The Sweetest Occasion

By now I think my love for sweets and yummy baked goods has been publicly acknowledged a good few dozen times. (Um, I really really love sweets.) So, needless to say, I kind of fell in love when I saw these adorable DIY cupcake wrappers on the Snow & Graham blog. You can download the [...]

When Bethany from b*spoke, of DIY Valentine’s Day treat bags and fall flavors party fame, asked me to guest post on b*spoke I was more than happy to oblige! I’m over at b*spoke today with a DIY how-to for the paper and ric rac bunting I made for my husband’s surprise 30th birthday party in [...]

It’s clear to most by now that my love for paper decorations knows no bounds. This incredible DIY printed paper garland project on Project Wedding is clearly no exception to this infatuation. I love the mix of old book pages, pattern, color and shape used in these playful vintage-inspired garlands. While perfect for a wedding, [...]

For our wedding last July, my mother, best friend, sister and I tackled all of the bouquets and centerpieces on our own. It saved a tremendous amount of money (a couple thousand dollars actually) and it was pretty simple to do. Since then I’ve really been longing to take a floral design class or workshop [...]

When I was a kid I spent countless hours with my grandmother in her garden picking berries. My mother and I would later make jam from the berries and there was rarely store-bought jam in our house. Maybe that’s why when I see jars of homemade jam I can’t help but think of home, my [...]

When Sara posted the recipe for these sweet chocolate treats yesterday on Sprouted Kitchen, I immediately starred the recipe so I can put it to good use this weekend. I love her idea of packaging these up in pretty little jars with fabric and twine, tied with a cute little tag made from newspaper and [...]

Today I wanted to take a quick moment to share a couple of awesome DIY projects that readers have embarked on after being inspired by something they’d seen here on The Sweetest Occasion. I think I can speak for most bloggers when I say that this has to be one of the coolest parts about [...]

In sixth grade one of my favorite art projects was a string art project that involved designing a pattern and then creating it in three dimensions using a piece of scrap lumber, nails and string. I can remember precisely pounding in each nail, stringing them with colorful thread and then painstakingly painting each nail head [...]

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. Mine was busy, but a lot of fun. I spent part of last night on the couch with my Macbook getting caught up on all of my favorite blogs and fell in love with all of the awesome DIY Valentine’s Day craft, recipe and gift [...]

I’m sure you no longer believe me when I say I’m not historically a huge fan of Valentine’s Day what with all of my chatter about cute Valentine’s Day gift ideas and all. Maybe it’s because the more I think about it, the more I love the idea of crafting up a homemade token of [...]