Bridal Shower

My sister-in-law's shower was this weekend and it was fantastic!  Imagine a tasty brunch in a restored Victorian mansion, surrounded by beauty, sunlight, and laughter, and that's what it was.  The ladies who organized it did a great job!!

One of the tasks I helped with was dessert.  I have been dying to show the little hearts I made as toppers, but I wanted them to be a surprise.  I designed a little filigree heart and piped it (tip 2) in melted white chocolate flavored with pina colada.  I let them set overnight, then spritzed them with Wilton's new pearl color mist, which is stinking amazing.  Since we don't have air conditioning, I put them in the freezer until time to go on the cupcakes.

 

And here they are! I meant for the icing to look nicer, but I should have gotten up an hour earlier.  The little flowers are actually Starburst candy.  I squished them up and rolled them into the flowers.  The tropical fruit flavors complemented the colors of the table flowers perfectly.

When I started applying the filigree hearts, I laid them down because I was afraid they would break on the way over.  But I didn't really like the way they looked with the taller roses around them.  On a whim, I tried standing them up as they were meant to be, and once I secured it with an icing leaf, they stood up just fine.

Here's the dining room in the mansion.  The tables are set with vintage mismatched china,
and each setting had a tasty cake pop favor atop it.

At the shower, I got another project commissioned, but it's a surprise too.  Once it's finished and delivered, I can show it here.  Super excited about that one too. 

In the meantime, it's time to get serious about bridesmaid dresses.  I have to make mine and I have to make my daughter's.  Those will be my priority craft projects over the next couple of weeks, and those I can show as I work. :)