Thursday, March 24, 2011


Bella Cupcakes...
Image courtesy of Bella Cupakes
Once in awhile someone's amazing talent stands out and makes you stop in your tracks and that's what Vanessa Iti from Bella Cupcakes, gorgeous and amazing cake creations do! The above jungle cake would look amazing on a party table, set with our jungle themed tableware from our zebra printed paper cups to our lime and white striped paper straws.
Image courtesy of Bella Cupcakes
This beautiful princess crown cake would have any party princess beside herself with glee...and I'm not just talking about the little party princesses out there! Continue the soft lilac, light pink and white colour scheme with our 'Once Upon a Time' invitations and party tags, pink and white striped table runner, pink and white striped plates and cups, finished off with our soft purple and white striped paper straws.
Image courtesy of Bella Cupcakes
What little boy doesn't love fast racing cars, especially super cute one's like these that fit on top of a cupcake and are personalised. Set your party table with our racy striped table runner and bright primary coloured plates and cups and finish off with our shiny, bright jelly pails down the centre of your table filled with yummy party food.
Image courtesy of Bella Cupcakes
To view Vanessa Iti's amazing creations on her Bella Cupakes site click on www.bellacupcakes.co.nz and be prepared to be there awhile...it's hard to leave such a beautiful site!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Gorgeous Cow Print And Zebra Print Paper Cups Now In Stock
Planning a Barnyard theme party?, well our new additions will be perfect for your party table. These super cute 250ml cow print paper cups are now in stock and look great coordinated with our cow print table runner, wrapped noodle boxes and cow print balloons. Team them with bright primary coloured plates in red, blue or yellow.

These 250ml zebra print paper cups are the perfect finishing touch to our 'It's a Jungle Out There' party table and look fantastic with our black and white, or lime and white striped paper straws popped inside. Team these with bright lime or yellow plates and our zebra print and paw print balloons.
Both the cow print and zebra print cups are available at LilyBel Studio in packs of 12 which retail for $10.50 or individually for $1.

Happy Shopping! xx


Saturday, March 12, 2011

The Vintage Table
Image courtesy of The Vintage Table
What little girl wouldn't love a vintage tea party for her birthday?, if you're searching for some beautiful china to hire for your little one's tea party then check out The Vintage Table. They hire lovely children's vintage china tiered cake plates and stands, as well as child size china trios.

Image courtesy of The Vintage Table
Tea party's are such a pretty celebration, think vases full of flowers, tiered cake stands full of high tea goodies such as scones, cupcakes and club sandwiches, beautiful fabric buntings and little girls dressed in all their finery! The perfect setting would be in a flower filled garden, but it's easy to bring the outside in by using lots of vases full of flowers in your chosen party room.


Image courtesy of The Vintage Table

For information on hire costs and items available at the Vintage Table, visit www.thevintage table.co.nz


Thursday, March 10, 2011

New Designs From The Paper Eskimo Baking Cups Range

Image courtesy of Paper Eskimo
These cute new designs from Paper Eskimo in their baking cup range are too cute to resist! New in store are the white and red polka dot, pink and white polka dot and pink heart baking cups. Our range of baking cups at LilyBel Studio now includes 10 different patterns and colourways to choose from, a pack of 25 retails for $8.95. You can create cupcakes in these cups simply by standing them on a cookie tray for baking, as they don't require patty pans...super simple and user friendly!


 Here are some delicious ideas for these sweet little baking cups courtesy of Paper Eskimo...


Jelly Cups
Kids will love eating jelly from these colourful cups that are the perfect serving size for little appetites.
Make jelly mixture following packet instructions. Cool jelly mixture in the fridge for at least 1 hour before pouring into the baking cups. Return filled cups to the fridge to set completely and serve.
Icecream Cups
Set up a icecream sundae station and let your little guests create their own sundaes.

3/4 fill the baking cups with icecream. Fill remaining cups with sundae toppings such as fairy sprinkles, chocolate drops, hundreds and thousands and mini mallows. Set up your sundae station and let your little guests get creative.
Chocolate Crackle Cups
Use these cute cups to serve up an all time party favourite...chocolate crackles! Choose white or milk chocolate as your crackle base and add yummy extras such as mini mallows, m&m's and coloured chocolate drops.
Best Ever Cupcake Recipe
Preparation time: 15 mins
Ingredients: 
2 eggs
thickened cream
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3/4 cup caster sugar
1 cup self-raising flour
  Method:
Set oven to 180 C. Crack eggs into a 250ml measuring cup then fill to the top with thickened cream. Pour into mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer for 1 minute. Add vanilla extract and sugar and beat for 3 minutes. Sift the flour and fold into mixture with wooden spoon until blended. Place mixture into baking cups and bake for approximately 15-20 minutes until golden. Makes 12 cupcakes so double the mixture to fill 1 pack of Paper Eskimo baking cups.
Image courtesy of Paper Eskimo
Happy Shopping! xx