Thursday, December 18, 2008

Tuxedo Lemon Pound Cake gift!



So I have the extreme luxury of a fully stocked lemon tree out my front door, (eye roll) so I decided to search for some fun recipes requiring the freshest lemons. I decided on this simple pound cake with lemon icing,  and the recipe yields two pound cakes! If you know me its all about the presentation, so check out below for details of how it all came together.
I used this black satin ribbon to tie the top bow (very Marc Jacobs) the whole spool was $16.00, more than i wanted to spend however it will last for like ever.
One of my favorite personalisation secrets is the 2x4  Avery shipping label, i run it through the printer and in moments i have tons of great stickers.  Also have no idea how the world worked before the  slim Sharpie but i hear it was rough. 
"My colors are blush and bashful" if you are a "Steel Magnolias" fan you get it, but really my colors are fuchsia and black. I find it essential to have your "colors" so that people can look at something and immediately know its you. At the last moment I saw these ans just knew they needed to be in the bag.
                  Speaking of the bag, I Found these simple plastic bags at my local party store 100ct for only $13.95. If you cant find them just cut the zip off of the top of a Ziplock bag and your good.

2 comments:

Heather Gorton said...

Gosh...I can't wait to show you what I did for some inexpensive, creative and meaningful gifts for Christmas!!! You're going to LOVE it!

P.S. Come home...my hair is going to miss you next week! Looks like I'll be rockin the organic look all week!!

Heather Gorton said...

Excuse me...I think it's time for an update!!!