Salt water taffy favors

I love salt water taffy. It reminds me of my trips to the ocean when I was a kid. Could never get enough of these.

Using cute scarpbooking paper, I made those favors that would be really nice for a bridal or baby shower.

I can tell you that I could not wait to take the pictures to finally be able to eat those delicious treats!!!

An afternoon making Macarons

Maybe a year ago, a friend made me discover "Macarons". I was in love. These little things tasted like heaven!

Macarons should not be mixed with what the english knows as Macaroons. According to Wikipedia, the macaron is a traditional French pastry, made of egg whites, almond powder, icing sugar and sugar and dating back to the 18th century. This sweet pastry came out of the French courts' baker's oven as round meringue-like domes with a flat base.

So it was perfectly normal that on my recent trip to France, I was to try to eat as many as I could and find the best ones. As expected, the most fabulous ones where at Ladurée. They were magnificient. The waiting line was worth waiting that is for sure. The macaron equivalent of what Magnolia is for cupcakes.

Of course, Macarons are practically impossible to find them in Ottawa so last weekend, I decided to try to make them.

OMG!!! They were so good. Not Ladurée good of course but with some practice, I might just get there! :-) The only problem is that I have been on a sugar rush since Saturday :-)

Anyway, it just takes a bit of imagination to try different filling and flavours et voilà! And they would be nice wedding favors! I so want to try to make some with Champagne jelly in the middle!

Here are some pictures of the first day of baking them:

Lucky in love favors!

These little favors are for scratchers and lottery fans! I saw something like it in a magazine and decided to make them.

Just put a scratcher and a shiny penny in a glassine envelope, stick a personalized label et voila! So cute and out of the ordinary!

Favors for a Spa Bridal Shower

I made some favors for a bridal shower last week. It is basically the Hand Scrub I make but I customized the color and the label to fit with the event theme.

We went with the ever so popular Rice and Shea Flower scent. It smells so wonderful!!

Other than that, my weekend was not as productive as I would have liked but I'll catch up with the projects. I am currently working on a cactus favor (for the adventurous type...) and always looking for new ideas!

Favors for the Canadian Women Golfers

I've been working on centerpieces for Kid's birthday parties last weekend but I have to wait for next weekend to be able to take quality pictures to post online. Can't wait to show them! They are awesome and not very difficult to do, even fun!

In the meantime, I am also preparing little aroma beads bags as a treat for the ladies over at the Canadian Women golfers (CWGI). I was a member a few years ago and I loved it! I was able to easily find great women to play golf with and have a good time. It was so much fun to be able to play with women of all ages and background and enjoy the game in a non-competitive way.

All that to say that I am happy to be a little part of their golf tournament that will be at the end of September.

If you are interested to join them for 2010, contact Bonnie.

Here are the little favors I am preparing for them. They are available on Etsy but if you need more than one, contact me directly!

Place cards for Wine Lovers

Place cards for Wine Lovers (starts at 1,00$ each)

A retro-looking fun Baby Shower

We covered chocolate bars for a retro looking feel for a fun Baby Shower. The host was looknig for a fun and festive look and we went with a Chillin' in my crib retro look.





Here are the chocolate bars (2,00$ each)





I also made Bath Bombs for the ladies at the party in the same theme. (starts at 3,50$ each)

Some of the projects I've been working on lately

I decided to post photos of some of the projects I've been working on lately.

I love working with somebody to create special little details that will capture their vision and make their events stand out. I am often disapointed in what you can find on the market. Wedding stores and gift stores often sells overprice and tacky favors. And then you open the Bridal magazine and everything looks too complicated to get and very expensive.

So I started doing favors and crafts that are "magazine quality" at affordable prices.

Here are some of the things I have done lately.

Do not hesitate to contact me and I'll be glad to help you add a thoughful and creative touch to your special event, may it be a wedding, a shower, a birthday etc.

Here we go...




I made these for a 40th birthday for another very creative women in Ottawa, Kelli from Daisy Blue . There is a handmade bath bomb in there! I have boxes in white, silver, red and brown and I match the ribbons to fit any color scheme. The stickers on top are made by me and I am happy to customize to your theme and tastes. We can put a lot of different things in those cute boxes... Candies, votives etc... (starts at 3,50$ each)