{Pink and Gold} Elegant Royal Gilded Bird Cage Baby Shower

My sister had my niece almost a year ago and I still have not shared with you all this goodness! I also hadn't mentioned that her shower was featured on the Baby Lifestyles Blog. So excited to have my first feature. Back when they featured it they only mentioned my name not my business but that is ok, I was just elated to have one of my cakes on another blog :)

My sister wanted something super girly and sophisticated, so pink and gold it is. Since the shower would be outdoor and in spring we incorporated bird cages filled with lush pink blooms and other arrangements in milk glass. My poor momma would wake up early to seek out the milk glass at yard sales and thrift shops. We ended up with so much we did not use them all. 

Like all of our parties everything is DIY!! I mean EVERYTHING! Its a lot of work but so rewarding. The flower arrangements were done by my mom, my sisters, and I. They were a challenge but  they are amazing, at least to us lol.

For favors we used pink and gold pearl gumballs in a tube and finished them off with a pink ribbon and Thank You note card. We placed them at each place setting. 

My sister Yanavith wanted to have a pictures of her bump as part of the decorations so I put on my photographer hat and viola! We spread her pictures around the tables and it added a nice personal touch. 

I also incorporated one of the pictures into the invitation which I created in Photoshop and printed at Mpix. They are the Luxe Ornate Invitations on pearl paper. They were gorgeous! 

This is one of my favorite cakes I have made. The fondant tiara was definitely the show stopping detail of the cake. The swags were made using different size fondant pearls that I dusted gold. This cake had more than 200 of those suckers it was a late night for sure. If you are wondering why would she put a white ribbon on this cake...well what had happened was :) ... the bow that was supposed to be there broke and I had no time to repair it. I guess that is why they say to make an extra (I usually do but since this cake was for myself I just didnt want to). My sister Nadine and I made those tiny tiaras for the cupcakes we made 48 of them. This was more time consuming than the large one. I also made the cakepops, and hand painted that G on the sugar cookies. Its all in the details. 

The infamous Ikea Mirror was painted in gold. These frames are just so fabulous. We framed the verse: For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I love this little detail. We also used huge 36" pink balloons and the letter G gold balloon.

My sister loved her shower I am so happy to be able to be given the honor to host these memorable events for my family. I know this blog is about my cakes and desserts but I love to share with you the whole picture of what my cakes were part of. I wont get to do this for all my cakes just the ones I create for friends and family. Thanks for reading! XOXO

Gender Reveal

My sister is having her first baby. It is an exciting time as we await Baby Villanueva! My sister’s husband is in the Army and he was coming home one last time before his deployment to Afghanistan. Since it was too early to tell via ultrasound the gender of the baby we decided to try www.tellmepinkorblue.com, (as seen on Copper Anderson) a site where you can order a blood test to determine gender. The theme of the gender reveal party came from the name of the company: Pink or Blue. 

Centerpieces: I wrapped paper mache letters in pink and blue yarn. The BOY was wrapped in blue and the GIRL letters in pink. I also used two wooden boxes that I picked up at JoAnn’s for flowers. Each box took 2 dz. pink carnations. The picks in the centerpieces were designed by me. Milk glass vases also held some yarn pom-poms and pinwheels in pink and blue.

Favors: I made the whoopie pies with pink and blue filling and set them at each place setting. The boxes came from Etsy's PoshBoxCouture.

Desserts: Consisted of cake pops, cheesecake jell-o, cupcakes, pink and blue chocolate lollipops, sugar cookies, macaroons, and cotton candy. The cake was two tiered vanilla with strawberry buttercream, accented with blue pinwheels. All desserts were made by me www.sisterlylovebakeshop.com ;) The backdrop was made up of three foam boards taped and covered by pink felt, and two individual foam boards wrapped with blue wrapping paper. The banner was designed by me as well. Stripped straws for cotton candy and cupcake wrappers came from Etsy's isakayboutique. The chandelier cakestand came from Amazon.com by LampsPlus. 

Food & Drinks: Strawberry water made by me and my mom made Tamales.

I also purchased buttons from an Etsy store called cheapestbuttonsnet  that read TEAM PINK and TEAM BLUE.

Invite: Bunting clip art to design the invite came from Etsy's LillyBimble. 

Throughout the whole process I was the only one that knew the gender of the baby. To reveal the gender I purchased a 24x24 in box and filled it with balloons according to the gender. Then wrapped it like a present. Both my sister and brother in-law opened it at the same time to reveal a burst of pink balloons. IT’S A GIRL!!! We are overjoyed and cannot wait to meet baby Genesis Villanueva!

We recorded the box opening..my brother in-law's reaction is priceless...he was SURE he was having a boy. I will post it as soon as I find it :)

Reik Cake Pops

I was so excited when my friend Veronica  of  Veronica Glam contacted to make cake pops for none other than Reik. I have to admit that my heart raced a little faster. This would be the first time that a celebrity would taste my baking goods. Veronica wanted something to break the ice at her meet and greet with the band. She told me that their new album had just dropped and wanted the cake pops to reflect their album. 

After doing my research I decided to incorporate their first single Peligro and their burst of color on their album cover. I settled for musical notes, a guitar, and round cake pops dazzled up with different colored sprinkles. They also had some caution tape in their music video that said Peligro-Reik (instead of caution) so I  incorporated that into the mix.  And this is the end result :)

Bakerella is Comin' to Town

I am so excited for one of the coolest and talented bloggers out there to come out to California!!!! I cannot wait to meet Bakerella even if its for a quick pic and a signature. Well the reason why she is coming is because she will be on a book tour and will be doing signings at several Williams-Sonoma stores. She just released her Cake Pops: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes for More Than 40 Irresistible Mini Treats book.

She will be touring all over the US and will be in 3 California cities:

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Friday, October 8, 2010
1:00 p.m.
Williams-Sonoma – Walnut Creek
1470 Mount Diablo Boulevard
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
Monday, October 11, 2010
12:00 p.m.
Williams-Sonoma – South Coast Plaza
3333 South Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
12:00 p.m.
Williams-Sonoma – Santa Monica
1600 Montana Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90403

Her complete tour schedule can be found at her site. I will be going to the South Coast Plaza one. There is nothing better than meeting someone you admire and doing a little shopping at Williams-Sonoma ;) Hope to see you guys there!!!