Showing posts with label Celebrations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Celebrations. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 26

Isabella's Birthday Dinner Party!

As you all know back in December my little munchkin turned the big 5! We put together a special fairy party for her & her friends and we had a second party for our close friends and family.  We had a lovely dinner party and this is the dessert table I put together for her.

Welcome to Isabella's Dinner Party!


The birthday Girl!

Miss Isabella's party dress.

The birthday cake was inspired by Isabella's party dress.

Cake pops with sprinkles and chocolate macarons for the guest to enjoy.

White chocolate mini cupcakes with soft pink ribbon roses.


We all had a wonderful evening celebrating with Isabella! We feel very blessed to have such wonderful friends and family!!


Styling & Catering by Bella Cupcakes
Backdrop by Serendipity Soiree
Photography by Vanessa Iti
Dress from Lizzy Love
Paper fans from Lilybel Studio
Topper by Tiny Blossom






Thursday, February 21

Isabella's Enchanted Fairy Party

Hello Lovelies,

Wow! It's been a long time between drinks.  Hope you all have been well! We're been pretty busy here at Bella Cupcakes HQ and haven't had much time to update my blog {So sorry}

At the end of last year my Isabella celebrated turning FIVE!! Where has the time gone? For her 5th birthday I wanted to do something super special for her .. you only turn five once right.

We decided on a fairy party and well I was excited to start planning things.  I wanted to have a fairy party that had a vintage feel, very sweet and girly.  

First thing to do was to find some gorgeous invitations which would set the mood of the party.  After hours of looking for the perfect invite I came across Serendipity Soiree.  Catherine does the MOST gorgeous invitations and paper collections.  I knew I had to get in touch with her to see if she would design Isabella's invitations.  And Oh My Goodness! I fell in love as soon as she sent through the draft. It was exactly what I wanted.


Catherine design a hand illustration paper collection - Isn't is so pretty? hehe 


So Welcome to Isabella's Enchanted Fairy Party!
I hope you all can stay awhile and enjoy!


We decide to have the party at Cornwall Park underneath the large gorgeous trees which give a great feel for the party.  It was an absolutely beautiful day and I was very excited to set everything up.


The sweets table all ready and now we wait for all the little fairies and pirates to arrive.


Miss Isabella Fairy's birthday cake.  I took inspiration from the invitations.  I absolutely love creating this cake for my little girl.


Miss Isabella Fairy in fondant


Isabella helped me baked these honey cookies and I had so much fun decorating them.



Also on the menu were White chocolate vanilla bean & raspberry macarons, coconut macarons and salted caramel macaroons.  Chocolate cake pops dipped in white chocolate decorated with roses and butterflies.


White chocolate mini cupcakes with vanilla bean swiss meringue buttercream.


Lots of gorgeous flowers in little terra-cotta pots, doilies to give that vintage feel and tree stumps to give that woodland feel.  I made chocolate cake filled with vanilla bean swiss meringue buttercream and fresh raspberries.  This was enjoyed by all after we played a game of pass the parcel.  Adults and kids all joyed in!! Was so much fun.



Chilled old fashion lemonade and Peach Juice served in these gorgeous vintage jar drink dispensers.



All of Isabella's friends arrived to find a fairy dress and headwear waiting for them.


The Birthday girl checking out all the sweet treats.




We also had a selection of savory treats for all our guest.



On the menu was a selection of sandwiches
Chicken Avocdao with toasted almond flakes
Prawn and dill
Ham & Egg
Date scones with cream and jam
A selection of sushi
Mini mince savouries
Mini sausage rolls
A selection of fresh fruit and vege sticks
Chocolate dip strawberries



Serena the Fairy entertained the kids with a treasure hunt, magical stories, making magical wands and doing the girls nails and glittering their cheeks.







All the fairies and pirates had such a wonderful day! And it was so lovely that all our closest friends and family were able to come and join us and celebrate our little girl turning five. 

I have to say a HUGE thank you to our friend Catherine from Photographique for capturing such gorgeous photos of Isabella's special day.  We will treasure these beautiful photos.

Thank you for staying awhile and I hope you enjoyed Isabella's Enchanted Fairy Party, because we certainly did.

A huge Thank you to the following:

Styling & Catering by Bella Cupcakes
Photography by Photographique
Paper Collection by Serendipity Soiree
Vintage Drink Dispensers by Leo & Bella
Fairy Dress & Headpiece by Bella Cupcakes
Leotards by Lizzy Love




Wednesday, April 4

Happy Easter!


Wishing all your lovelies a very Happy Easter!!
I hope you all get to spend time with your love ones and eat yourselves silly with yummy hot cross buns and delicious chocolate easter eggs.



Happy Easter!


Friday, March 23

New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker!

I received a phone call a couple of weeks ago from a tv show called New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker. They asked if I would like to create a cupcake tower for an episode they were shooting and wanted one of my towers as the centerpiece for the show.  As you can imagine I was thinking "are you for real? You want me to make a cupcake tower for the show!!!" I was so excited and nervous as anything!! After like a second thinking... how could I say NO!! I absolutely loved watching the show last year and now to be asked was a great honor.  I pretty much had free artist license to do whatever I wanted  ... hmmm .... that can be really hard, because the mind goes into crazy thinking overdrive.  I needed help!! After another chat to the show, the theme for the episode was "Party time" and they wanted something that was fun and fabulous.  I pitched some ideas and they love the girly, teddy bears picnic so we went with that!! Yay!!  I didn't have much time to create this so with a couple of sleepiness nights and a mini melt down this is what my finished tower looked like:

Introducing A teddy bears picnic


Even tho it was a stressful project due the time constants I had some much making this for the show.


Sweet rose garden with white picket fence and hand painted details.


They loved the idea of having cute teapots on cupcakes


Blueberry pie and a cup of tea anyone?


 And it's not a picnic unless there is some yummy topsy turvy cake.


And all the cute teddy bears of course!

I was very lucky that I got to deliver it on set and actually see some of the filming of the show.  It was such an amazing day and I'm still in shock that it all happened!!  I now can't wait to see the show which will air later on this year.  A Bella Cupcakes Tower on TV, who would have ever thought? Not me that's for sure.  Happy Happy Joy Joy!!


Happy Baking!




Thursday, March 22

A little bit a surprise for a friend.

I've been so slack with my blog lately and have missed blogging about all the going ons here at Bella Cupcakes HQ.  Hope all you lovelies have been well :)

I made this awhile ago now for a good friend of mine.  Miss P was having her self a baby shower back in February and I made her this sweet owl cake as a surprise gift.  I had made it for her thinking that it was going to be held on this certain date and the date got change and well I miss the memo.  I thought OH no!! what I am going to do now? Oh well I rocked up to her house and surprised her anyways.  She was just so grateful for such a lovely gift!  Miss P asked if it would still be alright for the baby shower which was now going to be held in a weeks time .... hmmmm was my answer!!  Anyhow to keep a long story short she kept it till the baby shower and the cake made such a wonderful centerpiece and you know what the cake tasted fantastic!!!

Introducing Miss P's owl cake for her little darling.


I wanted something really sweet and girly.


I'm happy to report that Miss P had a gorgeous little girl born 25th February.  Little Averie is just so beautiful and I'm so happy for Miss P & Mr D!!

Congratulations guys!!! *mwah*



Happy Baking!!