When they first came on the market many years ago, Tea Forte made a big splash. Their beautiful packaging and great flavors are still reveared by brides and gift-givers alike. Well, they’ve continued this ripple effect with their new dessert teas, available in 6 delicious flavors:

Belgian Mint: a refreshing chocolate mint nightcap {herbal tea}
Coco Truffle: a smooth chocolaty delight {herbal tea}
Orchid Vanilla: a divine vanilla and coconut blend {black tea}
Raspberry Nectar: a luscious, juicy raspberry blend {herbal tea}
Vienna Cinnamon: a sweet, spicy and seductive treat {black tea}
White Ambrosia: a light and sweet coconut fusion {white tea}

6 infusers with 1 infuser of each: Belgian Mint, Coco Truffle, Orchid Vanilla, Raspberry Nectar, Vienna Cinnamon & White Ambrosia is $12.00 USD

20 infusers with 4 infusers of each: Belgian Mint, Coco Truffle, Orchid Vanilla, Raspberry Nectar & Vienna Cinnamon is $24.00 USD

I must admit, I’m not a huge fan of cupcakes at a formal event. I went to a wedding last summer where they had a spread of beautiful cupcakes…and I sat at my table wondering how to stuff these delicious looking treats into my mouth without getting the cake or the icing down my gown. Let’s just say that I wasn’t successful and I was far from demure (a knife and fork would have helped, I guess – but would that have been cupcake blasphemy?).

Anyways, for those cupcake fans who are out there, I’d like to introduce you to Cupcake Tree. They sell easy to assemble corrugated cardboard cupcake stands at very good prices AND you can dress them up any way you want.

“The original Cupcaketree will hold between 50 and 300 cupcakes depending on how many tiers are used. The Mini Cupcaketree was designed to accommodate from 20 to 100 cupcakes. The retail price of the original Cupcaketree is $39.95 U.S. plus $9.95 shipping and handling. The Mini Cupcaketree retails for $24.95 U.S. plus $7.95 shipping and handling.”

A very cool self-destructing idea…
“Now you can really burn your candle at both ends”. This cool blue 50-hour LED illuminates with a subtle light. You can replace the battery as many times as needed to keep reusing the candle. And when you get sick of it you can flip it over, cut the wick and light it. Watch it burn away before your eyes (as long as you don’t mind sitting a while. Each candle retails for $37.00 USD.

Source: Elsewares

Looking for a unique alternative to standard candles or candle-like LEDs? Rock Lite’s rock candles are visually unique and every stone is one-of-a-kind. They are available using Golden Quartz, Sandstone or Lilac Stone and can be used indoors or out. A single wick candle will run approximately $17.00 USD – $25.00 USD. Double wicks are also available. Could look very interesting integrated into a green themed event.

Paper Girl’s Bunny Series is a faux fur book-style invitation that would be perfect in white for a winter wedding or in pink for a sweet sixteen. You can customize the invites with special ribbons and trinkets. And, the invites are packed in bubble wrap so they’re ready for postage, labels and a drop in the mail.

After reading Joanna’s A Cup of Joe blog, I made a quick b-line to Bailey’s Home & Garden‘s online store. I really love their aesthetics – simple with side of pretty and rustic.

I was delighted when I came across Float in Net. I just thought this would be the perfect alternative to a flowery pomander when doing a nautical wedding. I can see it now – the backdrop is a quaint fishing village with the smell of salt water in the air, the sounds of seagulls in the distance ;-)