One Year Anniversary

Can you believe it has been almost one year since the launch of Sweet Art by Olivia? 

Stay tuned for an upcoming surprise to celebrate this milestone with me!

*Update: Surprise! Check out the redesigned website at sweetartbyolivia.com and explore the exciting new features.

Thank you for your support for the past year!

Be My Valentine

Pre-order your chocolate covered strawberries for Valentine's Day.  <3

Or indulge in a chocolate berries cake with cream cheese, preserves, chocolate filling all coated in rich chocolate ganache.

Happy 2014

Ring in the new year with these festive champagne glass sugar cookies.

Happy New Year!

Christmas Sweaters

Bring smiles to your guests with these tacky Christmas sweater sugar cookies for your holiday party.

Merry Christmas!

Celebrate Thanksgiving

Red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting topped with handpainted Ghiradellis chocolate leaves.

Apricot mascarpone fruit tarts.

Fall Favorites

My favorite season of the year.

Pear and Apple Tart

Gluten-free Vegan Cheesecake

Paris Love

Celebrated a couple's wedding shower with this romantic two tier Parisian chocolate lovers cake made with the finest Ghanian cacao and handsculpted fondant ruffles.

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Summer Memories

Summer weddings ... Summer vacations ... Summer birthday celebrations ...

Let me become a part of your summer memories!

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Vanilla almond cake

Framed edible photo cookies

Vintage Elegance

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Hand piped lace and ruffle wedding cookies

Hand-made monogram molded cookies personalized for a wedding 

Romantic vanilla almond cake pops

Baby Shower

It's baby fever!  

Surprise the moms-to-be at her baby shower with these adorable sugar cookies.  These animal shaped cookies are covered in pastel royal icing adorned with hand-piped polka-dots and white lace that are accented with a satin ribbon.

Congratulations to the soon-to-be parents!

Celebrate Moms

Happy Mother's Day!

Treat your mom with these vintage purse sugar cookies made with royal icing and a touch of sparkle.  Contact me via email or Facebook for your special order requests!

Spring is Here

Please visit my Facebook site to view my latest Spring creations!

Individual butterfly theme Godiva chocolate liquor red velvet cakes. Red velvet has been requested so many times over! :) Soo yummy. Edible details hand made of fondant.

Silk Dyed Eggs

Easter is quickly approaching, and with it the festivities and family get-togethers that highlight each holiday. The egg takes on countless culinary forms and is used for adorning homes and yards for easter egg and scavenger hunts all over the world. I'd like to teach you a charming way to decorate eggs and pattern them in ways you may not have tried before. 

For this fun family project you will need the following: eggs, white vinegar, 100% silk (old ties or new silk), thin non-dyed cotton (old pillowcase), scissors or seam ripper, and rubber-bands or twine. You can find old ties or scrap cotton at your local thrift store just be sure to check the tags on the ties to make sure you are getting 100% silk ties. For the best results choose ties in strong contrasting colors (reds, purples, navy) and avoid pale colors. You can also choose to dye "blown out eggs" to keep them longer. For blown out eggs I use a bead reamer, and an ear syringe but to keep these eggs submerged requires a method of weighing them down under water without crushing them and for this I would use a smaller pot inside the pot used to boil the eggs and fill it with water. 

Seam ripper may work better than scissors

Lets begin. Choose eggs with strong shells and inspect your eggs well for cracks. With an old rag and vinegar, wash and dry the egg shell well to prime it for dying. Gather the fabrics you will be using, Deconstruct the silk ties and fabrics you will be using. Place your egg with the finished side of the silk taut to the eggshell and tie it well with twine or a rubber band. 

Tied this way the design will be on the side.

Next, tie them all up in thin cotton for a second layer. Then place your eggs in pot, and fill with water just enough to cover the eggs, add a cup of white vinegar and set to boil. Allow to boil for 45 min then allow to cool.

Tied this way the design will be at the top, perfect for display in an egg cup.

 Now for the fun part! Unwrapping your eggs and unveiling your swirly creations!!

The tied side.

The "taut"/front side

A fun batch that you can decorate more.

 

Bride to Bee

This past weekend, I catered a bee-themed bridal shower featuring my cake, cupcakes, and cookies.

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The bee hive cake was the center of attention at the dessert table.  It is a banana cake in cream cheese frosting.  Cake topper was from Etsy.  The edible pansy flowers, marzipan bees, and white chocolate honeycomb dressed up the cake.

I have also made chocolate and vanilla cupcakes topped with edible flowers and honeycomb cookies with handpainted monogram.

Please check out more detailed photos of the event at the following link ...
Bride-to-Bee Photos

 

Hoover's Market

My strawberries sold at Hoover's Market for Valentine's week. 

Made with organic strawberries and organic fair trade chocolate... available with and without Green&Blacks organic white chocolate drizzle. 

"The Chocolate Covered Strawberries are disappearing fast!  Hand Dipped at our store.  Fair Trade. Organic. Gluten Free. Vegan Option. Dairy Option."

Welcome

Thank you for visiting my page!  Please take a moment to browse the site to learn more About Me, view my Photo Gallery, check out my previous Catered Events, and connect with me on Facebook.

Please feel free to contact me via email with your questions and requests.  I am looking forward in becoming a part of your special event!