Painted Door Mat...

 Take one plain and boring black rubber mat.
A can of spray paint in your chosen colour...
And spray, spray, spray,
until black disappears!
 LOOKING FABULOUS!
Just what my door entrance needed...
a bright funky POP of colour!
AH but ALAS...
less than 24 hours later
the gorgeous GEORGE was back to his naughty habits 
of chewing everything not nailed down!
Remember GEORGE...
butter wouldn't melt in my mouth, worlds most adorable 
but most destructable Hungarian Vizla...
(read his story here:)
Nothing a little glue can't fix I decided...
the mat was glued back together,
 and now has a new home at the craft room door entrance!
And so far so good...
George has left it alone!
I am now on the look out for 'George-proof' mat ideas for the front porch...
A mat that may have to be made from steel!

Cognac Diamonds...

Sharing a little bit of BLING with you all today...
with pure and natural diamonds ...
Now this is my kind of photo shoot...
(and my kind of ring!)
Stunningly beautiful with the gems set in a gorgeous art deco setting...
The diamonds are white and brown coloured.
Yes - BROWN!
Have you ever seen brown diamonds before?
For more information visit:
http://www.fancydiamonds.net/about_fancy_color/natural_fancy_champagne_diamonds.htm


The darker colour is called a 'cognac' diamond.
The paler colour a 'champagne' diamond.
The earthy palette of this diamond colour is simply divine.
They are mined at Argyle Mine in the Eastern Kimberly region of Western Australia.
The colour of the cognac diamond is attributed to internal graining which
 is caused by a structural irregularity in the diamonds crystal lattice.
I'm in LOVE with cognac diamonds!





Today is the tomorrow...


Here is a little bit  of inspiration 
being creative with digital imagery is so much fun!
The rose photo is from 'Mia Bella Gardens'...
and the message is this...

Today 
is the tomorrow
you
dreamed about
yesterday...


Beautiful, don't you think?

Christmas Themed Dessert Party...

I know it is becoming a bit habitual...
dessert is a Mia Bella passion without a doubt!
So I just had to fit in one more dessert party night before Christmas Day!
And what a fabulous, fabulous time had by all...
Drinks and desserts...
Oh YUM!
 Preparation started  three days before the party...
 with the making of the royal icing Christmas trees.
 Christmas biscuits were baked....
 The snowflake shapes ones iced with royal icing in blue,
Here's a video link to show you how to do this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Tru7c32i0

The round sugar cookies were flooded with white royal icing
 in a way depicting melted snow.
A white marshmallow popped on top for the snowman's head.
Then three buttons were added... 
 Brown royal icing arms,
 and hands...
A bow tie and a cute wee face,
for melted snowmen cookies.  
The table was dressed...
with fruity dessert wine and lollies. 
 Bon bons...
 Fruit kebabs..
A raspberry cheesecake...
 Bowls of berries...
 The cheesecake recipe is 'secret'...
the first 'test' in a collection of new recipes I'm creating for 'the cookbook'
(another work in progress)...
But it passed the taste test with flying colours with comments like...
Best Cheesecake ever tasted!
Better than Grandmas secret recipe cheesecake!
Mini bunting with star brads and Christmas wishes 
topped the delicious Hummingbird Cake with delectable cream cheese icing.
The big red bow
looked fabulous against the green of the icing Christmas trees...
White platters, and cake stands, on a Christmas gingham cloth.
and then it was time to party!



Santa Cupcakes...

Whipped up these little darlings for a children's Christmas party event...
 You can buy so many cute cupcake kits now.
They certainly make life very easy 
when pre-Christmas events are a Santa's gift list long,
 and you just have run out of time for anything more elaborate!
 Simply whip up your favourite cupcake recipe...
 Ice with buttercream frosting...
 Decorate with sugar sprinkles...
 I chose red!
 Pop the toppers in...
This kit had two designs, Santa's hat and Santa's face.
Christmas Cupcake idea
And the children LOVED them!

#christmasbaking #christmascupcakeideas




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