Revamping the blog

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Twinkle Twinkle Little Party

So happy we could launch our brand new website yesterday! We should see this web template and not the old blog. If you still get the old blog, bear with us. We are still working on some small issues we are facing.

Visit our brand new website: www.twinkletwinklelittleparty.com

We would also like to let you know we are revamping this blog. We just did the domain mapping so now we also have blog.twinkletwinklelittleparty.com . There’s a link on the top bottom part of the homepage. We will be linking the image to this blog.

Thank you so much for your patience and please check back later!

Best,

Andressa

New Website Launch

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Twinkle Twinkle Little Party

Twinkle Twinkle Little Party, LLC is working on a new website and it should go live soon!

Thank you for stopping by!

Andressa Hara

owner/operator

{Tutorial} Easter Egg Cakes

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Twinkle Twinkle Little Party

I am thrilled to share with you today the brilliant work of my friend and fellow Brazilian artist, Luciana Borges, the incredible talent behind Lulu’s Sweet Secrets.

Lu never ceases to amaze me. Her work, styling & photography skills are breathtaking!

Have I mentioned Luciana is a permanent contributor of Twinkle Twinkle Little Party Magazine, which will debut in the Summer? Stay tuned! She will be working on some gorgeous designs exclusively for our magazine issues!

Today, I am sharing one of Luciana’s tutorials on how to make these gorgeous Easter Egg Cakes. Aren’t they just fabulous? Just in time for Easter!

As described by Luciana:

Fabergé eggs were the inspiration for these Mini Easter Cakes. As last year I made chocolate egg, this time I decided to create mini cakes.You can bake any of your favorite cupcake recipe using half egg cake molds. I used one of my chocolate cake recipes and put the half cakes together with dark chocolate ganache. There are many options that you can choose for icing, such as buttercream or ganache, rolled fondant or modeling chocolate. As I wanted one dark and one white egg, I chose modeling chocolate and rolled fondant. To evoke the beauty of the bejeweled Russian Faberge eggs, I used on my own version gold embellishments, sugar roses and pearl dragées (sugar balls).

How to Make Mini Easter Egg Cakes

You will need:

Oval cakes, flavor of choice, baked in half egg cake molds.

Ganache or buttercream.

Modeling Chocolate or rolled fondant.

1. Level the tops of the baked cakes so that they are flat. Place the cakes on parchment paper.

2. Coat the cakes with ganache or buttercream and chill in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.

3.Cover it in modeling chocolate or rolled fondant, shaping the icing around the base. Trim the excess icing away with a small, sharp knife. Use your hands to smooth the icing. Repeat to cover the remaining half cakes. Leave the icing to harden for a few hours or overnight.

4. Sandwich two cakes together with ganache or buttercream. Roll out modeling chocolate or rolled fondant and use 1/2-inch circle cutter to cut out 25 circles. To add a perfect finish, stick the circles around the edge of the egg so that they overlap one another. Decorate as desired.

Gorgeous work, isn’t it?

Be sure to follow Lulu’s Sweet Secrets on Facebook!

Styling and Photography: Luciana Borges of Lulu’s Sweet Secrets

*Please do not use these images without Luciana’s consent.

{Tutorial} Cold Porcelain Carrot Embellishments

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Twinkle Twinkle Little Party

Hello, everyone!

I can’t believe it’s almost Easter again! There’s so many fun ideas out there for Easter Celebrations. So many cute ones!

I would like to share with you today these mini cold porcelain carrot embellishments. How cute are they? No, I didn’t make them. They are courtesy of my friend, Helena, the super talented lady behind Hands 2 Design.

Would you like to learn how to make them? According to Helena, they are super easy and she is so sweet she is willing to share with all my fabulous fans who have been following Twinkle Twinkle Little Party on Facebook!

They are so cute and so versatile! You can embellish pretty much anything with these mini carrots. The possibilities are endless!

Take a look at a couple of ideas I put together:

Aren’t they super fun? Would you like to give it a try? Just click here for a full tutorial!

Thank you so much, Helena!

Mini cold porcelain carrots : Hands 2 Design

Styling/Photography: Andressa Hara of Twinkle Twinkle Little Party

*Please do not use my images without my consent.

{Sneak Peek} Spring Mini Sessions

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Twinkle Twinkle Little Party

Yesterday, I had the pleasure once again to style Sky Stone Photography’s ‘Spring Mini Sessions’ Event.

It was a beautiful day and her little clients had a blast as I brought to the location the sweetest tiny white bunny and little chick!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Party created these cute shabby chic printables for Paula’s (of Green Daisy Designs) yummy cupcakes.

Big thank you to Paula for her help and Sky for inviting me once again!

Check back later for some gorgeous images provided by Sky Stone Photography!

Photography: Andressa Hara of Twinkle Twinkle Little Party

Cupcakes: Green Daisy Designs

Easter Printables : Twinkle Twinkle Little Party on Etsy

*Please do not use my images without my consent.

{Easter Inspiration} Pinterest Party

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Twinkle Twinkle Little Party

Looking for amazing Easter Party Inspirations?

Please join us tomorrow for a Pinterest Party!

My favorite party people including party stylists, vendors, photographers will be joining us on the fun!

Grab a glass of wine and be on line at 9 p.m Eastern Standard Time and follow Twinkle Twinkle Little Party on Pinterest! The party will last 45 minutes!

Click here for the board created just for the pinning party!

See you there!

xoxo

Andressa

A super fun Easter/Spring Styled Shoot

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Twinkle Twinkle Little Party

I am so super excited to finally share our Easter Styled Shoot here on the blog. In case you missed it, it was featured by the one and only Amy Atlas. Always a huge honor!

I would like to thank Bianca Schaefer Photography for coming all the way from Orlando to capture all the details of this cute event. We even had live yellow chicks for the kids to play with. They had a blast!

A warm thank you to all my sweet vendors and amazing products! I could haven’t done it without you!

The DESSERT TABLE consisted of:

*Super adorable bunny-shaped macarons;

*Organic tulip chocolate covered cookies (oreo-like cookies);

*Ombre cake with super cute butterflies;

* White Chocolate Bonbons with Brazilian Brigadeiro filling topped with colorful chocolate butterflies;

* Carrot Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting with cupcake toppers I placed in mini terra cota pots;

* Sugar cookies matching our printables – I was beyond excited when my cake artist, Dreama, said she could print my designs on frosting sheets and make coordinating cookies. So cute!!

* Bottles wrapped in super cute fabric flower wraps and bird nests were part of the details as well.

The DRINK + FAVOR station:

* A yellow drink dispenser filled with sparkling water;

* Izzy bottles – I designed drink wrappers with each kid’s name on it and attached a fun paper straw and butterfly flag to them;

* Adorable mason jar filled with colorful eggs cookies;

* Cold porcelain Yellow Chick with a Bunny hat and bunny slippers – I discussed with Helena of Hands 2 Design (who really is a true artist) about my vision. I told her I was looking for a super cute yellow chick with bunny ears and within hours she texted me a sample of her work – incredible!

* Muslin bags by Sweet Mady’s. Michelle designed the bags to match our printables. I placed a mini mason jar filled with colorful egg chocolate candies in each bag.

* Yellow pots I purchased at Jo Ann’s last year. I filled them up with mini candy jars with carrot-like lids, cold porcelain bunnies also designed by Helena of Hands 2 Design and a Flower cookie pop.