343229_4803721_3146070_n.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc5s9Tn79F4fK-O8qVviMxja7gosQPwfM1zor4vp3AG5T-zsl8uTAjktptAB2U6S9iYYuUXQY-Qczjyzhv5JykJfvOzaTf4WPi2puQ-TmEpWWl3pvU2Xl4y2VS-tkfoE66FpYR9zR_Rg/s1600/44694_418333618229_662343229_4803678_3685965_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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"></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUm1Xa5RQMpeHrevWyhzV9Ua8i8gK4Xmu9LwpvodmPqzDAcl9-uHEsaW0JG8sdIz-3URnbmG1vn6U9ZgJE_Cpf4EsWxS5k-mfyWYLgJR4zCPAYWG0cWt4I9HU59shutLDkPPaImtVaqs/s400/40071_418333738229_662343229_4803680_4658797_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508713484464038066" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0QcBl3nz0uT_PtJJQXhFKgil1Ag9-vGiVhZGMv_CaXKQXfe3qeXwuNH2MwzBV_A-itvE-ng_GNz-AM7WgFE7ali1N55BpohdNcIpwxagaWI8PbzrR-StvRaEmTtnYhMalyL2eFY6LBk/s400/45515_418334648229_662343229_4803721_3146070_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508713512741140322" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 102, 51); font-size:medium;">{ MENU CARDS }</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUNJkbbtehVGIh8qVwYNZi2sJYMiz5QspIXwy57D5odYTz_FMkTULOCBDS90Sx_AGHNEMNwCO46U5CC61mYJ5G4O9sFfWynj7zFvcgQoJbM1mSqACf5DKaOBNPAADHlxwt_s77vuXx5I/s400/45891_418335008229_662343229_4803722_3697077_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508713746101191650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span><br /></div><div>A very special thanks to Jessica for entrusting me with the great task of designing for someone with such impeccable taste. Another special thanks to <a href="http://www.jenniferangeloro.com/">Jennifer Angeloro Photography</a> for your amazing talent! I will recommend you to any bride getting married on Sanibel Island.</div><div><br /></div><div>She sells sea shells by the seashore.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-66156750346134442912010-07-12T09:43:00.000-07:002010-07-12T10:07:08.678-07:00A Favor - Kentucky Bride Magazine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4_jB-n0qkNBR9SkTOc8UKTQinJ99lNZy93l7RRkTF-UjttpH9iWqmb3PhO6W9MNgfPZVFsmUXK2GUyM26AuMbLQQ8cqLTyRoNV9p-a1C7tjwPCIOJonkHgFE6bV8fkBL1Yxks7dA4G0/s1600/KYBride_CookiePops2_blusash.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8gHcsxyAQqBnTdpnz5p3hUT3UJjN_ub5ZoqAoTleCA9wNh-hrCMtrXQrLvReW6n-ujvSPR3fgbnuQLwR8h8CPIJTB7TMCUdKiVd_wynlcniVyxS4X0JESPo-qe6I8wQifhSHgba6oxQ/s1600/KYBride_Cookiepops_blusash.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8gHcsxyAQqBnTdpnz5p3hUT3UJjN_ub5ZoqAoTleCA9wNh-hrCMtrXQrLvReW6n-ujvSPR3fgbnuQLwR8h8CPIJTB7TMCUdKiVd_wynlcniVyxS4X0JESPo-qe6I8wQifhSHgba6oxQ/s400/KYBride_Cookiepops_blusash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493064083764755170" border="0" /></a><br />It has been too long since my last post, so I am pleased to announce that <a href="http://www.kentuckybridemagazine.com/">Kentucky Bride Magazine</a> included our cake pops in their summer issue! What an honor!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.kentuckybridemagazine.com"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUIZ4C1RonrHc0_MnmQaIyBz3biXX-DFEqE4p_d84wqFFYZ2Z-U03YKXpkFzd3v_Y_603XjGrED4GUpWUDIETGA20JT6-qrc9g24azJ0C9ALtgfP6z9wLR8ZXAwsh6MGTXNFIzr0KQIw/s400/summer_2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493067101379486226" border="0" /></a><br />They featured a great shot in the magazine and I thought I would share a couple of lovely pictures from the photo shoot. I had such a great time making these teal and red flower cookie pops and <a href="http://www.martinespastries.com/">Martine's Pastries</a> did a lovely job of making The Blu Sash cake pop designs blosom and come to life.<br /><br />Thank you Kentucky Bride!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm-s0jBXI39IoPHGzNQQyI5dRHbxnDAoDAXO6oKnt2Z4cTP-90SeDzFrZt_UomB1sNdcgbYfUeJ-EwTPISmT90jTcZZrx9goUXnNmUN7ha4NhtXuZwNAPdbjIDpvtO4YXEh2Btfo4q4Q/s1600/KYBride_CakePops_blusash.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm-s0jBXI39IoPHGzNQQyI5dRHbxnDAoDAXO6oKnt2Z4cTP-90SeDzFrZt_UomB1sNdcgbYfUeJ-EwTPISmT90jTcZZrx9goUXnNmUN7ha4NhtXuZwNAPdbjIDpvtO4YXEh2Btfo4q4Q/s400/KYBride_CakePops_blusash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493064122045165570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4_jB-n0qkNBR9SkTOc8UKTQinJ99lNZy93l7RRkTF-UjttpH9iWqmb3PhO6W9MNgfPZVFsmUXK2GUyM26AuMbLQQ8cqLTyRoNV9p-a1C7tjwPCIOJonkHgFE6bV8fkBL1Yxks7dA4G0/s1600/KYBride_CookiePops2_blusash.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4_jB-n0qkNBR9SkTOc8UKTQinJ99lNZy93l7RRkTF-UjttpH9iWqmb3PhO6W9MNgfPZVFsmUXK2GUyM26AuMbLQQ8cqLTyRoNV9p-a1C7tjwPCIOJonkHgFE6bV8fkBL1Yxks7dA4G0/s400/KYBride_CookiePops2_blusash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493064147568467874" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;">"Bloom where you are planted."<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">The Blu Sash offers these custom ordered treats for your special event. Please give us a call! We can design the perfect cake or cookie pop for your themed party or that special day.<br /><br />Call 859.271.6934 or e-mail: <a href="mailto://donia@theblusash.com">donia@theblusash.com</a>.<br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153); font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-25465797042092051222010-04-20T19:52:00.001-07:002010-04-21T21:11:23.878-07:00What a doll - A Cookie Doll!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 395px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjch1Egx_8cXPNCAOujQ1wKqNk1aToVMi8-dxZs4b4uooBp0HP8-ECBEVnaB8BwDqyce7AMUmYjSHAzo7SQNLThO-SMW6YYnvPN_pLwCYge6Y5vpXNDka7pVJnqoBo32fCnF1NwM2pjsvw/s400/Cookiedoll_header.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462418438184737634" /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKSbWsAkpiFIy58Y8GnB4_dL_FmR0tezSsSKJl1unWVod3w6IDWfcclKN6-0uxdmVP4NRpQzBVpl8AN-ZzbOVSABrugycKKEFKaSn8BbWobMBm12tqQ_Mzg1fuZdIL4xtwjEuE-8WhEI/s400/Cookiedoll_bottom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462418442571469922" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">THE COOKIE DOLL</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; font-family:georgia, serif;font-size:medium;">What a Doll: <i>Cookie Dolls!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold; font-family:georgia, serif;font-size:medium;"><i></i></span>I'm so excited to announce this fashionable little treat that is certain to bring delight to any party! This doll of a cookie was supposed to make her debut at my daughter's 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> birthday, but due to a lack of time I waited. I presented her fashionably-fun self to the Bluegrass at the March Urban Marketplace to great response!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The idea struck me in the midst of designing my daughters paper doll party invitations. Why not make a cookie doll that the girls could dress up with clothes and accessories? How amazingly fun would that be?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These dolls are an absolutely adorable idea for a birthday party favor, bridal shower, Derby party or tea party! They are interactive and amazingly delicious! What girl from 2-100 wouldn't love to dress one of these up?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Each doll comes with a skirt, shirt, hat or crown, two accessories, a pair of shoes and it's own box. Choose from any seasonable color you desire but no white shoes for this doll after Labor Day!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39rCHUdT-tDnskd6ws7WYFfm-bcPSu1MnrX1JUZkGOfx2lS4P0MyCW9AYEz5BbEG8Nb_1XFROJI8TU-hdL2k97fjRJtQvk7Ta85293IJvAqz6De7PkaVKT9599y5dJiReDwMsrnFKRfw/s400/blog_cookiedoll.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462425511680646642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-size:small;">ONE SMART COOKIE</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZX-5d3TMFibHt6j5NFqpb2i_dC5A38VTEnzOwfMqgMyFMXT1NEdgwMHvddtk6etgR4NaYcy7hUFJnqt1GjDds_BNJvlfOeft07u_fLcsG0Z0epkzopok2h9UEYsl9ZqNxq_1_IY0q0U/s1600/blog_cookiedollskirt.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZX-5d3TMFibHt6j5NFqpb2i_dC5A38VTEnzOwfMqgMyFMXT1NEdgwMHvddtk6etgR4NaYcy7hUFJnqt1GjDds_BNJvlfOeft07u_fLcsG0Z0epkzopok2h9UEYsl9ZqNxq_1_IY0q0U/s400/blog_cookiedollskirt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462425515908784386" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-size:small;">GET THE LOOK FOR YOUR NEXT PARTY!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39rCHUdT-tDnskd6ws7WYFfm-bcPSu1MnrX1JUZkGOfx2lS4P0MyCW9AYEz5BbEG8Nb_1XFROJI8TU-hdL2k97fjRJtQvk7Ta85293IJvAqz6De7PkaVKT9599y5dJiReDwMsrnFKRfw/s1600/blog_cookiedoll.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39rCHUdT-tDnskd6ws7WYFfm-bcPSu1MnrX1JUZkGOfx2lS4P0MyCW9AYEz5BbEG8Nb_1XFROJI8TU-hdL2k97fjRJtQvk7Ta85293IJvAqz6De7PkaVKT9599y5dJiReDwMsrnFKRfw/s1600/blog_cookiedoll.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39rCHUdT-tDnskd6ws7WYFfm-bcPSu1MnrX1JUZkGOfx2lS4P0MyCW9AYEz5BbEG8Nb_1XFROJI8TU-hdL2k97fjRJtQvk7Ta85293IJvAqz6De7PkaVKT9599y5dJiReDwMsrnFKRfw/s1600/blog_cookiedoll.jpg"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Purchase a Cookie Doll for your { very sweet } mother at the Urban Marketplace for Mother's Day { Urban Marketplace | May 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> | Hilton in Lexington Green }. Or simply order ahead and we will deliver one to you! E<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">mail us </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/donia@theblusash.com">donia@theblusash.com</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">o</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">r give us a call — 859.271.6934.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">p.s. Derby lovers and Red Hatters...this one's for you!</span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-51711220718812224242010-04-20T19:19:00.000-07:002010-04-21T05:51:10.217-07:00Fashion Plate & Cup<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpluu3ZGziEHvmY1_OmZ8lnHIzMvNRcs7bVbZlW6Bw0mep0lbPj8z8dXB3ZeSzXRu-7NEEk6hxORh80iVBPNEjuDS1qEohDokpQIGVjW5PrQkQdKNkDylrN2xb7qN_S6wjJobJrWsxQc/s1600/Cookiecups_header.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCpluu3ZGziEHvmY1_OmZ8lnHIzMvNRcs7bVbZlW6Bw0mep0lbPj8z8dXB3ZeSzXRu-7NEEk6hxORh80iVBPNEjuDS1qEohDokpQIGVjW5PrQkQdKNkDylrN2xb7qN_S6wjJobJrWsxQc/s400/Cookiecups_header.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462413041491772914" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilKAWJ9fFhOlODXnBfj-sCqTnu36GRM-IAHExBCt0hsiW6nAourO-Q-E9z4VWswMFGm6vDArk0EAct8G8QD3Nl_0_jjemxsFia-6Vh03byHa74Iw-Mg7hvOBiZ8RctAu46UGEDo4S6J8/s1600/Cookiecups_bottom.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilKAWJ9fFhOlODXnBfj-sCqTnu36GRM-IAHExBCt0hsiW6nAourO-Q-E9z4VWswMFGm6vDArk0EAct8G8QD3Nl_0_jjemxsFia-6Vh03byHa74Iw-Mg7hvOBiZ8RctAu46UGEDo4S6J8/s400/Cookiecups_bottom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462412207924751266" border="0" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TEA CUP COOKIES</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fashion Plate & Cup: <i>Tea Cup Cookies — It's time for tea!</i></span></span></span><br /></span>All inspiration for these tea cups came from a delightful recipe that my mother sent me to use for my daughter's birthday tea party. I adapted the recipe to my liking and created these wonderful, not to mention, extremely tasty tea cup cookies.</div><div><br /></div><div>These cake-like and not-too-sweet sugar cookies are coated in candy melts and can be used to serve small melon sized scoops of ice cream at a birthday party, tea party, bridal shower or baby shower.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4ZZea4Fd-ju4_0Rj5en4uPD1P4k90F-E6PugWNSWtysqz3m7nuGOa75ZQ7RZ2DMLDSolO2U4RZnISq_3IXPkx5Mp7yiK7ujNQNGmV-UwRslTWFTnEO6OYBg6qiLvECY6BS9RyQUG1ZA/s400/blog_cookieteacup_orange.tif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462426344468514434" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" border="0" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">ONE CUP...</span></span></div></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-uqfQ0gDnMmXJV7dpB5XozRDwzn1cMdXQVx6etk7zgBZ7e3yit5cmCSm9l4C3pAG9IkZFNSZjxfKjX8uJA-2hzFQGMm-LIvCOummBK4Ujq00y1Av0lpR667lxiNu_-9O8TjXEoAqe7U/s1600/blog_cookieteacup_closeup.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-uqfQ0gDnMmXJV7dpB5XozRDwzn1cMdXQVx6etk7zgBZ7e3yit5cmCSm9l4C3pAG9IkZFNSZjxfKjX8uJA-2hzFQGMm-LIvCOummBK4Ujq00y1Av0lpR667lxiNu_-9O8TjXEoAqe7U/s1600/blog_cookieteacup_closeup.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-uqfQ0gDnMmXJV7dpB5XozRDwzn1cMdXQVx6etk7zgBZ7e3yit5cmCSm9l4C3pAG9IkZFNSZjxfKjX8uJA-2hzFQGMm-LIvCOummBK4Ujq00y1Av0lpR667lxiNu_-9O8TjXEoAqe7U/s400/blog_cookieteacup_closeup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462426348609962226" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">...OR TWO?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">We can create these tea cup cookies in any color you desire and the styles and patterns are endless. Let us create something unique for your event that will be the talk of the party.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">If you are interested in placing an order from The </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Blu</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> Sash for your upcoming party or event, please email us </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/donia@theblusash.com">donia@theblusash.com</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">o</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">r give us a call — 859.271.6934. </span></span></span></span></div></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-55622715383310091212010-04-18T21:12:00.000-07:002010-04-20T19:19:41.711-07:00All Dolled Up<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1N2HUliRot_c3svfuiYD4QhhoXH999wdm25Y_4IMJVgFKZvUiWbjJXpmmsZ4UKB39K75imNWQocJ-weTIFFr3eKu-ELmy8vztzzSDHsN4T-m2Zc0l6GFjHzhHgvu7mchcL7JnTosLKY/s400/alldolledup_header.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462073276423254882" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Don't you just love getting "all dolled up"? <div><br /></div><div>I adore that phrase and everything is stands for. My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Memom</span> always said that to me when I'd walk into a room dressed to the nines. "Why, aren't you just all dolled up!," she'd say. The child in her was ever present and her love of dolls was evidence of that. She had cabinets full of Madame Alexander dolls. Doll-face was a term of endearment she would call her <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">granddaughters</span> and great-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">granddaughters</span>. I'll never forget the pack of paper dolls she sent me when I was away at college and the giddy feeling it gave me to look through all the outfits. She knew getting dolled up was key to a woman's perspective on life.</div><div><br /></div><div>Getting dolled can mean something special is about to happen or it can mean you need to take a moment to remember who you are, where you've come from and where you're headed. That new dress, that hour at the salon, a bubble bath, an heirloom piece of jewelry or a stunning hat can make you feel like you can accomplish anything.</div><div><br /></div><div>In honor of my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Memom</span> and all women out there who look forward to getting "dolled up," I would love to present, this week, some fun edible favors and enjoyable invitations that are sure to bring out the little princess in all of us.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPDKHuHuEOA0VzmyfIisMmT99PS9gtvHrNXfS-JfSR-2l-wUIs-FoChyphenhyphenPvIpe9YeqTL3DVTS47q164l6d2UjEWjwTdPOvVx7vVSTSPL1rklGtlnHJTYU33rvWhCWnovJPje7DWKJlMSE/s400/Dolledup_board2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462073279780849106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 400px; " /></span></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-38341726912770776392010-03-11T08:18:00.001-08:002010-03-17T21:52:26.328-07:00"Amazing" Bridal Consultants Meeting at the Bodley Bullock HouseLast Thursday I had the privilege to attend and present some of my cake and cookie pops at the Kentucky Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC) meeting. It was hosted by two amazing professionals in the Kentucky wedding industry, Mackenzie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Spalding</span> of <a href="http://www.onefinedayky.com/">One Fine Day</a> and Melanie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mauer</span> of <a href="http://www.melaniemauer.com/">Melanie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mauer</span> Photography</a>.<br /><br />When I received the e-mail from Mackenzie, inviting me to bring my treats to the meeting, I was over the moon! Since cloudy winter days marked February, I thought I would try to bring some sunshine with me to the event. I came with a garden of cake and cookie pops to get everyone in the mood for sunshine and warmer weather. I had a marvelous time coming up with these sunny little confections and I hope everyone enjoyed them. My children certainly did!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvjgiiCU7paFGyYZZeakyngN6QwZnvGzgiO9gkgaQCUPxDNpNntPUQKbkP7WWY68IRqC_u56O-V8ACPN6Y0x_WPQES_ws4m7492tpdJSZXUBgpV0fHGG-gRWSdaVElC5nlAX94CvVxig/s1600-h/IMG_6661.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvjgiiCU7paFGyYZZeakyngN6QwZnvGzgiO9gkgaQCUPxDNpNntPUQKbkP7WWY68IRqC_u56O-V8ACPN6Y0x_WPQES_ws4m7492tpdJSZXUBgpV0fHGG-gRWSdaVElC5nlAX94CvVxig/s400/IMG_6661.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447413196596141666" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Martine</span> and Jim <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Holzmen</span> of <a href="http://www.martinespastries.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Martine's</span> Pastries</a> also brought many of their amazing <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">pastries</span> and I absolutely fell in love with their <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4137672&id=38438577395">macaroons</a>. They were so delicious and what amazing colors! They made me want to go home and design invitations to an ice cream social, just so I could serve some at the party. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Martine's</span> is the bakery who makes our cake pops possible and she and her delightful staff have been such a joy to work with! I highly recommend them and I hope to delight you with our unique cake pop designs for your wedding day event or party.<br /><br />The event was in itself, breathtaking. It was like attending a mini-wedding. <a href="http://www.lexjrleague.com/?nd=bodley_bullock_house">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Bodley</span> Bullock House</a>, is of course an exquisite piece of Lexington history and was a perfect venue for the meeting. <a href="http://www.dupreecatering.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Dupree</span> Catering</a> catered the event and the food was absolutely fabulous! I would highly recommend them if you are on the hunt for a top-drawer caterer. The stunning floral arrangements were compliments of John with <a href="http://www.bestofflowers.com/">Best of Flowers</a> and <a href="http://www.purdonrental.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Purdon's</span></a> provided the gorgeous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">chivari</span> chairs.<br /><br />The topic of the evening was "Creating a Well Crafted Business" and the speaker was the lovely <a href="http://www.melaniemauer.com/">Melanie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Mauer</span></a>, who did an outstanding job. I was very inspired by her talk about a building a business that enriches your life. Her materials and ideas on organization and goal setting have already been helpful to me as I start my new venture. If you haven't met Melanie, she is quite possibly the nicest person I have ever met and so full of joy! On top of that she is one of the best photographers in Lexington. I love her work, just divine! She was so sweet to photograph my cake and cookie pops at the event and when she sent them to me I had <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">butterflies</span>! She made my display look like it was shot for the cover of Martha Stewart Living. Amazing, amazing work! I am so grateful to her for sharing these with me and allowing me to share them with you.<br /><br />Enjoy the sunshine and the coming of spring!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Wk-ZVPyf7dVJhskXynYUKl8P7MGwdSnwPEBpS0Wn7NqpwFLxTtqHq0AxkOXaArRayqclFbXW2FJc2Dk1W0fcWpHbJVuDf2TbN6t9FA_Z8KhmHjD4mWeDeIhcIBPjUx0q25iaY-8VySg/s1600-h/IMG_6667.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Wk-ZVPyf7dVJhskXynYUKl8P7MGwdSnwPEBpS0Wn7NqpwFLxTtqHq0AxkOXaArRayqclFbXW2FJc2Dk1W0fcWpHbJVuDf2TbN6t9FA_Z8KhmHjD4mWeDeIhcIBPjUx0q25iaY-8VySg/s400/IMG_6667.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447413218527709106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSyx0Z7vkisisVV6UaplC9R-JlIoXAxeEH9SBHxOBWty0FIa3NhXw-s9eNFnK158uC1-WYR-WpgHgSHyz_MYPHWwg7dwoyHhtOwEAQ60WVCZqrJ0eUDa4ZFcqc92kCnpX2YIUruH250s/s1600-h/IMG_6662.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSyx0Z7vkisisVV6UaplC9R-JlIoXAxeEH9SBHxOBWty0FIa3NhXw-s9eNFnK158uC1-WYR-WpgHgSHyz_MYPHWwg7dwoyHhtOwEAQ60WVCZqrJ0eUDa4ZFcqc92kCnpX2YIUruH250s/s400/IMG_6662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447413197662105666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3jk9Z_Qd4oi6CEQ6kqz5T9gFyQQOy7BElf59dMMHSXxT3rLj-7Wvzs_iWfatM8uokQM0NQaQHS4-9Vqg9ypghbIMmNmBqLaFh6gH17yZVyKm-5QZ73TiyJA2SHPPi0Z5ZW4VayX_1Iw/s1600-h/IMG_6664.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 621px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3jk9Z_Qd4oi6CEQ6kqz5T9gFyQQOy7BElf59dMMHSXxT3rLj-7Wvzs_iWfatM8uokQM0NQaQHS4-9Vqg9ypghbIMmNmBqLaFh6gH17yZVyKm-5QZ73TiyJA2SHPPi0Z5ZW4VayX_1Iw/s400/IMG_6664.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447413210985707826" border="0" /></a>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-76959632206816440022010-02-16T12:16:00.000-08:002010-02-16T12:37:18.654-08:00How Sweet it is! { Cake Pops }<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvYY359NoPa3DXKKJCjskqpd1ePyWkXeQUJ5rL474RMhEVAihQ77Ih2HjQXCQQ6kcgtER1j6T2M_hQaTqDqjp77dmt_KIM8K2GzMtD6C-2JSaRvXW-oZNNQKnfRoE1l1yg55as_fJPh8/s1600-h/blog_cakepops.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvYY359NoPa3DXKKJCjskqpd1ePyWkXeQUJ5rL474RMhEVAihQ77Ih2HjQXCQQ6kcgtER1j6T2M_hQaTqDqjp77dmt_KIM8K2GzMtD6C-2JSaRvXW-oZNNQKnfRoE1l1yg55as_fJPh8/s400/blog_cakepops.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438942024406412482" border="0" /></a><br />We are proud to introduce to the Lexington area our sweetest favor yet: Cake Pops! We fell in love last year with <a href="http://bakerella.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bakerella's</span></a> amazing cake pops and wanted to bring these delightful treats to the Bluegrass. We are hoping you will fall in love too! What's not to love? Decadent cake, mixed with lip-smacking frosting, dipped in chocolate, decorated with love and placed on a stick. You will be as over the moon as I was when I first laid lips on one of these confectionery wonders!<br /><br />The Blu Sash has teamed up with <a href="http://martinespastries.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Martine's</span> Pastries</a> to offer these custom ordered treats for your special event. Please give us a call! We can design the perfect cake pop for your themed party or that special day. We hope to win your heart with these sweet treats!<br /><br />Call 859.271.6934 or e-mail: <a href="mailto://donia@theblusash.com">donia@theblusash.com</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHk7DxlogBHFNvnHeBHnUuTtLuvHIvA4-MQYxgxk60T-c9aeq038ZKJZhSkGYL0xL5jQ8VZYGoV8HpSNv5_woblbtrx_8JcPanhWE6RtFxmMb7yjxc3nmZEyCy8MQDz41jLTTwcUQJkD0/s1600-h/blog_cakepopsign.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHk7DxlogBHFNvnHeBHnUuTtLuvHIvA4-MQYxgxk60T-c9aeq038ZKJZhSkGYL0xL5jQ8VZYGoV8HpSNv5_woblbtrx_8JcPanhWE6RtFxmMb7yjxc3nmZEyCy8MQDz41jLTTwcUQJkD0/s400/blog_cakepopsign.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438942019499253042" border="0" /></a>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-29814853740385846822010-02-05T14:02:00.000-08:002010-03-05T21:00:38.022-08:00Two If By Sea "The Favors" — Cupcake Dreams and Candle Wishes: Part III<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoOcRKO6HpJUcX9q8G_5SLVL0z3dJTFSCKDUG-GRaqWSsifzeQFDiB9t5HxZdJOEEyGyTf_XHpuiBuk2Tp6rwSfBbPXAppRR6x-Fy3sR6ISV_w9fXHCoE_yMAyrEMTzT1iUFNSVfQ1qg/s1600-h/LifePreservers_favorsfb.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zMPWWbcfA3f7-W9xhnsjfg1CzOlUWAnlTpFTmTYS65ozKJsPLTpQimd_gcHEBAA4OZqhsgltwhT1DjIdVC_0yT5lfzWnxaE0WeG1xDSqsFf2FZNOAtI_g_RpqkVvFlOtJD0aeduXhpY/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_haveaball.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zMPWWbcfA3f7-W9xhnsjfg1CzOlUWAnlTpFTmTYS65ozKJsPLTpQimd_gcHEBAA4OZqhsgltwhT1DjIdVC_0yT5lfzWnxaE0WeG1xDSqsFf2FZNOAtI_g_RpqkVvFlOtJD0aeduXhpY/s400/blog_twoifbysea_haveaball.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434883649786297330" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); ">HAVING A BALL!</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Two If By Sea: <span style="font-style: italic; ">The Favors</span></span></span><br />My favorite part of planning a party are the favors you hand out! I love giving gifts and I want that gift be memorable useful and fun. That's why most of my favors are handmade, edible delights or at least useful. I prefer not sending mothers home with tiny plastic toys that will easily break or clutter up the toy box. So I try to think of things that children will use over and over again or things will delight the taste buds and the eyes. Mom's go away happy and so do the kids!<div><br /></div><div>To hold West's party favors, I purchased small galvanized pails from <a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/browse/processRequest.do?demandPrefix=12&sku=3/1377&mode=Searching&erec=4&D=buckets&Ntt=buckets&Ntk=all&Dx=mode%2bmatchallpartial&Ntx=mode%2bmatchallpartial&y=0&N=0&requestURI=processProductsCatalog&x=0&sd=Large+Galvanized+Buckets">Oriental Trading</a>. I had planned on painting them red and then stenciling the sailboat from the invitations on each one. Unfortunately, I ran out of time, but I would love a chance to make these for your party or nautical themed event! If you want to purchase larger buckets that are already painted, try <a href="http://www.mainstsupply.com/product.cfm/13/107/79234">Main St. Supply</a> — very cute! </div><div><br /></div><div>The various stations throughout the party had little treasures these tiny party goers could put in their buckets:<br /><div style="text-align: left; "><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Sea-fairing Favor Buckets:<br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">• </span><a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/ui/browse/processRequest.do?demandPrefix=12&sku=49/284&mode=Searching&erec=13&Ipp=16&No=16&D=beach+balls&Ntt=beach+balls&Ntk=all&Dx=mode%2bmatchallpartial&Ntx=mode%2bmatchallpartial&y=0&N=0&requestURI=processProductsCatalog&x=0&sd=Inflatable+Patriotic+Mini+Beach+Balls">Tiny beach balls</a> <i>(these red,white & blue ones matched perfectly)</i><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Sea Shells <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">(these can be purchased or gathered yourself)</span></div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Fish, Crab, Shell or Lobster Cookie from the "Go Fish" game <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">(see how-to below)</span></div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Chocolate coins from the pirate treasure chest<br /></div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Life preserver donut pops <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">(see how-to below)</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left; "><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvOW_bN73npPdTZ7JGK8tJzp4_wjDBg6JeW482EvSkivmEsSXmaoioO53it9Bnn_mBRjFymDXOiNjGqWuRu8o6SSuY_jubt2XbsxvR5T-Gt4wZp8CJzJCF_tqC6sUuPyT_Q9OTAGYQ2Q/s400/GoFish_cookiesfavors.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445232235115769906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></i></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">GO FISH!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); ">THE COOKIES:</span> First thing you will need is sugar cookie dough. I used my favorite sugar cookie recipe to make these cookies, but any sugar cookie recipe will do. You can use store-bought dough, but my experience is that they won't hold their shape as well as the homemade dough.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><b>INGREDIENTS/SUPPLIES:</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">• </span>Sugar cookie dough (<i>homemade holds it's shape better than store bought</i>)</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• <a href="http://www.cincicakeandcandy.com/browse_theme.php?c=BAKE&t=FSB">Nautical cookie cutters</a></div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Red candy melts</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• <a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/RoyalIcing.html">Royal icing</a> (<i>I use the version that calls for meringue powder rather than egg whites</i>)</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Blue food coloring</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Cooling Rack</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Wax paper</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Deep ceramic bowl with wide opening</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Large clear treat bags</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Small white cotton twine (<i>found at a hardware store or the hardware section of Wal-Mart</i>)</div><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8R4gKgd_dQEKIqLgonaBKRv8DWgdQa1ByX2QFVi0D2N8DAGmhuWvzl2c1h0DFej7FUlxYJ7psFh_7u7aHO5HxBHPFPR9Y31MuejOHJAVkhJLEGD3Ise1MC9E3g-DXU1CdFmDg7KeNDM/s400/Crabby_cookiefavors.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445232230894248914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-size:small;">A "CRABBY" COOKIE</span></div></div></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><b>COOKIE DIRECTIONS:</b></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); ">1)</span> Take the dough and roll it out to between 1/8"-1/4" on a clean, floured surface.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span><span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Cut out the shapes and bake them until they are just barely beginning to brown. I find that keeps the cookie softer.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Carefully remove the cookies and place them on a cooling rack until completely cool.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><div><span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> While the cookies are baking and cooling prepare the royal icing. Once the icing is made, immediately divide it in to two airtight containers as it will dry out quickly. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span><span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Keep one container of the royal icing white and dye the other container a light blue.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Once all cookies are baked and cooled you can begin piping the white royal icing onto 1/2 of the fish and clam shell cookies. Pipe around the edges first with a smooth line and then flood the center of the cookie till until the surface is covered. (<i>I</i><i>f your icing is running down the sides it may need to stiffen up a bit or you may be over-flooding</i>). Set these aside to dry completely.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span><span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Take the other 1/2 of the fish and clam shell cookies and flood them with the light blue royal icing and set them aside to dry.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> While the cookies are drying take your bag of red candy melts and pour 1/2 of the bag into a deep ceramic bowl with a wide mouth. Then microwave them on the defrost setting, stopping to stir them about every 30 seconds until completely melted. Using the defrost setting is very important as the regular setting can and will burn the melts.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><div><span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">9)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Take the crab and/or lobster cookies and hold them upside-down between your thumb and your pointer finger and dip the top of the cookie into the candy melts, so that the top and most of the side is covered.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span><span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">10)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Turn the cookie over, holding it sideways above the bowl and shake any excess off in to the bowl (</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4-5 good taps of your hand against the bowl should do the trick</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">). Now hold the cookie candy melt side up and shake gently back and forth to smooth out ridges. Carefully place cookie on a sheet of wax paper to dry. Repeat this until all the crab and lobster cookies are covered.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">11)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Once the royal icing is dry, you can go back and decorate the white cookies with light blue dots or outlines and the light blue cookies with white dots or outlines.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">12)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The final step is bagging the cookies. My advice is to let the cookies dry for a day before bagging them as any moisture in the bag will cause the frosting colors to bleed. Once the cookies are dry place them in the cellophane bags and tie up with knotted cotton twine for a nautical look. Leave some line on the end of the knot where you can clip the fish to the "fishing pole" in the "Go Fish" game.</span></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoOcRKO6HpJUcX9q8G_5SLVL0z3dJTFSCKDUG-GRaqWSsifzeQFDiB9t5HxZdJOEEyGyTf_XHpuiBuk2Tp6rwSfBbPXAppRR6x-Fy3sR6ISV_w9fXHCoE_yMAyrEMTzT1iUFNSVfQ1qg/s400/LifePreservers_favorsfb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445232240304215042" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj710s67SHlI5sPFRedTL6nluYTGN98ZHtFULclC-g393fvDRIQAwJ8YWoNFhGV5vY4L52m5rF0keeeax45EJJd12Qb8jFkFHQmxhG9GejFetPNn1qEPt7LNjsT1ZeqQFBSJXxi6n5oKQ0/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_lifefavorspresentation.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "></a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj710s67SHlI5sPFRedTL6nluYTGN98ZHtFULclC-g393fvDRIQAwJ8YWoNFhGV5vY4L52m5rF0keeeax45EJJd12Qb8jFkFHQmxhG9GejFetPNn1qEPt7LNjsT1ZeqQFBSJXxi6n5oKQ0/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_lifefavorspresentation.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj710s67SHlI5sPFRedTL6nluYTGN98ZHtFULclC-g393fvDRIQAwJ8YWoNFhGV5vY4L52m5rF0keeeax45EJJd12Qb8jFkFHQmxhG9GejFetPNn1qEPt7LNjsT1ZeqQFBSJXxi6n5oKQ0/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_lifefavorspresentation.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); ; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A PARTY SAVER</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><br /></span></div><div><span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); ">THE LIFE PRESERVER POPS:</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; ">From the start of planning this party, these life-preserver pops were running through my head and I just had to bring them to life. They were surprisingly harder to make than I thought they would be, but the end result was so cute. I displayed them in a large glass votive and a square glass vase filled with sand. The bagged pops were then stuck down in the sand and handed out to guests as they left the party.</span><br /></b></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><b>INGREDIENTS/SUPPLIES:</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">• </span>Small powdered sugar donuts</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Red candy melts</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• White candy melts</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Sucker sticks </div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Styrofoam block</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Small clear treat bags</div><div style="text-align: left; ">• Small white cotton twine (<i>found at a hardware store or the hardware section of Wal-Mart</i>)</div><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRURh6zJQRrjqJygAauyBFuVFzwK2UuWQuIfOoro31ijHxAEo9eo7fZVowNWLQC9ltdbxkP5NQU9g-89TCziXkoZk1RFhvow6JMIiHtSCGenpEBf1u_7X1OnOyjgf5tg9gLSLcWgeDc7k/s400/blog_twoifbysea_lifefavors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434883637760336498" border="0" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px; " /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">LIFE PRESERVER DONUT POPS</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><b>LIFE PRESERVER DIRECTIONS:</b></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); ">1)</span> Take an 1/8th of a bag of white candy melts and pour them into a small ceramic bowl. Microwave them on the defrost setting, stopping to stir them about every 30 seconds until completely melted. Using the defrost setting is very important as the regular setting can and will burn the melts.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span><span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Take a sucker stick and dip it about 1/2" down into the white candy melts. Then take a donut and place the candy melt end of the stick up through the bottom ring of the donut all the way up into the bottom of the top ring and stop. Do not push the stick all the way through the donut or it will not stay on the stick.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Place the donut pop down into the styrofoam and allow the candy melts to dry, thus securing the donut.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><div><span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> While the pops are drying, take your bag of red candy melts and pour 1/2 of the bag into a ceramic bowl. Microwave them on the defrost setting, stopping to stir them about every 30 seconds until completely melted. Using the defrost setting is very important as the regular setting can and will burn the melts.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span><span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Spoon the red candy melts into a decorator bag with a small round tip.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Carefully pipe the red bands onto the life preservers. This will take a steady hand and a little while to get the technique down. If the melts in the bag begin to harden, unscrew your metal tip, place decorating bag on a plate and microwave on the defrost setting for 10-30 seconds until warmed again. Continue piping.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Place pops back down into the styrofoam until completely dried.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Carefully place each pop into a treat bag and then tie with cotton twine. Knot each end of the twine for a nautical look.</span></div></span></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj710s67SHlI5sPFRedTL6nluYTGN98ZHtFULclC-g393fvDRIQAwJ8YWoNFhGV5vY4L52m5rF0keeeax45EJJd12Qb8jFkFHQmxhG9GejFetPNn1qEPt7LNjsT1ZeqQFBSJXxi6n5oKQ0/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_lifefavorspresentation.jpg"></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj710s67SHlI5sPFRedTL6nluYTGN98ZHtFULclC-g393fvDRIQAwJ8YWoNFhGV5vY4L52m5rF0keeeax45EJJd12Qb8jFkFHQmxhG9GejFetPNn1qEPt7LNjsT1ZeqQFBSJXxi6n5oKQ0/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_lifefavorspresentation.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; display: block; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj710s67SHlI5sPFRedTL6nluYTGN98ZHtFULclC-g393fvDRIQAwJ8YWoNFhGV5vY4L52m5rF0keeeax45EJJd12Qb8jFkFHQmxhG9GejFetPNn1qEPt7LNjsT1ZeqQFBSJXxi6n5oKQ0/s400/blog_twoifbysea_lifefavorspresentation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434883640674200738" border="0" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">THE LIFE POP DISPLAY</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRURh6zJQRrjqJygAauyBFuVFzwK2UuWQuIfOoro31ijHxAEo9eo7fZVowNWLQC9ltdbxkP5NQU9g-89TCziXkoZk1RFhvow6JMIiHtSCGenpEBf1u_7X1OnOyjgf5tg9gLSLcWgeDc7k/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_lifefavors.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4T0Ka3cnPXHE01ZKY6MIYNvXg1svXtFF8RSLOsVMd27Cj8Krkvqhnq41H5d6J7BdfID0mEzQUmNkmlySa0AYxOOOfBep2y9ON7qmCmDmeX7bztH-ck8evOM8GDuZBR-2vLAG55vDt8I/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_lifefavorclose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4T0Ka3cnPXHE01ZKY6MIYNvXg1svXtFF8RSLOsVMd27Cj8Krkvqhnq41H5d6J7BdfID0mEzQUmNkmlySa0AYxOOOfBep2y9ON7qmCmDmeX7bztH-ck8evOM8GDuZBR-2vLAG55vDt8I/s400/blog_twoifbysea_lifefavorclose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434883638484627266" border="0" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>Give The Blu Sash a call if you would like to order these favors for your nautical themed birthday party or wedding. We would love to make your guests feel special! 859.271.6934 or <a href="mailto://donia@theblusash.com">donia@theblusash.com</a></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-68218571199241288822010-02-05T13:58:00.001-08:002010-03-05T10:37:09.979-08:00Two If By Sea "Party Signs, Banners & Activities" — Cupcake Dreams and Candle Wishes: Part III<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLY6Uw1CCpkK36qTfXHDtAlXWfYArQWaZ_GJpNuJtsuFmoECAS8s4ne0XwXrV1RBGOrrkuOVZMAN-iEBXGuO1h46XYWOJi2-BywIp8gDLjF_l9HpqpsrDkkVgUueF2rJqyv-pk4w428Q/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_birthdbnnr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLY6Uw1CCpkK36qTfXHDtAlXWfYArQWaZ_GJpNuJtsuFmoECAS8s4ne0XwXrV1RBGOrrkuOVZMAN-iEBXGuO1h46XYWOJi2-BywIp8gDLjF_l9HpqpsrDkkVgUueF2rJqyv-pk4w428Q/s400/blog_twoifbysea_birthdbnnr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434883116220225602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">NAUTICAL BIRTHDAY BANNER</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Two If By Sea: <span style="font-style: italic;">Signs and Banners</span></span></span><br />This was the first time for one of my parties that I created signs for everything. I mean literally everything! I had signs for the food table, signs for each activity and of course a custom "Happy Birthday" banner for West. I was really pleased with how they turned out and plan on offering all of them on my Etsy shop when it opens this March. I will be offering generic pdf's of all the signs, with the option to customize them. I will also be offering the custom "Two if by Sea" birthday banner not only in paper, but also in vinyl for later use as a decoration for your child's room or play room. I will post links to my Etsy shop as soon as it is open, so please check back!<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9nSh1eNxDNQrSkRji-2IYIMsPoOR_Xz-maMi9Xq2sCn0A_dEGeIGMkMKFS075VV_0X2RD-cNLL39lvjzZkGbb_0boZXLdCnbd1EYXMVVN9cJhDbQYEQ3CiI6WiwRa_E0xwcr-kZQwGU/s400/blog_twoifbysea_diveinsign.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438914374549742706" border="0" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px; " /></span><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-size:small;">A CUTE WAY TO DIRECT PARTY GOERS </span></span></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">THE PARTY SIGNS:</span> Each of these signs were printed at a local copy shop and tacked down to 8.5 x 11 tag board for weight. The signs were then taped with clear packing tape to large paint stirring sticks that can be bought at your local hardware store. I used an assortment of stainless steel buckets and navy blue buckets, filled with sand and rocks to place the signs down in. The rocks did a good job of providing the weight needed to hold the buckets down and the sand kept the signs upright.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102); ">THE ACTIVITIES:</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Each sign created corresponded with an outdoor activity or station. All of the activities planned for this party were free play as two year olds are hard to organize for a game. We did plan one game and the kids loved it! We had a "Go Fish" station where the kids could throw their line over and "catch" a cookie fish favor. They had such a good time and lined up quite nicely to catch their fish! Below you will find each of the signs and their corresponding activity:</span></span><br /></b></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvq6YXYCuoC0EuBTCIVnLRznFnTKc9cGEii5HX5G9zLNBixd14b9fdRIalt-nbyOz4aQuiEH5zSvmOheDVByJNYknyrsCL0lm3nl3euVTsFbT3erHHn7hV0MzyYco08vvXIMmZb_77rc/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_sign_ahoy!.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvq6YXYCuoC0EuBTCIVnLRznFnTKc9cGEii5HX5G9zLNBixd14b9fdRIalt-nbyOz4aQuiEH5zSvmOheDVByJNYknyrsCL0lm3nl3euVTsFbT3erHHn7hV0MzyYco08vvXIMmZb_77rc/s400/blog_twoifbysea_sign_ahoy!.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434882513602573762" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">{ Place this sign out front to greet visitors and provide directions to the party in back }</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKvrRKkeEvroknWJKUqaRDXphEZKRs4lVR4zlDZkTSoe9137-VKfXEFLBTgvwNulATytmB1GIiNWTH6bGLU1n5mv03LARhl_IAe5uqPLJ-Nk3nbuK4gcVr61qFvwt3pnu9qVFgsR8FRE/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_sign_lightitup.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDKvrRKkeEvroknWJKUqaRDXphEZKRs4lVR4zlDZkTSoe9137-VKfXEFLBTgvwNulATytmB1GIiNWTH6bGLU1n5mv03LARhl_IAe5uqPLJ-Nk3nbuK4gcVr61qFvwt3pnu9qVFgsR8FRE/s400/blog_twoifbysea_sign_lightitup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434882802025716834" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">{ Place this sign on the cake table in a tall,<br />bucket shaped red vase filled with sand and shells }<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTvTBMselqmUkAtwO4xsLsYPvFSPEc_ftUDgELyvZehroSkAe_v5zV34FQsvCibxk4KcFl7H1w5mPagMdEdjGGQ7MiXUfozt_tOykZoALA7Lfxq7RT2sBCnkP__nGDIaE3lmh_XyP6Lk/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_sign_takewheel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTvTBMselqmUkAtwO4xsLsYPvFSPEc_ftUDgELyvZehroSkAe_v5zV34FQsvCibxk4KcFl7H1w5mPagMdEdjGGQ7MiXUfozt_tOykZoALA7Lfxq7RT2sBCnkP__nGDIaE3lmh_XyP6Lk/s400/blog_twoifbysea_sign_takewheel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434883114633224882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">{ Decorate a wagon with a sail, some cardboard boat sides, and some waves<br />for giving rides to those sea-faring 2-year olds. }<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMPP8LO6X5n2K5YyNElmE3nh0A_J1aJqf0vXccXNlFBtTPSxNOxrIQm9B6w0k0rM1IavvJrMR9_2TtM6Yep3MwBDJHuVEno_6TLmLefHsiKVvvU8rwvOvZ7GpVUEOI2LIIjDHj8lmXj8/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_sign_sunfun.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMPP8LO6X5n2K5YyNElmE3nh0A_J1aJqf0vXccXNlFBtTPSxNOxrIQm9B6w0k0rM1IavvJrMR9_2TtM6Yep3MwBDJHuVEno_6TLmLefHsiKVvvU8rwvOvZ7GpVUEOI2LIIjDHj8lmXj8/s400/blog_twoifbysea_sign_sunfun.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434882816519206226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">{ Load a shelf <span style="font-style: italic;">( I used a cute boat bookshelf )</span>, with beach towels,<br />sunscreen and bug spray for guests use. }<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDLZ_ttR3wKS1v3JEovXzVKYEC2ONxIxzipOT-DWAOefCaVda4zlZh_7Qmdh0PUqbo3SjLXDr0bmGEmCgyFUw3WfxHyNSQA8B9_dpOE0dR2wEEdRZ4LNkTR0Da8gqQvMLV6dhWRg2HOc/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_sign_seeshells.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDLZ_ttR3wKS1v3JEovXzVKYEC2ONxIxzipOT-DWAOefCaVda4zlZh_7Qmdh0PUqbo3SjLXDr0bmGEmCgyFUw3WfxHyNSQA8B9_dpOE0dR2wEEdRZ4LNkTR0Da8gqQvMLV6dhWRg2HOc/s400/blog_twoifbysea_sign_seeshells.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434882811828201634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">{ Fill your sandbox with shells bought at a local craft store or<br />those you brought back with you from your last beach vacation.<br />Let the kids dig them up as party favors with their favor buckets and shovels. }</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjV2feihmy22srLv13pHgzg3KVJNIOcf5wdb80_-s6ZuO2vTWrB11BICbFDgw5zpHA-ruM_pC3m2Ieq_Md1ttTYur4QNwXCvNp0MXtMR0SAa_GPvm4tvYGBQikBpUbedJSFegmQr4e34/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_sign_piratedarer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjV2feihmy22srLv13pHgzg3KVJNIOcf5wdb80_-s6ZuO2vTWrB11BICbFDgw5zpHA-ruM_pC3m2Ieq_Md1ttTYur4QNwXCvNp0MXtMR0SAa_GPvm4tvYGBQikBpUbedJSFegmQr4e34/s400/blog_twoifbysea_sign_piratedarer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434882809529468498" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">{ Set up some outdoor tents and/or tunnels.<br />Place a treasure chest inside filled with gold chocolate coins as party favors. }</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZ30XAzehxd_22aPvrRbybZYwsn1cG0XJYUdUkSJ2MssZ2ERBzJKGE_VPIOBExix0rr-oWs8M7kygJYJ6YPmxLhI0oYbCoWplSDCY7b5A6xvo8HjdfiGq1ES6W9w1gQjPtz2FS7tRRA0/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_sign_haveaball.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZ30XAzehxd_22aPvrRbybZYwsn1cG0XJYUdUkSJ2MssZ2ERBzJKGE_VPIOBExix0rr-oWs8M7kygJYJ6YPmxLhI0oYbCoWplSDCY7b5A6xvo8HjdfiGq1ES6W9w1gQjPtz2FS7tRRA0/s400/blog_twoifbysea_sign_haveaball.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434882799766315874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">{ A large tub filled with beach balls for the taking adds fun to pool time play.</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> }</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuON8QfwrguDndi0KzihX0J0e3OYQCxzQmdAzDRNI6OX_OKeW5v4MYWDc8FWZndJ9aPyu8BG2uNrys5vTGb1jSMM_PYp5TsLdvbXqYz2R2EpA-m8RaYOS2rb-0evh2qUcjs15a4ctt0mQ/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_sign_divein.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuON8QfwrguDndi0KzihX0J0e3OYQCxzQmdAzDRNI6OX_OKeW5v4MYWDc8FWZndJ9aPyu8BG2uNrys5vTGb1jSMM_PYp5TsLdvbXqYz2R2EpA-m8RaYOS2rb-0evh2qUcjs15a4ctt0mQ/s400/blog_twoifbysea_sign_divein.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434882525108764162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">{ Set this sign up by the wading pools for a cute touch.</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> }<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9nSh1eNxDNQrSkRji-2IYIMsPoOR_Xz-maMi9Xq2sCn0A_dEGeIGMkMKFS075VV_0X2RD-cNLL39lvjzZkGbb_0boZXLdCnbd1EYXMVVN9cJhDbQYEQ3CiI6WiwRa_E0xwcr-kZQwGU/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_diveinsign.jpg"></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9od3oiG_wh4ZQK_fWNSCBZb1CmhlYmlMxD6pJoTAqs4RAdMYlwyVAjgdOdB-Grj-DV1MSpUD9-HGSYc-3Djh9a9xOTQ9gJdAenOp47U0dnhaQ4LuYaUBO1CcwiT5pWyog8y3LYYDrHY/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_sign_digit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9od3oiG_wh4ZQK_fWNSCBZb1CmhlYmlMxD6pJoTAqs4RAdMYlwyVAjgdOdB-Grj-DV1MSpUD9-HGSYc-3Djh9a9xOTQ9gJdAenOp47U0dnhaQ4LuYaUBO1CcwiT5pWyog8y3LYYDrHY/s400/blog_twoifbysea_sign_digit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434882521418828898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">{ Purchase a large canvas tarp at your local hardware store<br />and cover it with bags of play sand for you own personal beach.<br />The kids will love digging and playing in it.<br />Afterward you have new sand for your sand box and easy clean up. }</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMh_pUvL00QuTKppk41E-Ok6-Ao9LSTwIjrXgb0RQLozmqO_xeYfe4sorkQX5yf3tShMkHTVVuGhstt7LwZp4rsb5A2mSPrv691BNiW_LW7loJBq-MsmME9US1vDC_1oEHOsfmHG569Q/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_sign_catch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMh_pUvL00QuTKppk41E-Ok6-Ao9LSTwIjrXgb0RQLozmqO_xeYfe4sorkQX5yf3tShMkHTVVuGhstt7LwZp4rsb5A2mSPrv691BNiW_LW7loJBq-MsmME9US1vDC_1oEHOsfmHG569Q/s400/blog_twoifbysea_sign_catch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434882517417098946" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">{ For a game of "Go Fish", cover a large chair with a blue sheet or fabric<br />and drape some fish netting over the front of it<br />filled with shells and plastic or gummy fish.<br />Make a fishing pole out of a dowel rod and some cotton twine<br />tied on to it on one end and a clothes pin on the other end.<br />Make some adorable fish, lobster and crab cookies<br />and attach those for your "catch of the day".<br />The kids LOVED this game!</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> }</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">CUSTOM BIRTHDAY SIGN:</span> A simple 8.5 x 11 color print out can look adorable placed in a nice frame and can be kept as a decoration for a room or used in a child's scrapbook commemorating the event.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ib2n-T0x2IDIb-uR5BoQX91JuN1cQQpWXoC3dY-dVdy-0i1aoDQTQa-oxF3MFrAHpBQkRnjcNr1iphFpYcr2B8aw-XtEMW5CwU4M0xdZvj9nRgMn6mnCV87wnVGvefbygEhD0ppUk6A/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_westbdaysign.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ib2n-T0x2IDIb-uR5BoQX91JuN1cQQpWXoC3dY-dVdy-0i1aoDQTQa-oxF3MFrAHpBQkRnjcNr1iphFpYcr2B8aw-XtEMW5CwU4M0xdZvj9nRgMn6mnCV87wnVGvefbygEhD0ppUk6A/s400/blog_twoifbysea_westbdaysign.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434882510278418226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">SAILING, SAILING — A CUSTOM BIRTHDAY SIGN KEEPSAKE!</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-46594488236813228222010-02-04T13:23:00.000-08:002010-02-04T14:52:18.768-08:00Two If By Sea "The Cupcakes" — Cupcake Dreams and Candle Wishes: Part III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheolrUSMMAlkZeL8B0Kf7O5n5rZ6KFEI-UEjcsMIYgQxKMnAGgj0zktZ78oREMPyz2UWIpC2CHAU4Q5TL6CixuAfsnWcCyeCxu4Ybk7-Wc1a4AMcOrJ5KmkvpNB7GwjPGavGb2uYM7y4A/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_sailboatcupcake.jpg"><br /><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheolrUSMMAlkZeL8B0Kf7O5n5rZ6KFEI-UEjcsMIYgQxKMnAGgj0zktZ78oREMPyz2UWIpC2CHAU4Q5TL6CixuAfsnWcCyeCxu4Ybk7-Wc1a4AMcOrJ5KmkvpNB7GwjPGavGb2uYM7y4A/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_sailboatcupcake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheolrUSMMAlkZeL8B0Kf7O5n5rZ6KFEI-UEjcsMIYgQxKMnAGgj0zktZ78oREMPyz2UWIpC2CHAU4Q5TL6CixuAfsnWcCyeCxu4Ybk7-Wc1a4AMcOrJ5KmkvpNB7GwjPGavGb2uYM7y4A/s400/blog_twoifbysea_sailboatcupcake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434504616383759762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">CUPCAKE "CUTTERS"</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Two If By Sea: <span style="font-style: italic;">The Cupcakes</span></span></span><br />As if a cake wasn't enough, I felt compelled to make cupcakes. Cute sailboat and whale cupcakes. I had to make them!<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">What you will need:<br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">• </span>White box cake mix (and required ingredients)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">• 2-3 cans of <span>butter cream</span> frosting<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">• Blue food coloring<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">• Cupcake decorating set or decorating bag and large round tip<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">• Red gumdrop wedges for the sailboats<br /><span><span style="font-size:85%;">• </span></span>Orange or blue gumdrop wedges for the whales<br /><span><span style="font-size:85%;">• </span></span>Miniature orange or blue gumdrop wedges for the whale tails<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">• Colored toothpicks<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">• White fondant or white paper<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">• Blue star sprinkles or white round sprinkles for whale eyes<br /></div></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The Sailboat Cupcakes:</span> I used a simple white box cake mix and white cupcake liners, <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Silver cupcake liners would be really cute though), </span></span>to make these cupcakes. Here's how to decorate them:<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">1)</span> Take a can of butter cream frosting, or if you have the energy and time to make the frosting from scratch, by all means dive in!</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Die the frosting a pale blue.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">2)</span> Then using a <a href="http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=2A9AFACA-423B-522D-F5C6F759E9566956">large round tip</a>, spiral the frosting in to the center from the outer edges of the cupcake.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">3)</span> To make the sails you can either roll out white fondant to 1/8 of an inch and cut with a small triangle cookie cutter or you can cut small triangles out of paper. You then take a blue toothpick and stab the toothpick through the bottom of the triangle sail and then back through the sail near the point at the top.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">4)</span> Take the sail, which is now on the toothpick, and put it through the center of the gumdrop wedge. </span><br /><br />Anchors away! You're now sailing over the cupcake blue!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVM7_C1mOjIguq0cESts2nEv7e6DBvsG_b39TTjWbaIJ0VOHZEP95A_F_D5pKXvsfFYaBxHdgJ3vv5qULqvKuhOhx_u0Mafi5j8K6EVvOPhhi8mmVRndFtnWJKodrTVw_jA49f5mtTnIA/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_cupcakes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVM7_C1mOjIguq0cESts2nEv7e6DBvsG_b39TTjWbaIJ0VOHZEP95A_F_D5pKXvsfFYaBxHdgJ3vv5qULqvKuhOhx_u0Mafi5j8K6EVvOPhhi8mmVRndFtnWJKodrTVw_jA49f5mtTnIA/s400/blog_twoifbysea_cupcakes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434504607821175906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">THE FLEET</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The Whale Cupcakes:</span> Repeat steps 1 and 2 above to make the cupcakes and frost accordingly. Here's how to decorate them:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">1)</span> Take a large orange wedge, or preferably blue if you can find them, and place the flat side down on the center of the cupcake, leaving a little room to the right of it for the tail.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">2) </span>Then take the miniature gumdrop wedge in a matching color and place it at an angle at the edge of the large wedge, so it looks like a tail.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">3) </span>To make the eye, take blue star sprinkles or white dot sprinkles and glue them to the front of the large wedge on either side with a tiny bit of frosting.<br /><br /></span>Here's to a whale of a cupcake — Enjoy!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><br /></span>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042029818962076322.post-9582899509463288572010-01-26T11:48:00.000-08:002010-02-04T13:22:48.448-08:00Two If By Sea "The Cake" — Cupcake Dreams and Candle Wishes: Part III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYApLsMt947lV4VT7MlAjRGWPGZgM0Fhxsi46vGB1L-uYo7bufeJIRogBI-pIUoh1kDht4YJTJDL5OfvabN8w1FqAjD6Zt5fJQ-APkAxTCgPWiNTxAFwL5-vtzMf7_LEbe3oy1uFjlTk/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_thecake.jpg"><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYApLsMt947lV4VT7MlAjRGWPGZgM0Fhxsi46vGB1L-uYo7bufeJIRogBI-pIUoh1kDht4YJTJDL5OfvabN8w1FqAjD6Zt5fJQ-APkAxTCgPWiNTxAFwL5-vtzMf7_LEbe3oy1uFjlTk/s400/blog_twoifbysea_thecake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431148388323277058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Two If By Sea: <span style="font-style: italic;">The Cake</span></span></span><br />Inspired by a Martha Stewart cake I had been wanting to make for a long time and West's sweet baby voice constantly saying "I see lighthouses", I came up with my own version of her adorable cake with delicious 7-minute frosting.<br /><br />My version of the cake isn't the vision of perfection that Martha's is, but I thought it turned out well. Here's how to make it:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The Cake:</span> Here's the step-by-step instructions on making this cake: <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/sailboat-birthday-cake?autonomy_kw=fish%20cake">Martha Stewart's Sailboat Birthday Cake</a><br />Here's the One-bowl Chocolate Cake recipe she uses: <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=7f3f428e3ea0f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default">One-Bowl Chocolate Cake</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Tip:</span> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Martha calls for two 8" square pans to make this cake, but I used two 9" square pans successfully.</span></span><br /><br />I have to say that the chocolate cake recipe used here is absolutely delicious! I will make it again and plan on keeping this recipe as my must-have chocolate cake. It was so moist and so tasty!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenUu6oFIG1hShWGIMsDoH0N-s3L71me7Ghgj5_uLiUgSyeL8DpHzZcUgwEF7dPlXsTigmVbaywY9RXupnOwIEujue5suLo4g2fDnOjgLZbBT2wXh6z_Lk5HIETnhk2viUX2aYe7ZyXP4/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_closeupofcake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenUu6oFIG1hShWGIMsDoH0N-s3L71me7Ghgj5_uLiUgSyeL8DpHzZcUgwEF7dPlXsTigmVbaywY9RXupnOwIEujue5suLo4g2fDnOjgLZbBT2wXh6z_Lk5HIETnhk2viUX2aYe7ZyXP4/s400/blog_twoifbysea_closeupofcake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431148380032244674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">THE 7-MINUTE FROSTING</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The 7-Minute Frosting:</span> I had never made <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/seven-minute-frosting?comments_page=1">7-minute frosting</a> before and I must say I loved it! It reminded me of marshmallow cream, but not as thick. Very light and tasty.<br /><br />This frosting smooths on easily and is very different from typical frosting. It reminds me of a thicker version of royal icing. I couldn't get mine to peak on top as well as Martha's, but I was in a hurry and the frosting probably needed a few more minutes to set up before I attempted to make the peaks. You will need what is called a cake-comb to make the waves along the side of the cake. These can easily be purchased at a local craft or bake store for under $5.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wwO2odE_wErdwmmU-JECqilsnFC-j5vZbge_bWD_mdABFlkMTug0MPRHSc0HoIhudSiwnqI35hBxVSI3wZNI02TAb0Hem-jCL0s5TJP9w0K9u9HhgnIzhUGrzAL9yXj3n0WTUoS7XtY/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_cakesailboat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wwO2odE_wErdwmmU-JECqilsnFC-j5vZbge_bWD_mdABFlkMTug0MPRHSc0HoIhudSiwnqI35hBxVSI3wZNI02TAb0Hem-jCL0s5TJP9w0K9u9HhgnIzhUGrzAL9yXj3n0WTUoS7XtY/s400/blog_twoifbysea_cakesailboat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431148372443397074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">THE CUTE SAILBOAT</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The Sailboat:</span> Now, every good sailboat cake needs a sailboat. Martha, of course, has a downloadable pdf file with the detailed instructions for making this boat. Just go to the how-to-page for the <a href="http://http//www.marthastewart.com/article/sailboat-birthday-cake?autonomy_kw=fish%20cake">Sailboat Birthday Cake</a> and click on the words "paper sailboat". The only modification I made to mine, was to use a ribbon for the flag instead of paper.<br /><br />I am still trying to think of a clever way to make these for a party craft or a take home favor. They are just so cute! Any ideas?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The Lighthouse and Island:</span> I wanted a quick way to build a lighthouse on West's cake and all I could think of was donuts, donuts, donuts. Chocolate and powdered donuts, made me think of the black and white striped <a href="http://www.outerbanks.org/attractions/lighthouses/bodie_island_lighthouse.asp">Bodie Island lighthouse</a> in the Outer Banks. I bought a box of regular sized chocolate and powdered donuts and bags of the smaller ones in both flavors.<br /><br />Any lighthouse needs an island on which to sit and this is where baking chocolate came in. Big bricks of baking chocolate. I took the bricks and carved them with a knife (<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Please be careful!</span></span>) until they resembled craggy rocks and then put them together in one corner of the cake, gluing them down to the cake with chocolate frosting. I also carved rocks to place around the four corners of the cake.<br /><br />Then the light house construction could begin. Donut, by donut, I built the light house by alternating the chocolate and powdered sugar donuts, using frosting as glue, (<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Make sure not to use too much frosting, you don't want it oozing out the sides of your lighthouse.</span></span>). I tried to use the largest donut I could find on the bottom and then tried to find ones that tapered off in size as I went up, saving the smallest donuts for the top. I had grander plans for the light at the top, but had to settle for a large marshmallow and a small yellow gumdrop, cut to size.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4xyHmordzwhMdSJLg6MX7lj9aAIo89x6Y20SQ8XbXB7AZdbEaWsmf8rCIZb4Lo1Is_zIbLFIvMtnAl5J9te3Q59QqUZcuyYa5TEQ-sR4hRuZiUcRvvKBApmYFZX07tIwEo_9QhqwwqQ/s1600-h/blog_twoifbysea_cakecookie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4xyHmordzwhMdSJLg6MX7lj9aAIo89x6Y20SQ8XbXB7AZdbEaWsmf8rCIZb4Lo1Is_zIbLFIvMtnAl5J9te3Q59QqUZcuyYa5TEQ-sR4hRuZiUcRvvKBApmYFZX07tIwEo_9QhqwwqQ/s400/blog_twoifbysea_cakecookie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431148370519500882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">THE FISH COOKIES<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">The Fish Cookies:</span> <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0/?vgnextoid=026261876e70f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default">Martha's sugar cookie recipe</a> calls for smaller fish cookie cutters than what I had, so I opted to use the larger one. I was already making fish, crab, lobster and clam sugar cookies for favors, so I made 5 extra fish, (<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">One to spare!</span></span>) for the four sides of the cake and flooded them with matching pale blue <a href="http://www.joyofbaking.com/RoyalIcing.html">royal icing</a>. Once the fish were made and the frosting had dried I placed one on each side of the cake or you could place several if you choose to make the smaller ones.<br /><br />Here's to smooth sailing and even smoother frosting!<br /><br />Call The Blu Sash if you would like us to design your child's birthday cake. We work with some amazing bakers in Lexington, Kentucky to create exactly what you dream up and we deliver. We also plan children's Birthday parties if you are interested in calling us for packages and pricing.<br />859.271.6934 or <a href="mailto://donias@theblusash.com">donias@theblusash.com</a><br /><br /><br /></div></div>The Blu Sashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896965114605780274noreply@blogger.com0