I couldn’t resist showing off these incredibly beautiful Halloween dessert tables. Who knew Halloween could be so stylish?
Marisol F’s Spooky Chic Halloween Dessert Table
Anna and Blue Paperie’s Haute Halloween
Lindi H’s A Haunting Halloween
Pamela S’s Hanging with My Witches
Elise B’s Vintage Style Adult Halloween Party
Nancy P’s Dying to Party
Joellyn’s Kindergarten Class Parents’ Night
Gorgeous, right? Stay tuned for my favorite kids’ Halloween dessert tables…
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This recipe comes via Sheryl B’s blog, Lady Behind the Curtain. I saw these mini pecan pie pops on Sheryl’s Father’s Day Dessert Table and had to ask her if I could post the recipe. How amazing would these be for your July 4th barbecue!
That’s right pie ON A STICK! 
It seems that everything is going on a stick. So why not a pie? It may look intimidating but it is a lot easier then you think and your guests are going to go GAGA (not the Lady kind) over them.
PECAN PIE POP RECIPE
Pastry Dough Ingredients
Pastry Dough Directions
Beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy mix in flour if needed add enough water to make the pastry cling together. Chill for 1 hour.
Filling Ingredients
Filling Directions
Mix together egg, egg yolk, corn syrup, brown sugar, butter and vanilla.
To make tarts: Tear off a piece of dough and press into small tart pan. Spoon filling into tart pan and sprinkle with chopped nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 – 25 minutes or until set. Once tarts are cooled take a tooth pick and run it around the edge to loosen.
Cut a slit in the side of the tart and slide in the 8-in. Lollipop stick until you feel the other side. DO NOT go thru. NOTE: if you don’t have tart pans then use a muffin tin and only go up the sides 1-in.
Makes approximately 8 tarts.
Thank you, Sheryl, for this great recipe. To learn more about Sheryl and discover more of her entertaining tips, please visit her blog, Lady Behind the Curtain.
And seriously, how cool would these pecan pie pops look on your next dessert table.
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We’ve gotten some amazing Mickey and Minnie Mouse parties on our main site. I’ve been meaning to show off the Minnie Mouse parties for a while. What’s great about these parties is they incorporate so many homemade touches. Here are some of my favorite ideas. Enjoy!
(To see what party a photo is from, click on the party link or the photo.)
Mikie M’s Minnie’s Bake Shop Birthday Party
Welcome sign on the door
The bake shop display
The invitation in the form of recipe cards
Minnie Mouse cupcakes
Aprons and hats for all the guests
Dani Z’s Ashlee’s 2nd Birthday
Minnie Mouse headbands
Party circles
Centerpiece
Cake
Favors
Love & Sugar Kisses Minnie Mouse 2nd Birthday
Chocolate covered Oreos
Welcome sign
Cake
Minnie dress and DIY party hat
Mariana Ava Z’s Lauren’s 1st Birthday Party
Minnie Mouse topiary centerpieces
Minnie Mouse cake
Luana S’s Minnie Pink
Happy Birthday sign
Dessert table
Cake
Stay tuned for Part 2 where I show off some fabulous Mickey Mouse parties…
I’m loving the trend of little red wagon 1st birthdays we’ve seen on our main site. They have such a sweet retro feel. If you’re looking for a theme for your 1 year old boy, this could be it…
Katie W’s Corbin’s Little Red Wagon 1st Birthday
Melody F’s Red Wagon First Birthday
Brittanie G’s Little Red Wagon 1st Birthday
Gina F’s Cooper’s 1st Birthday
Cute, right?
If you like these, take a look at all our other toy themed parties on our main site. There are some great ideas here.
I fell in love with this Tutu Cute Glam Elmo party Noelle W of Sweet Craft Cakes threw for her daughter’s 2nd birthday. I also fell in love with the tulle skirt around the dessert table. We’ve been seeing a lot of them recently on our main site, but I had no idea how easy they were to make. Here’s how Noelle put it together…
Supplies:
First she laid down her tablecloth onto her table.
Next she folded her tulle in half.
Then she gathered her tulle and pinned it to the tablecloth. She allowed for 2-3 inches of tulle to stick up from the top of her table.
She continued to gather and pin.
She repeated…
And repeated…
And repeated…
After she pinned the tulle all the way around her table, she took stretchy sequined ribbon and pinned it to the tablecloth.
This hid all her needles and also made sure no one got poked… When she finished she removed all her pins and saved her tulle to make into a skirt again.
Thank you, Noelle, for this super easy tutorial! Tulle skirts are such a beautiful touch.
Take a look at the rest of Noelle’s gorgeous Elmo party. I love when people take a traditional theme and add their own creative spin to it.
To learn more about Noelle and her partner Kerry (two sweet gals I had the pleasure of hanging out with at Bloggy Bootcamp San Diego), check out their blog, Sweet Craft Cakes and Etsy shop. Their printables are just “tutu” cute!
(Decorating a dessert table? Enter our $25 giveaway from Superior Nut Store. It’s so easy!)
Leanne A throws some of the most beautiful parties! Her latest one, Jade’s 13th Birthday Party, had such a gorgeous dessert table backdrop, that when I saw on Leanne’s blog, Mrs. A in the Cove, that she was putting together a tutorial, I asked if I could repost it. She so kindly said yes, so here it is…
For me one of the trickiest parts of putting a dessert table together is finding the correct backdrop. A great backdrop can really make or break a table.
The idea for the backdrop originally came from my friend Jessica from Oscar and Ruby – I blogged about her yesterday and showed some pictures of how her backdrop looked. I used a slightly different method in how I put mine together and it was a great solution that really made the table look very glamorous.
Firstly I purchased a piece of dowel from my local hardware store. My dowel was 19mm thick. As my table was 1.8m long I had to get a piece that was 2.4m and cut it down to size.
Next I got together 5 or so different fabrics in coordinating colours. Some of mine were the ones that Jess used in her backdrop and the rest were extra’s I picked up from spotlight.
The great thing about this backdrop was that the strips of fabric where quite vintage looking so just ripping them into strips worked a treat. No being neat, no sewing.
Once I had all my strips of fabric ready I just went along and tied them to the dowel.
A piece of ribbon was used so I could hang it on a hook on the wall.
Simple.
And the great thing about this backdrop is that you can easily change the fabric colours to suit another colour scheme.
Thank you, Leanne! Now I have to show off some of the amazing cupcakes you had at the party. Take a look at these…
Crazy, right?
Check out Leanne’s other gorgeous parties on our site, and please take a look at her blog, Mrs. A in the Cove, to learn more about Leanne and to read her party tips and ideas.
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Need something yummy for your next dessert table? We’re giving away a $25 gift certificate to Superior Nut Store.
Superior Nut Store sells every kind of nut you can think of, but that’s not all. They also sell chocolates, dried fruit, candy, and gifts. Take a look…
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All you have to do to enter is leave a comment here telling us what you’re favorite item is on a dessert table. That’s it! We’d love to hear what you think.
We’ll pick a winner at random on Friday, December 18th at 10:00 (PST). We will use random.org to generate our winner and will notify you by email.
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As promised, here are more lovely, inspiring, playful, fun Valentine’s Day parties for you to enjoy…
Courtney D’s {Love Bites} Valentine’s Dessert Party
Savvy Moms Guide’s Rock of Love Play Party
Merydwen P’s Valentine Collab
Erica S’s Always the Bridesmaid Valentine’s Day Party
Natalie L’s A Budget Friendly Valentine’s Day Party
Laura M’s Valentine’s Day Playdate
Bird’s My Sweetheart
Kahliah G’s Valentine’s Day Love Birds Photoshoot
Melissa C’s Beatles Theme Valentine’s Day
Fara M’s Bee Mine Valentines Collection
Take a look at all our gorgeous Valentine’s Day parties on our main site, and also check out our free Valentine’s Day party printables. You’re just in time!
Still looking for ideas for your Valentine’s Day party, or just want to see what amazing parties, inspiration tables, and printables people have done? Well, take a look at these amazing parties from our main site.
Kori C’s Love Letters Playdate and Valentines Exchange
Shawna B’s Valentine’s Day Party
Green Apple Paperie’s Conversation Hearts Valentine’s Day Party
Pamela S’s Sweet Valentine’s Day
Tara O’s Valentines Target Inspired Treat Table
Stay tuned for Part 2, but if you can’t wait, take a look at all our gorgeous Valentine’s Day parties on our main site, and also check out our free Valentine’s Day party printables.
If you’re planning a kids’ Valentine’s Day party, here are some amazing kids inspiration Valentine’s Day photo shoots from our main site to get your wheels spinning…
Kristy’s Monster Love Tiny Valentine’s Rave
Natalie’s Love Rocks! Rockin’ The Valentine’s Party Scene
Marcie L’s Vintage Valentines Party
I know, pretty freakin’ incredible! If you are looking for more ideas, check out all the Valentine’s Day parties on our main site. And more posts on Valentine’s Day parties to follow…
