May 2013
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April 2013
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March 2013
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Easter Craft...
Super cute bunny bag idea from Craft-O-Maniac! http://www.craft-o-maniac.com/2013/03/diy-easter-bunny-stenciled-favor-bags.html
January 2013
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December 2012
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We're running a little TOP FAN competition over on...
Because it’s Christmas AND our birthday and it’s been an amazing year, we decided from Dec 10th – Jan 6th we’re saying THANK YOU by giving away four awesome gifts to our TOP FANS on Facebook! (these will include lovely products I come across on my travels and hopefully not easily come by for our NZ fans) What’s a ‘TOP FAN’ you ask? And HOW do you become a Top...
October 2012
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Halloween Treats
Spending most of my adolescence in North America I have somewhat of a soft spot for Halloween. Especially now having two kiddies of my own… I loved watching my daughters face light up as we made these baked eerie creations :) I’ve seen so many fantastic inspiring Halloween ideas making their way around Pinterest lately, that we decided to have our own little Halloween baking day on...
September 2012
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Ice-Cream Sugar Cookie Tutorial
Ok here it is… my first Little Ink tutorial. I made these cute ice-cream sugar cookies for my daughter’s kindy gala tomorrow and thought it would be fun to share a few of my tips with you all…. hope you enjoy!
First start by making the sugar cookies in your desired shape. I decided to use this fantastic ice-cream cutter I discovered in a set that I bought my daughter for...
July 2012
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Sweet and Salty Cake
Here it is..the Sweet and Salty Cake recipe from one of my favourite recipe books BAKED - New Frontiers in Baking by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito.
Yield Makes one 8-inch 3-Layer Cake
To Make the Cake
Ingredients
3/4 cup cocoa powder
2/3 cup sour cream
2 2/3 cups cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4...
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May 2012
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LEMON LEMON GIFTS!
As my lemon tree ‘was’ hanging low with an abundance of lemons… I woke up yesterday morning determined to do some squeezing and baking. Successfully I am now stocked up on my favourite ‘lemon curd’ YUM! as well as another favourite ‘Lemon Lemon Loaf’ from ‘BAKED - New Frontiers in Baking’ (my new favourite baking cookbook) This loaf freezers...
Ella's Butterfly Party
I thought I would share some pics of my daughter’s butterfly party we had on the weekend! I love the pop colour of the fuchsia goodies we currently have in store so I wanted to incorporate these with a little touch of rustic…I was really happy with the result! (The best part was we had so much fun crafting and glue-gunning all the decorations together!)
Here are the links to a few...
Sixteen Really Great Online Magazines →
Love all these online magazines! Pour yourself a cuppa and take a read…
April 2012
2 posts
Balloon Messages!
Love the idea of using white marker paint on a black balloon…what a great effect and such a simple way to send a message at any event!
via {http://emmas.blogg.se/2012/april/the-dutch-masters-at-work-again.html}
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Little Ink Stickers
We have some gorgeous new stickers in store! I am especially in love with the flag stickers available in kraft and red in both the bunting and pennant designs. These are super easy to use to..simply fold over twine and you’re done!
March 2012
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Kraft & Red
This week I have added a few lovely new items on our online store (be sure to take a look at our cute new bunting and pennant stickers) These have been my inspiration for my Kraft & Red board. LOVE the pop of colour red adds to a natural base!
RED STAINED WOODEN TAGS - {via Little Ink}
WRAPPED GIFTS - {via Katherine Maries blog}
CUPCAKE BUNTING STICKERS - {via Little Ink}
NATURAL...
200 FAN FACEBOOK GIVEAWAY!
Join us on Facebook and you will go in the draw this week to win these gorgeous goodies!
February 2012
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GOLD & MINT Love!
I have been so inspired by all the GOLD & MINT around lately that I decided to put together a little inspiration board of some fun fresh ideas and pieces. Enjoy!
GIRL SCOUT BRIDAL SHOWER - {via Katie Neal Photo}
RUFFLE CAKE - {via The Happy Home blog}
MINT GREEN PAPER STRAWS & MASON LIDS - {via little ink}
JADEITE CAKE STANDS - {via Sweet and Saucy Supply}
SEAFOAM GREEN WASHI TAPE -...
LOVELY TUTORIAL by Icing Designs
Just adore this DIY tissue paper cupcake toppers tutorial by Icings Designs. Especially the hint of gold in these below…so pretty and would look fantastic with our gold stripe paper straws! Such a simple idea with endless colour possibilities.
http://icingdesignsonline.blogspot.co.nz/
Exciting new straws!
After months of designing and lots of emails back and forth to my manufacturer I am SO pleased my new designs of paper straws are finally here! Super cute solid straws in Petal Pink, Mint Green and Sky blue PLUS a new take on the stripe straw in METALLIC GOLD.
You can purchase these on my website ( www.littleink.co.nz ) within NZ or via my etsy store ( www.etsy.com/shop/LittleInkNZ )...
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Plum Cake Goodness!
Our plum tree is overflowing with deliciousness at the moment so this gave me the perfect excuse to use up the bowls of fruit I have littering the kitchen as well as try out my FAVOURITE new Rhubarb Colours Cake Stand. I’m so in love with the pop colours in the stand….and the cake tasted pretty damn good too! This is truly a tried and tested ‘no fail’ plum cake recipe I...
January 2012
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"Loving" something different!
I know there are quite a few of us out there not completely into the cutesy valentines gifts on offer but sometimes it’s hard to know where to start creating something a little different. Below I have put together some fun ideas using a few Little Ink bits and pieces…take a look!
December 2011
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Food Fashion Friends
Ok so I might be a bit behind the times but a few weeks ago a friends of mine showed me the most amazing book…
Food Fashion Friends: Recipes And Styling For Unforgettable Parties - By Fleur Wood
and oh how I am in love! Australian fashion designer Fleur Wood put together this AMAZING step-by-step guide to serving up perfectly styled occasions. So sophisticated...
“Creativity is contagious. Pass it on.”
– Albert Einstein 