Make It Monday- Raspberry Parfaits (Eton Mess)

Happy Monday-  I just love my patriotic holidays.  Since Thursday is Flag Day (and my friend Alison's birthday:)), all the ideas I share this week will include patriotic flags which will be available to you at the end of the week! Ready...

I absolutely love this dessert.  I ate several of them while prepping these for today's Make It Monday.

You will need:

Homemade Whipped Cream in a piping bag- recipe found here
Meringues- homemade or store bought.  Either is fine for this recipe.
1 6 ounce container fresh raspberries
1 12 ounce bag frozen raspberries
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 TBSP fresh lemon juice

Break the meringue cookies into small bits

In a sauce pan, heat frozen raspberries, sugar and lemon juice.  Bring to a boil.  Mash raspberries with the back of a wooden spoon.  Simmer for 10 minutes and then remove from heat.  Add fresh raspberries.

Stir and mash.  Let cool.  Then refrigerate until well chilled.

For these I used a 2.5 ounce mini parfait glass but I have also used 2 ounce shot glass shown here.

Starting with a good squirt of whipped cream in the bottom of the glass.  Next a spoon of raspberry sauce and then the meringue pieces.

Repeat and end with a dollop of whipped cream.  Add a flag or fresh raspberry and you have an amazingly delicious treat.

The red and white colors of this dessert just perfect for so many holidays.  Make sure you bookmark this page. (inspired from a recipe by the Barefoot Contessa)
Off to another great week- our last week of school!
XO,
Jenny

Easter Flags and 100,00 View Giveaway

Please vote for my Apple of Our Eye Party on Project Nursery- tomorrow is the last day!!!!

Flags are a simple way to dress up many party item. Use them on straws, as cupcake toppers or around gumball tubes to add color and personalization to your party. A little detail that adds so much to your party.

I dressed up these cupcakes flags with mini glitter bunnies by Recollections that I found at Michaels.

If you would like these Easter flags, I would be delighted to send them to you.
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Today's final 100,000 Page View Celebration Giveaway is

20 Gumball Tubes

My blog and business really took off in mid-January when someone pinned my Blow Me A Kiss idea onto Pinterest. Last time I checked, it was repinned over 15,000 times. This single idea of mine jump started my business. Through that pinned, I was asked to be a guest blogger Ucreate at which I shared Rainbow To Go Tubes. I love theses little tubes and am so excited to be selling them in my Etsy store. They can be made for any party or event and I will be sharing more ideas on how to use them over the next few months. To win a set of these tubes simply...

1. Be a follower of Bloom (Sign up now, if you're not already one, on the right side bar).
2. Like me on Facebook. If you already like me, share this giveaway.
3. Follow me on Pinterest.

Contest closes Wednesday, April 4th at noon PST.
Good Luck and have a great weekend!

Make It Monday- New Year's Toppers

Hope you all had a fabulous day yesterday.  Are you ready for the next celebration? 

                        
                                
                                    

These silver and charcoal flags are the perfect accent to any New Year's celebrations.  These flags can be made into toppers for cakes or cupcakes, stir sticks for drink or wrapped around straws.  I attached an adhesive glitter shape by Recollections to the top of each stick to add an extra bit of pizazz.  Better yet, the flags are free.  I will be happy to send you a pdf file of the flags if you do the following:

1. Sign up to follow Bloom Designs on Pinterest or follow my blog by becoming  a Person in Bloom.
2. Post a comment below telling me which you signed up for and with your email address so I can send it to you.


Looking for more decorations?  The matching banner and labels, shown below, are available in my etsy store for just $5.00.  

XO