Super Source - Bake it Pretty

In case you missed it, Bake it Pretty, one of my personal favorites/main source for cupcake-wares and goodies, has launched their brand NEW website and they have even more GOODIES.

 

The most fabulous part??? Not only do they still carry a slew of cupcake papers, cookie cutters and sprinkles...they carry party supplies. Before there were tidbits, but now they carry TONS.  There are more colors for festooning, which I just purchased in a bunch of colors and am seriously dying over.

A huge selection of twistie-ties - in a myriad of colors, people - seriously. A mega assortment of perfectly round balloons and fabulous hanging decor in the new Celebration Supplies section.

It is the largest selection of party AND baking wares (in all the necessary colors, aka the awesome ones you want) that I have ever seen in one place.  Second best thing??? You can create an account and create WISHLISTS. Yes, that's plural.  One for each party, holiday, color. WOO HOO! Party planners and list makers rejoice!

Kuddos to Amanda and her team and wishing you best of luck! Go check Bake it Pretty out now.

{all photos via BAKE IT PRETTY}

Modern Cowboy: A Country Fete Inspiration

The modern cowboy er...cowgirl party. A lil' bit modern, a lil' bit rough around the edges, a lil' bit chic. I'll admit, I've got a whole lotta love for this style right now.  I got the inspiration for the board from this little bit of loveliness.  It was easy to pull a few images (I ADORE) from my inspiration files that fit just perfectly.  Add a few from Pinterest, which I can't begin to tell you how much I love, and we have the perfect spring/summer soiree.  Now, go away chilly winter so I can put on my saucy shoes...

SOURCES:

HORSE PHOTOGRAPHY BY KALLE GUSTAFSSON FOUND VIA SUPER SWOON, BARREL BAR PHOTGRAPHY BY JILL THOMAS PHOTOGRAPHY FOUND VIA SPARKLE AND HAY, GIRL WITH CHICKENS BY EMERSONMADE, RED VELVET CAKE IN A JAR VIA PINTEREST

SOURCES:

SUCCULENT BY LAUREN ELISE CRAFTED, GINGHAM TRAY VIA PINTEREST, VINTAGE CAST IRON COWBOY BOOTS VASE (FOUND PREVIOUSLY ON ETSY), CHIC COWGIRL VIA PINTEREST,  CHALKBOARD HORSE BY HOUNDSTOOTH DESIGN FOUND VIA A FABULOUS FETE

Hello? Are you still there?

I have been MIA the last two weeks darlings and I apologize.  My posts are not as fabulous as they should be. My excuses:
It was Thanksgiving. K' thats a given.  Ours was small and lovely.  I cooked, cheated a bit, but ultimately rocked it out.  And...I didn't forget to make stuffing, like I might have done last year.

But then it was my birthday this past weekend.  Look at the pretty party in a box Sharon sent me!  My pictures are terrible because it was already dark when I put them up. Ok, so this is two posts in a row I claim bad lighting. I live in NV and the sun sets here faster than on the coast, people, Tahoe and the Sierras...nuff said. ***Sharon, my pictures all turned out really bad and didn't showcase how cute everything was in real life...and the candy/snack bar didn't last long, yes, the main person eating it when I was taking pictures was me, I should have excersized restraint, but it was my birthday and "I do what I waunt..." I loved it.  Thank you so much!!!***

I have also been working on a baby shower that my lovely sis-n-law is throwing this weekend.

 

I am pretty pleased and had so much fun doing it I am figuring on adding printies to the lineup over at the shop. I am debating...do I do a whole separate shop called "Hank + Hunt Printables" or just a new section? I am leaning towards the new section.  That way if anyone felt like buying a garland, they could with one final checkout.  Easy peasy. 

So, I am sorry for the delay.  I have lots of goodies lined up, a DIY (of the pretty garland she sent me above) and a inspiration board from Sharon, a DIY I'm working on for over on Valley & Co., a bunch of little goodies and my GIFT GUIDE tomorrow.  Ok, its a regular post, but its got great stuff in it. As in I deliberately checked every magazine I own, which is a stack a mile high this month, to make sure I couldn't find them on other gift guides.  PS. I still have a few online ones to check...which I will list tomorrow too.

PS I also made these instead of a birthday cake.  Seven layer cookies via Smitten Kitchen

So, yes, for the first time in 33 years, I didn't eat chemical frosting for my birthday.  And I am okay with that. It's going to be a fantastic year. These were perfect and pretty easy to make, really.  The assembly is the only hard part, if you are slightly OCD like I might be. But,  I want to remake these without the colors and white chocolate coating.  YUM.  That is coming soon, too.