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

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1-3 ounce cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• Water

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

• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/3 cup dark corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

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.

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…

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

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!

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.

xxx

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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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!

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.

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…