Make the Sweet 16th Gift Sweet

Since my sister was turning 16, I started thinking awhile ago about what to get her. My mom mentioned that she was getting her a Tiffany's Bracelett. I spoke with my other sister and we decided to go in on a charm for the bracelet and maybe a few other goodies. I wanted this to look SWEEEEEEEEEEET. 

While thinking about the gift, I knew I wanted to incorporate sweets and something significant to this Birthday being special because it's a driving Birthday. I figured I would try to bring all of the above together in a Tiffany like package. We ended up getting a photo box/shoe box and stuffing it with Tiffany's Tissue Paper.

To make it sweet, the hubs and I made a trip to the local candy store and we bought a little bit of everything that was somewhat close to the Tiffany shade. This included M&Ms, Jelly Bellies and Rock Candy. To my surprise, the hubs didn't purchase anything for himself!

To make the gift significant to driving we made a stop at Old Navy and picked out 2 super cute key chains. I also included a blue fresh car air freshener. What we got looked a little something like this: 

Pie Party

The hubs recently took a new job and we are so excited for him. Depending who you ask, he seems to have a pretty sweet job. That's right he is working in a sweet goods department which means it is time for us to do some "sweets" research, to help him get acquainted with his new product. About a week ago, he suggested throwing a little get together to encourage other people to try the products, that way he could do little samples and check out packaging without leaving a house full of deserts for just the 2 of us.

So if the hubs can dream it, I try to make it happen. We started with an invite:


Followed it up with a pretty hefty grocery trip and we ended up with this:


And this:

And about 4 more pies and cakes that came out after we had all of this set up. It was a great night of yummies and research. As an overall take away, the hubs learned alot about the product (taste & packaging & easiness to prepare). Our guests all left with full bellies but before they went they shared a little bit on their favorite items.

The pound cake, a great basic for breakfast or a starting piece for a strawberry shortcake. The perfect amount of flavor to take it along ways.
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The strawberry cheese cake bites were a huge hit with everyone. They were easy to piece on and super yummy.
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The apple pie was another big hit. The crumbling goodness was delish and everyone in attendance wanted a bite of it. Check it out here

Last, but certainly not least was the delish breakfast sweets. The Pecan coffee cake & the cinnamon rolls came right out of the microwave in only a few short minutes smelling like something we had been baking for hours. They were so soft and delicious, everyone wanted a piece of it. Pic from here

The rolls were the hubs best man's favorite, quick someone tell his wifey: Photo from here

Overall, huge success. Thanks everyone who came out to support the hubs and his new job!