As one who loved art as a kid, I would’ve coveted this Picasso birthday party idea from Better Homes and Gardens. Plus, the slideshow is full of edible crafts, such as these bright cupcakes, sweet “beads” for jewelry making, veggie paints,…

A perfect cake pallette is so important before you start decorating, and for me, it’s the hardest part. Visit Giver’s Log for a great tutorial on frosting a smooth, crumb free cake HERE.

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Visit Good Housekeeping for a guide to which flowers are edible and may be used for decorating cakes. Very useful, especially to learn which flowers (daffodil and tulip, for example) are toxic.

Visit Better Homes and Gardens for a great slideshow on crafting the basic cocktails: Gibson, Manhattan, Martini, Tom Collins and more. They also cover step by steps for creating a menu that includes shrimp cocktail and polenta with peppers and onions.

Squeeze bottles, dusting, garnish, coulis, curls… so much potential for confusion. I worked very briefly in the kitchen of a fine Washington, DC restaurant. I was supposed to chop fruit for 8 hours a day until they decided to throw…

Visit Martha to learn how to easily  craft these shapes from sugar. A lovely alternative to cubes at a tea party!

What a cute idea for an appetizer. I’m so used to sweet things on sticks, these definitely struck me as unique. Visit Redbook for the how-tos.

Not to overwhelm you with all these frozen desserts (especially for the half of the world who is in the midst of winter now!), but these are too lovely to ignore. Visit Country Living for a slideshow of easy summer desserts…

Learn to make these perfect, cute gumpaste strawberries HERE  at Cake Journal.

As may be clear by how often I post on sweets on sticks (see HERE for starters), I love sweets on sticks. So of course I must post on these chocolate pops by flagrante delicia. Find the how-tos for making them–made even…

Display your bottle of vodka in a block of ice decorated with flowers and fruit. Find the how-tos HERE at Martha.