Archive for the 'Christmas Decorating' Category

Stiletto Chic - A Truly Fabulous Christmas (or anytime) Decoration

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

What could be better than combining a Christmas Decoration with a girl’s best friend?  Nothing!  These divine little stiletto chic Christmas decorations are perfect to hang on your tree, in your car or next to your desk to remind you why you’re plugging away at work!
We’ve all gone crazy for them here at Pink Frosting.  [...]

Christmas Tree Decorating 101: It’s Time to Trim Your Christmas Tree!

Friday, November 28th, 2008

This is probably my favourite time of year.  The smell of Summer is in the air, the crickets are buzzing at night and party season is in full swing.  All of these marvellous things point to the most wonderful weekend activity of the whole year:  it’s time to decorate your Christmas tree! 
I’ve bought every Christmas magazine [...]

Nigella Christmas - A Heavenly Christmas Entertaining Guide

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Nigella-ness is next to Godliness in my opinion.  So, when the latest Nigella book - on Christmas entertaining - arrived in our warehouse yesterday afternoon, I simply couldn’t wait to get myself home, pour a glass of red and sit on the couch reading my new Christmas bible.  And, it’s fantastic!
It’s a wider book than [...]

Start Planning Your Christmas Cocktail Party Now! This is our classic Christmas Cocktail Party in Red.

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Red never goes out of style as the colour of honour for Christmas celebrations of every kind.  Red on white is my favourite for the holiday season.  Red is traditional, fun, frivolous and very very hot all at once.  If you’re planning a Christmas party for friends, loved ones or colleagues this year, here are some seriously good [...]

Christmas 2008 Has Arrived - Here’s Our Countdown to Christmas

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

With only eleven weeks until Christmas, it really is time to start planning your holiday parties, entertaining, decorations and calendar.  If Christmas always seems to creep up on you, make 2008 the first holiday season you plan everything well in advance and get organised for a more relaxed and fun December.
Pink Frosting has a countdown [...]

Giant Candy Decorations

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

I just fell in love with these giant candy decorations, simply made from paper lanterns wrapped in cellophane and tied at the ends with ribbon. The creative Amy at Stem Parties concocted this idea for a baby shower.

Oh how fabulous these will look at Christmas in bright red and moss green, for [...]

Decorating an Event with Lanterns

Monday, June 30th, 2008

I’m a big fan of decorating with massive impact when it comes to weddings, parties and celebrations of any kind. My favourite decorating piece by far is the simple rice paper lantern. They are cheap as chips (big ball lanterns start from as low as $5 a piece) and pack an enormous decorating [...]

Christmas Table Setting Ideas

Friday, December 14th, 2007

To end off our Martha-inspired week of posts, here are her gorgeous table setting ideas. I must admit that I’m a fan of bling, sparkle and lots of over-the-top decor at Christmas (at what other time of the year can you really go all-out?) and some of the ideas here are a little dry [...]

Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Mmmmm… more Martha Stewart Christmas-inspired moments! This delicious recipe for chocolate covered marshmallows should be attempted with sweet abandon any time around Christmas! Let your inner child take flight to marshmallow-ey-cloud-nine!

Ingredients
Makes about 30 chocolate-covered marshmallows
* Nonstick cooking spray
* 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
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Festive Outdoor Lights

Friday, December 7th, 2007

If you’re an Australia Entertains regular, you will know that I am a Martha Stewart fan. For Christmas, Martha and her team always come up with some incredible ideas for decorating, cooking and entertaining. I’ll share a few of my favourites over the next few days. Visit Martha’s site for many more [...]

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