Weekend Re-Cap

This past weekend was jam packed full of goodness and events! Yesterday, Lipstik helped host a First Communion / Birthday Celebration. The event started at 2pm and wound down around 7pm. The food was plentiful, the decor stunning and it seemed like everyone enjoyed themselves. It also helps that the clients home is breathtakingly beautiful!

Lipstik Events was in charge of the appetizers, floral arrangements and staff for the event. With some planning and organizing I was up at 7:30am yesterday to begin prepping the food I was preparing.

I hired Shannon & Robin from Hoopla Event Design & Styling to create six floral arrangements. The client asked for bright, fresh and spring like arrangements and boy did Hoopla deliver! The arrangements were stunning; everyone loved them. Shannon & Robin were fabulous to work with. They understood the vision and went with it. I can't wait for the chance to work with them again.

Now onto the food. The main course was taken care of by the host and Lipstik was to handle the appetizers. Here's what I served.

Chili Flakes, Parsley, Ginger & Garlic Shrimp

Smoked Salmon, Onion, Caper, Fresh Cream Cheese

Tomatoe & Peach Bruschetta

The two appetizers not photographed are rosemary lamb chops served with home-made tzatiki and white pizza with bocconcini cheese, black olives, onions and spices.

All in all a great Sunday!

Have a wonderful Monday!

Plate / Gallery Wall In My Kitchen

I have a big, empty wall in my kitchen that is dying to be loved. I'd love to find some fabulous plates and create a big plate / gallery wall. I think it will add character and flare to that half of the kitchen.

Here are some ideas of what I'm thinking about.

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I think this is too small for the size of wall I have but I love the plates and how they're placed.

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 This is what I think I'm leaning towards. The walls in our kitchen are yellow, not this yellow, but yellow. I think a couple splashes of red would look good in the kitchen.

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 This is amazing but I don't think I'll have the patience to wait until I have this many plates.

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Too formal for my space but I love it!

So, are you a plate person? Do you have a plate wall in your house? Would you do something like this?

Have a great weekend!!

Hot Chocolate Favours

I know it's spring and I should be writing about spring / summer related favours but I can't help myself. Unless it's 40 degrees outside, it's rare I'd turn down a hot chocolate. Pour a little Baileys in it and I'll be your friend forever!

I saw these and immediately fell in love. How great would these be for a winter wedding (too late for me, but maybe one of you??), a winter bridal shower or anything between the months of October - late March!

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Tell me, are you as in love with these fancy little guys as I am?

Balsamic Watermelon Cubes

I was working an event once and the host created this as one of the appetizers to serve. I never tried it but am very intrigued. Michael and his family sometimes put balsamic on their fruit which I find kind of odd, however, I think I'd be willing to have a bite if it looked as delicious as these do.

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Be sure to click here for the full how-to.

In other interesting news, I dropped my full, hot, unopened coffee while getting out of my car this morning and the lid didn't pop off. Thanking my lucky stars!

Have a great hump day :)

Happy Birthday.....

Happy Birthday, Michael!

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I love bar carts!

First off, how was your weekend? Ours was fabulous! Michael's birthday was fantastic. Everyone seemed to have fun, especially the birthday boy, which is what really matters. If you follow me on Twitter and Instagram you saw a few pictures of the set-up.

Now onto today's topic, bar carts. Do you have a bart cart in your house? I would love one but have yet to bite the bullet and buy one. I don't know exactly where we'd put it right now but I think having one would be great.

Here are a few of my favourites.

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So tell me, do you own a bar cart? Which one of these is your favourite?

Fun DIY's!

Yay, Friday! My week has felt weird and unproductive. I was at Oprah on Monday and I've been on the road for work the majority of the last two days and I feel like I've completed very little of my work... Monday should be fun. Not.

Sorry for that little rant! In the midst of my awkward week I came across these and love them.

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 These are amazing and would be perfect depending on the food and event.

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I love this wrapping. I'm not the most crafty of people but I think I could do this and have fun with it.


What's everyone up to this weekend? Tomorrow night we're having Michael's birthday party at our house and Sunday we're recovering from the night before :)

Individual Appetizers

As I mentioned earlier this week, we're having a fairly large party on Saturday at our house for Michael's birthday. I've been on the hunt for food options that are different than what I normally serve. Here are a couple that are super cute and easy to enjoy.

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I love this but you'd need to have an extra bowl of chips nearby because 1 chip clearly is not enough.

Tell me, would you enjoy something like this at a party?

Forgiveness

The evening class at Oprah on Monday was about Forgiveness.... If you ask me, that's a big word. A twitter poll was taken right off the bat and +70% of the people who responded have someone in their life they haven't forgiven.

The class has me thinking about Forgiveness, how to achieve it and how to move beyond an unpleasant situation.

This quote means a lot to me and I think something a lot of people (myself included) can learn from.

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Happy Hump Day!

Planning A Boy Party

I am loving that it's Tuesday. I had yesterday off work because I went to Oprah's Life Class at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. There were two classes yesterday and I attended the evening class. The line to get in was horrible and unnecessary if you ask me, but being in the event and apart of the whole experience made up for the torturous two hour line in 4 inch heels!

Oprah was bubbly, talking to the guests during commercial breaks, joking around and she looked beautiful in a green dress with matching earrings and eye makeup. All in all, a once in a lifetime experience!

Now onto what I'm focusing on this week.... Husbands 32nd birthday party. Michael and I love having people over and hosting parties so how could we not have a big bash for his birthday. I've invited 66 people to our 1970 sq ft house on Saturday night - I'm INSANE! That said, the food will be plentiful and the decor very manly. Sidenote, it's supposed to rain/snow on Saturday!

Here is what I'm thinking for decor. I'm hitting up Michael's tonight so if you have any suggestions or tips please pass them along!

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I'm making lots of boy food items - homemade slider's, lamb spiducci, homemade pizzas, perogies, etc!

What do you think?