Two Bite Tuesday ~ Presentation is a Gift

I get the biggest kick out of making guests feel like they are part of something bigger than a small gathering and including small touches like cute labels that identify the dishes and desserts give it that "certain feel." That's why I love these two great finds.

First Bite ~ I saw these at Pier 1 a few weeks ago and thought they were great as the photo holders they were intended to be. However, I like to find more than a single purpose for things when I can, and I thought these would make great label holders for a dessert table, so today I stopped in and was surprised and pleased to see that they were 20% off...woo hoo.

You may recall that a few weeks ago I made several desserts for my friend, Candace's birthday gathering. While I have a nice assortment of service ware for my mini desserts, I was having difficulty finding something interesting to present the mini cheesecakes on. That's when I remembered these inspirational little gems that I found over at Kind Over Matter.

Second Bite ~ Freebie printable affirmation circles

I placed a single cheesecake on each unique circle and it turned out to have a much bigger impact than I had planned. Candace loves quotes, affirmations, and positive messages so it was a kick to have each of us read our affirmations out loud and then to make comments about how they applied to us personally. This particular affirmation set was a collaborative project between four generous souls.There are a total of four sheets to the collection with 12 affirmation circles on each sheet. Below are the links for each of the sheets.

Brandi Reynolds of Joy Rebellion

Jamie Ridler of Jamie Ridler Studios

Jenn Gibson of Kind Over Matter

Rachelle Mee-Chapman of Magpie Girl

I stuck this one on the refrigerator :-)))

It's kind of fun to think about the possibilities of using different little circles as a sort of alternative fortune cookie under your favorite mini desserts. There are some wonderful designers throughout blogland more than happy to share their creative genius with us. ~ Enjoy, Janet