Winter theme: Snow/Snowflakes!

Following yesterday's snowman post, thought it was appropriate to follow-up with a snow/snowflake theme inspiration!

This is one of my fav finds lately! How beautiful is "snow tree"?! White spray painted jingle bells on a tree form with blue snowflakes! LOVE! Source and tutorial

Painted ends of soda bottles make pretty (and free!) snowflakes! String together to create garland! Source and tutorial

Scared of cookie decorating? These snowflakes are easy enough for anyone! Just icing and then coat with coarse sugar to make sparkly snowflakes for your guests! Source and tutorial

If you are feeling a bit more adventurous... these snowflake toppers are easier than you think! Print out snowflake designs and lay a piece of wax paper over - trace with white chocolate and let dry - this trick can work on any design! Source and tutorial

Winter party ideas: Snow

The weather is getting chilly here!!! Definitely starting to feel like the holiday season! ...though we barely bought one gift this weekend lol... What kind of winter parties do you have in store? Just Christmas or other fun ones like birthdays, baby showers, cookie exchanges or wrapping party?

Here are some snow inspired touches that might help you put a little Frosted touch on your winter party!

How cute is this snowy setup?! I love the idea of an advent garland! Source

Cover cheap ornaments with pearls to make beautiful "snowballs"! Source

If you are looking for a faster and less expensive way to create "snowballs", try these epson salt dipped ones! Super pretty! Source and tutorial (link is no longer valid) ....basically glue and roll in epson salts!

I love signature drinks! How about serving up these snow martinis! Source and recipe















 

Charity and tutorial...

Every year we call our local elementary school and ask for them to nominate a teacher for us to be their secret santa - I ask them for a list of things they need for their classroom and we show up with 2-300 worth of goodies... we just believe that instead of buying a ton of people trinkets, why not do something for a teacher?!? ...any way... we always make the class cupcakes - last year we made these penguins... this year, this is what I dreamed up (we always make them non-religious)

Here's a quick tutorial

Candy Cane Sleighs holding cupcakes w/ mittens

Need
Graham crackers
Candy Canes
Cupcakes (we cheated & used box mix shhhh....)
Edible snowflakes (optional)
Mitten sugar cookies (optional)
Royal Icing
Buttercream Icing


To begin:  Unwrap 2 candy canes for each sled - this will help the royal icing with better adhesion, but I am sure wrapped would be ok too... Prepare some royal icing (make sure it's very thick!)

Step 2:  Put royal icing in piping bag with a pretty open tip and add a row of icing to each candy cane (thanks to my man for being the hand model heeehee).  Note: I added to only one candy cane, put graham cracker on then put on the other so they didn't roll...

Step 3: Add graham cracker and let set for a few min.  Make sure your cupcakes are done at this point, as well...

Step 4: After you have your cupcakes ready, put a dab of royal icing on each graham cracker to help hold it in place a bit, then add cupcake.

Step 5: Add icing and edible snowflakes (found at Michael's craft store)

Step 6-9:  Add mitten cookies and a few sprinkles, pack and deliver! (if I had been feeling better, I would have hand painted the mittens, but the 4th graders did seem to care and little douglas had fun doing the sprinkles ;o)

Holiday inspiration: Snowflakes!

It snowed here today ALREADY! PEOPLE!!! I need just cold weather for a while before I am ready for snow... still recovering for all that shoveling last year!

Even though I am angry with you snowflake, I still love you ;o)

Hopefully you have seen this beautiful snowy tabletop! I can't decide if I love the snowflakes, or icicle edging better! Source

Simple details like a paper punched snowflake can be so beautiful! wanna go real crafty? Print out a snowflake, lay wax paper over it and trace with melted chocolate, let harden and get the same effect, but edible! Source

Simple, simple! Stamping on tissue paper wrapping candles for a decorative touch! You can also stamp your napkins and plates for that extra "Frosting" Source and tutorial

Continuing the stamping theme, look how adorable brown bags look with a simple white snowflake stamp! Source

Do this not look like a million dollars?!? These are from the cookie cutters that do the extra "holes" - if you don't do the extra decorations, at least fill the "holes" in with crushed clear candies (like jolly ranchers before baking and you'll get that stained glass look! Source