Perfect Wedding Favours {Book Review & Giveaway!}

Offering your wedding guests edible treats as a remembrance of the day is a time-honored tradition. If you want to go beyond the usual {though always welcome!} bag of pastel-colored candy almonds be sure to get your hands on a copy of Perfect Wedding Favours by Susannah Blake! With 28 ideas for edible favours and creative ways to present them, you’ll send your guests home with delicious little bites guaranteed to provide a sweet memory of your special day.

Want a chance to win a copy of your own? Simply leave a comment on this post before midnight CST on Sunday, April 7th, 2013. Enter as often as you like, and be sure to check back on Monday, April 8th to see if you are the winner.

Here’s a little sneak peek inside the first chapter of the book, Candies & Confectionary. Creamy vanilla blueberry fudge looks so sweet in old-fashioned glass jars topped with fabric and a few leaf sprigs.

In chapter 2, Cakes & Bakes, you’ll find the recipe and instructions for Cupcake Place Names. A clever idea for an edible favour that doubles as a place card!

Chapter 3, Celebration Cookies, shares a recipe for mini cookies in shapes like hearts, flowers, and clover decorated with pastel icing. These would be so sweet scattered around the tables or wrapped up in pretty paper!

Paper containers brimming over with golden caramel popcorn steal the show in chapter 4, Other Treats. Very elegant in the right packaging!

These are just a few of the creative and delicious ideas found in Perfect Wedding Favours by Susannah Blake! Many thanks to Ryland Peters & Small for sponsoring this review and giveaway.

Perfect Wedding Favours is available for $16.95 from Ryland Peters & Small.

Be sure to leave your comment on this post to enter the giveaway! Best wishes to all the entrants!

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If you like your cross stitch designs full of color and with a bit of an 8-bit video game feel, you’ll want to check out Flossy Fox Shop. This Etsy seller based in Washington state specializes in fantasy creatures, cozy witch scenes, magic and myths, as well as other designs that are sure to delight.

I know that shop category “cozy witch scenes” caught my attention, so let’s take a look. It’s mostly sampler style designs with lots of little elements, and some are specifically parts of the house like a cozy with kitchen or library. The one shown here is called Bats and Bells, Tea and Spells, and it includes a table in front of a window with plenty of fun creatures like a fox, crow, dragon and cat.

On the wall there are swords and an axe, and maybe also some drying herbs and a teapot. The design is 82 by 77 stitches and uses 22 colors. On 14 count fabric it comes out to 5.9 by 5.5 inches, or almost 15 by 14 cm.

The largest category is myths and magic, which includes cryptids, dragons, mermaids, kitsune and other fanciful creatures. Another large group is animals and nature, which is heavy on cats and corgis, as well as foxes.

There’s also a handful of cute bookmarks, some Christmas designs, and a few cute video game inspired designs. They also have a few stitchalongs if that’s something you enjoy.

These projects are colorful, cute and whimsical, and look like they would be a lot of fun to stitch if you like this style.

The shop also includes some cute needle minders and washi tape in a similar style if you want to coordinate your stitching.

Check out all the cuteness at Flossy Fox Shop, and if you stitch up one of their patterns I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Flossy Fox Shop]

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