Velvet for the Holidays....

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YUP..You read right...

We will be there will BELLS on!!

I can't tell you how wonderfully excited I am..

Chocolate Creative Design has been in the Velvet Mill for over 4 years now and this is the first time I am able to participate in the HOLIDAY Show..

There are now triple the amount of ARTISTS in the Mill since I first arrived...

including..

 a Brewer and a Baker...

YUM!!

 In the Chocolate Creative Design Studio...

There will be some  ART for sale, 

orders will be taken for 2013 custom glittered house ornaments

AND

2 VERY special guests will be joining us..

FAIRE IVY SOAP

and

HOLY CITY CHOCOLATE

So mark your calendars for next

FRIDAY, November 30th

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 See you at the STUDIO!!! 

Le Crepe.....

 

They have single-handedly re-invented the wedding cake....

Put the "hot" back in hot chocolate...

 So what pray tell is next for this dynamic duo?

Nothing short of genius and awesomeness I must say!!

Rachel & Jack Byrne, owners of the Charleston Crepe Company & Holy City Chocolate (who just so happens to be my fabulous college roomie),

have seriously done it AGAIN!

This time it is something near & dear to my heart as my mom has started me on quite the collection...

 Yup..that's right..Le Creuset...the most AMAZING cookware in history has teamed up with this fab duo to create a gift set to drool over...

 

 Not only is it probably the best crepe pan EVER but the mix is unbelievable too!

I brought the mix up to a ski weekend in New York this winter and I have to say..

there were oohs and ahhs from BOTH the little monsters and adults!

This has to be the best birthday or house warming gift EVER!!

So run, jump, skip & hop here and pick one up!

Mom: if you are reading this..I think you know now what I want for Christmas...

Rach: So utterly happy for you...you are a true inspiration for us all...It's amazing what can happen when you work hard, are passionate and have faith...dreams DO come true!

Dueling Designers...Part Sept...

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Image 2 by Holy City Chocolate

The days are getting longer but the nights are getting colder. Snow has been falling at an insane rate causing even the South to be covered in a blanket of white. We feel like we have been held prisoners in our own homes...So why not celebrate, invite some friends over and bring out one of my favorite treats...

Hot Chocolate!

The Dueling Designers are back and I couldn't help choosing a color that was near and dear to my heart...

Pantone 732C.

The fabulous Miss Amy Graver of Elements Design definitely outdid herself this time...in fact..I will admit..she rocked it!!!

I LOVE the idea of a Hot Chocolate party! The ideas are endless...Starting with a full fledged bar with some yummy liquors to add into this decadent drink.

or

Why not create a display with apothecary jars filled to the brim with homemade flavored marshmallows, glass bowls topped with the richest whipped creams and mason jars stuffed with peppermint sticks and chocolate flavored spoons.

My choice of Hot Chocolate??? Well look no further friends as I just so happen to know the maker of one of the best! 

This past August on the True and Wesson blog, I did a little post on my dear friend and college roommate's business, The Charleston Crepe Company. Since that time Rachel Byrne's crepe cakes have been in every bridal magazine out there!!

Luckily for us, her company, Holy City Chocolate , creates the most decadent Hot Chocolate EVER! The secret...it's filled with chunks of chocolate...

YUM YUM!!

So don't let the snow get you down...order up some Hot Chocolate, whip up some whip cream and invite some friends over to watch as the snow falls and your guests don their best woolly socks!!

elements design

row one :: embrace messy hair poster :: red + white mittens holding hot cocoa 

row two :: hot chocolate record :: hot cocoa with hearts :: equador chocolate stack  

row three :: blowing sliver star glitter :: hot cocoa envelopes :: wood wreath :: warm blankets

 row four :: hot chocolate fondant:: pom-pom knit hat :: truffle making  

chocolate creative design

1. Marshmallow Image found via weheartit 2. Door Image found via

3. Marshmallow Image found via weheartit 4. Socks Image found via Lark and Linen

5. Fur Coat Image found via weheartit 6. Spoon Image found via weheartit

7. Candle found via Anthropologie 8. Cocoa Image found via my tartelette

9. Spoon Image found via she who eats 10. Cocoa Image found via marie claire

11. Cocoa with Candy Cane Image found via weheartit

12. Scarf Image found via weheartit

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