"It's My Party" Dessert Table for 6th Birthday Party

Hi all. Today I'd like to share with you my daughter's 6th birthday party.

The theme I chose was "It's My Party" with a modern princess twist.

I designed all the printables, made all the food, did the decorations, coordinated the games and activities and took the photos. Yes, I am crazy!

It was a big, big effort, but my daughter, Lily, was very appreciative and had a great time – which made it all worthwhile.

Printables will be available in my Etsy store, Sweet Scarlet Designs soon. Just buy, download, print and created yourself. Print That Party!

"It's My Party" Themed Dessert Table

The jelly (Jello) cups were a hit. They are easy, economical and they add great colour to the table.

The food had pink theme as well and I made sure I healthy options as well. I also had a separate "Parents Table" with adult versions of the food and tea and coffee. I had to have a large table and lots for food as I was catering for 16 party guests and their parents.

This is the vision I had for the theme. I wanted my daughter to wear a custom-designed t-shirt that said "It's My Party". The modern princess look came from the crown design. The t-shirt transfer printable will be available in my Etsy store soon.

The cake! I kept the design quite minimal as I knew I would be short on time. It's a two-tier butter cake with raspberry buttercream filling. The bottom tier is covered with royal icing and the top tier with fondant. The crown is made from gumpaste and painted with edible metallic paint.

Invitations, party dots, cupcake toppers, food and drink labels, bunting, thank you dots, t-shirt transfer and more will be available as DIY printables in my Etsy store soon. Just buy, download, print and create. Easy. 

Sour Cream Chocolate Cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and gumpaste crown and wand toppers.

Our face painter and fairy extraordinaire, Miss Abigail,  did a fantastic job. All 16 guests had a custom face paint design and  they loved it!

PARTY MENU

• birthday cake
• cake pops
• chocolate brownies
• fruit platter
• lemon poppy seed cupcakes
• chocolate cupcakes
• coconut ice
• pink lemonade
• assorted lollies & candy

PARTY GAMES & ACTIVITIES

• face painting
• pinata
• make your own pom pom wand
• make your own fairy bread
• pass-the-parcel

Thanks to Sharnel Dollar Designs where I source a lot of my cake stands and candy jars.

I hope you liked this party design, only 4 weeks until the next party!

Elise

Tutorial: How to Make Quick & Easy Gumpaste Roses

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Once you get the hang of these roses, you can start making them quite quickly.

Roses can be stored in an air-tight container for up to 12-months.

I have to say that this is the way that I make roses, and perhaps is not the way others might make them.

What you will need:

Non-stick mat, non-stick rolling pin, paintbrush, water, spatula, dusting pouche filled with corn starch, some gumpaste (I have used fondant with a little Tylose added) and a round cutter. I have used a 20mm cutter for this tutorial, but you can use any size cutter depending on what size you want your finished rose to be. 

You can also use flower modelling paste to make your rose

Roll your gumpaste using corn starch to stop it from sticking
to about 2-3mm thick. Cut out 7 circles using your round cutter.

Keep your circles under a glass or cup to stop them from
drying out. Store unused gumpaste in plastic or clingwrap.

Working with one circle at a time, squeeze the top half of the
circle between you thumb and forefinger.

Once squeezed, your gumpaste should be about the
same thickness as a real rose petal.

To make the core of your rose, gently roll your
circle inwards to create this spiral

Use your paintbrush to add a tiny amount of water to seal
the petal in the spiral shape. Don't add too much water or
you will end up with a sticky mess!

Working with one petal a time, squeeze the top edge of the
circles to make more petals. Place the new petal over the centre
of the join of the rose core. Wrap the petal around the core.
Use a paintbrush with a little water to get them to stick

Keep adding squeezed petals, overlapping the centre of the
new petals where the previous petals have met 

Slowly add more petals and your rose is starting to take shape

Once you have added all the petals, tease the petals open using your fingers 

Trip the bottom of use rose using a spatula or knife,
so that you have a flat-bottom on your rose 

That's your rose finished! 

I made my rose into a cupcake topper, by adding a
white fondant plate on the bottom and a bow that
I made from a silicone mold. Let your rose and
topper dry hard uncovered, overnight

Then add your topper to a delicious cupcake and don't they look great!

Good luck with this tutorial - I hope you have fun.

Until next time
Elise

Mother's Day High Tea

Hi all, welcome to my very first blog post.

Firstly, happy Mother's Day to all the mums. We deserve it don't we? Here is a High Tea Party for Mother's Day that I put together.

Enjoy and watch my blog for how-to-tutorials to come this week.

Mother's Day High Tea

I do adore afternoon tea. And it was a beautiful afternoon. The light was amazing.

Mother's Day Buttercream Rose Cupcake Bouquet

Stay tuned, I will be posting a how-to-tutorial on this Cupcake Bouquet this week.

All you need to make these pretty gumpaste roses is a small round cutter. I thin the edges of the petals between my fingers, no need for ball tools or forming mats.

FREE! Sweet Scarlet DIY Mother's Day Gift Tag & Party Dot Printables. 

Click here to download a printable PDF file for the above

Mother's Day Gift Tags & Party Dots.

Thanks so much for viewing my first ever blog post!

 Styling, Photography & Food by Elise Butler, Sweet Scarlet

White Cake Stand from Sharnel Dollar Designs

Bungalow Hand Block Print Tablecloth from The Brown Trading Co.