Holiday Party Guide 2010 - by BirdsParty.com

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Rustic and Traditional, Whimsical or Glam With our 2010 Holiday Party Guide, you’ll find all the party inspiration, tutorials, DIY Crafts , FREEBIES and ideas you need to entertain in style this festive season!

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Edible Toppers Cakesandkids.com Gingerbread Cookies Allysonjane.blogspot.com

Sweet treats that look great, taste delicious and are fun favors to take home!

Peppermint Lollipop Candy.com Designer Oreos Sweetiesbykim.etsy.com

Xmas Candyland

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Great for your kid’s winter birthday party or your family Holiday Celebrations: This fun dessert table will bring a touch of whimsical sweetness to your party and events!

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Bake a real gingerbread house like Martha Stewart or decorate a wooden bird-house with fancy craft buttons!

Edible Gingerbread House Marthastewart.com

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Candy jars: TJ Maxx or or Terrysvillage.com Vintage Milk Bottles: Specialtybottle.com Gingerbread House: MarthaStewart.com Party Printables & Labels: BirdsParty.com

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Candy Cane Macarons

Yummy ideas that will add a festive touch to your Xmas breakfast table!

Ingredients Makes 25-30 filled cookies

Why not embellish your every day crockery for the occasion? Dip the rim of a cup in milk and then swirl around a plate of colored sugar. Stick foam letters on the front to complete the look!

100 grams egg whites 200 grams powdered sugar 25 grams granulated sugar 110 gr almonds ( blanched and ground ): Blend the almonds using a blender and sift. Process it again with powdered sugar, to get rid of any lumps.

1/2-1tsp Peppermint extract red food coloring

How to make your Macarons: 1. Whip egg whites, then gradually add granulated sugar, to get a glossy meringue with stiff peaks.

2. Add the almond mixture into to the meringue, give it a fairly quick fold to break some of the air and then gently fold until you obtain a batter that falls back on itself after counting to 10. Add your food coloring and peppermint extract.

This whole process should not take more than 50 - 55 folds. Test a small amount on a plate: if the tops flattens on its own you are good to go, otherwise, give a couple more folds with the spoon.

4. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a plain round tip, and pipe small rounds (1 1/2�) onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.

5. Let the macarons sit out for 1 hour to ensure the shells dry a bit.

6. Preheat the oven to 300 F. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, depending on their size.

7. Let them cool, then fill with white chocolate ganache and roll in crushed candy cane.

Candy Cane Macarons recipe by Hani Bacova Editor of Haniela’s Blog : A stunning blog dedicated to food and photography. For a white ganache and more recipes see: www.hanielas.blogspot.com

DIY Table Prop

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= Spray polystyrene cones with glue and roll in fake, glittery snow!

DIY Cupcake Stand

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Hot glue ribbon to the rim of cake drums and stack them up using empty cereal cans wrapped in festive paper! We used the patterned paper from our Xmas Candyland Collection!

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Ingredients: 250 ml of whiskey (brandy, cognac, rum or vodka work too) 1 can condensed milk 2 whole eggs 400 ml double cream 2 tablespoons of instant coffee powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond essence

1. Blend all the ingredients together 2. Pour into sterilised bottles 3. Stick bottle labels on with glue or double-sided tape 4. Taste at once!

You can use an egg substitute.

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Edible DIY gifts are a great way to show you care! Stick a printable label on your bottles, and add a recipe card to complete the packaging!

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Party Favors: Decorate your gift boxes with a printable tag and pom-pom ribbon!

Silver Candle Potterybarn.com

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Give your party a silver lining with lots of sparkly gems and black and white treats!

Gummi Penguins Candy.com Tulle Flowers Accessorize.com

Glitter & Snow

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Our Glitter & Snow Holiday Collection would make a glitzy, grown-up and very chic theme for a Winter Birthday Party, New Year's Eve Party or your Glam Christmas Celebrations!

Find this printable collection at www.BirdsParty.com

Set your tables with sparkly baubles, candles and use mirrors as serving platters!

Silver Ornaments Ikea.com

Edible Party Favors

Penguins: Gifi.com Gift Boxes: Boxandwrap.com Lantern: Ikea.com Party Printables & Labels: BirdsParty.com

1. In a small saucepan add 1 can condensed milk, 1 Tb sp butter or margarine, 2 Tb sp desiccated coconut 2. Stir until bubbling and the mixture comes off the bottom of the pan 3. Pour into serving pots and sprinkle with edible silver beads and more desiccated coconut. Serve chilled. YUM!

Cover cupcakes with royal icing then decorate with licorice black ties and edible silver beads!

Monochrome Treats

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DIY Paper Baubles

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We used the patterned scrap-booking paper from our pribtable Glitter & Snow party collection to make these fun paper baubles!

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Find this Bird’s Party tutorial, FREE templates and a 50% Discount on the Xmas Candyland Party Collection at: www.Mybabyfaves.blogspot.com

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Pinecones and Moss Michael’s

Log Slabs Acmoore.com

Take inspiration from nature and the outdoors to help you create a Rustic Woodland Dessert Table!

Mousse Munch Harryanddavid.com Wicker Baskets Creativehomedecorations.com

Styled by Sandra Downie: Owner and Creative Director of Sandra Downie Event Designs and The White Library blog A wedding, entertaining, party and event design resource. www.sandradownie.com

Rustic Woodland

Table styling: Sandra Downie Photography: J. Fiereck Photography Apple Pie Pops: Someyum.Etsy.com Flowers and Log Cake: Wholefoodsmarket.com Candy Cane Cones: Hammondscandies.com Plaid Tins: Jo-Anns.com

Sandra used the patterned papers from our Rustic Christmas Collection to create these handy and ornamental paper cones, filled with yummy Mousse Munch!

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For your chance to win our complete Rustic Christmas Party Collection as seen on Sandra’s table, along with some other exciting prizes, visit The White Library’s White Box Giveaway!

WIN this printable collection at www.thewhitelibrary.com

Sandra’s Tips: “Notice how moss was used around the cake pops, slices of logs to support the cake, and pine cones in the green bush. These are elements that you would definitely find in the the woods...Look at what you have around the house and see what could be used.”

Yule Log Cake Sandra’s Tips: “I used tin containers lined at the tops with festive paper.

A wicker basket turned upside down was also a non-traditional platform that was used for elevation in the design of the table.”

Jolly Old Elf Cocktail

RECIPE In a fluted glass add: 1/2 oz Amaretto liqueur 2 oz Cranberry juice Fill to top of glass with brut champagne (sparkling wine)

Article by Chris Nease - Celebrations at Home: A site dedicated to bringing you inspiration, tips, and DIY ideas for creating your own fabulous parties and celebrations! www.celebrationsathomeblog.com

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Christmas Stickers - Print on A4 label paper and punch with 2� punch!

Use to decorate handmade cards, gifts and more!

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