May

04

Sweet Designs by Amy Atlas

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Like many of you, I’m a huge fan of Amy Atlas. Her ability to pull together a wide array of tasty desserts, beautiful linens, cool graphic designs, and perfectly-styled details is truly inspirational. From the email we’re getting from you, our readers, we know you’re keen on getting how-to advice and tutorials for creating your own Amy Atlas-inspired tables at your weddings and celebrations.

Sweet Designs by Amy Atlas

 

You’ll be delighted to know that you can now go directly to the source for your most pressing how-to questions because Amy has just released her first book Sweet Designs: Bake it, Craft it, Style it!. And, friends, it is gorgeous!

Sweet Designs by Amy Atlas

 

Sweet Designs is 15 chapters of Amy Atlas awesomeness. Each chapter begins with a fully-styled themed dessert table and within the pages of each chapters, Amy shows you how to create the desserts and crafts shown in the chapter opener. It’s a great approach to a craft book.  The project instructions and recipes are clear and concise with many how-to photos. To help readers get the most out of her projects, she’s included a ton of tips for customizing the projects to fit their unique themes and lots of suggestions for displaying your clever creations. What I love about this book is that it’s so beginner-friendly! Amy’s guidance puts these delightful creations within reach of nearly any would-be or hardcore crafter.

 

Sweet Designs by Amy Atlas

 

It’s a big book – over 350 pages – and well worth the investment. This is something you’ll be referencing for years all sorts of celebrations from birthdays to showers to holidays and anniversaries.

Sweet Designs by Amy Atlas


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Jan

10

Real Simple Weddings Mag at C & B

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The great talents at Real Simple magazine has just made their 2009 weddings magazine available exclusively at Crate & Barrel stores and online. A little heads up: it costs $13.95 (not including shipping if you order online).

The 2008 version was beautifully done and had a lot of great advice and ideas. If you’re a fan of Real Simple, the weddings magazine was a definite “must have” for your library. I still have (and love) mine!

Note: Please note that I have no affiliation with C & B or Real Simple. I am not selling or offering this magazine through DIY Bride and cannot send you a copy.

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Jan

10

Real Simple Weddings Mag at C & B

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realsimpleweddings09 Real Simple Weddings Mag at C & B

The great talents at Real Simple magazine has just made their 2009 weddings magazine available exclusively at Crate & Barrel stores and online. A little heads up: it costs $13.95 (not including shipping if you order online).

The 2008 version was beautifully done and had a lot of great advice and ideas. If you’re a fan of Real Simple, the weddings magazine was a definite “must have” for your library. I still have (and love) mine!

Note: Please note that I have no affiliation with C & B or Real Simple. I am not selling or offering this magazine through DIY Bride and cannot send you a copy.

posted by me. for kc.



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Jun

20

DIY Cake Month: Martha Stewart's Wedding Cakes

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marthasweddingcakes DIY Cake Month: Martha Stewart's Wedding Cakes If you’ve browsed Amazon or cruised through the cookbook aisle of your local book seller, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that there are lots (and lots and lots) of wedding cake books on the market. Not surprisingly, there are gems and there are clunkers hidden in the vast pool of offerings.

In my book search for this series I found that some cake books are outdated and, well, just plain frumpy. Others are meant to be inspirational eye-candy with no recipes or how-to. Some books deal only with decoration. Some are a combination of decor how-to & recipes. While many books have neat ideas or solid instruction, few books are truly outstanding. Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes falls into that outstanding category. A combination of inspiration, decoration how-to, and recipes this book exceeded my already high expectations.

What I loved about this book:

  • Beautifully photographed cakes by the fabulous Wendy Kromer are truly inspiring.
  • The book is very well-laid out from the basics of cake components and tips on selecting your perfect cake to recipes and decorating instructions.
  • The range of cakes is diverse from Martha-esque classic and elegant to fun and whimsical (without being cheesy).
  • The yummy recipes are scaled appropriately for wedding cakes, taking some of the guesswork out of the baking process.
  • As with all of Martha’s DIY, the instructions are clear and concise.
  • The cake display ideas are fabulous, creative, and within the skills/reach of most DIYers.
  • Did I mention this is a gorgeous book? It is worthy of display on a coffee table.

Other notes:

  • I’ve seen most of the cakes in MS Weddings. While it doesn’t take away from the quality of the book, I would’ve loved to see some brand new cake ideas.
  • This may not be the best book for 1st timers. It is, however, a great companion if you’re taking decorating classes or have some experience under your belt.
  • The list price is $60.00 though one can find it cheaper via Amazon or other discount retailers. I think it’s worth it because it’ll be on my shelf forever. Your mileage (and budget) may vary.



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Jun

20

DIY Cake Month: Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes

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marthasweddingcakes

marthasweddingcakes DIY Cake Month: Martha Stewarts Wedding Cakes If you’ve browsed Amazon or cruised through the cookbook aisle of your local book seller, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that there are lots (and lots and lots) of wedding cake books on the market. Not surprisingly, there are gems and there are clunkers hidden in the vast pool of offerings.

In my book search for this series I found that some cake books are outdated and, well, just plain frumpy. Others are meant to be inspirational eye-candy with no recipes or how-to. Some books deal only with decoration. Some are a combination of decor how-to & recipes. While many books have neat ideas or solid instruction, few books are truly outstanding. Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes falls into that outstanding category. A combination of inspiration, decoration how-to, and recipes this book exceeded my already high expectations.

What I loved about this book:

  • Beautifully photographed cakes by the fabulous Wendy Kromer are truly inspiring.
  • The book is very well-laid out from the basics of cake components and tips on selecting your perfect cake to recipes and decorating instructions.
  • The range of cakes is diverse from Martha-esque classic and elegant to fun and whimsical (without being cheesy).
  • The yummy recipes are scaled appropriately for wedding cakes, taking some of the guesswork out of the baking process.
  • As with all of Martha’s DIY, the instructions are clear and concise.
  • The cake display ideas are fabulous, creative, and within the skills/reach of most DIYers.
  • Did I mention this is a gorgeous book? It is worthy of display on a coffee table.

Other notes:

  • I’ve seen most of the cakes in MS Weddings. While it doesn’t take away from the quality of the book, I would’ve loved to see some brand new cake ideas.
  • This may not be the best book for 1st timers. It is, however, a great companion if you’re taking decorating classes or have some experience under your belt.
  • The list price is $60.00 though one can find it cheaper via Amazon or other discount retailers. I think it’s worth it because it’ll be on my shelf forever. Your mileage (and budget) may vary.



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