Galations 5:22

But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

Galations 5:22

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Easter Cake Balls

I was honored to create the cake balls for a friend's Easter dessert.
Here is a sample of the few I had left over for our own Easter brunch.

Red Velvet w/Cream Cheese Frosting
Lemon with a Fresh Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
German Chocolate with Pecan Coconut Frosting

I don't usually have a favorite when it comes to cake balls, but I have to say that the lemon cake balls were so yummy for Easter! 

Hope you're Easter was sweet, too!


Smiles!!!

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Easter Brunch Table

We were delighted that our wonderful neighbors were able to enjoy Easter Brunch with us.  They have two of the most adorable little girls you have ever seen.  Girls make a pink tablecloth more tolerable for my two guys!
The base of this Easter table is a beautiful pink matelasse tablecloth my MIL gave me from Horchow.  It is ablsolutely the most gorgeous tablecloth that I own.  She has amassed a wonderful collection of the most divine tablecloths you have EVER seen.  I am so fortunate to have her as an enabler of my tablescaping addiction.  You must stop by and see some of her gorgeous tables HERE.
The floral arrangements are from ispirations found through out blogland.
Several bloggers out there shared the idea of using peeps & jelly beans in the base of their arrangements.  I can honestly say that this was the first time in my entire life that I have bought a peep.  Never bought one before, much less tried one, but they sure look cute in the floral arrangement!  For filler I used peanut M & M's and some shredded glass.  The beautiful tulips were a steal at Sam's.

I used my Billinsley Rose Spode China with the Red Stamp for our service.
My sweet MIL helped me pick it out and I just love it.  Its my hand-me-down china that I never had.  The peridot chargers really pick up the green in the plate as well as the other accent pieces.  Click here to see how to make the chargers.
Gorham Chantilly is the pattern of my silver which was given to me by a dear friend.  (One day I'll share that story as it is very special to me.)

Close up of the beautiful Jewel plates by Spode with the Billingsley Rose pattern.

Full table view.  Don't you just love that pink tablecloth with the green chargers?!?  Its even prettier in person!

Do you see that sweet bunny peaking out of his pitcher behind the flowers?

The water goblets are Simply Pink & Simply Lime from Waterford.
(Another great find of my MIL's!)

The peeps peeking out of their home in the hurricane!

The jadite candlestick holders were my grandmother's.  They were perfect on this table.  The little bumble bees were just a little extra I added.  You can find them at Hobby Lobby in the floral dept.

Another sweet bunny.  Imagine that!  Bunnies on an Easter table.
Picked up these napkins rings at Hobby Lobby when they were half-off.

Ahhh!  The Fitz & Floyd Bunny Pitcher.  It is such a sweet addition to the table.  I have a small collection of 5 bunny pitchers that I used through out the house to decorate for Easter.

Well, that pretty much wraps up the Easter Table this year.
Hope you had as lovely of a day as we did.

Smiles!!!

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Monday, April 25, 2011

Tuesday To Do Party #7 and #6 List Makers

Great party last week!  Thanks so much to each of you for sharing your posts with me!  I'm constantly amazed by all of the talent out there in blogland!

It's always so hard to pick just a few of your ideas/creations to highlight. 
You can probably tell by the posts I picked this week that I'm trying to resist treats and I have a party or two to plan in my future!!


LOVE this sweet party Jenny from Crossing the Bugger-Dixon Line put together for her little guy...GORGEOUS!!!


If you were on this week's To Do List, then please feel free to grab a button from the BUTTON page!

Now on the the party...


Link up your creations!  Sewing, crafting, cooking, tips, photography, tablescapes, parties, scrapbooking, collectibles...it all works.  Please save your items for sell, your giveaways and your own parties for those specific blog parties.  You're the best!

(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)

1. Link directly to your post and not just to your blog.

2. Grab the TUESDAY TO DO BUTTON from the sidebar, and link back the Blackberry Vine.  (Yes, it can be a little time-consuming, but it's the sweet blogger thing to do!)

3. Please visit other participants and leave them some comment love.  Comment, comment, comment!!!

I reserve the right to remove posts that are not in keeping with the spirit of Tuesday To-Do including but not limited to those that link to your shop, your giveaway or your linky party, and those that do not link back to the Blackberry Vine. Thanks for playing fair!!


Sunday, April 24, 2011

Take Charge! (of your tablescape!)


Just wanted to quickly share with you these fabulous chargers!
Aren't they the yummiest?!?!

Peridot metallic green...gorgeous on the fabulous pink matelasse tablecloth from my MIL.

Just wanted you to have a better view...this is AFTER Easter brunch.

These gorgeous chargers started out as the everday low price gold chargers found at Hobby Lobby...$1.99 each.  (I know...that one is silver...duh...used the gold ones for the chargers.) 
A few different options to create green chargers went through my head...Mod Podge some quatrefoil patterned green fabric or possibly even scrapbook paper.  I also thought that maybe that Metallic Peridot paint might work to highlight the Mod Podge plates that never were.  Started to get ready to cut out fabric and glue, but after thinking it out (messy, time consuming, little wiggle room for error,) I decided to just paint them all with the metallic paint.  No good.  The paint offers very little coverage. 

 Then, the lighbulb went off...start with green chargers.  Ran to my trusty Home Depot, scored a can of this FABULOUS Painters Touch spray satin paint in Eden, threw on about a coat & a half of paint and waited for it to try (about 29 minutes.)  
Then, with a simple foam brush and the FolkArt Metallic Peridot paint, I just coated the entire surface of the painted chargers.

  It is CRA-ZEEE how cute these are.
My SIL, MIL and neighbor all commented on them without even knowing I painted them (auuuuh shuucks...that makes me feel good...thanks ladies!)

The true beauty of this little project is that they were SOOOO easy, SOOOO quick, and SOOOO cheap to create.
 
Pretty little chargers for my sweet little plates...will share the entire tablescape later this week!


Hoppy Easter to you all!
He is Risen!

Smiles!

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Monday, April 18, 2011

Tuesday To - Do #6 and #5 List Makers

WOW!!!  What a turn out last week!!!
Thanks to each of you that linked up!  I've had such fun looking at your posts and blogs!
Here are a few that have made my TO DO list!

This is such a timely tutorial for me...I was just pricing chandy shades this week!



Love, love, LOVE this framed mirror!!  Mike at Blue Velvet Chair created this beauty as well as several more interesting pieces!




If you were on this week's To Do List, then please feel free to grab a button from the BUTTON page!

Now on the the party...


Link up your creations!  Sewing, crafting, cooking, tips, photography, tablescapes, parties, scrapbooking, collectibles...it all works.  Please save your items for sell, your giveaways and your own parties for those specific blog parties.  You're the best!

(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)

1. Link directly to your post and not just to your blog.

2. Grab the TUESDAY TO DO BUTTON from the sidebar, and link back the Blackberry Vine.  (Yes, it can be a little time-consuming, but it's the sweet blogger thing to do!)

3. Please visit other participants and leave them some comment love.  Comment, comment, comment!!!

I reserve the right to remove posts that are not in keeping with the spirit of Tuesday To-Do including but not limited to those that link to your shop, your giveaway or your linky party, and those that do not link back to the Blackberry Vine. Thanks for playing fair!!



Pretty Packages Party # 8 Highlights!

Thanks to everyone who linked up their beautiful package ideas last week.
You all have such amazing talent!

Naturally Me Creations created this sweet LITTLE bag.
 Check out her site to see how small it really is!



She even wrapped the suckers!!  My kind of girl!

If you were featured today, feel free to pick up a Feature Button for the Pretty Packages Party!

I Was Featured Pretty Packages Party





Smiles!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Pink & Brown Baby Shower Cake Balls



Made these for a baby girl's Sip 'n See last weekend.


Chocolate/chocolate Cake Balls Dipped in Dark Chocolate.


The little candy flowers turned out so cute last time, that I tried them again.


So sweet!


They looked pretty on my pink Easter table!




Smiles!!

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