Christmas cookies

I've started to see lots of fab festive cookie ideas around. Cookies make great gifts and can be lots of fun to decorate with the kids. Here's a few of my favourites ...

Who thought if you turned a gingerbread man upside down he could be a reindeer?! I found these over at cakecentral.com. There are heaps of other ideas on the website too so it's a good place to have a look around for some inspiration.

{source: cakecentral.com}

These stained glass trees from marthastewart.com are really pretty

{source: http://www.marthastewart.com}

I love these melted snowmen cookies, I've seen lots of versions of these but I just love the look on the faces of these ones from www.sprinklesandgrins.com! These would be lots of fun to make with the kids.

{source: www.sprinklesandgrins.com}

Use russian doll cookie cutter to make snowmen. Check out the tutorial at bubbleandsweet.blogspot.co.nz

{source: bubbleandsweet.blogspot.co.nz}

These Triple Chocolate Christmas Pudding Cookies are adorable. You can find the recipe at www.cherrapeno.com

{source: www.cherrapeno.com}

Candy Filled Christmas Present Cookies - what a fab idea! Head over to www.hungryhappenings.com to check out the tutorial

{source: www.hungryhappenings.com}

A cookie 'tree' would be a lovely finishing touch to serve with tea & coffee 

{source: marthastewart.com}

And here's a few of our festive cookie cutters, my favourite is the fun shaped ones that hook onto a mug of cocoa or a glass of milk  :0)

{available at www.pixiepartysupplies.co.nz}

Feeling inspired to get baking? I would love to see some of your creations so feel free to share with us over on our facebook page

Halloween savoury snacks

There are heaps of ideas for sweet treats but not so many for savoury so thought I would share some of my finds with you all ...

A fun serving idea for serving carrots & dip:

{source: pinterest.com}

Or how about this for a fun vege platter:

{source: feedingfourlittlemonkeys.blogspot.co.nz}

Cute owl shaped sandwiches with candy eyeballs and carrot noses:

{source: fourcornerfoodies.com}

You could also do similar sandwiches with other fun Halloween shaped cookie cutters - how about ghosts made with white bread?! We've got a great cookie set available which could work really well.

{available at www.pixiepartysupplies.co.nz}

Cheese & pretzel broomsticks:

{source: www.navywifecook.com}

Spider deviled eggs:

{source: halloween.betterrecipes.com}

This jack-o-lantern cheese ball is cute:

{source: appetizer.betterrecipes.com}

Mesclun meanies! - great idea for single serves of salad:

{source: www.allyou.com}

And these cheesy bat bites look great! Here's the recipe.

{source: www.myrecipes.com}

Halloween drinks anyone?

Continuing on with our Halloween theme this week here's a few fun ideas for serving drinks ...

I love this idea of sticking cutout witch silhouettes on mini milk bottles and adding little witches hats to the paper straws

{source: pinterest.com}

'Mummy' juice or milk boxes - you can get the eyes from a craft shop or $2 shop or just draw them on

{source: domesticcharm.blogspot.co.nz}

Serve your cocktails in a fun DIY decanter & glassware. Here's the tutorial.

{source: www.joann.com}

Check out these great ideas from a Girlie Halloween Cocktail Party featured on the Hostess with the Mostess blog. I love the 'dying of thirst' water bottles labels :0)

{source: blog.hwtm.com}

And one of my favourite items from the Halloween party supplies we stock is these fun Halloween cups from Meri Meri

{can be ordered here}

Halloween decoration ideas

My favourite celebration is coming up ... Halloween!

I have been seeing heaps of fab ideas over the last few weeks and thought I would share a few of my favourites starting with decorating ideas (will share some other things later in the week too).

I am very tempted to decorate our trees like this! What a fun idea!

{source: humortrain.com}

And how about some 'chicken wire ghosts'? these would look fabulously spooky lit up in the garden!

{Source: pinterest}

Here's something a bit different ... a yarn pumpkin garland. Here's the tutorial link.

And a few crafty DIY decorating ideas that the kids could help make:

There are heaps of fab ideas over at http://funfamilycrafts.com/ including all these ideas using paper plates

{source: domesticcharm.blogspot.co.nz}

Made with pool noodles & stockings! {source: www.halloweenforum.com}

{source: www.under5s.co.nz}

And of course we have some great decorations in stock too at Pixie Party Supplies:

Googly Eyes!

I got lost today on Pinterest looking at 'googly eyes' to get some ideas for using candy eyeballs which we've just got in stock for Halloween.

Here's some of my favourites which I hope will give you some inspiration:

Monster cupcakes from www.myrecipes.com

Monster cupcakes from hoosierhomemade.com

Eye ball cake pops from www.kidstylejunkie.com - follow the link for the tutorial, shows how to make the eyeballs from ready-to-roll icing if you don't have the candy eyeballs

Monster eyeball truffles from marcicoombs.blogspot.co.nz - click the link to view lots of other fab photos from this amazing Halloween party

Ooey gooey monster eye cookies from lilluna.com (found via www.mamasstyle.com)

Dipped Oreo Monster Cookies from www.cupcakediariesblog.com
  

I love these cute owl sandwiches with candy eyeballs and carrot noses from fourcornerfoodies.com - follow the link for more healthy Halloween party food ideas

If you feel inspired and need some candy eyeballs feel free to stop by our website

Click the links: white eyeballs; spooky eyeballs

Lots more Halloween products available on our website and plenty of ideas and inspiration on our Halloween pinterest board as well

And if anyone has any more ideas for the eyeballs would love to see them!

The Pixie Crew Out & About in August

Last month was a crazy month for us - we exhibited at both the Food Show and the Baby Show in Auckland and we launched our new improved website.

This years Food Show in Auckland was a fantastic event and it was our first time exhibiting there. It was very full on - there were over 33,000 visitors over 4 days. We sold lots of pretty party products & meet lots of lovely people. Here's some of the great photos that we had taken at the show. A big thanks to Sheera Gordon Photography for the amazing job she did photographing our stand. Here's a few of the pics:

And I thought you might like a giggle ... at the Food Show lots of people told us we should have dressed up so as promised I dressed up for the Baby Show. Here I am as Minnie Mouse dressed in my fab tutu made by Mariana from Mayhem Creations NZ. My Fairy Princess helper was the lovely Emma from Bumble Beads

And here's a few photos of our stand:

And I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of my lovely helpers for the expos:

Emma from Bumble Beads: Emma makes gorgeous jewellery made from her handcrafted glass beads (lampworking), semi-precious stones, shells, pearls and crystals. Please stop by her facebook page or website to check out her. You can also find details of all of the regular markets that she sells at on her facebook page.

Angela from Redspark Creative: We have been working with Redspark for a while now and we are pleased to recommend them for all your graphic design andmarketing materials :0) Our logo, business cards, leaflets, banner and our new website 'look & feel' have all been designed by Redspark. So if you're looking to put some spark into your marketing check out their website

Robyn from Sort Me Out Ltd: Robyn is a professional organiser based in Auckland who offers services to help organise your home, business or property. Feel free to check out her facebook page or website to find out more.

Liz from Go2Tutoring: They are based in Auckland and specialise in tutoring English, ESOL, Special Learning Needs, Gifted and Talented, Study skills and exam preparation and e-Learning. If you're interested in finding out more feel free to check out her facebook page or website.

Edit from Professional Yoga: Edit holds pregnancy yoga classes in Orakei, Auckland. She also offers private yoga lessons, Office / chair yoga, Relaxation, and Stress Management. Please stop by her facebook page to find out more details.

And thanks also to Jenny, Miquel, Asha and Rose for helping too :0) And of course to Sheera for the amazing photos!

For your little ballerina!

I've come across lots of pretty ballerina party ideas lately, here's some of my favourites!

This lovely back drop looks easy to create and is so pretty!

{source: pink-tutu-backdrop}

Lovely to hang on the door or the wall

{source: ohsugareventplanning.blogspot.com

I love the addition of satin ribbons to the ballet shoe cookies, a lovely finishing touch

{source: ohsugareventplanning.blogspot.com}

These little sweet treats are made from marshmallows & cupcake cases

{source: alittleloveliness.blogspot.co.nz}

Here's the ballet shoe cakes I made for my little ballerina's 4th birthday (made using 2 x chocolate cakes baked in loaf tins):

And here's some more pretty cake ideas:

{image sources: customdessertshoppe.com; cakecentral.com; pinterest.com}

These ballerina cake pops are stunning, check out the link for the tutorial

{source: allsparkledup.com}

I'm sure all the party guests would love to take home one of these tutu favour bags, check out the link for the Etsy store, they've got lots of different designs available

{source: www.etsy.com/shop/kidsbowtique}

And if you're looking for a cute tutu for the birthday girl or to give as favours to the guests then check out Mayhem Creations NZ, they have a wide range and will custom make in your preferred colours

And here are some of the Ballerina party supplies we have at Pixie Party Supplies

This pretty Meri Meri cake stand and cupcake kit are both available to Pixie Party Supplies

The 'tutu much fun ballerina' range from Pixie Party Supplies