Bakery Review- Depoe Baykery

Bakery Review - Depoe Baykery 

Depoe Bay, Oregon 

We finally stopped at Depoe Baykery  in Depoe Bay, Oregon. I've been meaning to stop here for years but every time we go by it's after hours.  This time when we drove by they were open. Woo! And they were buuuusy.  The parking lot was full and there was a line almost out the door. We must have hit the morning rush.  Everyone seemed to know what they wanted though so the line went quick. 

I picked the Marionberry filled donut to try.  I'm not a big donut girl, I'm more of a cupcake girl. But there were no cupcakes. Boo hoo 😢

The donut had a nice light glaze, wasn't greasy and felt light and fluffy. 

The donut had a generous amount of filling and wasn't too sweet. The donut was light and fluffy and didn't sit in your gut like some filled donuts can. 

I also tried the Oregon Joy cookie.  This was a chocolate coconut macaroon.  I didn't like the chocolate.  If you've been following me for awhile this won't be a surprise to you because you know I'm not a big fan of chocolate.  If you like chocolate you'll probably like it. The coconut part was moist and perfectly coconutty. 

I'll definitely stop in again when I go to Depoe Bay.  The eclairs looked good and I'd like to try the coconut macaroon without the chocolate. 

If you're a donut lover this bakery is worth a stop. 

Flamingo's for Halloween

Flamingo Party Dessert Table 

** Product was given to me by Oriental Trading in exchange for styling a party. I've been ordering from this company long before I was a blogger. Just so you know ;) **

Welcome back! Let's take a closer look at this dessert table shall we.  Oh, you missed the first post? Pop over here and get more tips on hosting your own flamingo/spider Halloween party.  

The weather was actually nice enough for me to host this outside. You just never know with October in Oregon.  You could have a beautiful day or it could be rain all day. Of course there's also those days that start out really nice so you set up everything outside and then the clouds come rolling in and it rains just as your friends arrive for the party so you have to move everything indoors. Yep, that was this party. I just finished photographing everything and the rains came. Had to tear it all down and rush it inside. 

When thinking of a topper for your cake try something different like I did with this spider.  Since the spider isn't made to be a cake topper I placed something under his body so he wouldn't get frosting all over his fur and be ruined. 

Little details can really tie a party theme together.  Flamingo's on the straws and the pink poms keep the flamingo theme no matter where your guests carry their drink to. While the black glasses and Halloween straw flags remind those flamingo's this is Halloween season, summers over.  

I like to keep my parties as stress free as I can. So if I don't have time to bake cupcakes I don't worry about it. I just pick some up from the store. These were s'more cupcakes from the bakery and I just took the marshmallow off the top and replaced it with a bright pink gumball.  Then I put the cupcakes in pink wrappers to keep the theme going. 

Being Halloween I wanted to display the cookies in something other than a tray like I usually do.  This year I went with coffins.  I picked up some plain wood coffins at the craft store, spray painted them black, added a little leftover fabric I had around the house and attached a sticker to the lid. 

Did you spot the little detail in this picture?  
Hint- it's crawling on the fork. 

Are you inspired to add flamingo's to your Halloween party this year? 

Now let's shop this party so you can throw a fun fabulous Halloween party:
Wood flamingo's, flamingo balloon, hot pink table fringe, pink plates, pink forks, Happy Halloween banner, black balloons  and black glasses- Oriental Trading 

Spider web cupcake stand, cake stand, black table linen- Joann's

Spooky sign- Target 

Coffin box, pumpkins- Michaels

Pink tulle poms- Fizzy Party 

Flamingo Cookies- Gingerhead cookies 

Cake- Confection Deception 

Related: Flamingo Halloween Party 

4th of July Disco Pool Party

Happy 4th of July 

**Oriental Trading was awesome and sent me product in exchange for styling a party**

This 4th of July add a little disco to your party.  Ok, so maybe you're thinking, where's the disco?  Maybe you're thinking, all I see is patriotic and sparkle.  That sequined lantern from Oriental Trading made me think disco when I saw it.  All that's missing is the music of  the Bee Gees and Donna Summer playing.  

Fill up the kiddie pool, set out some chairs for relaxing and don't forget the sunscreen.  You don't want your guests going home burnt. That's no fun. Trust me, I know. I'm a red head.

Kids love the sparkle too.

Fruit never lasts at my summer parties.   Stop at your local farmers market and pick up what's in season.  Your guests will love the taste of freshness. Before they enjoy a cookie of course.

Don't forget the party favors.  Bubbles, glowing rings and temporary tattoos are all inexpensive and fun party favors.

Oh you know I had to have cookies and cupcakes at my party. It's just not a party without them.  Maybe you have A/C in your house. I don't. So I picked up store bought cupcakes and cookies. I wasn't about to turn on my oven or stay up till midnight when the house cooled down to bake.  I added my tulle poms to dress up the cupcakes and I don't know many people who can resist Loft House Cookies.

This table linen totally looks disco to me. Boogie Fever... Got to boogie down- The Sylvers 

Poms available in many colours here 

Good times with friends is where it's at when it comes to throwing a 4th of July party.

Will you be throwing a 4th of July party?  Leave me a comment and let me know.

Shop this party:
Concept, styling and photography by- Fizzy Party
Patriotic pool, drink coasters,  sequin lantern, star kabobs,  golf ball cups, - Oriental Trading
Star garland- Fancy & Fold
Disco table linen, glitter 4, patriotic table linen- Joann  
Tulle poms - Fizzy Party

Best Friends Party - Part Two

Welcome to part two of the BFF party 

** I was given product by Oriental Trading in exchange for styling this party. I've totally been shopping there for years before I was even a blogger. Seriously. 

If you missed part one of the BFF party I'll wait while you pop over and check it out.  

Welcome back.  Let's get this party started. 

This last weekend I rocked my inner Kate Spade with this BFF party for two of my friends who helped my man take care of our sick kitty while I was at a conference back in April.

I surprised my friends with some seriously glamorous and tasty macarons from Sprinkle Made and a gift bag full of little goodies. Cute socks, unicorn lip gloss, duck shaped bath sponge, face mask and foot mask.

Caramel macarons. So delicious.  And pretty.

BFF's are special so I treated them to a little cute can of champagne that happened to match the party colors.

Can you believe these macarons?! Bakers seriously impress me with their skills. This is why I save myself time and stress and just order treats for my parties.  Unless it's cupcakes. I make those myself.

The celebrations continued with cookies I ordered from Creating Awesomenessity.  Every time I order cookies from her she nails it!

Take home treats.

Concept, styling and photography- Fizzy Party
Black & White stripped table runner and pink bags- Oriental Trading
Macarons- Sprinkle Made
Cookies- Creating Awesomenessity
Circle garland, BFF cake topper and paper flowers- Fancy & Fold
Cake stand- Borrowed from B. Lovely Events
Party poppers borrowed from - Cupcake Wishes and Birthday Dreams
Gold sequin table linen- Joann Crafts  


Related: Best Friends Party 

Mardi Gras Dessert Table

Emojinal Mardi Gras Dessert Table 

Welcome back to the second half of the Emojinal Mardi Gras party. Missed the first half? See it here. 

I had too much fun with this party mixing emoji's and Mardi Gras.  When I first had this idea I honestly wasn't sure how the mix of the two were going to really look. But I'm loving it. 

The inspiration for this party came from emoji Mardi Gras beads I saw on the Mardi Gras Outlets Facebook page.  Those beads are the ones around the cake stand, below the cupcakes in this pic.  I saw them and inspiration struck.  I contacted Bella Grey Designs, showed her a pic of the emoji beads and asked if she could create some printables for the party.  

For the cupcakes I asked Fondant Fantasy  to create some Mardi Gras emoji toppers.  I sent her the image of the beads and the printables and she nailed the look.  Instead of cupcake wrappers I took tissue paper and cut them to make them fringy. Then I just taped the ends together so it would stay around the cupcake.  I made the cupcake wrappers this way to match the float.

I spotted these M & M emoji candies during Valentine's at Target and I HAD to have them.  I knew I was going to be creating this emojinal Mardi Gras party and that these M  & M's would be gone out of the store right after Valentine's so I bought them as soon as I saw them.

Mini Coca-Cola bottles are ready to party it up Mardi Gras style.  I again took tissue paper and fringed it up to match the cupcake wrappers and parade float.  I then added the emoji Mardi Gras beads which were the inspiration for this party and added yellow stripped straws.

I love to nestle my cookies in a bed of something. Licorice sticks, sprinkles, sanding sugar or CandyFetti.  This emoji mix from Sweets Indeed was perfect for this party.  The colour just pops under the cookies and the mix comes with little sugar emoji faces.

Every time I order cookies from Creating Awesomenessity  I squeal with delight. She nails it every.single. time.  These cookies just make me smile.

Mardi Gras float coming through.  I wanted a unique way to display the emoji Mardi Gras cookies.  I wanted to show them having fun.  Mardi Gras is known for their parade floats so I created one and placed the cookies inside.

To create the float you'll need:

• Shoe box
• Tissue paper
• Double stick tape
• Beads
• Cookies 

I cut tissue paper into strips that would cover the shoe box.  I fringed the tissue paper stripes with scissors, leaving a little bit at the top unfringed. Then I just added double stick tape to the back of the tissue paper where it was unfringed and stuck it to the box. Once I had the whole box covered with fringed tissue paper, I wadded up a couple sheets and stuffed them inside the shoe box. I draped the beads around the shoe box and gently placed the cookies on top the wadded up tissue paper I had placed inside the shoe box.

You didn't think I forgot the Hurricane's did you? It's just not Mardi Gras without them. Because I like Hurricane's I already had the glasses on the hand.  I wrapped them with more Mardi Gras beads and added an emoji sticker I found at Michael's.

I hope you enjoyed this Emojinal Mardi Gras party.
Pop over here, for more Mardi Gras inspiration.

Shop this party:
Concept, styling and photography by Fizzy Party
Backdrop and balloons: Oriental Trading 
Gold sequin table linen: Joann
Printables: Bella Grey Designs 
Cupcake toppers: Fondant Fantasy 
Cookies: Creating Awesomenessity
Candyfetti: Sweets Indeed 
Emoji beads: Mardi Gras Outlet
Emoji stickers: Michaels 
Straws: Sweets and Treats Boutique 

I LOVE hearing from you so before you leave pop in a comment on what you thought of this party.  I respond to every comment. Unless your spam. 😉

Cherry Pie Day

Cherry Pie Day! 

Happy Cherry Pie Day! To celebrate I'm bringing you a delicious cherry pie round up, all party worthy recipes.  So host a cherry party and save yourself some time in the kitchen by asking your friends to bring an item made from cherries. 

Easy cherry pie bars from The Country Cook.  These would make great party favors.  Package them up with cherry printed ribbon and tags. 

Invite friends over for tea and serve cherry pie cookies from The Recipe Critic.

I love a crumble.  They are SO easy and perfect to bring to a party, potluck, family gathering and more.  Singing Through the Rain has a great recipe.

I love to serve cupcakes at my parties and yes, you can turn cherry pie into cupcakes.  Spend with Pennies has a delicious ooey gooey looking cupcake. 

Serve up everyone they're own cherry pie at your next party or dinner party with mini cherry pies. Mini food anything is always so cute.  OMG Chocolate Dessert shows us how to make mini pies.

For more cherry ideas pop over to my Cherry Love party.