Mother's Day Sweets and Treats

First off we wanted to announce the winner of the awesome Gnome's Whimsy giveaway! We choose a number at random and it was comment 5, Bellenza Bistro..."Love the tassel garland"! Yay, you are going to LOVE your new items! Please email us at icingdesigns@hotmail.com with your shipping information by Friday, May 3!

With that said, Mother's Day is fast approaching! We are always inspired by lovely watercolor and pastel hues. So we rounded up some of our favorite "sweets and treats" in those colors, sure to warm your mom's beautiful heart! 

French macarons are always sure to bring a smile to mom's face 

Giving them to her on this gorgeous pink cake stand, well even better

We love this dainty cake dishtowel, it just makes drying dishes easier

For mom's who love to bake, this enchanting Miette cookbook is a must

These cocktail glasses are so pretty, we bet mom might even put her ice cream in them

Pretty up mom's kitchen with these adorable floral canisters

Pastel paper straws make any drink taste better

We ♥ Gnome's Whimsy & A Giveaway

We are really excited to introduce you to Ashley and her Etsy shop Gnome's Whimsy! We came across her shop when we were searching for a pink and gold fringe garland and you may have seen it show up in our post on Monday! We love Ashley's use of color, patterns and well glitter! Her shop is full of tons of little

surprises to make your celebration extra special!

Ashley is currently a graduate student in Dekalb, IL at NIU!  She is a recent transplant from the Arizona desert. Her shop just recently turned four months old and is inspired by Ashley's love of gnomes and festivities. She loves to make things that she thinks will make an everyday special or special. Well, we think she does an amazing job with that!

Giveaway
Ashley is giving away a tassel cake topper and a set of washi tape flags {color/pattern of your choice}!
Just take a peek at Gnome's Whimsy and leave us a comment with what your favorite item is. We will choose a winner at random on Monday and a sweet little package from Gnome's Whimsy will arrive at your doorstep!! 

What's in your 'Party Box' with Icing Designs

Hello friends! We are excited to share with you yet another new series with you this week! We are a little bit giddy about this one because we are going to be working some amazing people! We are asking our favorite bloggers and friends, "What's in your party box?" What party props, desserts, color palettes and other party goods are inspiring them right now! We are so excited about our first guest bloggers, we can hardly wait to share them with you. But, Kellie and I thought we would take the first one on and show everyone what is in our party box right now! We are in love with the classic color combination lovely blush pink and glimmering gold! The combination is elegant,sophisticated and feminine and metallics always add 'a little sparkle to you party'! With bridal shower season quickly approaching us we thought that our "Cupcake Couture" collection in pink and gold would pair perfectly with all of our party picks!

Who is not obsessed with confetti systems!?! These pink and gold pinatas 

are sure to bring tons of 'fun' to your party or shower! 

Glittery gold and pink spoons are so fabulous. Leave these at a coffee station for guests to 

stir in their cream and sugar!

Oh my, this gold cake stand, a pretty pink and gold cake would look gorgeous on this! 

Gold glittered vases with pink peonies are perfect centerpieces and take home favors all in one!

Edible gold glitter and pink shimmery sprinkles will top your cupcakes in style!

This hand-dyed crepe paper fringe garland dusted in gold glitter would look amazing 

across the front of a dessert table, or anywhere really!  

Little Man Mustache Bash

We hope you've been enjoying our mustache week so far! We are always working on very girly paper goods, DIYs and parties so its been pretty fun for us to work on some little boy inspiration! Sticking with our color palette of gray, red and yellow we put together a small table setting filled with chocolate covered pretzels, cupcakes with chocolate mustache toppers and a vanilla cake topped with a golden mustache! We created a simple backdrop with paper fans and a single pom. A festive, fringy 'little man' garland hung on the front of the table. We had a lot of fun creating the custom 'little man' paper goods for our customer and are so glad we could share some party inspiration with you too! Happy Weekend!

grey and red fans: Sweet Lulu 

yellow pom: Paperwhite Designs

mini yellow and white stripe boxes: Michael's

Paper goods, styling, baked goods, paper party goods: Icing Designs 

Check out our entire Little Man Collection

DIY 'Stash your Stache' Favors

Hey friends, its DIY time! Mustache photo props are nothing new, but never get old! They are so much fun for kids {and adults} of all ages! But since this week is all about "little man" parties we thought {with the help of Katie} that a "Stash your Stache" DIY would be a great addition to our 'little man' week! 

The mustache's are so simple to make and popping them in a cute chevron bag and slapping on a "stash your stache" tag make them the perfect little take home favor for all of those 'little men'! 

Materials:

Mustache template (see below)

Striped paper straw

Sticky back felt and regular felt.  {You may also use stiff felt and will just need to glue your pieces together}

Scissors

Glue gun/glue

Directions:

1. Trace template onto sticky back felt.  Place another piece of felt underneath and cut out.

2. We sized these fit in our 'stash your stache' favor bags, so we cut our straw to about 6 inches in length.

3. Press your straw together slightly at the top and sandwich between your layers of felt. Secure with a dab of hot glue and press edges of mustache pieces closed.

4. You can now put them in a little bag and add a 'stash your stache" tag!

Here's a template for you to make your own 'stache's'!! 

We 'Mustache' You to Celebrate!

Its been a long time since we have released a collection designed around a little boy's party! We actually created these 'mustache celebration' invitations and paper party goods as a custom illustration for a customer! We are so glad we did, the red, yellow and grey color scheme was so much fun to work with. We have always loved the 'little man' theme, its just such a fun way to celebrate a little boy's birthday! So slap on your mustache, straighten your bow tie and lets get this party started!

1. Yellow paper poms and red and grey honeycomb fans make a perfect backdrop for a festive sweet table!

2. We love these red and white polka dot paper cones, great for packing up yummy take home party treats!

3. How amazing would your chocolate mustache topped cupcakes look displayed on this grey and white chevron cake stand! 

4. Mustache stamped spoons, need we say more!?! 

5. Popcorn, peanuts, cracker jacks, these yellow and white striped scalloped boxes can be filled with tons of different snacks for your party guests to enjoy! 

6. These hilarious mustache chocolate molds are perfect for topping your cupcakes or using as edible photo props! 

7. Seriously, what little man party is complete with out mustache cookies!?! 

Here is a sneak peek at our new 'Little Man' paper party collection! 

It will be available in our shop later this week! 

Winner of Pink Ruffle Garland

Happy Weekend! We choose a winner at random for our pink ruffle garland!! Congratulations to: Scarlet Letters! Who said:

"I would use the garland for Gracie's parties, my parties, Pokeno Parties, baby showers, Easter parties, Valentines parties, May Day parties, National Cotton Candy Appreciation Day parties, Susan G. Komen Race Day Parties, Back to School parties, Good Grades on Report Card Day parties,'It's 5 o'clock Somewhere' parties and last but not least 'Celebrate Winning this Super Cute Garland' parties. Love it!" 

Please email us at icingdesigns@hotmail.com with your shipping address and we will get it right out to you! 

{Please note if we do not hear from the winner within one week a new winner will be announced} 

To see more images from our ballerina bakery party see here!