{Ballerina Party} All done !

That's it ! No more Birthday Parties this year ! I am exhausted after the late nights crafting and baking this week, but it was so worth it ! My little Ballerina had an amazing party and I can't wait to see all the pictures from Erica Tomlinson Photography and share them with you.

Next week it's back to normal, with new tutorials and Halloween recipes. See you then !

{Free Cupcake toppers} Macmillan Biggest Coffee Morning

The Macmillan World's Biggest Coffee Morning is tomorrow !
Are you hosting a charity event ?? Do you need some cupcake toppers ? If yes, then feel free to use the  printables I created last year.
Just print, cut, and fold around a cocktail stick to make your toppers.

Click here to download.

{Ice Cream Party} Ice cream cone cupcakes Cake !

This was such a fun cake to make ! Very easy as it is made of cupcakes !!!
I used 3 cupcakes since it was my daughter's third birthday party.

All you need is: 
cupcakes
an ice cream cone
some frosting
sprinkles
food colouring
and a board

I followed the great instructions on My Cake School. Their tutorial is excellent so make sure you check it out.

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{Pin of the week} Woodland Owl and Raccoon dessert table

My favourite pin this week is this Woodland Owl and Raccoon dessert table part of the Boy Bash on a Budget Challenge over at Spaceships and Laserbeams.
I love the colour scheme and the use of natural elements. And how amazing are those embroidery rings decorations ?

{Ballerina Party} Invitation

I am really busy getting everything ready for the Ballerina Party next week. I still have A LOT to do, but for now I'd like to share the invitations I created:

The Ballet Slippers are a digital clipart from StockBerry Studio and the digital papers I have used to create the printables for this party are from the Sally Ann digital Collection from Tracy Ann Digital Art.
The font is Lauren Script.

{Ice Cream Party} Tutorials recap

I know lots of you are new readers, following the Amy Atlas feature, so Welcome to That Cute Little Cake !!!
Thank you for stopping by, I hope you’ll like it here and come back often !!!

I have had many requests for tutorials on the Ice Cream Stand Party so here is a little recap of the tutorials already posted:

Decorated Spoons

Ice Cream Party Invitations

Favour Ice Cream Tubs (with a link to those cute printable labels from Homemade by Jill)

DIY Blackboard shop sign

Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream – Recipe

DIY Pin the Cherry on the Ice cream

Ice Cream Party Games

Loads more to come so stay tuned !
Make sure you never miss a post by following !!!
You can also find That Cute Little Cake on Facebook on Pinterest.

{Ice Cream Party} Blackboard sign tutorial

From the moment I started planning this party, I knew I wanted a cute blackboard for the stand. Problem is: my writing is awful, and even more so when armed with a chalk !!!

So I had to think of another way....

I designed the sign in Photoshop and wrote in white on a black background.

The font I used is Chalkduster and can you believe the doodles are a font too (it's called MTF Sweet Dings) ?

I printed the sign on premium paper (I would recommend having it printed in a shop as it will use a lot of ink...) and trimmed off the white edges.

Then I cut a thin piece of wood the size of my sheet of paper and painted it black.

The final step is really easy: just mod-podge the sheet on the board and give it a couple of coats of varnish to make it more hardwearing.

I hammered a couple of nails at the back and used rustic twine to hang the sign to the stand.

If you do not wish to design the blackboard yourself, check the Paper Glitter Etsy shop as they’ve just released a choice of adorable printable chalkboards... (I heart this shop)

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{Ice Cream Party} Amy Atlas Guest Dessert Feature !!!

I am over the moon today because my daughter's Ice Cream party has just been featured on Amy Atlas's blog, Sweet Designs !!! (Happy dance !!!)

I am delighted to finally be able to share the pictures with you. Read the full feature here.
I'll be posting more pictures later on this week and also new tutorials for the decorations and props used in this party.

{Pin of the week} Cheesecloth Ghosts

I have seen loads of Halloween projects this week and they are definitely getting me into a Halloween crafting mood ! :-)
I love this simple project from Crafts Unleashed and it seems easy enough to get the kids involved ! Read the full tutorial for these Cheesecloth Ghosts here.

{Recipe} French Yogurt Cake - Gateau au Yaourt

As far as I am aware, every French household has its own recipe for yogurt cake ! This is the very basic sponge cake that pretty much everybody knows how to bake.

The reason for its success is the easy measuring process, making it an ideal recipe to prepare with children.

You start with an individual portion of natural yogurt and the pot/tub then becomes the measuring jug for all your ingredients.

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{Craft} Tulle pompoms Tutorial

The Ballerina party is in less than 3 weeks and I have now officially entered panic mode !!! I have still A LOT to craft for this party... so I guess I have a few late night ahead of me...

Today I am sharing this easy tutorial to make tulle pompoms.
Do you remember making wool pompom when you were in school ? I do, but I couldn't remember how to !!! so I had to google it and after reading a couple of tutorials, it all came back to me. It is pretty easy.

Anyway, I used the same technique to make these adorable tulle pompom.

You will need
Carboard
Tulle roll in the colour of your choice
Matching Ribbon
Scissors

How-to
Cut a piece of ribbon, long enough to hang your pompom
Cut out two cardboard rings (start by cutting a circle, then fold in two and cut out a small half circle from the middle, it does not have to be perfect)
Place the ribbon in between the rings.
Start wrapping the tulle around the rings until all the cardboard is covered.
Pull some of the tulle apart to have room for the scissors and cut the tulle at the edge
Tie ribbon and pull cardboard rings out.

{How to} make Pineapple Flowers

I first saw these decorations in my book Cupcakes and Fairy Cakes by the Australian Women Weekly. They have been on my “to try” list for a long time and I am glad to have finally found the occasion to make them. Don’t they just make the perfect decorations for my Panna Coladas ???

They really are quite simple to make, here is a quick how to:

You will need

A pineapple

A sharp knife

Several empty egg boxes

Instructions

Pre-heat your oven to 100 deg C (fan forced)

Take the pineapple and peel it. 

Using a sharp knife, cut the thinnest slices you can manage (you may use a mandoline if you have one).

Place the slices on a wire rack.

Make a sugar sirup by bringing to the boil 1 table spoon of caster sugar with 1 table spoon of water. 

Using a pastry brush, brush each side of the pineapple slices with the sirup.

Dry in the oven  for about an hour or until golden on the edges.

Immediatly remove the slices and place on the “towers” of an egg box to cool. They will harden while cooling and keep their shape.

You now have lovely pineapple flowers.

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{Pin of the week} Wavy Flags Toppers

I am in love with these adorable wavy flag toppers I noticed on Kara's Party Idea today.
Make sure you read the full post here as this Pink Farm Birthday party is seriously cute.

The tutorial for the wavy flags can be found at One Charming Party.

{Recipe} Panna Colada !

I am soooo very excited to be guest blogging at I Heart Naptime today as I am a huge fan of Jamielyn.

I am sharing this fantastic recipe for Panna Colada !! Coconut panna cotta with pineapple and rhum coulis...! Very yummy and completely addictive !
Head over to I heart Naptime to get the recipe.

And make sure to come back on monday 

for the Pineapple Flowers tutorial !

{Parties} Boy Construction Party Feature

Up to now I haven't been posting many ideas for boys parties on this blog, simply because my first 2 children are girls ! But now that I have a little boy I find myself more and more attracted to boy party themes !
I wanted to share with you these amazing Constructions Parties I have noticed recently. They are so much fun, I can't wait to have he opportunity to create one myself !!!

First up is this I Dig You Party from Wants and Wishes recently featured on Pizzazzerie
There are so many creative details going on here and I think it shows that any cake can be dressed up to look amazing. I adore the construction straws they have used !

Next we have this Construction Crew Party by Spaceships and Laserbeams recently featured on Amy Atlas's blog.

Again, great job with the cake and I love the vivid colours of the printables.

And finally one of my favourite Construction Party table of all time !!! This Construction Truck dessert table from Jen and Ali is stunning. I love all the details and the colour scheme they have chosen.

What a fantastic nail art banner ! So creative !

So which one is your favourite ???

{Craft} DIY Mini Cupcake Stands

When I first saw a tutorial to make these mini cupcake stands over at The TomKat Studio, I knew straight away I was going to make them one day !
Well this day has come, I have made a few of these in preparation for my daughter's Ballerina Party (read about some other projects for this party here). Aren't they just so cute ???

Here is what you will need:

Mini wooden candlesticks (about 3")
76mm Wooden circles (From Wood Craft Shapes on ebay)
Wood glue
Sanding paper
Paper and pencil

Unfortunately, I was not able to source the mini wooden candlesticks from the UK, I just couldn't find them anywhere. Instead I had one of my friends bring them back from her holiday in the US... They're from Hobby Lobby.
But please, if you know where to find them in the UK, share in the comment section and I'll update the post.

Because I am a bit of a perfectionist, I had to find a way to position the candlesticks bang in the middle of the wooden circles. Here is how I did it.

Take a sheet of paper and with a pencil draw around the shapes of the wood circle and the end of the candlestick.
Cutout the two templates.
Fold in half and then in half again so as to get quarters.
Position the small shape on the bigger one, matching the corners, and draw around it.
Cutout the small shape.
Unfold and use as a template to draw a small circle shape on the wooden circles.

Apply some glue on the end of the candlestick and position the candlestick on the small circle.
Hold in place for a few seconds.
Let dry as per manufacturer's instructions

When dry, spray paint them in the colour of your choice.

Distress with sanding paper if you wish.
Embelish as you want !!

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{Pin of the week} How to frost a messy cake

This week I chose this tutorial from Oh Happy Day on How to frost the perfect messy cake. It will show you in five simple steps (with loads of pictures) that anybody can achieve a beautiful cake.
This yummy looking chocolate one would certainly look good on any dessert table !

Oh Happy Day is one of my favourite blogs. I love the craft tutorials there, Jordan is so creative and her explanations are always easy to follow.