Archive for January, 2009

Little Gifts of Love: Valentine’s Day Gifts for Friends, Family and School Mates

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

It’s the time of year when we all celebrate romance.  If you’re a lover of Valentine’s Day like I am, you’ll probably not only want to give the big love of your life a gift representing your feelings, you will also want to give little gifts of love to school friends, colleagues, family and friends.   [...]

Happy Australia Day Lamingtons!

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

What is more Australian than a lamington on Australia Day?  The fluffy sponge centre, the sweet chocolate icing and the stuck-in-your-teeth fabulousness of dessicated coconut?  Yum.  Here is the world’s best lamington recipe, straight from the test kitchens of the Australian Women’s Weekly.  If you do nothing else really Aussie tomorrow, get cooking some lamingtons.  [...]

Destination Wedding Australia: The Whitsundays

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Destination weddings are a wonderful way to celebrate your marriage.  Generally, you have a smaller gathering of the people who mean the most to you, you are in a location that you adore, and you and your friends and family get to have a fantastic holiday amidst all of the celebration.  Destination weddings can be [...]

The Perfect Pink Party – How to Take Colour and Create a Fantasy Party Palette

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Pink is my favourite colour and a favourite for so many girls around the world.  It reminds us of fairy floss, our mother’s lipstick, perfect sunsets, and marshmallows.  It is a happy colour: full of fun, frivolity and whimsy.  And for entertaining, one of the easiest and most beautiful themes for any party is the favourite [...]

Decorating An Australia Day Outdoor Party

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

Australia Day is only a week away.  Celebrating our national day is always a treat and usually involves a barbecue, sausages, plenty of cold beer and zinc cream, which is fun but not necessarily the prettiest of parties!  So, my mission for today was to create an Australia Day celebration in a contemporary and fabulous way.  [...]

Win Your Dream Wedding Cake at Polka Dot Bride

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Can you imagine a more exciting prize for an engaged couple than to win the wedding cake of their dreams by Australia’s most stylish cake couturiers, Planet Cake?  OMG!  The gorgeous Polka Dot Bride is celebrating her birthday as Australia’s premier wedding blogger with this amazing competition valued at $1500.  So, how do you win?  [...]

A Casino Themed Bridal Shower, Wedding or Party

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Some amazing new personalised Casino-themed playing cards, notebooks, candy jars and decorations hit the Pink Frosting warehouse this week, so we are all inspired to host a Casino-themed bridal shower - “A Lucky Pair”.  Get your girlfriends around for a fun-filled poker day, with rolling good laughs, great company and plenty of faux casino chips to [...]

Paper Planes, Cranes, Dragonflies, Fish and Stilettos

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

The beautiful Japanese artform of origami no longer needs to be complex, now that the Origami Club has arrived online.  This incredible site gives free instructions on creating just about anything in the whole world by folding paper. 
There are step-by-step instructions on how to create beautiful paper decorations which make wonderful party mobiles, table centrepieces, favours and invitations, [...]

How to Make a Cookie on a Stick Favour

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Cookies on a Stick are a favour phenomenon for kids parties, weddings, baby showers, christenings and many other celebrations at the moment.  They’re a happy favour – a longer-lasting Paddlepop, if you will.  I am asked almost daily how to make these gorgeous favours right now.  So, here is my DIY Cookie on a Stick [...]

The Empress of all Parasols

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

There’s a buzz in the air!  January is always a favourite time of year for the Pink Frosting team because every day new beautiful products hit our warehouse and we gather around in anticipation as the boxes are slit open and the tissue is pulled away to reveal… the latest Pink Frosting gorgeous celebration accessories [...]

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